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00:00:08Big city, bright lights, this is the place where stars are born, baby.
00:00:15More idols have come through this town than anywhere else in the world.
00:00:19The best singers in the country are here to put on a show.
00:00:26But the thing is, this city has no idea what's about to happen.
00:00:31Hollywood Week has arrived in Music City.
00:00:41And the lights are brighter than ever.
00:00:47With the band behind them, it's time for our idol hopefuls to face the music.
00:00:55Hollywood Week in Nashville, outstanding.
00:00:59Music City is like holy ground.
00:01:00The energy in this city is different.
00:01:02It's super nerve-wracking, but super exciting.
00:01:04Hollywood Week in Music City just feels surreal.
00:01:08They'll have one song, one shot to leave it all on the stage.
00:01:13My life could be changing right now.
00:01:16Buckle up, y'all, because this is American Idol.
00:01:21I'd like you to knock me out.
00:01:27One hundred twenty-seven of the nation's most talented singers have graduated to the next step in this already epic
00:01:35season.
00:01:37Hollywood Week, Music City, takeover.
00:01:40We just had auditions.
00:01:43Moving right into Hollywood Week.
00:01:45This is the earliest they've ever went right in there with the full band.
00:01:49One shot, some of them have never played with a band in their lives.
00:01:54Okay, here it goes.
00:01:55Some people can handle that, and some people can't handle that.
00:01:58We're out for blood.
00:01:59Each hopeful will sing for the judges.
00:02:02And more than fifteen hundred eager idol fans.
00:02:04It'll come here.
00:02:06Throughout the day, the judges will stop down.
00:02:08Alright, what do we think?
00:02:09Deliberate, and begin making some tough decisions.
00:02:13It's sink or swim.
00:02:14For most, this is where the dream ends.
00:02:17I'm not sure if that was the right song.
00:02:20Bring it on!
00:02:22I love it!
00:02:27But for the best of the best, the journey will continue.
00:02:31Your dreams are still alive.
00:02:33Into the all-new Golden Room.
00:02:36Where the only thing to do is wait.
00:02:39Still in the race for the top 30.
00:02:41But nothing is final.
00:02:43We got more bloodshed coming.
00:02:45Because the decision that matters the most comes at the end of the round.
00:02:49We're out for blood.
00:02:50We're gonna be looking for that next level
00:02:54that instantly goes from American Idol stage to that Grammy Award winning artist.
00:02:58And that's what we're looking for.
00:03:01Hollywood Week Music City Takeover starts right now.
00:03:05Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready?
00:03:09Say hello to your judges.
00:03:13Let's get this party going.
00:03:17Oh yeah!
00:03:19Coming all the way from Alabama, here's 26-year-old Brian Thomas!
00:03:25Yeah!
00:03:26Yeah!
00:03:26Yeah!
00:03:27Yeah!
00:03:35My last audition was pretty cool.
00:03:37Don't look at me.
00:03:38We're not looking.
00:03:40Okay.
00:03:41No one had really seen my face before my audition.
00:03:44So it was great to finally be able to step down into the spotlight.
00:03:48Wow.
00:03:49Wow.
00:03:50Everything after that just felt like magical.
00:03:53Hey!
00:03:54So.
00:03:55Yes, yes, yes, yes!
00:03:58Ah, congratulations!
00:04:02Welcome to my hometown, Mobile, Alabama.
00:04:09I started supporting myself completely off of music with a band of guys, you know, we played
00:04:15three to five shows a week.
00:04:17So I'm used to performing on stage, but never in such a beautiful theater as this or being
00:04:23in front of that giant live band, but this is my opportunity to show people who I am.
00:04:33I'm going to be singing Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift for you guys.
00:04:36Oh, wow.
00:04:39Oh, wow.
00:04:40Oh, my God.
00:04:45You booked the night train for a reason, so you could sit there in this hurt.
00:04:59Oh, wow.
00:05:12I love it.
00:05:14I love it.
00:05:24Your heart was glass, I dropped it. Champagne problems.
00:05:31From the Chevy North, November flush in your flannel coat.
00:05:36This storm was once a madhouse. I made a joke, but it's made for me how.
00:05:42Evergreen, our group of friends don't think we'll say that word again.
00:05:47Then soon they'll have to know to deck the halls that we once walked through.
00:05:52One for the money, two for the show. I never was ready, so I watch you flow.
00:05:58Sometimes you just don't know the answer. Someone's on their knees and ask you.
00:06:04You could have made such a lovely bride. What a shame she's stuck in her head, they said.
00:06:09But you'll find the real thing instead.
00:06:12She'll patch up your tapestry that I shredded. Hold your hand while dancing.
00:06:18Never leave you standing. Crestfalling on the landing. Champagne problems.
00:06:32Thank you guys so much.
00:06:35Oh, yeah. Passionate. Oh, yeah.
00:06:39Look at it!
00:06:40Look at it!
00:06:44Bryant, you are a showman. I love your vibe, your style. I love that you picked that song because, I
00:06:52mean, I feel like you're going to keep us on our toes.
00:06:54And I love that. And you've got a great voice on top of it. It's so soulful.
00:07:00Very cool. Thank you.
00:07:03For now, Bryant will have to wait to learn his fate in the competition.
00:07:07This year, the judges will watch groups of performances back to back.
00:07:10Very cool.
00:07:11Then, they'll deliberate and deliver results, all adding up to the biggest cut in Idol history.
00:07:17All right.
00:07:18Killed it.
00:07:19Did they clean up the glasses?
00:07:20Did they get them? I thought those were truck stop glasses.
00:07:24Who's next?
00:07:26Carey?
00:07:27Who we got? Who we got?
00:07:29All right. Here we go.
00:07:31This is a really big moment for me.
00:07:33I'm ready to get out there and just do what I got to do.
00:07:36Never in a million years I thought I would be here.
00:07:39The audition with the judges went really good.
00:07:42It was such a vibe.
00:07:44Oh, boy.
00:07:44Hi, Miss Carey.
00:07:45Hi.
00:07:46And just having my son on the Idol journey has been a joy.
00:07:55I've been doing music for six years.
00:07:58I've had a lot of ups and downs and I was doubting myself, but I never gave up.
00:08:03That fire was still burning.
00:08:05You want it bigger?
00:08:05Yeah, I want it bigger.
00:08:06Oh.
00:08:07I'll make sure we're big there.
00:08:08I just want to pour out my heart at that.
00:08:09Oh, let's go.
00:08:10The song I'm singing today is I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz.
00:08:14It speaks to me because the first thing I thought about is just me and my son.
00:08:19So when I sing the song, I'm singing to him.
00:08:21I think at the very beginning, I want you to sing it like you're singing a lullaby.
00:08:26Mm-hmm.
00:08:27Like you're rocking him to sleep.
00:08:29Just really simple.
00:08:31I do want to be somebody for my son.
00:08:33I want him to know you can do anything you put your mind to do.
00:08:37You want to come watch your mom with me?
00:08:40Okay, come around this way.
00:08:45You sit in my seat.
00:08:46Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for Keilah Richardson!
00:08:51Oh, yeah!
00:08:56My name is Keilah, and I'll be singing I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz.
00:09:01I want to let my son know that.
00:09:03Never give up, baby boy.
00:09:04I love you.
00:09:05This is for you, baby.
00:09:06I love you, baby boy.
00:09:09I love you, baby boy..
00:09:15I love you..
00:09:16When I look into your eyes, it's like watching the night's gas.
00:09:25Or a beautiful sunrise
00:09:31Well, there's so much they hold
00:09:37Cause even the stars, they burn
00:09:43Some even fall to the earth
00:09:49And we got a lot to learn
00:09:54And God knows we're worth it
00:10:00I don't want to be someone who walks away so easily
00:10:04I'm here to make the difference I can make
00:10:11And in the end, you're still my friend
00:10:16Yeah, we got a lot to stay
00:10:21I won't give up
00:10:24Oh, won't us
00:10:27Even if the skies get rough
00:10:32I'm giving you all my love
00:10:37I'm still looking up
00:10:41Yeah
00:10:42I won't give up
00:10:46Won't give up on us
00:10:49Even if the sky
00:10:51It make it rough
00:10:54True, I'm giving you all my love
00:10:59I'm still looking up
00:11:03No, I won't give up
00:11:30I don't know how you sang with him looking at you like that
00:11:35Listen, it's so good to see you here
00:11:37I love your look
00:11:38I love the song
00:11:40You just slayed that
00:11:41And even showed us more of what you are
00:11:44Thank you, thank you so much
00:11:47You did great, Mom
00:11:48I mean
00:11:49Your confidence
00:11:51The way you just sung to the whole audience
00:11:54Really warmed my heart
00:11:56Thank you so much
00:11:57It's for you, baby
00:11:58I love you, Juju
00:11:59So much
00:12:03Whoever's most likely to get fired is me
00:12:05And he may have just took my job
00:12:06Don't even think about it
00:12:09Great job
00:12:10That was beautiful
00:12:10Thank you guys so much
00:12:13So great
00:12:16I'm just
00:12:17I'm overwhelmed
00:12:18I like to sing that song like that
00:12:20It was one of the best moments of my life
00:12:22Your mom did really great
00:12:24You want to go see her?
00:12:26I just hope I do
00:12:27Just get to the next round of all that performance
00:12:29It's for my son
00:12:30So we got to get there
00:12:31Is that your son tonight?
00:12:34Yes
00:12:35Thank you
00:12:36You did amazing
00:12:37That's
00:12:38I love you more than anything
00:12:42Music City, you ready to rock?
00:12:45Stay tuned as Hollywood Week continues
00:12:47With your viral audition favorites
00:12:50Fighting for a spot in the top 30
00:12:52Hollywood Week in Music City
00:12:54Is exciting
00:12:55And it's drama
00:12:56And it's stressful
00:12:57You cause so much excitement
00:12:59He almost rolls his ass off the back of this damn fool
00:13:02A lot of people are going home today
00:13:04I really hope I'm not one of them
00:13:06I gave him my everything
00:13:07She walked out like
00:13:09This is my stage
00:13:10Ladies
00:13:10You are a star
00:13:12Get ready for the ride
00:13:14It's going to be really, really special
00:13:17At least I look hot when I cry
00:13:23Welcome back to American Idol
00:13:25Tonight, our singers anxiously await their turn to hit the stage
00:13:29In hopes of surviving the most brutal cut in Hollywood Week history
00:13:36Knowing only 30 of us are going to make it through is a super scary feeling
00:13:39I mean, this is crazy
00:13:42It makes my belly hurt
00:13:43I feel like I'm going to throw up
00:13:44Oh, Lord have mercy
00:13:46I just wanted to come and sit and listen to people
00:13:48But you're the butcher now
00:13:50I know
00:13:50It's terrible
00:13:53It's a war right now
00:13:54But, you know, I've dreamed of this my entire life
00:13:57So getting to the top 30
00:13:59This would change literally everything for me
00:14:02Make some noise for Libby
00:14:03National
00:14:04How are we doing, baby?
00:14:10I, I, I believe
00:14:12Singing to Carrie Underwood song in front of Carrie
00:14:15Was definitely a little nerve-wracking
00:14:16But she gave me, like, really good advice
00:14:18If you start off out of the gate
00:14:21Going 100 miles an hour
00:14:22There's nowhere left to go
00:14:24So if the audition was 100 miles per hour
00:14:26What speed will this be?
00:14:28Slow, we're going to take it slow
00:14:29We're going to be sexy about it
00:14:31We're going to be sexy
00:14:31Oh, yeah
00:14:32I'm excited
00:14:33I'm ready
00:14:33Let's see it
00:14:35Get with me
00:14:39Let's take our time tonight
00:14:43Girl
00:14:45All the stars are watching
00:14:50Underneath the chandelier
00:14:54We're dancing all alone
00:14:59There's no reason to hide
00:15:02What we're feeling inside
00:15:04Right now
00:15:09So baby, let's just turn down the light
00:15:13And close the door
00:15:16Oh, I love that dress
00:15:19But you won't need it anymore
00:15:24No, you won't need it no more
00:15:27Let's just kiss till we're naked, baby
00:15:31Massage it on the floor
00:15:34Come on!
00:15:35Oh, take it off for me, for me, for me, for me, for me now, girl
00:15:43Versace on the floor
00:15:48Oh, take it off for me, for me, for me, for me now, girl
00:15:54I said Versace on the floor
00:16:02Float!
00:16:04There you go
00:16:05Thank you
00:16:07Thank you
00:16:08When you cause a judge so much excitement that he almost rolls his ass off the back of this band
00:16:15It is clear that you are doing something entertaining
00:16:21You would just perform it.
00:16:23I will tell you, though, song choice
00:16:26is going to be the master of it.
00:16:29We know you have a voice in there, okay?
00:16:32So if there's a next time, I want you to come out and show it off.
00:16:37But overall, you did a great job.
00:16:41So Livy now waits for results while the round continues.
00:16:46I'm nervous because I'm hearing so many amazing singers.
00:16:51By the time I'm out the door
00:16:54You turn me on now like Roger Moore
00:17:00This performance is a huge deal.
00:17:02I get the chance to show the judges that I'm worth it.
00:17:05Like I knew I would
00:17:07You look like a star and you have such a big, big voice.
00:17:11But I had trouble picking up a lot of those lyrics
00:17:14because of the bending and the rounding out
00:17:17and the back phrasing and all that.
00:17:19But, you know, we'll see what happens later.
00:17:22Okay.
00:17:24I just thought that I had done better than he said,
00:17:29but apparently I didn't.
00:17:33I'm a little nervous.
00:17:34I'm getting a little overwhelmed.
00:17:37The judges, they have some really tough decisions to make today.
00:17:39But I want to be one of the top 30 like so bad that I could hit a backflip right
00:17:46now.
00:17:47I can't flip, but I'll try.
00:17:53I never thought I would make it to Hollywood Week.
00:17:56But singing has always been my dream.
00:18:00And my dad, he just encouraged me to do whatever I put my mind to.
00:18:04And he's like, baby, you gonna get it.
00:18:06I am missing my dad, wishing that he was here.
00:18:13My dad passed away 11 years ago from cancer.
00:18:16I was 13 years old.
00:18:21I was a daddy's girl.
00:18:22I was there every day, every step of the way.
00:18:27At the hospital, I fed him.
00:18:29I gave him water.
00:18:36I was there to the very end.
00:18:44Dear dad, I've lived so much life since you've been gone.
00:18:48And sometimes I wish I could sit with you and tell you all of it.
00:18:52I carry you with me in my heart, every step forward.
00:18:59I miss you more than words could ever say.
00:19:04I love your baby girl.
00:19:08I know he's proud.
00:19:11With this performance, I know he's looking down and shining down on me.
00:19:17And when I hit this stage, the heavens will be dancing.
00:19:27How did you get here?
00:19:34Nobody's supposed to be here.
00:19:38I've tried that love thing for the last time.
00:19:46But when I turn around, again love has knocked me down.
00:19:55My heart got broke, you know it hurts so bad.
00:19:58I'm sad to say, love is again.
00:20:03So I place my heart under lock and key.
00:20:07So take some time and take care of me.
00:20:10But I turn around and you're standing here.
00:20:18Standing here.
00:20:22Oh, yeah.
00:20:25No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:20:32I've tried it over and over.
00:20:36But my heart just, no, no, no, no, no.
00:20:44Nobody's supposed to be here.
00:20:47Came along and changed my mind.
00:20:52How did you get here?
00:21:07That's how you do Hollywood, Louie.
00:21:12I don't know where you're going to be in the stars.
00:21:16But you are a star.
00:21:22With the first line of singers complete.
00:21:24Making this so difficult.
00:21:26What are we putting on these people?
00:21:27It's time for the judges to discuss what they've heard.
00:21:30I had her as a yes.
00:21:32You think?
00:21:32She had the wrong song.
00:21:34That was the wrong everything.
00:21:35This year, they will first decide if our hopefuls have shown enough
00:21:39potential.
00:21:41Make it here to the golden room.
00:21:42And you're still in the mix for a spot in the top 30.
00:21:46Otherwise, it's the end of the road.
00:21:48All right.
00:21:49You know I'm sad to see this one go.
00:21:52But for those who've made it here, they can't get too comfortable.
00:21:56Because more dramatic cuts are just around the corner.
00:22:00I've always dreamed of being in a position like this.
00:22:02So.
00:22:04It's so hard having to cut this many, y'all.
00:22:14At this stage of the competition, we have to cut from 127 down to 30.
00:22:25This is not your everyday easy task.
00:22:28The first.
00:22:30Would the people I call, please step forward.
00:22:34Bryant.
00:22:37Kila.
00:22:42Makaya.
00:22:46Front row.
00:22:48You are going to the golden room.
00:22:51Your journey with us continues.
00:22:56Back row.
00:22:58We're sorry, but your journey with American Idol ends now.
00:23:01It's like a whole weight has been lifted off of me.
00:23:05I feel so good.
00:23:06I'm just really celebrating.
00:23:10Going back to serving tables, you know?
00:23:12We didn't get what we wanted, but it's OK.
00:23:15It just wasn't enough, basically.
00:23:20Made it through to the gold room.
00:23:22I have no idea what's going to happen next,
00:23:25but I cannot wait.
00:23:30Here is 27-year-old Jordan McCullough.
00:23:35Let the church say amen.
00:23:37Amen.
00:23:37Amen.
00:23:43People.
00:23:46Keep on learning.
00:23:51While soldiers.
00:23:53I see you over there.
00:23:55Keep on touring.
00:23:59Oh, girl.
00:24:02Keep on turning.
00:24:05Cause it won't be too long.
00:24:10I'm so glad that you let me try it a few.
00:24:14Cause it's my last time on earth.
00:24:17I let the whole world of sin.
00:24:19It's my last time on earth.
00:24:21I let the whole world of sin.
00:24:21I'm so glad that I know more than I've been to you.
00:24:22Gonna keep on trying.
00:24:25Till I've reached my high ground.
00:24:31So glad that you let me try it again.
00:24:35Cause it's my last time on earth.
00:24:36This whole world of sin
00:24:38So glad that I know more than I'll be there
00:24:42Gonna keep on trying
00:24:47Till I reach
00:24:56My higher ground
00:25:17Wait now, wait now
00:25:19Let the universe say amen
00:25:21Amen
00:25:22You have found some new notes
00:25:25On higher ground
00:25:26Excellent, excellent, excellent
00:25:28Thank you guys so much
00:25:32Fire
00:25:34Up next to perform
00:25:36And hoping for a similar reaction
00:25:37From the judges
00:25:3921-year-old rocker
00:25:41Madison Moon
00:25:42I've been performing
00:25:44Since I was very, very little
00:25:45I grew up listening to rock
00:25:48My dad loves hard rock music
00:25:50And I always listen to it with him
00:25:53My dad bought my first guitar
00:25:55And I still use it today
00:25:56Both of my parents are musicians
00:25:58And it's just amazing to have them
00:26:00See me do my thing
00:26:02Coming up next
00:26:04Get up audience
00:26:04For Madison Moon
00:26:09I am very excited to see Carrie again
00:26:11I'm actually doing a song
00:26:12That she did
00:26:13When she was on the show
00:26:15I'm gonna be doing
00:26:16Alone by Heart
00:26:17When I saw Carrie's
00:26:19Idol performance of Alone
00:26:20It introduced me to the band Heart
00:26:22This is a very challenging song
00:26:24Especially I take it up
00:26:26All steps
00:26:27I'm doing it a key higher
00:26:29It's kind of insane
00:26:30That I'm going to sing it
00:26:31In front of Carrie
00:26:32So I'm hoping for the best
00:26:42I hear the ticking of the clock
00:26:45I'm lying here
00:26:47The room's pinched off
00:26:53I wonder where you are tonight
00:26:57No answer on the telephone
00:27:04And the night goes by
00:27:06So very slow
00:27:08Oh, I hope that it won't end all
00:27:16Alone
00:27:22Till now
00:27:24I always got my heart
00:27:28I never really got it
00:27:32Till I met you
00:27:34And I
00:27:37Show me to the moon
00:27:39How do I got you alive?
00:27:45How do I got you alive?
00:27:50Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh.
00:27:56Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh.
00:28:02Oh, oh-oh, oh.
00:28:06Oh- oh-oh!
00:28:13Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh.
00:28:15I did it, that did.
00:28:16Oh.
00:28:16You did it!
00:28:19That song on the show a while back now what is she gonna say about that?
00:28:26You are the only person on planet Earth who has ever raised the key
00:28:34on that song all I got to say is dang
00:28:43Wow oh my god I just sang in front of Carrie Underwood again raised
00:28:51Frickin key I didn't know it was possible to do that now it's judgment time for Jordan and Madison
00:29:00No matter what happens man that is the best that I have ever done I got a bloodbath
00:29:06We're a little more brutal cutting them in half and then we got to do another half
00:29:12Jordan Madison your dream is still alive thank you very much
00:29:24That's crazy I was not expecting that
00:29:32I'm really proud of myself
00:29:38It's just insane that this is such a huge cut and for me to be considered to be in the
00:29:44top 30 it means the world
00:29:45So Madison is the first of our walkers to get to the golden room
00:29:50And after that it was time for the male rockers to take the stage music city you ready to rock
00:30:10So you know I'm in your corner I feel like we had a few hiccups in there
00:30:20It felt like he shouldn't miss anything on that song
00:30:28I mean you got to keep it high energy rock and roll right what's rocking baby here we go
00:30:33Let's go
00:30:34Let's go
00:30:35Clean shirt and new shoes
00:30:38And I don't know where I am going to
00:30:42You're just a good time Noah I don't come down to like the broadway bars
00:30:47But I would come if you were playing
00:30:50Is every girl crazy about a sharp-dressed man
00:31:00Rock can do no wrong and carries us
00:31:03That's not true
00:31:04I mean he did the moonwalk and boots people
00:31:09I don't know
00:31:11I don't know he might be someone people want to get behind
00:31:14But I mean is he going to be a contender no
00:31:21Brett step forward please
00:31:24Noah
00:31:28I'm sorry but your journey with us ends right now
00:31:34They canned me
00:31:36I think I'm going to follow him on instagram after this
00:31:40The crowd started cheering and I completely lost my spot a couple of times but it's all good
00:31:45It was awesome to be a part of the whole thing
00:31:47I'm losing my rockers
00:31:49You know I'm sad
00:31:51Cheers thank you
00:31:52God bless America
00:32:00Make some noise for Trace Casanova
00:32:03Come on Trace
00:32:04Come on
00:32:06Oh boy here we go
00:32:10Mike Michael Michael
00:32:12Raise your hand if your name is Michael
00:32:14Oh we got one over here
00:32:15All right is that good
00:32:17Thank you everybody that concludes our mic check
00:32:19Thank you
00:32:24Let's swing it boys
00:32:30Crazy
00:32:33But that's how it goes
00:32:38I can't believe you got me in it
00:32:52I know that things are going wrong for me
00:33:01You gotta listen to my word
00:33:07Yeah yeah
00:33:09Going off the rails on a crazy train
00:33:16Going off the rails on a crazy train
00:33:27I know that things are going wrong for me
00:33:39No
00:33:42Crazy
00:33:45What are you doing?
00:33:48I mean
00:33:49Trace is just being Trace
00:33:51I mean, Trace. I mean, I love it. You kill it, man.
00:33:55Thank you, Trace.
00:33:59Are y'all on drugs?
00:34:01So you're stirring the pot out there with those guys.
00:34:04That's what we do, man.
00:34:05Yeah.
00:34:05I'm glad I'm good at this, because I can't serve tables.
00:34:07Well, either they want to rise or they want to fall.
00:34:10It's kind of making our decisions easy.
00:34:12Easy.
00:34:12Cuts.
00:34:12Yeah.
00:34:14Audience, please put your hands together.
00:34:16Coming all the way from Dorado, Puerto Rico.
00:34:19No way!
00:34:26Since my audition, I actually flew back to Death Valley,
00:34:31did my eighth-hour shift at the Desert Outfitters bike shop.
00:34:35These are the prices for the e-bikes.
00:34:38For me, it's very important to keep this job,
00:34:41because my housing situation is tied to my job.
00:34:45This is for adjusting, if it's too small or too big.
00:34:48Risking my living situation for this opportunity is scary.
00:34:54One day, these mountains are tired standing.
00:34:59Today, I'm going to be singing California
00:35:01by The Great Chapel Road.
00:35:04This song, California, talks about moving from your hometown
00:35:07to pursue your dream and not wanting to let your family down.
00:35:12This is basically the anthem of my life,
00:35:15the risk that I'm taking right now to pursue my music dreams.
00:35:19When I step on the stage, I'm going to be thinking about
00:35:23that plane flight that I took from Puerto Rico to California.
00:35:28my brother dropping me off, giving me a hug,
00:35:32telling me, you can do this.
00:35:36Go and make us proud.
00:35:40I stretch myself across four states, new lands,
00:35:50west coast where my dreams lay.
00:35:55I trade amber clay roads for the sea foam and the endless sun rays.
00:36:09Because I was never told that I wasn't going to get the things I want the most.
00:36:16But people always say, if it hasn't happened yet,
00:36:20then maybe you should go.
00:36:23Come get me out of California, and all these are brown.
00:36:31I miss the seasons in Missouri, my dying town.
00:36:38Thought I'd be cool in California, I'd make you cry.
00:36:44To think I almost had a going, but I made you cry.
00:36:54I almost had a going, but I made you cry.
00:36:56Come get me out.
00:37:00Come get me out.
00:37:03Thought I'd be cool in California, and I'd make you cry.
00:37:09To think I almost had a going, but I made you cry.
00:37:16Round
00:37:29Thank you so much.
00:37:33You were holding that note at the end.
00:37:35I said, OK.
00:37:36OK, that was fabulous.
00:37:37But let me tell you something.
00:37:38You have a natural stage presence that you can't teach.
00:37:42I think you did a great job.
00:37:46I'm not fully satisfied with my performance.
00:37:50I kind of messed up on the lyrics.
00:37:53I feel like I could have done much better,
00:37:55if I'm being honest.
00:37:57I think she missed a note.
00:37:59She tripped on the sequence of the lyrics.
00:38:02That's my favorite song.
00:38:04Like, I know it completely by heart.
00:38:05It was just the nerves.
00:38:07Maybe it got too excited, I think.
00:38:09It is done.
00:38:12You're okay.
00:38:17Welcome back to American Idol,
00:38:19where 25-year-old stay-at-home mom,
00:38:21Hannah Harper, is taking the stage.
00:38:23Hannah!
00:38:24I loved her, didn't I?
00:38:26How you guys doing tonight?
00:38:30Man, I'm Hannah Harper from Southeast Missouri,
00:38:33and I want to be the next American Idol
00:38:35because I want to be the forerunners for mamas out there
00:38:37who can still raise babies and pursue their dreams.
00:38:45I didn't see any other dream outside of just raising a house full of kids.
00:38:50My youngest is one, and shortly after he was born,
00:38:52I had postpartum depression,
00:38:53and so I was sitting on my couch wallowing,
00:38:56and my son kept coming up to me.
00:38:57He said, Mom, open my cheese.
00:38:58I'm like, do you leave me alone with the dadgum cheese?
00:39:01And I finally opened his cheese, and when I did,
00:39:03I realized that God had put me in that place
00:39:05and that where I was in my house was the biggest ministry that I could ever have.
00:39:08When I'm overwhelmed and touched out,
00:39:12they come climbing up on the couch saying,
00:39:16Mama, can you open my string cheese?
00:39:20I was excited that Carrie had an emotional connection to the song,
00:39:23because she's in the same position.
00:39:24She's a boy mom.
00:39:25Well, that's about the most relatable song I think I've ever heard.
00:39:28And what nobody knew was how her original song
00:39:31would quickly become one of the most viewed clips in idle history.
00:39:36The string cheese song.
00:39:39So relatable.
00:39:40Touching hundreds of millions of people across the world.
00:39:44Are you kidding me?
00:39:45A song called String Cheese has me sobbing.
00:39:49Can you open my string cheese?
00:39:51Sweetest song I've ever heard in my whole entire life.
00:39:53And I smile because I know...
00:39:55It was so encouraging to me.
00:39:57So thank you, Hannah, because I really needed it.
00:40:02Is who I'm meant to be.
00:40:04I'm okay.
00:40:07You're my string cheese.
00:40:09You're really sweet mama.
00:40:12You're one that I'm going to think about when we leave here.
00:40:15Like, I wonder what song she's going to sing next.
00:40:17And I feel like I'm going to be just rooting for you.
00:40:20Thank you, Hannah.
00:40:20Hello.
00:40:26Thank you, couldn't be.
00:40:27I mean...
00:40:32Thank you, Hannah.
00:40:32I had to leave my life in Dallas.
00:40:35That town will always be you.
00:40:40Woo!
00:40:43Every crowd on in every corner
00:40:46In every face I see you
00:40:51Oh, but I can't turn this thing around
00:40:57And nothing short of breaking down
00:41:00Is gonna get me off this road that I'm on
00:41:05But I'm going anywhere as fast as I can
00:41:11I'm a little past a little rock
00:41:14Further down the line
00:41:17Too soon to know what's up ahead
00:41:20Too late to change my mind
00:41:22Gotta keep my heart out of this
00:41:26With both hands on the wheel
00:41:28Learning more with every mile
00:41:31Just how living feels
00:41:34It's a lonely stretch of black top
00:41:37Out into the blue
00:41:39Don't know where I'll go
00:41:41What I'll do
00:41:45I'm a little past a little rock
00:41:48But a long ways from over you
00:41:56I'm a little past a little rock
00:41:59But a long ways from over you
00:42:14Thank you guys so much
00:42:16Her two little hiccups
00:42:17But her tone is amazing
00:42:21Oh, Hannah, you know you
00:42:23You're one of my favorites in auditions
00:42:25Leanne Womack's not an easy person to sing
00:42:27It's like you listen to it and it's so nice
00:42:29But you don't realize how intricate
00:42:31The things that she does with her voice
00:42:33And I feel like you just nailed that
00:42:35Thank you so much
00:42:36I appreciate it
00:42:38Man, I thought I had it
00:42:42You must have felt great about that performance
00:42:44I was very excited about the performance
00:42:45I just wish I wouldn't have messed up the words
00:42:47You did?
00:42:48Damn it
00:42:49Did we even notice?
00:42:50I don't think anybody noticed
00:42:51I didn't notice
00:42:52I noticed, man
00:42:53I was beating myself up
00:42:55She jumbled lyrics too
00:42:57And got through it
00:42:57And she handled it
00:42:58And didn't even bump
00:43:00Yeah
00:43:01I'm real worried right now
00:43:03I got excited
00:43:04I forgot the words
00:43:05Didn't come in on the right spot
00:43:07But I sure hope I did enough
00:43:08To make it to the next round
00:43:13With another group of performances in the books
00:43:15All right, okay
00:43:17All right, what do we think?
00:43:19Our hopefuls wait to see if they've done enough
00:43:21To survive the judge's first round of cuts
00:43:24We got so many to go through
00:43:26That's exactly what I was saying
00:43:27Not her?
00:43:28I don't know
00:43:29What do you think?
00:43:31There's a lot at stake right now
00:43:33I'm very eager to show the world
00:43:35That even a girl from Puerto Rico
00:43:37Can do anything
00:43:39I think this guy's time to go
00:43:41I think he just didn't rise to the occasion
00:43:43It makes me sad though
00:43:45Because I feel like it's in there
00:43:46I hate this part
00:43:48Oh, Lord have mercy
00:43:52Hang in there, kid
00:43:53Hang in there
00:43:54So hard
00:43:57Ruel
00:44:01Trace
00:44:04Hannah
00:44:09You are still in the running
00:44:10To become the next American Idol
00:44:14I'm sorry that your journey
00:44:16Just ends right now
00:44:19Those are happy tears
00:44:22Yes
00:44:22I did it tears
00:44:24Yes
00:44:25You wouldn't even understand
00:44:26I didn't have an idea
00:44:28I'm getting the picture
00:44:31I was scared
00:44:32I was terrified
00:44:32I didn't think I was going to get it through
00:44:37What's with that wind?
00:44:39It's a winner's breath
00:44:40I don't know, man
00:44:41Winner's breath
00:44:42Oh, God, dude
00:44:43All right
00:44:44So much fun
00:44:44So our hopefuls can celebrate
00:44:47For now
00:44:48But they'll have to wait with the others
00:44:50Until the end of the round
00:44:51When the judges make their final decision
00:44:53On who's made it into the top 30
00:44:55I'm scared
00:44:56Everyone's so crazy talented
00:44:58Some of us are going home
00:45:00So I would like it not to be me
00:45:02Being here in the golden room
00:45:04And knowing that so many people
00:45:05Are going to get cut
00:45:05It's kind of scary
00:45:06But I think the pressure is good
00:45:08And it will help me get through this stage
00:45:14All right
00:45:15Who's next?
00:45:17This is a tough board, man
00:45:20We'll see what they do
00:45:24It's a lot more than three people
00:45:25Sitting at a table
00:45:26A lot more
00:45:27Yeah
00:45:31He was struggling with them
00:45:33I don't know why
00:45:34She's got the voice
00:45:36It's the nerves
00:45:37Probably
00:45:39We had people in auditions
00:45:41That were confident
00:45:41Spitfires
00:45:44And we gave them some feedback
00:45:47It was a little shaky to start
00:45:50And it's like they fret
00:45:51And worry
00:45:52And overthink
00:45:53Everything that we told them
00:45:57I think the nerves
00:45:59Might have compromised
00:46:00Just how good of a singer
00:46:01You are a little bit
00:46:02Did we scare him?
00:46:04I think we did
00:46:05I really hope
00:46:06I did enough
00:46:07To make it
00:46:08Oh, sorry
00:46:09Can you take the pressure?
00:46:11That's the business
00:46:15My knees are shaking, dude
00:46:16What's up, bro?
00:46:18Your knees are shaking?
00:46:19Yes, my knees are shaking
00:46:21With my audition
00:46:22The first time
00:46:23I had my hands in my pockets
00:46:24Take your hands out your pocket
00:46:26And look the folks straight in the face
00:46:29Yeah, I gotta make sure
00:46:30I keep those out
00:46:30Don't put them back here, though
00:46:31There you go
00:46:32Just keep them up there
00:46:33Are you gonna hold a microphone?
00:46:35Yeah, yeah
00:46:35That takes care of one
00:46:36Okay, there you go
00:46:37Now it's what to do with the other
00:46:40Yeah, that's a good
00:46:41There you go
00:46:41I mean, that kind of thing
00:46:43I need to show them more of my charisma
00:46:46I guess on stage
00:46:47And I hope
00:46:48They'll be able to see me move around
00:46:49A little bit more
00:46:50And be more of an entertainer
00:46:51How you holding up?
00:46:53I'm not too confident
00:46:54You don't have to do a crazy one
00:46:57I enjoy insurance
00:46:58I enjoy helping families out
00:47:01But at the end of the day
00:47:02Music's my first passion
00:47:04And that's why I'm here
00:47:09Something's got a hold of me lately
00:47:12No, I don't know myself anymore
00:47:18Feels like the walls are all closing in
00:47:21The devil's knocking at my door
00:47:25Out of my mind
00:47:28How many times did I tell you
00:47:31No good at being alone
00:47:34Yeah, it's taking a toll on me
00:47:38Trying my best to keep
00:47:40From tearing this skin off my bones
00:47:43Don't you know
00:47:45I lose control
00:47:52We are not next to me
00:47:58Don't fall in, don't fall
00:48:00Right in front of you
00:48:02Can't you see
00:48:03I lose control
00:48:10When you are not next to me
00:48:15I'm calling you
00:48:18I'm calling you
00:48:20Can't you see
00:48:21I lose control
00:48:28When you are not next to me
00:48:32When you are not next to me
00:48:34I'll be no part of running
00:48:37I'm coming, get to see, get to see.
00:48:51Film me.
00:48:56Film me.
00:48:58I mean, how about that?
00:49:05Film me.
00:49:06Who possessed you?
00:49:08I mean, you kind of walk out and then you open your mouth and you turn in to somebody else.
00:49:19And I'm telling you, that's somebody else we love.
00:49:25Film me.
00:49:27That makes you so good.
00:49:33Oh, my God.
00:49:34That right there was 10 times better than I was expecting.
00:49:37Unassuming.
00:49:38I mean, walked out here and knocked us right out.
00:49:41Shocker.
00:49:42Even your eyes are watering.
00:49:43Yeah, I know.
00:49:43I'm going to start crying.
00:49:44I feel like I had to get off stage for America to see me cry a little bit.
00:49:48I'm so proud of you.
00:49:50Oh, man.
00:49:51This is getting hard.
00:49:53I feel like we've had a lot of good ones.
00:49:54I need, I need people to start messing up.
00:49:57We're going to be so.
00:50:04Welcome back to American Idol.
00:50:07So far, after 52 performances, just 19 hopefuls have moved on to the Golden Room.
00:50:13Still in consideration for the top 30.
00:50:16They're at least cutting half of us and like, I ain't going to sit here and lie.
00:50:20I'm a little scared.
00:50:21Once all 127 have sung, those who remain here will have to survive one more major cut at the end
00:50:29of the round.
00:50:30I've heard people sing and there's a lot of very, very, very talented people here.
00:50:35This is the biggest stage that I've ever performed on in my life.
00:50:43First time I performed on a stage was just at my piano recital.
00:50:46I was probably about eight years old.
00:50:52I thought I had just won a Grammy after I sang that song.
00:50:57I don't think my younger self would really believe it that I would be performing on this massive stage.
00:51:02My first audition, I did guitar, but this week, showing a little bit of a different side of myself.
00:51:07I'm going to have to up my game if I want to get to that 30.
00:51:10You can playates with me.
00:51:17Georgia
00:51:23Oh, Georgia
00:51:26The whole day
00:51:33Just a more sweet song
00:51:38Keeps Georgia on my mind
00:51:49Other arms
00:51:53Reach out to me
00:51:55Other eyes
00:51:59I smile tenderly
00:52:05Still in peaceful dreams
00:52:09I see the roar leads back to you
00:52:17I said Georgia
00:52:23Georgia
00:52:26No peace
00:52:28No peace
00:52:30I find
00:52:32Just an old
00:52:34Sweet song
00:52:37Keeps Georgia on my mind
00:52:45I said
00:52:48Just an old sweet song
00:52:53Keeps Georgia on my mind
00:53:15Just an old sweet song
00:53:29Especially because
00:53:30Rehearsal has been stressful
00:53:31I could not hear myself at all
00:54:03What's that
00:54:04I took it too far
00:54:05I'm doing too hard of a song
00:54:07I just fell
00:54:08I kind of stumbled a little bit
00:54:09I just wanted to be good enough for this
00:54:12But it's just starting to feel like I can't do it
00:54:19But right now
00:54:20I'm just trying to remember my Aunt Brittany
00:54:23I think Brittany has always been a very big mentor to me
00:54:29To believe in myself
00:54:31To believe in myself
00:54:31To have the confidence
00:54:32You are ready
00:54:33You're ready for this
00:54:34You were born for this
00:54:35Born for this
00:54:37And that just helps
00:54:39Just remind myself that
00:54:42I am good enough to just be here at this part
00:54:44I really don't want to screw it up
00:54:49At least I look hot when I cry
00:55:17To release my inner fantasy
00:55:20The events I'm a winner
00:55:23And you know that you are born to be
00:55:28You're a heartbreaker
00:55:31Dream maker
00:55:32Love taker
00:55:34Don't you mess around with me
00:55:35You're a heartbreaker
00:55:37Dream maker
00:55:39Love taker
00:55:40Don't you mess around with me
00:55:40Is she giving up?
00:55:42That's why she's giving up
00:55:43I just don't don't mess around with me
00:56:03You good?
00:56:06Are you okay?
00:56:07You good?
00:56:08I had fun
00:56:08Good
00:56:09Okay
00:56:10I kind of felt like you looked like
00:56:12You were about to pass out
00:56:13Or something towards the end of that
00:56:15It's a fast song
00:56:16Yeah
00:56:17So yes I was trying to keep up
00:56:20But I did my best
00:56:22I know we were like
00:56:23We need some gas
00:56:24And we need some sass
00:56:25Yeah
00:56:25And you picked a sassy song
00:56:27Yeah
00:56:28But then I felt like
00:56:29You were just running behind it
00:56:31Kind of the whole time
00:56:32Kind of swallowed up
00:56:33Yeah
00:56:33So I feel like
00:56:35I don't know
00:56:35We're processing here
00:56:37But you obviously have like
00:56:40This huge range to work with
00:56:42And I mean we love you
00:56:44Or you wouldn't be here
00:56:45Thank you
00:56:46Thank you
00:56:47Good job
00:56:47Thank you
00:56:48Yeah
00:56:52I actually thought I was pinning a lot
00:56:54Into the performance
00:56:55To sort of hear that
00:56:56It just kind of broke me
00:57:00We're so critical now
00:57:02We have to be
00:57:03We got so many to go through
00:57:05How many do we need to get rid of?
00:57:07A lot of people are going home today
00:57:08I really hope I'm not one of them
00:57:11Didn't we like him?
00:57:12He has a great voice
00:57:13But he gets lost in the moment
00:57:16Right
00:57:17I don't know
00:57:18I just like him okay
00:57:18It's people's dreams
00:57:20If I call your name
00:57:21Please step forward
00:57:29Filming
00:57:38If I call your name
00:57:39Please step forward
00:57:43Filming
00:57:47Lucas
00:57:50Kira
00:57:55You three are still in the competition
00:57:57Going through to the golden room
00:58:01Back row is the end of the lap
00:58:03Thank you guys
00:58:08The big one there
00:58:10I'm almost cloud down right now
00:58:12Or whatever the phrase is
00:58:13Cloud down, cloud tip
00:58:15Oh my gosh this is huge
00:58:17This is amazing
00:58:17I'm so excited
00:58:18We only called three names
00:58:20And praise be that I was one of them
00:58:23That's painful
00:58:25Is this the end of the road for now for here?
00:58:27For American Idol
00:58:28For American Idol
00:58:29Yeah
00:58:29But not for Carmen
00:58:30No, of course not
00:58:31No
00:58:31I have to still be my ambitious self
00:58:34And just try to reach for the stars
00:58:39So two of our youngest hopefuls have moved on to the golden room
00:58:44And from there, more teenage singers were proving they came to fight
00:58:49Well I know that there could come a fire from the sky
00:58:54To abide the puristic king
00:58:59Yes, people are always surprised when they hear how young I am
00:59:03And they're like, you're 16?
00:59:05I get that a lot
00:59:06But I can sing, okay guys?
00:59:09Like, watch out
00:59:10Make it rain
00:59:13Make it rain
00:59:15Make it rain
00:59:16Now Lord
00:59:17Make it rain
00:59:23Make it rain
00:59:24It'll rain
00:59:29You know, I keep looking at the number
00:59:31It says 16
00:59:32I keep looking at the performance
00:59:34And listening to the performance
00:59:35It says 42
00:59:38But more importantly
00:59:39The notes that came out
00:59:41Were amazing
00:59:42Thank you
00:59:43Absolutely amazing
00:59:44I love the performance
00:59:45I know, thank you
00:59:49I'm surprised by all the people my age
00:59:51Honestly
00:59:52I never thought
00:59:53You know, people my age
00:59:54Had that type of pipes
00:59:57Aww, you're such a cute little
00:59:5815 year old
00:59:59Oh yeah
01:00:00Let's see how he does in the bright lights
01:00:02Oh, okay
01:00:04Everybody's waiting for a break
01:00:07Like fast cause of freedom
01:00:10I'm 16 years old, you know
01:00:11I understand this competition
01:00:13Can be a stressful thing to go through
01:00:15But I have what it takes, for sure
01:00:17I just wanna be loved
01:00:21I just wanna be loved
01:00:28I just wanna be loved
01:00:29And you tell me am I worthy
01:00:31Or important
01:00:32Or am I working hard enough
01:00:35We're not expecting you to be anything other than what you are
01:00:3916 year old kid
01:00:41But you're just doing impressive stuff
01:00:44You should be very very proud
01:00:45Good job
01:00:46I just wanna be loved
01:00:55I'm one of two 15 year olds in this competition
01:00:57So I have to step it up and show that I can hold my own
01:01:01Even being so young
01:01:02My audition went really well
01:01:04It was a very emotional audition
01:01:07I wrote this song
01:01:08In honor of Aubrey Wyatt
01:01:10Miss Heather's daughter
01:01:11She was bullied for years
01:01:13And took her life
01:01:14I'm just so moved
01:01:16The way you had your heart broken
01:01:19For someone you didn't even know
01:01:21You know
01:01:23For this round, I'll be performing Stay by Sugar Land
01:01:28I've been working for this moment my entire life
01:01:30Are you nervous at all?
01:01:31No ma'am
01:01:32I mean I've been doing this since I was so young
01:01:34I've been performing in front of people on a stage
01:01:36Since I was 10 years old
01:01:38Make some noise for Chloe Grace!
01:01:44Hi, my name is Chloe Grace
01:01:46I'm 15 years old
01:01:47And I want to be the youngest competitor to ever win this show
01:01:53Ready to do it?
01:01:54And that's what you say
01:01:56I love it
01:01:5615 years old
01:01:58Good Lord
01:01:59I'm super ready
01:02:02I've been sitting here staring at the clock on the wall
01:02:09And I've been laying here praying, praying she won't call
01:02:15It's just another call from home
01:02:19You'll get it and be gone
01:02:22And I'll be crying
01:02:30What do I have to do to make you see?
01:02:38If she can't love you like me
01:02:42Baby, why don't you stay?
01:02:48Why don't you stay?
01:02:49So the next time you find
01:02:52You wanna leave her bed for mine
01:03:02Why don't you stay?
01:03:10Oh, baby, why don't you say?
01:03:23Thank you so much.
01:03:28Chloe, Chloe.
01:03:30What a tough song to sing.
01:03:32It's just you being a 15-year-old,
01:03:35that's the way it's gonna sound.
01:03:37In the front part, it seemed like you were pretty nervous,
01:03:40but toward the end, you really started locking in
01:03:43and hitting your stride.
01:03:45I mean, you should be so proud of yourself.
01:03:47Good job.
01:03:50Anytime you're dealing with a 15-, 16-year-old kid,
01:03:53it becomes really, really delicate.
01:03:55She was too young.
01:03:56She was good.
01:03:57A sweet little girl.
01:03:59This could be a life-altering moment for them,
01:04:02and we want it to alter them in a positive way.
01:04:06Not too young, just not ready.
01:04:08We hope that it doesn't alter their confidence
01:04:11in who they are as an artist.
01:04:14Hey, thank you, guys. Step back, please.
01:04:16Okay, here we go.
01:04:18The following people, step forward, please.
01:04:21Aboyomi.
01:04:24Michael.
01:04:33The front row goes through.
01:04:36The back row, this is the end of the road.
01:04:39Thank you very much.
01:04:40I love you so much.
01:04:54Feeling great, man, for real.
01:04:56I'm so excited right now.
01:04:58Me only being 16, I really thought I was out for the count,
01:05:01but I guess this just proves it's not just about the age,
01:05:04it's about what you got inside.
01:05:05And you did, Aboyomi.
01:05:07You broke both the doors, and you made it to the next round.
01:05:12Congratulations.
01:05:13Yeah!
01:05:15Two more of our teens survived the judge's first cut,
01:05:19but it's the end of the road for another.
01:05:21So this is it for this time around?
01:05:24Sir.
01:05:25I know it's disappointing,
01:05:26but there's a lot of future in front of you.
01:05:31It's hard to go home.
01:05:32I would have loved to move forward,
01:05:35but they felt like it was best for me to go home and work hard,
01:05:38and maybe come back one day.
01:05:40This is just the beginning.
01:05:42We love you, baby.
01:05:43We're so proud of you.
01:05:44You did great.
01:05:49You did great.
01:05:51Welcome back to Hollywood Week, Music City Takeover.
01:05:55Sitting in this golden room,
01:05:57amongst some of the best talented singers on this side of the earth,
01:06:01it makes me feel honored to be a part of the chosen one.
01:06:05It's blowing my mind right now,
01:06:06because I don't know what's coming up.
01:06:08It feels a little tense in the room.
01:06:10There's a lot of good performers that are going up right now,
01:06:13so I'm sweating.
01:06:14Hollywood Week is a slap on your mama's mouth.
01:06:21And I remember the sickness was forever
01:06:27And I remember the snuffing videos
01:06:33Cold September, the distances we covered
01:06:38The fist fights on the beach
01:06:41The busies round us up
01:06:44Do it all again next week
01:06:47And the boy who kicked Tom's head
01:06:50Still bugs me now
01:06:53And that's the thing with anger
01:06:56It cuts you when you're down
01:07:01As you wept and wept and wept
01:07:05Love came and died down here
01:07:07I see my mother
01:07:09The AEWPC number
01:07:12MICHAEL!
01:07:13Christ's on the floor ain't comin'
01:07:1517 going under
01:07:18I'm 17 going under
01:07:29I'm 17 going under
01:07:46You're so ready for this.
01:07:48Yeah, man.
01:07:49That's very kind of it.
01:07:51Even the sound that you chose on that guitar was a really, really cool sound.
01:07:56The way you started in the band.
01:07:58I mean, you're just ready to do this.
01:08:00Let me go win this thing.
01:08:02Make an album.
01:08:02Hit the road.
01:08:03Get a band.
01:08:05You know, it's a little bit bigger of a band than I would normally play with, which is
01:08:08a ton of fun.
01:08:09But I consider myself really lucky that I have had the opportunity to play a lot over the
01:08:13last bunch of years.
01:08:15And I'm hoping that that will get me into the top 30.
01:08:20This is a tough board, man.
01:08:23How are we going to get these people down to 30?
01:08:26I don't know.
01:08:27That's what I'm sitting here thinking.
01:08:30Up next to take the stage is Minnesota hopeful, Chris Tungseth.
01:08:34Being here on American Idol, I mean, it means everything.
01:08:38It's kind of a start of something new for me.
01:08:41Just like a new season of joy.
01:08:44I love you guys.
01:08:45Love you too.
01:08:46Love you too.
01:08:54I'm doing this for my mom and for my family.
01:08:57And obviously my dad is here with me in spirit.
01:09:00I am so proud.
01:09:02I have an American Idol for a son.
01:09:08So for Hollywood week, I'm going to be singing Jealous by Labyrinth.
01:09:13I'm really excited to hear them.
01:09:16After losing my dad and I heard this song, I was like, oh, this could mean so many things.
01:09:21It's a breakup song, essentially.
01:09:24But when I listen to it after losing dad, I think of you losing dad because there's parts
01:09:32in that song where it's like, I'm jealous of the rain that falls upon your skin.
01:09:41Share your life.
01:09:42Yeah.
01:09:43You know?
01:09:46My family is the reason why I feel so confident in pursuing my dream.
01:09:53This performance could change my life.
01:09:56I know my dad's with me.
01:09:58And I know my mom's at home just rooting for me, praying for me.
01:10:01And so I'm going to go out there and give it everything that I have.
01:10:10I'm jealous of the rain.
01:10:29I'm jealous of the rain.
01:10:40Come on.
01:10:41Great.
01:10:41That ripples through your clothes.
01:10:49It's closer than your shadow.
01:10:55Oh, I'm jealous of the wind.
01:11:03But I wish you the best of all this world could give
01:11:15And I told you when you left me
01:11:22There's nothing to forgive
01:11:28But I always thought you'd come back
01:11:32Tell me all you found was
01:11:38Heartbreak and misery
01:11:41It's hard for me to say
01:11:45I'm jealous of the way
01:11:49You're happy without me
01:11:55It's hard for me to say
01:11:59I'm jealous of the way
01:12:02You're happy without me
01:12:15Thank you, thank you
01:12:18I mean, I felt like that was just kind of captivating, you know
01:12:22Just hanging on every word
01:12:24Wondering what you were going to do with it
01:12:26You've got that soulful, soft, sensitive thing in your voice
01:12:32And it's very mesmerizing
01:12:35Thank you, Gary
01:12:36Thank you, Chris
01:12:44I feel like I didn't really like the way he arranged it
01:12:48Yeah
01:12:49Yeah
01:12:50That song typically auditions very well
01:12:53Yeah
01:12:53It didn't compliment him
01:12:55It was a little quick
01:12:57That song, it's supposed to be one that you milk every second of
01:13:02I just had to hone in on what I knew I could do
01:13:05And I feel like I did that right there, so
01:13:09We got a lot of cuts to make
01:13:11Stay tuned for more results in Music City
01:13:24The thing I love about American Idol
01:13:28Is its ability to take normal everyday people
01:13:32People that have not been anywhere in or around the music industry
01:13:36We take those people and give them the opportunity of a lifetime
01:13:41Being here in Hollywood Week in Music City is nerve-wracking
01:13:48I have never performed with a big band or in front of anyone
01:13:52Except for in church
01:13:54This does feel like a big opportunity
01:13:56Stuff like this just doesn't happen to people like me
01:14:04Growing up in Warnville, it was very
01:14:08Definitely different, it's not very wealthy
01:14:11It's a very small, very poverty-like town
01:14:18I did move around a lot growing up
01:14:20We've probably moved about ten times
01:14:22Moving schools a lot
01:14:24And it didn't really feel like I fit in anywhere
01:14:26I didn't really have a lot of friends
01:14:28I know finances weren't always like there for us
01:14:31It was really hard for me to talk about it
01:14:38Music was the constant in all of that craziness
01:14:42I always felt limited
01:14:44Like I don't have the resources to reach this goal of mine
01:14:48When it comes to music
01:14:49Because I've always wanted to sing
01:14:50I would lay down at night
01:14:53And I would pray
01:14:55And hope that something would come about
01:14:59And now I'm here
01:15:07I'm going to be singing
01:15:08Girls, just want to have fun
01:15:10Bye, Cindy Lauper
01:15:20I come home in the morning light
01:15:24My mother says what you're gonna do with your life
01:15:30Oh, Mama dear, we're not the fortunate ones
01:15:35But girls, they want to have fun
01:15:38Oh, girls just want to have fun
01:15:58Oh, girls just want to have fun
01:16:02Oh, girls just want to have fun
01:16:12Oh, girls just want to have fun
01:16:20Oh, girls just want to have fun
01:16:44Well, Chloe, I tell you what
01:16:47You have one of the most original sounding voices in the whole competition
01:16:53Thank you
01:16:54When I heard you were gonna do
01:16:57Girls just want to have fun
01:16:58I was like
01:16:59I can't imagine her voice doing it like Cindy Lauper did it
01:17:03And then when I heard kind of the moodier version
01:17:06I kind of really got confused
01:17:08Because I wanted the original version that Cindy Lauper did
01:17:11But then I really enjoyed your version
01:17:14But then it got a little sleepy
01:17:15But then I still loved your voice
01:17:20Overall, there's a lot of emotions that I'm going through right now
01:17:24And I thought that we were all gonna be dancing
01:17:26To girls just want to have fun
01:17:28But I really appreciate your arrangement
01:17:30And when you do want to have fun
01:17:32Make sure you come on out here and have a big old time, alright?
01:17:35Thank you
01:17:38I feel like I let myself down
01:17:40I'm self-sabotaged really badly
01:17:43I tried to do the best that I could
01:17:46It's almost like she's given up on herself
01:17:49The pressure of the competition is definitely a playing factor
01:17:53And why I feel the way I feel
01:17:54And I don't feel like I did my very best
01:17:57She's got the voice
01:17:59Wrong song
01:18:00It's really about pushing myself
01:18:03And wanting to win
01:18:04Because I know I can
01:18:07I don't know where she went
01:18:08Yeah
01:18:09That's not it
01:18:10Here's 22-year-old Brayden Rumpfell
01:18:15Oh, I remember
01:18:17Oh, yeah
01:18:19Oh
01:18:22Gotta loosen up
01:18:24Like I wanted to come out there
01:18:25And just like shake your arms
01:18:27And throw your vest across the room
01:18:29And I think you're a racehorse, man
01:18:31Are you usually a mover, a traveler on the stage?
01:18:34A little bit
01:18:35I've had some knee issues
01:18:36So I kind of tend to stay in the same spot
01:18:39How's your knee?
01:18:39Not too bad
01:18:40I just had two surgeries on these guys in the last year
01:18:47I've had two lower leg realignments
01:18:50The doctors have explained that all your body's resources are going into healing the leg
01:18:56And so you could be susceptible to get sick
01:18:59That sparked something in my head
01:19:01Like, oh my gosh
01:19:02Wash your hands constantly
01:19:03Don't touch anybody
01:19:05Don't let them get near you
01:19:07No hugs
01:19:08Now I'm in a panic mode
01:19:10Like, I'm going to die now
01:19:16These intrusive thoughts pop into my head
01:19:18That are not real
01:19:19It kind of developed a contamination OCD
01:19:22And it's really debilitating
01:19:25I had started going to therapy
01:19:28I've made huge strides to getting a lot better
01:19:35Hollywood week
01:19:36That's good for me
01:19:37I can focus on putting my energy into something that is real
01:19:42This performance is going to be the biggest one of my entire life
01:19:44I'm confident going into it
01:19:48Hello, hello, hello
01:19:50I'm doing I'm Not the Only One by Sam Smith
01:20:03You and me
01:20:05We made a vow
01:20:07For better or worse
01:20:14I can't believe you let me down
01:20:18But the pool's everywhere
01:20:23You say I'm crazy
01:20:29Cause you don't think I know what you love
01:20:34But when you call me, baby
01:20:41I know I'm not the only one
01:20:47I have loved you for many years
01:20:52Baby, I am just not enough
01:20:58You made me realize my deceit
01:21:03By lying and tearing us up
01:21:07You say I'm crazy
01:21:13You say I'm crazy
01:21:37I know I'm not the only one
01:22:03Brayden, man, can you make it look hard next time?
01:22:07Just laid it in there. We knew you were special in your audition. We knew it. We felt it
01:22:14We're here to support you. We're here to lift you up. We want you to have fun and man
01:22:20You picked the perfect song
01:22:25Thank you and lean in be you be yourself and get ready for the ride. It's gonna be really really
01:22:33special
01:22:38I don't know what to do man. I'm just like ah golly. He might win
01:22:43I'm thankful for the opportunity no matter how it turns out
01:22:46But it seems like it's gonna do well hang tight right here folks our judges are gonna do deliberations and
01:22:51then we're gonna know the results
01:22:54There's so much at stake and going into results
01:22:57There's just so many talented musicians here like I want to be in the top 30 so bad pass that
01:23:01old board down here
01:23:02So I can get my attitude, right?
01:23:06It probably means more to me than most people here
01:23:09I've always pulled through any situation I've ever been in
01:23:14This one's different
01:23:18This is a very heavy class and all of you have done amazing amazing work
01:23:27This is probably the most unprecedented time we've ever had where we had to just cut talent
01:23:35Having said that
01:23:37With the following people step forward
01:23:39Jake
01:23:44Brianna
01:23:52Brayden
01:23:55This is something we are charged with doing so
01:24:01Front row
01:24:04You should be very proud of how far you've come
01:24:09But for now your journey
01:24:15Next Monday
01:24:16You're in the toughest class we have ever had
01:24:19It's the conclusion of Hollywood week
01:24:21Music City Takeover
01:24:23Everyone's on the edge right now
01:24:24Some of us are going home
01:24:26Where we find out
01:24:28Who survives
01:24:29I was trying to kick you out of the room because I'm so jealous of you
01:24:32If you were thinking about winning
01:24:33Just keep doing that
01:24:35And gets in
01:24:35To the top 30
01:24:37Am I freaking out about it?
01:24:38Yeah
01:24:38I feel you guys are going to burn me
01:24:41Bring it on!
01:24:42I love it!
01:24:43I did everything I could
01:24:44I'm so sorry
01:24:46I would love nothing more than to be a part of those 30 singers that make it
01:24:49Let's just help
01:24:50Help and pray
01:24:51We got more bloodshed coming
01:24:53We have some sing-offs
01:24:55Well thanks
01:24:59You
01:24:59You
01:25:01You
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