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00:00:11American Idol is the gold standard in finding talent.
00:00:16How's it going, man?
00:00:17Last season, we got to hear Jamal sing,
00:00:19and then a few months later, he's nominated for a Grammy.
00:00:22And let me bask in your light.
00:00:26You know I'll be there for the first to get to it.
00:00:28That's what we sit in the chair for,
00:00:30to hopefully find those next superstars.
00:00:35Jamal Roberts!
00:00:36It just takes one year.
00:00:38Life will change forever.
00:00:42Welcome to the show.
00:00:43Take it all in.
00:00:44Oh, my goodness.
00:00:45Wow.
00:00:46I love American Idol.
00:00:47I've watched it since I was a kid.
00:00:48Even this last season, I actually got to meet Jamal Roberts,
00:00:51and he was amazing.
00:00:56Phenomenal singer.
00:00:57I got to see him in concert, and incredible vocalist,
00:00:59great stage presence.
00:01:01I love him so much.
00:01:02You look like you're pretty excited.
00:01:03I am.
00:01:04I'm very excited.
00:01:05My name is Jordan McCullough.
00:01:07I'm 27, and I'm from Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
00:01:09Where'd you grow up performing at?
00:01:11In church.
00:01:12That's where I got my start.
00:01:13I didn't know that any of this was a possibility
00:01:16outside of the choir stand.
00:01:17So just four years old, I was singing in the choir.
00:01:20And yeah, that's where it started.
00:01:22Very cool.
00:01:22All right.
00:01:23Well, what are you going to sing today?
00:01:24Well, we're going to bring the choir stand here,
00:01:25and I'm going to sing Goodness of God.
00:01:27Yay!
00:01:28So good.
00:01:29All right.
00:01:36I love you, Lord.
00:01:42Oh, your mercy never failed me in all my days.
00:01:49I've been held in your head.
00:01:52From the moment that I wake up until I lay my head, oh, I will sing of the goodness of
00:02:07God.
00:02:11All my life, you have been faithful, oh, yes, you have.
00:02:19All my life, you have been so, so good with every breath that I have made, oh, oh, I will
00:02:34sing of the goodness of God.
00:02:38Yes, thank you, Lord.
00:02:43Your goodness running after, running after me.
00:02:50Your goodness is running after, running after me.
00:03:11Woo!
00:03:18Man.
00:03:19Thank you, thank you so much.
00:03:20That'll wake you up.
00:03:22Come on.
00:03:24Come on.
00:03:25What you think, Carrie?
00:03:27You were flying up out of that chair, levitating.
00:03:29I was.
00:03:30How can you not?
00:03:32You have been given an incredible gift.
00:03:35Wow.
00:03:36And I love that you use it.
00:03:38I mean, the first two words out of your mouth, it was like, ooh, oh, yeah, okay.
00:03:43I just had chills pretty much the whole time.
00:03:45Wow.
00:03:46It was really great.
00:03:48Your voice is big enough to fill up any room.
00:03:52Very classic sounding voice.
00:03:54Wow.
00:03:54The university has been waiting on you.
00:03:56Oh, my God.
00:03:57I'm telling you, it is one of those moments when we discover your talent.
00:04:03It's mesmerizing to watch you perform because it's not just standing there singing.
00:04:08You actually have stage presence, which is something we can't teach.
00:04:13Wow.
00:04:13It just felt like worship.
00:04:14It just.
00:04:15It didn't feel forced.
00:04:17It just felt like you were in the moment, and we were in the moment with you.
00:04:20It's a big, giant yes from me.
00:04:23No doubt about it.
00:04:24It is.
00:04:24I'm looking forward to all the goosies throughout the rest of it.
00:04:29You're right.
00:04:29So it's a big yes from me.
00:04:30Let's go.
00:04:31It's a yes from me.
00:04:33Congratulations.
00:04:34Wow.
00:04:34Thank you guys so much.
00:04:37You're going through the Hollywood week.
00:04:39You're ready.
00:04:40Let's go.
00:04:40Thank you guys so much.
00:04:41Yeah, thank you.
00:04:44Let's go.
00:04:44I hope y'all ready to worship with me next time.
00:04:46I'm ready.
00:04:47I'm always ready.
00:04:48What is happening?
00:04:49This is happening right now.
00:04:50This is crazy.
00:04:52Don't let them bring you to the surprise.
00:04:56That's so great to start off.
00:05:00Big ol' voice there.
00:05:02Welcome to the class, man.
00:05:04It feels really, really wild to be standing here just like Jamal Roberts did.
00:05:08And I feel like you've kind of passed the torch here.
00:05:10And I'm ready to carry it even further.
00:05:12I'm going to Hollywood week!
00:05:14Woo!
00:05:17Good way to start the day.
00:05:19That was great.
00:05:31What is that?
00:05:35Is this part of the...
00:05:37What the heck?
00:05:38Is this like an entrance?
00:05:41I feel like the best class we could shape is going to be very eclectic.
00:05:48It's more spicy.
00:05:51And I, being a lover of rock music, I just want to find that representative.
00:05:58Ah!
00:06:00Ah!
00:06:01Woo!
00:06:03My name is Noah!
00:06:04These are my friends at Don LaVella!
00:06:07And this is the rock and roll wall of town!
00:06:13Ron!
00:06:14Ron!
00:06:15How you doing, Ron?
00:06:16My organs are vibrating.
00:06:18What...
00:06:18What is happening?
00:06:20The judges in front of you is the greatest rock and roll audition you have seen in American Idol history.
00:06:24I know you like rock and roll, Miss Carrie.
00:06:26Yeah!
00:06:26She loves rock and roll.
00:06:28All right, Ace of Spades coming in high, baby!
00:06:31Woo!
00:06:31Let's go!
00:06:32Yeah!
00:06:34Rock and roll, baby!
00:06:35This is the rock and roll.
00:06:40You know I'm born to lose, and Emily's for fools.
00:06:44But that's the way I like it, baby.
00:06:46I don't want to live forever!
00:06:50Here we go.
00:06:53The only thing you see, you know it's gonna be, the Ace of Spades, Ace of Spades, yeah!
00:07:05I love the idea, too, of having some of those more entertaining people in the mix.
00:07:10You kind of have to give some people a shot.
00:07:11I'm Isaiah Morrow.
00:07:13What kind of music do you play?
00:07:14I'd say rock.
00:07:15Yes!
00:07:16Don't fall away and lead me to myself.
00:07:22Don't fall away and leave love bleeding in my hands, in my hands again.
00:07:40Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:07:44Amen.
00:07:45how happy are you i think you're great i think even if we can get you channeling more like
00:07:55i am a rocker yeah she'll be even more ecstatic yeah my name is brett carlisle and i sing for
00:08:03the band great white we expect to rock and we would like to rock sir you didn't even listen
00:08:12well you should have set me free now i'm leaving with the devil gonna leave this search for love
00:08:22i'm leaving with the devil leave this house
00:08:29so broken love if you happen to go through it bring it especially when you rock i mean you're
00:08:37going to be the poster child for this i'm ready to bring some rock and roll to american idol
00:08:55yeah rock and roll baby what is it line are you either gonna rock or you're gonna roll
00:09:03fire up the bus let's go
00:09:07oh my god oh my goodness oh my goodness oh my goodness
00:09:15that was like the most oh my god we can hear you around going on i can't help it i
00:09:21can't help it
00:09:21how are you i'm so amazing i'm madison moon um i'm from orlando florida i'm 21 i'm so excited to
00:09:29be here
00:09:30clearly uh what do you do in orlando i'm a full-time musician i it's my only job i've ever
00:09:36had i'm i
00:09:37wouldn't have in any other way what kind of music do you play i do a lot of everything but
00:09:43i really
00:09:43want to go for pop rock i've been in a lot of bands and i did harsh vocals and stuff
00:09:48like that so
00:09:48i would be singing today not doing that but what are you going to sing for us i'm going to
00:09:53be doing
00:09:54creep cool all right ready when you were here before
00:10:04couldn't look you in the eye
00:10:09you're just like an angel your skin makes me cry but i'm a creep
00:10:26i'm a weirdo
00:10:34what the hell am i doing here
00:10:40i don't belong here
00:10:57i don't belong here
00:11:07She's runnin' out
00:11:10She runs, runs, runs
00:11:19Runs, oh, she runs
00:11:30She runs, runs, but I'm a creep
00:11:44I want more!
00:11:47Do you have a second song?
00:11:49You said you did, like, harsh vocals.
00:11:51I'm just curious.
00:11:52Um, what does harsh vocals mean?
00:11:55Like screaming.
00:11:55Screaming, yeah, that's right.
00:11:56Like metal vocals.
00:11:59Let's do it.
00:12:00Okay.
00:12:01What is it?
00:12:01Uh, The Kill, 30 Seconds of Mars.
00:12:03Okay.
00:12:05Okay, cool, ready?
00:12:06Yeah, got it.
00:12:11I tried to be someone else
00:12:16But nothing seemed to change
00:12:20I know now
00:12:22This is who I really am inside
00:12:27Finally found myself
00:12:31Fighting for a chance
00:12:35I know now
00:12:38This is who I rely on
00:12:42I'm up!
00:12:49I'm up!
00:12:50Wow!
00:12:52Thank you!
00:12:54Thank you!
00:12:55Love it!
00:12:57Luke!
00:12:59Don't do any more harsh vocals
00:13:01Yes!
00:13:03She can do that without hurting herself
00:13:04I'll bring a little edge.
00:13:06Absolutely.
00:13:07You know, the bottom line is you're one of the best voices we've heard so far.
00:13:13Yes, you just kept getting higher and then higher.
00:13:16I'm thinking, where does this voice end?
00:13:19Just push the brakes.
00:13:21Oh my goodness.
00:13:23Let's vote.
00:13:24I'll go first.
00:13:25I want to just, yes.
00:13:27Yes.
00:13:28You're one of my absolute favorites.
00:13:32Top 30.
00:13:33I'm calling it.
00:13:34Let's do this.
00:13:35Yes, yes, yes.
00:13:36Yes.
00:13:37Thank you so much.
00:13:38Oh my goodness.
00:13:39You need this.
00:13:41You got to have the ticket.
00:13:42Oh, thank you so much, guys.
00:13:43Oh, I got to go.
00:13:44I'm going to my mama.
00:13:45Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God.
00:13:48Thank you guys so much.
00:13:56I'm going to Hollywood quick.
00:13:58Carrie called me Top 30 and I almost fell to the ground.
00:14:01I almost fell to the ground.
00:14:02It's insane.
00:14:04Oh, I'm glad she believes in me.
00:14:06I am so ready for this.
00:14:08Oh, you know I've been looking for my rockers.
00:14:10I'm like they're screaming.
00:14:12So there's a technique you can do that and it's not.
00:14:15Can you do it that way?
00:14:16Yes.
00:14:17But I've never done such things outside of my car.
00:14:29We're coming around the corner.
00:14:31LaGrange, Georgia.
00:14:32Where are all these folks around here, man?
00:14:35LaGrange.
00:14:36LaGrange.
00:14:36Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
00:14:41That's my thing.
00:14:43Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:14:46ZZ Top?
00:14:47Really?
00:14:48Isn't that LaGrange?
00:14:50That's LaGrange.
00:14:51Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:14:53Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:14:54All right.
00:14:55Take a lift.
00:14:56Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:14:57Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:14:57How are you?
00:14:58Good, how are y'all?
00:14:59Good.
00:14:59Well, you came in so comfortable.
00:15:02Very chill, man.
00:15:04So tell us who you are, where are you from, your age?
00:15:06My name's Philman Lee.
00:15:07I'm from LaGrange, Georgia, and I'm 25 years old.
00:15:10Philman, that's right down the street from Tuskegee, shout out.
00:15:12There you go.
00:15:13What do you do for a living?
00:15:14So right now I'm in insurance sales.
00:15:16I do life insurance.
00:15:17It's all virtual.
00:15:19Talk with people all day long.
00:15:23Hello?
00:15:24Corlin, this is Philman.
00:15:25How you doing?
00:15:26I'm an insurance broker, and I see where you inquired about some life insurance coverage pretty
00:15:29recently.
00:15:31There's a destination.
00:15:34I've got a way to go.
00:15:36I do insurance now, but that's not the angle.
00:15:40I want to sing every single night if I can.
00:15:42There's a revelation that I might never know.
00:15:47I've been a musician my whole life.
00:15:49All credit, really, to my dad.
00:15:51He toured around with a gospel quartet group, and I was on a tour bus with him ever since
00:15:56I was like four years old.
00:15:57It definitely gave me a hunger.
00:15:59You know, even being a kid, that's what I want to do for the rest of my life.
00:16:02I've been trying all this time.
00:16:04I got into music after I dropped out of college, and I eventually ended up signing with a major
00:16:08label.
00:16:09Still can't climb the mountains of my mind.
00:16:12I was able to record a lot, and it looked like it was going to be pretty promising.
00:16:16And then COVID hit.
00:16:18It just kind of plateaued, and I got shelved.
00:16:21You know, I obviously wasn't making any money.
00:16:22That's when I picked up insurance.
00:16:53Don't worry, I'll be fine.
00:16:53I have a voice, and I want it to be heard.
00:17:07Come on now.
00:17:17When a man loves a woman, can't keep his mind on nothing else.
00:17:29He treats the world, and the good things he's found.
00:17:38If she is bad, he can't see it.
00:17:45She can do no harm.
00:17:51Turn his back on his best friend.
00:18:00When a man loves a woman, I'll give you everything I got.
00:18:20Try to hold on to your precious love, and baby, baby, please don't treat me bad.
00:18:37When a man loves a woman, I'll give you everything I got.
00:18:46When a man loves a woman in his soul, she can't bring you such mystery.
00:19:02Wow.
00:19:03You know, there's a difference between bent down and broke down.
00:19:06You were in both conditions.
00:19:08I'm talking about it.
00:19:09I mean, you were down.
00:19:11You were down, and I said, how low is he going to go?
00:19:13Oh, man.
00:19:14No, you wouldn't know.
00:19:15That was great interpretation, man.
00:19:17Carrie, what do you think about this?
00:19:18Wonderful gentleman.
00:19:20Surprising.
00:19:21Like, you just walk in, and you're just so chill and calm, and then you open your mouth
00:19:27to sing, hands in your pockets.
00:19:29Sorry.
00:19:31No, you're good.
00:19:32I was like, I was like, is he going to, I'm going to have to go take his hands out
00:19:34of
00:19:34your pockets.
00:19:35I was pleasantly surprised.
00:19:38You can't learn what you just did.
00:19:40Regardless of whatever else you think you were trying to do, do more of that.
00:19:45Carrie reminded me of my mom, take your hands out your pocket and look the folks straight
00:19:50in the face.
00:19:51That's all you need to do.
00:19:52In other words, now you have to become the character.
00:19:54Yes, sir.
00:19:55And if you're really, really lucky and blessed, you won't have to worry about insurance except
00:19:59on your voice.
00:20:00And that's going to be covering you.
00:20:02Sounds good to me.
00:20:03Luke?
00:20:04Making another Georgia boy proud.
00:20:06Come on.
00:20:07We've had 10 people today that look like they've been trained to sing, and you look like you
00:20:12were born to sing.
00:20:13Nah.
00:20:16The fun part about this business, we can't judge any book by any cover.
00:20:20We just have to let you sing, and then, man, when we get somebody like you, it's pretty
00:20:25dang exciting.
00:20:26Yeah.
00:20:26It made me cry, man.
00:20:28Yeah.
00:20:28It is now, I think it's your turn to shine.
00:20:31I think we should just take a vote.
00:20:33All right.
00:20:34Carrie, what do you think?
00:20:35Yes.
00:20:36Boom.
00:20:36Luke, what do you think?
00:20:38Yes.
00:20:39Boom.
00:20:39We're not selling insurance, but we're definitely selling tickets.
00:20:42Welcome to Hollywood week, babes.
00:20:44Good job.
00:20:46Get down, baby.
00:20:47Let me start crying.
00:20:48I don't know.
00:20:49Georgia boy.
00:20:50Yes, sir.
00:20:55Here it comes.
00:21:01They're not too.
00:21:10I had a lot of family and friends here with me today that have seen nothing but ups and
00:21:14downs.
00:21:16Definitely felt like music slowed down for me a lot, and I didn't see another way back into
00:21:20it.
00:21:21But I believe my life definitely changed with this audition.
00:21:25I'm going to Hollywood week.
00:21:29Shout out to the insurance company I work for.
00:21:32Thank you all for the job.
00:21:33And I will be taking some time off.
00:21:36I'm going to be taking some time off.
00:21:44You know what my mother used to stop and get me for breakfast?
00:21:47A 20-ounce Mountain Dew.
00:21:49Wow.
00:21:50And a sleeve of powdered donuts.
00:21:52Wow.
00:21:53Okay, we're about to start.
00:21:54Let's hold everything.
00:21:55Luke needs to have his breakfast burrito.
00:21:57The burrito.
00:21:58No, it's just arriving.
00:22:00It'll be 10 more minutes, everyone.
00:22:0210 more.
00:22:02Oh, my God.
00:22:03Must be blue.
00:22:04He's going to have a rushed burrito.
00:22:06Fast burrito.
00:22:07There's burrito, and then there's fast burrito.
00:22:10I'm going to have one more bite, and I'll be ready.
00:22:15Is there a napkin?
00:22:17Ah.
00:22:27Two seconds.
00:22:29Here we go, guys.
00:22:31All right.
00:22:32And here we go.
00:22:36We made it.
00:22:37Look at it!
00:22:38Ah!
00:22:41My name is Livvy.
00:22:42I'm 22 years old from a small town called Shinston, West Virginia,
00:22:45and I am a server at Texas Roadhouse.
00:22:47Is everybody here?
00:22:49Uh-oh.
00:22:49Here we go.
00:22:51Yes!
00:22:52Come on.
00:22:52No one's going on.
00:22:53How are we doing today?
00:22:55My name's Livvy.
00:22:56Welcome to Texas Roadhouse.
00:22:57I'll be serving you.
00:22:58Yeah.
00:22:58I'm going to get y'all to start with some drink.
00:23:00We got some Coke products, sweet tea, and Luke, we got that one margarita, two margaritas,
00:23:05three margaritas.
00:23:07Plenty of shots.
00:23:07You're going to bring a shot?
00:23:08Oh, you got some peanuts.
00:23:10I do.
00:23:10Yes!
00:23:11Can I give them to you?
00:23:11Yes.
00:23:12Today for the judges, I'm bringing the energy, I'm bringing the roles, and I'm bringing
00:23:16my personality for them.
00:23:18That's not a server's out.
00:23:20Is that your outfit?
00:23:21Do you wear that?
00:23:21Oh, this is my outfit, you know?
00:23:23I got to look sexy for you guys.
00:23:24I got to look snazzy.
00:23:25She's making a mess, by the way.
00:23:28I've got it contained.
00:23:29This is so good.
00:23:31The main place I sing would have to be my job.
00:23:33We do a thing called give us a Texas size yeehaw for the birthdays.
00:23:37So I started singing happy birthday, and people were posting me on TikTok.
00:23:41Things were rolling up.
00:23:47Luke, I think my mom's about to have a heart attack.
00:23:50If she sees you, she thinks you're the sexiest man alive.
00:23:53Oh, go mama.
00:23:55Oh, Luke, come on.
00:23:58Please.
00:23:58She said, on the way of her, she said, is Luke married?
00:24:01I said, yes, mom, he's married.
00:24:03He said, he ain't going to be married by the time I get in there.
00:24:05Oh, boy.
00:24:07You better get prepared.
00:24:08That little Italian woman's about to come get you.
00:24:11Security, security.
00:24:13Well, good deal.
00:24:14Well, what are you going to sing today?
00:24:16I'm singing Love Wins by Carrie Underwood.
00:24:18All right.
00:24:20Let's hear it.
00:24:21Absolutely.
00:24:25You're going to stop smacking.
00:24:35You're going to stop smacking.
00:24:54And I won't let go.
00:24:56Because I, I believe you and me are sisters and brothers.
00:25:03And I, I believe we're made to be here for each other.
00:25:10We'll never fall if we walk hand in hand.
00:25:13For the world that seems broken together again.
00:25:17Yeah, I, I believe in the end.
00:25:23Love wins.
00:25:28Woo.
00:25:33Carrie, is she pushing too hard?
00:25:35Might be a little bit.
00:25:36Yeah, you, you have a, such a big instrument.
00:25:39And I feel like sometimes if you start off out of the gate going 100 miles an hour, there's
00:25:45nowhere left to go.
00:25:46Absolutely.
00:25:47Fredly, can we do a, play that, that chorus soft.
00:25:53Sing it soft one time.
00:25:55Absolutely.
00:25:55Real relax.
00:25:58I, I, I believe you and me are sisters and brothers.
00:26:05And I, I, I believe in the end.
00:26:11Love wins.
00:26:14That was so much more emotional.
00:26:18Oh my gosh.
00:26:20Hello.
00:26:20That was really nice.
00:26:22Was it enough for maybe you to eat both those?
00:26:25Can I have your biscuits?
00:26:28Get Lionel's.
00:26:29Give me Lionel's.
00:26:30Just, you have enough.
00:26:32My vote is yes.
00:26:33Thank you, queen.
00:26:34I'm excited to see what you do next.
00:26:36I'm excited to grow.
00:26:38Show us all the sides.
00:26:39Your softer side.
00:26:40Your powerful side.
00:26:41Yes for me.
00:26:42You're a queen.
00:26:42Oh my gosh, you're a queen.
00:26:43You're a good enough singer to not have to push so hard, really focus on capturing the emotion
00:26:47like you did on that second go around.
00:26:49I'm a yes.
00:26:50Oh, thank you.
00:26:51Thank you, Luke.
00:26:52Lionel, what are you?
00:26:53I'm full.
00:26:55I'm sorry.
00:26:56It is an absolute yes for me.
00:26:58Thank you, guys.
00:26:59And let me tell you something, and I mean this from the heart.
00:27:01You're a sweetheart, and if you just calm down and put that voice out there, you've got
00:27:06something magical.
00:27:07Thank you, Lionel.
00:27:09You need this.
00:27:11Thank you, guys.
00:27:11You're going to Hollywood, too.
00:27:13Oh, my God.
00:27:16Remember, Mama, Mama.
00:27:17Mama.
00:27:18Here we go.
00:27:19Oh, my God.
00:27:21Mama Maria, she got the chance to meet Luke, and I think Luke was a little scared.
00:27:25Oh, my God.
00:27:25Can you see who that is?
00:27:27Wait.
00:27:30Get him.
00:27:31Oh, Mama.
00:27:32Get him.
00:27:32He's been warned.
00:27:34Oh, my God.
00:27:35Thank you so much.
00:27:43You know, I worked my butt off for this.
00:27:47This is fun.
00:27:49Like, Gary Underwood, Gabby Barrett, all these people have held the ticket, and now, like,
00:27:53I'm like, now it's my turn.
00:27:55That's all I'm going to say.
00:27:56I'm ready to show the world what I can do, and let's win this, baby.
00:27:59Let's do it.
00:28:00Hey.
00:28:00We're going to Hollywood week.
00:28:02Let's give him a big old Texas song.
00:28:04Yee-haw!
00:28:06Yee-haw!
00:28:07Yee-haw!
00:28:08Yee-haw!
00:28:08Yee-haw!
00:28:10Yee-haw!
00:28:13Hello!
00:28:14My name is Miyaka, and I'm 24-year-old, and I'm from Ukraine.
00:28:31I sing Japanese though. I don't speak Japanese for now. I still learning English. I can sing
00:28:38opera, rock, jazz, whatever. And I was thinking which style matches me the most. And when I
00:28:43started to work with an anime project, I felt like... that.
00:29:03From the moment when I started singing, I knew for sure that I'm gonna be on stage. That I have
00:29:08enough energy
00:29:09to have a stadium, to have a huge concert. And I really, really want to share this with you guys.
00:29:28Wow. Wow. Wow.
00:29:31It's exactly what I want.
00:29:32I love her. I really love your energy. I love everything you're about.
00:29:40You are a star. You are a star. I thought it was very good. I love your energy.
00:29:48In this arena, we do not have an anime night. So I'm not sure this is the avenue. But we
00:29:58enjoy
00:29:59your uniqueness. If I could take your energy and cut it in half, if I could take your vocals and
00:30:05cut it in
00:30:06half. We put the baby got back through. I like big butts and I cannot lie. I like you, Trace.
00:30:15We gotta check y'all's ears. We're not gonna put her through. You're hitting on something. I'm
00:30:20hitting on a good point. When Luke has a moment, we recognize. This is my baby got back dude moment.
00:30:28There's show business and then there's entertainment and we don't want theater.
00:30:32We want that pop singer. I can do it.
00:30:41I don't know.
00:30:46I think the only way you're gonna know what we're talking about is to put you in the class. You
00:30:53know what I'm thinking? I'm thinking we don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't,
00:30:57don't put the muscle, don't put the muscle. Don't put the muscle. Don't put the muscle. Yeah,
00:31:12I'm a big old yes. I'm a big old yes. There you go. I go, yeah? You're going to Hollywood
00:31:18week. You're
00:31:19going to Hollywood week. Guys, we did it. I love it. Thanks for Kono Bull. I know, I love it.
00:31:27I love it.
00:31:28So for next step, I definitely have one extra challenge. It's to get yes from Carrie.
00:31:37Hollywood week. I'm coming. Carrie, I know this has damaged our judging relationship just a wee bit.
00:31:46Year two with Carrie, she can dig her heels in. I would love to hang out with her. No, totally.
00:31:51She
00:31:51is like Miss Cheerleader. Awesome. I did not find that entertaining. She is 1000% comfortable in her
00:31:58role as a judge. Well, we'll just have to see what America wants to do. That's my thing. She's
00:32:05great. I like her. There were several times that me and Carrie, we kind of got at odds. Our brains
00:32:13just are working differently, which is great. I like that. It's definitely more than baby got back,
00:32:18dudes. Y'all are mean. You would be one that by the end of it, it would be like,
00:32:23do you remember his first audition and look how far he's come? I'm a yes. I'm a no. Boo.
00:32:30That was great. She's going to fight for her, her kids and the talent. The kind of intro emo. I
00:32:39just
00:32:39worry about that. Yeah, but he said he likes fallout boy. I mean, do you do stuff like that? That's
00:32:46like,
00:32:46you can start out all quiet and then like the drums kick in and. I do. See, he does.
00:32:53I'm a no. Shocker. Shocker.
00:32:57If we disagree on something. Oh, are we going, are we going beef? It's too late. You're going to have
00:33:03some flat tires. It's all in, in love, you know. Hello. Got a whole band with your trio. Yeah.
00:33:12All right. Well, who are you? My name is Vincent Fondo. Well, who's your crew here? Well,
00:33:17this is my band. We've been together for 18 years. Where are you from? I'm from Cleveland, Ohio. What
00:33:22do you do up there in Cleveland? I do concrete with my brother and I've created this band up there.
00:33:28What's the name of the band? It's named Recess. Recess. Yeah. We just think of it as like a break
00:33:33from
00:33:33every day. Awesome. What are you going to sing today? I'm going to sing an original song. We actually wrote
00:33:38in
00:33:392019. We felt like we were going to break up and instead of breaking up, we just came out with
00:33:45this
00:33:45song. Lionel and I thought we were going to break up in 2019. Uh, never. We were going to stay
00:33:49together
00:33:50no matter what. Stronger than ever. Let's go. Let's go.
00:33:56When every minute heightens my confusion, till I could feel the fall from space.
00:34:05How come you look so close like you're right in front of me? And if they see the time is
00:34:13an illusion,
00:34:15why can't you see it on my face? How come you look so close, but you feel so far away?
00:34:34How come you look so close?
00:34:47Oh, and I know it's over, but it's all I've got
00:34:58I know I'm halfway there, but I'm just not close enough
00:35:03Oh, and I know it's over, but it just won't stop
00:35:10Oh, ringing in my ear and the sound of giving up
00:35:17Oh, and I know it's over, but it's all I've got
00:35:25Ringing in my ear and the sound of giving up
00:35:35Thank you
00:35:37I'm really excited about you
00:35:40You have this beautiful voice
00:35:42I have no words
00:35:44I'm a little on the other side of the fence
00:35:48Are you serious?
00:35:49Yes
00:35:50Are you serious?
00:35:51You've got big notes, but I thought when you're doing the tender stuff
00:35:55It's almost not really connecting with me all the way
00:35:58It's just not reaching in me and pulling emotions out right now
00:36:02Thomas
00:36:03Lionel, what you think about our concrete boy?
00:36:05A concrete brother, yeah
00:36:06Was that a concrete, solid performance?
00:36:08Concrete work may not be where you're going to end up with this thing
00:36:10If you sound like an old seasoned guy with that voice, you know
00:36:14You kind of know where you're going with that bad boy
00:36:16It's a yes for me
00:36:17Oh!
00:36:18It's a yes for me
00:36:19It's already one Lionel over
00:36:20You can see the headlines now
00:36:22No, no, it's going to be a good season
00:36:23Carrying Luke at odds
00:36:24I can vote
00:36:27I'm a no
00:36:28You are dead inside
00:36:30It's a yes for me
00:36:32The concrete boy looks like he has cemented himself
00:36:36Wow
00:36:37It's a Hollywood week
00:36:38Congratulations
00:36:39I'm going to give this to you
00:36:40You're going to Hollywood week, babe
00:36:41You're getting a
00:36:42And you get a hug
00:36:43Express delivery from Carrie Underwood
00:36:45Thank you so much
00:36:47Thank you
00:36:47Congratulations
00:36:48Very cool
00:36:49Seeing Carrying Luke at odds was very stunning
00:36:51She never gets mad and mean at anything
00:36:54No
00:36:55I'm just glad Carrying was on my side and I was able to move through
00:36:58Carrying's coming strong, okay?
00:37:00You watch him
00:37:04Carrie and I are already incapable of being in the room with one another
00:37:11It's Nicki Minaj all over again
00:37:13Oh, no, no, no
00:37:15I am feeling very, very nervous
00:37:26I've had the jitters all day
00:37:29Were you ever nervous?
00:37:30Like on Idol?
00:37:31Yes
00:37:32Of course
00:37:32I was horrified
00:37:34Were you nervous?
00:37:35A little bit
00:37:36I've never done anything like this before
00:37:38For me, if I'm slightly doubtful
00:37:44Once I grab the mic, it's only one way
00:37:49I gotta go that way
00:37:51Or you're kind of a superpower
00:37:52You just take charge
00:37:53Well, that's the mark of an entertainer
00:37:57That's a superstar
00:37:58Because you're gonna figure it out
00:38:00Or you're not
00:38:00Hopefully I can impress the judges
00:38:02I will be giving it my absolute all
00:38:07Right this way
00:38:08Hi
00:38:09How are you?
00:38:10I'm great
00:38:11I'm trying not to cry looking at you
00:38:13No, no
00:38:14Take your time
00:38:15Take it all in
00:38:16You guys are
00:38:17Oh my gosh
00:38:18Oh my god
00:38:19Hello, you guys
00:38:20How are you?
00:38:21Good to see you
00:38:22I had a bunch of like hand warmer strapped to my body just now
00:38:26So I'm like
00:38:27I know you picked the sleeveless shirt, right?
00:38:30Okay, listen
00:38:30I'm new to Nashville
00:38:32So you're from?
00:38:33Phoenix, Arizona
00:38:34Oh, Phoenix
00:38:35Arizona, yeah
00:38:36Have you ever been in weather this cold?
00:38:39No
00:38:40Arizona doesn't get like below 50
00:38:42All right, just back up
00:38:44Tell us who you are
00:38:45And your age
00:38:46My name is Lonnie
00:38:47I'm 19 years old
00:38:49And I'm currently in high school
00:38:50Um, yeah
00:38:52It was my first time on a plane
00:38:53Did your family come with you?
00:38:55What is
00:38:55Oh, I came alone
00:38:56Came alone
00:38:56Sorry, this is crazy
00:38:58My dad loves you
00:38:59I love you
00:38:59And I really like you
00:39:00So, I'm sorry
00:39:01Um, anyways
00:39:03Uh, yeah
00:39:03I'm gonna go ahead and start for you guys
00:39:05Because I'm taking up a lot of time
00:39:06Yeah, okay
00:39:07Good
00:39:07No, no, no
00:39:08We're just really learning about you
00:39:10So, from Arizona to here
00:39:12What was the leap of faith?
00:39:13I mean, American Idol
00:39:14Come on
00:39:16My dad
00:39:17Um, he's in the ICU right now
00:39:20So, um
00:39:21Oh
00:39:22So, this is all for him
00:39:23I'm doing this for him
00:39:25He believed in me
00:39:25And I'm here
00:39:26And I want this more than ever now
00:39:28Pick it up
00:39:30Pick it up
00:39:31I'm very insecure about my voice
00:39:34But my dad believed in me
00:39:35When nobody else did
00:39:37He saw it in me
00:39:38Even when I didn't see it myself
00:39:40Got a second chance
00:39:41You could go home
00:39:43My dad is the kindest person
00:39:45In the world
00:39:45But at the same time
00:39:47He was struggling with addiction
00:39:49Since before I was born
00:39:52There were so many nights
00:39:53I would just cry
00:39:54From watching my dad stumble upstairs
00:39:58Stars, medicine
00:40:02And he would say
00:40:03Tonight's gonna be my last drink
00:40:05Every day
00:40:06You could still be
00:40:08What you want to
00:40:10What you said you were
00:40:12Recently, he has been getting better
00:40:14Because he stopped
00:40:15But he now has liver failure
00:40:18And is currently awaiting a transplant
00:40:27I really want my dad
00:40:29To be in my future
00:40:30But this could be
00:40:32My last chance
00:40:33To show him
00:40:35His daughter
00:40:35Tried for him
00:40:41I am gonna be singing
00:40:43Tell Me You Love Me
00:40:44By Demi Lovato
00:40:45So I hope you guys like it
00:40:46Let's give it
00:40:47Okay
00:40:59Here we go again
00:41:02Fighting over what I said
00:41:04I'm sorry
00:41:07Yeah, I'm sorry
00:41:09Bad at love
00:41:11No, I'm not good at this
00:41:13But I can't say I'm menacing
00:41:16Not hardly
00:41:18But I'm sorry
00:41:20And all my friends
00:41:23They know when it's true
00:41:24Don't know who I am without you
00:41:27I got it bad, baby
00:41:30Got it bad
00:41:32Oh, tell me you love me
00:41:35I need someone
00:41:38On days like this I do
00:41:41On days like this
00:41:43Oh, tell me you love me
00:41:47I need someone
00:41:49On days like this I do
00:41:52On days like this
00:41:55Oh, can you hear my heart say
00:41:57Yeah
00:41:58No
00:42:01You ain't nobody
00:42:03Till you got somebody
00:42:04You ain't nobody
00:42:05Till you got somebody
00:42:07Everything I need
00:42:10Yeah
00:42:11Is standing right in front of me
00:42:13Oh, I know that we will be
00:42:16Oh, I know that we will be
00:42:17All right
00:42:17All right
00:42:19Yeah
00:42:19Through the ups and downs
00:42:22Baby
00:42:22You know I'ma stick around
00:42:24Oh
00:42:25You know that we will be
00:42:27All right
00:42:29Oh, tell me you love me
00:42:32I need someone
00:42:35I need someone
00:42:37On days like this I do
00:42:38On days like this
00:42:40Oh, tell me you love me
00:42:44I need someone
00:42:47On days like this I do
00:42:49On days like this
00:42:52Oh, can you hear my heart say
00:42:55Thank you
00:43:00Wow
00:43:00Okay
00:43:01You have an incredible voice
00:43:04I don't even know if you know
00:43:06What you could be capable of
00:43:09But you completely owned that
00:43:11That was awesome
00:43:13Thank you
00:43:14Yeah
00:43:15Some people's journey to get here
00:43:17Is a lot harder than others
00:43:19And yours has been a hard one
00:43:21And you're just out here
00:43:23Being so real
00:43:24And open with us
00:43:26And you're not hiding anything
00:43:28You're not trying to be something
00:43:30You're not
00:43:30You're just being authentically you
00:43:33And I don't know
00:43:34There's just something really
00:43:35Really special about you
00:43:37How brave you are
00:43:38To get on a plane
00:43:39And come out here
00:43:40And roll the dice
00:43:41And just sing your little heart out
00:43:45Thank you
00:43:46It's what this show's about
00:43:47Thank you so much
00:43:49You got me all messed up
00:43:51Over here in the corner
00:43:52And so what you told us
00:43:54Was about your dad
00:43:55And how you got here
00:43:56And you know
00:43:58And then you walked in this door
00:44:00With all this bubbling personality
00:44:04And gave us an artist
00:44:06I think that's what
00:44:07We're kind of happy about
00:44:08It's pretty uplifting
00:44:10To see the human spirit
00:44:15Thank you
00:44:15And you're a perfect example of it
00:44:18Thank you
00:44:19All right
00:44:19I really want to see you
00:44:21Go forward
00:44:22It's a yes for me
00:44:24Thank you
00:44:24It's a yes for me
00:44:26Thank you
00:44:26It's a yes for me too
00:44:28Woohoo
00:44:29Great job
00:44:31I think
00:44:32First of all
00:44:33You're going to Hollywood week
00:44:35But we're going to give you
00:44:36A group hug
00:44:37Thank you
00:44:38Okay
00:44:39This is yours
00:44:40We'll see you in Hollywood week
00:44:41Thank you so much you guys
00:44:43Thank you
00:44:45We love you
00:44:48We love you
00:44:49Thank you so much
00:44:50We love you
00:44:50All right
00:44:51Thank you guys
00:44:53Oh my gosh
00:44:54We're the family
00:44:55We're the family
00:44:55Welcome to the family
00:44:56Thank you
00:44:58Thank you
00:44:58We're the family
00:44:59Good
00:45:00Welcome to Hollywood
00:45:06What do I do?
00:45:07I don't know what to do
00:45:08Oh my god
00:45:11This is everything
00:45:12Like
00:45:13To you guys
00:45:13It's just the card
00:45:14But like
00:45:16This is like
00:45:17The beginning
00:45:17Of everything
00:45:43Melinda Duluth, you went to school here at Belmont.
00:45:45I did.
00:45:46This is where my parade was.
00:45:47Oh, this is where they watched it.
00:45:50Take me back, come sit at me, please.
00:45:54When you walk in that door, I can get...
00:45:56This is Melinda Duluth.
00:46:00Melinda, what's it like to be back?
00:46:01It is crazy.
00:46:02Yeah?
00:46:02But I'm really excited that Idol is on my home turf now.
00:46:05Obviously, you have a lot of talent.
00:46:07Do you think there's any left after we found you?
00:46:09There's so much.
00:46:10I mean, it's Music City.
00:46:11We should go out and just see if we can find any talent.
00:46:15Oh, let's do it.
00:46:16Right?
00:46:16Okay.
00:46:16Okay.
00:46:17Cameras, let's go.
00:46:18Let's see if we can find out Belmont.
00:46:24Hello, everybody.
00:46:24Want to sing for us?
00:46:25We are auditioning for American Idol.
00:46:28Coming!
00:46:29We'll send you straight to the judges.
00:46:31I know you got class, but if you have a second, anybody.
00:46:34Come on!
00:46:35Okay.
00:46:36You want to sing something?
00:46:36Sure.
00:46:37Sure.
00:46:37You want to sing for us?
00:46:38Yes, ma'am.
00:46:39I got you.
00:46:39What you got?
00:46:39It's okay to be, think that you're better than me.
00:46:43I'm the obvious, I'm your number one, number one.
00:46:48What are you studying?
00:46:49Political science.
00:46:50You've got charm.
00:46:51Let's see who else.
00:46:57Don't you sing.
00:46:57Sorry.
00:46:58I hear that train it coming.
00:47:00It's rolling around the bend.
00:47:01That was pretty good.
00:47:03Let's see what else we can find.
00:47:04Anybody.
00:47:06We got another.
00:47:07Hi.
00:47:07Ever thought about auditioning for American Idol?
00:47:09Uh, yes.
00:47:11Yes, I would love to.
00:47:12Do you have class?
00:47:13I do, but like, this is more important.
00:47:15Let's meet you.
00:47:17Meet you downstairs in the bar and heard your rolled up sleeves and your skull T-shirt.
00:47:25You say, what did you do with him today?
00:47:30And sniff me out like I was Tanqueray.
00:47:36Cause you're my fella, my guy.
00:47:40And me, you're Stella and fly.
00:47:44By the time I'm out the door, you tear a man down like Roger Moore.
00:47:53I told you I was trouble, oh, and you know that I'm no good.
00:48:02All right.
00:48:03Nice.
00:48:04All right.
00:48:05Carrie, what do you think?
00:48:07I mean, just listening to you sing, I feel like you can get some more air underneath
00:48:13those higher notes.
00:48:15And maybe, should you get the chance, surprise us next time with like a big vocal song.
00:48:20Yeah, okay.
00:48:21I love your vibe.
00:48:22I do worry about the bigness of your voice.
00:48:25But that doesn't mean I wouldn't want to roll the dice on you.
00:48:31Yeah.
00:48:32Ditto.
00:48:32I am just rolling the dice.
00:48:35It's a yes for me.
00:48:37Okay.
00:48:39Yes.
00:48:40Wow.
00:48:41Make it three.
00:48:42Wait.
00:48:42What?
00:48:44The enthusiasm paid off.
00:48:46This is the most unexpected thing to ever happen to me.
00:48:49Congratulations.
00:48:50You did it.
00:48:50Oh my God.
00:48:51And you missed class all in one day.
00:48:53Yes, I did.
00:48:53Jackie Bluebird.
00:48:54I think she can get some more horsepower.
00:48:56Yeah.
00:48:56We're so happy that you crossed our paths when we were out here.
00:49:00I'm so glad you guys crossed my paths.
00:49:03Don't skip class unless you get an audition for American Idol.
00:49:08Don't you honey, don't you want to be famous?
00:49:11Oh my gosh.
00:49:13Wow.
00:49:15This is beautiful.
00:49:20This is terrible.
00:49:22I'm Naila Martin.
00:49:24I'm 17 years old and I'm a junior in high school.
00:49:27When I say Naila, you say smile up.
00:49:31Naila.
00:49:32Naila.
00:49:33Naila.
00:49:34I've never really described myself to people before, but I would say like cool, calm, collected.
00:49:45Maybe not today.
00:49:48Yeah, not today.
00:49:51My whole life has revolved around singing.
00:49:55I'm not really good at much else.
00:49:56Yeah, your character.
00:49:57Everywhere she goes, she's trying to sing.
00:49:59She's going to ask somebody random.
00:50:00And if they say no, she's still going to sing.
00:50:04I've never met a famous person.
00:50:06So when I see them in person, I'm going to be like, oh, like, I don't know.
00:50:10I really hope not because that would be embarrassing, but I'm going to try to keep it cool and calm
00:50:15and collected.
00:50:16Hi, everyone.
00:50:17Hey, how are you?
00:50:19Nice to meet you guys.
00:50:20You too.
00:50:21I'm Naila Martin.
00:50:22She went right to Naila.
00:50:24She went right to Naila.
00:50:25You just jumped right into it.
00:50:26It's so surreal to be here right now.
00:50:30I would like get my hair done by my cousin on Sundays when this show would air and like everyone
00:50:35would be singing and stuff like that.
00:50:37I would be like, oh my gosh, I hope that can be me one day.
00:50:41And this is crazy.
00:50:44Well, what will you be singing for us?
00:50:46I'll be singing Ain't No Way by Aretha Franklin.
00:50:49Wow.
00:50:49Okay.
00:50:50Take a deep breath, man.
00:50:52Take a deep breath.
00:50:54Wow.
00:50:58Ain't no way for me to love you, baby.
00:51:11If you won't let me, it ain't no way for me to give you all you need.
00:51:34If you won't let me, give all of me.
00:51:41Yeah.
00:51:44Yeah.
00:51:45And if you need me to love you, say, say you do.
00:51:52Oh, cause baby, baby, baby, don't you know that I need you?
00:52:03Oh, I said it ain't, I said it ain't no way for me to love you.
00:52:16If you, if you, if you, if you, let me, let me.
00:52:29If you wanna live in front of the air.
00:52:34Wow.
00:52:36Wow.
00:52:36Wow.
00:52:39Yeah, incredible voice.
00:52:40Absolutely.
00:52:42It's hard to believe you're 17 years old with an instrument like that.
00:52:47Thank you so much there were some moments where you dialed it back and they were really beautiful notes really
00:52:52nice
00:52:53But you can tell singing means a lot to you and this moment means a lot to you
00:52:57I almost want to see how much you can grow in this competition. I don't like that. She went
00:53:02200,000 feet straight up and landed the plane all in one piece
00:53:08God bless you with an instrument, but for me
00:53:11It's it's a teaching moment that I really want to tell you about because curls you have
00:53:18Range you have if you had let's say an hour show
00:53:23You just gave the whole show away in the first song you could have done half of that and still
00:53:28walked out of here with the prize
00:53:30If you could just learn to edit. I think you'd be well on your way
00:53:36I'm a yes
00:53:39Less is more
00:53:50Oh
00:54:04Family I'm so thankful for everybody here. Thank you guys for coming out to support me. I know where we're
00:54:10going
00:54:25This is actually a working person schedule like nine to five like cocky nine to five
00:54:31Real real working. Yeah, where's our pail? We need a lunch pail six a lunch pail thermos
00:54:38full of coffee
00:54:42Well, I'm a carpenter. I'm a spray foam technician. I'm manager for a plumbing company. I am a warehouse worker
00:54:48I'm a plumber. I always tell everybody the stinkier. It is the more money. I make so
00:54:55Yeah, that's that's the truth we manufacture spray foam on the spot
00:54:59I feel like spray foam was a game-changer to the insulation industry. It's the Ferrari of insulation
00:55:06Definitely. Yeah, sure
00:55:08That's great
00:55:14I'm Christian brown. I'm 22 years old and I'm a delivery driver. How are y'all doing? How you doing
00:55:20doing wonderful today? I'm ready to give y'all something today
00:55:23We are ready. There we go. All right. Well, who are you? I'm christian brown christian brown
00:55:28I know this guy right here. Oh, you do I do
00:55:31My dad is country music singer songwriter marty brown
00:55:35And he is well known for the song i'm from the country and I like it that way
00:55:39We're from the country and we like it that way
00:55:43We put out three records in the 90s. He's played on the grand old opry stage
00:55:47He's a member of the kentucky music hall of fame. He is all in all just a great songwriter great
00:55:52singer and a great dad
00:55:57I'm from the country and we like it that way
00:56:01Everybody knows everybody
00:56:05Everybody calls you friends
00:56:07Now have you don't need a invitation
00:56:10Yeah
00:56:10Come on in
00:56:13Come on in
00:56:14Yeah, we know how to work and we know how to play
00:56:17Hey
00:56:18We're from the country and we're from the country
00:56:21Loading
00:56:21We're from the country and we like it that way
00:56:29I told you
00:56:30There you go
00:56:31Look out
00:56:33Well good deal well christian what you gonna sing for us today?
00:56:36Wildest dreams that he wrote actually
00:56:38No, I'll do that one
00:56:39I'm singing wildest dreams that my dad had written
00:56:42He had written that song about his children
00:56:44It's a song about how much you love somebody
00:56:46I'm gonna be singing for my dad
00:56:48It's my way of telling him I love him too
00:56:50I would not be where I am today without him
00:56:55And only in a dream
00:56:58Would I be feeling this way
00:57:21Is this love a dream or is this love a dream or is it for real
00:57:27And if this is a dream
00:57:30And if this is a dream I'd sleep a thousand years
00:57:33And wake up to find you lying right here
00:57:39Is this love a dream or is this love a dream or is this love a dream or is this
00:58:09love
00:58:11In my wildest dream
00:58:26Yeah
00:58:27Yes sir
00:58:30That's my boy
00:58:31That's my boy
00:58:32I think dad's a fan
00:58:33That's my boy
00:58:34I love that
00:58:35Wow
00:58:36It's got to make you proud to watch your boy do that right
00:58:39Yes it really does
00:58:40What you think there line L?
00:58:42Listen I could take both of them on the road right now and make a lot of money
00:58:45No
00:58:46Your enthusiasm on performing I love
00:58:49Thank you
00:58:49I want to hear more from your vocals
00:58:51I'd love to give more to you
00:58:52You have a surprising range to your voice
00:58:55You hit like a high note that I was like
00:58:57Where'd that come from?
00:58:59Which is a weapon in your arsenal for sure
00:59:02Thank you so much Kerry
00:59:03That means a lot coming from you
00:59:04It does
00:59:05Yeah I think you definitely got all the tools to really see some rounds in this competition
00:59:11I think really digging more and more
00:59:13It's a big time vocal competition
00:59:15Yes
00:59:15But I want to see you go after that
00:59:19I want to see you grow
00:59:20I'm a yes
00:59:21Thank you
00:59:22Yeah
00:59:23Make that too
00:59:24It's a yes for me
00:59:26It's an absolute yes for me
00:59:28You got three yeses
00:59:29You're going to Hollywood week
00:59:32And bring Marty with you
00:59:34You want me to bring it with me?
00:59:35Sure
00:59:35It ain't fun
00:59:36Woo
00:59:36Yeah
00:59:38That's right
00:59:39Love it
00:59:40Good to see you
00:59:40Take care baby
00:59:41Good to see you
00:59:43Well I'm going to tell you
00:59:45I was moved
00:59:45It just felt like I was
00:59:47That fella
00:59:48He made me feel like I was 22 again
00:59:51I don't lie boy Marty
00:59:52I love Marty
00:59:53I love you
00:59:53I love you
00:59:54I love you very much
00:59:55That's what this is all about
00:59:56That's right
00:59:56It's just a moment that we will have forever in our lives
00:59:59Together as father and son
01:00:00That's right
01:00:03I'm going to Hollywood baby
01:00:19I really want to tell stories
01:00:21I'm a storyteller with my music
01:00:23I've been writing songs as long as I can remember
01:00:26The first one was when I was like five
01:00:28So what are you going to do for us?
01:00:30I'm going to play an original song that I wrote for my long distance friends
01:00:33And it's called Long Live the Lost Boys
01:00:36Okay, we're ready for you
01:00:41She was by the window with adventure in her eyes
01:00:46Wondering while he's out there waiting on the other side
01:00:50And he said
01:00:50Make my hand and I will teach you how to fly
01:00:55He said
01:00:56I can see it in your eyes
01:00:59Cause you're one of the misfits
01:01:01Always doing things that they don't get
01:01:03Not from taking all of their worst hits
01:01:06Cause you won't fit into their mold
01:01:09So long live the lost boys running home
01:01:12And never let them tame your soul
01:01:15Long live the ones who never grow old
01:01:22That I'm going to tell you right now
01:01:24I'll buy the first copy
01:01:26I'm a fan of it doesn't fit
01:01:30It fits because it's you
01:01:31And your original song basically described you to a T
01:01:35Thank you
01:01:36It's a yes from me
01:01:37Thank you so much
01:01:39You are super duper unique
01:01:42But I'm trying to see where you would fit
01:01:46In the context of artists today
01:01:48And it's like can we channel all of that uniqueness
01:01:52Into something where you can be
01:01:55You and your artistry
01:01:56But it also just makes total sense to the listener
01:02:01I could be right or you could make me look real dumb someday
01:02:05I think I'm going to have to give you a no
01:02:07So Luke it is down to you sir
01:02:11What do you have to do with this little creative creature
01:02:14Gosh I don't know what to do with you
01:02:17I'm very confused
01:02:46I'm a yes
01:02:49I'm so happy
01:02:49We're being attacked by Amy
01:02:51It's a fam
01:02:51Oh my god
01:02:52It's a fam
01:02:52Is this the whole herd here
01:02:54Yes
01:02:54This way gang
01:02:55Yes
01:02:56You got to do this
01:02:57Oh god
01:02:57You're terrible
01:02:59That was awesome to have my family come into the audition room with me
01:03:05I'm so blessed
01:03:07That's so much love in that family boy
01:03:10That's so good
01:03:15Hey Trevor I do want to let you know bruh
01:03:17It's very old women to be here you know
01:03:19We used to watch these shows and we were very proud of you bruh
01:03:21It means a lot for y'all to be here
01:03:23It really do
01:03:24I appreciate y'all
01:03:28Join us
01:03:29How are you here
01:03:30Good day sir
01:03:31Yeah
01:03:32So tell us who you are
01:03:33Where are you from
01:03:34Your age
01:03:34I go by true to star
01:03:35I'm 24
01:03:36I'm from Montgomery, Alabama
01:03:38No way
01:03:39Down the street
01:03:40Down the street
01:03:41Tuskegee man
01:03:42All right
01:03:43Yeah man
01:03:44Any musical background in the family or just you
01:03:48My uncle Lionel
01:03:49Uncle who?
01:03:51Lionel
01:03:53Sounds like a good individual
01:03:56My first memory of music me and my mom actually used to watch American Idol
01:04:00That was my first memory of like loving music and yeah
01:04:04He once tried to run away to Hollywood
01:04:06And he was just gonna run away with a guitar and sing on the street
01:04:11I thought it was crazy
01:04:13Yeah
01:04:14He was determined and I'm I'm glad you kept the energy but despite what anybody said about you
01:04:19I appreciate it
01:04:20For real
01:04:22Even things
01:04:23Hurt my heart
01:04:25Growing up was tough
01:04:28My mom was on drugs
01:04:29It was a lot of times we didn't have water on lights on
01:04:33I had to take care of my little siblings
01:04:37My mama had a hard life
01:04:39And truthfully my mom went through the same thing I had to go through
01:04:42You know history repeats itself
01:04:47Eventually our family stepped in and my mom got clean and she was actually really trying to change and make
01:04:55things better
01:05:02Can you hear my cry?
01:05:07I had just started to understand
01:05:09I had just started to understand at that time
01:05:11And I just started to forgive her for a lot of things that we went through as kids
01:05:18It was hard
01:05:19It was hard
01:05:20It was very hard
01:05:32It was a very special moment not only for me but for my family
01:05:40For me it's more than auditioning it's just about my family
01:05:44Showing them that you can do anything that you can put your mind to
01:05:48If I go
01:05:50If I go a million miles away
01:05:55I'll write a letter
01:06:00Each and every day
01:06:03If I go a million miles away
01:06:04Cause I need nothing
01:06:06So nothing can never change
01:06:10This love I have for you
01:06:16Oh, oh, oh, oh
01:06:19You're the apple of my
01:06:24Cherry pie
01:06:27And oh, you're cake and ice cream
01:06:33Oh, you're sugar and spice
01:06:37And everything nice
01:06:42You're the girl of my, my, my, my, my dreams
01:06:46But if you wanted to leave me, yeah, wrong
01:06:54When you got back, baby
01:06:56I just said, well, come on
01:07:01Cause I need nothing
01:07:03Oh, nothing can never change
01:07:15There's some love I have for you
01:07:27So, so I'm channeled now, all the folks in Montgomery, Tuskegee, Auburn, Union Springs, they told me to give you
01:07:34a hug
01:07:36Oh, no, we're proud of you, son
01:07:38Thank you so much
01:08:04I've had full body chills the whole time
01:08:06And I thought it was just so real and genuine
01:08:10And I just cheer for you
01:08:12I want to see your family
01:08:13I want to see your family have a blast with all this
01:08:43I'm a big time yes
01:08:44Carrie, what's the note?
01:08:46Little man
01:08:48You think we should all say yes and give him one of these?
01:08:51Say yes
01:08:51Say yes
01:08:53No
01:09:11Say yes
01:09:12So it's just so all the honor to you know be here with my family
01:09:14I did it
01:09:15Oh!
01:09:19I think they just really proud of me and I know my mom is watching
01:09:23I gotta go, They take on me!
01:09:25Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
01:09:28This is hope
01:09:29This is home.
01:09:42We have had the invasion of the Alabamians.
01:09:45I'm 17 years old and I'm from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
01:09:48I'm from Huntsville, Alabama.
01:09:49I know where you're from.
01:09:50Birmingham.
01:09:50From Troy, Alabama.
01:09:51Alabama is in the house.
01:09:53Roll Tide!
01:09:57Roll Tide?
01:09:58Yes, my Roll Tide band.
01:10:00Oh, no.
01:10:01Don't tell me that.
01:10:02Which judge are you most excited to be?
01:10:04Lionel Richie.
01:10:05Love his music.
01:10:06And he's a Bama boy, too, so.
01:10:08I'm here without you, baby.
01:10:11But you're still on my lonely mind.
01:10:15I think about you, baby.
01:10:17And I dream about you all the time.
01:10:21I love your voice.
01:10:23I love your confidence.
01:10:24That little growl you have is signature to you.
01:10:29It is very different to be here in Nashville compared to what I'm used to.
01:10:33I've never been around anything like this.
01:10:36You want all my love and my devotion.
01:10:44You want my loving soul right on the line.
01:10:54I'll give you a chance.
01:10:55I'm a yes.
01:10:56You need to know what you're capable of.
01:10:59If you've got to push a little more, you've got to squeeze that tushy.
01:11:03I'm a yes.
01:11:04It's a yes for me.
01:11:05I'm going to Hollywood.
01:11:07Woo!
01:11:09And Miss Carrie, every time I sing, I'm going to remember to squeeze that tushy and let it
01:11:15out.
01:11:16Best advice of my life.
01:11:22My home state is showing up.
01:11:26Hey.
01:11:26How are you?
01:11:27I'm good.
01:11:28How are y'all?
01:11:29Great.
01:11:29I like your sparkle.
01:11:31Where are you from?
01:11:32Alabama.
01:11:33Alabama.
01:11:34Got to represent.
01:11:35What's your name?
01:11:36Kira Howell.
01:11:37How old are you?
01:11:38I'm 16.
01:11:3916 years old.
01:11:40Yes, ma'am.
01:11:40Yes, sir.
01:11:41Oh, my gosh.
01:11:41I'm so nervous.
01:11:43Well, where do you sing?
01:11:45I sing at festivals a lot, so those are my favorite.
01:11:48I like getting to interact with the people after I finish.
01:11:51I like festivals, too.
01:11:52I'm a talker.
01:11:53Good.
01:11:54So, what kind of music do you listen to, and then what kind of music do you perform?
01:11:59If I had to pick one, I've been kind of pulled towards Christian rock a little
01:12:03more.
01:12:03Cool.
01:12:04That's actually what I'm singing today.
01:12:05Cool.
01:12:06Well, what song will you be singing?
01:12:08I'm singing Don't Tread On Me.
01:12:10It's by We The Kingdom.
01:12:11All right.
01:12:11Well, let's go.
01:12:16Oh, no, you've done it now.
01:12:19Gone against the king, gone against the crowd.
01:12:23Oh, no, you've done it now.
01:12:26It's time to feel the fire.
01:12:30And rumors spreading around.
01:12:33How could you think he would stay down?
01:12:37Rumors spreading around.
01:12:40He's nothing but a liar.
01:12:43And get on out of here.
01:12:45Get on up and leave.
01:12:47Ain't no devil gonna tread on me.
01:12:50And choking on the blood that ran down the tree.
01:12:53Ain't no devil gonna tread on me.
01:12:58I said no weapon formed against me shall prosper in Jesus' name.
01:13:19Repeat.
01:13:21Pain.
01:13:24Ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-aa-a-a-a-a-a-i-a-a-a-a
01:13:39-ga.
01:13:40You're gonna tread on me.
01:13:47All right.
01:13:50Okay.
01:13:51I will tackle you first.
01:13:52You'll jump in there first, yeah.
01:13:53I'll shoot you.
01:13:54I will.
01:13:54I feel like there's a lot of versatility in there.
01:13:57Just in your tone and you sometimes
01:14:00kind of have this grittiness in your voice.
01:14:02Oh, I love rest.
01:14:03That's like my favorite in the world.
01:14:05I could hear you singing country.
01:14:07I feel like I could hear you singing
01:14:09like some Stevie Nicks.
01:14:10Yeah.
01:14:11I like your voice a lot.
01:14:13I mean, who needs oxygen, right?
01:14:16I was gonna say that.
01:14:17I feel like you broke a Carrie Underwood
01:14:20note holding record somewhere.
01:14:23I don't know.
01:14:24We might have to test it out someday.
01:14:26Yeah, we'll have to time it one day,
01:14:27but listen, you're very, very spunky
01:14:30and you've got a great energy to you.
01:14:32But you know, just sing smart.
01:14:34Make sure you sing smart.
01:14:35I think that's song choice too.
01:14:37Yeah, that song.
01:14:38Like, because you are so bubbly and fun and spunky,
01:14:42like, should you go forward?
01:14:45Oh my gosh.
01:14:46If you keep your song choices like young and fun and spunky,
01:14:51that'll do you well.
01:14:52Iowa University is looking for that kind of energy
01:14:56to be on the cheering squad.
01:14:58Don't you think I think so?
01:15:00Shall we vote?
01:15:01Yes.
01:15:02Oh my God.
01:15:02Spinal.
01:15:03Yes.
01:15:05Yes, ma'am.
01:15:06I love it.
01:15:07Come get this.
01:15:09Oh, that's so good.
01:15:10You're going to Hollywood week.
01:15:12Oh, she was a buddy.
01:15:13She was a buddy.
01:15:14Alabama, come on.
01:15:16Yeah.
01:15:17Good job, Alabama.
01:15:18Here we go.
01:15:18You're representing.
01:15:20This is like so unreal.
01:15:22I see this on TV, and now like I'm holding it on TV,
01:15:25which is kind of the craziest thing in the world.
01:15:28Woo!
01:15:29She's got it.
01:15:31She's so funny.
01:15:32She's fun.
01:15:33She's fun.
01:15:34I love her.
01:15:35She's got a little Gabby Barrett kind of quality
01:15:37in there, too.
01:15:39This day was absolute perfection,
01:15:41and I'm going to Hollywood week.
01:15:43Yay!
01:15:49That was a wild ride there for the last 45 minutes.
01:15:53Yeah.
01:15:53Today was promising.
01:15:54I mean, we found some real talent.
01:15:58I'm already dreading, like, paring things down.
01:16:02Yeah.
01:16:03Ooh.
01:16:05Come on in.
01:16:06Don't be shy.
01:16:07Come on in.
01:16:07Watch this.
01:16:08How are you?
01:16:09I'm doing very well.
01:16:11Ah, so great.
01:16:12What is your name?
01:16:13My name is Royal.
01:16:14I'm 25 years old.
01:16:15I come from Puerto Rico.
01:16:18Puerto Rico.
01:16:19But a few months ago, I moved to California
01:16:21to pursue my music dream.
01:16:23So when you moved here, did you move to, like, Los Angeles?
01:16:27I moved to Death Valley.
01:16:28I work in Death Valley National Park.
01:16:30Death Valley.
01:16:31Yes, the hottest place on Earth.
01:16:33I stretched myself across four states, new lands, west coast, where my dreams lay.
01:16:48I've loved music since I was a little girl.
01:16:50Back home in Puerto Rico, I really tried every route, every way to be involved in music.
01:16:58But I feel like I never quite fit in that industry.
01:17:02I just didn't want to give up my dream.
01:17:05The things I want them all.
01:17:06I started searching on Google, Jobs with Housing USA, and this popped up.
01:17:12Maybe you should go.
01:17:14It was so different.
01:17:15As of right now, I work as a retail associate in the bike shop at Death Valley.
01:17:20My job consists of doing reservations, being the cashier, telling people about all the sites
01:17:28they can go out and explore in the national park.
01:17:31The plan was to save up money and then head to L.A. and keep pursuing music.
01:17:37I really didn't know what I was getting myself into.
01:17:40This is, like, crazy.
01:17:41I live over there by that mountain.
01:17:44The hardest thing has been leaving my whole world behind.
01:17:48When was the last time you saw your family?
01:17:49I saw them the day before arriving to Death Valley.
01:17:53It's been six months since I saw my mom my whole life.
01:17:56She told me, go follow your dream and I'll be here to help you always.
01:18:01I know I can hear her through the phone from Puerto Rico,
01:18:04but it's not the same to have that hug in person.
01:18:09I feel like she reminds me to be that little girl that had such big dreams.
01:18:24It says, God bless you.
01:18:26I want you to know I'll always be here to support you.
01:18:29Remember what I've always told you since you were little.
01:18:33Dreams do come true.
01:18:35Don't let anything or anyone stop you.
01:18:38I'm here with you in spirit.
01:18:40I love you with all my heart.
01:18:42Love, Mama.
01:18:43Oh, so beautiful.
01:18:45Thank you for that.
01:18:46Now that I made you cry or your mom made you cry,
01:18:50what are you going to sing for us?
01:18:51Maybe by Sienna's spiral.
01:18:53Oh, awesome.
01:18:54Okay.
01:18:54No, I can't wait to surprise her.
01:18:58How are you going to feel when you see her?
01:19:01I'm very happy and
01:19:05I don't know if I'm going to run or because I'm so excited.
01:19:14Happy.
01:19:27All I wanted was to be a hostage for you to tie me up and never let me leave.
01:19:40If we're honest, it took the longest time for you to even notice I was here.
01:19:52But now I'm feeling jaded.
01:19:56I thought I was your favorite.
01:19:59I believe that you for so long.
01:20:03Well, maybe this time you hurt like I did.
01:20:10You won't get no sympathy cause I got none from you.
01:20:15Better make up your mind.
01:20:18My mind's not confused.
01:20:21Nothing left in me that wants to leave a space for you.
01:20:27Maybe this time, maybe this time, maybe this time you feel like I do.
01:20:38It don't feel so good when it's your turning blue.
01:20:48Ooh.
01:20:52Oh.
01:20:58Don't fantasize when you picture me.
01:21:01When you close your eyes and I'm in your dreams.
01:21:04Don't matter to her.
01:21:05Don't matter to me.
01:21:07Think I care, I don't.
01:21:09Maybe this time you hurt like I do, you won't get no sympathy cause I got none from you.
01:21:21It all feels so good, oh, when it's your turning blue.
01:21:42Wow, okay, very good, thank you so much, that was really good, I'm kind of at a loss for
01:21:52words cause I didn't really know what to expect, your tone, I mean your range, you can feel
01:22:02just so much emotion, it's incredible, it really is, yeah.
01:22:07You open your mouth and it's just songbird, I really love the way you navigated a very
01:22:17difficult song and made it yours.
01:22:20We've heard that song quite a few times now and that was the first time I've heard someone
01:22:25give me the right experience with the song.
01:22:29You just really made that song come alive to me and I'm really looking forward to seeing
01:22:34you explore even more.
01:22:38Thank you so much.
01:22:39Yeah, I think we can vote but before we do, in your mom's note she said that she is with
01:22:48you in spirit but she is also with you right now, for real.
01:22:59Oh my god!
01:23:04Oh my god!
01:23:08Oh my god!
01:23:20Oh my god!
01:23:21Oh my god!
01:23:22Oh my god!
01:23:23Nothing's better than momma's hug, right?
01:23:25Oh my god!
01:23:27Oh my god!
01:23:27I don't need her vote.
01:23:28Let's tell her the good news.
01:23:30You're going to Hollywood week!
01:23:34Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
01:23:36I was calling her and I was like, she's not answering my calls.
01:23:39Like, she's not going to know if I made it or not as she was here.
01:23:43I'm so excited, happy, pro.
01:23:46I never would have thought I would be holding one of these in my hands.
01:23:50That was great.
01:23:51That was great.
01:23:52Awesome day, y'all.
01:23:53We're getting there.
01:23:55Class of 2026.
01:23:59I see a house up on the hill.
01:24:05This golden ticket is like that little bookmark that lets me know it's a new chapter.
01:24:14Mama, gracias.
01:24:18Thank you for being here.
01:24:20I will always remember this.
01:24:23We both made it.
01:24:30You're the last audition.
01:24:32Bring it home.
01:24:34You're going to Hollywood Week.
01:24:36Wow.
01:24:36With the guitar.
01:24:38Sir, is your name McBride?
01:24:39Am I in trouble?
01:24:39Yeah.
01:24:40Easy.
01:24:42It's a gift to hurt so much, you know, because it means that something was important there.
01:24:46I love you guys.
01:24:47He was gravity to us.
01:24:48He was my best friend.
01:24:50I didn't think I'd ever get to be somewhere like this.
01:24:52Aw.
01:24:53I can't believe we have not seen you in this room until now.
01:25:05You
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