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00:00:07tonight american idol reaches a crossroads in the competition who makes it through to
00:00:14america's vote we have to cut from 30 to 20. it's hard it's time let's do it it's all right
00:00:23a brand new round the ohana round is all about family i dedicate this song to you papa this
00:00:31songs for my mama my daddy my son my grandpa my lovely mother i can't look at her too long
00:00:36or i
00:00:36will immediately cry i think it's harder to perform in front of your family it's like a different kind
00:00:41of pressure expect unforgettable voices emotion laid bare every time i see my boy while i'm singing
00:00:51man he gives me an extra boost i love you boy but this time the judgment goes beyond our panel
00:00:57three groups will be charged with making some critical decisions the idols themselves ohana
00:01:03their family and a panel of top music influencers and pop culture taste makers the song is not big
00:01:11enough for that voice i absolutely loved her tone i know she has it and i wanted to see it
00:01:16so bad i
00:01:17think she nailed it each group will vote for the performance that moved them most earning the
00:01:23winners a platinum ticket that takes them straight to america's vote let's hear it one more time for
00:01:29the platinum ticket winners then the judges decide who earns the final spots in the top 20. my favorite is
00:01:37over here i will fight for her you better get her right now it gets to you that your journey
00:01:43could
00:01:43come to an end whose lives will change forever from alani a disney resort and spa in koalina hawaii
00:01:53this is american idol
00:02:12please give a warm welcome to my friend mr lionel
00:02:23oh
00:02:30music is one of the most important parts of hawaiian culture and our ohana our families
00:02:37our ohana surround us with love in good times in bad times
00:02:44but you know what there is no greater gift than you can give to our ohana than the gift of
00:02:50song
00:02:54enjoy everyone aloha
00:03:00not a bad day at the offense
00:03:08my name is jordan mccullough i'm 27 and i'm from murfreesboro tennessee it's mesmerizing to watch you
00:03:15oh my god we are in hawaii what is that we're going from pine trees to palm trees okay this
00:03:22is different
00:03:22all right y'all close your eyes now it was only one show we came here for tonight
00:03:30i would not be sitting here today if it wasn't for my entire family mom dad grandma uncles cousins
00:03:37to show up to places that i needed to perform or sing at now i get to live my dream
00:03:42yeah um wow that's
00:03:50that's what i'm going to be doing now i'm going to be doing now i'm going to be doing now
00:03:53i'm going to be doing now
00:03:54man it's going to mean so much
00:03:58to look out and see my family home mom and dad there
00:04:01uh tonight i dedicate this song as a tribute to my family when i think of this song i think
00:04:07of
00:04:07protection i think of love and care and so here's grandma's hands
00:04:11oh my god it's a great song
00:04:22grandma's hands
00:04:23clapped in church on sunday morning
00:04:28grandma's hands
00:04:29played a tambourine so well
00:04:34grandma's hands
00:04:35used to issue out a warning she said baby grandma understands
00:04:42that's right
00:04:43that you really love that man put yourself in
00:04:49grandma's hands
00:04:51can we take it up a little higher
00:05:02a piece of candy
00:05:06grandma's hands
00:05:08boy they really really came in handy
00:05:11she said daddy don't chill with that boy
00:05:16what you wanna speak for
00:05:18if i get to heaven
00:05:20i'll be looking for
00:05:28grandma
00:05:48where did he go from
00:05:50i don't know
00:05:51i don't know what happened to you in hawaii
00:05:59but let the congregation say amen
00:06:04you delivered thank you fantastic thank you thank you so much thank y'all
00:06:12what can you say after that
00:06:15my man met the holy ghost up in here brother
00:06:17he ain't left
00:06:18he ain't left
00:06:19he ain't left no crawl
00:06:19no one
00:06:20not one
00:06:20not one
00:06:21not nothing
00:06:22he uh never ceases to amaze
00:06:24there's no stage
00:06:26that's too big for him
00:06:27jordan got a platinum ticket
00:06:29i'm just if he didn't then then people are crazy
00:06:34so the hopefuls are excited for jordan
00:06:37but the voting for our three platinum tickets won't begin until all of the top 30 have performed
00:06:43one of these platinum tickets will be decided by our highly esteemed panel of industry experts
00:06:48who have a combined 150 million followers
00:06:53first up cheryl porter world-renowned voice coach and broadway superstar
00:07:00sasha farber four-time dancing with the stars finalist and international choreographer
00:07:07lauren gray has made a name for herself with her online notoriety and worldwide reach
00:07:14anthony gargiula is known for his crazy countertop riffs and viral kitchen collabs
00:07:22and with her finger on the pulse of the music industry for over two decades rolling stone
00:07:28co-editor-in-chief shirley halperin y'all access host and country music aficionado kelly sutton
00:07:35is a global media personality and tick tock power couple terry and kanaya are beloved for their
00:07:42unfiltered reaction videos and infectious energy
00:07:47i think the industry experts are gonna be incredibly impressed at the talent that we have
00:07:54in our top 30. we only get one platinum ticket to give away so let's see if we all agree
00:08:04i don't know how i'm gonna vote like everyone's me either one person going home from this group
00:08:09let alone 10 people it's just like and it's heartbreaking it's gonna rip my heart on my chest
00:08:17we have mary joe and chloe duking it out who wants to go first hollywood week i had to do
00:08:25singles
00:08:25that was hard for me god you did so good chloe you're in our top 30. what you're in our
00:08:32top 30. i feel
00:08:34pressure for this cut because i can't stop here i've already made it to this point hey buddy hey
00:08:42i miss you when i think about ohana i i think about kifton and when i get home we're gonna
00:08:50play with all
00:08:50your trucks yeah i miss him i just miss him i wish he could be here to see all of
00:08:57this i don't know
00:09:04today i'm gonna sing hello by adele i'm dedicating this to my son
00:09:19you got it you got it you got this
00:09:25hello hello it's me i was wondering if after all these years you like to me to go over
00:09:42everything i forgot and how we felt before the world fell at our feet there's such a different
00:09:53place between us between us and a million miles
00:10:03hello from the earth hello from the earth
00:10:09keep going keep going keep going keep going come on come on come on keep going she's got to start
00:10:14controlling her emotions
00:10:20i'm dedicating this i'm dedicating this to my son
00:10:43i'm dedicating this to my son
00:10:45i'm stopping for breaking your heart but it don't matter really
00:10:52clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore
00:11:01anymore
00:11:05yeah all right
00:11:07you're all right
00:11:11you're here because we love your voice it is not about the little things that can go wrong during
00:11:19the performance it really is how you shove it aside and finish strong because you got back on that
00:11:27horse and took off real quick way to finish strong
00:11:29i think i just got lost in myself a little bit you were so good baby congratulations thank you baby
00:11:43you did that comeback honey thank you i'm so glad i got to meet y'all you should be proud
00:11:47of yourself
00:11:47you should be proud of yourself here we go stand by let's clear all around thank you so much performing
00:11:52for all these people that can really make a difference in my life it's uh it's pretty nerve
00:11:57wracking i'm looking forward to this guy he can sing what's up everybody my name is lucas leon
00:12:05i'm 18 i'm gonna be singing the house that built me by miranda lambert my parents are here tonight
00:12:11and uh they're who really built me this one goes out to my family
00:12:20you know they say you can't go home again
00:12:28oh i just had to come back one last time
00:12:34ma'am i know you don't know me for madam
00:12:39but these handprints on the front steps are mine
00:12:45i thought if i could touch this place oh feeling
00:12:51this brokenness inside me might start healing
00:12:57you leave home and you move on and you do the best you can
00:13:02i got lost i got lost in this old world
00:13:06i forgot who i am
00:13:15i thought if i could touch this place oh feeling
00:13:21this brokenness inside me
00:13:23this brokenness inside me might start healing
00:13:25yeah yeah yeah yeah
00:13:27i'll hear it till i come to someone else
00:13:30i thought that maybe i could find myself
00:13:38if i could just come in i swear i'll leave
00:13:43it won't say nothing but a memory
00:13:47from the house that built me
00:14:09that's a true vocalist
00:14:13i mean you're so in control of your instrument it's kind of mind-blowing
00:14:19thank you very much and you have a really beautiful just soft sweet spot in your voice
00:14:25that i feel like just draws everybody in so i would love to hear more of that yes ma'am
00:14:36that song is just it's such a sweet song and it means so much and yeah it was it was
00:14:43beautiful
00:14:45just knowing that his parents are here hearing it this is really special i know i can't
00:14:52all right folks here we go take your lockups please stand by
00:14:57what's up guys my name is keila richardson i'm singing um a thousand years by christina perry
00:15:02dedicating it to my lovely son i want to let him know no matter how grown he gets i'm going
00:15:08to love
00:15:08him forever and every day we're getting one step closer to where we want to be
00:15:20heart beats fast colors and promises all of my down suddenly goes away somehow
00:15:43i have died every day waiting for you darling don't be afraid i am love you for a thousand
00:15:55sing i love you for a thousand ситу toi
00:16:04Oh, one step closer
00:16:13I have died every day waiting for you
00:16:18Darling, don't be afraid
00:16:21Because I love you for all the years
00:16:26I love you for all the years
00:16:31And all alone I believe that I would find you
00:16:38I love you for all the years
00:16:40And I love you for all the years
00:16:46I love you for all the years
00:16:51Oh, oh, oh, oh
00:17:06To have the gift of watching you and getting to watch him
00:17:11Like when I'm on stage and my boys are out there
00:17:13I don't know what they're doing
00:17:14And I feel like I just got a glimpse of what they might be doing
00:17:17With him on stage
00:17:18And it just made my mom's heart so happy
00:17:21Your talent is limitless
00:17:24Thank you
00:17:25Thank you, thank you, guys
00:17:27Wow
00:17:29Wow
00:17:31Every time I see him lay eyes on him
00:17:33While I'm singing on that stage
00:17:34Man, it gives me an extra boost
00:17:36If God willing
00:17:37I hope I make it to the top 20
00:17:39This is too hard
00:17:43It's difficult
00:17:44People really stepped it up to, you know, superstar level
00:17:47Everyone is amazing
00:17:49Sometimes before you can watch someone fly
00:17:52You have to let them hit rock bottom
00:18:01Hello, everybody
00:18:02My name is Braden Rumfelt
00:18:04I'm 22 years old
00:18:05And I'm from Murphy, North Carolina
00:18:17When I was a baby
00:18:19My dad would sit musical instruments at the bottom of our cribs
00:18:24And he felt like, you know, that was going to give us, like, these abilities
00:18:27Right
00:18:27Which it might have
00:18:28Who knows
00:18:29Will the circle be unbroken
00:18:34Growing up in a family where it's cool to sing
00:18:37You know, that's got me to this point
00:18:39If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be here
00:18:41Much less going to Hawaii
00:18:44For you to get here is, um
00:18:47It's powerful
00:18:49You let your light shine
00:18:51Before the world
00:19:05Some people live for the fortune
00:19:10Some people live just for the fame
00:19:15Some people think
00:19:20That the fears are cool things
00:19:23Define
00:19:25What's within
00:19:27And I've been
00:19:31There before
00:19:32And that life's so poor
00:19:35So full
00:19:37Of the superficial
00:19:39And some people want it all
00:19:44But I don't want nothing at all
00:19:47If it ain't you, baby
00:19:50If I ain't got you, baby
00:19:53Some people want time to reach
00:19:56Some just want everything
00:19:59But everything
00:20:00But everything means nothing
00:20:02If I ain't got you
00:20:05Ooh, yeah
00:20:09Ooh, yeah
00:20:11Ooh, yeah
00:20:13Ooh
00:20:14Ooh
00:20:14Ooh
00:20:14Ooh
00:20:14Sing it
00:20:15If I ain't got you
00:20:17You, you
00:20:18Some people want it all
00:20:21But I don't want nothing at all
00:20:24If it ain't you, baby
00:20:40If I ain't got you, baby
00:21:01Kids singing
00:21:01I feel like I just had the biggest smile on my face the whole time
00:21:07Your voice is just velvety and big
00:21:11You've got a lot of power in there
00:21:13And in all the right places
00:21:15Thank you
00:21:15It's good to see you all again
00:21:16You're good
00:21:19Love you, boys
00:21:21You know what?
00:21:21I was like seeing this family
00:21:23And the connection is exact
00:21:25That's exactly what I wanted to see
00:21:26It was that
00:21:27I thought he had really great control and power to his voice
00:21:31But he hit a couple of rough notes
00:21:34Here we go
00:21:36Performing in front of the editor of Rolling Stone
00:21:39Jeez Louise
00:21:40There's so many other eyes on us who get a say in our future
00:21:44It's a little frightening
00:21:46Oh, come on, man
00:21:49I'm Hannah Harper from Southeast Missouri
00:21:52And I'm going to sing a country classic that my grandpa used to sing
00:21:54To honor his musical legacy
00:21:56I'm really excited about the Ohana round to have the chance to honor my grandpa
00:22:00He was a patriarch
00:22:01So many branches of talented people that came from him
00:22:05He played music until the day he died
00:22:07Good music that we can all relate to as a family
00:22:11And we all play together at it
00:22:12And everybody likes it
00:22:13Bluegrass and gospel
00:22:15That's what keeps us together
00:22:17The legacy that he left was such a strong impression on my life
00:22:21I want to do the same for my kids
00:22:24I wish my grandpa was here to hear it
00:22:25My grandma's going to be here
00:22:26And she's going to be so thrilled
00:22:28Because it was his favorite song
00:22:29I know your life
00:22:34On earth was troubled
00:22:38And only you could know the pain
00:22:46You weren't afraid to face the devil
00:22:55You were no stranger to the rain
00:23:03Go rest high on that mountain
00:23:11Son, your work on earth is done
00:23:21Come to heaven
00:23:26Come to heaven
00:23:27Come to heaven
00:23:28Come to heaven
00:23:28Come to heaven
00:23:28I shall be love for the Father
00:23:33Love for the Father
00:23:35and the Son
00:23:39Go rest high on that mountain
00:23:45Oh, Lord
00:23:47I love her too
00:23:47Son, your work on earth is done.
00:23:55Go to heaven, up shall be love for the Father and the Son.
00:24:27Gosh, there are so many parallels with your voice and Dolly and just, it's just so beautifully
00:24:35country.
00:24:36But just remember that key that you got to at the end and really live in that space because
00:24:40your voice really opened up there, you've got the goods and that was, your voice is so
00:24:45beautiful to me.
00:24:53You can definitely see that she was missing something because she usually plays the guitar.
00:24:58But I don't know, I think she really delivered it and she felt like she was herself.
00:25:03I mean, obviously everybody can sing because they're here.
00:25:06But there's going to only be a handful that can make it to that star quality, you know?
00:25:10Say that again.
00:25:11What did you just, no, what did you just say?
00:25:13It was important.
00:25:14I said, would you go for the best singer or would you go for someone who you know would
00:25:19sell tickets, has a look and has a boast?
00:25:22These are the questions we have to ask ourselves.
00:25:24They should say they can make it to that star quality, you know?
00:25:3120 years old!
00:25:31Hi guys.
00:25:32Um, my name is Genevieve Hayward.
00:25:35Today I will be singing your song by Elton John.
00:25:37I picked this song today because the last time that my father was in Hawaii. He was on leave from
00:25:44Vietnam
00:25:45Give it up for my dad
00:25:49If I could give you the world I would but for right now, I'm just gonna start with the song
00:25:59It's a little bit funny
00:26:03This feeling inside
00:26:06I'm not one of those who can easily hide
00:26:14I don't have much money, but boy
00:26:18If I did
00:26:21I'd buy a big house where we both could live
00:26:31If I was a sculptor
00:26:34But then I can't know
00:26:37Or a man who makes potions in a traveling shot
00:26:46I've lost that choice
00:26:48I've lost that choice
00:27:14Wow
00:27:14That was so unexpected
00:27:14I'm not that it's done
00:27:16I hope you don't mind
00:27:19I hope you don't mind
00:27:21I hope you don't mind
00:27:21That I put down in love
00:27:27Sing it!
00:27:28Wow, wow, wow
00:27:30How wonderful life is
00:27:33While you're in the world
00:27:45What a boy
00:27:46Identity is hard when you sing such an iconic song like Elton's
00:27:51But for you to hang on
00:27:53And keep in control of that
00:27:55Is amazing
00:27:56Way to come out here and
00:27:59Box, alright?
00:28:01Thank you guys
00:28:02Thank you guys
00:28:07I loved her
00:28:08Listen, I always go for the rocker girls
00:28:10And she nailed it
00:28:12I really liked her energy
00:28:14I loved her grit
00:28:16I like honestly
00:28:17I'm like not an emotional person
00:28:18But like
00:28:19I thought about my mom and dad
00:28:20And just like
00:28:21How they've literally been there for me since day one
00:28:24Well, it's okay
00:28:28Those parents are having to be extra parental today
00:28:30Oh my god
00:28:33Hi everyone
00:28:33My name is Abayami Lewis
00:28:35And I will be singing Rise Up by Andrea Day
00:28:38I'm doing this song for my mother
00:28:40She is a single parent
00:28:42And life is not easy being a single parent
00:28:44She has taught me to rise up against all things that I'm dealing with
00:28:49And it inspires me
00:28:51I know I can rise up
00:28:53We will rise
00:28:55We will rise
00:28:57We will rise
00:28:59We will rise
00:29:07We will rise
00:29:10We will rise
00:29:10We will rise
00:29:12We will rise
00:29:12We will rise
00:29:12We will rise
00:29:12We will rise like the dead
00:29:13We will rise up
00:29:14We will rise up
00:29:14We will rise up
00:29:15We will rise up
00:29:16We will rise up
00:29:16We will rise up
00:29:18We will rise up
00:29:19We will rise up
00:29:21We will rise up
00:29:22We will rise like the dead
00:29:23Yeah
00:29:53Thank you
00:30:00She's freaking 16 and she's like a Disney star, you know what I mean?
00:30:05Yeah, and for singer to have like that big belt and a beautiful head voice like that is so rare
00:30:11If the tide takes California
00:30:16I'm so glad I got to hold ya
00:30:20My family has always been by my side throughout my entire music journey, so it's really exciting to do this
00:30:27Ohana rap
00:30:28My parents have always sacrificed so much time and everything for this
00:30:41And it means so much to me that they're here right now and doing all this. It really means a
00:30:45lot
00:30:50I'm so glad I got to know
00:30:52And if the sky falls from heaven above
00:30:59Oh, I know I had the best time falling into love
00:31:09And for a while you were all mine
00:31:14I spent a lifetime giving you my heart
00:31:18I swear that I'll be yours forever
00:31:20I'll be yours forever
00:31:22I'll be yours forever
00:31:28I'll be yours forever
00:31:30Till forever falls apart
00:31:34Oh
00:31:39Thank you so much
00:31:42Breath of fresh air
00:31:47How many are we getting rid of tonight?
00:31:49So there's 30, and we have to get down to 20.
00:31:52Oh, 10.
00:31:53Oh, God.
00:31:54Yeah.
00:31:54Here we go, folks.
00:31:55Stand by.
00:31:56I'm worried.
00:31:57There's a lot of talented people that are in this group.
00:32:00Let's please give it up for Brian Thomas.
00:32:06I can't point a finger at anyone I don't think is going to make it to the top 20, which
00:32:10makes it so scary.
00:32:12This next song goes out to all the people that we've had to leave behind in order to pursue our
00:32:17dreams.
00:32:18For this round, I'll be singing Landslide by Fleetwood Mac.
00:32:20This song is kind of about change.
00:32:23I just recently moved to South Florida in the pursuit of love.
00:32:27I hardly see anyone now.
00:32:29I kind of lost my family.
00:32:31It's just one of those seasons of life.
00:32:34Hey, bud.
00:32:35I'm super proud of you.
00:32:37I know how you've been dreaming about this your whole life, having you here.
00:32:43I just get to spend the time.
00:32:50I miss you.
00:32:52I miss you.
00:32:54I miss being home.
00:32:56I love you with all my heart.
00:32:57You too.
00:33:06Well, I've been afraid of changing
00:33:12Cause I've built my life around you
00:33:19Great, I'm afraid of changing
00:33:21But time makes you older
00:33:25Even children get older
00:33:29And I'm getting older too
00:33:36So take my love, take it down
00:33:45Come the mountain and turn around
00:33:51And if you see my reflection
00:33:55In the snow-colored hell
00:34:03Maybe the landslide will bring it down
00:34:10Oh, the landslide brought me down
00:34:26Thank you, guys.
00:34:27Wow.
00:34:29Wow.
00:34:30Wow.
00:34:31Brian, well, before you sing, I know talking to your family and telling them how much you love them
00:34:37Is emotional
00:34:38We still gotta remember
00:34:40I got a song to deliver
00:34:41And I gotta make sure I'm knocking this thing out start to finish
00:34:45Now, you're one of my favorite voices
00:34:47But it got a little screamy a little bit
00:34:50So just curb down some of that over-raspy, gravelly stuff
00:34:55Thank you so much
00:34:58I was trying my hardest to get through this song
00:35:00And that just wasn't what the judges were looking for this round
00:35:03He was trying real hard
00:35:04He doesn't need to
00:35:06He did a really good job
00:35:07I'm so proud
00:35:08I'm glad my dad got to see it
00:35:10Cause it might have been my last performance of the idol
00:35:18Welcome back to Idol's Ohana Round
00:35:20Where Ray is hoping to make it to America's vote
00:35:23I was looking in the camera and I was like
00:35:25This is so giving Love Island confessional
00:35:27It is
00:35:29Hi, everyone
00:35:31My name is Ray
00:35:32I'm gonna be singing I'll Be There by the Jackson Five
00:35:35Yes
00:35:35I wanted to dedicate this song to my sister
00:35:39My heart, my soul, everything
00:35:41My sister Jamie is one of the most important people in my life
00:35:45She's the only person that really understands me
00:35:48And what I'm going through
00:35:51I just love you so much
00:35:53This is for you
00:35:53My promise to you that I'll always be there for you
00:35:56So sweet
00:35:57A sister's love
00:35:59Ain't nothing like a sister's love now
00:36:01You and I must make a pact
00:36:06We must bring salvation back
00:36:13Okay
00:36:14Where there is love
00:36:18I'll be there
00:36:23Oh my God
00:36:25Oh my God
00:36:26I'll reach out my hand to you
00:36:30Come on, girl
00:36:32I'll have faith in all you do
00:36:37You better sing the song now
00:36:39Where there is love
00:36:43I'll be there
00:36:50I'll be there
00:36:51I'll be there
00:36:52I'll be there
00:36:52I'll be there to comfort you
00:36:54Build my world of dreams around you
00:36:57I'm so glad I found you, baby
00:37:01What is going on?
00:37:02I'll be there
00:37:03With the love so strong
00:37:06I'll be there
00:37:07I'll be there
00:37:09You know I'll keep falling on
00:37:15I'll be there
00:37:17There you go
00:37:19There you go
00:37:20There you go
00:37:21I'll be there
00:37:23Yeah
00:37:28I'll be there
00:37:48Sing it, baby
00:37:49I think America's gonna be there
00:37:51I think so
00:37:52You always just command the stage so perfectly
00:37:56Such confidence
00:37:58And I tell you
00:38:00You are one of our exceptional voices that we have
00:38:03It's just really awesome to watch
00:38:06You be able to tell your sister how much you love her
00:38:10And you are a serious contender
00:38:12That was a great performance
00:38:14Thank you so much
00:38:16I love my sister so much
00:38:18I'm just
00:38:19Seeing her just gave me
00:38:20All the nerves went away
00:38:22She came out
00:38:23Handbrakes off
00:38:24No stops
00:38:25Just went in
00:38:26And I loved it
00:38:26Love it
00:38:27So good
00:38:31Thank you guys so much
00:38:33I'm Jake Thistle from New Jersey
00:38:34And I'm playing a song called Sleep On Me
00:38:36Which is an original
00:38:37It was really important for me to play an original during this round
00:38:40Because my parents and my family
00:38:41They've always been really supportive of me writing songs
00:38:45When I was really young
00:38:46A family friend played guitar
00:38:47And he gave me one because I was a toddler
00:38:50And it made noise
00:38:52I started gigging when I was nine years old
00:38:54And my parents drove me to every gig
00:38:55Until I could get my license
00:38:56And it meant a lot to have that foundation
00:38:59They're not here physically with me in Hawaii
00:39:00But my parents do know that I'm dedicating this song to them
00:39:03It's gonna be really special
00:39:05These hours aren't meant for conversation time
00:39:09Well, confident, yeah
00:39:11It's too soon for tomorrow
00:39:13Too late for tonight
00:39:16That's why I'm shaking and pacing like I forgot my life
00:39:23And I wrote the show
00:39:26And I've lived the life
00:39:28The sky looks so vacant
00:39:33On these kind of nights
00:39:37It's gone when you're placing
00:39:43It's gone when you're placing
00:39:44Your cautious head and mine
00:39:49Forever maintaining
00:39:51All right
00:39:53The illusion that we are gonna be all right
00:40:00So sleep on me
00:40:01Sleep on me
00:40:03One day I'm gonna get it right
00:40:06Sleep on me
00:40:07Sleep on
00:40:08I'm gonna make it up
00:40:10To your kind of guy
00:40:12Trying to be
00:40:13Trying to be
00:40:15Someone who you like
00:40:18Oh, sleep on me
00:40:20Sleep on
00:40:21I'm a stranger back to sight
00:40:24Hey!
00:40:26Wow!
00:40:27Thank you so much!
00:40:29I appreciate it, thank you
00:40:29I felt like I was at his show
00:40:31I love it
00:40:32Yeah
00:40:32All right, Jake
00:40:33So you know you took a big chance
00:40:36Keep those vocals just as you started out at the beginning
00:40:38Strong
00:40:39Keep it all the way through
00:40:42But as a songwriter to a songwriter
00:40:44You did well
00:40:45Thank you so much
00:40:46Really kind of you guys
00:40:47Thank you
00:40:50You could hear him in a studio
00:40:53And like
00:40:54Lock him right there
00:40:55It's like watching
00:40:56Young Bruce Springsteen
00:40:59There you go
00:40:59Paul Simon
00:41:00There you go
00:41:01Dylan
00:41:01I don't know, he ain't the artist
00:41:02He's an artist
00:41:04Sleep on me
00:41:05Sleep on me
00:41:07Sleep on me
00:41:09Kiss me
00:41:10I liked it
00:41:22I'm Brooks
00:41:23I'm from Bel Air, Maryland
00:41:24I'm gonna be singing
00:41:26Everywhere, Everything
00:41:26Because family's everywhere
00:41:29And they mean everything
00:41:31I love this song
00:41:38I love this song
00:42:01Long year
00:42:02And all of our books
00:42:04Pages
00:42:05Dog year
00:42:07We write out the ends
00:42:09For all wrongs dear
00:42:12And forget to read
00:42:16This is one of the most unique voices I've ever heard in my life
00:42:20Yet the sun was collapsing
00:42:25Until the seas rose
00:42:29And the buildings came crashing
00:42:37Everywhere, Everything
00:42:38Everywhere, Everything
00:42:39I'm gonna love you
00:42:41Till we're food for the worms to eat
00:42:43Till our fingers decompose
00:42:48Keep my hands in yours
00:42:54Drop slowly
00:42:56Know every route in this county
00:43:00Maybe that ain't such a bad thing
00:43:05Tell you where not to speak
00:43:13Everywhere, Everything
00:43:15Love you
00:43:17Till we're food for the worms to eat
00:43:20Till our fingers decompose
00:43:25Keep my hands in yours
00:43:32Keep my hands in yours
00:43:34Keep my hands in yours
00:43:37What is it, Wayne?
00:43:38What is it, Anthony?
00:43:42It's me
00:43:43Oh, Brooks
00:43:46Every time you open your mouth and sing
00:43:48I want more
00:43:49I feel like we've seen you already
00:43:52Like kind of stepping in
00:43:53Getting a little more confidence in yourself
00:43:55Just keep leaning into that
00:43:57And it's so fun to watch
00:43:59And it's so fun to listen to
00:44:00Thank you so much
00:44:07Thanks, bye
00:44:10Charlie
00:44:14I'm obsessed with her
00:44:15So unassuming
00:44:16And I watched this crowd over here
00:44:18They weren't expecting that to come out
00:44:19What kind of alien, unexpected, crazy voice was that?
00:44:24Where'd that voice come from?
00:44:26I've never heard a tone like that
00:44:32Welcome back
00:44:33As our Ohana round continues
00:44:36Lionel checks in on the families
00:44:38I love watching this, boy
00:44:39I don't
00:44:41It's just agonizing
00:44:42Against parents
00:44:43Who might be struggling
00:44:44With tonight's decision
00:44:45To award
00:44:46One platinum ticket
00:44:48I don't know
00:44:48What y'all are going through
00:44:49But hang in there, y'all
00:44:52I know
00:44:52They're all doing so incredible
00:44:54Yeah
00:44:55Everyone's doing amazing
00:45:09Thank you so much
00:45:14Big boy
00:45:14Love you
00:45:15Well, we are keeping tabs on everybody
00:45:17On that piece of paper
00:45:18So we're going to vote based on our notes
00:45:21We're very serious
00:45:22I'll tell you
00:45:23It's very difficult
00:45:24And the second platinum ticket decision
00:45:27Belongs to the industry experts
00:45:30The truth is
00:45:30Everybody deserves a shot
00:45:32The talent is so high
00:45:33That everyone literally deserves this
00:45:35But who are we going to give it to?
00:45:38It ain't about how fast I get there
00:45:41It ain't about what's waiting on the other side
00:45:51It ain't right
00:46:00The third platinum ticket will be chosen by the idols themselves
00:46:04I just see exceptional talent
00:46:07And I just don't know how I'm going to narrow that down at all
00:46:11I don't, I don't know
00:46:12When everything's meant to be broken
00:46:16I just want you to know who I am
00:46:21I just want you to know who I am
00:46:50It feels insane to be in the top 30
00:46:52There's a lot of pressure knowing that 10 people are going to go home
00:46:55One, two
00:46:56Yeah, sounds good
00:46:57My dad for this round suggested photograph by Ed Sheeran
00:47:01Ed Sheeran has always been one of my favorite singers
00:47:03He had a stutter when he was younger and he's been super open about it
00:47:06It's crazy, it's like the perfect song
00:47:08I relate to it in so many ways
00:47:10I'm dedicating this song
00:47:12To my grandpa
00:47:14He passed away six years ago
00:47:16But he was a photographer
00:47:17And he spent so much of his life
00:47:20Capturing the most important moments of other people's lives
00:47:22I just felt like I could really be myself around him
00:47:28And we could laugh with each other
00:47:33Even though he can't be here taking pictures of me
00:47:36I know he's watching right now
00:47:39Looking back at photos of him
00:47:40Reminds me of the love that my whole family shared with him
00:47:43I'm going to be thinking about him
00:47:45And just reminding the world of how great he was
00:47:56Loving can hurt
00:48:01Loving can hurt sometimes
00:48:05It is the only thing that I know
00:48:12It is the only thing that makes us feel alive
00:48:23We keep this love in a photograph
00:48:27We make his memories for ourselves
00:48:32When our eyes are never closing
00:48:35Hearts are never broken
00:48:37Times forever frozen still
00:48:41So you can keep me
00:48:44Inside the pocket of your riches
00:48:49Holding me closer till our eyes meet
00:48:54You won't ever be alone
00:48:58Wait for me to come home
00:49:02Wait for me to come home
00:49:07Wait for me to come home
00:49:20When I'm away
00:49:22When I'm away
00:49:22I will remember how you kissed me
00:49:28Under the lamppost back on 6th street
00:49:33Hearing you whisper through the phone
00:49:40Wait for me to come home
00:49:44Wait for me to come home
00:49:45Oh, my God!
00:49:49Oh, my God!
00:49:51Oh, my God!
00:49:51Oh, my God!
00:49:52Oh, my God!
00:49:55Oh, my God!
00:49:55I mean, it's honest, and it's real,
00:49:58and it's believable, and it's just beautiful.
00:50:02Thank you so much.
00:50:03Thank you, guys.
00:50:08Dude, insane, insane vocal.
00:50:11I love listening to them talk about it.
00:50:14He was so consistent, start to finish.
00:50:15He went viral already, and I can see why, you know?
00:50:19You can tell when somebody's humble,
00:50:21the way he's standing up here,
00:50:22I think that matters a lot.
00:50:23It now comes down to who cuts through.
00:50:26Yeah.
00:50:34Hello, hello, everyone.
00:50:35My name is Sheldon Riley, and I'm from Australia.
00:50:38I just want to quickly say how beautiful it is to me
00:50:40to see all you family here for this God-given talent
00:50:44over this side.
00:50:45I know what the sacrifice is to be here.
00:50:47Unfortunately, I don't have family here with me today.
00:50:52I actually haven't had family with me in a long time
00:50:55on this music journey of mine.
00:50:58Sorry.
00:50:59We got us!
00:50:59We got us!
00:51:02Sorry, sorry.
00:51:05Sometimes in life, when you are not handed the right cards
00:51:08and put in the right family with the right people,
00:51:14you have to build your own family and your own home,
00:51:16and that's what Ohana is to me.
00:51:18So I'm really grateful to be here,
00:51:21and thank you for having me,
00:51:22and thank you for being my little family here with me.
00:51:24So, yeah.
00:51:30I'm singing To Build A Home by Patrick Watson.
00:51:33It's about building that home for yourself,
00:51:35that place where you don't feel alone.
00:51:38I think a big reason why I've come to American Idol
00:51:40is that I've found that for myself.
00:51:42You know, I've built my own Ohana,
00:51:43so it feels like the perfect song to celebrate
00:51:45everyone that's made that happen.
00:51:47There is a house built out of stone
00:51:55Oh, this is a place where I
00:52:01I don't feel alone
00:52:04Oh, this is a place where I
00:52:11I feel at home
00:52:17Oh, oh, oh, oh
00:52:22And it does.
00:52:51Oh, yeah.
00:52:55Oh, and I, I, I, oh, I've been a home for you, for me, yeah, and I heard it's time
00:53:17to leave, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:53:25Oh, and I love you, my lady.
00:53:35I build a house.
00:53:40No.
00:53:41I build a home.
00:53:56I'm so sorry.
00:53:58You good?
00:53:59Yeah, I'm good.
00:54:00I'm good.
00:54:01You have so much talent and range and power in your vocals.
00:54:09I feel like your brain just gets in the way.
00:54:12I feel like you're kind of building up some walls in front of us every time you sing.
00:54:19But you don't need to do that because you're enough.
00:54:24Get here.
00:54:26That was some words of wisdom right there.
00:54:29It's just going to be a mind game I have to kind of work through.
00:54:33I don't know.
00:54:34The industry has been really nasty to me.
00:54:36I've had to put walls up for a long time.
00:54:40I think that what is going to come out of this experience for him, he'll actually find himself.
00:54:47Yeah.
00:54:48Carrie, that was good.
00:54:48You better preach.
00:54:50That was so good.
00:54:51That was deep.
00:54:52All right.
00:55:03My name is Julian Kalel.
00:55:04I'm 19 years old from El Paso, Texas, and I wrote this song called Surrender.
00:55:09I auditioned with this song for my very, very first audition.
00:55:12My family was there.
00:55:14Feels like it was only yesterday that I was in that room with those judges.
00:55:17When I wrote the song Surrender, I was really, really down.
00:55:22So I went to my dad, and he told me that anxiety, the fear, whatever's out of your control,
00:55:27let it stay out of your control.
00:55:29It's not worth your fear.
00:55:31He was the one that said, surrender.
00:55:34Surrender those feelings.
00:55:36Not only were we able to help him reach lighter place, it actually turned into a song.
00:55:48To see him arrive on this stage, this is everything that we've prayed for.
00:55:56I just want to dedicate this song to you, Papa.
00:55:59Thank you for always being by my side through my absolute worst and my best.
00:56:04And I love you.
00:56:05Love you, Michael.
00:56:06Bye.
00:56:07Bye.
00:56:07He kissed the cross.
00:56:10I always do that.
00:56:25There's a hole in my chest, knock me down, lay me to rest.
00:56:35Drown my thoughts with kerosene.
00:56:40Bring my fears to my soul.
00:56:44Oh, wow.
00:56:45I'm tired of fighting, tired of keeping up the side.
00:56:49Now I'm a couple ties in, memories are flooding by.
00:56:54So I surrender.
00:56:56Oh.
00:56:58If it's more than I have wished, I'll raise a flag.
00:57:01But fate is an incense.
00:57:04Oh, I'm tired, it's empty.
00:57:08So I'll let it go, my soul, and all that's left.
00:57:12But I hope I pass your test.
00:57:16I'll be gone without a sound when my heart fails me and I'm not around.
00:57:22I'm floating on the paths I used to cross.
00:57:27Something stops me, guess I've found.
00:57:30The stories end, it's all clear now.
00:57:33The only feeling bigger than love is lost.
00:57:37So I, so do.
00:57:40If it's more than I have wished, I'll raise a flag.
00:57:45But fate is in his hands.
00:57:47You know I'm tired as ever.
00:57:50Oh, I'm tired as ever.
00:57:56Oh, I surrender.
00:58:01Oh, I surrender.
00:58:07Oh, I surrender.
00:58:10Oh, I surrender.
00:58:11Oh, I surrender.
00:58:12Oh, I surrender.
00:58:13Oh, I surrender.
00:58:16You're so solid.
00:58:18I mean, I've heard you do that song before.
00:58:21And the fact that you've written that song, just even
00:58:24some of the changes in the core progression are so mature
00:58:28and far beyond your age.
00:58:31Thank you so much.
00:58:32Star of Magic, one of my favorite performances of the night.
00:58:35Yeah.
00:58:36Love you.
00:58:36Thank you so much.
00:58:38To get the opportunity to even play that song on a stage like this, I'm just glad that I never
00:58:43gave up.
00:58:44It's come full circle for him to share it with his sister.
00:58:47It's made it all the more special.
00:58:49It just makes me so, so thankful to be loved by my parents and my family, and I'm just so
00:58:55grateful.
00:59:04It takes me back to the construction days.
00:59:07Back it up.
00:59:09My name's Cutter Bradley.
00:59:11I'm from Florence, Alabama.
00:59:12Florence, Alabama.
00:59:13I know where you're from.
00:59:14I used to be a welder and a machinist, so I went to college for that.
00:59:18I've worked many jobs, from carpentry, welding, to construction.
00:59:23But music, ever since I did music, something was just poking at me like, I got to see how far
00:59:28I could take it.
00:59:29I'll be singing some Jason Aldean, Amarillo Sky.
00:59:32And the reason I picked that song is because it's a song about hard work, dedicated to my parents right
00:59:37here,
00:59:37because they showed me what hard work is, and it's rubbed off on me, because I'm hard working for my
00:59:43dreams right now.
00:59:44That's right.
00:59:48This is a lot of tempo I was hoping for.
00:59:51I love it.
00:59:52It gets up before the dawn, packs and lunch and thermos full of coffee.
01:00:00It's another day in the dusty haze, the burning rays are wearing down and rotting.
01:00:09The piece is worth the price of gold, it's the cheapest thing he's ever sold.
01:00:16Come on now.
01:00:17He's still holding on.
01:00:20Just takes a tractor another round, pulls a plow across the ground, sends up another prayer.
01:00:32He says, Lord, I never complain, I never ask why.
01:00:36Please don't let my dreams run dry.
01:00:39Please don't let my dreams run dry.
01:00:41Underneath, underneath this Amarillo sky.
01:00:50And he takes a tractor another round.
01:00:54And he takes a tractor another round, another round.
01:00:57Another round.
01:00:57And he takes a tractor another round, another round.
01:01:02Come on, Lord.
01:01:03He says, I never complain, I never ask why.
01:01:06Please don't let my dreams run dry.
01:01:11Go to me, go to me
01:01:13The Samarillo sky
01:01:19Thank y'all.
01:01:25Great song choice for you,
01:01:27and I tell you, rocking overalls in Hawaii.
01:01:30I tell you what, that's pretty amazing.
01:01:33You really impressed me with where you went vocally.
01:01:36I enjoyed it. Great job.
01:01:38Thank you so much.
01:01:41Taking the part, playing it, slinging it around,
01:01:43and then going out to the audience, I was like,
01:01:46Hey, I see you, I see you.
01:01:48A lot of crushing down there?
01:01:50Yes.
01:01:51Carrie, Carrie's crushing too.
01:01:53I said, no.
01:01:54I see where you're coming from,
01:01:57and you are a correct man.
01:02:00With the added pressure of not only the judges,
01:02:02but also the industry experts deciding their fate,
01:02:06the weight of the moment
01:02:07is getting this up.
01:02:09The industry experts are going to be voting for us,
01:02:11which is scary.
01:02:13She was missing, was a little bit of confidence.
01:02:15You can tell she's one of the younger performers.
01:02:17She doesn't have the experience.
01:02:19There'll absolutely be more pressure.
01:02:20I thought she was a superstar.
01:02:22I agree.
01:02:25That's a steal wrong.
01:02:27It's super scary to know that they're going to be watching and judging.
01:02:30It looked like she was a little bored.
01:02:33No, what are you talking about?
01:02:35Oh, my goodness.
01:02:36That was storytelling.
01:02:38I wish you would have looked over here,
01:02:40but I thought she brought the power to the song.
01:02:43That was beautiful.
01:02:44Okay.
01:02:44The way she said it sounds better than you say.
01:02:47I hate what you said.
01:02:48Yeah.
01:02:49Definitely got to bring my A game.
01:02:51I got to, you know,
01:02:52I got to do something.
01:02:54You got it, Mike.
01:02:58You got a chance to take it.
01:03:03Take it while you got a chance.
01:03:07You got a dream,
01:03:09chase it.
01:03:10Cause a dream won't chase you back.
01:03:13You're gonna love somebody.
01:03:16Hold on as long and as strong.
01:03:18As close as you can.
01:03:20Until you can.
01:03:23You're just a baby.
01:03:25It just felt like it was,
01:03:27something was a little off.
01:03:28Maybe it wasn't his best performance.
01:03:30I was seeing like a country Bieber
01:03:33with the, you know,
01:03:35the little hair flip.
01:03:37Yes!
01:03:37Yes!
01:03:39That's exactly right!
01:03:41Shirley, the co-editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone
01:03:44is going to be here.
01:03:45I am like freaking out.
01:03:50Hi, everyone.
01:03:51My name is Kendall.
01:03:52And today I'm actually singing a song
01:03:54that I wrote.
01:03:55It's called Woman of Me.
01:03:57I wrote it for my mom.
01:03:58I can't look at her too long
01:03:59or I will immediately cry.
01:04:01My mom is my favorite person
01:04:03in the whole entire world.
01:04:04She has been a backbone
01:04:07and just a rock in my life.
01:04:11But growing up,
01:04:12we had a tendency to clash.
01:04:15I was a pretty rebellious kid.
01:04:16Like, I started hanging around
01:04:17with the wrong people.
01:04:19Dropped out of school,
01:04:19moved all the way
01:04:20to the other side of the country
01:04:22in L.A.
01:04:23I needed to go and explore
01:04:25the world and learn
01:04:26and fall flat on my face.
01:04:28And I'm sure that, like,
01:04:31I'm sure that really broke her heart,
01:04:33you know?
01:04:37Whoa.
01:04:39I think that sometimes
01:04:40before you can watch someone fly,
01:04:43you have to let them hit rock bottom.
01:04:45And it was the hardest thing
01:04:47that I've ever done.
01:04:48She was 18 years old
01:04:50and she needed to go.
01:04:52She needed to figure it out.
01:04:55Having a mother
01:04:56that loved me enough
01:04:58to let me go
01:04:59but be standing there
01:05:01with open arms
01:05:02when I ran back
01:05:06is a gratitude
01:05:07I can't fully even express.
01:05:09And so I tried
01:05:10with this song.
01:05:11And I just,
01:05:13I really want to honor her with this.
01:05:14I really want her to understand
01:05:16just how special she is to me.
01:05:26I'm the daughter
01:05:27of a God-fearing woman
01:05:31Countless nights
01:05:32she probably laid there awake
01:05:34To her surprise
01:05:37I did everything
01:05:39I shouldn't
01:05:40on a wall
01:05:41Both hearts would break
01:05:46From time to time
01:05:48there's a look in her eyes
01:05:52She didn't think
01:05:53she did it right
01:05:54Oh, God.
01:05:56She was the life
01:05:58when there was
01:05:59no light I could see
01:06:01gave me a reason
01:06:04to fight
01:06:06She wiped my eyes
01:06:09when the world
01:06:10turned its back on me
01:06:12Taught me all
01:06:13my wrong from rights
01:06:17Couldn't fit all
01:06:19of my thanks
01:06:21in a bottle
01:06:22It'd break before
01:06:24it'd drift into a sea
01:06:27She was a girl
01:06:30She was a girl
01:06:30before she was a woman
01:06:32Now she's made a woman
01:06:35of me
01:06:36Oh
01:06:37Very good
01:06:38She waved my eyes
01:06:41when the world
01:06:42turned its back on me
01:06:44Taught me all
01:06:45my wrong from rights
01:06:47I could have
01:06:50I could move my
01:06:51I could have
01:06:55through my
01:07:07She's made a woman, she's made a woman, she's made a woman of me.
01:07:21That songwriting is incredible.
01:07:25Oh, Kendall, I just want to hear more of your songs.
01:07:29You're such a great storyteller.
01:07:31And you have the voice to back it all up.
01:07:35So if this was truly a moment meant for you right now.
01:07:40Thank you so much.
01:07:47Perfect, no complaints. That's my American Idol.
01:07:50I'm so proud of her.
01:07:53I couldn't even look at my mom like I knew I would cry, but she was right there on my
01:07:57heart.
01:07:58And I just like felt her and that was such a special moment.
01:08:01I wish I could do it again and again and again.
01:08:16I'll be singing All I Want by Codaline, dedicated to my great-grandmother.
01:08:21Her name was Mama Rice to me, but to everybody else, she was Nancy.
01:08:24The song that he picked, it means a lot to the family.
01:08:28She was a huge supporter of me and this is one of the songs...
01:08:32This is one of the songs she loved for me to sing to her.
01:08:36I sang it in hospice, unfortunately, before she passed away.
01:08:39So, hopefully, y'all like it.
01:08:42All right, all right.
01:08:44Wow, yeah.
01:08:49All I want was nothing more.
01:08:56To hear you knocking at my door
01:09:03Cause if I could see your face once more
01:09:09I could die a happy man, I'm sure
01:09:16And if you love me
01:09:19Why'd you leave me?
01:09:24Take my body, take my body
01:09:31And all I want is
01:09:35And all I need is
01:09:40To find somebody
01:09:42I'll find somebody
01:09:48Like you
01:09:54If you love me
01:09:58Why'd you leave me?
01:10:03Why'd you leave me?
01:10:04Take my body
01:10:05Take my body
01:10:10And all I want is
01:10:14And all I need is
01:10:18Find somebody
01:10:21I'll find somebody
01:10:48I'll find somebody
01:10:51He's got that grit
01:10:52Teddy Swims
01:10:53Chris Stapleton
01:10:54You just took us on a journey
01:10:56You brought us in when it was meant to feel intense
01:11:00And then on the soaring notes
01:11:03You kind of took us to this whole other place
01:11:05Where we could just kind of feel that swell
01:11:07That's a gift
01:11:09Great job
01:11:10Thank you
01:11:10Thank you
01:11:11Thank you so much
01:11:12I realized this voice could go that high for that long
01:11:15Oh my gosh
01:11:17To be able to take a song that is usually taken in a completely different direction and bring it here
01:11:22Was magic
01:11:24So proud of it
01:11:27I can't talk right
01:11:28I can't even breathe
01:11:29That was amazing
01:11:32To make it to the top 30
01:11:34It feels like incredible
01:11:38You are meant to be here
01:11:40Thank you
01:11:40I'm just enjoying it
01:11:41And soaking the knee in every which way
01:11:43You looking for me?
01:11:44For the old hunt around
01:11:45I picked Stand Up by Cynthia Erivo
01:11:47I will dedicate this song today to my lovely mother
01:11:51Let's send the audience over here to the side
01:11:54My mom
01:11:55She has always stood up for me
01:11:57She has always paved the way for me
01:11:59Been there every step of the way
01:12:01I had Makaya when I was at college
01:12:05Single mom
01:12:06And so there were times where I didn't know how I was going to do some things
01:12:12We would come home from school
01:12:13And then we would go to my grandparents' house and eat dinner
01:12:16I didn't know then as a child
01:12:18That was solely because we didn't have food
01:12:21Everybody hits rough spots but I hit a rough one
01:12:24It was a really dark time
01:12:27For her to allow me to solely be a child
01:12:31And have no worries
01:12:33She never let us see her suffer
01:12:39When my mom hears me perform this song
01:12:42I hope she feels that I will always be here for her
01:12:46Through every step of the way the same way she was there for me
01:12:49And that one day this all will pay off
01:12:51I've been walking
01:12:56With me face turned to the sun
01:13:01Woooooooooooooo
01:13:02Já ting and deep
01:13:04Oh, I got eyes in the back of my head
01:13:09Just in case I have to run
01:13:12It's about to get dirty, it's about to get dirty
01:13:17Watch the clouds roll back and the stars fill the night
01:13:22That's when I wanna stand up
01:13:26Take my people with me
01:13:29Together we are going to a brand new home
01:13:39And I know what's around the bend
01:13:46Might be hard to face cause I'm alone
01:13:52And I just might know
01:13:56But Lord knows I've tried
01:13:59Sure as I know I feel the cold
01:14:06Yeah, I can take my people with me
01:14:11Together we are going to a brand new home
01:14:17Far across the river
01:14:21And you hear freedom calling
01:14:24Calling me to an instant
01:14:27We're gonna keep on, keep it on
01:14:30I can feel it in my heart
01:14:34Oh, I can feel it in my heart
01:14:48Woo-hoo!
01:14:50Woo-hoo!
01:14:51Woo-hoo!
01:14:51Woo-hoo!
01:14:51Woo-hoo!
01:14:51See the sound, child!
01:14:53Woo-hoo!
01:14:54You gotta see it, baby!
01:14:56Woo-hoo!
01:14:57Woo-hoo!
01:14:58Woo-hoo!
01:14:59Woo-hoo!
01:15:00Micaiah came here to kill.
01:15:03It was so emotional.
01:15:04It showed everybody what you can do.
01:15:06It had Southern moments.
01:15:08It had Southern Gospel moments.
01:15:10It had uplifting moments.
01:15:11And really way to step out there
01:15:14And show us a whole nother level
01:15:15Of what you can do.
01:15:16Thank you so much.
01:15:23You guys just left it all out there on the stage.
01:15:26But I feel really good.
01:15:27And hopefully I get a platinum ticket tonight.
01:15:30What a way to close the shop!
01:15:31She took me to church!
01:15:33She took me to church!
01:15:35I loved every second of it!
01:15:36I love every second of it!
01:15:44Coming up...
01:15:45This is crazy.
01:15:46Who will survive to sing for your vote?
01:15:49Find out after the break.
01:15:51I really don't want to go home.
01:15:54Welcome back to American Idol's brand new Ohana round.
01:15:58All 30 of our Idol hopefuls have performed.
01:16:00And now it's time to whittle them down to the top 20
01:16:03Who get the chance to sing for America's vote.
01:16:06I am nervous because everyone was impressive.
01:16:09I know you see a lot of voices out there.
01:16:11I don't know.
01:16:12I don't know.
01:16:13But first, there are three platinum tickets up for grabs.
01:16:17And each one secures one of those spots.
01:16:20But for the first time ever, it's not the judges making the final call.
01:16:25The first will be chosen by the industry tastemakers.
01:16:29This is tough, y'all.
01:16:30The second by the Ohana, the family members.
01:16:33A lot of powerhouses.
01:16:34And the third platinum ticket by their peers, our Idol hopefuls.
01:16:39This is crazy.
01:16:40Now, the Ohana cannot vote for their own family members.
01:16:44And the Idols cannot vote for themselves.
01:16:48It's really about whose performance moved them the most.
01:16:53It is a gut-wrenching decision to have to make.
01:16:57Whatever hit me in the heart, that's who I want.
01:16:59It's difficult.
01:17:00I mean, I think just people that really stepped it up to, you know, superstar level.
01:17:05As someone who's watched the show for so many seasons, who's written about it, who's covered it.
01:17:09Being on this side is, it's really stressful.
01:17:13Seeing a baby.
01:17:14This is literally the hardest thing that I've ever done in my life, to have someone's career in your hands.
01:17:20But we're gonna make someone's night tonight.
01:17:23There we go.
01:17:25That's it.
01:17:25Which is also something to look forward to.
01:17:27We're making history up here, y'all.
01:17:29Okay.
01:17:31This is an unprecedented and first look at which contestants have the ability to move other people.
01:17:40So, let's reveal the results for our platinum ticket winners.
01:17:45First, as chosen by their peers, the idol platinum ticket goes to Jordan.
01:17:55Congratulations, Jordan.
01:18:00You're incredible.
01:18:02I just had chills the whole time.
01:18:05Take a look at that, Jordan.
01:18:07That is yours.
01:18:08Congratulations.
01:18:10Good job.
01:18:11Way to go.
01:18:15All right, the next platinum ticket, chosen by Ohana, the family members, goes to Brooks.
01:18:26Congratulations, Brooks.
01:18:29I have not heard a voice like this ever.
01:18:32Did you see the look on his face?
01:18:34Did you see the what?
01:18:35Oh.
01:18:36You have earned this, my friend Brooks.
01:18:38Congratulations.
01:18:39Good job.
01:18:40What was that look on your face when we called your name?
01:18:43Surprised.
01:18:44Surprised.
01:18:46And finally, the industry platinum ticket goes to Kindle.
01:19:02You've got artists written all over you, and I'm loving every minute of it.
01:19:05Congratulations, Kindle.
01:19:07That is yours right there.
01:19:09Let's hear it one more time for the platinum ticket winners.
01:19:18With the three platinum ticket spots safely secured, the judges must now choose the remaining
01:19:2417 hopefuls to complete our top 20.
01:19:29Who makes it through to America's vote?
01:19:32This is the worst part.
01:19:34It's not that we're eliminating people who can't sing.
01:19:38Right.
01:19:39No, they're here.
01:19:39We're now eliminating because they might fall in the same category.
01:19:43Like her?
01:19:44Yeah.
01:19:44Like her.
01:19:45I think she can go.
01:19:46I really hope I did good enough to make it to the top 20.
01:19:49I really don't want to go home.
01:19:51What about this one?
01:19:53Not his best.
01:19:54I'm very nervous right now to realize that your journey could come to an end.
01:19:58I feel like America's gonna love him.
01:19:59I don't agree with you on that.
01:20:01Well, you're wrong.
01:20:03I'm definitely worried for this upcoming cut.
01:20:06Do we have our decision?
01:20:07We got it.
01:20:08Let's do it.
01:20:09Let's go tell them.
01:20:10Let's do it.
01:20:10Who's on to American votes?
01:20:12Here we go.
01:20:14It's time for the judges to reveal who will join the platinum ticket holders in the top
01:20:2020.
01:20:21Well, this is the hardest part of the whole thing.
01:20:24And for anybody that doesn't make it through, we love you guys.
01:20:30And now, the next person to go to America's vote.
01:20:37Philman Lee.
01:20:46Madison Moon.
01:20:49You're one of my absolute favorites.
01:20:55Raiden Ronfeld.
01:21:00Jake Pizzle.
01:21:03You're so ready for this.
01:21:07Jesse Finnman.
01:21:09I think you could go really far in this competition.
01:21:17We did not take any of this lightly.
01:21:20Okay.
01:21:21The next one to go on for America's vote is Ruby Ray.
01:21:26Ruby Ray.
01:21:2916.
01:21:30You are one of our dynamic singers in this competition.
01:21:34Genevieve Hayward.
01:21:36Hey!
01:21:40Lucas Leon.
01:21:42Yeah!
01:21:45Pure, honest, and very talented.
01:21:49The next name, Hannah Harper.
01:21:53You might be my favorite person that's walked through those doors.
01:21:58Chris Tungson.
01:22:04Julian Kalil.
01:22:06Julian Kalil.
01:22:11Everything about you is just honest.
01:22:14That is something that's needed.
01:22:17All right.
01:22:18Here are the final six names going through to America's vote.
01:22:22Only time, time will tell them, cause I know I'll prove I'm wrong.
01:22:29Ray.
01:22:33If you were thinking about winning, just keep doing that.
01:22:38Daniel Stallworth!
01:22:42I'm doing this for my students.
01:22:45Ava Yomi.
01:22:51She's special.
01:22:52She is special.
01:22:55Cutter Bradley.
01:23:03Two more slots.
01:23:05Two more positions.
01:23:08And one of the two going through to America's vote.
01:23:18Micaiah.
01:23:24You are meant to be here.
01:23:29We have one more spot into our top 20.
01:23:37And that spot goes to...
01:23:39This is my legacy.
01:23:40This is my moment to rise.
01:23:46Keela Richards.
01:23:51You did great, Mom.
01:23:53This is for you, baby. I love you, Juju.
01:23:56So, we say goodbye to Chloe, Sheldon, Bryant, and Michael. But take a look, America. This is your top 20
01:24:05on American Idol.
01:24:09The next time you see them, they'll be performing for your vote, America, at Disney's, Aulani Resort & Spa in
01:24:16Koalina, Hawaii. We will see you then. Good night, America.
01:24:20I was born to win.
01:24:21Over the next two weeks, our top 20s sing for your votes.
01:24:26That was like star is born kind of moment.
01:24:29From the first note, it was like huge.
01:24:32Guided by superstar mentors Brad Paisley and Kiki Palmer.
01:24:36What you're doing is more than just singing. You're embodying spirit through song.
01:24:40Kiki also brings her artistic excellence to the judging panel.
01:24:44You don't have to do what nobody do because when you start singing, girl, you are locked in.
01:24:48The vote is in your hands, America. Who becomes...
01:24:52That was the greatest performance I have ever seen on this stage.
01:24:56The next American Idol.
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