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American Idol - Season 24 - Episode 05: Hollywood Week In Music City 1
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00:00:08Big city, bright lights, this is the place where stars are born, baby.
00:00:15More idols have come through this town than anywhere else in the world.
00:00:19The best singers in the country are here to put on a show.
00:00:26But the thing is, this city has no idea what's about to happen.
00:00:31Hollywood Week has arrived in Music City.
00:00:41And the lights are brighter than ever.
00:00:47With the band behind them, it's time for our idol hopefuls to face the music.
00:00:55Hollywood Week in Nashville, outstanding.
00:00:59Music City is like holy ground.
00:01:00The energy in this city is different.
00:01:02It's super nerve-wracking, but super exciting.
00:01:04Hollywood Week in Music City just feels surreal.
00:01:08They'll have one song, one shot to leave it all on the stage.
00:01:13My life could be changing right now.
00:01:16Buckle up, y'all, because this is American Idol.
00:01:21I'd like you to knock me out.
00:01:27One hundred twenty-seven of the nation's most talented singers have graduated to the next step in this already epic
00:01:35season.
00:01:37Hollywood Week, Music City, takeover.
00:01:40We just had auditions.
00:01:43Moving right into Hollywood Week.
00:01:45This is the earliest they've ever went right in there with the full band.
00:01:49One shot, some of them have never played with a band in their lives.
00:01:54Okay, here it goes.
00:01:55Some people can handle that, and some people can't handle that.
00:01:58We're out for blood.
00:01:59Each hopeful will sing for the judges.
00:02:02And more than fifteen hundred eager idol fans.
00:02:04It'll come here.
00:02:06Throughout the day, the judges will stop down.
00:02:08Alright, what do we think?
00:02:09Deliberate, and begin making some tough decisions.
00:02:13It's sink or swim.
00:02:14For most, this is where the dream ends.
00:02:17I'm not sure if that was the right song.
00:02:20Bring it on!
00:02:22I love it!
00:02:27But for the best of the best, the journey will continue.
00:02:31Your dreams are still alive.
00:02:33Into the all-new Golden Room.
00:02:36Where the only thing to do is wait.
00:02:39Still in the race for the top 30.
00:02:41But nothing is final.
00:02:43We got more bloodshed coming.
00:02:45Because the decision that matters the most comes at the end of the round.
00:02:49We're out for blood.
00:02:50We're gonna be looking for that next level
00:02:54that instantly goes from American Idol stage to that Grammy Award winning artist.
00:02:58And that's what we're looking for.
00:03:01Hollywood Week Music City Takeover starts right now.
00:03:05Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready?
00:03:09Say hello to your judges.
00:03:13Let's get this party going.
00:03:17Oh yeah!
00:03:19Coming all the way from Alabama, here's 26-year-old Brian Thomas!
00:03:25Yeah!
00:03:26Yeah!
00:03:26Yeah!
00:03:27Yeah!
00:03:35My last audition was pretty cool.
00:03:37Don't look at me.
00:03:38We're not looking.
00:03:40Okay.
00:03:41No one had really seen my face before my audition.
00:03:44So it was great to finally be able to step down into the spotlight.
00:03:48Wow.
00:03:49Wow.
00:03:50Everything after that just felt like magical.
00:03:53Hey!
00:03:54So.
00:03:55Yes, yes, yes, yes!
00:03:58Ah, congratulations!
00:04:02Welcome to my hometown, Mobile, Alabama.
00:04:09I started supporting myself completely off of music with a band of guys.
00:04:14You know, we played three to five shows a week.
00:04:17So I'm used to performing on stage, but never in such a beautiful theater as this or being in front
00:04:24of that giant live band.
00:04:27It's nerve-wracking, but this is my opportunity to really, like, show people who I am.
00:04:33I'm going to be singing Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift for you guys.
00:04:37Oh, wow.
00:04:39Okay.
00:04:40Oh, my God.
00:04:41Oh, my God.
00:04:44You booked the night train for a reason
00:04:48So you could sit there in this hurt
00:04:56Bustling crowds of silent sleepers
00:05:00I'm not sure which is worth
00:05:05Cause I dropped your hand while dancing
00:05:10Left you out there standing
00:05:13Criss falling on the landing
00:05:16Champagne problems
00:05:18Your mom's drinking in your pocket
00:05:21My picture in your wallet
00:05:24Your heart was glass
00:05:26I dropped it
00:05:27Champagne problems
00:05:31From the Chevy door
00:05:33November flush
00:05:35In your flannel coat
00:05:36This storm was once a madhouse
00:05:38I made a joke
00:05:40But it's made for me
00:05:41How?
00:05:42Evergreen
00:05:43I'll prove for friends
00:05:44Don't think we'll say that word again
00:05:47Then soon they'll have to know
00:05:49To death the halls that we once walked through
00:05:52Two one for the money
00:05:54Two for the show
00:05:55I never was ready
00:05:56So I watch you flow
00:05:58Sometimes you just don't know the answer
00:06:01If someone's on their knees and ask you
00:06:03You could have made such a lovely bride
00:06:06What a shame she's stuck in her head
00:06:08They said
00:06:09But you'll find the real thing instead
00:06:11She'll patch up your tapestry that I shred in
00:06:15Hold your hand while dancing
00:06:18Never leave you standing
00:06:21Crest falling on the landing
00:06:24With champagne problems
00:06:32Thank you all so much
00:06:35Oh yeah
00:06:36Passionate
00:06:37Oh yeah
00:06:39Hi
00:06:39Look at this whole door
00:06:44Bryant you are a showman
00:06:47I love your vibe
00:06:49Your style
00:06:49I love that you picked that song
00:06:51Because I mean
00:06:52I feel like you're going to keep us on our toes
00:06:54And I love that
00:06:55And you've got a great voice
00:06:56On top of it
00:06:57It's so soulful
00:07:00Very cool
00:07:00Thank you
00:07:03For now
00:07:03Bryant will have to wait
00:07:05To learn his fate in the competition
00:07:07This year
00:07:08The judges will watch groups of performances
00:07:10Back to back
00:07:10Very cool
00:07:11Then they'll deliberate
00:07:12And deliver results
00:07:13All adding up to the biggest cut
00:07:15In Idol history
00:07:17All right
00:07:18Killed it
00:07:19Did they clean up the glasses?
00:07:20Did they get them?
00:07:21I thought those were truck stop glasses
00:07:24Who's next?
00:07:26Carey?
00:07:27Who we got?
00:07:27Who we got?
00:07:29All right
00:07:29Here we go
00:07:31This is a really big moment for me
00:07:32I'm ready to get out there
00:07:34And just do what I gotta do
00:07:36Never in a million years
00:07:37I thought I would be here
00:07:39The audition with the judges
00:07:41Went really good
00:07:42It was such a vibe
00:07:43Oh boy
00:07:44Hi Miss Carol
00:07:45Hi
00:07:45And just having my son
00:07:47On the Idol journey
00:07:48Has been a joy
00:07:52God only knows
00:07:53What they say about you
00:07:55I've been doing music
00:07:56For six years
00:07:58I've had a lot of ups and downs
00:08:00And I was doubting myself
00:08:01But I never gave up
00:08:03That fire was still burning
00:08:04You want it bigger?
00:08:05Yeah I want it big
00:08:06Oh
00:08:07I'll make sure we're big there
00:08:08I just want to pour out my heart
00:08:09Oh let's go
00:08:10The song I'm singing today is
00:08:12I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz
00:08:14It speaks to me
00:08:15Because the first thing I thought about
00:08:17Is just me and my son
00:08:19So when I sing the song
00:08:20I'm singing to him
00:08:21I think at the very beginning
00:08:23I want you to sing it like you're singing
00:08:25A lullaby
00:08:26Like you're rocking him to sleep
00:08:29Just really listen
00:08:31I do want to be somebody for my son
00:08:33I want him to know
00:08:35You can do anything you put your mind to do
00:08:37You want to come watch your mom with me?
00:08:40Okay come around this way
00:08:45You sit in my seat
00:08:46Ladies and gentlemen
00:08:47Make some noise for Keela Richardson
00:08:56My name is Keela and I'll be singing
00:08:58I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz
00:09:00I want to let my son know that
00:09:03Never give up baby boy
00:09:04I love you
00:09:05This is for you baby
00:09:16When I look into your eyes
00:09:19It's like watching the night skies
00:09:26Or a beautiful sunrise
00:09:31For there's so much they hold
00:09:37Even the stars they burn
00:09:43Some even fall to the earth
00:09:48And we got a lot to learn
00:09:54And God knows we're worth it
00:10:00I don't want to be someone
00:10:03Who walks away so easily
00:10:04I'm here to make the difference
00:10:06I can make
00:10:11And in the end
00:10:13You're still my friend
00:10:16Yeah we got a lot to take
00:10:21I won't give up
00:10:25I won't give up
00:10:27Even if the sky's general
00:10:32I've given you all my love
00:10:37I won't give up
00:10:38I won't give up
00:10:39I'm still looking up
00:10:40I'm still looking up
00:10:42I won't give up
00:10:46I won't give up on us
00:10:49Even if the sky
00:10:51It make it grow
00:10:53It make it grow
00:10:55True I'm giving you all my love
00:10:59I'm still looking up
00:11:04I won't give up
00:11:28I won't give up
00:11:32It's insane with him
00:11:33Looking at you like that
00:11:35Listen it's so good to see you here
00:11:37I love your look
00:11:38I love the song
00:11:40You just slayed that
00:11:41And even showed us
00:11:42More of what you are
00:11:44Thank you so much
00:11:47You did great mom
00:11:48I mean
00:11:49Your confidence
00:11:51The way you just sung
00:11:53To the whole audience
00:11:54Really warmed my heart
00:11:56Thank you so much
00:11:57It's for you baby
00:11:58I love you Juju
00:12:00So much
00:12:03Whoever's most likely
00:12:04To get fired is me
00:12:05And he may have just
00:12:06Took my job
00:12:06Don't even think about it
00:12:09Great job
00:12:10That was beautiful
00:12:10Thank you guys so much
00:12:13So great
00:12:16I'm just
00:12:17I'm overwhelmed
00:12:18I like to sing that song
00:12:19Like that
00:12:20It was one of the best
00:12:21Moments of my life
00:12:22Your mom did really great
00:12:24You want to go see her?
00:12:26I just hope I can
00:12:27Just get to the next
00:12:28Turn off that performance
00:12:29It's for my son
00:12:30So we got to get there
00:12:31Is that your son tonight?
00:12:34Yes
00:12:35Thank you
00:12:36You did amazing
00:12:37That's
00:12:38I love you more than anything
00:12:42Music City
00:12:43You ready to rock?
00:12:45Stay tuned as Hollywood Week
00:12:47Continues
00:12:47With your viral audition favorites
00:12:50Fighting for a spot
00:12:51In the top 30
00:12:52Hollywood Week
00:12:53In Music City
00:12:54Is exciting
00:12:55And it's drama
00:12:56And it's stressful
00:12:57You caused so much excitement
00:12:59He almost rolls his ass
00:13:01Off the back of this damn fool
00:13:02A lot of people are going home today
00:13:04I really hope I'm not one of them
00:13:06I gave him my everything
00:13:07She walked out like
00:13:09This is my stage
00:13:10You are a star
00:13:12Get ready for the ride
00:13:14It's going to be really, really special
00:13:17At least I look hot when I cry
00:13:23Welcome back to American Idol
00:13:25Tonight, our singers anxiously await their turn to hit the stage
00:13:29In hopes of surviving the most brutal cut in Hollywood Week history
00:13:35Knowing only 30 of us are going to make it through is a super scary feeling
00:13:39I mean, this is crazy
00:13:42It makes my belly hurt
00:13:43I feel like I'm going to throw up
00:13:44Oh, Lord have mercy
00:13:46I just wanted to come and sit and listen to people
00:13:48But you're the butcher now
00:13:50I know
00:13:50It's terrible
00:13:53It's a war right now
00:13:54But, you know, I've dreamed of this my entire life
00:13:57So getting to the top 30
00:13:59This would change literally everything for me
00:14:02Make some noise for Nibby
00:14:03National
00:14:04How we doing, baby?
00:14:07Oh, yeah
00:14:09I, yeah
00:14:11I believe
00:14:12Singing a Carrie Underwood song in front of Carrie
00:14:15Was definitely a little nerve-wracking
00:14:16But she gave me, like, really good advice
00:14:18If you start off out of the gate
00:14:21Going 100 miles an hour
00:14:22There's nowhere left to go
00:14:24So if the audition was 100 miles per hour
00:14:26What speed will this be?
00:14:28Slow
00:14:28We're going to take it slow
00:14:29We're going to be sexy about it
00:14:31We're going to be sexy?
00:14:32Oh, yeah
00:14:32I'm excited
00:14:33I'm ready
00:14:34Let's see it
00:14:35Get with me
00:14:39Let's take our time tonight
00:14:43Girl
00:14:46Mother's son
00:14:46All the stars are watching
00:14:49Underneath the chandelier
00:14:54We're dancing all alone
00:14:58There's no reason to hide
00:15:02What we're feeling inside
00:15:04Right now
00:15:09So, baby
00:15:10Let's just turn down the light
00:15:13And close the door
00:15:16Oh, I love that dress
00:15:19But you won't need it anymore
00:15:24No, you won't need it no more
00:15:27Let's just kiss
00:15:29Till we're naked, baby
00:15:31Versace on the floor
00:15:34Come on!
00:15:36Oh, take it off for me
00:15:40For me
00:15:40For me
00:15:41For me now, girl
00:15:43Versace on the floor
00:15:46Oh, take it off for me
00:16:08Oh, take it off for me
00:16:10For me
00:16:15For me
00:16:15For me
00:16:15For me
00:16:15Now, girl
00:16:16it is clear that you are doing something entertaining you were just performing i will
00:16:24tell you though song choice is going to be the master of here we know you have a voice in
00:16:31there
00:16:32okay so if there's a next time i want you to come out and show it off but overall you
00:16:38did a great job
00:16:41so livy now waits for results while the round continues
00:16:46i'm nervous because i'm hearing so many amazing singers
00:16:59this performance is a huge deal i get the chance to show the judges that i'm worth it
00:17:07you look like a star and you have such a big big voice
00:17:11but i had trouble picking up a lot of those lyrics because of the bending and the rounding out and
00:17:17the back phrasing and all that but you know we'll see what happens later okay thank you
00:17:24i just thought that i had done better than he said but apparently i didn't
00:17:33i'm a little nervous i'm getting a little overwhelmed the judges they have some really
00:17:38tough decisions to make today but i want to be one of the top 30 like so bad that i
00:17:44could hit a
00:17:45back flip right now i can't flip but i'll try
00:17:53i never thought i would make it to hollywood week but singing has always been my dream
00:18:00and my dad and he just encouraged me to do whatever i put my mind to
00:18:04and he's like baby you gonna get it i am missing my dad wishing that he was here
00:18:13my dad passed away 11 years ago from cancer i was 13 years old
00:18:21i was a daddy's girl i was there every day every step of the way
00:18:26at the hospital i fed him i got him water
00:18:36i was there to the very end
00:18:44dear dad i've lived so much life since you've been gone and sometimes i wish i could sit with
00:18:50you and tell you all of it i carry you with me in my heart every step forward
00:18:59i miss you more than words could ever say
00:19:03i love your baby girl
00:19:07i know he's proud
00:19:10with this performance i know he's looking down and shining down on me and
00:19:19when i hit this stage the heavens will be dancing
00:19:21how did you get here
00:19:33nobody's supposed to be here
00:19:37i've tried that love thing for the last time
00:19:46but when i turn around again love has knocked me down
00:19:55my heart got broke you know it hurts so bad
00:19:58i'm sad to say love is again
00:20:03so i place my heart under lock and key
00:20:06so take some time and take care of me
00:20:10but i turn around and you're standing here
00:20:19standing here
00:20:21oh yeah
00:20:25no no no no000
00:20:31i tried it over and over
00:20:35i tried it over and over
00:20:50my mind
00:20:52How did
00:20:54you
00:20:56get here
00:21:11I don't know where you're gonna be in the stars
00:21:15but you are
00:21:17a star
00:21:18thank you
00:21:22with the first line of singers complete
00:21:24making this so difficult
00:21:26where are we putting all these people
00:21:27it's time for the judges to discuss what they've heard
00:21:30I had her as a yes
00:21:31you think?
00:21:32she had the wrong song
00:21:34that was the wrong everything
00:21:35this year they will first decide if our hopefuls
00:21:38have shown enough potential
00:21:41make it here to the golden room
00:21:42and you're still in the mix for a spot in the top 30
00:21:45otherwise it's the end of the road
00:21:48alright
00:21:49you know I'm sad to see this one go
00:21:51but for those who've made it here
00:21:54they can't get too comfortable
00:21:55because more dramatic cuts
00:21:57are just around the corner
00:22:00I've always dreamed of being in a position like this
00:22:02so
00:22:04it's so hard having to cut this many y'all
00:22:14at this stage of the competition
00:22:17we have to cut
00:22:19from 127 down to 30
00:22:24this is not your everyday easy task
00:22:30would the people I call please step forward
00:22:33Bryant
00:22:37Kila
00:22:42Makaya
00:22:43Makaya
00:22:46front row
00:22:48you are going to the golden room
00:22:50your journey with us continues
00:22:56back row
00:22:57we're sorry but your journey with American Idol ends now
00:23:01it's like a whole weight has been lifted off of me
00:23:05I feel so good
00:23:06I'm just really celebrating
00:23:10going back to serving tables you know
00:23:12we didn't get what we wanted
00:23:13but it's okay
00:23:14it just wasn't enough basically
00:23:20made it through to the gold room
00:23:22I have no idea what's going to happen next
00:23:25but I cannot wait
00:23:30here's 27 year old
00:23:31Jordan McCullough
00:23:35let the church say amen
00:23:36amen
00:23:37amen
00:23:43people
00:23:46keep on learning
00:23:48right here
00:23:51while soldiers
00:23:52I see over there
00:23:54keep on
00:23:55keep on
00:23:56worrying
00:23:59oh
00:24:00girl
00:24:02keep on
00:24:03turning
00:24:05cause it won't be too long
00:24:10I'm so glad that you let me try it on you
00:24:15it's my last time on earth
00:24:17I've been
00:24:17whole world of sin
00:24:30I'm so glad that you let me try it again
00:24:34cause it's my last time on earth
00:24:36I've been whole world of sin
00:24:38so glad that I know more than I've been
00:24:42gonna keep on trying
00:24:45I'm so glad that I know more than I've been
00:24:47till I reach
00:24:53till I reach
00:24:56my higher ground
00:25:17Wait now, wait now, let the universe is say amen.
00:25:21Amen.
00:25:22You have found some new notes on higher ground, excellent, excellent, excellent.
00:25:28Thank you so much.
00:25:34Up next to perform and hoping for a similar reaction from the judges, 21-year-old rocker
00:25:41Madison Moon.
00:25:42I've been performing since I was very, very little.
00:25:46I grew up listening to rock.
00:25:48My dad loves hard rock music and I always listen to it with him.
00:25:53My dad bought my first guitar and I still use it today.
00:25:56Both of my parents are musicians and it's just amazing to have them see me do my thing.
00:26:03Coming up next, get up audience for Madison Moon!
00:26:09I am very excited to see Carrie again.
00:26:11I'm actually doing a song that she did when she was on the show.
00:26:15I'm gonna be doing Alone by Heart.
00:26:17When I saw Carrie's idol performance of Alone, it introduced me to the band Heart.
00:26:22This is a very challenging song, especially I take it up all steps.
00:26:27I'm doing it a key higher.
00:26:29It's kind of insane that I'm going to sing it in front of Carrie.
00:26:32So I'm hoping for the best.
00:26:42I hear the ticking of the clock.
00:26:45I'm lying here, the room's pinched off.
00:26:53I wonder where you are tonight.
00:26:57No answer on the telephone.
00:27:04The night goes by so very slow.
00:27:09Oh, I hope that it won't end all alone.
00:27:22Till now, I always got my heart on my own
00:27:29I never really got it till I met you
00:27:35And I chose me till I know
00:27:40How do I got you alone?
00:27:45How do I got you alone?
00:27:50Oh, oh!
00:28:13You did it!
00:28:16You did it!
00:28:19Keri did that song on the show a while back.
00:28:22Now, what is she going to say about that?
00:28:26You are the only person on planet Earth
00:28:30who has ever raised the key on that song.
00:28:35All I got to say is dang.
00:28:43Wow.
00:28:44Oh, my God.
00:28:45I just sang in front of Keri Underwood again.
00:28:50Raised the frickin' key.
00:28:52I didn't know it was possible to do that.
00:28:54Now it's judgment time for Jordan and Madison.
00:29:00No matter what happens, man, that is the best that I have ever done.
00:29:05I got a bloodbath.
00:29:06We're a little more brutal.
00:29:08Cutting them in half and then we got to do another half.
00:29:12Jordan, Madison, your dream is still alive.
00:29:16Thank you very much.
00:29:24That's crazy.
00:29:26I was not expecting that.
00:29:27Oh, my God.
00:29:32I'm really proud of myself.
00:29:38It's just insane that this is such a huge cut.
00:29:42And for me to be considered to be in the top 30, it means the world.
00:29:45So Madison is the first of our rockers to get to the golden room.
00:29:50And after that, it was time for the male rockers to take the stage.
00:29:53Music City, are you ready to rock?
00:29:59In the still of the night, I hear the world bow, honey, sniffing around your door.
00:30:04In the still of the night, I hear my heart beat in heaven, telling me I gotta have more.
00:30:10So you know I'm in your corner.
00:30:12I feel like we had a few hiccups in there.
00:30:16Mr. Thor Mraz telling me what's in store.
00:30:20He missed timing and stuff.
00:30:23It felt like he shouldn't miss anything on that song.
00:30:28I mean, you gotta keep it high energy rock and roll, right?
00:30:31What's rocking, baby?
00:30:32Here we go.
00:30:33Let's go!
00:30:42You're just a good time, Noah.
00:30:44I don't come down to, like, the Broadway bars, but I would come if you were playing.
00:30:50Oh, my God.
00:30:52Is every girl crazy about a sharp-dressed man?
00:30:56I'm good.
00:31:00Rock can do no wrong when he carries us.
00:31:03That's not true.
00:31:04I mean, he did the moonwalk in boots, people.
00:31:06He moonwalked.
00:31:10I don't know, he might be someone people want to get behind.
00:31:14But, I mean, is he gonna be a contender? No.
00:31:21Brett, step forward, please.
00:31:25Noah.
00:31:28I'm sorry, but your journey with us ends right now.
00:31:34They canned me.
00:31:36I think I'm gonna follow him on Instagram after this.
00:31:40The crowd started cheering, and I completely lost my spot a couple of times, but it's all good.
00:31:45It was awesome to be a part of the whole thing.
00:31:48I'm losing my rockers.
00:31:49You know I'm sad.
00:31:51Cheers. Thank you.
00:31:52God bless America.
00:32:00Make some noise for Trace Casanova!
00:32:03Come on, Trace!
00:32:04Come on.
00:32:06Oh, boy. Here we go.
00:32:08Oh, yeah.
00:32:10Mike, Michael, Michael, raise your hand if your name is Michael.
00:32:14Oh, we got one over here.
00:32:16All right, is that good?
00:32:17Thank you, everybody.
00:32:18That concludes our mic check.
00:32:24Let's swing it, boys.
00:32:38I can't believe you got me into that.
00:32:39I can't believe you got me into that.
00:32:46I can't believe you got me into that.
00:32:53I know that things are going wrong for me
00:33:01You gotta listen to my word
00:33:07Yeah, yeah
00:33:09Going off the rails on a crazy train
00:33:16Going off the rails on a crazy train
00:33:38No! No!
00:33:45Trace, what are you doing?
00:33:48I mean...
00:33:49Trace is just being Trace
00:33:51I mean Trace, I mean I love it
00:33:53You kill it, man
00:33:54Thank you, Trace
00:33:59Are y'all on drugs?
00:34:01Sure, you're stirring the pot out there with those guys
00:34:03That's what we do, man
00:34:04Yeah
00:34:05I'm glad I'm good at this because I can't serve tables
00:34:07Well, either they want to rise or they want to fall
00:34:10It's kind of making our decisions easy
00:34:11Easy cuts
00:34:12Yeah
00:34:14Audience, please put your hands together
00:34:16Coming all the way from Dorado, Puerto Rico
00:34:19Rowena!
00:34:26Since my audition I actually flew back to Death Valley
00:34:31Did my 8th hour shift at the Desert Outfitters Bike Shop
00:34:35These are the prices for the e-bikes
00:34:37For me it's very important to keep this job
00:34:41Because my housing situation is tied to my job
00:34:45It's for adjusting if it's too small or too big
00:34:48Risking my living situation for this opportunity is scary
00:34:53One day these mountains are tired of standing
00:34:59Today I'm gonna be singing California by The Great Chapel Road
00:35:03This song California talks about moving from your hometown to pursue your dream
00:35:09And not wanting to let your family down
00:35:12This is basically the anthem of my life
00:35:14The risk that I'm taking right now to pursue my music dreams
00:35:19When I step on the stage I'm gonna be thinking about that plane flight that I took from Puerto Rico
00:35:25to California
00:35:28My brother dropping me off
00:35:30Giving me a hug
00:35:32Telling me
00:35:34You can do this
00:35:36Go and make us proud
00:35:40I stretch myself across four states
00:35:47New lands west coast where my dreams lay
00:35:55I trade amber clay roads for the sea foam
00:36:03And the endless sun rays
00:36:09Cause I was never told that I wasn't gonna get the things I want the most
00:36:15But people always say if it hasn't happened yet
00:36:20Then maybe you should go
00:36:23Come get me out of California
00:36:27And all these are brown
00:36:30I miss the seasons in Missouri
00:36:34My dying time
00:36:37I thought I'd be cool in California
00:36:41I'd make you cry
00:36:44I don't think I almost had a going
00:36:48But I made you cry
00:36:51Really bad
00:36:54Yeah
00:36:55Oh
00:36:55Come get me out
00:36:59Oh
00:37:00Come get me out
00:37:01Come get me out
00:37:01Oh
00:37:03I'd be cool in California
00:37:06I'd make you cry
00:37:09Oh
00:37:09Oh
00:37:10I think I almost had a go
00:37:12But I made you cry
00:37:15Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
00:37:29Thank you so much.
00:37:33You were holding that note at the end, I said okay, okay,
00:37:36that was fabulous, but let me tell you something,
00:37:38you have a natural stage presence that you can't teach.
00:37:42I think you did a great job.
00:37:46I'm not fully satisfied with my performance.
00:37:50I kind of messed up on the lyrics.
00:37:53I feel like I could have done much better,
00:37:55if I'm being honest.
00:37:57I think she missed a note.
00:37:59She tripped on the sequence of the lyrics.
00:38:02That's my favorite song.
00:38:04Like, I know it completely by heart.
00:38:05Yeah.
00:38:06It was just the nerves.
00:38:07Maybe it got too excited, I think.
00:38:09It is done.
00:38:12You're okay.
00:38:17Welcome back to American Idol,
00:38:19where 25-year-old stay-at-home mom Hannah Harper
00:38:22is taking the stage.
00:38:23Hannah!
00:38:24I loved her, didn't I?
00:38:26How are you guys doing tonight?
00:38:30Man, I'm Hannah Harper from Southeast Missouri,
00:38:33and I want to be the next American Idol
00:38:35because I want to be the forerunners for mamas out there
00:38:37who can still raise babies and pursue their dreams.
00:38:45I didn't see any other dream outside of just raising a house full of kids.
00:38:50My youngest is one, and shortly after he was born,
00:38:52I had postpartum depression,
00:38:53and so I was sitting on my couch wallowing,
00:38:56and my son kept coming up to me.
00:38:57He said, Mom, open my cheese.
00:38:58I'm like, do you leave me alone with the dadgum cheese?
00:39:01And I finally opened his cheese, and when I did,
00:39:03I realized that God had put me in that place
00:39:04and that where I was in my house was the biggest ministry
00:39:07that I could ever have.
00:39:08When I'm overwhelmed and touched out,
00:39:12they come climbing up on the couch saying,
00:39:16Mama, can you open my string cheese?
00:39:20I was excited that Carrie had an emotional connection to the song
00:39:23because she's in the same position.
00:39:24She's a boy mom.
00:39:25Well, that's about the most relatable song I think I've ever heard.
00:39:29And what nobody knew was how her original song
00:39:31would quickly become one of the most viewed clips in Idol history.
00:39:36The string cheese song.
00:39:39So relatable.
00:39:40Touching hundreds of millions of people across the world.
00:39:44Are you kidding me?
00:39:45A song called string cheese has me sobbing.
00:39:48Can you open my string cheese?
00:39:51Sweetest song I've ever heard in my whole entire life.
00:39:53And I smile because I know you're here.
00:39:55It was so encouraging to me.
00:39:57So thank you, Hannah, because I really needed it.
00:40:02Is who I'm meant to be.
00:40:04I'm okay.
00:40:05I'm okay.
00:40:07You're my string cheese.
00:40:09You're really sweet, Mama.
00:40:12You're one that I'm going to think about when we leave here.
00:40:15Like, I wonder what song she's going to sing next.
00:40:17And I feel like I'm going to be just rooting for you.
00:40:32I had to leave my life in Dallas.
00:40:35That town will always be you.
00:40:44Every corner and every face I see you
00:40:53Oh, but I can't turn this thing around
00:40:57And nothing short of breaking down
00:41:00Is going to get me off this road that I'm on
00:41:05But I won't win anywhere as fast as I can
00:41:11I'm a little past a little rock
00:41:14Further down the line
00:41:17Too soon to know what's up ahead
00:41:20Too late to change my mind
00:41:22Gotta keep my heart out of this
00:41:26With both hands on the wheel
00:41:28Learning more with every mile
00:41:31Just tell me that feels
00:41:34It's a lonely stretch of black top
00:41:37Out into the blue
00:41:39Don't know where I'll go
00:41:41Or what I'll do
00:41:45I'm a little past a little rock
00:41:48But a long ways from over you
00:41:56I'm a little past a little rock
00:41:59But a long ways from over you
00:42:14Thank you guys so much
00:42:16Her two little hiccups
00:42:17But her tone is amazing
00:42:21Oh, Hannah, you know you
00:42:23You're one of my favorites in auditions
00:42:25Leanne Womack's not an easy person to sing
00:42:27It's like you listen to it and it's so nice
00:42:29But you don't realize how intricate
00:42:31The things that she does with her voice
00:42:33And I feel like you just nailed that
00:42:35Thank you so much
00:42:38Man, I thought I had it
00:42:42You must have felt great about that performance
00:42:44I was very excited about the performance
00:42:45I just wish I wouldn't have messed up the words
00:42:47You did?
00:42:48Damn it
00:42:49Did we even notice?
00:42:50I don't think anybody noticed
00:42:51I didn't notice
00:42:52I noticed, man, I was beating myself up
00:42:55She jumbled lyrics too and got through it
00:42:57And she handled it and didn't even bump
00:43:00Yeah
00:43:01I'm real worried right now
00:43:03I got excited, I forgot the words
00:43:05Didn't come in on the right spot
00:43:07But I sure hope I did enough to make it to the next round
00:43:13With another group of performances in the books
00:43:15All right, okay
00:43:17All right, what do we think?
00:43:19Our hopefuls wait to see if they've done enough
00:43:21To survive the judge's first round of cuts
00:43:24We got so many to go through
00:43:26That's exactly what I was saying
00:43:27Not her?
00:43:28I don't know
00:43:29What do you think?
00:43:31There's a lot at stake right now
00:43:33I'm very eager to show the world that
00:43:35Even a girl from Puerto Rico can do anything
00:43:39I think this guy's time to go
00:43:41I think he just didn't rise to the occasion
00:43:43It makes me sad though
00:43:45Because I feel like it's in there
00:43:46I hate this part
00:43:48Oh, Lord have mercy
00:43:52Hang in there, kid
00:43:53Hang in there
00:43:54So hard
00:43:57So hard
00:43:57Ruel
00:44:01Trace
00:44:04Hannah
00:44:08You are still in the running
00:44:10To become the next American Idol
00:44:14I'm sorry that your journey just ends right now
00:44:19Those are happy tears
00:44:21Yes
00:44:22I did it tears
00:44:24Yes
00:44:25You wouldn't even understand
00:44:26I didn't have an idea
00:44:28I'm getting the picture
00:44:31I was scared
00:44:32I was terrified
00:44:32I didn't think I was going to get it through
00:44:37What's with that wind?
00:44:39It's a winner's breath
00:44:40I don't know, man
00:44:41Winner's breath
00:44:42Oh, God, dude
00:44:43All right
00:44:44So much fun
00:44:45So our hopefuls can celebrate
00:44:47For now
00:44:48But they'll have to wait with the others
00:44:50Until the end of the round
00:44:51When the judges make their final decision
00:44:53On who's made it into the top 30
00:44:55I'm scared
00:44:56Everyone's so crazy talented
00:44:58Some of us are going home
00:45:00I would like it not to be me
00:45:02Being here in the golden room
00:45:04And knowing that so many people
00:45:05Are going to get cut
00:45:05It's kind of scary
00:45:06But I think the pressure is good
00:45:08And it will help me get through this stage
00:45:14All right
00:45:15Who's next?
00:45:17This is a tough board, man
00:45:20We'll see what they do
00:45:24It's a lot more than three people
00:45:25Sitting at a table
00:45:26It's a lot more
00:45:27Yeah
00:45:27He was struggling with the
00:45:33I don't know why
00:45:34She's got the voice
00:45:36It's the nerves
00:45:37Probably
00:45:38We had people in auditions
00:45:41That were confident
00:45:41Spitfires
00:45:44And we gave them some feedback
00:45:47It was a little shaky to start
00:45:49And it's like they fret
00:45:51And worry
00:45:52And overthink
00:45:53Everything that we told them
00:45:57I think the nerves
00:45:59Might have compromised
00:46:00Just how good of a singer
00:46:01You are a little bit
00:46:02Did we scare him?
00:46:04I think we did
00:46:05I really hope
00:46:06I did enough
00:46:07To make it
00:46:08Oh, sorry
00:46:09Can you take the pressure?
00:46:11That's the business
00:46:15My knees are shaking, dude
00:46:16What's up, bro?
00:46:18Your knees are shaking?
00:46:19Yes, my knees are shaking
00:46:21With my audition
00:46:22The first time
00:46:23I had my hands in my pockets
00:46:24Take your hands out your pocket
00:46:26And look the folks
00:46:27Straight in the face
00:46:29Yeah, I gotta make sure
00:46:30I keep those out
00:46:30Don't put them back here, though
00:46:31There you go
00:46:32Just keep them up there
00:46:33Are you gonna hold a microphone?
00:46:35Yeah, yeah
00:46:35That takes care of one
00:46:36Yeah, there you go
00:46:37It's what to do with the other
00:46:40Yeah, that's a good
00:46:41There you go
00:46:41I mean, that kind of thing
00:46:42I need to show them
00:46:44More of my charisma
00:46:46I guess on stage
00:46:47And I hope
00:46:48They'll be able to see me
00:46:49Move around a little bit more
00:46:50And be more of an entertainer
00:46:51How you holding up?
00:46:52I'm nervous
00:46:53But I'm not too confident
00:46:54You don't have to do a crazy run
00:46:56I enjoy insurance
00:46:58I enjoy helping families out
00:47:01But at the end of the day
00:47:02Music's my first passion
00:47:04And that's why
00:47:04That's why I'm here
00:47:10Something's got a hold of me lately
00:47:12No, I don't know myself anymore
00:47:18Feels like the walls are all closing in
00:47:21The devil's knocking at my door
00:47:25Out of my mind
00:47:28How many times did I tell you
00:47:31No good at being alone
00:47:35It's taking a toll on me
00:47:38Trying my best to keep from
00:47:40Tearing the skin off my bones
00:47:43Don't you know
00:47:45I lose control
00:47:52We are not next to me
00:47:58Don't fall in, don't fall right in front of you
00:48:02Can't you see
00:48:03I lose control
00:48:10We are not next to me
00:48:16Fall in, don't fall right in front of you
00:48:20Can't you see
00:48:22I lose control
00:48:29We are not next to me
00:48:34Fall in, don't fall right in front of you
00:48:38Can't you see
00:48:44Can't you see
00:48:47Oh!
00:48:51Filmer!
00:48:56Filmer!
00:49:03I mean, how about that?
00:49:05Filmer!
00:49:06Who possessed you?
00:49:09I mean, you kind of walk out,
00:49:12and then you open your mouth,
00:49:13and you turn in
00:49:16to somebody else.
00:49:19And I'm telling you,
00:49:22that somebody else
00:49:23we love!
00:49:25Filmer!
00:49:27Thank you so much.
00:49:33Oh, my God.
00:49:34That right there was two times better than I was expecting.
00:49:37Unassuming.
00:49:38I mean, walked out here,
00:49:39and he knocked us right out.
00:49:41Shocker. Even your eyes are watering.
00:49:43Yeah, I know. I almost heard crying.
00:49:44I feel like I had to get off stage for America to see the crowd a little bit.
00:49:48I'm so proud of you.
00:49:50Oh, man. This is getting hard.
00:49:53I feel like we've had a lot of good ones.
00:49:54I need people to start messing up.
00:50:03Welcome back to American Idol.
00:50:06So far, after 52 performances,
00:50:09just 19 hopefuls have moved on to the Golden Room.
00:50:12Still in consideration for the top 30.
00:50:16They're at least cutting half of us, and like,
00:50:19I ain't gonna sit here and lie. I'm a little scared.
00:50:21Once all 127 have sung,
00:50:24those who remain here will have to survive one more major cut at the end of the round.
00:50:30I've heard people sing, and there's a lot of very, very, very talented people here.
00:50:35This is the biggest stage that I've ever performed on in my life.
00:50:43The first time I performed on a stage was just at my piano recital.
00:50:47I was probably about eight years old.
00:50:52I thought I had just won a Grammy after I sang that song.
00:50:57I don't think my younger self would really believe it,
00:50:59that I would be performing on this massive stage.
00:51:02My first audition, I did guitar,
00:51:04but this week, I'm showing a little bit a different side of myself.
00:51:07I'm gonna have to up my game if I want to get to that 30.
00:51:18Georgia
00:51:26The whole day through
00:51:33Just a more sweet song
00:51:38Keeps Georgia on my mind
00:51:49Oh
00:51:51Oh
00:51:51Other on
00:51:53Reach out to me
00:51:56Oh
00:51:58Other on
00:51:59I
00:51:59Smile
00:52:00Tently
00:52:05Still
00:52:06Peaceful dreams
00:52:09I see
00:52:10The roar
00:52:13Leads back to you
00:52:15I said Georgia, Georgia
00:52:26No peace, no peace I found
00:52:31Just a whole sweet song
00:52:37Keeps Georgia on my mind
00:52:41I said just an old sweet song
00:52:54Keeps Georgia on my mind
00:53:09I mean 17 years old coming out here doing Georgia
00:53:13You know I'm from Georgia so you're already trying to make me
00:53:17I'm sucking up a little bit
00:53:18Playing the room already but you did great
00:53:23I've heard the rest of the singers in my group
00:53:25It's actually really intimidating
00:53:29Especially because rehearsal has been stressful
00:53:31I could not hear myself at all
00:53:35What's that?
00:53:36I couldn't hear anything
00:53:37You walked past the wedges
00:53:39But you were not off pitch
00:53:41Your notes were on
00:53:43But I know myself and I've never sang that horrible
00:53:48I really want to show the judges something out of my comfort zone
00:53:52And that's what they asked for
00:53:53You were hitting some high notes in there
00:53:57Yeah
00:53:57But it would be great if you could put some oomph in there
00:54:00Oh you should see me with a band
00:54:03Maybe I took it too far
00:54:05I'm doing too hard of a song
00:54:07I just fell
00:54:08I kind of stumbled a little bit
00:54:09I just wanted to be good enough for this
00:54:11But it's just starting to feel like
00:54:13I can't do it
00:54:19But right now
00:54:20I'm just trying to remember my Aunt Brittany
00:54:23Carmen, I'm so proud of you
00:54:26I think Brittany has always been a very big mentor to me
00:54:29To believe in myself
00:54:31To have the confidence
00:54:32You are ready
00:54:33You're ready for this
00:54:34You were born for this
00:54:35Born for this
00:54:37And that just helps
00:54:39Just remind myself that
00:54:42I am good enough to just be here at this part
00:54:44Grrr
00:54:45I really don't want to screw it up
00:54:49At least I look hot when I cry
00:54:51Yeah
00:54:52Yeah
00:54:52Yeah
00:55:02Your love is like a tile away
00:55:04You're spinning over my head
00:55:08You're drowning me in your promises
00:55:11Better left unsaid
00:55:13Better left unsaid
00:55:14You're the good kind of sinner
00:55:17To release my inner fantasy
00:55:20The events of the winter
00:55:23And you know that you are born to be
00:55:28You're a heartbreaker
00:55:31You're a heartbreaker
00:55:32Dream maker
00:55:32Lovetaker
00:55:34Don't you adults around with me
00:55:35You're a heartbreak
00:55:37Dream maker
00:55:39Love taken on to my heart
00:55:40Love taken on to my heart
00:55:41Love taken on to my heart
00:55:43The eyes come so, don't
00:55:46My eyes are around
00:55:52With me
00:56:00Let another guess
00:56:04Are you good? Are you OK?
00:56:07You good?
00:56:08I have fun.
00:56:09Good.
00:56:10Okay.
00:56:10I kind of felt like you looked like you were about to pass out or something towards the end of
00:56:15that.
00:56:15It's a fast song.
00:56:17Yeah.
00:56:17So, yes, I was trying to keep up, but I did my best.
00:56:22I know we were like, we need some gas and we need some sass.
00:56:25And you picked a sassy song.
00:56:28But then I felt like you were just running behind it kind of the whole time.
00:56:32Swallowed up by.
00:56:33So, I feel like, I don't know.
00:56:35We're processing here.
00:56:37But you obviously have, like, this huge range to work with.
00:56:42And, I mean, we love you.
00:56:44Or you wouldn't be here.
00:56:52I actually thought I was pinning a lot into the performance to sort of hear that.
00:56:57It just kind of broke me.
00:57:00We're so critical now.
00:57:02We have to be.
00:57:03We got so many to go through.
00:57:05How many do we need to get rid of?
00:57:07A lot of people are going home today.
00:57:09I really hope I'm not one of them.
00:57:11Didn't we like him?
00:57:12He has a great voice, but he gets lost in the moment.
00:57:17Right.
00:57:17I don't know.
00:57:18I just like him.
00:57:18Okay.
00:57:19It's people's dreams.
00:57:20If I call your name, please step forward.
00:57:29Filming.
00:57:31Filming.
00:57:32Filming.
00:57:33Filming.
00:57:50You three are still in the competition going through to the Golden Room.
00:57:59Filming.
00:58:01Back row is the end of the lap.
00:58:03Thank you, guys.
00:58:08The big one there.
00:58:10I'm almost cloud down right now.
00:58:12Or whatever the phrase is.
00:58:14Cloud down, cloud tip.
00:58:15Oh, my gosh.
00:58:16This is huge.
00:58:17This is amazing.
00:58:18I'm so excited.
00:58:19We only called three names and praise be that I was one of them.
00:58:23That's painful.
00:58:25This is the end of the road for now, for here?
00:58:27For American Idol.
00:58:28For American Idol, yeah.
00:58:29But not for Carmen.
00:58:30No, of course not.
00:58:31No.
00:58:31I have to still be my ambitious self and just try to reach for the stars.
00:58:39So two of our youngest hopefuls have moved on to the Golden Room.
00:58:44And from there, more teenage singers were proving they came to fight.
00:58:49Well, I know that there could come a fire from the sky
00:58:54To a fire in the purest of king
00:59:00Yes, people are always surprised when they hear how young I am.
00:59:04And they're like, you're 16?
00:59:05I get that a lot.
00:59:06But I can sing, okay, guys?
00:59:09Like, watch out.
00:59:11Make it rain.
00:59:13Make it rain.
00:59:16Now, Lord, make it rain.
00:59:22Make it rain.
00:59:29You know, I keep looking at the number.
00:59:32It says 16.
00:59:32I keep looking at the performance and listening to the performance.
00:59:35It says 42.
00:59:38But more importantly, the notes that came out were amazing.
00:59:43Absolutely amazing.
00:59:44I love the performance.
00:59:46I know.
00:59:49I'm surprised by all the people my age, honestly.
00:59:52I never thought, you know, people my age had this type of pipe.
00:59:57Oh, you're such a cute little 15-year-old.
00:59:59Oh, yeah.
01:00:00Let's see how he does in the bright lights.
01:00:04Everybody's waiting for a break
01:00:07Like fast cause of freedom
01:00:09I'm 16 years old, you know.
01:00:12I understand this competition can be a stressful thing to go through.
01:00:15But I got what it takes, for sure.
01:00:35We're not expecting you to be anything other than what you are, 16-year-old kid.
01:00:41But you're just doing impressive stuff.
01:00:44You should be very, very proud.
01:00:45Good job.
01:00:46I just want to be loved.
01:00:55I'm one of two 15-year-olds in this competition.
01:00:57So I have to step it up and show that I can hold my own, even being so young.
01:01:03My audition went really well.
01:01:04It was a very emotional audition.
01:01:06I wrote this song in honor of Aubrey Wyatt, Miss Heather's daughter.
01:01:11She was bullied for years and took her life.
01:01:14I'm just so moved.
01:01:16The way you had your heart broken for someone you didn't even know, you know.
01:01:23For this round, I'll be performing Stay by Sugar Land.
01:01:28I've been working for this moment my entire life.
01:01:30Are you nervous at all?
01:01:31No, ma'am.
01:01:32I mean, I've been doing this since I was so young.
01:01:34I've been performing in front of people on a stage since I was 10 years old.
01:01:38I want to make some noise for Chloe Grace.
01:01:44Hi, my name is Chloe Grace.
01:01:46I'm 15 years old.
01:01:47And I want to be the youngest competitor to ever win this show.
01:01:53I'm ready to do it.
01:01:54And that's what she said.
01:01:56I love it.
01:01:5715 years old.
01:01:58Good Lord.
01:01:59I'm super ready.
01:02:02I've been sitting here staring at the clock on the wall.
01:02:09And I've been laying here praying, praying she won't call.
01:02:15It's just another call from home.
01:02:19You'll get it and be gone and I'll be crying.
01:02:31What do I have to do to make you see that she can't love you like me?
01:02:44Why don't you stay?
01:02:48So the next time you'll find you want to leave her bed for mine.
01:03:02Why don't you stay?
01:03:10Why don't you stay?
01:03:11Baby, why don't you stay?
01:03:22Thank you so much.
01:03:29Chloe, Chloe.
01:03:31What a tough song to sing.
01:03:32It's just you being a 15-year-old, that's the way it's going to sound.
01:03:37In the front part, it seemed like you were pretty nervous.
01:03:40But toward the end, you really started locking in and hitting your stride.
01:03:44I mean, you should be so proud of yourself.
01:03:47Good job.
01:03:50Anytime you're dealing with a 15, 16-year-old kid, it becomes really, really delicate.
01:03:55She was too young.
01:03:56She was good.
01:03:57Sweet little girl.
01:03:59This could be a life-altering moment for them.
01:04:02And we want it to alter them in a positive way.
01:04:06Not too young, just not ready.
01:04:08We hope that it doesn't alter their confidence in who they are as an artist.
01:04:14Hey, thank you guys.
01:04:15Stand by, please.
01:04:16Okay, here we go.
01:04:18The following people, step forward, please.
01:04:21Aboyomi.
01:04:22Aboyomi.
01:04:24Michael.
01:04:33The front row goes through.
01:04:36The back row, this is the end of the road.
01:04:39Thank you very much.
01:04:41I love you so much.
01:04:54Feeling great, man, for real.
01:04:56I'm so excited right now.
01:04:58Me only being 16, I really thought I was out for the count.
01:05:01But I guess this just proves it's not just about the age, it's about what you got inside.
01:05:05And you did it, Aboyomi.
01:05:07You broke both the doors and you made it to the next round.
01:05:12Congratulations.
01:05:15Two more of our teens survived the judge's first cut.
01:05:19But it's the end of the road for another.
01:05:22So this is it for this time around?
01:05:24Yes, sir.
01:05:25I know it's disappointing, but there's a lot of future in front of you.
01:05:31It's hard to go home.
01:05:33I would have loved to move forward, but they felt like it was best for me to go home and
01:05:38work hard and maybe come back one day.
01:05:40This is just the beginning.
01:05:42We love you, baby.
01:05:43We love you.
01:05:43We're so proud of you.
01:05:44We're so proud of you.
01:05:44We're so proud of you.
01:05:44Thank you, Craig.
01:05:51welcome back to hollywood week music city takeover sitting in this golden room amongst some of the
01:05:58best talented singers on this side of the earth it makes me feel honored to be a part of the
01:06:03chosen
01:06:04one it's blowing my mind right now because i don't know what's coming up it feels a little
01:06:08tense in the room there's a lot of good performers that are going up right now so
01:06:13i'm sorry hollywood week is a slap on your mama's mouth
01:06:22i remember the sickness was forever and i remember the snuffing video
01:06:33cold september the distances we cover the fistfights on the beach
01:06:41the busies round us up do it all again next week
01:06:47and the boy who kicked tom's head still bugs me now
01:06:53and that's the thing we think
01:06:56it cuts you when you're down
01:07:01and she wept and wept and wept
01:07:04love came and died now
01:07:07i see my mother
01:07:09the awp see a number
01:07:12cries on the floor ain't coming
01:07:15i'm 17 going under
01:07:29i'm 17 going under
01:07:45you're so ready for this
01:07:48yeah man
01:07:49that's very kind of
01:07:50thank you
01:07:50even the sound that you chose on that guitar was a really really cool sound
01:07:55the way you started in the band i mean you're just ready to do this
01:07:59let me go win this thing make an album hit the road get a band
01:08:05you know it's a little bit bigger of a band than i would normally play with which is a ton
01:08:08of fun
01:08:09but i consider myself really lucky that i have had the opportunity to play a lot over the last bunch
01:08:14of years
01:08:14and uh i'm hoping that that will get me into the top 30
01:08:20this is a tough board man
01:08:23how are we gonna get these people down to 30
01:08:25i don't know that's what i'm sitting here thinking
01:08:30up next to take the stage is minnesota hopeful chris tongueseth
01:08:34being here on american idol i mean it means everything it's kind of a start of something new for me
01:08:40just like a new season of joy
01:08:43i love you guys
01:08:45love you too
01:08:46love you too
01:08:54i'm doing this for my mom and for my family and obviously my dad is here with me in spirit
01:09:00i am so proud i have an american idol
01:09:05for a son
01:09:08so for hallowed week i'm going to be singing jealous by labyrinth
01:09:13i'm really excited to hear them
01:09:16after losing my dad and i heard this song
01:09:18and i was like oh this could mean so many things
01:09:22it's a breakup song essentially
01:09:24but when i listen to it after losing dad i think of you losing dad because there's parts in that
01:09:33song where it's like i'm jealous of the rain that falls upon your skin
01:09:37share your voice will sound
01:09:40share your light
01:09:42yeah
01:09:43you know
01:09:44thank you
01:09:46my family is the reason why i feel so confident in pursuing my dream
01:09:53this performance could change my life i know my dad's with me and i know my mom's at home just
01:10:00rooting for me praying for me and so i'm gonna go out there and give it everything that i have
01:10:09i'm jealous of the rain
01:10:15that falls upon your skin
01:10:22it's closer than my hands have been
01:10:28oh i'm jealous of rain
01:10:35i'm jealous of the wind
01:10:42that ripples through your clothes
01:10:48it's closer than your shadow
01:10:54oh i'm jealous of the wind
01:10:58oh i'm jealous of the wind
01:10:58oh i'm jealous of the wind
01:11:02but i wish you
01:11:06the best of all this world could give
01:11:17and i told you
01:11:19when you left me
01:11:22there's nothing to forgive
01:11:28but i always thought you'd come back
01:11:33tell me
01:11:35all you found was
01:11:39heartbreak and misery
01:11:43it's hard for me to say
01:11:46i'm jealous of the way
01:11:49you're happy without me
01:11:56it's hard for me to say
01:11:59i'm jealous of the way
01:12:02you're happy without me
01:12:17i mean i felt like that was just kind of captivating you know
01:12:22just hanging on every word wondering what you were gonna do with it
01:12:26you've got that soulful soft sensitive thing in your voice and it's very mesmerizing
01:12:35thank you
01:12:36i feel like i didn't really like the way he arranged it
01:12:48yeah
01:12:49yeah
01:12:50that song typically auditions very well
01:12:53yeah
01:12:53it didn't compliment it
01:12:55it was a little quick
01:12:57mm-hmm
01:12:57that song it's supposed to be one that you milk every second of
01:13:01yeah
01:13:02i just had to hone in on what i knew i could do
01:13:05and i feel like i did that right there so
01:13:09we got a lot of cuts to make
01:13:10stay tuned for more results in music city
01:13:24the thing i love about american idol is its ability to take normal everyday people
01:13:32people that have not been anywhere in or around the music industry
01:13:37we take those people and give them the opportunity of a lifetime
01:13:41being here in hollywood week in music city is nerve-wracking
01:13:48i have never performed with a big band or in front of anyone except for in church
01:13:54this does feel like a big opportunity stuff like this just doesn't happen to people like me
01:14:04growing up in mournville it was very definitely different it's not very uh wealthy
01:14:11it's very small very poverty like town
01:14:18i did move around a lot growing up we've probably moved about ten times moving schools a lot
01:14:24and it really felt like i fit in anywhere i didn't really have a lot of friends
01:14:28i know finances weren't always like there for us it's really hard for me to talk about it
01:14:38music was the constant in all of that craziness
01:14:42i always felt limited like i don't have the resources to reach this goal of mine when it comes to
01:14:49music
01:14:49because i've always wanted to sing
01:14:50i would lay down at night and i would pray
01:14:55and hope that something would come about and now i'm here
01:15:07i'm gonna be singing girls just wanna have fun
01:15:10hi cindy walker
01:15:20i come home in the morning light
01:15:24my mother says what you're gonna do with your life
01:15:29oh mama dear
01:15:32oh mama dear we're not the fortunate ones
01:15:35but girls they wanna have fun
01:15:38oh girls just wanna have fun
01:15:58they just wanna have fun
01:16:02oh girls just wanna have fun
01:16:11oh girls just wanna have fun
01:16:16oh girls just wanna have fun
01:16:44Well, Chloe, I tell you what, you have one of the most original-sounding voices in the
01:16:51whole competition.
01:16:54When I heard you were going to do Girls Just Want to Have Fun, I was like,
01:16:59I can't imagine her voice doing it like Cyndi Lauper did it, and then when I heard kind
01:17:05of the moodier version, I kind of really got confused because I wanted the original version
01:17:10that Cyndi Lauper did, but then I really enjoyed your version, but then it got a little sleepy,
01:17:16but then I still loved your voice.
01:17:19Yeah.
01:17:20Overall, there's a lot of emotions that I'm going through right now, and I thought that
01:17:25we were all going to be dancing to Girls Just Want to Have Fun, but I really appreciate
01:17:29your arrangement, and when you do want to have fun, make sure you come on out here and
01:17:33have a big old time, all right?
01:17:38I feel like I let myself down.
01:17:40I am self-sabotaged really badly.
01:17:43I tried to do the best that I could.
01:17:46It's almost like she's given up on herself.
01:17:49The pressure of the competition is definitely a playing factor in why I feel the way I feel,
01:17:55and I don't feel like I did my very best.
01:17:58She's got the voice.
01:17:59Wrong song.
01:18:00It's really about pushing myself and wanting to win, because I know I can.
01:18:07I don't know where she went.
01:18:09Yeah.
01:18:09That's not it.
01:18:10Here's 22-year-old Brayden Rumpfell!
01:18:16Oh, I remember.
01:18:17Oh, yeah.
01:18:22Gotta loosen up.
01:18:24Like, I wanted to come out there and just, like, shake your arms and throw your vest across
01:18:28the room, and I think you're a racehorse, man.
01:18:31Are you usually a mover, a traveler on the stage?
01:18:34A little bit.
01:18:35I've had some knee issues, so I kind of tend to stay in the same spot.
01:18:39How's your knee?
01:18:40Not too bad.
01:18:40I just had two surgeries on these guys in the last year.
01:18:47I've had two lower leg realignments.
01:18:50The doctors have explained that all your body's resources are going into healing the leg,
01:18:56and so you could be susceptible to get sick.
01:19:00That sparked something in my head, like, oh my gosh, wash your hands constantly.
01:19:04Don't touch anybody.
01:19:05Don't let them get near you.
01:19:07No hugs.
01:19:08Now I'm in a panic mode.
01:19:10Like, I'm going to die now.
01:19:16These intrusive thoughts pop into my head that are not real.
01:19:19They kind of develop a contamination, OCD, and it's really debilitating.
01:19:25I had started going to therapy.
01:19:28I've made huge strides to getting a lot better.
01:19:35Hollywood Week, that's good for me.
01:19:37I can focus on putting my energy into something that is real.
01:19:42This performance is going to be the biggest one of my entire life.
01:19:45I'm confident going into it.
01:19:48Hello, hello, hello.
01:19:50I'm doing I'm Not the Only One by Sam Smith.
01:20:03You and me, we made a vow
01:20:14I can't believe you let me down, but the booze, every way it hurts.
01:20:23You say I'm not the only one by Sam Smith.
01:20:25You say I'm crazy, cause you don't think I know what you've done, but when you call me, baby, I
01:20:42know I'm not the only one.
01:20:47I have loved you for many years.
01:20:52Baby, I am just not enough.
01:20:58You made me realize my deceit
01:21:03By lying and tearing us up
01:21:08You say I praise thee
01:21:14For you don't think I know what you've done
01:21:18But when you call me baby
01:21:25I know I'm not the only one
01:21:30And I know I'm not the only one
01:21:34And I know that I know I'm not the only one
01:22:11And I know that I know that I'm not the only one
01:22:16We're here to lift you up
01:22:17We want you to have fun
01:22:19And man, you picked the perfect song
01:22:24Thank you
01:22:27And lean in, be you, be yourself
01:22:30And get ready for the ride
01:22:32It's going to be really, really special
01:22:38I don't know what I can do, man
01:22:39I'm just like, oh, golly
01:22:41He might win
01:22:43I'm thankful for the opportunity
01:22:45No matter how it turns out
01:22:46But it seems like it's going to do well
01:22:48Hang tight right here, folks
01:22:49Our judges are going to do deliberations
01:22:51And then we're going to know the results
01:22:54There's so much at stake
01:22:56And going into results
01:22:57There's just so many talented musicians here
01:22:59Like, I want to be in the top 30 so bad
01:23:01Pass that old board down here
01:23:02So I can get my attitude right
01:23:06It probably means more to me
01:23:07Than most people here
01:23:09I've always pulled through
01:23:11Any situation I've ever been in
01:23:13I don't know
01:23:14This one's different
01:23:18This is a very heavy class
01:23:21And all of you have done amazing, amazing work
01:23:27This is probably the most unprecedented time we've ever had
01:23:31Where we had to just cut talent
01:23:35Having said that
01:23:36Will the following people step forward?
01:23:39Jake
01:23:44Brianna
01:23:52Brayden
01:23:55This is something we are charged with doing
01:23:58So
01:24:01Front row
01:24:04You should be very proud of how far you've come
01:24:09But for now, your journey
01:24:15Next Monday
01:24:16You're in the toughest class
01:24:18We have ever had
01:24:19It's the conclusion of Hollywood Week
01:24:21Music City Takeover
01:24:23Everyone's on the edge right now
01:24:24Some of us are going home
01:24:26Where we find out
01:24:28Who survives
01:24:29I was trying to kick you out of the room
01:24:30Because I'm so jealous of you
01:24:32If you were thinking about winning
01:24:33Just keep doing that
01:24:35And gets in
01:24:35To the top 30
01:24:37Am I freaking out about it?
01:24:38Yeah
01:24:38I feel you guys are going to burn me
01:24:41Bring it on
01:24:41I love it
01:24:43I did everything I could
01:24:44I'm so sorry
01:24:46I would love nothing more
01:24:47Than to be a part of those 30 singers that make it
01:24:49Let's just help
01:24:50Help and pray
01:24:51We got more bloodshed coming
01:24:53We have some sing-offs
01:24:55We got more bloodshed coming
01:24:56We got more bloodshed coming
01:24:59We got more bloodshed coming
01:25:00We got more bloodshed coming
01:25:01We got more bloodshed coming
01:25:01We got more bloodshed coming
01:25:02We got more bloodshed coming
01:25:03We got more bloodshed coming
01:25:04We got more bloodshed coming
01:25:05We got more bloodshed coming
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