She performed “Sk8er Boy” by Avril Levine, but she put her own spin on it. Leah Marlene was the first contestant up in this genre. He told the artists that he wanted them to make the audience really feel something. Lee DeWyze, the 2010 winner of “American Idol,” mentored the Indie-Folk Genre Challenge artists. Katyrah and Tobias both made it through to the next round. Katyrah Love took the stage next with the song “Saving All My Love For You.” He sang a lot of runs that the judges didn’t really seem on board with, even though Ruben Studdard warned him to hold back a bit. She couldn’t hear the piano, so she started a bit late. Next, Tobias took the stage and performed. Season 2 “American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard came back to mentor the contestants singing R&B.įirst up was 21-year-old Zareh Turner, whose mom Nadia Turner was on “American Idol.” She sang “One and Only” by Adele. The contestants who weren’t asked to come forward did not make it through, but they also weren’t shown singing in the episode. She sang “Things a Man Oughta Know” by Lainey Wilson to a very receptive crowd.Īll the contestants who were featured singing on the show made it through. She was shaking on the stage before singing, and the judges encouraged her. She had never performed in public before, so it was all very new for her. The show focused on contestant Kelsie Dolin, who was very nervous before her time to go on stage. She sang “Lord Have Mercy on My Soul.” After, Sarahbeth Tate performed for the judges. Next up was Kaylin Roberson, a 23-year-old country singer, singing “Mercy” by Brett Young. He performed “Burning House” by Cam, and he received a standing ovation from the judges. He told the judges that his mother had recently been diagnosed with leukemia and that he was dedicating his time on “American Idol” to her. The first performance came from Mike Parker. Lauren Alaina is an “American Idol” alum, and she mentored the contestants on Hollywood Week who chose to sing in the country genre. Those contestants were Huntergirl, Jay, and Kenedi Anderson. The contestants who received the Platinum Tickets in their audition were able to skip the genre challenge. Within those genres, the contestants competed against one another. The contestants chose between indie rock, R&B, pop, soul, and country. The Genre Challenge was the first of the week. Then, Lionel Richie talked about the pressure those artists feel while competing in Hollywood Week. The show started off with Katy Perry talking about how all kinds of people go to Hollywood Week on “American Idol,” people from all walks of life. ‘American Idol’ Hollywood Week Live Recap SPOILER WARNING: Spoilers for “American Idol” season 20 Hollywood Week genre challenge follow. See all of the spoilers for Hollywood Week here. Fan favorites from auditions will then take the stage for the Genre Challenge to sing their hearts out and impress judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie in hopes of making it through to the next round.” Also, I greatly appreciate it when you guys give me song suggestions but it gets really overwhelming at the volume it comes in, so please understand! Rock on !:)”įor the record, Johnson did like the suggestion of “In the Still of the Night,” by Whitesnake, which he nailed last Wednesday night."American Idol" judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, Lionel RichieĪBC’s “ American Idol” finished audition episodes for season 20 and has moved on to Hollywood Week for the Maepisode.ĭuring the episode, according to the description, former contestants “mentor the contestants, including Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Lauren Alaina, Ruben Studdard, Chayce Beckham, Lee DeWyze and Haley Reinhart. Sorry if it offended anybody it was the wrong choice of words. “You guys are amazing and I cannot thank you enough for your support. “For the record, that juvenile comment I made in the interview was not directed toward my fans but to the wackos that send hundreds of hate messages a day to me !” he wrote.
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Johnson’s words drew ire on that same social media website, leading the 23-year-old hopeful to issue a full apology on his Facebook page. I don’t need 10,000 people telling me ‘you should sing this, you should sing that, listen to me.’ Fortunately, guys, I’m going to listen to myself, whether you like it or not.”
“I think at this point in the competition I can pick and choose my own songs and represent me.
“It gives access to a bunch of retards to talk to me, and I don’t really enjoy having to see somebody telling me what song I need to sing,” he said.
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