[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Ryan: WE'RE MAKING HISTORY
TONIGHT WITH OUR MUSICAL
CELEBRATION OF THE ICON, TAYLOR
SWIFT.
GET READY TO SHAKE IT OFF LIVE.
THIS IS "AMERICAN IDOL"!
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
TONIGHT OUR TOP SEVEN WILL
BECOME FIVE, AND VOTING FOR YOUR
FINALIST IS NOW OPEN.
DON'T WAIT, START RIGHT NOW.
AND PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME YOUR
SUPERSTAR JUDGES.
LUKE BRYAN.
LIONEL RICHIE.
AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD.
WE GOT A SHOW TONIGHT THAT'S OUT
OF EVERY SWIFTY'S "WILDEST
DREAMS," CELEBRATING THE ICONIC
CATALOG OF TAYLOR SWIFT.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST JUDGE IN
THE HOUSE, BRINGING THE COMEDY
AND FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS.
PLEASE WELCOME THE ONE AND ONLY
NIKKI GLASER.
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WELCOME TO "IDOL."
GREAT TO SEE YOU, THANKS FOR
BEING HERE.
COME ON IN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Ryan: SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU,
NIKKI GLASER.
>> I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.
WHAT A DREAM.
>> Ryan: IS IT TRUE THAT YOU SAW
THE "ERAS" SHOW 22 TIMES?
>> YEAH, I WENT TO 22 "ERAS"
CONCERTS.
IT WAS MY OBSESSION, ONE THING I
COULDN'T GET ENOUGH OF.
KEPT ON GOING.
I DON'T HAVE A FAMILY, SO I HAD
THE MONEY TO DO IT AND I JUST
DID IT.
I'M COUNTING TONIGHT AS MY 23rd
SHOW.
>> Ryan: GOT IT.
DANCERS FROM THE "ERAS TOUR" ARE
HERE IN THE LOUNGE.
GREAT TO HAVE YOU.
TELL ME, AS A MUSIC LOVER, WHAT
ARE YOU REALLY LOOKING FOR
TONIGHT IN THESE FINALISTS?
>> I'M LOOKING TO FEEL
SOMETHING.
I FEEL LIKE I LOVE TAYLOR
SWIFT'S MUSIC BECAUSE IT MAKES
ME FEEL.
I FELT ALL THE FEELINGS I COULD
FROM THE SONGS ALREADY AND
LOOKING TO FEEL NEW THINGS
TONIGHT.
LOOKING TO HAVE THESE FINALISTS
BRING SOMETHING NEW TO THE SONG
I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD BEFORE.
>> Ryan: THEY'RE READY FOR YOU.
VOTING INFO.
TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
ONLY TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM THE
FINALE, AND YOU GOT TO VOTE TO
PAVE THE WAY FOR ALL YOUR
FAVORITES, ONLINE, VIA TEXT OR
SOCIAL MEDIA, FACEBOOK,
INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK.
STARTING OUR TAYLOR CELEBRATION
WITH HER DEBUT SONG OFF HER VERY
FIRST ALBUM.
WITH "TIM McGRAW," IT'S JORDAN
McCULLOCH.
♪
♪ HE SAID THE WAY
MY BLUE EYES SHINED ♪
♪ PUT THOSE GEORGIA STARS
TO SHAME THAT NIGHT
I SAID THAT'S A LIE ♪
♪ JUST A BOY IN
A CHEVY TRUCK ♪
♪ THAT HAD A TENDENCY
OF GETTIN' STUCK
ON BACKROADS AT NIGHT ♪
♪ AND I WAS RIGHT THERE
BESIDE HIM
ALL SUMMER LONG ♪
♪ AND THEN THE TIME
WE WOKE UP
TO FIND THAT SUMMER GONE ♪
♪ WHEN YOU THINK TIM McGRAW
I HOPE YOU THINK
MY FAVORITE SONG ♪
♪ THE ONE WE DANCED TO
ALL NIGHT LONG ♪
♪ THE MOON LIKE A SPOTLIGHT
ON THE LAKE ♪
♪ WHEN YOU THINK TIM McGRAW
I HOPE YOU THINK OF ME ♪
♪ AND I'M BACK FOR
THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEN ♪
♪ I'M STANDIN' ON
YOUR STREET ♪
♪ AND THERE'S A LETTER
LEFT ON YOUR DOORSTEP ♪
♪ AND THE FIRST THING
THAT YOU'LL READ ♪
♪ IS WHEN YOU THINK
TIM McGRAW ♪
♪ I HOPE YOU THINK
MY FAVORITE SONG ♪
♪ SOMEDAY YOU'LL TURN
YOUR RADIO ON ♪
♪ I HOPE IT TAKES YOU
BACK TO THAT PLACE ♪
♪ WHEN YOU THINK HAPPINESS
I HOPE YOU THINK THAT
LITTLE BLACK DRESS ♪
♪ THINK OF MY HEAD
ON YOUR CHEST ♪
♪ AND MY OLD FADED
BLUE JEANS ♪
♪ WHEN YOU THINK TIM McGRAW
I HOPE YOU THINK OF ME ♪
♪ WHEN YOU THINK TIM McGRAW
I HOPE YOU THINK OF ME ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> NOW, NOW, NOW THAT IS THE WAY
TO PUT BARBECUE SAUCE ON TAYLOR
SWIFT.
THAT'S HOW YOU PUT SOME BARBECUE
SAUCE ON THAT THING.
I'M TELLING YOU, THAT WAS SO
WELL DONE.
YOU PUT THE CURLS IN, I JUST
LOVE THAT.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> I CAN'T EVEN HIT THAT NOTE.
THAT'S AMAZING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU DID.
THAT WAS FABULOUS.
>> THANK YOU, LIONEL.
>> JORDAN, YOU HAVE THE
SMOOTHEST, MOST INCREDIBLE
VOICE.
I FEEL LIKE WEEK AFTER WEEK YOU
JUST PROVE YOU CAN SING
ANYTHING.
THAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING THEME
NIGHTS LIKE THIS.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BRING TO A
SPECIFIC THEME OR ARTIST, AND
YOU JUST SOUND BEAUTIFUL ON
EVERYTHING.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> HI.
>> HELLO.
>> I'M SUCH A FAN.
I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT I JUST GOT
TO HEAR YOU SING LIVE.
IT FEELS LIKE A REAL PRIVILEGE
TO BRLISTEN TO YOU.
WHEN I HEAR "TIM McGRAW" I'M
GOING TO THINK OF YOU.
>> THERE IT IS.
>> THAT WAS SO FUN.
WHAT A WAY TO KICK IT OFF.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DID YOU KNOW THAT SONG PRIOR
TO HAVING TO SING IT?
>> NO, I SURE DIDN'T.
BUT I LOVED THE MELODIES AND
WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.
>> THAT'S WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT
THIS COMPETITION, YOU GOT TO GO
OUT HERE.
FACT WHEN I SAW YOU WERE DOING
THAT SONG, I WAS LIKE WOW, CAN'T
BELIEVE YOU PICKED THAT ONE.
I DIDN'T SEE THAT FOR YOU.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> Ryan: WAY TO SET THE TONE.
TWO SONGS TONIGHT FROM OUR
FINALISTS.
JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT BIG
SONG FOR TAYLOR TO LAUNCH HER
CAREER, SYMBOLIC IN A WAY FOR
YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
HOPE IT DOES THE SAME THING FOR
ME AS IT DID FOR HER.
I WENT AND GOT BOOTS AND A BOLO
TIE, Y'ALL.
>> Ryan: AND IT WORKS.
LOOKING GOOD.
YEAH.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR JORDAN,
EVERYONE.
NICE WORK.
THANK YOU.
IF YOU LOVE JORDAN, VOTE FOR HIM
RIGHT NOW ON FACEBOOK,
INSTAGRAM, AND TIKTOK.
JUST FIND OUR OFFICIAL PINNED
VOTING POST AND COMMENT HIS
NAME.
ONE PER VOTE, TEN TIMES PER
FINALIST ON EACH PLATFORM.
CHECK OUT THE TOP SEVEN
PERFORMANCES LIVE TOMORROW
MORNING WHEREVER YOU STREAM YOUR
MUSIC.
NEXT WITH THE GRAMMY-NOMINATED
INDIE-FOLK BALLAD "EXILE," IT'S
CHRIS TUNGSETH.
♪
♪ I CAN SEE YOU
STANDING, HONEY ♪
♪ WITH HIS ARMS AROUND
YOUR BODY LAUGHING ♪
♪ BUT THE JOKE'S NOT
FUNNY AT ALL ♪
♪ AND IT TOOK YOU
FIVE WHOLE MINUTES ♪
♪ TO PACK US UP
AND LEAVE ME WITH IT♪
♪ HOLDING ALL THIS LOVE
OUT HERE IN THE HALL ♪
♪ I THINK I'VE SEEN
THIS FILM BEFORE ♪
♪ AND I DIDN'T
LIKE THE ENDING ♪
♪ YOU'RE NOT MY
HOMELAND ANYMORE ♪
♪ SO, WHAT AM I
DEFENDING NOW ♪
♪ YOU WERE MY TOWN
NOW I'M IN EXILE
SEEING YOU OUT ♪
♪ I THINK I'VE SEEN
THIS FILM BEFORE ♪
♪ SO, I'M LEAVING
OUT THE SIDE DOOR ♪
♪ SO STEP RIGHT OUT
THERE IS NO
AMOUNT OF CRYING ♪
♪ I CAN DO ALL THIS TIME
WE ALWAYS WALKED
A VERY THIN LINE ♪
♪ YOU DIDN'T EVEN
HEAR ME OUT ♪
♪ YOU NEVER GAVE
A WARNING SIGN
I GAVE SO MANY SIGNS ♪
♪ ALL THIS TIME
I NEVER LEARNED
TO READ YOUR MIND ♪
♪ NEVER LEARNED TO
READ MY MIND ♪
♪ I COULDN'T TURN
THINGS AROUND ♪
♪ YOU NEVER TURNED
THINGS AROUND ♪
♪ 'CAUSE YOU NEVER GAVE
A WARNING SIGN ♪
♪ I GAVE SO MANY SIGNS
SO MANY SIGNS
SO MANY SIGNS ♪
♪ ALL THIS TIME
I THINK I'VE SEEN
THIS FILM BEFORE ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> CHRIS, YOU HAVE SUCH A TENDER
QUALITY TO YOUR VOICE THAT
REALLY LENDS ITSELF TO
STORYTELLING.
I THINK YOU PICKED A REALLY
GREAT SONG TO SHOWCASE THAT.
WELL DONE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CARRIE.
>> I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU ALL
SEASON.
WHENEVER YOU SING I KNOW I'M IN
GOOD HANDS, DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
IT'S A PART OF PERFORMING PEOPLE
DON'T THINK ABOUT.
THE AUDIENCE, YOU DON'T WANT
THEM TO BE NERVOUS FOR YOU.
I NEVER AM WITH YOU.
JUST THE SOFTNESS OF IT, THE
ENERGY YOU GAVE IT AT BIG
POINTS, I JUST FELT DIFFERENT
THINGS.
I WAS GETTING GOOSEBUMPS
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TIME.
IT WAS SO GOOD.
SO GOOD.
>> YEAH.
I LOVED THAT YOU WERE REALLY
LOCKED IN ON THAT FOR SOME
REASON.
I MEAN YOU HAD ME FOCUSED,
LOCKED IN.
I LOVED YOUR CHARACTER, THE WAY
YOU DELIVERED THE SONG.
YOU HAD YOUR OWN IMAGERY AND
CHARACTER THAT YOU CREATED.
I'M SITTING HERE LIKE, I
REMEMBER THIS GUY AT AUDITIONS.
I NEVER WOULD HAVE IMAGINED
WATCHING HIM DO A TAYLOR SWIFT
SONG.
>> SAME.
>> IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE
PERFORMANCES YOU'VE DONE.
IT WAS GREAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, LUKE.
>> I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY AGREE
WITH LUKE ON THIS, THIS IS ONE
OF MY FAVORITES FROM YOU.
WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY TO YOU IS
YOUR ABILITY TO TAKE SOMEONE
ELSE'S SONG AND MAKE THEM FORGET
IT'S SOMEONE ELSE'S SONG AND
TURNING IT INTO YOUR SONG.
IT WAS SO WELL DONE, DELIVERY
WAS SPOT ON.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Ryan: YOU STEPPED IT UP
TONIGHT.
WAY TO GO.
I'M NOT SO SURPRISED HE SANG
TAYLOR BECAUSE IN THE LOCKER
ROOM BEFORE THE FOOTBALL GAMES,
YOU PLAYED MIDDLE LINEBACKER?
>> YEAH.
>> Ryan: WHAT WOULD YOU LISTEN
TO TO HYPE UP SOMETIMES?
>> "BLANK SPACE".
>> Ryan: BY TAYLOR SWIFT, AND HE
WOULD MAKE TACKLES.
ONE OF MY FAVORITES AS WELL.
>> IT'S THE BEST.
>> Ryan: HOW DID YOU PREPARE
DIFFERENTLY THIS WEEK?
>> I THINK AS THE PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO GROW, YOU HAVE TO
CONTINUE TO REMAIN WHO YOU ARE
AND TRUST THAT PEOPLE AT HOME
THAT HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH
YOU ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WILL
CARRY YOU THROUGH.
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE LOVE I
FOUND IN EVERYBODY HERE.
>> Ryan: THERE YOU GO.
NIKKI IS RIGHT, THERE'S
SOMETHING ABOUT YOU, WE ALL FEEL
SAFE WHEN YOU'RE AROUND.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IF YOU LOVE CHRIS, YOU KNOW WHAT
TO DO, VOTE.
AMERICANIDOL.COM.
TWO PEOPLE ARE HEADED HOME AT
THE END OF THE SHOW WHEN I
ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS LIVE.
MORE TAYLOR SWIFT TRIBUTES
HEADED YOUR WAY, LIKE HANNAH
HARPER WITH A HIT FROM "SPEAK
NOW," AND A "FEARLESS" MOMENT
FROM BROOKS.
"IDOL" IS BACK LIVE RIGHT AFTER
THIS.
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Ryan: ALL RIGHT, WELCOME
BACK.
HELLO TO EVERYONE WATCHING LIVE
ON DISNEY +.
YOU KEEP SHOWING YOUR LOVE FOR
THE TOP SEVEN WITH YOUR VOTE,
THEY SHOW THEIR LOVE FOR TAYLOR
SWIFT.
NOW WITH A MULTI-GRAMMY-WINNING
SONG OFF "SPEAK NOW" ALBUM,
PERFORMING "MEAN," IT'S HANNAH
HARPER.
♪ YOU, WITH YOUR WORDS
LIKE KNIVES AND SWORDS ♪
♪ AND WEAPONS THAT YOU
USE AGAINST ME ♪
♪ YOU HAVE KNOCKED ME
OFF MY FEET AGAIN ♪
♪ GOT ME FEELING
LIKE I'M NOTHING ♪
♪ YOU, WITH YOUR VOICE
LIKE NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD ♪
♪ CALLING ME OUT
WHEN I'M WOUNDED ♪
♪ YOU, PICKIN' ON
THE WEAKER MAN ♪
♪ WELL YOU CAN TAKE ME DOWN
WITH JUST ONE SINGLE BLOW ♪
♪ BUT YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ♪
♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE
LIVIN' IN A BIG OLE CITY ♪
♪ AND ALL YOU'RE EVER
GONNA BE IS MEAN ♪
♪ YEAH SOMEDAY I'LL BE
BIG ENOUGH SO YOU
CAN'T HIT ME ♪
♪ AND ALL YOU'RE EVER
GONNA BE IS MEAN
WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO MEAN ♪
♪ I BET YOU GOT
PUSHED AROUND
SOMEBODY MADE YOU COLD ♪
♪ BUT THE CYCLE ENDS
RIGHT NOW 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T
LEAD ME DOWN THAT ROAD ♪
♪ WASHED UP AND RANTING
ABOUT THE SAME OLD
BITTER THINGS ♪
♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE
LIVIN' IN A BIG OLE CITY ♪
♪ AND ALL YOU'RE EVER
GONNA BE IS MEAN ♪
♪ MEAN MEAN
♪ YEAH SOMEDAY, I'LL BE
BIG ENOUGH SO YOU
CAN'T HIT ME ♪
♪ AND ALL YOU'RE EVER
GONNA BE IS MEAN ♪
♪ WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO MEAN
WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO MEAN ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> HANNAH, I'M NOT GOING TO BE
MEAN TO YOU.
I LOVED THAT YOU CHOSE THIS SONG
BECAUSE WATCHING LAST WEEK, YOU
TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE
COMMENTARY THAT YOU READ ONLINE
ABOUT YOUR PERFORMANCE THE
PREVIOUS WEEK, I WAS THINKING
OH, I REALLY WANT HER TO ADDRESS
THAT.
BECAUSE THIS SONG WAS WRITTEN
BASED OFF A CRITIC OF TAYLOR,
SHE WAS LIKE I'M GOING TO WRITE
A SONG ABOUT IT.
I FELT THAT CAME THROUGH FOR
YOU, I WAS EXCITED TO SEE IT.
LOVE THE BANJO AND WHAT YOU DID
WITH THE SONG, SOUNDED GORGEOUS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I MEAN WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT,
NO MATTER WHAT ANYBODY MAY
COMMENT ANYWHERE YOU'RE KILLING
IT EVERY WEEK.
AND YOU'RE BEING -- YOU'RE BEING
AUTHENTICALLY YOU.
LIKE SAID, HAVEN'T SEEN YOU WITH
A BANJO YET, OH, MY GOD, ANOTHER
GREAT LOOK FOR YOU.
GREAT SONG CHOICE.
HAD ME FROM THE START TO THE
END, DIDN'T WANT IT TO END.
>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT.
>> THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT.
YOU'RE TRUE TO YOURSELF.
WHAT I'M SAYING, YOU DON'T COME
OUT AS A GIMMICK.
NO GIMMICK IN THIS.
YOU COME OUT TRUE TO WHO YOU
ARE.
I HAVE FOUND ONE PERSON OTHER
THAN CARRIE WHO KNOWS ALL THE
LYRICS TO EVERYTHING, AND NIKKI,
I CAN'T BELIEVE, SHE'S SINGING
ALONG WITH YOU.
YOU DID A FABULOUS JOB.
>> I'M HAVING A BLAST.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
>> I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS
PERFORMANCE FROM THE WAY YOUR
HAIR AND WARDROBE AND THE BANJO
AND THE SONG, AND THE WAY YOU
WERE ABLE TO DO ALL OF YOUR
BLUEGRASS-Y KIND OF RUNS.
IT'S SUCH A HANNAH THING TO DO.
SOUNDED SO GOOD ON THIS SONG.
YOU MADE A REALLY SMART CHOICE
AND I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Ryan: CAN'T ASK FOR MORE THAN
THAT.
GREAT TO SEE YOU TONIGHT.
YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE,
CARRIE, POST AND GHOST.
DON'T READ THAT STUFF.
>> DOESN'T MATTER.
>> NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, GOOD
OR BAD.
>> Ryan: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HANNAH, EVERYONE.
SHE WANTS TO BE IN YOUR TOP
FIVE, MAKE IT HAPPEN BY VOTING
ONLINE, ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND
TEXT VOTING AVAILABLE TO
SUBSCRIBERS OF ALL WIRELESS
CARRIERS.
HE'S PERFORMING TAYLOR'S
EIGHT-TIME PLATINUM HIT "LOVE
STORY."
IT IS A PERFORMANCE FROM BROOKS.
♪
♪ WE WERE BOTH YOUNG
WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU ♪
♪ I CLOSE MY EYES AND
THE FLASHBACK STARTS ♪
♪ I'M STANDIN' THERE
ON A BALCONY IN SUMMER AIR ♪
♪ YOU WERE ROMEO
YOU WERE THROWIN' PEBBLES ♪
♪ AND MY DADDY SAID
STAY AWAY FROM JULIET ♪
♪ AND I WAS CRYIN'
ON THE STAIRCASE ♪
♪ BEGGIN' YOU
PLEASE DON'T GO ♪
♪ AND I SAID, ROMEO TAKE ME
SOMEWHERE WE CAN BE ALONE ♪
♪ I'LL BE WAITING
ALL THERE'S LEFT
TO DO IS RUN ♪
♪ YOU'LL BE THE PRINCE AND
I'LL BE THE PRINCESS ♪
♪ IT'S A LOVE STORY
BABY JUST SAY YES ♪
♪ I GOT TIRED OF WAITING
WONDERIN' IF YOU WERE
EVER COMIN' AROUND ♪
♪ MY FAITH IN YOU WAS FADING
WHEN I MET YOU ON THE
OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN ♪
♪ AND I SAID, ROMEO TAKE ME
SOMEWHERE WE CAN BE ALONE ♪
♪ I'LL BE WAITING
ALL THERE'S LEFT
TO DO IS RUN ♪
♪ YOU'LL BE THE PRINCE AND
I'LL BE THE PRINCESS ♪
♪ IT'S A LOVE STORY
BABY JUST SAY YES ♪
♪ ROMEO TAKE ME
SOMEWHERE WE CAN BE ALONE ♪
♪ I'LL BE WAITING
ALL THERE'S LEFT
TO DO IS RUN ♪
♪ YOU'LL BE THE PRINCE AND
I'LL BE THE PRINCESS ♪
♪ IT'S A LOVE STORY
BABY JUST SAY YES ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> BROOKS, BROOKS AGAIN.
BROOKS' BIGGEST FAN RIGHT THERE,
RIGHT?
I JUST LOVE HEARING YOUR
INTERPRETATION OF THAT.
LIKE I SAID, JUST FORCE YOURSELF
TO ALWAYS GIVE MORE ENERGY, MORE
ENERGY.
YOU TOOK THAT ENERGY UP AT THE
END AND I WANTED IT A LITTLE BIT
MORE.
ACRAZY WEEK, YOUR GIRL ANNOUNCES
YOUR RELATIONSHIP LAST WEEK.
>> COME ON, MAN!
>> GOT SILK SHIRTS ON NOW.
WHO IS THIS GUY?
I LOVE IT.
LIONEL?
>> I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT I'M ENJOYING ABOUT THIS, I
THINK YOU'RE HAVING A GREAT
TIME, NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO, YOUR VOICE IS SO
UNIQUE, I'M TELLING YOU, THE
STORYTELLER PART OF THAT VOICE
YOU HAVE IS SO FITTING FOR THE
SONG YOU JUST DID.
YOU JUST HUNG IN THERE, MADE US
HOLD ON TO IT.
IF YOU HAD TAKEN THE MIC OUT OF
THE -- AND JUST WALKED WITH IT,
I WOULD HAVE FAINTED.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
THAT'S ALL.
JUST GRAB IT SOMETIMES AND GIVE
ME SOME ATTITUDE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> BROOKS, WE'VE TOLD YOU WEEK
AFTER WEEK JUST WHAT A SPECIAL
GIFT THAT YOU HAVE.
SO MANY PEOPLE BACK HOME, I
ASKED EVERYBODY I KNOW, WHO IS
YOUR FAVORITE, WHO IS YOUR
FAVORITE, AND PEOPLE JUST LOVE
YOU.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THAT.
ONE LITTLE THING I COULD JUST
TELL YOU, JUST BREATHE.
FELT LIKE YOU WERE HALF A SECOND
FASTER THAN THE MUSIC FOR THE
ENTIRE SONG.
I'M LIKE JUST BREATHE, SINK INTO
IT.
YOU BELONG IT.
IT'S HARD TO BE LIKE GET
COMFORT, BROOKS!
YOU NEED TO GET COMFORTABLE.
I KNOW IT WILL COME WITH TIME.
BUT JUST BREATHE, SINK INTO IT,
SWAY A LITTLE BIT AND LET IT
COME OUT OF YOU.
IT'S PERFECT IN THERE THE WAY IT
IS.
>> I LOVE YOU.
IT IS -- YOU ARE SUCH A STAR.
THE BEST PART ABOUT THE SHOW I
FIND IS SOMEONE LIKE YOU IS
PERFORMING REALLY FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN YOUR LIFE AND WE'RE
GETTING TO SEE IN REAL TIME YOU
FIGURE OUT THE PERFORMER YOU
ARE.
WE SEE SUCH STRIDES EVERY WEEK.
I JUST WANT TO SEE YOU LET GO.
YOU HAVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU
NEED TO BE A STAR.
IT'S RIGHT THERE.
IT'S NOT EVEN SOMETHING I'M
WORRIED ABOUT FOR YOU.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU REALLY
UNLEASH.
YOU'RE SO GREAT.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Ryan: GREAT JOB.
BY THE WAY, NOTHING WRONG WITH
SILK SHIRTS, LUKE.
THIS IS VERY COACHELLA
STAGECOACH OF BROOKS RIGHT NOW.
>> NO, I THOUGHT I HAD ON SILK,
BUT IT'S NOT.
OLD COTTON.
>> Ryan: WITH THE HARD LAUNCH
AND THE PERFORMANCE, HOW ARE
THINGS?
>> GOOD.
SAILING ALONG.
>> Ryan: THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
BROOKS NEEDS YOUR VOTES FOR HIS
"IDOL" DREAM TO LIVE ON.
ONLINE, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM,
TIKTOK.
TEXT, DATA AND MESSAGE RATES MAY
APPLY.
THERE IS BROOKS.
THANK YOU.
SEE YOU LATER.
OUR OWN "ERAS TOUR" CONTINUES
NEXT WITH MORE "FEARLESS" AND
"LOVER" ALBUM TRACKS COURTESY OF
DANIEL AND KEYLA.
THE TAYLOR SWIFT CELEBRATION
ROLLS ON, LIVE ON "AMERICAN
IDOL" AFTER THIS.
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Ryan: YOU ARE LOCKED LIVE ON
"IDOL."
HOT TAKE, NEXT WEEK, IT'S THE
COLLAB WE ALL NEED IN YOUR LIVES
WHEN "AMERICAN IDOL" AND
"DANCING WITH THE STARS" JOIN
FORCES ON THE STAGE.
>> Danielle: AND I'M GOING TO
BREAK THE NEWS ON WHICH PROS
WILL PERFORM ALONGSIDE THE TOP
FIVE ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK.
>> Ryan: SO CHECK OUT THE
"AMERICAN IDOL: OFFICIAL
PODCAST" THIS WEDNESDAY.
NEXT, LET'S KEEP THE HOMAGE TO
TAYLOR SWIFT ROLLING WITH THE
CELEBRATED TITLE TRACK FROM HER
2008 GRAMMY ALBUM OF THE YEAR"
FEARLESS."
IT'S DANIEL STALLWORTH.
♪ I DON'T KNOW HOW
IT GETS BETTER THAN THIS ♪
♪ YOU TAKE MY HAND
AND DRAG ME HEAD FIRST
FEARLESS ♪
♪ AND I DON'T KNOW WHY
BUT WITH YOU I'D DANCE ♪
♪ YOU TAKE MY HAND
AND DRAG ME HEAD FIRST
FEARLESS ♪
♪ OOH
FEARLESS ♪
♪ WELL YOU STOOD
THERE WITH ME ♪
♪ IN THE DOORWAY
MY HANDS SHAKE ♪
♪ I'M NOT USUALLY THIS WAY
BUT YOU PULL ME IN ♪
♪ AND I'M A LITTLE
MORE BRAVE ♪
♪ IT'S THE FIRST KISS
IT'S FLAWLESS ♪
♪ REALLY SOMETHING
OOOH
FEARLESS ♪
♪ OOH
FEARLESS
FEARLESS ♪
♪ I DON'T KNOW HOW
IT GETS BETTER THAN THIS ♪
♪ YOU TAKE MY HAND
AND DRAG ME HEAD FIRST
FEARLESS ♪
♪ AND I DON'T KNOW WHY
BUT WITH YOU I'D DANCE ♪
♪ YOU TAKE MY HAND
AND DRAG ME HEAD FIRST ♪
♪ FEARLESS
FEARLESS ♪
♪
♪ WELL YOU STOOD
THERE WITH ME ♪
♪ IN THE DOORWAY
MY HANDS SHAKE ♪
♪ I'M NOT USUALLY THIS WAY
BUT YOU PULL ME IN ♪
♪ AND I'M A LITTLE
MORE BRAVE ♪
♪ IT'S THE FIRST KISS
IT'S FLAWLESS ♪
♪ REALLY SOMETHING
OOOH
FEARLESS ♪
COME ON Y'ALL
FEARLESS ♪
LET ME HEAR YOU, COME ON.
♪ I DON'T KNOW HOW
IT GETS BETTER THAN THIS ♪
♪ YOU TAKE MY HAND
AND DRAG ME HEAD FIRST
FEARLESS ♪
♪ AND I DON'T KNOW WHY
BUT WITH YOU I'D DANCE ♪
♪ YOU TAKE MY HAND
AND DRAG ME HEAD FIRST ♪
♪ FEARLESS
FEARLESS ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> WHAT I LOVE, WHAT I LOVE,
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU IS THAT
YOU WALK OUT ON THIS STAGE AND I
HONESTLY -- YOU PICKED THE RIGHT
SONG, YOU ARE FEARLESS, MAN,
WHEN YOU WALK OUT.
THING I LIKE THE MOST, YOU NOT
ONLY SING BUT YOU PERFORM.
SO THE CROWD IS RIGHT THERE WITH
YOU.
YOUR BEST CHEERLEADER.
I LOVED IT MAN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU.
>> I FEEL LIKE THIS WAS ANOTHER
EXAMPLE OF, WE'RE THROWING
DIFFERENT THEMES AT YOU GUYS,
OKAY, I'M GOING TO PICK A SONG.
BUT HOW DO I PUT MY STAMP ON IT
AND MAKE IT SOMETHING I WOULD
SING EVEN COMPLETELY OUTSIDE OF
MY GENRE.
I FEEL LIKE YOU DID A GOOD JOB
OF THAT, YOU MADE IT A DANIEL
SONG.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE
SONGS FROM THE "ERAS TOUR," AND
YOU BROUGHT SOMETHING TOTALLY
NEW TO IT.
I HAD THE BEST TIME WATCHING
YOU, FORGOT I WAS ON TV, I
WANTED TO TOUCH YOU, SO EXCITED
WHEN YOU CAME OVER, FANGIRLING.
I WANT TO GO TO 22 OF YOUR
SHOWS, I'M SERIOUS.
THAT WAS SO FUN.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DANIEL, THE ENTERTAINMENT
QUALITY OF WHAT YOU JUST DID WAS
EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL.
WATCHING YOU GROW INTO WHERE
YOU'RE JUST ENTERTAINING, MADE
THE ROOM COMFORTABLE, HIGH-FIVED
ME.
I WAS LIKE OH, MY GOD, HE
TOUCHED ME.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
YOU ENTERTAINED THE HECK OUT OF
US.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Ryan: BRILLIANT.
NIKKI, DANIEL, YOU SHOULD MEET.
THERE YOU ARE.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> Ryan: PRICELESS MOMENT.
>> AMAZING, SO FUN.
>> Ryan: SPEAKING OF SONG
CHOICE, YOU WEREN'T SURE AND YOU
GOT HELP FROM A FINALIST.
>> ME AND JORDAN ARE REALLY
CLOSE, THAT'S MY BROTHER, I'M
GOING TO STICK BESIDE HIM EVERY
TIME.
I WAS HAVING TROUBLE PICKING A
SONG AND HE SAID I GOT ONE FOR
YOU, I'LL HELP YOU OUT.
THANK YOU, BROTHER.
>> Ryan: HE WAS RIGHT.
DANIEL, LET'S HEAR IT ONE MORE
TIME.
SEE YOU LATER.
YOU CAN VOTE FOR DANIEL NOW TO
HELP HIM MAKE THE TOP FIVE.
VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES PER
FINALIST ONLINE, VIA TEXT, OR
SOCIALS ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM
AND TIKTOK.
ANOTHER TAYLOR TITLE TRACK RIGHT
NOW, THIS ONE OFF HER SEVEN
TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM "LOVER,"
AND IT'S COMING FROM KEYLA.
♪
♪ CAN I GO WHERE YOU GO
CAN WE ALWAYS
BE THIS CLOSE ♪
♪ WE COULD LEAVE THE
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP
'TIL JANUARY ♪
♪ THIS IS OUR PLACE
WE MAKE THE RULES ♪
♪ AND THERE'S A
DAZZLING HAZE ♪
♪ A MYSTERIOUS WAY
ABOUT YOU DEAR ♪
♪ HAVE I KNOWN YOU
20 SECONDS OR 20 YEARS ♪
♪ CAN I GO WHERE YOU GO
CAN WE ALWAYS
BE THIS CLOSE ♪
♪ FOREVER AND EVER AND AH
TAKE ME OUT
AND TAKE ME HOME ♪
♪ YOU'RE MY, MY, MY, MY
LOVER ♪
♪
♪ LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
WILL YOU PLEASE STAND ♪
♪ WITH EVERY GUITAR STRING
SCAR ON MY HAND ♪
♪ SWEAR TO BE OVERDRAMATIC
AND TRUE TO MY LOVER ♪
♪ CAN I GO WHERE YOU GO
CAN WE ALWAYS
BE THIS CLOSE ♪
♪ FOREVER AND EVER AND AH
TAKE ME OUT
AND TAKE ME HOME ♪
♪ I SAID TAKE ME OUT
AND TAKE ME HOME ♪
♪ YOU'RE MY, MY, MY, MY
LOVER ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> WE DO NOT EVER HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS, WHAT ARE
THEY GOING TO SING, WHAT ARE
THEY GOING TO DO WITH THE SONGS.
I FEEL LIKE WE DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT YOU, JUST SIT BACK
AND WATCH YOU PERFORM.
YOUR MELODIC CHOICES, YOU
IMPRESS ME EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE THAT
SONG.
YOU BROUGHT SOMETHING NEW TO IT
I COULDN'T IMAGINE COULD BE
BROUGHT TO IT.
I LOVE WHAT YOU DID WITH THAT
SONG.
I LOVE WATCHING YOU, YOU'RE
STUNNING.
THE WAY YOU WORK THE ROOM, YOU
MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY, AND IT IS
SO EASY TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO
YOU, FEELS SO GOOD.
I'M HONESTLY SPEECHLESS.
YOU'RE JUST SO GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'LL REMEMBER IT FOREVER.
>> YEAH.
YOUR CONFIDENCE WHEN YOU'RE JUST
SINGING ON THE MIC, IT'S LIKE
YOU'RE SO CONFIDENT, AND PEOPLE
FEEL THAT CONFIDENCE.
IT'S BECOME KIND OF YOUR THING.
AND TO WATCH YOU WEEK AFTER WEEK
EVEN GET MORE CONFIDENCE,
DELIVER THE MESSAGE.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE CROWD,
YOUR LOOK RIGHT NOW IS ON POINT.
EVERYTHING IS CHANNELLING
PERFECTLY FOR YOU.
SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU, LUKE.
THANK YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO CHANNEL NIKKI.
I GOT TO THE POINT WATCHING YOU
JUST GOING -- I, I, I, I -- IT
IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW
WHEN YOU CAN TAKE A SONG, TURN
IT INTO YOU, AND GET TO THE
POINT WHERE I HAVE TO SAY TO
MYSELF, JUST STOP IT BECAUSE
YOU'RE BEATING US UP OUT HERE.
SO BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH.
YOUR TALENT, VOICE, STAGE
PRESENCE, AMAZING.
>> THANK YOU, LIONEL.
>> Ryan: STOP BUT DON'T STOP.
DON'T STOP PLEASE.
I WATCHED YOU IN REHEARSAL,
YOU'RE SO DETERMINED AND
FOCUSED, AND I CAN TELL HOW
BADLY YOU WANT IT.
THEN YOU COME OUT, MAKE IT LOOK
SO EASY.
DOES IT SEEM THAT EASY FOR YOU?
>> IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY.
SOMETIMES IT'S A CHALLENGE BUT
IT'S ALL ABOUT HOW YOU MAKE IT
WHAT YOU MAKE IT.
>> Ryan: WELL YOU MAKE IT
TONIGHT.
KEYLA HAS YOUR VOTE, SEND THEM
TO AMERICANIDOL.COM, OR SOCIAL
MEDIA, TEN PER FINALIST PER
VOTING PLATFORM.
>> THANK YOU, RYAN.
>> Ryan: SEE YOU SOON.
WE'RE TAKING A QUICK BREAK.
WHEN WE COME BACK, IT'S BRADEN
RUMFELT WITH "CARDIGAN," THEN A
SECOND ROUND OF MUSIC FROM YOUR
FINALISTS, PLUS LUKE BRYAN TAKES
THE STAGE WITH HIS NEW SINGLE
"COUNTRY AND SHE KNOWS IT."
YOU'RE GOING LIVE REAL SOON.
>> BABY, LET'S GO.
>> Ryan: HANG TIGHT.
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Ryan: I LIKE IT, LOOKING
GOOD, LUKE.
LIKE YOUR HAIR.
WELCOME BACK TO "IDOL" LIVE,
WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE NIKKI
GLASER ON THE JUDGES PANEL.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE FIGURE?
>> THIS IS AWESOME.
I COULD GET USED TO THIS.
I'M USED TO ROASTING.
>> Ryan: YOU'RE VERY GOOD AT IT.
>> TURNED THAT PART OF MY BRAIN
OFF.
>> Ryan: I SAW YOUR SPECIAL LAST
NIGHT.
I LEARNED SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR THE "AMERICAN
IDOL" NAME CHECK.
>> I DID.
>> Ryan: I DID NOT SEE IT
COMING, AND THERE IT WAS.
CATCH "NIKKI GLASER: GOOD GIRL"
ON HULU AND HULU ON DISNEY +
RIGHT NOW.
NEXT TO WRAP UP THE TAYLOR SWIFT
SET LIST WITH A SONG FROM HER
MULTI-PLATINUM
GRAMMY-AWARD-WINNING ALBUM OF
THE YEAR, "FOLKLORE," FROM
BRADEN RUMFELT.
♪ VINTAGE TEE
BRAND NEW PHONE
HIGH HEELS ON COBBLESTONES ♪
♪ WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG
THEY ASSUME
YOU KNOW NOTHING ♪
♪ SEQUIN SMILE
BLACK LIPSTICK
SENSUAL POLITICS ♪
♪ WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG
THEY ASSUME
YOU KNOW NOTHING ♪
♪ BUT I KNEW YOU
DANCIN' IN YOUR LEVIS ♪
♪ DRUNK UNDER
A STREETLIGHT, I ♪
♪ I KNEW YOUR HAND
AROUND MY SWEATSHIRT ♪
♪ BABY
KISS IT BETTER, I
♪ AND WHEN I FELT
LIKE I WAS AN OLD CARDIGAN
UNDER SOMEONE'S BED ♪
♪ YOU PUT ME ON AND SAID
I WAS YOUR FAVORITE ♪
♪ BUT I KNEW YOU'D LINGER
LIKE A TATTOO KISS ♪
♪ I KNEW YOU'D HAUNT
ALL OF MY WHAT-IFS ♪
♪ THE SMELL OF SMOKE WOULD
HANG AROUND THIS LONG ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I KNEW EVERYTHING
WHEN I WAS YOUNG ♪
♪ I KNEW YOU'D MISS ME
ONCE THE THRILL EXPIRED ♪
♪ YOU'D BE STANDIN'
IN MY FRONT PORCH LIGHT ♪
♪ COME BACK TO ME
AND YOU'D COME BACK TO ME ♪
♪ VINTAGE TEE
BRAND NEW PHONE
HIGH HEELS ON COBBLESTONES ♪
♪ WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG
THEY ASSUME YOU
KNOW NOTHING ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> BRADEN, YOU WERE IN THE
POCKET.
>> IN THE POCKET?
>> YEAH.
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
>> TOM BRADY.
>> YEAH.
HI.
YOU WERE SO -- THAT WAS -- DO
YOU LOVE THAT SONG?
I FEEL LIKE I COULD TELL YOU
LOVE THAT SONG.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW IT AT FIRST.
>> YOU DIDN'T?
>> THEN WE RAN THROUGH IT, OH,
MY GOD, THIS IS AWESOME.
>> YOU ATE THAT SONG.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES AND
YOU TOOK ME ON A JOURNEY.
I DIDN'T EVEN NEED YOU TO WALK
AROUND, FELT LIKE YOU TOOK ME
THERE WITH THE MUSIC.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I LIKE THE CARDIGAN.
>> I WAS TELLING NIKKI, THAT'S
MY FAVORITE THING I'VE SEEN YOU
DO THUS FAR.
THE FACT THAT YOU LEARNED IT OR
REALLY EMBRACED IT THIS WEEK --
THE HARDEST THING TO DO SINGING
OTHER PEOPLE'S SONGS IS SELL
THEM LIKE YOU LIVED THEM.
YOU TOTALLY TOOK ME ON THE
EMOTIONAL JOURNEY OF THAT SONG.
I LOVED IT, MAN, GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, I KEPT THINKING THE
WHOLE TIME YOU WERE SINGING,
THIS GUY IS IN THE POCKET.
I MEAN YOU WERE RIGHT THERE.
YOU PUT YOUR FOOT RIGHT IN IT
AND YOU STAYED RIGHT IN IT.
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE THING.
I WILL TELL YOU SOMETHING, YOUR
CONVICTION.
IT'S ONE THING TO SING IT, IT'S
ANOTHER THE STORY YOU'RE TELLING
I BELIEVE COMING OUT OF YOUR
MOUTH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M BASICALLY JUST GOING TO
DITTO EVERYTHING THEY JUST SAID.
YOU JUST SEEM SO COMFORTABLE IN
IT, AND DEFINITELY TOLD THE
STORY.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
YOU'VE DONE AS WELL.
IT WAS GREAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Ryan: BRADEN, EVERYONE.
I MEAN THIS IS MY FAVORITE
CARDIGAN HERE.
>> IT'S LIKE AN OFFICIAL --
>> I'M A SWIFTIE.
IT'S OFFICIAL.
YOU GOT SCISSORS FOR THE STRING?
APPRECIATE THAT.
HOW DID IT FEEL TO SING TAYLOR
SWIFT TONIGHT.
>> DON'T CUT IT!
>> Ryan: IT'S FINE, LIONEL, THE
SHOW IS GOING TO GO ON.
HOW DID IT FEEL?
>> IT WAS GREAT.
I LOVED THE SONG, I HAD
CONFIDENCE.
GAINING CONFIDENCE.
>> Ryan: WE LIKE IT, IT'S
WORKING FOR YOU.
BRADEN, EVERYBODY.
IF YOU WANT HIM TO SURVIVE AND
GET INTO NEXT WEEK, GOT TO VOTE.
ONLINE, VIA TEXT, OR ON THE
SOCIAL PAGES OF FACEBOOK,
INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK.
BRADEN, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU, GOOD JOB.
SO THAT WRAPS UP OUR ROUND ONE
SHOWCASING THE MUSIC THAT'S MADE
TAYLOR SWIFT THE MOST STREAMED
ARTIST IN SPOTIFY HISTORY.
AMAZING.
DON'T GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE WE GOT
ROUND TWO ON THE WAY, KICKING IT
OFF WITH BROOKS AND JORDAN,
HAVING SOME FUN IN THE LOUNGE.
MORE "IDOL" LIVE AFTER THIS.
HANG TIGHT.
>> Ryan: BACK WITH YOU ON
"AMERICAN IDOL."
KEEP VOTING FOR ALL YOUR
FAVORITES.
WE'RE HEADING INTO ROUND TWO, A
SALUTE TO THE SPIRIT OF
CALIFORNIA, THE ULTIMATE
PLAYGROUND WHERE CREATIVITY,
CULTURE AND MUSIC COLLIDE.
HERE'S HOW OUR SPONSOR VISIT
CALIFORNIA AND THE TOP SEVEN ARE
INSPIRED BY THE PEOPLE, THE
PLACES AND THE UNMISTAKABLE
ENERGY OF CALIFORNIA.
>> CALIFORNIA IS BEAUTIFUL.
THE DESERTS, THE CITY, THE
BEACH.
IT'S BEEN VERY INSPIRING.
>> GETTING TO GO OUTSIDE THIS
WEEK AND GO ON A LITTLE HIKE WAS
SO NICE.
THE TREES WERE MASSIVE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A TREE THAT BIG
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
>> YESTERDAY BACK HOME AND HERE
I'M IN THE SUN IN 80-DEGREE
WEATHER.
I DON'T WANT TO BE ANYWHERE BUT
HERE RIGHT NOW.
>> TO SEE ALL THE COLORS IN THE
FOOD, A LITTLE TOKYO TO THE
VENICE CANAL TO THE BEACH.
IT'S EVERYTHING YOU DREAM OF.
>> IT'S INSPIRATIONAL SEEING HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT HERE CHASING
DREAMS.
♪ IN CALIFORNIA
>> THE WALK OF FAME IS A BIG
INSPIRATION.
JUST LOOKING AT THE STARS I WAS
JUST SMILING BECAUSE, MAN, MAYBE
ONE DAY GOD WOULD ALLOW ME TO BE
ON ONE OF THESE STARS.
>> HOLLYWOOD.
>> CALIFORNIA IS DEFINITELY THE
ULTIMATE PLAYGROUND, JUST HAVING
A WHOLE BUNCH OF FUN AND JUMPING
AROUND BEING A BIG KID ALL OVER
AGAIN.
♪ CALIFORNIA
>> YOU CAN REALLY FEEL THE JOY
AND THE ENERGY IN EVERYBODY.
IT'S REFRESHING.
♪
>> TO CREATE THESE LIFELONG
MEMORIES WITH MY BEST FRIENDS IS
A DREAM COME TRUE.
♪ CALIFORNIA
>> Ryan: BEAUTIFUL.
A LOT OF FUN.
LET'S GET TO THE MUSIC OF
CALIFORNIA.
MAROON 5 FORMED IN 2001 IN LOS
ANGELES.
HERE NOW WITH ONE OF THEIR
BIGGEST HITS IS BROOKS.
>> I'VE NEVER SMILED AS MUCH AS
I HAVE IN CALIFORNIA.
I'VE MET SO MANY GOOD PEOPLE.
I WILL BE SINGING "SHE WILL BE
LOVED" BY MAROON 5 AND I THINK I
CAN RELATE TO IT MORE BECAUSE I
HAVE A GIRLFRIEND.
>> HAVE YOU USED THE L WORD?
>> WE HAVE USED THE L WORD.
I WANT TO REMAIN HONEST AND TRUE
TO MYSELF, AND I HOPE RAE FEELS
LOVED.
♪ BEAUTY QUEEN OF ONLY 18
SHE HAD SOME TROUBLE
WITH HERSELF ♪
♪ HE WAS ALWAYS THERE
TO HELP HER ♪
♪ SHE ALWAYS BELONGED
TO SOMEONE ELSE ♪
♪
♪ I DROVE FOR
MILES AND MILES
AND WOUND UP AT YOUR DOOR ♪
♪ I'VE HAD YOU SO MANY TIMES
BUT SOMEHOW I WANT MORE ♪
♪ I DON'T MIND
SPENDING EVERY DAY ♪
♪ OUT ON YOUR CORNER
IN THE POURING RAIN ♪
♪ LOOK FOR THE GIRL
WITH THE BROKEN SMILE ♪
♪ ASK HER IF SHE WANTS TO
STAY A WHILE ♪
♪ AND SHE WILL BE LOVED
AND SHE WILL BE LOVED ♪
♪
♪ TAP ON MY WINDOW
KNOCK ON MY DOOR ♪
♪ I WANT TO MAKE YOU
FEEL BEAUTIFUL ♪
♪
♪ AND SHE WILL BE LOVED
AND SHE WILL BE LOVED ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Luke: THAT WAS THE PERFECT
SONG CHOICE TO FIT YOUR VOICE,
AND WHATEVER WE TOLD YOU THE
LAST ROUND, THERE WERE NONE OF
THOSE LITTLE TIMING DEALS.
IT WAS LOCKED IN.
IT WAS PERFECT.
IT WAS SO BROOKS.
IT WAS WHAT I HOPED IT WOULD BE.
>> Lionel: YEAH.
I DON'T NEED TO TALK MUCH.
JUST SAY DITTO, DITTO, DITTO.
BUT, TRUTHFULLY, YOU SAT IN
THAT -- PERFECT SONG, MAN.
THE PERFECT SONG FOR YOU AND YOU
DID SUCH A GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Carrie: YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE JUST THROWING COMPLIMENTS
AT YOU AT THIS POINT.
OBVIOUSLY YOUR VOICE IS JUST SO
MAGICAL FROM THE FIRST NOTE YOU
SANG.
AHH, HERE WE ARE.
THIS IS GREAT, AND CARRIED IT
THROUGH THE ENTIRE SONG.
IT WAS A VERY SOLID PERFORMANCE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Nikki: IT WAS SO IMPRESSIVE
HOW YOU TOOK THE NOTES FROM THE
FIRST SONG AND APPLIED IT
INSTANTLY TO THAT PERFORMANCE
JUST THEN.
IT WAS SO EASY TO WATCH YOU, AND
YOU CAN TELL YOU'RE IN LOVE FROM
THE WAY YOU SANG THAT SONG.
I FELT IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Ryan: BROOKS, EVERYONE.
SO WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE THAT
SONG?
>> I'M IN LOVE, RYAN.
>> Ryan: SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR
BROOKS RIGHT HERE AND ALL YOUR
FAVORITES WITH YOUR VOTES.
ONLINE, VIA TEXT AND ACROSS THE
"AMERICAN IDOL" SOCIAL ACCOUNTS
ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND
TIKTOK.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE THEY
STAY IN THE COMPETITION.
GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
THANKS, BROOKS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Ryan: COMING UP NEXT A
QUINTESSENTIAL HALL OF FAME SONG
BY BURBANK, CALIFORNIA'S OWN
BONNIE RAITT.
TONIGHT IT'S REIMAGINED BY
JORDAN McCULLOUGH.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> THIS WEEK I'M SINGING "I CAN
MAKE YOU LOVE ME" BY BONNIE
RAITT.
I LOVE THE EMOTION BEHIND THE
SONG.
BONNIE RAITT IS FROM CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA WILL ALWAYS HAVE A
SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART.
EVERYTHING CREATIVE IS HERE.
THIS IS THE PLACE TO EXPRESS
YOURSELF.
MY GOAL TONIGHT IS REACH
CALIFORNIA ENERGY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
THAT'S PEAK FOR ME.
♪ TURN DOWN THE LIGHTS
TURN DOWN THE BED ♪
♪ TURN DOWN THESE VOICES
INSIDE MY HEAD ♪
♪ LAY DOWN WITH ME
TELL ME NO LIES ♪
♪ JUST HOLD ME CLOSE
DON'T PATRONIZE
DON'T PATRONIZE ♪
♪ ‘CAUSE I CAN'T
MAKE YOU LOVE ME
IF YOU DON'T ♪
♪ YOU CAN'T MAKE YOUR HEART
FEEL SOMETHING IT WON'T ♪
♪ HERE IN THE DARK
IN THESE FINAL HOURS ♪
♪ I WILL LAY DOWN MY HEART
AND I'LL FEEL THE POWER ♪
♪ BUT YOU WON'T
NO YOU WON'T ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I CAN'T
MAKE YOU LOVE ME
IF YOU DON'T ♪
♪ SEE, I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME
OH IF YOU DON'T ♪
♪ OH, IF YOU DON'T ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Lionel: I -- I -- I WANT YOU
TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.
I HAVE HEARD THAT SONG A LONG
TIME.
YOU GOT ME CRYING ON THAT SONG
THAT I'VE HEARD A LONG TIME, AND
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW YOUR
DELIVERY WAS RIGHT ON POINT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
LET THE CONGREGATION SAY, AMEN.
>> AMEN!
>> Carrie: JORDAN, I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU SING, EVERY TIME YOU
OPEN YOUR MOUTH I HEAR THE HOLY
SPIRIT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GENREO
WHAT IT IS.
>> Lionel: SO TRUE.
>> Carrie: IT'S NOT JUST YOUR
VOICE, WHICH IS TRULY BLESSED,
YOU HAVE ONE OF THE BEST VOICES
I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY ENTIRE
LIFE, BUT THE WAY YOU, LIKE --
THE MATURITY THAT YOU HAVE IN
THE WAY THAT YOU DELIVER IT,
IT'S NEVER TOO MUCH.
YOUR SOFT PARTS ARE SOFT AND
INTIMATE AND BEAUTIFUL.
YOUR BIG NOTES ARE JUST SOARING
AND GORGEOUS AND POWERFUL.
IT IS ALL JUST -- I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU DO IT, BUT THANK YOU FOR
DOING IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
WOW.
>> Nikki: THERE WERE MOMENTS
DURING THAT WHERE I HAD TO,
LIKE, CLOSE MY EYES AND JUST
GET, LIKE, SHOWERED IN THE
MUSIC.
I'VE NEVER HAD THAT EXPERIENCE
BEFORE WITH MUSIC.
I REALLY FEEL LIKE SOMETHING
JUST HAPPENED TO ME.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> Nikki: I HAD TO CLOSE MY
EYES.
WATCHING YOU, THAT PERFORMANCE,
THE WAY YOU HAD THAT ONE MOMENT
WHERE YOU CAUGHT THE NOTE IN THE
AIR, YOU WERE JUST -- YOU COULD
HAVE BEEN ON MUTE AND I KNEW
WHAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT.
THAT WAS SO SPECIAL.
BUT YOU WEREN'T.
THAT WAS AWESOME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Lionel: WOW.
>> Luke: THE WHOLE TIME I WAS
THINKING, I HAVE TO SING IN A
LITTLE BIT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
FOLLOW THAT.
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL.
THERE WERE NOTES THAT YOU HIT
THAT, LIKE, CORRECTED MY SPINE
CURVATURE OR SOMETHING, I DON'T
KNOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> LORD GOD, THANK YOU.
>> Ryan: THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO
HEAR WHEN YOU COME OUT HERE AT
NIGHT.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Ryan: THERE WAS PRESSURE YOU
WERE FEELING PERFORMING THAT
SONG.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
>> THIS FELT LIKE THE MOST
VULNERABLE I'VE BEEN ALL SEASON.
THE SONG MEANS A LOT TO ME.
CARRIE DID THIS SONG YEARS AGO.
SHE DID A WONDERFUL JOB WITH IT.
YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SHOW THE
WORLD MY HEART WITH THIS ONE FOR
REAL.
>> Ryan: YOU TOOK IT TO ANOTHER
PLACE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IF JORDAN MADE YOU LOVE HIM,
VOTE FOR HIM RIGHT NOW.
YOU HAVE FIVE WAYS TO VOTE, SO
USE THEM ALL IF YOU WANT HIM TO
STAY IN.
TEN VOTES PER FINALIST PER
VOTING PLATFORM.
JORDAN, THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Ryan: AND THE CALIFORNIA HITS
KEEP ON COMING.
AFTER THIS, DANIEL STALLWORTH
WITH "BEST PART."
AND, AS ADVERTISED SOON LUKE
BRYAN LIVE HERE ON "AMERICAN
IDOL."
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Ryan: WELCOME BACK TO
"AMERICAN IDOL."
ALL RIGHT.
I'VE GOT BIG NEWS TO SHARE.
NEXT WEEK, NOT ONLY THE "DANCING
WITH THE STARS" COLLABORATION,
BUT TWO "IDOL" STARS WILL BE
JOINING US, COMING BACK TO
MENTOR THE TOP FIVE, THE DAWG,
RANDY JACKSON HIMSELF, AND PAULA
ABDUL.
PLUS BONUS, PAULA WILL ALSO JOIN
AS GUEST JUDGE.
AND TO TOP IT OFF, CELEBRATING
THE 20-YEAR ANNIVERSARY -- DON'T
BE SCARED, YOU'LL BE FINE, SHE'S
AMAZING.
FORMER FINALISTS WILL TAKE THE
STAGE TO DUET WITH THE FINAL
FIVE.
YOU'LL LOVE THEM.
NOW PERFORMING THE
GRAMMY
GRAMMY-WINNING "BEST PART,"
DANIEL STALLWORTH.
>> GREAT WEATHER, RODE BIKES,
ABLE TO JUST HAVE FUN AND BE
FREE.
THIS IS WHY I CHOSE "BEST PART,"
THIS IS THE BEST PART, BEING
HERE, CHASING MY DREAM.
♪
♪ YOU'RE THE COFFEE THAT
I NEED IN THE MORNING ♪
♪ YOU'RE MY SUNSHINE
IN THE RAIN
WHEN IT'S POURING ♪
♪ WON'T YOU GIVE
YOURSELF TO ME
GIVE IT ALL, OH ♪
♪ YOU DON'T KNOW, BABE
WHEN YOU HOLD ME ♪
♪ AND KISS ME SLOWLY
IT'S THE SWEETEST THING ♪
♪ AND IT DON'T CHANGE
IF I HAD IT MY WAY ♪
♪ YOU WOULD KNOW
THAT YOU ARE ♪
♪ YOU'RE THE COFFEE THAT
I NEED IN THE MORNING ♪
♪ YOU'RE MY SUNSHINE
IN THE RAIN
WHEN IT'S POURING ♪
♪ WON'T YOU GIVE
YOURSELF TO ME
GIVE IT ALL, OH ♪
♪ I JUST WANNA SEE
I JUST WANNA SEE
HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE ♪
♪ YOU KNOW THAT I SEE IT
I KNOW YOU'RE A STAR ♪
♪ WHERE YOU GO I'LL FOLLOW
NO MATTER HOW FAR ♪
♪ IF LIFE IS A MOVIE
OH YOU'RE THE BEST PART
OH ♪
OH YOU'RE THE BEST PART
OH ♪
♪ IF YOU LOVE ME
WON'T YOU SAY SOMETHING ♪
♪ IF YOU LOVE ME
WON'T YOU, OH ♪
♪ IF YOU LOVE ME
WON'T YOU SAY SOMETHING ♪
♪ IF YOU LOVE ME
WON'T YOU SAY SOMETHING ♪
♪ IF YOU LOVE ME
WON'T YOU, OH ♪
YOU'RE THE BEST PART ♪
>> YOU SANG ALL THE NOTES, EVERY
ONE!
DANIEL, YOUR VOICE IS LIKE
BUTTER ON HOT TOAST.
THAT'S ALL.
IT WAS GREAT.
GREAT.
A JOY TO LISTEN TO.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> SUCH A VERSATILE PERFORMANCE,
I WANTED YOU TO GET UP SO BADLY
AND YOU DID.
YOU WERE SO GREAT.
I CAN FULLY SEE A WHOLE SHOW
FROM YOU.
JUST SO MANY FACETS TO YOU, SUCH
A PRO.
YOU ALREADY GOT IT.
SO EXCITED TO WATCH MORE FROM
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I MEAN THE GROWTH OF THIS
GROUP FROM WHERE Y'ALL WERE TILL
NOW IS HARD FOR ME TO WRAP MY
BRAIN AROUND.
THAT WAS JUST -- JORDAN COMES
OUT, YOU COME OUT, YOU'RE
SPARRING, IT'S JUST AMAZING
WATCHING YOU GET CREATIVE.
THOSE NOTES AT THE END, HAVEN'T
HEARD YOU DO IT ALL YEAR.
THAT WAS AMAZING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO IN THE MUSICAL TERM, THE
NOTES WERE BASICALLY Z-FLAT,
RIGHT?
NEVER HEARD THAT.
DANIEL, IT WAS AMAZING.
>> THANK YOU, LIONEL, SO MUCH.
>> Ryan: RAISING THE GAME AT THE
PERFECT TIME.
DANNY, TWO WEEKS FROM THE
FINALE, HELP HIM GET THERE,
AMERICANIDOL.COM OR VOTE VIA
TEXT OR SOCIAL MEDIA.
WELL DONE ONCE AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Ryan: THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
ON THE OTHER SIDE, MORE LOVE FOR
THE SOCAL ARTISTS WITH
AWARD-WINNING HITS BY MAROON 5
AND BILLIE EILISH COMING FROM
BRADEN AND CHRIS.
"IDOL" IS LIVE, BACK IN A
MOMENT.
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Ryan: WELCOME BACK TO THE
SHOW.
IF YOU EVER DREAMED OF
AUDITIONING FOR "AMERICAN IDOL,"
YOUR CHANCE IS ON THE HORIZON.
JUST A FEW CLICKS AWAY.
WATCH.
♪
♪ MAMA CAN YOU OPEN THE SPRING
CHEESE ♪
>> WE'D LIKE YOU TO SING FOR THE
JUDGES.
>> OH, NO.
>> WHAT IS HAPPENING?
THIS IS CRAZY.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO HOLLYWOOD.
>> OUR SEARCH FOR THE NEXT
SUPERSTAR IS OFFICIALLY ON.
>> LET'S GO!
>> GO TO THE OFFICIAL "AMERICAN
IDOL" WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.
>> JOKING AND MY JIMMYS IN HERE.
>> A DREAM.
>> AUDITION, TAKE THE RISK, I'M
TELLING YOU, IT CAN CHANGE YOUR
LIFE.
>> ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
AUDITION, THIS COULD BE YOU.
>> Ryan: YES, DO IT.
SEEM LIKE THE TIME WENT BY FAST?
FLYING BY.
HIS ONLINE AUDITION VIDEO WAS
SENT IN BY HIS GOOD FRIENDS.
NOW HE'S HERE IN THE TOP SEVEN
WITH ANOTHER HIT BY MAROON 5,
BRADEN RUMFELT.
>> THE SONG I'M DOING IS "THIS
LOVE" BY MAROON 5, IT'S MY
CHANCE TO HAVE FUN AND CONVEY
WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED OUT HERE
IN CALIFORNIA WITH MY FRIENDS.
I JUST WANT TO TAKE WHAT WE'VE
HAD HERE AND PUT IT ON THE STAGE
SO PEOPLE CAN SEE OH, MY GOD, HE
REALLY IS HAVING FUN.
♪
♪ I WAS SO HIGH
I DID NOT RECOGNIZE ♪
♪ THE FIRE BURNING
IN HER EYES ♪
♪ THE CHAOS THAT
CONTROLLED MY MIND ♪
♪ WHISPERED GOODBYE
AS SHE GOT ON A PLANE ♪
♪ NEVER TO RETURN AGAIN
BUT ALWAYS IN MY HEART ♪
♪ OH, THIS LOVE HAS
TAKEN ITS TOLL ON ME ♪
♪ SHE SAID GOODBYE
TOO MANY TIMES BEFORE ♪
♪ AND HER HEART IS
BREAKING IN FRONT OF ME ♪
♪ AND I HAVE NO CHOICE
'CAUSE I WON'T SAY
GOODBYE ANYMORE ♪
♪ WHOA-OH
WHOA-OH
OH-OH ♪
♪ I'LL FIX THESE
BROKEN THINGS
REPAIR YOUR BROKEN WINGS ♪
♪ AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S
ALRIGHT, IT'S ALRIGHT
IT'S ALRIGHT ♪
♪ MY PRESSURE ON YOUR HIPS
SINKING MY FINGERTIPS ♪
♪ INTO EVERY INCH OF YOU
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT'S
WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO ♪
♪ THIS LOVE HAS
TAKEN ITS TOLL ON ME ♪
♪ SHE SAID GOODBYE
TOO MANY TIMES BEFORE ♪
♪ AND HER HEART IS
BREAKING IN FRONT OF ME ♪
♪ AND I HAVE NO CHOICE
'CAUSE I WON'T SAY
GOODBYE ANYMORE ♪
♪ WHOA-OH
WHOA-OH
OH-OH ♪
♪ I WON'T SAY
GOODBYE ANYMORE ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> YEAH, BRADEN, YOU OWNED IT,
MADE IT SO COOL.
YOU LOOKED COOL.
THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
IT'S THE SILVER BUCKLE, THE SILK
SHIRT, THINGS COMING OFF IT, I
LOVE THE WHOLE THING.
LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO HIM?
>> I'M SORRY.
>> PLEASE TELL ME SOMEBODY GOT
THAT.
THE CHAIR WAS TRYING TO RUN FROM
YOU, YOU KNOW.
TRYING TO GET AWAY.
GREAT JOB, SOMEHOW I SAVED IT.
AND ANYWAY.
TALK ABOUT CURVATURE OF THE
BACK.
>> YOU KNOW, LUKE, THAT WAS
GREAT TELEVISION.
LET ME TELL YOU, PINK, THE
BOOTS, THE LOOK, YOU TOOK IT OUT
OF THE MIC STAND, WALKED AROUND
AND GAVE US THE UGLY FACE.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
UGLY FACE.
>> I MEAN, IT WAS SUCH A GREAT
MOMENT FOR YOU BRADEN, YOU
LOOKED LIKE A ROCK STAR AND
LOOKED MORE COMFORTABLE THAN I
FEEL I'VE SEEN YOU ON STAGE.
AND IF WAS JUST WORKING.
>> Ryan: MAN, I SAW YOU REHEARSE
THAT AT 11:30 THIS MORNING.
YOU WERE SAVING SOME FOR THIS
PERFORMANCE TONIGHT.
THAT WAS A DIFFERENT LEVEL.
WAY TO GO.
BRADEN NEEDS YOUR VOTES TO MAKE
IT THROUGH THE LIVE ELIMINATIONS
AT THE END OF THE SHOW.
TWO OF THE TOP SEVEN ARE HEADED
HOME BASED ON YOUR VOTES.
IF YOU WANT THIS GUY TO STAY,
VOTE NOW.
ONE MORE TIME, HAIR, STYLE.
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
>> Ryan: WAY TO GO.
>> TAKE A PAGE FROM YOU.
>> Ryan: NOW PERFORMING THE
OSCAR-WINNING SONG BY MEGA STAR
LOS ANGELES NATIVE BILLIE
EILISH, HERE IS CHRIS TUNGSETH.
>> I'LL BE SINGING "WHAT WAS I
MADE FOR?" BY BILLIE EILISH.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS.
FOR A LOT OF MY LIFE, I LOST
HOPE.
THIS BRINGS ME BACK TO THAT
PLACE BUT GIVES ME HOPE FOR A
FUTURE.
"AMERICAN IDOL" HAS GIVEN ME
HOPE FOR MUSIC.
♪
♪ I USED TO FLOAT
NOW I JUST FALL DOWN ♪
♪ I USED TO KNOW
BUT I'M NOT SURE NOW
♪ WHAT I WAS MADE FOR
WHAT WAS I MADE FOR ♪
♪ TAKIN' A DRIVE
I WAS AN IDEAL ♪
♪ LOOKED SO ALIVE
TURNS OUT I'M NOT REAL ♪
♪ JUST SOMETHING
YOU PAID FOR
WHAT WAS I MADE FOR ♪
♪ 'CAUSE
OH, I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO FEEL ♪
♪ BUT I WANNA TRY
DON'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL ♪
♪ THINK I FORGOT
HOW TO BE HAPPY ♪
♪ SOMETHING I'M NOT
BUT SOMETHING I CAN BE ♪
♪ SOMETHING I'M MADE FOR
WHAT WAS I MADE FOR ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> MAN, REALLY SPECIAL,
BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S TWICE TONIGHT YOU'VE JUST
SLAYED US WITH THOSE MOMENTS.
WHATEVER, YAY FOR BREAKFAST,
KEEP EATING IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO SAY, FOR A SONG
THAT NEEDS SO MUCH FEELING, I
THINK YOU FELT IT AND YOU MADE
US FEEL IT.
IT WAS A GREAT PERFORMANCE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YEAH, THAT WAS A MOMENT.
FELT LIKE I WAS AT AN AWARDS
SHOW WATCHING YOU DO YOUR THING.
JUST GOT VERY WORRIED WHEN YOU
WERE SINGING BECAUSE I HAVE NO
IDEA WHAT AMERICA IS GOING TO DO
WITH THIS.
THEY NEED TO VOTE.
VOTE OUT THERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CHRIS, WHAT WERE YOU MADE
FOR?
THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> Ryan: COME HERE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU WERE
THINKING ABOUT, BUT I THINK I
HAVE A GUESS.
APPRECIATE YOU BROTHER.
WELL DONE.
BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH YOU SING
THAT.
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT?
VOTE FOR CHRIS ON THE "AMERICAN
IDOL" ACCOUNTS, FACEBOOK,
INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK.
FIND OUR PINNED POSTS TO VOTE
WITH HIS NAME UP TO TEN TIMES
PER FINALIST PER PLATFORM.
CHRIS, EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Ryan: THE CALIFORNIA
CONNECTIONS CONTINUE NEXT WITH
HANNAH ON SOME MERLE HAGGARD,
AND KEYLA DELIVERS ON SOME ETTA
JAMES.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Ryan: I FEEL GOOD.
WELCOME BACK LIVE.
WE'RE CALIFORNIA DREAMING WITH
SONGS INSPIRED BY ARTISTS FROM
THE GOLDEN STATE.
TAKING THE STAGE NOW WITH A
CHART-TOPPING, GRAMMY-WINNING
SONG BY MERLE HAGGARD, HERE'S
HANNAH HARPER.
>> THE SONG I'M SINGING THIS
WEEK IS "THAT'S THE WAY LOVE
GOES" BY MERLE HAGGARD.
IT'S FITTING BECAUSE IT HONORS
MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY HUSBAND,
KEEPING THE FORT DOWN WHILE I'M
HERE.
IT'S BEEN HARD.
I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE SOMEONE TO
LEAN AGAINST, NOT DOING IT ALL
BY MYSELF.
♪
♪ THAT'S THE WAY
LOVE GOES, BABE ♪
♪ THAT'S THE MUSIC GOD MADE
FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SING
THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN
THROWING HORSESHOES
OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER ♪
♪ I'VE SPENT MOST
ALL MY LIFE ♪
♪ SEARCHING FOR THAT
FOUR-LEAF CLOVER♪
♪ YET YOU RAN WITH ME
CHASING MY RAINBOWS ♪
♪ HONEY, I LOVE YOU TOO
AND THAT'S THE WAY
LOVE GOES ♪
♪ THAT'S THE WAY
LOVE GOES, BABE ♪
♪ THAT'S THE MUSIC GOD MADE
FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SING ♪
♪ IT'S NEVER OLD
IT GROWS ♪
♪ LOSING MAKES ME SORRY
YOU SAY, HONEY
NOW DON'T WORRY ♪
♪ DON'T YOU KNOW
I LOVE YOU TOO ♪
♪ THAT'S THE WAY
LOVE GOES ♪
♪ THAT'S THE WAY
LOVE GOES ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
HANNAH, THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY
AMAZING.
YOU ARE LOOKING LIKE A STAR,
SOUNDING LIKE A STAR.
I GUESS YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE TO
THAT BIG STAR.
LOVE YOU.
>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT.
>> I NEED YOU TO PROMISE ME
YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE LIKE A
PROPER VERSION OF THAT SONG.
>> YOU BETCHA.
>> IT WAS PERFECT, PERFECT SONG
CHOICE, GREAT LOOK.
EVERYTHING ABOUT IT WAS
ABSOLUTELY -- IT SOUNDED LIKE
YOU, IT WAS JUST WONDERFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, I FELT LIKE I GOT TO
KNOW YOU IN THAT SONG MORE THAN
ANY PART OF THIS SHOW.
FELT LIKE A LULLABY, A WARM
BLANKET, YOUR VOICE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> IF YOU WANT TO, YOU'RE GOING
TO GET TO DO THIS FOR A VERY
LONG TIME, THIS SINGING THING.
IT WAS REALLY, JUST WATCHING YOU
BE A STAR WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT,
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.
YOU'RE JUST A STAR,
CONGRATULATIONS, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Ryan: YOU JUST GOT IT, YOU
HAVE IT.
I THINK YOU WANT TO DO THIS FOR
A LONG TIME.
>> UNTIL I'M OLD AND GRAY.
>> Ryan: TO KEEP HANNAH'S
"AMERICAN IDOL" DREAM ALIVE,
VOTE FOR HER NOW, TEN VOTES PER
FINALIST PER VOTING METHOD.
IF YOU'VE NEVER VOTED BEFORE,
NOW'S A GOOD TIME TO START.
GREAT JOB, THANK YOU, HANNAH.
IN 1938, THE MUSIC ICON KNOWN AS
ETTA JAMES WAS BORN IN LOS
ANGELES.
SHE WOULD GO ON TO RECORD THIS
BLUES AND SOUL CLASSIC IN 1967.
AND TONIGHT, KEYLA RICHARDSON
PAYS TRIBUTE.
WATCH.
>> I'M SINGING ETTA JAMES, "I'D
RATHER GO BLIND."
IT'S MY FIRST TIME REALLY
LISTENING TO ETTA JAMES, SHE'S
AMAZING.
SHE'S FROM CALIFORNIA.
THEY DON'T MAKE MUSIC LIKE THAT
NO MORE.
I HOPE I CAN DO HER SONG
JUSTICE.
♪ SOMETHING TOLD ME
IT WAS OVER ♪
♪ WHEN I SAW YOU
AND HER TALKIN' ♪
♪ SOMETHING DEEP DOWN
IN MY SOUL SAID "CRY GIRL"
CRY CRY ♪
♪ WHEN I SAW YOU
AND THAT GIRL
WALKIN' AROUND ♪
♪ OOH
♪ I WOULD RATHER
I WOULD RATHER
GO BLIND BOY ♪
♪ THAN TO SEE YOU
WALK AWAY FROM ME CHILD
NO, NO, NO ♪
♪ OOH
SO YOU SEE
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH ♪
♪ THAT I DON'T WANNA WATCH
YOU LEAVE ME BABY ♪
♪ MOST OF ALL
I JUST DON'T WANNA BE
FREE NO ♪
♪ WHEN THE REFLECTION IN THE
GLASS THAT I HELD
TO MY LIPS NOW BABY ♪
♪ YEAH YEAH
♪ REVEALED THE TEARS
THAT WAS ON MY FACE YEAH ♪
♪ AND BABY BABY
BABY BABY ♪
♪ I'D RATHER
I'D RATHER BE BLIND BOY
YEAH ♪
♪ THAN TO SEE YOU
WALK AWAY FROM ME
CHILD NO ♪
♪ OH BABY BABY BABY
BABY BABY ♪
♪ BABY I'D RATHER GO
BABY
♪ THAN TO SEE YOU
WALK AWAY FROM ME CHILD ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> WHAT THEY SAID.
>> WHOOP.
>> MY GOSH.
OH, TIME FOR ME TO TALK, MY GOD.
I KNOW JENNIFER HUDSON THROWS A
SHOE, I DON'T HAVE ONE.
SHOULD I THROW MY SPANX?
I'M WEARING SIX PAIR, THAT WAS
INSANE, ICONIC "IDOL" MOMENT FOR
SURE.
>> TEARS STARTED HAPPENING TO
ME.
I WAS WELLING UP, WATCHING YOUR
GROWTH, SO INSPIRATIONAL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SHE'S WALKING, SHE'S WALKING,
SHE'S GOT THE MIC.
LET THE CONGREGATION SAY AMEN.
>> AMEN!
>> Ryan: WATCHING YOU SING THAT,
THEN WATCHING YOUR FAMILY AND
THE CROWD REACT TO YOU SINGING
THAT WAS A HUGE LIVE MOMENT
TONIGHT.
KEYLA WANTS TO BE IN YOUR TOP
FIVE.
MAKE THAT HAPPEN WITH YOUR VOTE.
VOTE FOR KEYLA AND ALL YOUR
FAVORITES USING ALL FIVE WAYS.
VOTING CLOSES IN THE FINAL
COMMERCIAL BREAK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RYAN.
>> Ryan: SEE YOU SOON.
KEEP THOSE VOTES COMING FOR ALL
YOUR FAVORITES.
AFTER THIS, LUKE BRYAN TAKES THE
STAGE LIVE WITH A MUST-SEE
PERFORMANCE OF HIS NEW SINGLE.
STAY WITH US, WE'RE COMING RIGHT
BACK.
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Ryan: ALL RIGHT, WE'RE
EXCITED.
WELCOME BACK TO "IDOL."
KEEP SENDING IN YOUR VOTES FOR
WHO YOU WANT IN THE TOP FIVE
NEXT WEEK.
VOTING WILL CLOSE IN THE NEXT
COMMERCIAL BREAK.
NOW IT'S TIME TO WELCOME TO THE
STAGE A GUY WE ALL KNOW VERY
WELL, ALWAYS BUSY COOKING UP
SOMETHING NEW.
HERE TO PERFORM HIS LATEST
SINGLE, "COUNTRY AND SHE KNOWS
IT," LUKE BRYAN.
GET ON YOUR FEET!
♪
♪ DENIM CUT SO HIGH
YOU COULD SEE THE POCKETS ♪
♪ FLANNEL TIED UP
A MOSSY OAK CAP ♪
♪ A COLD BEER BOTTLE
DONE PEELED THE LABEL
OFF IT ♪
♪ IT TAKES A DIRT ROAD TO
MAKE A GIRL LIKE THAT ♪
♪ SHE'S CERTIFIED
COUNTY LINE ♪
♪ SHE COUNTRY AND
SHE KNOWS IT ♪
♪ EVERYBODY IN HERE DOES TOO
BODY LIKE A RIVER
JUST ROLLIN' ♪
♪ TALL BOOTS STEPPIN' LIKE
ONE-TWO, ONE-TWO ♪
♪ IT DON'T MATTER
WHERE SHE GOIN' ♪
♪ ROOTS RUN DEEP
BUT THEY CAN'T HIDE ♪
♪ THAT GIRL'S COUNTRY
AND SHE KNOWS IT ♪
♪ AND SHE KNOWS SHE GOT
THIS COUNTRY BOY TONIGHT
ALRIGHT ♪
♪ HER WILD TURNS ON WHEN
SHE HEARS MARINA DEL REY ♪
♪ Y'ALL GETS THICKER WHEN
SHE'S TIPPIN' BACK WINE ♪
♪ PSALM 42 TATTOOED
ON HER RIBCAGE ♪
♪ I SAW HER DANCIN'
IN THE DARK LAST NIGHT ♪
♪ SHE'S CERTIFIED
COME ON!
COUNTY LINE ♪
♪ SHE COUNTRY AND
SHE KNOWS IT ♪
♪ EVERYBODY IN HERE DOES TOO
BODY LIKE A RIVER
JUST ROLLIN' ♪
♪ TALL BOOTS STEPPIN' LIKE
ONE-TWO, ONE-TWO ♪
♪ IT DON'T MATTER
WHERE SHE GOIN' ♪
♪ ROOTS RUN DEEP
BUT THEY CAN'T HIDE ♪
♪ THAT GIRL'S COUNTRY
AND SHE KNOWS IT ♪
♪ AND SHE KNOWS SHE GOT
THIS COUNTRY BOY TONIGHT
ALRIGHT ♪
♪
♪ NO MATTER WHAT I DO
GOT HER EVERY LITTLE MOVE
FROM LAST NIGHT ON MY MIND ♪
♪ SHE'S CERTIFIED
COUNTY LINE ♪
♪ SHE COUNTRY AND
SHE KNOWS IT ♪
♪ EVERYBODY IN HERE DOES TOO
BODY LIKE A RIVER
JUST ROLLIN' ♪
♪ TALL BOOTS STEPPIN' LIKE
ONE-TWO, ONE-TWO ♪
♪ IT DON'T MATTER
WHERE SHE GOIN' ♪
♪ ROOTS RUN DEEP
BUT THEY CAN'T HIDE ♪
♪ THAT GIRL'S COUNTRY
AND SHE KNOWS IT ♪
♪ AND SHE KNOWS SHE GOT
THIS COUNTRY BOY TONIGHT
ALRIGHT ♪
♪ SHE COUNTRY AND
SHE KNOWS IT
ALRIGHT ♪
♪ ALRIGHT
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> WE DID IT, RYAN.
>> Ryan: WE DID IT.
>> LIVE, BABY, LIVE.
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Ryan: BACK WITH YOU LIVE,
OVER THE BREAK THE VOTING
CLOSED, AND THE FATES OF YOUR
TOP SEVEN WERE SEALED.
WHO WILL CONTINUE IN THE HOPES
OF BECOMING THE NEXT AMERICAN
IDOL?
AND WHICH TWO WILL HEAD HOME IN
JUST A FEW MOMENTS?
FIRST, THANK YOU TO NIKKI GLASER
BEING WITH US TONIGHT.
THANK YOU, GREAT JOB.
>> GREAT SHOW.
I HAD SO MUCH FUN.
THANK YOU GUYS.
>> Ryan: TONIGHT WAS INCREDIBLE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THESE
PERFORMANCES.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE RESULTS?
TOM, DIM THE LIGHTS.
AND HERE WE GO.
I CAN TELL YOU, WE'VE HAD THE
HIGHEST VOTE OF THE SEASON.
AN EXTREMELY TIGHT RACE.
AND IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER,
AFTER THE NATIONWIDE VOTE, THE
FIRST PERSON IN YOUR TOP FIVE
IS -- KEYLA.
CONGRATULATIONS.
AMERICA, AFTER THAT VOTE, YOU
ALSO LOVED -- BRADEN.
>> LOVE YOU LOVE YOU LOVE YOU.
>> Ryan: NEXT, TO JOIN THE
OTHERS IN THE TOP FIVE IS --
JORDAN.
ALSO GETTING THAT MENTOR SESSION
FROM JACKSON AND ABDUL, IT IS --
HANNAH.
SO HERE WE GO, DOWN TO BROOKS,
DANIEL AND CHRIS.
TWO HEADED HOME.
ONE WILL STAY.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR AN
INCREDIBLE SEASON.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
AFTER THE NATIONWIDE VOTE, THE
FINAL PERSON IN YOUR TOP FIVE --
IS -- CHRIS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
WHICH MEANS WE SAY GOODBYE TO
DANIEL AND BROOKS.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THEM,
EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Ryan: SAY HELLO TO YOUR TOP
FIVE, AMERICA.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
UNTIL THEN, GOOD NIGHT,
EVERYONE.