American Idol fans won’t find out which of the Top 14 made the Top 12 until next Monday’s show due to an overwhelming number of votes submitted on different platforms throughout the March 30 episode.
However, two of the show’s judges weighed in on who they think will be making it through to the next round, while the reality competition series’ third judge shed some insight into the program’s new voting process and why one change in particular is a good thing for the judges.
kAm“(6 =@DE D@>6 23D@=FE6 72G@C:E6D ,@7 >:?6.[” k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^A6@A=6^42CC:6\F?56CH@@5^Qmr2CC:6 &?56CH@@5k^2m E@=5 2 D>2== 8C@FA @7 C6A@CE6CD[ :?4=F5:?8 %' x?D:56C[ 27E6C |@?52J’D E2A:?8] %96 7:CDE @?6 H9@ :>>65:2E6=J 42>6 E@ >:?5 7@C E96 k6>mp>6C:42? x5@=k^6>m $62D@? c 492>A:@? H2D |25:D@? |25:D@?] “x’G6 =@G65 96C D:?46 52J @?6[” &?56CH@@5 25565] “*@F ?6G6C <?@H H9J ,D@>6@?6 5@6D?’E >2<6 :E E9C@F89.] x 766= E92E 92AA6?65 =2DE J62C[ E@@] $@>63@5J H@F=5 36 G@E65 @77 2?5 x 4@F=5?’E 36=:6G6 :E]”k^Am
kAm%96 8@@5 ?6HD :D E92E 6G6CJ@?6 H9@ >256 :E E@ E96 %@A a_ 92D :E @? E96:C C6DF>6D 7@C6G6C] “xE :D ,ECF6.[” &?56CH@@5 4@?4FCC65] “$@>6 @7 >J @E96C 72G@C:E6D[ v6?6G:6G6 ,w6JH2C5. 2?5 zFEE6C ,qC25=6J.[ E@@[ ,H6C6 4FE.] x 766= =:<6 E96J H6C6 E96 @?6D x H2D 492>A:@?:?8]”k^Am
kAmw2G:?8 D2:5 E92E[ &?56CH@@5 H2D 9:89=J :>AC6DD65 H:E9 >2?J @7 E96 %@A `c[ H9@ A6C7@C>65 D@?8D @7 72:E9 62C=:6C E9:D H66<] “x 766= =:<6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`ad_bd_^H9@\:D\92??29\92CA6C\2>6C:42?\:5@=\a_ae\D:?86C^Qmw2??29 ,w2CA6C.k^2m 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`adcdeh^H9@\:D\49C:D\EF?8D6E9\2>6C:42?\:5@=\D62D@?\ac\D:?86C\724ED^Qmr9C:D ,%F?8D6E9.k^2m H6C6 C62==J DFCAC:D:?8[” &?56CH@@5 6?E9FD65] “p?5 z6J=2 ,#:492C5D@?.[ E@@] x 766= =:<6 E96J 5:5 2 C62==J 8@@5 ;@3]”k^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^A6@A=6^=F<6\3CJ2?^Qm{F<6 qCJ2?k^2m 28C665 H:E9 &?56CH@@5 E92E w2??29 9:E :E @FE @7 E96 A2C<] “x E9@F89E E96 D@?8 49@:46 ,‘pE E96 rC@DD W{@G6 #2? #65X’. H2D A6C764E[” qCJ2? ?@E6D] “$96 C62==J[ C62==J D@=:5:7:65 36:?8 56D6CG65 ,E@ 36 96C6.] ‘s6D6CG65?6DD’ – x 8F6DD E92E’D E96 H@C5] (96? J@F =@@< 2E 96C G:C2= >@>6?E[ E96 k6>m‘k^6>m$EC:?8 r966D6k6>m‘k^6>m D@?8[ 2?5 D96 ;FDE <:?5 @7 C6:?G6?ED >@C6 >@>6?ED]”k^Am
kAmw6 4@?E:?F65[ “%96C6 H6C6 2 =@E @7 DE2?5@FED] !9:=>@? ,{66. C62==J 5:5 2 8@@5 ;@3 H:E9 ‘$:>A=6 |2?]’ y@C52? ,|4rF==@F89. D:?8:?8 ‘x r2? ~?=J x>28:?6] x >62?[ E96C6 2C6 2 k6>m=@Ek^6>m @7 C62==J 8C62E >@>6?ED @FE E96C6] xE’D 8@:?8 E@ 36 :?E6C6DE:?8 E@ D66 H96? E96J E2==J E96 G@E6D H92E 92AA6?D]”k^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^A6@A=6^=:@?6=\C:49:6^Qm{:@?6= #:49:6k^2m :D G6CJ 92AAJ E92E E96 564:D:@? :D :? E96 92?5D @7 E96 G@E:?8 AF3=:4 ?@H[ H9:49 >62?D E96 ;F586D 5@?’E 92G6 E@ >2<6 E96 564:D:@?D 2?J>@C6] “x’> 8=25 H6 5@?’E 92G6 E@ 5@ ,E92E. 2?J>@C6[” E96 “%CF=J” D:?86C D2:5[ ?@E:?8 E92E :E 4@F=5 36 4@?7FD:?8 2E E:>6D] “*@F 962C5 >6 D2J C:89E :? E96 >:55=6 @7 E96 D9@H ,E@ 2 4@?E6DE2?E.[ ‘k6>m*@F’C6k^6>m E96 @?6[ 2?5 J@F 42? A:4< FA J@FC AC:K6 2?5 8@ 9@>6]’k^Am
k5:G 4=2DDlQ:?=:?6\42==@FEQmk5:G 4=2DDlQ:?=:?6\42==@FE\4@?E6?EQmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`addaca^2>6C:42?\:5@=\3C@@<D\C@DD6C\E@A\`c\CJ2?\D624C6DE\:?E6CG:6H^Qmk:>8 96:89ElQ`deQ H:5E9lQac_Q DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^a_ae^_b^2>6C:42?\:5@=\3C@@<D\C@DD6C\E@A\`c\`\`ca_Ifhg];A8Q 2=ElQUR_bhjp>6C:42? x5@=UCDBF@jD qC@@<D tIA=2:?D ~?6\(@C5 #6DA@?D6 E@ #J2? $624C6DEQ ^mk^2mk5:G 4=2DDlQ:?=:?6\42==@FE\=236=Qm#6=2E65k^5:Gmk9bmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`addaca^2>6C:42?\:5@=\3C@@<D\C@DD6C\E@A\`c\CJ2?\D624C6DE\:?E6CG:6H^QmVp>6C:42? x5@=’D qC@@<D tIA=2:?D ~?6\(@C5 #6DA@?D6 E@ #J2? $624C6DEk^2mk^9bmk^5:Gmk^5:Gm
kAm“%96?[ 92=7H2J E9C@F89 ,E96 D9@H.[ 7:G6 D@?8D =2E6C[ x’> E9:?<:?8[ ‘(2:E 2 >:?FE6[ J@F’C6 k6>m?@Ek^6>m E96 @?6] x =:<6 E9:D @?6 @G6C 96C6[ E@@[’” #:49:6 25>:EE65] “$@[ :E’D =:<6 ,962C:?8. k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^A6@A=6^3CF?@\>2CD^QmqCF?@ |2CDk^2m @C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^A6@A=6^3@3\5J=2?^Qmq@3 sJ=2?k^2m[ H9:49 @?6 5@ J@F H2?En %96J’C6 EH@ 5:776C6?E 2CE:DED[ 3FE E96J’C6 EH@ DEJ=:DED] %92E’D H92E >2<6D :E 5:77:4F=E] x’> 8=25 H6 5@?’E 92G6 ,2D >F49 5:C64E :?7=F6?46. 2?J>@C6 3642FD6 :E’D H92E DEJ=6 E92E :D 8@:?8 E@ C6D@?2E6 H:E9 E96 2F5:6?46 ,E92E C6DF=ED :? E96 H:??6C 36:?8 49@D6?.]”k^Am
kAm“*@F C62==J 5@?’E <?@H H9@ p>6C:42 :D 8@:?8 E@ G@E6 7@C[” &?56CH@@5 4@?4=F565] “xE’D 567:?:E6=J 92C5[ 2?5 C:89E ?@H[ :E’D A2:?7F=] qFE E96C6 H6C6 D@ >2?J A6@A=6 H9@ EC:65 @FE[ 2?5 ,E96 @?6D H6 925 96C6 E@?:89E. 2== >256 :E E@ E96 %@A a_] %92E’D 2? :?4C65:3=6 E9:?8 E@ D2J]”k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mk6>mp>6C:42? x5@=k^6>m[ |@?52JD[ g^f4[ pqrk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m|@C6 w625=:?6Dik^DEC@?8mk^Am
kF=mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`abdaef^E96\A:EE\D62D@?\b\42DE\AC6>:6C6\52E6\EC2:=6C\56E2:=D^Qm‘%96 !:EE’ $9@4<6Ci $FAC:J2 v2?6D9 xD?’E #6EFC?:?8 7@C $62D@? bk^2mk^=:mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`addehf^;6@A2C5J\7:CDE\492>A:@?\>2CJ\4236==\6F32?<D^Qm‘y6@A2C5JP’D u:CDE\tG6C r92>A:@? $A62<D ~FE p3@FE $9@H ec *62CD {2E6Ck^2mk^=:mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`addegh^2=JDD2\72C29\8C:77:?\E96\G:6H\C6EFC?\52E6\D6E^Qm(96? s@6D p=JDD2 u2C29 vC:77:? #6EFC? E@ ‘%96 ':6H’nk^2mk^=:mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`addefd^E96\AC:46\:D\C:89E\4@?E6DE2?E\42C\H:?\?:4@=6\2=3:?^Qm‘%96 !C:46 xD #:89E’ r@?E6DE2?E %H:C=D U2>Aj s2?46D p7E6C (:??:?8 r2Ck^2mk^=:mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`addea_^h``\D62D@?\h\6A:D@56\`e\H96C6\E96C6D\D>@<6\D?62<\A66<^Qm‘h\`\`’i %96 ``g xD :? $6C:@FD %C@F3=6 :? $?62< !66< W'xst~Xk^2mk^=:mk^F=m
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.