Elliott

They confirmed one of the themes is Bon Jovi during the Top 14 episode. My guess is that all three will do both Bon Jovi and Open Choice or Reprise, and then after they do the elimination, the final two will do their winning singles. Personally, I'd prefer if they do their singles at the Top 5 since they all record them. Plus it's weird to have the F2 do their singles only to turn around and have the winner perform it again like 10-15 minutes later.

Me preemptively trying to piece together my 1996-1998 advancements because Alanis, Céline, Sheryl, Shania, TLC and Spice Girls kept us fed:

might be a hard sell tbh

I had completed two listens. but I was on my third listen when you finally got around to it.

I’m pretty sure I was on my third listen when Wally finally listed to it.

Wally hates Cowboy Carter confirmed

To what i assume is nobody’s surprise, @*Chris and I are advancing You Oughta Know.

Which Alanis song are we picking?

Andrew and I are already figuring out which show we’re going to.

Jack / Triston / Will is my prediction.

ABC: *realizes American Idol makes more in brand association and revenue from tying it into CMA Fest every summer* Also ABC: *casts more and more country/country-adjacent contestants since their two most successful alumni have been country* This forum: If people are really bothered by how the show is nowadays, just stop watching. That's what I did when The Voice years ago.

I think that was probably the initial intent post-S18 (as evidenced by how early they did them for S19/S20), but I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to keep waiting until around the finale to prevent another S19 situation.

The endless posts here complaining about country singers outlasting the others (especially last night) are more annoying than the actual country contestants making it far every year.