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i have had McKenna's performance of "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" on repeat this week (along with "cardigan" ofc) which is surprising since i initially wasn't a fan of it. i don't think it was the best song choice for her at this point in the competition but she still sounded great on it!

well now that we know "multiple contestants" are reading the forum it could be used to make certain contestants nervous or potentially create drama amongst the cast (which is messy imo but...)

i have a feeling that what's being teased is not going to live up to the hype, and discourse about it not living up to the hype will overshadow whatever is exposed lol

there is literally a thread that contains homophobia and it has been up for 1 day yet the moderator (u/MarionCotesworthyHayes) has not taken it down. however they were extremely quick to remove Caitlyn's testimony against Will's band mate/flag Kennedy's account as fake when it wasn't. what a gross person (and subreddit in general but we know this)

i'm living for Allegra's new era. such a fun bop!

just listened to Haven's EP and it was cute! her vocals have improved and she has a clear vision for her artistry. it sounds very similar to Tate McRae's recent album "think later" so it didn't feel very original overall. this is going to sound crazy but the bridges of Kiss the Ground and Monster are kinda convincing me she could sound cool doing hyper pop, but i'm sure she has no plans of doing that lol. How You Like Me Now is a bop and going on my playlist!

add me!

https://www.instagram.com/stories/mckennafaithbreinholt/3354263006636232239?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=MTM1YXR6b3QyaG9nMQ== why is Luke's arm aggressively wrapped around Abi

both Tori and Meghan's tour schedules would not work with audition filming

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6Mpu3qSAbn/?igsh=ZmM0bG8zam5qcG9r 100k on insta!! yay KB

it's been hinted at throughout this thread, but the reason why IDF has a female bias is because all other social media platforms are kinda misogynistic towards female contestants imo (which is reflected through the results of the show). this is not something i have just noticed for Idol and The Voice - it applies to Dancing with the Stars, Survivor, etc. as well. feel free to disagree with me but this is a stance i am passionate about and am not going to change. this is a safe space for those who want to support women! i am obviously going to post here rather than risk being endlessly downvoted/disliked on Reddit or Facebook. it's also not something new - i've seen many people reference IDF "it girls" tracing back to years before i even knew what IDF was. so im not sure why you always tend to target me for this belief when it is something that applies to the board in general. case closed! i'm going to just flag you as an ignored user if you continue to go back and forth with me tbh.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6GhlaXrDJ4/?igsh=MWE5ZXdsdnJwaTNweg== the caption of this post was honestly very hard for me to read. i feel like we do not emphasize how devastating this situation was for Sam and how Idol simply just... ignored them throughout it. Idol completely exploited and capitalized off of their backstory, naivety, and dreams of success just to totally drop them. i am glad to see they have been able to have a positive and grateful attitude through it all, but it is still just really unsettling. kinda sad they are going back to Idol because they could have probably made a grueling documentary to expose them.

Top 14 Perform/Top 12 Reveal Template Triston Harper - Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley - 5.75 Julia Gagnon - Run To You by Whitney Houston - 8.0 Roman Collins - You're All I Need to Get By by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - 5.5 Kaibrienne - I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - 8.5 Jayna Elise - I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston - 8.75 Mia Matthews - Those Memories of You by Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt - 6.75 KAYKO - High and Dry by Radiohead - 5.25 Emmy Russell - I Can’t Make You Love Me by Bonnie Rait - 6.0 Jordan Anthony - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston - 4.5 McKenna Faith Breinholt - Hard to Say I’m Sorry by Chicago - 6.5 Jack Blocker - Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right by Bob Dylan - 6.25 Nya - I Say A Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin - 7.25 Will Moseley - Night Moves by Bob Seger - 5.0 Abi Carter - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John - 9.5 Top 12 Perform/Top 10 Reveal Template Abi Carter - All Too Well by Taylor Swift - 5.75 (the bridge is the most iconic/impactful part of this song... and it is unfortunately also where she sounded the worst she has all season) Will Moseley - Starting Over by Chris Stapleton - 4.75 Jayna Elise - Diamonds by Rihanna - 7.0 Mia Matthews - Over You by Miranda Lambert - 6.75 Roman Collins - Roar by Katy Perry - 5.0 Jack Blocker - Blinding Lights by The Weeknd - 5.25 Emmy Russell - Lose You to Love Me by Selena Gomez - 4.75 Triston Harper - Beautiful Crazy by Luke Combs - 4.25 Julia Gagnon - Something in the Orange by Zach Bryan - 8.25 Kaibrienne - Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus - 6.75 McKenna Faith Breinholt - Cardigan by Taylor Swift - 8.25 KAYKO - Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye - 3.5 (even though it was a mess i do want to acknowledge i appreciate the camp value)

just a reminder that Sam now uses they/them pronouns (which i hope the show respects on Sunday...)! i'm really excited to finally see them back! their interview with the Washington Post last December was fascinating to read (i recommend if you haven't already). them ending up back in the subway stations was a pretty viral headline last year so i'm interested to see if that is acknowledged in any way on air.

he made the thread for song suggestions in general, not just this week. i agree that this is a really strong Top 10 and there are a lot of cool suggestions in this post! Emmy on Thinkin' Bout You and Jack on XO particularly sound super interesting.