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Excited to see the list out so I can finally talk about my favs lol.

Thunderstorm Artis, Z. Lynn Harris, and Allison Grace are definitely my snowflake candidates this season, Thunderstorm specifically. Can't wait to see how they do on the show!

Would also like to add that I find evidence a month or two back that most likely confirms Thunderstorm as a chair turner. There's a chance it's incorrect, but he's at least confirmed to have gotten to perform in front of the judges.

Hoping for Crystal Rose, Calista Garcia, Odiseas, or Emily Bass

We'll see

Heh. Even if it ends up being true, they'll be fodder and/or country. Male indie/alt rockers have zero chance of ever winning the show. They can't even make the finals anymore (Britton was classic rock.)

 

Expecting the string of pretty young white females to restart in 3... 2... 1.

You're welcome.

Don't be so pessimistic lol, from what I've seen it's a pretty balanced cast between every genre, not really country dominated. There's some reggae in there. Even a metal singer.

I will say that though the amount of country males isn't out of the ordinary, there's 6 or 7 country females in there. Most of them are interesting, though.

Overall, really talented cast. A lot of people I'm excited to see. No clear frontrunners, but many that could become frontrunners as the show goes on.

Who is the name of the first guy at the promo (the one on YT)? He has such a nice tone

That's Arthur Gunn

Jessica Carbal's return has been due for a while. John Fox too.