Zerek

Finally got to watch all of Tuesday's auditions! Bryce's was my favorite, his tone is amazing. I'm hoping his upper range sounds as resonant as it did during his Blinds once Lives start, 'cause his voice sounded a bit stretched thin in some high notes. I also loved Kevin's audition! He looks so comfortable on stage, I can already imagine how dynamic his Lives performances will be.

Loved Alyssa's tone and song choice! As others have said, the middle of the performance wasn't as strong as the beginning or end, but it was a good performance overall. Also, teenagers on the show have shown to have a steep growth arc (Hailey Mia, Brennley Brown for example) and for Alyssa to reach the Top 16 of a 56-person season, I'm sure she will too.

Cara singing All Too Well! Can't wait to hear her. Also, maybe it's just me but Brayden reminds me of Zach Seabaugh. Young male country singer on Team Blake with a deeper/baritone vocal range and they kinda look similar too

This is a really good Top 16! I'm sad Cara, Morgan T., and The Dryes are eliminated, but most of my faves are still in the running . I'm interested to see how the teens do on Blake's team, as he's had a lot of success with them in the past. Now that I think about it, has Blake had a Top 3 with more than one teen? Cause Brayden and Rowan could get in, but I have a feeling he might drop one of them, especially since the other two members of his team occupy the same lanes Brayden and Rowan do (country and pop).

40 people eliminated before Lives is horrible news to wake up to . Wishing success to all the contestants, whether they've gone home or going to the Lives!

Hopping on the post-battle faves. Casting must have ransacked my playlists because so many of these artists have voices I usually listen to (clock the indie/pop/alternative flair) John: Morgan T., Parajita Gwen: Literally everyone Camila: Morgan M., Jaeden Blake: Bodie, The Dryes And just like S17 and S19, Gwen's is my favorite team so far

Excited for the new names! I haven't gone through the list of names yet but I'm hoping for indie/pop snowflakes this season

Hey y'all! I've been lurking IDF since Season 12 and I thought I'd join in for this season. Can't wait for the premiere Also dying at the contestants interacting with IDF. We went from Karli's unblinking eyes to straight-up namedropping