blackfield

the finale performances are announced:

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/idol-worship/9575646/american-idol-2021-finale-song-list/

Grace:

• I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston

• (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin

• All By Myself - Celine Dione

Chayce:

• Fire Away - Chris Stapleton

• Afterglow - Ed Sheeran

• Blackbird - The Beatles

Willie:

• A Change Is Going to Come - Sam Cooke

• Stand Up - Cynthia Erivo

• Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles

Guest Performances:

• Fall Out Boy – “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)" with Spence, Deshawn Goncalves, Beckham, Arthur Gunn and Hunter Metts

• Chaka Khan – Medley of “I’m Every Woman," “Ain’t Nobody," “Sweet Thing” and “Through the Fire” with Goncalves, Casey Bishop, Alyssa Wray, Cassandra Coleman and Kinstler

• Macklemore – “Can't Hold Us” with the top three

• Luke Combs – “Forever After All” with Beckham

• Mickey Guyton – “Black Like Me" with Wray

• Leona Lewis – “You Are the Reason” with Spence

• Alessia Cara – “Scars to Your Beautiful” with Kinstler

• Sheryl Crow – “Every Day Is a Winding Road" and "If It Makes You Happy" with arthur Gunn

• Lindsey Buckingham – “Go Your Own Way” with cassie Coleman

the best thing was that Israel qualified into the finals when no one gave us a chance regarding the situation here.. but that high note from Eden was everything. 

the best thing is she just managed to break the record of the highest note/octave sung in the competition (B6). 

2 hours ago, jjeem said:

 

4. Casey is the most naturally talented in the bunch, the textures of her voice to be the most versatile, can sing any genre, from alternative rock to jazz, from Soundgarden to Sarah Vaughan. But she is extremely young and this opinion got me in hot waters with her stans: she's just following what producers tell her to do, she don't know herself yet.

 

thank you for this!! i agree completely and always get in heat argument with her fans about it. 

also i think people under estimate willie's fan base. it is a slam dunk for him whoever he goes with in the finals he wins. and i think he will benefit the most from caleb elimination. 

update itunes;

chayce - 14 15

arthur - 59 53

hunter - 97 94

grace - 126

casey - 169 170

if hollie cavanagh  is still eligible i'd love to her again. also olivia rox. 

but mostly the ones from season 18.. 

3 hours ago, istersay said:

I linked it in the post 

 

Digital Sales Data

RANK ARTIST TITLE SALES

thank you! 

livepopbars and itunes don't give you the numbers only the ranking respectively. 

update itunes:

chayce - 32

arthur - 54

hunter - 83

grace - 103

casey - 180

5 hours ago, istersay said:

Digital Sales Data

RANK ARTIST TITLE SALES

 

36    Chayce Beckham    23    251

70    Arthur Gunn    Save Me Now    173

80    Hunter Metts    20,000 Kisses    161

97    Grace Kinstler    Love Someone    145

169    Casey Bishop    Love Me, Leave Me    106

 

update itunes:

chayce - 32

arthur - 54

hunter - 83

grace - 103

casey - 180

where do you get the chart with the number of sales? 

3 hours ago, CarmenSandiego said:

I think that Blackfield can’t look past the fact that Casey is 15 years old and thus inexperienced compared to the other 3 in the Top 4.  And let’s face it, there’s a reason why most singers that young who reach the Top 10 or 12 or who reach the semifinals begin struggling.  They’re usually not mature enough to know their musical identity or to connect to the lyrics of a song.  There are exceptions, and Casey may be one of them, but Blackfield can only see her youth and can’t see that she might be the exception.

you should stop giving the excuse of her age. first of all she is 16 not 15. second the reason I say she is not ready has nothing to do with her age it has to do with her inexperience. I cringe every time she performs. she is very awkward and seems like she doesn't know what to do with herself. also I can't see any connection to the songs or the words she is singing. and the "judges" are not helping her with the over praising.  it would have help her more to wait a few years and get some experience and mature. 

they should have raised the age limit to 18 and not allow so many 15s year old to audition because I don't think kids today are mature enough for such exposure. maybe 15 years ago you could find 16 y/o mature enough for the big stage (allison come to mind and she was one of my favs) but today they are not mature enough even to look after themselves. 

itunes update:

chayce - 41

hunter - 92

grace - 106

arthur - 154

casey - 200

itunes update:

chayce - 41

hunter - 92

grace - 106

arthur - 154

casey - 200

1 hour ago, blackfield said:

itunes chart:

chayce - 57

grace - 184

arthur - 189

update: 

chayce - 48

grace - 133

hunter - 152

arthur - 179

1 hour ago, blackfield said:

itunes chart:

chayce - 57

grace - 184

arthur - 189

update: 

chayce - 48

grace - 133

hunter - 152

arthur - 179

american idol has added lyric videos to their channel. 

itunes chart:

chayce - 57

grace - 184

arthur - 189

itunes chart:

chayce - 57

grace - 184

arthur - 189

1 hour ago, mytake1 said:

There should be an Option - None of these.

 

The most popular winning songs of all time are:

Home

The Time of My Life

A Moment Like This

 

I don't think any of the Top 4 songs even come close.

finally someone i agree with. you can add I believe to the list of popular winning song. and none of the 4 come close. they are just generic crap pop songs. the lyrics are mostly cheesy and dumb. 

^ answering to both above me.. i don't like either one of the singles. all are just as awful as any idol coronation song. with the exception of fantasia "i believe". 

and yes for casey's benefit i hope she doesn't win. it will only help her grow musically. 

as for now the only songs charting is chayce (country) and hunter (singer/songwriter). 

casey has the worst song of the bunch. willie the second worst. 

grace get high points for great vocals. but that is all. the song sucks. yet the only song besides chayce that can be heard on the radio. 

chayce has catchy melody but the lyrics are dumb! kind of like everything on the radio this past decade. 

all 4 singles are terrible and the lyrics are cheesy. casey's the worst of the bunch. so much for being a "rocker".. sums what I kept saying about her from the beginning: SHE'S NOT READY! great voice but no musical identity. 

willie's a sleeper. fell asleep in the middle. 

grace has incredible voice but the song sucks and the lyrics are cheesy. 

chayce has a catchy melody but damn those lyrics are dumb.

hunter and arthur have the best songs. 

so far: arthur>hunter> > > chayce > > > > grace  > willie >>>>>>>>>>>>>.casey

Top 5   4 Questions

1. Which 3 singers will be voted by America to Top 3? (90 points)

- grace

-willie

-chayce

2. Which singer do you think will NOT be in the Top 3? (30 pts)

- casey

3. Which singer will be announced first by Ryan Seacrest to move forward to Top 3? (30 points)

- chayce

4. Which singer will be announced last by Ryan Seacrest to move forward to Top 3? (30 points)

- grace

5. What will be the ratio of male and female singers in the Top 3? (30 points)

- 2 males 1 female

6. How many singers will use musical instruments in original song performance? (30 pts)

- 1

Bonus Questions

7.  Will the singer who is going to perform last this Sunday, survive the elimination? Yes or No? (20 pts)

- no

8.  Will Grace received standing ovation from all of the judges for BOTH performances? (20 pts)

- yes

9. Who will perform first this Sunday? (50 pts)

- grace

56 minutes ago, mrsvaledictorian2017 said:

This season is one gigantic mess, but at least we got to see some talented singers really shine.

finally something I agree with. 

32 minutes ago, wgm said:

loving the song titles, the artwork and the producers/songwriters. Casey getting the country producers/songwriters means that they see what i see in her, she has that Country vibe, some people say that Country is the new pop, and other's say that Country is the new rock. Rock has influenced Country music alot, Johny Cash knew how to rock it out and for all intentsive porposes Kid rock but most notabley Darius "Hootie" Rucker. Looks like they will market her as a country artist.

or that they don't know how to market her and just flipped a coin. that guy sound like good fit to hunter but not for what casey been trying to do. which brings me back to my initial assessment that she is not ready and still don't have any musical identity. 

loved season 4,5,7,8 best seasons in idol history. best talent overall.