American Idol: Did Dance Tunes and the Adele Songbook Impress?

The answer is, only about half way. The dance tunes were not great. Out of seven performances, only three of them were really memorable. Adele's Songbook faired a little bit better. 

Jack Blocker performed Long Tall Sally by Little Richard, it was such an authentically Jack performance.

 

Will Moseley's performance of Give Me Three Steps by Lynard Skynard was a win. I love how he continues to stay true to who he is as an artist. 

Lastly, I loved Emmy Russell singing Shut Up and Dance by Walk the Moon. She slightly changed up the song and made it her own. 

The Adela Songbook impressed me-- 

I did not think I would enjoy Jack performing One and Only, but it was amazing. It was practically a perfect song choice for him. 

Emmy Russell did Water Under the Bridge which is one of my fave Adele songs. She is comfortable and intentional with her performance. 

Triston Harper displayed so much maturity with his performance of Easy on Me. I loved how he connected with the song and made it his own. 

Lastly, I need to shout out Abi Carter's performance of Hello. When she gets it right, she gets it right. 

Julia and McKenna were sent home. 

Jack, Will, Triston, Abi, and Emmy remain! What an amazingly solid top five, this is anyone's competition to win. 

American Idol: We're Down to 7

This is the week where the judges each choose a song for the contestants and the contestants pick which song they want to sing. Katy Perry won the night, I have to admit she is great at choosing songs suited to the contestants strengths. 

Here are my highlights-- 

The tribute to Mandisa by Melinda Doolittle, Danny Gokey, and Colton Dixon was amazing. They sang a song called Shackles that Mandisa has performed many times. It was so beautiful to see how her spirit will live on and how so many people from the American Idol community looked up to her. 

Will Moseley sang Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash-- this was the perfect choice for him. He sounds like he's been doing this forever. This is totally his wheelhouse and the type of music he should be recording. 

Kaibrienne really connected with her song choice, Traitor by Olivia Rodrigo, she was a little pitchy but I think that's the breathiness of her voice. The emotion was all there so I would say she "won" this week. She brought it all back and together by the end. 

McKenna missed this week with her song choice and her performance, I didn't love this. The song was not even notable for me. 

Jack Blocker sang You Are Always on My Mind by Willie Nelson, good song choice for Jack but I found his performance a little bit boring. There wasn't anything memorable about it. 

Abi Carter was probably my favorite performance of the night with Bring Me to Life by Evanescence-- This was so passionate and dramatic. She was a total pro up there and brought this performance to life. 

Julia Gagnon sang Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland-- this was the right choice for her at the right time, she totally needed this. I have not been a big fan of hers in general, she should have gone home weeks ago, but this was a strong performance. I am happy for her and hope she can turn it around. 

Triston Harper sang Sand in my Boots by Morgan Wallen-- I did not love this choice for him, but I love Triston, he has so much confidence and he has remained true to himself throughout this competition and that says a lot with him being so young. He is in such a good place right now. 

Emmy Russell sang Coal Miner's Daughter by her grandmother Loretta Lynn-- Emmy was my other fave performance of the night. This was stunning, she sang it in a completely different way than her grandmother did, and it completely worked and spoke to who she is as an artist.  I could not have loved this more. 

At the end of the night it was Kaibrienne who was sent home. It came down to her and McKenna and the judges chose McKenna to move forward. I think McKenna and Jack should have been the bottom two. 

American Idol: My Predictions on the Top Ten

Tori Kelly's Mentorship: Part 1

Hailey Mia sang She's All I Wanna Be by Tate McRae: 9

Jordan Anthony sang Titanium by Sia and David Guetta: 7

Jayna Elise sang Confident by Demi Lovato: 8

Julia Gagnon sang Rumor Has It by Adele: 6

Kakyo sang How to Live Without You (original): 7

Nya sang Simply the Best by Tina Turner: 6

Blake Proehl sang Anyone by Justin Bieber: 8

Abi Carter sang Oceans by Hillsong United: 9

Quintavious Johnson sang Something in the Water by Carrie Underwood: 9

KB Richins sang Heaven by Bryan Adams: 6

Will Moseley sang Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding: 9

McKenna Faith Breinholt sang The Story by Brandi Carlile:  8

Jelly Roll's Mentorship: Part 2

Odell Bunton Jr sang Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson: 8

Elleigh Marie sang Forget You by Cee Lo Green: 5

Mackenzie Sol sang Jealous by Nick Jonas: 9

Jennifer Jeffries sang Bruises by Lewis Capaldi: 9

Emmy Russell sang Beautiful Things by Benson Boone: 8

Ajii sang Higher by Tems: 9

Kennedy Reid sang Fancy by Reba McEntire: 8

Jack Blocker sang Rainbow by Kacey Musgraves: 9 

Roman Collins sang How Sweet It Is by James Taylor/ Marvin Gaye: 9

KBlocks sang Harleys in Hawaii by Katy Perry: 7

Mia Matthews sang Daddy's Hands by Holly Dunn: 7

Triston Harper sang God's Country by Blake Shelton: 9

Here it is..... My Top 10! 

Hailey Mia

Abi Carter

Quintavious Johnson

Will Moseley

Mackenzie Sol 

Jennifer Jeffries

Ajii

Jack Blocker

Roman Collins

Triston Harper 

Sneaking into the Top 12: Emmy Russell and Jayna Elise