You gotta come see the baby.
American Idolis back on the audition beat.
venture to keep track by counting how many sleeves Katy Perry has.
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Let her sleeves be your North Star!
Now, on to the auditions…
First up, a man in black.
The other most important person in his life?
His 81-year-old best friend, goat farm partner, and grandma, Nan.
Nan seems like a great broad.
According to Lionel, its not the right note, its the real note.
Tell that to the whole slew of flops who soon follow Trevor, am I right?
Trevor is going to Hollywood and I think Nan might be tagging along?
She takes some credit for his success for loving him so much.
Everyone needs a Nan!
Maybe that wouldve helped the next hopeful at the Nashville auditions?
Is this a sign for the rest of theIdolseason?
yo say no, Coco.
All of these nos wipe the way for cutie-pieGenavieve Linkowski.
Shes the oldest of 10 kids, and dont worry they are all there to prove it.
She has a lot of work to do, but Luke hears magic in her voice.
How many hotel rooms will the Linkowskis need to rent in Hollywood?
She chooses Carries I Told You So as her audition song, and the judges are not feeling it.
If youre going to tackle Carrie, youd better come correct.
Some people just have to fight harder for their golden tickets.
His story is heartbreaking.
She was a single parent who worked multiple jobs to give Brandon the life he deserved.
When Brandon was 14, Patricia was diagnosed with breast cancer, and eventually lost her battle in 2016.
If youre not already a weepy mess: He sings an original song he wrote about his mother.
Songwriter extraordinaire Lionel Richie is especially moved.
I guess we should never knock Happy Birthday ever again.
Speaking of birthdays, we meetVictoria McQueen, our very ownIdolBaby.
THIS IS DESTINY, PEOPLE.
This is an easy yes, and Im looking forward to seeing what Victoria does in Hollywood.
They are seeing a ton of talent, but the golden ticket is about more than talent.
Give Katy Perry some chill bumps.
Um, does she know theyre called goosies on this show?
Or was that trademarked by J.
Whatever you call them, Britney can sing, but she isnt connected to the music.
Surprisingly, she gets turned away.
So do a bunch of other hopefuls who do not have goosie-inducing voices.
He sings Donny Hathaways A Song for You, and it is basically all goosies.
Most auditions I cant wait to get through and move on to the next.
I wanted a five-song set.
The judges were also feeling the chill bumps, and theyre excited to see what he brings to Hollywood.
Probably more goosies, right?
When that didnt work out, she used the pain to fuel her music.
The judges think she brings a unique, cool vibe to the competition.
Another unique contestant isDaniel Etheridgefrom the Nashville auditions.
After hearing his audition song, the judges want to know if he has any original music.
So, yes, it isemotional.
And yes, Daniel is going to Hollywood.
THEN KATY SAYS YES TO PAYTON AND NO TO THE LITTLE SISTER.
has saved us all.
But mostly Taryn and Paytons relationship.
Hes going through, but he has some things to work on, is what the judges are saying.
It is a genuinely moving story.
This was six months ago.
And Rashaad comes with him to the audition!
And Luke Bryan MUST get his hands on that adorable baby!
Marcio isnt technically perfect, but he is emotionally gripping.
Hes going to Hollywood.
And hopefully so is Rashaad because that baby is the cutest baby in all of baby history.
Well kids, we have one more round of auditions to chug through before we press on to Hollywood.
Is everyone hanging in there?
More importantly, where do you fall on the chill bumps versus goosies great divide?
