American Idol 2025 Top 24: VOTE for your FAVORITE CONTESTANTS. Carrie Underwood, YAY or NAY, Grade the Season
American Idol season 23 Top 24 episodes are coming soon, which means the FIRST POLLS of 2025! The contestants filmed the episodes at the Disney Aulani resort back in February. Accurate spoilers leaked soon after the filming ended, which included how the singers were divided up between two nights of competition and the songs they picked to perform. Check out the link before for all the details.
American Idol 2025 Spoilers: Top 24 Season 23 Contestant List & Song Picks
Ashanti mentored Group 1 which will air on ABC Sunday April 13 at 8 pm ET/PT, while Josh Groban mentored Group 2 airing on Monday April 14. Jelly Roll will also be on hand to help the contestants, and will remain the mentor through the end of the season.
In the meantime. VOTE in the FIRST poll of the season. American Idol 2025 VIEWER VOTING begins in Hawaii this week! So watch out for MORE POLLS, Sunday and Monday night after the episode ends. YOU will have the opportunity to PREDICT who stays and who goes home. American Idol will reveal the season 23 Top 20 on Easter Sunday (April 20) in a three hour extravaganza featuring worship songs from 8-11 pm (Episodes stream on HULU beginning next day).
The Top 20 episode will film in front of a studio audience on April 16! Tickets for this season’s live shows which will take place at Red Studios in Los Angeles are available NOW at OnCameraAudiences.com.
And according to a new press release from Disney/ABC, the Top 14 Reveal airls on Monday, April 21 at 8 pm ET/PT
Who are your favorite contestants? How would you GRADE Carrie Underwood as a judge?
The downside of the American Idol format is that it takes awhile to get acquainted with the contestants’ talents. In the beginning, fans learn more about their backstories and dramas than they do about their singing ability. I wish producers would scale back the tears and the crying, actually.
It took the Showstopper and Head-to-Head rounds–once the singers performed on stage with the band–to get a feel for the season’s talent. So far, I am optimistic that the Top 24 rounds will be entertaining, indeed.
I’ll have more to say about specific singers in the coming days. But so far, front runners include Breanna Nix, Drew Ryn, Mattie Pruitt, and Canaan James Hill. Will Baylee Littrell’s status as the son of Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell bring him a ready made fan base? Maybe.
Amanda Barise, Kolbi Jordan, Filo and Thunderstorm Artis possess Top 14 potential. But it’s still early in the competition, and any number of artists can pull out as a dark horse.
Carrie Underwood YAY or NAY? (Cautious yay)
As a judge, Carrie Underwood is quite a departure from her predecessor, Katy Perry. Katy was a comedian and would do just about anything for a laugh. Carrie is reserved. Fellow judges Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and host Ryan Seacrest are pitching in to help a newbie out. It helps her that much of the season 23 panel narrative revolves around the 20th anniversary of her taking the crown.
It’s hard to assess a new judge until the live shows begin and they are forced to think on their feet without the help of editing. A plus in Carrie’s favor is that she loves music and is a fan of genres outside of country music. While Luke or The Voice’s Blake Shelton might not know a hit pop song, Carrie will not only know it, but will be able to recite its lyrics.
Carrie’s empathy and understanding of the contestants as a former competitor is also a plus. But the downside is TOO MUCH COUNTRY. It’s too bad the show couldn’t afford to bring on a pop star like Miley Cyrus for the buzz and ability to drive memes and attention.
Soooo…it’s TIME to VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES!
