‘American Idol’ Recap: The Top 40 Is Revealed After Grueling Hollywood Week Comes To An End

Thanks for watching my video. If you like my videos, please subscribe to the channel to receive the latest videos The remaining singers take the stage one last time during Hollywood Week for solo performances on the March 23 episode of ‘American Idol’ — and the pressure is ON to make the top 40.    It’s the final night of Hollywood Week on the March 23 episode of American Idol, and the singers are giving solo performances in hopes of making the top 40. However, they won’t find out their fate until after everyone sings. First up is Kimmy Gabriela, who makes a big song choice by performing “I’m Here” from The Color Purple. It brings Katy Perry to her feet. Genavieve Linkowski, who was on season 16 of the show and got cut at this point in the competition, is up next. She belts out a stunning rendition of “In My Blood” by Shawn Mendes, and thoroughly impresses the judges.    The next singer is Jovin Webb, and he brings the crowd to their feet with an upbeat rendition of Chris Stapleton’s “Parachute.” It’s totally out of his wheelhouse, but he makes it his own, and proves he’s totally in his element onstage. Next, Perrin York sings “Good As Hell” by Lizzo, and even gets Katy to sing along, although she’s a bit overpowered by the band onstage. Faith Becnel belts out “Cry For Me Baby,” and Jeb Vonderbruegge performs Elton John’s “Rocket Man,” bringing the judges to their feet to applaud.  Arthur Gunn performs the same song he sang at his auditions, “Have You Ever Seen The Rain?” However, he completely changes up the key, and it sounds very different and experimental. Unfortunately, the band can’t learn the song the way Arthur wants it in time, so he performs with just his guitar once again. The struggles pay off, as Arthur gets a standing ovation.  After the duets round, the judges warned the singers that singing originals are a big risk, but several of them still choose to do so during their solos. Robert Taylor, Amelia, Jimmy Levy and Julia Gargano all disappoint the judges with their original song choices. However, for Lauren Mascitti, the risk pays off, and the judges give her a standing ovation for her original song, “God Made A Woman,” which she dedicates to her grandmother.  Real-life roommates, Sophia Wackerman and Sarah Isen are both contestants on this season of American Idol, and although they made solo rounds, the judges were vocally disappointed in their duet on the March 22 episode. For her solo, Sophia sings “Somewhere” from West Side Story, and the judges are much happier with the performance. Meanwhile, Sarah sings “Light On” by Maggie Rogers, and it’s also a vast improvement.  Next, Kat Luna takes the stage. Her boyfriend, Alex Garrido, was eliminated during the duet round, so she’s emotional during this solo round performance. However, she delivers a stunning rendition of “Always Remember Us This Way” by Lady Gaga for the judges. Franklin Boone is next, and he sings “River” by Leon Bridges. The judges are definitely intrigued a