ABC The season 18 finale of "American Idol" airs on Sunday, May 17 at 8/7c on ABC.
American Idol season 18 episode 4 airs on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 8/7c on ABC. The episode runs two hours long.
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‘American Idol’ Episode 4 Preview
Episode 4 of American Idol season 18 features audition performances from hopefuls from Savannah, Georgia, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, California, and Sunriver, Oregon. It is the penultimate episode of auditions for the season, and the last audition episode airs the following week on Sunday, March 15.
Before episode 4 aired, American Idol released an early video on YouTube of one of the episode’s auditions, performed by Sophia Wackerman. After Wackerman sang her gorgeous version of “Water” by Bishop Briggs, Katy Perry suggested she start going by Sophia Star, in honor of her late mother Naomi Star, who was a professional singer. The video includes more of Wackerman’s backstory package than it does actual singing, but you can get to know the contestant by watching the video below here:
During episode 3, which aired the previous week, 17-year-old Kimmy Gabriela was a standout golden ticket recipient. Lionel Richie and Katy Perry agreed that the young talent is “Top 10 material.” As another episode highlight, Jordan Jones proposed to his girlfriend after earning his ticket to Hollywood from the judges (she said yes!).
Amelia, Erin Kirby, Lauren Mascitti, Courtney Timmons, Lauren Spencer-Smith, Dewayne Crocker Jr., Dillon James, Geena, Shannon Gibbons, and Genavieve Linkowski also all received tickets to the next phase of competition in Hollywood.
Season 18’s celebrity judges panel consists of Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry. Bobby Bones serves as in-house mentor and Ryan Seacrest returns as the show’s longtime host. Days before the March 8 episode, Katy Perry surprised fans of her music and of the reality singing competition by announcing that she was expecting her first child with fiancee Orlando Bloom; she’s due in Summer 2020. Perry’s pregnancy reveal came with the release of her new single “Never Worn White.” After the song dropped and news spread that she was expecting, Perry took to Twitter to react to the responses, writing “love u guys so much. was a bit nervous about sharing something so personal like the song n the bump n I hv never gotten this much love n support, it’s overwhelmingly lovely. thank u #NeverWornWhite #babycat.”
The Hollywood round of the American Idol season 18 begins on Sunday, March 22, so you won’t have long to wait to watch episode 4’s lucky golden ticket recipients perform again, and cheer them on at home as they continue in the hopes of becoming 2020’s “American Idol.”
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