Of the 144 remaining hopefuls, only 62 were chosen to move on to the next round, which meant that more than half of the artists were cut by judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan. Everyone gathered at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles to compete in the Idol Arena, where they all gave solo performances.

American Idol is in the next phase of competition for season 23, and fans are already talking about how one hopeful could make it all the way to the top. On the March 31 episode of the ABC series, folks got to see Baylee Littrell fight for a chance to move onto the next round of the season.

American Idol season 23 contestant Santina Madden blew the judges and viewers away with her voice in her audition during the March 30, 2025, episode. However, the college student hasn’t received much screen time in the singing competition so far,