Gabby Barrett Reveals The Most Important Thing ‘American Idol’ Taught Her For Her Career

Sophia Wackerman totally owned the “American Idol” stage in Hawaii.

We’ve hit the Final Judgement on American Idol, wherein the 40 contestants who survived Hollywood week are jetted off to Hawaii for one last performance before judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan chop them down to the Top 20. Host Ryan Seacrest gives us a pre-show announcement to let viewers know these episodes were previously recorded in January, before the current health crisis tightened its grip on the world and halted production on the series.

From the subways of New York to the big stage in Hawaii.

Francisco Martin wowed the judges — especially Luke Bryan, who jumped up and down on his seat — on Sunday night’s “American Idol”.

American Idol moved to sunny Hawaii for Sunday night’s pre-recorded episode of Top 40 performances. And it was Francisco Martin who enjoyed one of the brightest moments.

The unthinkable happened on the Monday (March 23) episode of American Idol, when contestant Makayla Brownlee suffered a medical emergency during her performance.

Arthur Gunn shot his shot with a risky reimagining of a Creedence Clearwater Revival classic.

American Idol judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie rushed to the aid of contestant Makayla Brownlee after she abruptly walked off stage and fell to the ground backstage during her Hollywood Week audition.

It seems Dillon James did enough to impress the “American Idol” judges.

What began as an “American Idol” contestant’s medical emergency turned into an emotional performance that brought judge Katy Perry to tears. During Monday’s episode of the reality singing competition, 17-year-old contestant Makayla Brownlee took the stage to sing a cover of Kacey Musgraves’ “Rainbow” when it quickly became apparent that something was wrong.The Wellington, Kansas, woman’s speech seemed to be labored while she was introducing the song.

The American Idol judges were faced with a scary situation on the Monday, March 23, episode when a 17-year-old contestant suffered a seizure on stage.

As Hollywood Week came to a close on, and the show narrowed down its field of hopefuls to their Top 40, tensions ran high and the stress led to an unusually scary moment for one contestant.

Amber Fiedler has the “American Idol” judges on their feet with a stunning rendition of Andra Day’s “Rise Up” during Hollywood Week.

With Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom getting ready to welcome their first child together and tie the knot in the future, many are wondering what role, if any, her fellow judges will play in their wedding.

Gabby Barrett managed to take a third place finish on season 16 of American Idol and turn it into a successful country music career. Thanks to the show, the 20-year-old also met her husband, fellow contestant Cade Foehner. Now that Gabby’s singing career has taken off and she’s hitting the road as Brad Paisley‘s opening act, she tells HollywoodLife.com in an EXCLUSIVE interview if she’ll include a collaboration with Cade on her upcoming album. “Maybe. Maybe girl,” she teased.

Gabby Barrett and Ingrid Andress team up for an unprecedented feat in the top 10 of Billboard's Country Airplay chart (dated March 21).Barrett's debut single "I Hope" rises 11-9 on the ranking, up by 15% to 24.1 million audience impressions in the week ending March 15, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The track becomes the first top 10 for the singer-songwriter, who finished third on ABC's American Idol in 2018.Meanwhile, Andress ranks at No.

Katy Perry is keeping her sense of humor amid the coronavirus scare.