{"id":146595,"date":"2025-04-01T06:10:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T10:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/04\/01\/baylee-littrell-gets-brian-littrell-emotional-with-performance-on-american-idol\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T06:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T10:10:56","slug":"baylee-littrell-gets-brian-littrell-emotional-with-performance-on-american-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/04\/01\/baylee-littrell-gets-brian-littrell-emotional-with-performance-on-american-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"Baylee Littrell Gets Brian Littrell Emotional With Performance on \u2018American\u00a0Idol\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBaylee Littrell, son of Backstreet Boys\u2019 Brian Littrell, took center stage during Hollywood Week on <em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/best-american-idol-contestants\/\">American Idol<\/a><\/em> <\/em>with a moving original song dedicated to his late grandmother. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe 21-year-old\u2019s performance of \u201cHey Jesus,\u201d a tribute to the woman he called his best friend, brought his parents to tears in the audience. Brian Littrell, visibly emotional, was seen singing along as his son poured his heart out on stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cBaylee, you\u2019re so good,\u201d judge Carrie Underwood told him after the performance, noting his \u201cheat\u201d and \u201cgenuineness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt\u2019s been a few episodes since Baylee first stepped out of his father\u2019s boyband shadow during the season premiere, and this week, he reminded everyone why he earned his spot in Hollywood Week. His heartfelt performance was one of the most memorable of the night and secured him a spot in the next round.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title='Baylee Littrell Sings \"Hey Jesus\" on American Idol 2025 | A Powerful Song About Finding Faith' width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t-Hq2NaWnWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHollywood Week also saw <em>Idol<\/em>\u2019s most brutal cut yet, with more than half of the 144 contestants eliminated in what host Ryan Seacrest called \u201cthe biggest cut in <em>Idol<\/em> history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAmong the standouts moving forward was 17-year-old Isaiah Misailegalu, who wowed with a masterful take on Teddy Swims\u2019 \u201cLose Control.\u201d \u201cYou have such a gift, and you\u2019re so confident on the stage,\u201d said Underwood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe youngest contestant, 15-year-old Mattie Pruitt, stunned the panel with her performance of Chris Stapleton\u2019s \u201cCold.\u201d \u201cNothing about that is 15,\u201d said Bryan, noting the \u201crasp and pain and heart\u201d in her voice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tJosh King, a 24-year-old airport pianist, found his redemption arc with a stirring rendition of Rick Astley\u2019s \u201cHopelessly.\u201d \u201cJosh! If you had done that in your audition, you would have gotten three yeses, absolutely,\u201d Underwood told him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAmong the contestants moving forward include Thunderstorm Artis, Amanda Barise, Jamal Roberts, Slater Nalley, Sonny Tennet, and Platinum ticket holders Canaan James Hill, Filo and Kolbi Jordan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jamal Roberts, Mississippi Teacher, Brings Hope with \u201cHer Heart\u201d Performance | American Idol 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yjeCgoUNE7E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAmong those who didn\u2019t make the cut were Landynn Kennedy, Sam Sparks and Mikaela Bautista\u2014contestants who had impressed in earlier rounds but couldn\u2019t recapture the magic under pressure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tShowstoppers Week continues Sunday, April 6 on ABC, followed by head-to-head performances on Monday, April 7.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/baylee-littrell-brian-littrell-hey-jesus-american-idol-1235936654\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baylee Littrell, son of Backstreet Boys\u2019 Brian Littrell, took center stage during Hollywood Week on American Idol with a moving original song dedicated to his late grandmother. The 21-year-old\u2019s performance of \u201cHey Jesus,\u201d a tribute to the woman he called his best friend, brought his parents to tears in the audience. Brian Littrell, visibly emotional, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146595\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}