American Idol knew the show must go on. In order to do that, though, production had to get really creative in order to keep on airing new episodes with the Top 20.
In getting a little creative, the show decided to go remote and let the contestants submit their performances for the next round. By doing that, the show took a huge risk in allowing its contestants to perform from home, a first in the show’s 18-year run of airing the final few rounds in Hollywood. With such a huge change, many fans were quick to have some strong reactions one way or the other about the new format, which saw Katy Perry sport quite an interesting outfit.
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The new setup saw quite a divided fan base as the series did its best to move on with the show.
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These affects and the camera constantly changing angles has me laughing… #AmericanIdol pic.twitter.com/hyKIDynFfg
โ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ค (@piccoladiamond) April 27, 2020
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Itโs fun seeing how all of the contestants choose to decorate their backgrounds for their performances. Really shows their personalities. #AmericanIdol
โ Erica (@EricaSLP) April 27, 2020
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Im not feeling none of the song choices tonight #AmericanIdol pic.twitter.com/OWqYFWvCjD
โ Cheick (@Its_cheick) April 27, 2020
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They are really doing American Idol performances on Zoom … pic.twitter.com/gTomSPastI
โ Trevor Norris (@trevor_norris0) April 27, 2020
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Definitely an interesting way to watch #americanidol but hey – weโre all making adjustments arenโt we? pic.twitter.com/9UlhHnNgao
โ Scott Foreman: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ (@theministrydad) April 27, 2020
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Anyone else judging the singing but also these peoples houses? #AmericanIdol pic.twitter.com/kBlh7vq1UW
โ Sarahcha (@lasarah_unicorn) April 27, 2020
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You guys, #AmericanIdol is suddenly about singing and not stage effects and excessive production!
โ Damian Holbrook (@damianholbrook) April 27, 2020
(Altho Katy Perry idiotically dressed as sanitizer takes away from the joy of the performances)
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