American Idol season 22

The twenty-second season of American Idol premiered on February 18, 2024, on the ABC television network. Ryan Seacrest returned as host; Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie returned as judges. This season was Perry's final one on the show; she announced her departure on February 13, 2024, five days before the premiere.
Abi Carter won the season on May 19, 2024, while Will Moseley was the runner-up, and Jack Blocker finished in third place.

Auditions

The Idol Across America virtual auditions program returned. Remote auditions took place from August 2 to September 8, 2023, as well as a number of open-call auditions, and from these, the producers selected the contestants who were then invited to audition in front of the judges. There were three new locations, the hometowns of the judges: Leesburg, Tuskegee, and Santa Barbara.
The "platinum ticket" also returned from the previous two seasons. During the audition round, a total of three platinum tickets were awarded. The platinum ticket recipients were Odell Bunton Jr., Abi Carter, and Julia Gagnon. Carter was the first "platinum ticket" recipient to win the series.

City	Filming date	Filming venue
Leesburg, Georgia	September 19–20, 2023	Lee County High School
Tuskegee, Alabama	October 2–3, 2023	Tuskegee University
Santa Barbara, California	October 17–18, 2023	Music Academy of the West
Los Angeles	October 24–25, 2023	Calamigos Ranch
Nashville	November 11–12, 2023	Graduate Nashville

Hollywood week

Hollywood week was filmed on December 10, 2023, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Dubbed the "Idol Arena", each contestant was chosen at random to perform a solo, and fifty-six of them advanced to the next round. The platinum ticket recipients sang "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & the Papas as a trio. The advantage they received was the ability to skip this round, they were asked to do a bonus performance. The season did not feature a duet round. The "Showstoppers" round determined the Top 24 semifinalists.

Showstopper round

The Showstopper round featured the top 56 contestants performing for the judges and a live audience at the Barker Hangar. The round was filmed on December 11, 2023, and aired on April 1, 2024. The judges narrowed the number of contestants to 24. Here is a list of the contestants who reached the top 24 and the song they performed. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant	Song
Jordan Anthony	"Love in the Dark"
Odell Bunton Jr.	"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Nya	"Get Ready"
Blake Proehl	"In My Blood"
Triston Harper	"By Your Grace"
Roman Collins	"Come Together"
Kaibrienne	"Simple Man"
Jack Blocker	"You Should've Seen the Other Guy"
McKenna Faith Breinholt	"Anyone"
Mia Matthews	"You Ain't Woman Enough "
Emmy Russell	"More Hearts Than Mine"
Will Moseley	"Ain't No Sunshine"
Ajii	"Too Close"
Kayko	"Gives You Hell"
Elleigh Marie	"Golden Slumbers"
Kennedy Reid	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"
KBlocks	"River"
Abi Carter	"If I Could Turn Back Time"
Jayna Elise	"It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
Quintavious	"You Say"
Hailey Mia	"Alive"
Jennifer Jeffries	"Northern Attitude"
Julia Gagnon	"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
Mackenzie Sol	"With a Little Help from My Friends"

Top 24 (April 7 & 8)

The top 24 contestants were split into two groups of twelve and performed one solo each at the Aulani resort in Kapolei, Hawaii. The first group taped on February 7 and aired on April 7, while the second group taped on February 8 and aired on April 8. Tori Kelly served as a guest mentor and judge for the first group, and Jelly Roll for the second group. Two contestants from each group will be eliminated based on the public vote, and the rest will advance to the top 20. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
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Performer	Song
Tori Kelly	"High Water"
Iam Tongi	"Why Kiki?"

Performer	Song
Jelly Roll	"Halfway to Hell"

Top 20 (April 14 & 15)

The top 20 performances were taped on Wednesday, April 10 and aired on Sunday, April 14, followed by the live results show on Monday, April 15.
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Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant	Song	Result
Jack Blocker	"You Don't Mess Around with Jim"	Safe
Mia Matthews	"Wildflowers and Wild Horses"	Safe
Mackenzie Sol	"I'll Never Love Again"	Wild Card
Roman Collins	"Never Would Have Made It"	Wild Card
Kennedy Reid	"Love Can Build a Bridge"	Wild Card
Ajii	"Like a Stone"	Wild Card
Jennifer Jeffries	"Grave Digger"	Wild Card
Emmy Russell	"Want You"	Safe
Triston Harper	"H-O-P-E"	Safe
Odell Bunton Jr.	"The Door"	Wild Card
Kayko	"Over You"	Safe
Jordan Anthony	"When the Party's Over"	Wild Card
Quintavious	"Hollow"	Wild Card
Kaibrienne	"Girl I Am Now"	Safe
Nya	"Georgia on My Mind"	Wild Card
Jayna Elise	"My All"	Wild Card
Abi Carter	"Welcome to the Black Parade"	Safe
Will Moseley	"Makin' Me Look Good Again"	Safe
McKenna Faith Breinholt	"Both Sides, Now"	Safe
Julia Gagnon	"I Believe"	Safe

Contestant	Song	Result
Quintavious	"Make It Happen"	Eliminated
McKenna Faith Breinholt	"Tumbleweed"	Safe
Jordan Anthony	"Attention"	Saved by the judges
Jack Blocker	"Feeling Whitney"	Safe
Kennedy Reid	"Somethin' Bad"	Eliminated
Jennifer Jeffries	"All I Want"	Eliminated
Ajii	"Call Out My Name"	Eliminated
Mia Matthews	"Burning House"	Safe
Kayko	"What If?"	Safe
Nya	"Water"	Saved by the judges
Will Moseley	"Gone For Good"	Safe
Abi Carter	"My Mind"	Safe
Odell Bunton Jr.	"Wait on You"	Eliminated
Kaibrienne	"Zombie"	Safe
Mackenzie Sol	"False Alarms"	Eliminated
Emmy Russell	"Skinny"	Safe
Julia Gagnon	"Need a Favor"	Safe
Jayna Elise	"All I Wanted"	Saved by the judges
Triston Harper	"'Til You Can't"	Safe
Roman Collins	"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"	Saved by the judges

Performer	Song
Teddy Swims	"Lose Control"
Paul Russell	"Lil Boo Thang"
Lauren Spencer-Smith	"Fingers Crossed"

Finals

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Top 14 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (April 21)

served as a guest mentor for the week. Each contestant performed one song from inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant	Song	Result
Triston Harper	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Safe
Julia Gagnon	"Run to You"	Safe
Roman Collins	"You're All I Need to Get By"	Safe
Kaibrienne	"I Hate Myself for Loving You"	Safe
Jayna Elise	"I Have Nothing"	Safe
Mia Matthews	"Those Memories of You"	Safe
Kayko	"High and Dry"	Safe
Emmy Russell	"I Can't Make You Love Me"	Safe
Jordan Anthony	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody "	Eliminated
McKenna Faith Breinholt	"Hard to Say I'm Sorry"	Safe
Jack Blocker	"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"	Safe
Nya	"I Say a Little Prayer"	Eliminated
Will Moseley	"Night Moves"	Safe
Abi Carter	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	Safe

Performer	Song
Luke Bryan	"Small Town"