With four singers already safe, the remaining 42 competed in the head-to-head round to earn one of the last 20 spots.

Joseph “Dick” Damron might not fly to the top of many American country music fans’ list of legends, but in Canada he was ...

Of the 144 remaining hopefuls, only 62 were chosen to move on to the next round, which meant that more than half of the ...

Like gladiators entering the arena, 62 aspiring American Idol contestants survived ... to trim 38 aspiring stars from the roster, the singers had to turn things up a notch to make the cut.

Jelly Roll encouraged the remaining 42 singers as they paired up for "Idol's" head-to-head round. He also brought in special guest Brandon Lake.