American Idol Hollywood Week Season 24 Results ⁘ Who Will Make Top 30?

Now that Season 24 auditions are finally behind us, Monday's "American Idol" kicked off a Hollywood Week unlike viewers have ever seen before — and not just because it's being held in Nashville this time around. (Hey, it's the Hollywood of Tennessee! ... Right?)

The February 23 episode introduced several new elements to the competition, including a "Gold Room" where safe contestants are sent until it's time for their next turn at the mic. It's a little bit like "Untucked" on "RuPaul's Drag Race," only with less fighting. And a lot less untucking.

With "the biggest cut in 'Idol' history" on the line, we don't blame judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood for feeling the pressure — but that doesn't mean we agree with every decision they made this week. Without giving too much away, let's say there's one contestant we really, really  think the judges need to get serious about. (Fine, we'll say it. It's Trace Casanova. Are we losing our minds, or do we have another Sanjaya on our hands here?)

Read on for a breakdown of the 13 singers confirmed to be safe, the handful of hopefuls whose "Idol" journeys ended this week, and the question marks who are still waiting to learn their fates after a truly mind-boggling cliffhanger:

BRYANT THOMAS | Considering this is only the second time Thomas has performed with his face revealed, it was anyone's guess what he was going to bring to the table — and we  never  would have guessed Taylor Swift's "Champagne Problems." Soulful and sweet, it was not the performance we thought we'd be getting from the dude with the mullet in the cut-off Army vest. So imagine our surprise as Thomas breezed through the song, handling the emotions nicely. The choreography was unnecessary, and the whole thing got  way  too theatrical by the end, but we liked everything that came before.  TVLine's grade:  "B+"

MAKIYAH | The first truly genuinely sexy performance of the night, Makiyah did with Deborah Cox's "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" what Livy  thought  she was doing with that uncomfortably sexual take on Bruno Mars' "Versace on the Floor." Anyway, Makiyah owned every inch of the stage with her rendition of Deborah Cox's "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here." You could feel the power emanating from her throughout — and that was through the TV. We're frankly surprised Lionel Richie wasn't blown clean off his chair. TVLine's grade: "A-"