Saturday, February 21, 2015

AI14 Voting/Results System Changes

Limit Reduction

Last season's voting limit of 50 votes per contestant per method per window has been reduced to just 20 votes per contestant per method per window.  Thus, the "SuperVote" option is 60% less super than it use to be.

Extended Window

Voting begins at the start of the episode and ends 2 hours after the episode, with an extended window for Facebook and Google (9 A.M. Pacific Time).  For both weeks of the gender-divided semi-finals as well as the penultimate episode, extended voting ends the following day.  For finals episodes, extended voting ends Tuesday.

Elimination Procedure

Finalists will be eliminated at the end of the following episode (rather than at the start).

AI14 Top 12 Female Song Choices & Instruments

Adanna Duru - "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit/Jesse Glynne
Alexis Gomez (with guitar) - "Gunpowder And Lead" by Miranda Lambert
Jackie Cole (A.K.A. Jax) - "Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" by Cher
Joey Cook (with accordion) - "Somebody Like You" by Keith Urban *
Katherine Winston - "Safe And Sound" by The Civil Wars/Taylor Swift
Loren Lott - "Note To God" by JoJo
Lovey James - "Love Runs Out" by OneRepublic
Maddie Walker - "Love Gets Me Everytime" by Shania Twain
Sarina-Joi Crowe - "Mamma Knows Best" by Jessie J.
Shannon Berthiaume - "Who Knew" by Pink
Shaina "Shi" Scott - "Umbrella" by Rihanna/Jay-Z
Tyanna Jones - "Lips Are Movin'" by Meghan Trainor

* received the only standing ovation by a judge (Keith Urban)

AI14 Top 12 Male Song Choices & Instruments

Adam Ezegelian - "I Wanna Rock" by Twisted Sister
Clark Beckham - "When A Man Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge *
Daniel Seavey (with mandolin) - "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz
Mark Andrew Pudas (with guitar) - "The Weight" by The Band
Michael Simeon Smith - "How Am I Suppose To Live Without You" by Michael Bolton
Nick Fradiani, Jr. (with guitar) - "Thinking About You" by Ed Sheeran
Qaasim Middleton - "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars
Quentin Alexander - "I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Rayvon Owen - "Jealous" by Nick Jonas
Riley Bria (with guitar) - "Homeboy" by Eric Church
Savion Wright (with guitar) - "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train
Trevor Douglas Haueisen (with guitar) - "Best I Ever Had" by Gavin DeGraw

 * received the only standing ovation by a judge (Keith Urban)