{"id":16525,"date":"2025-05-10T22:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T22:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=16525"},"modified":"2025-05-10T22:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T22:53:26","slug":"luke-bryan-couldnt-help-but-join-in-as-an-american-idol-contestant-delivered-a-soulful-chris-stapleton-cover-the-country-star-was-caught-singing-along-clearly-moved-by-the-performance-prov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=16525","title":{"rendered":"Luke Bryan couldn\u2019t help but join in as an American Idol contestant delivered a soulful Chris Stapleton cover. The country star was caught singing along, clearly moved by the performance, proving once again that great music brings everyone together\u2014even the judges!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Luke Bryan Caught Singing Along With \u201cIdol\u201d Contestant\u2019s Chris Stapleton Cover<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">American Idol \/ YouTube<\/div>\n<p>During his time on\u00a0<em>American Idol<\/em>\u2018s 2021 season, Caleb Kennedy has proven he\u2019s a force to be reckoned with. The 16-year-old signer has left viewers impressed with every performance he\u2019s delivered thus far.<\/p>\n<p>One of his most impressive performances to date came after he was named a member of the Top 16.\u00a0<strong>Kennedy delivered a cover of\u00a0Chris Stapleton\u2018s \u201cMidnight Train to Memphis.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rll-youtube-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kZLBVi_0ENU\" data-id=\"kZLBVi_0ENU\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-alt=\"Chris Stapleton - Midnight Train To Memphis (Live From SNL Studios \/ 2018)\">\n<div data-id=\"kZLBVi_0ENU\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kZLBVi_0ENU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"'American Idol' Finalist Caleb Kennedy DROPS OUT After Video Resurfaces! What Happened?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G9tWbLYZIn4\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kennedy roared through his performance of \u201cMidnight Train to Memphis.\u201d His cover showcased the grit in his voice, which he\u2019s quickly become known for during his time on\u00a0<em>Idol<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, the camera cut to judge\u00a0Luke Bryan, who was caught singing along to Kennedy\u2019s performance.\u00a0<strong>He was getting into it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The judges were quick to compliment Kennedy after he finished singing.\u00a0Lionel Richie\u00a0spoke first, noting how remarkable it is that Kennedy can appear \u201cstone cold\u201d while performing for an audience of millions on national television:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI am convinced this brother has ice water in his veins,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Richie said<em>. \u201cStone cold. You come up on stage, you sing the h\u2014 out of a song, no reaction. The band is killing it, and you stand there, stone cold<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Richie offered Kennedy one final compliment, saying, \u201c<em>That voice you just did was wonderful.<\/em>\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kennedy also received praise from Bryan. He said he admires the teen for sticking to his chosen path as an artist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>\u2026hey, this guy\u2019s got a course he wants to stay on, and that\u2019s very hard for a sixteen-year-old to do<\/em>,\u201d Bryan said. \u201c<em>You\u2019re driving a big old hacked up truck right down the path you wanna go. A great job<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tune in below to watch Kennedy sing \u201cMidnight Train to Memphis\u201d and hear everything the judges had to say about his performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke Bryan Caught Singing Along With \u201cIdol\u201d Contestant\u2019s Chris Stapleton Cover American Idol \/ YouTube During his time on\u00a0American Idol\u2018s 2021 season, Caleb Kennedy has proven he\u2019s&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Luke Bryan couldn\u2019t help but join in as an American Idol contestant delivered a soulful Chris Stapleton cover. 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