{"id":2381012,"date":"2026-04-20T10:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2381012"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:23:06","slug":"how-to-support-south-ms-native-daniel-stallworth-on-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-to-support-south-ms-native-daniel-stallworth-on-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"How to support South MS native Daniel Stallworth on \u2018Idol\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><!----><!----><\/p>\n<figure\/><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Stallworth, and the other 8 singers remaining on Season 24 of \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d are closing in on the finish line, as there are three elimination episodes remaining before a champion is crowned on the season finale.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Tonight (7 p.m., ABC) the nine remaining singers will perform Disney songs, under the mentorship of superstar Jennifer Hudson. Hudson, a finalist in the 2004 season of \u201cIdol\u201d has gone on to become one of only 22 performers to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Two singers will be eliminated in each of the next three episodes, before the winner is crowned on May 11.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"photo-inline-\">\n<div class=\"img-container picture \">                        <figcaption>                                            Moss Point\u2019s Daniel Stallworth is one of only 9 competitors remaining on Season 24 of \u201cAmerican Idol.\u201d                                                                                            Eric McCandless                                                                            <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span>                                                            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">How to vote<\/h2>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Fans can cast a total of 50 votes for Stallworth per show. Voting starts at the beginning of the episode and ends in the show\u2019s final commercial break. The voting methods are:<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Text message<\/b>: Text the number 4 to 21523. There is a 10-vote limit on the number of texts that will be counted.<\/li>\n<li><b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmericanIdol\">Facebook<\/a><\/b>: Once the official voting post for the night goes up, each comment of Daniel will be worth one vote. There is a 10-vote limit.<\/li>\n<li><b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/americanidol\">Instagram<\/a><\/b>: Once the official voting post for the night goes up, each comment of Daniel will be worth one vote. There is a 10-vote limit.<\/li>\n<li><b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@americanidol\">TikTok<\/a><\/b>: Once the official voting post for the night goes up, each comment of Daniel will be worth one vote. There is a 10-vote limit.<\/li>\n<li><b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/idolvote.abc.com\/\">\u201cAmerican Idol\u201d website<\/a><\/b>: Once voting opens, each comment of Daniel will be worth one vote. There is a 10-vote limit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"photo-inline-\">\n<div class=\"img-container picture \">                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/public\/latest-news\/457ary\/picture315401517\/alternates\/FREE_1140\/American%20Idol%200413%201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/public\/latest-news\/457ary\/picture315401517\/alternates\/FREE_480\/American%20Idol%200413%201 480w, https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/public\/latest-news\/457ary\/picture315401517\/alternates\/FREE_640\/American%20Idol%200413%201 640w, https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/public\/latest-news\/457ary\/picture315401517\/alternates\/FREE_768\/American%20Idol%200413%201 768w, https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/public\/latest-news\/457ary\/picture315401517\/alternates\/FREE_960\/American%20Idol%200413%201 960w, https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/public\/latest-news\/457ary\/picture315401517\/alternates\/FREE_1140\/American%20Idol%200413%201 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 992px) 750px, (min-width: 768px) 690px, 100vw\" width=\"1140\" height=\"760\" title=\"American Idol 0413 1\" alt=\"The 11 singers who performed April 13, along with Rock N Roll Hall of Famer Billy Idol.\"\/><figcaption>                                            The 11 singers who performed April 13, along with Rock N Roll Hall of Famer Billy Idol.                                                                                            Eric McCandless                                                                            <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span>                                                            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">The final 9 singers<\/h2>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hannah Harper<\/li>\n<li>Kyndal Inskeep<\/li>\n<li>Lucas Leon<\/li>\n<li>Jordan McCullough<\/li>\n<li>Keyla Richardson<\/li>\n<li>Brooks Rosser<\/li>\n<li>Braden Rumfelt<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Stallworth<\/li>\n<li>Chris Tungseth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"photo-inline-\">\n<div class=\"img-container picture \">                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/public\/latest-news\/udm89d\/picture315244558\/alternates\/FREE_1140\/American%20Idol%20Stallworth%200330%201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/public\/latest-news\/udm89d\/picture315244558\/alternates\/FREE_480\/American%20Idol%20Stallworth%200330%201 480w, https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/public\/latest-news\/udm89d\/picture315244558\/alternates\/FREE_640\/American%20Idol%20Stallworth%200330%201 640w, https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/public\/latest-news\/udm89d\/picture315244558\/alternates\/FREE_768\/American%20Idol%20Stallworth%200330%201 768w, https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/public\/latest-news\/udm89d\/picture315244558\/alternates\/FREE_960\/American%20Idol%20Stallworth%200330%201 960w, https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/public\/latest-news\/udm89d\/picture315244558\/alternates\/FREE_1140\/American%20Idol%20Stallworth%200330%201 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 992px) 750px, (min-width: 768px) 690px, 100vw\" width=\"1140\" height=\"760\" title=\"American Idol Stallworth 0330 1\" alt=\"Daniel Stallworth performed \u201cBrighter Days\u201d on the March 30 episode of \u201cAmerican Idol.\u201d\"\/><figcaption>                                            Daniel Stallworth performed \u201cBrighter Days\u201d on the March 30 episode of \u201cAmerican Idol.\u201d                                                                                            Eric McCandless                                                                            <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span>                                                            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">Stallworth\u2019s previous performances<\/h2>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daniel Stallworth Takes \u201cStand By Me\u201d To The Hollywood Week Rafters! \u2013 American Idol 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6hMAO7SqEYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>INITIAL AUDITION:<\/b> Stallworth was introduced to the judges and America as a music teacher from Moss Point. For his audition, he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/entertainment\/article314465589.html\">performed \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019\u201d by Journey<\/a> and received nothing but praise from the judges. Needing just two \u201cyes\u201d votes to advance, he received three.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Music icon Lionel Richie was the first with praise, saying \u201cYour students are going to hail you as the greatest thing that has ever shown up in their lives.\u201d Carrie Underwood, a previous American Idol winner, said \u201cmy teeth hurt because I am smiling so much.\u201d Country superstar Luke Bryan was the last to judge Stallworth, saying he was just \u201cthinking about how lucky the kids are to have you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daniel Stallworth Takes \u201cStand By Me\u201d To The Hollywood Week Rafters! \u2013 American Idol 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6hMAO7SqEYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>HOLLYWOOD WEEK:<\/b> Again facing elimination, Stallworth <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/entertainment\/article314893088.html\">sang \u201cStand By Me\u201d by Ben E. King<\/a>. Hollywood Week was a series of two shows where the talent pool was cut from 127 to 30 singers. The show\u2019s three judges, who all had glowing reviews of Stallworth\u2019s audition, each stood and applauded after he finished.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo take a song that we\u2019ve heard so many times and just take it to the rafters of this place, you are a truly special person,\u201d Bryan said.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daniel Stallworth keeps rising to the top! \ud83e\udd1e #americanidol\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dkSpInMZuVk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>OHANA ROUND:<\/b> On a night where the number of singers would be cut from 30 to 20, Stallworth <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/entertainment\/article314981952.html\">sang \u201cThe Climb\u201d by Miley Cyrus<\/a>. The episode was filmed at Aulani, A Disney Resort &amp; Spa in Ko Olina, Hawai\u2019i. Stallworth again received a standing ovation from all three judges.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lionel Richie Loves Daniel Stallworth&#039;s Reimagining Of &quot;All Night Long (All Night)&quot; - American Idol\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UC0EC02j4Rk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>TOP 20 AT DISNEY:<\/b> The Moss Point native <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/news\/local\/counties\/jackson-county\/article315072659.html\">sang \u201cAll Night Long\u201d by Idol judge Richie<\/a> in an episode that aired last week, taking a big chance and getting raves from the judges, including the song\u2019s original singer. The song choice was \u201cthe riskiest thing anyone is doing,\u201d said country music superstar and guest judge Brad Paisley.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Richie was wowed, saying \u201cI\u2019m going to give a compliment that I\u2019ve never given before. You took that song and made it yours. If you put that out tomorrow, I\u2019ll split (the profits) with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bryan delivered a powerful compliment, adding \u201cYou might be the best singer in this competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daniel Stallworth Lifts The Crowd With &quot;Brighter Days&quot; \u2013 Songs Of Faith | American Idol 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4ZIy64T7fA0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>SONGS OF FAITH NIGHT:<\/b> The show began with the elimination of 6 singers: Kutter Bradley, Genevieve Heyward, Aboyami Lewis, Madison Moon, Makiyah Mustiful, Ruby Rae.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Stallworth was one of the first of the remaining 14 singers to perform, delivering a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/entertainment\/article315235619.html\">powerful rendition of \u201cBrighter Days\u201d<\/a> by Blessing Offor.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Stallworth again received nothing but praise from the American Idol judges in his bid to survive the planned cut from 14 to 12.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daniel Stallworth&#039;s Got The Groove On &quot;It Ain\u2019t Over &#039;Til It\u2019s Over&quot; \u2013 American Idol 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8HGJtUZCPNU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201890s NIGHT:<\/b> Needing to survive the elimination of two singers at the top of the show and a second elimination of a singer at the end, Stallworth breezed to the next round.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Eliminated on Monday were Julian Kalel, Jake Thistle and Jesse Findling.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Stallworth was again one of the first contestants to take the stage, and the \u201cIdol\u201d judges were again wowed by his performance. The music teacher was given three songs to choose from: \u201cCan We Talk\u201d by Tevin Campbell, \u201cI Want You Back\u201d by *NSYNC, and \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Over Til It\u2019s Over\u201d by Lenny Kravitz. He <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/entertainment\/article315316636.html\">chose the Kravitz song<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daniel Stallworth Takes Bon Jovi&#039;s &quot;Livin\u2019 On A Prayer&quot; All The Way There \u2013 American Idol 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ucxrm7BbB9s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>ROCK &amp; ROLL HALL OF FAME:<\/b> Stallworth\u2019s song choice was a surprising one, as the elementary school teacher said during a recorded clip on the show that it was the first time he had performed a rock song. Mentoring from Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame couple Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo helped the Moss Point native craft what proved to be a winning performance.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.sunherald.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Stallworth, and the other 8 singers remaining on Season 24 of \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d are closing in on the finish line, as there are three elimination episodes remaining before a champion is crowned on the season finale. Tonight (7 p.m., ABC) the nine remaining singers will perform Disney songs, under the mentorship of superstar Jennifer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2381013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2381012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/How-to-support-South-MS-native-Daniel-Stallworth-on-\u2018Idol.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381012"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381014,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381012\/revisions\/2381014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}