This show has gone downhill for years. At least 75% of the people they put thru can't sing. Judges are infatuated by the backstory (or the producers are.) Save your airfare and hotel expenses by putting thru only 15 to 20 people (if u can get that many outta 6 audition shows.) Any body watching can easily tell you which few should get a chance to sing a second song.
Evidenced by the fact that your show has found <half a dozen "stars" total in all the years it's been on: Carrie, Adam, Hippo, and maybe Doughty for a year or two. No one else has done anything with their singing career: Stoddard, Adam Cook, Fantasia--they arent doing anything. And that's the extent of the "sorta known" winners. Face the facts: show's over