{"id":14369,"date":"2026-03-18T12:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=14369"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:29:14","slug":"no-guitar-this-time-kyndal-inskeep-creates-a-moment-on-american-idol-fans-cant-stop-talking-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=14369","title":{"rendered":"No guitar this time, Kyndal Inskeep creates a moment on American Idol fans can\u2019t stop talking about"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cFor this performance, I very much want to be open and vulnerable,\u201d Inskeep said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Kyndal Inskeep; Photo Courtesy of American Idol via ABC<\/p>\n

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Kyndal Inskeep<\/strong>\u00a0stepped into the spotlight with confidence during the Top 20 performances on Season 24 of\u00a0American Idol\u00a0<\/em>on Monday, March 16.<\/p>\n

The singer-songwriter and hopeful entered the round with strong momentum already behind her, having received a\u00a0Platinum Ticket from industry experts and tastemakers, who had been invited to watch the performers sing during the \u201c\u2018Ohana Round.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, Inskeep decided to challenge herself by stepping outside her comfort zone for this performance.<\/p>\n

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Up until this point, Inskeep had typically performed with her guitar. But in hopes of advancing into the Top 14, she chose to set the instrument aside and showcase a more performance-driven side of herself, something that appeared just as natural.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor this performance, I very much want to be open and vulnerable,\u201d Inskeep said, revealing that she would be singing \u201cCall Your Mom\u201d by\u00a0Noah Kahan. \u201cI really resonate with this song in the sense that I myself have struggled with depression and anxiety my whole entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Before heading onstage to perform in front of judges Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie, as well as her fellow contestants, their families, and the industry experts and tastemakers, Inskeep received some final guidance from mentors Keke Palmer and Brad Paisley.<\/p>\n

\u201cI liked you without the guitar,\u201d Palmer assured her, while Paisley agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019ll be magic,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

When Inskeep took the stage, she looked completely at home even without her instrument. Wearing a floor-length black-and-gold satin gown and sporting a chic bob haircut, the Indiana native commanded the stage with confidence, drawing the audience in with raw emotion and her signature raspy vocal tone.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t let this darkness fool you \/ All lights turned off can be turned on \/ I\u2019ll drive, I\u2019ll drive all night \/ I\u2019ll call your mom<\/em>,\u201d she sang, as her mother, Staci, watched from the crowd, visibly emotional.<\/p>\n