'American Idol' makes brutal cuts during Hollywood Week. Who made it?

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Hollywood Week is back on "American Idol." And despite some changes (like the location), what remains the same is judges making the biggest cuts of the season.

As some contestants find their legs while performing with a band, or even singing in front of a crowd for the first time, they have one shot to convince Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan to keep them in the competition.

The Feb. 23 episode marked the first of the Hollywood Week two-parter in Nashville, with the judges assessing a total of 127 singers for Season 24's Top 30.

A handful of contestants, like Madison Moon and Braden Rumfelt, rose to the occasion, earning gushing praise from the judges. But others found nerves got the best of them as they fumbled words and failed to impress with odd song arrangements.

Here are the "Idol" contestants who made it through the first cut on Hollywood Week.