Of the 144 remaining hopefuls, only 62 were chosen to move on to the next round, which meant that more than half of the artists were cut by judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan. Everyone gathered at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles to compete in the Idol Arena, where they all gave solo performances.

"American Idol" delivered a bloodbath Monday night as more than half of the 144 contestants were cut from the competition. But that's Hollywood, baby. Hollywood Week, that is. The singers entered the "Idol Arena" for a follow-up performance to their auditions,

Starting Monday, March 31, the brutal Hollywood Round will whittle down a field that includes at least six hopefuls from Alabama.