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Idol's official episode description: The Top 7 celebrate Taylor Swift’s chart-topping hits and defining eras as America votes live to reveal the Top 5. Plus, Luke Bryan performs, Nikki Glaser joins as a guest judge, and the finalists perform songs from California’s biggest artists. 

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Kieran, dim the lights… this is (sorta) American Idol.

I’m curious what kind of impact Taylor Swift’s fans might have on tonight’s results. In my opinion, this is one of the few theme nights that could actually change the composition of the voting audience in a meaningful way.

Swifties aren’t just casual listeners. They’re organized, loyal, and very online. If even a small percentage of that fanbase tunes in tonight, you could potentially see new viewers who don’t normally watch American Idol voting based more on song choice, “who did Taylor justice”, or other factors rather than overall season performance.

For example, maybe Chris manages to make an unexpected rock arrangement work, or Taylor’s fans don’t endear to a bombastic vocal from Jordan, or they think someone like Keyla or Brooks “changed the song” too much.

Of course, Swifties might not tune in, might tune in and not bother voting, or might not outweigh the core audience that’s been watching all season. But if they do, are we about to see a “Swiftie bump” that shakes up tonight’s results? And if there is an impact, which contestant do you think benefits most from it? Will it be based on whoever performs best, or some other factor?