Last season of American Idol saw Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter Emmy Russell make it to the Top 5 of the singing competition. And his season will feature another nepo baby when Baylee Littrell, son of Backstreet Boy’s Brian Littrell will be auditioning in hopes of earning a gold ticket to Hollywood and beyond.
While appearing on Today to promote the group's “Into the Millennium” Sphere residency in Las Vegas, Brian shared, “He’s actually on the new American Idol this season, which is a little caveat of information.”
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Baylee had also revealed the exciting news about his Idol audition on Instagram, posting, “Well guys, recently I had the opportunity to audition for @americanidol. Tune in to see the season premiere and what happens on 3/9/25!”
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And dad showed his support by commenting, “Bubba I can’t wait!!!!! Good Luck we’re all counting on you hahaha.”
Brian was the first member of the Backstreet Boys to have a baby, and he took his son on tour with him. When Baylee was old enough, he would actually take the stage and introduce the group, so he’s pretty much been around music his entire life.
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That said, Brian shared a story with Today that they were in a store when Baylee was 7 or 8 years old where there was a “Millennium” album, in the casing of all these CDs, and that’s when the knowledge really hit Baylee.
“He picks it up. And he was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, that’s my dad!’" Brian said.
As he launches his music career, Baylee is taking full advantage of the fact that his father has some wisdom to pass on.
“He was just texting me last night, going, ‘Dad, dude, how do you do this? Like, it’s hard work,’” Brian said. “He’s been busting his butt, and I’m super proud of him. He kind of gets a new sense of reality of what this is.”
American Idol premieres its eighth season on ABC (Season 23 overall) on Sunday, March 9, on ABC. Plus, a special preview of the season will air following The Oscars on Sunday, March 2 on ABC. Streaming next day on Hulu.
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