While Aranda earned a ton of fans throughout the season, many of whom were angry he didn't win, Perry's “karaoke” comment inadvertently brought up a possible reason he didn't bring home the victory. After all, at its core, “American Idol” is mostly a karaoke show. And that's what works!

What happened to Alejandro Aranda on American Idol?

Now, Aranda releases music under the label Hollywood Records, which signs many of the “American Idol” winners. Aranda has also performed again on “American Idol” and has also toured around the nation. Aranda has over 614,000 followers on Instagram at the time of writing, and he recently released new music.

Where is just Sam now?

One Redditor wrote, “It looks like Season 18 winner Just Sam has already been dropped by Hollywood Records. She is no longer on the Hollywood Records artist roster. She is doing a Christmas song with Faith Becnel and it is an indie release.” Her next song, “Africando,” also seemed to be an indie release.