New Season 13 of Fox's popular reality-singing competition series, American Idol, has officially ended its notoriously challenging Hollywood Week rounds and the list of the show's Top 30 contestants has recently been released online. Harry Connick Jr., who is considered to be the meanest panelist of all, also noted that there are big changes on the program.

The American Idol will now have forty contenders, instead of thirty like in previous years, who will be the lucky ones to receive the golden ticket to Los Angeles. There will be 15 male and 15 female contestants, who will go head-to-head, performing for the highly anticipated shows in the next five months beginning in year 2014.

Out of the top thirty contenders who are trying to be the next American Idol, 13 contestants have already auditioned from the previous seasons, mostly from season 11 and 12. Also, there will be several familiar faces on the upcoming show, as they had auditioned for other reality-singing competition series, including NBC's The Voice, as well as Fox's The X Factor USA.

American Idol Season 13, which is slated to air on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 8/7c, has two returning judges, Keith Urban from Season 12 and Jennifer Lopez from Season 10 and 11, and Harry Connick Jr. will be joining them for the first time on the show.

Check out the complete list of contestants from American Idol 2014 Season 13 below:

American idol 2014 Hollywood Week Contestants

Adam Roth
Alexa Gilomen (Prev. American Idol 12)
Alex Preston
Alexis Williamson
Amaryllis "Lilly" Rodriguez (Former National American Miss)
Amber Renee Dundee
Anna Melvin (Prev. American Idol 12)
Aranesa Turner (Daughter of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels lead singer)
Ariel Herrera (Prev. The Voice 2013, possibly The X Factor 2)
Athena Williford
Austin Alvarez
Austin Percario (Prev. The X Factor 2011, American Idol 11)
Ayla Stackhouse (Prev. possibly The X Factor)
Bella Johanessen or Bella Johansson (No info/photo yet)
Benjamin "Ben" Boone
Ben Taylor
Brandy Neelly (Prev. American Idol 12)
Carlton Smith
Casey Thrasher
Caylie Gregorio (Prev. The X Factor 2011)
Claudia Getlik
Danielle Kalil (Sister of Carolina Panthers center Ryan Kalil)
David Oliver Willis (Prev. American Idol 12)
Dylan Becker (Prev. American Idol 11)
Eddie Soltys (No info/photo yet)
Erin Christine Prestileo (Prev. American Idol 12)
Ethan Harris
Fonna Landrum
Garrett Nichols
Hayley Noelle Pettinato
Isabel Pasqualone (Prev. American Idol 12 Top 40)
Isabell Gallegos (Prev. American Idol 12 Hollywood Week)
Jack Janowicz (Prev. possibly America's Got Talent)
Jay Zidor
Jeffrey "Jeff" Donovan Jones
Jerome McCullen
Jillian Jensen (Prev. American Idol 8 and 9, The X Factor 2)
John J. Fox
Josh Roshad
Juan Puppo (Prev. The Voice)
Justin Fira
Kaitlyn Jackson
Kari Crimmins
Kenneth Gaddie
Keith London
Kenzie Hall
Keri Lynn Roche (Prev. American Idol 12)
Laurel Wright
Lauren Ashlea Ogburn
Maddye Trew Regis
Madelyn Patterson (Prev. The X Factor 2013
Marcus Holloway
Marrialle Sellars
Matthew Redmond
McKenna Dennis
Megan Miller
Melanie Porras
Michelle Dimov (Prev. The X Factor)
Morgan Deplitch (Prev. The X Factor)
Nestor Luis Cruz
Paisley Van Patten
Paris Primeau (Prev. The X Factor - 3 times)
Paul White
Quaid Edwards
Remi Wolf
Richie Boggs
Rich Lafleur (Prev. American Idol 11)
Ryan Clark
Sadie Rose Van
Sam Woolf
Samantha Calmes
Sarina-Joi Crowe (Prev. American Idol 12)
Savannah Young
Savion Wright
Spencer Lloyd
Stephanie Petronelli (New England Patriots cheerleader)
Stephanie "Steph" Marie Hanvey
Steven Curd (Prev. American Idol 12)
Tessa Norman
Tiquila Wilson
Treyvon Derring
Troy Durden
Tyler Ahlgren
Tyler Andrew Sloan
Tyler Gurwicz
Tyler Marshall
Viviana Villalon
Zach Day

Those with Golden Ticket but not confirmed for Hollywood Week  
Alexandra Jolter (Boston auditions)
Bryce (Detroit auditions)
Josh Holiday
Remy Millington
Rico Perkins
Sydney Arterbridge (Detroit auditions)