How to Vote for Slater Nalley: ‘American Idol’ Top 3

With less than two hours to vote and determine which “American Idol” contestants will make it into the top 3 of season 23, fans of teen contestant Slater Nalley will have to act fast on May 12, 2025. Voting opens coast-to-coast at 8 p.m. Eastern time and closes during the last commercial break, around 9:50 p.m. Eastern time.

If Nalley makes it through, the 17-year-old will get to head home to Atlanta for celebrations, a live concert and a little time with his family and friends before competing in next week’s finale. Here’s how viewers can vote for Nalley…

Three Ways to Vote for Slater Nalley on May 12, 2025

Viewers have three ways to vote on May 12, 2025. You can cast up to 10 votes for Nalley on each platform — totaling up to 30 votes.

The first way to vote is through ABC’s website. The second way is via the “American Idol” app, either via Apple for iPhones or via Google for Androids. Both the site and app require you to sign in to vote; you can create a free account that works for both platforms or use an existing MyDisney account. On the site and the app, find where Nalley is listed among the contestants and choose how many votes you want to cast for him (up to 10 votes in each place).

On the website and app, you do not have to wait until Nalley performs to cast your votes. But if you change your mind as the show goes on, you can change the number of votes and who you vote for as long as you click to “save” your changes before voting ends.

The third way to vote for Nalley is by texting his unique contestant number — 11 — to 21523 on your cell phone. As with the other voting options, you can cast up to 10 votes for Nalley there, too.

Working With Lin-Manuel Miranda Was a ‘Dream’ for Slater Nalley

Thrilled to make the top 5 on May 11, Nalley posted a photo of himself with one of his own idols, guest mentor Lin-Manuel Miranda, who helped the contestants with their Disney songs. During the first Disney Night, Nalley got to tell Miranda what a huge fan he is of his work, having seen “Hamilton” three times live. He said he’d also watched the filmed version of the Broadway hit at least seven times on Disney+.

Nalley wrote in his post, “TOP 5! A special thank you to @lin_manuel for all of your help this week. Getting to work with you was a dream come true! And the biggest thank you to all that voted and have continued to support me on this wild ride. We’re not done yet!! 🎤”

The May 12 show will be the second Disney-themed night in a row, so each contestant will sing two selections from the Disney catalog. Miranda is expected to be in-studio throughout the show to cheer on the remaining contestants and provide feedback.