1 8 . ▁Gra han ▁means ▁“ about ▁day ▁and ▁night , ▁the ▁sun ▁and ▁the ▁moon ”. ▁He ▁tou red ▁in ▁Nep al ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁album , ▁and ▁recorded ▁new ▁songs ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁including ▁ ▁“ Ma ”, ▁“ K ho j ”, ▁and ▁“ K arn ali ▁( The ▁River ) ”, ▁which ▁he ▁released ▁in ▁December ; ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁album . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁his ▁YouTube ▁channel ▁had ▁nearly ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁subscri bers , ▁ ▁that ▁rose ▁to ▁ 2 3 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁American ▁Id ol ▁▁ ▁G unn ▁submitted ▁an ▁aud ition ▁online ▁for ▁American ▁Id ol ▁( AI ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁September ▁ 4 ▁in - person ▁W ich ita ▁aud itions ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁reboot ed ▁edition — the ▁eigh teenth ▁season ▁overall ▁of ▁the ▁show — at ▁Century ▁II ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁& ▁Convention ▁Center . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁twenty - two ▁cities ▁the ▁produ cers ▁visited ▁over ▁a ▁four - month ▁period ▁“ Bus ▁Tour ,” ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁A I ▁had ▁visited ▁the ▁city ▁since ▁the ▁show ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁G unn ▁notes ▁as ▁his ▁favorite ▁A I ▁al umn i ▁both ▁ 2 0 1 9 ’ s ▁winner ▁La ine ▁Hard y ,