while Spears , Demi Lovato , L.A. Reid , Simon Phillips listened to 31 songs . While Cowell talked to Spears off microphone between many of the performances and asked her to lead off critiques several times in an apparent attempt to draw her into exchanges , the 19-year-old Lovato needed no such prodding . The first of two days of performances took place in Austin , Texas . Singer Lovato drew laughs and applause from the crowd .
while Spears , Demi Lovato , L.A. Reid , Simon Phillips listened to 31 songs . The first of two days of performances took place in Austin , Texas . Singer Lovato drew laughs and applause from the crowd .