James Durbin, the 22-year-old rocker from Santa Cruz, Calif., was voted off “American Idol” Thursday.

Three finalists remaining in the competition.

It was between James Durbin and Scotty

According to reports more than 72 million votes were cast Wednesday, the highest top-four total ever!

Left in the top 3:

Haley Reinhart

Lauren Alaina

Scotty McCreery – who was in the chopping block this week but had more votes than James Durbin. We will see if Scotty survives next week.