do they have to go home or do they get to stay until the end?

I think they get to go home if they choose. Jewels was at last week's show, in the audience, and then performed at an after party at the Gibson.

Meri

I don't believe the show pays any of their expenses after that if they choose to stay. I imagine they pay for the expenses to return for the final show, but not anything in between.

I agree I don't think they pay for anything other than the final show after you are voted off. Jewels lives in Nashville so that could be why she was there.

Are you sure she lives here? I was in line near her and heard her talking about moving here? Just curious...not that it makes a difference; but I definitely heard her talk about selling her car to move here.

I believe I heard somewhere that shes at least in Nashville all week and goes to California to perform on the weekends. I was pretty sure she had moved here and was just flying back to perform.

If you watch her blog,she says that she has an apartment in Nashville. I don't think that she counts that as home though. Hope that was helpful !!!!