American Idol 2018 Finale: Bebe Rexha, Nick Jonas, Darius Rucker Appear

05/16/2018 mj santilli American Idol 7

AMERICAN IDOL - "114 (Top 10 Reveal)" - America's votes are in and live shows begin, as the top 14 contestants perform and the top 10 finalists are revealed, as the search for America's next superstar continues on its new home on America's network, The ABC Television Network, MONDAY, APRIL 23 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT). (ABC/Eric McCandless) CALEB LEE HUTCHINSON, DENNIS LORENZO, MADDIE POPPE, MICHAEL J. WOODARD, JURNEE, CATIE TURNER, CADE FOEHNER, GABBY BARRETT, MICHELLE SUSSETT, ADA VOX

The American Idol 2018 two part finale airs on ABC. On Sunday May 20 (8 pm ET/PT) the Top 3 Maddie Poppe, Caleb Lee Hutchinson and Gabby Barrett will sing for your votes. And on Monday May 21 (9 pm ET/PT) a winner will be crowned.

But in between the contestant performances and results, special guests are set to perform. American Idol announced on social media that there will be performances from judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. In addition, Bebe Rexha, Darius Rucker, Gary Clark Jr., Nick Jonas + Mustard, Patti Labelle, Kermit the Frog (!!!), Yolanda Adams and the Top 10 will perform.

I suspect these announced guests will be performing with the Top 10 contestants. Nick Jonas tweeted, “This Monday @mustard and I are bringing #Anywhere to the @AmericanIdol stage and I’ll be performing with a special someone Don’t miss it!!” Maybe Nick is performing with Dennis Lorenzo? Hm.

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How about Catie Turner with Katy Perry (since the two talked about performing together early on). Maddie Poppe with Kermit the Frog (Her audition song was the muppet tune “Rainbow Connection”) Michael J. Woodard with Yolanda Adams? Ada Vox paired with Miss Patti Labelle? Darius Rucker and Caleb Lee Hutchinson? Gary Clark Jr. and Cade Foehner teaming up? What do you think?

Also, Catie tweeted (returned by the American Idol twitter account) that she’ll be singing an original song. “I will be performing an original for the AMERICAN IDOL FINALE,” she tweeted.

And I had this exchange with Ely Rise who wrote Michael J Woodard’s winners song. Could it be that the Top 7 contestants will all perform and maybe even record original songs? 

Also, it’s worth mentioning here that American Idol goes back to ET/PT time next week. NO MORE coast to coast broadcasts this season. The Top 3 will perform on Sunday for your overnight votes.

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