“American Idol” will crown its winner on a special three-hour live coast-to-coast season finale event airing Sunday night May 23rd on ABC.
The top three finalists – Grace Kinstler, Chayce Beckham, and Willie Spence – will take the stage one last time to perform in hopes of securing America’s vote and becoming the winner.
According to Billboard, the singers will perform 3 solos on Sunday night. A Hometown Song, A repeat favorite performance and the judges choice. Here are the song choices for the show.
“Hometown Song” segment :
Chayce Beckham- “Fire Away,” – Chris Stapleton
Grace Kinstler- “I Have Nothing” -Whitney Houston
Willie Spence-“A Change Is Gonna Come”- Sam Cooke
Reprise favorite performance:
Chayce Beckham- “Afterglow”- Ed Sheeran
Grace Kinstler – “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” -Aretha Franklin
Willie Spence- “Stand Up”- Cynthia Erivo
Judges Choice:
Chayce Beckham- “Blackbird,” -The Beatles
Grace Kinstler – “All By Myself”- Celine Dion version
Willie Spence- “Georgia On My Mind”-Ray Charles
The Top 3 becomes a Top 2 after the first hour as the 3rd place finalist will be eliminated.
The Top 9 contestants return to join music artists Chaka Khan, Lindsey Buckingham, Alessia Cara, Luke Combs, Sheryl Crow, Fall Out Boy, Mickey Guyton, Leona Lewis and Macklemore with on stage performances.
Celebrity duets:
Fall Out Boy – “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)” with Willie Spence, Deshawn Goncalves, Chayce Beckham, Arthur Gunn and Hunter Metts
Chaka Khan – Medley of “I’m Every Woman,” “Ain’t Nobody,” “Sweet Thing” and “Through the Fire” with Deshawn Goncalves, Casey Bishop, Alyssa Wray, Cassandra Coleman and Grace Kinstler
Macklemore – “Can’t Hold Us” with Chayce Beckham, Grace Kinstler and Willie Spence
Luke Combs – “Forever After All” with Chayce Beckham
Mickey Guyton – “Black Like Me” with Alyssa Wray
Leona Lewis – “You Are the Reason” with Willie Spence
Alessia Cara – “Scars to Your Beautiful” with Grace Kinstler
Sheryl Crow – “Every Day Is a Winding Road” and “If It Makes You Happy” with Arthur Gunn
Lindsey Buckingham – “Go Your Own Way” with Cassandra Coleman
Fan favorite Murphy is also making a return appearance to the show. The judges will also perform a hit song during the show along with more appearances still to be announced.
Voting for the next “American Idol” starts at the beginning of the episode on Sunday night at 8:00 ET /5:00 PT and will be open throughout the live show.
