U2's Bono and the Edge will appear on Wednesday's season-ending show.
By Gil Kaufman
<P>The star-studded lineup for the two-night season 10 <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/topic/american_idol/index.jhtml">"American Idol"</a> finale is starting to come into view, and it will feature a former "Idol" champ whose career is a model for finalists Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina. </P><P> </P><P>The two country-singing teens will take the stage on Tuesday night (May 24) to sing three songs each — one their favorite from this season, another chosen by "Idol" producers and the third picked by one of their personal music idols. According to <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/05/carrie-underwood-george-strait-picking-finale-songs-for-idols/1" target="_blank"><i>USA Today</i>,</a> those heroes will be Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait for Scotty and season four "Idol" champ <a href="/music/artist/underwood__carrie/artist.jhtml">Carrie Underwood</a> for Lauren. </P><P> </P><P>Underwood, who recently became the most successful "Idol" winner in history, is also the first and only country champion from the show. </P><P> </P><P>Wednesday night's finale will feature an appearance by <a href="http://www.u2.com/news/title/american-idol" target="_blank">U2's Bono and the Edge,</a> who will take the stage alongside the lead actor of the troubled Broadway musical "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark," which features songs written by the iconic rock duo. The season-ending show also will include season seven "Idol" winner David Cook, who will singing this season's elimination song, Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)," as well as a performance from judge Steven Tyler. </P><P> </P><P>In addition, bearded season 10 growler Casey Abrams will take the stage with "Kung Fu Panda 2" funnyman Jack Black. </P><P> </P><P><b>Don't miss a special edition of "Idol Party Live" Thursday at noon on MTV.com for analysis, finale red-carpet coverage and the last "Idol in 60 Seconds" of season 10. Get in the conversation by tweeting with the hashtag #idolparty! In the meantime, get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/topic/american_idol/index.jhtml">"American Idol" page</a>, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.</b></p>
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