Remember when Lionel Richie threatened to curate a new version of “We Are the World” a few months ago? Reuters reports that Richie, along with his American Idol co-hosts Katy Perry and Luke Bryan, will perform the song on Sunday night’s edition of the show, featuring several bodies hidden under Idol’s floorboards: Fantasia, Jordin Sparks, Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Lauren Alaina, Ruben Studdard, and Scotty McCreery, as well as this season’s remaining 11 finalists. 5. Lick an entire package of q-tips. After it’s been used. 4. Let Robert Pattinson cater my wedding. 3. Eat a stop sign, covered in pigeon shit. 2. Perform one hour of (unpaid) emotional labor for Mike Pence. 1. Look through the Trapt guy’s browser history. Enjoy former renditions of the sweet kiss of death ...
Arthur Gunn continues to win hearts with his impressive American Idol run. But there’s one person who has always been in his corner: his mom. During Sunday’s Mother’s Day edition, Gunn delivered another standout performance with a cover of Bon Iver’s “Hey, Ma,” as his mom looked on. The Kathmandu, Nepal-born artist’s matured vocals had judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan suitably gobsmacked. “You’re spoiling us,” Bryan enthused afterwards. “You never have a bad performance.” Richie chimed in, “You could actually sing the phone book. And when I say that, I mean it as a compliment.” There’s much more to come. “Enjoy the ride,” the veteran singer said, “it’s going to be a great journey.” Perry, looking happy and heavily pregnant, told the contestant: “You’re starting to real...