American Idol Top 8 singing Shout To The Lord on Idol Gives Back
Call-In Number:
1-877-436-5243 — The Top 12 finalists are answering phones live!
(1-877-IDOL-AID)
Money Raised:
~$22 million, as of 9:15 PM EST
American Idol Top 8 singing “Season of Love”.
Appearances:
Jimmy Johnson (Video - Please Donate)
George Lopez (Video - Please Donate)
Kylie Minogue (Video - Please Donate)
Maria Shriver (On Stage - Volunteer Recruitment)
Ben Stiller (Video - Please Donate)
Jennifer Connelly (Video Package - Water Donation)
Kobe Bryant (Video - Please Donate)
Triple H (Video - Please Donate)
Paula Abdul & Randy Jackson (On Stage) [Obvs.]
Carrie Underwood, James Denton & Teri Hatcher (Skit)
Mary Murphy (Video - Please Donate)
Nigel Lythgoe (Video - Please Donate)
Jonas Brothers (Video - Please Donate)
Billy Crystal (On Stage)
Miley Cyrus (On Stage)
Bono (2 Video Packages - Africa, for the Global Fund)
Julianne More (Video - Please Donate)
John Cena (Video - Please Donate)
Adam Sandler (Video - Please Donate)
Eli & Peyton Manning (On Stage & Package - Hurricane Katrina)
David & Victoria Beckham (Video - Please Donate)
Annie Lennox (Video Package - With Bono)
Kiefer Sutherland (Video - Please Donate)
Celine Dion (Video Package - Africa)
Jimmy Kimmel (On Stage - Introducing Simon Cowell)
Simon Cowell (Video Package - Healthcare)
Whoopi Goldberg (Video - Please Donate)
Ellen DeGeneres (Video - Please Donate)
Sarah Silverman (On Stage - Introducing Forrest Whitaker)
Forrest & Keisha Whitaker (Video - Malaria in Angola)
Prime Minister Gordon Brown (Video - Great Britain donations)
Keith Urban (Video - Please Donate)
Reese Witherspoon (On Stage, Video Package)
Dane Cook (On Stage, Introducing Alicia Keys)
Alicia Keys (Video Package - Africa)
Vanessa Hudgens & Ashley Tisdale (Video - Please Donate)
Billy Ray Cyrus (Video Package With Miley, Save The Children)
Robin Williams “The Russian Idol” (On Stage)
Rob Schneider (Video - Please Donate)
Tyra Banks (Video - Please Donate)
David Spade (On Stage)
Brad Pitt (Video Package - Hurricane Katrina & On Stage)
Daughtry (Video Package - Uganda)
Spotted In The Audience:
• Jordin Sparks & brother
• Elliott Yamin, even though Claudette had passed on only a few days before taping 
Performances:
• Top 8 Idols - Don’t Stop The Music (Rihanna)
>> Featuring vrious SYTYCD dancers: Donyelle, Pasha (!!) Dmitry (!!), Anya (!!), Hok, Lacey, Benji, Travis, Danny, Lauren, Cedric, Dominic, Melody, Nick, and a few others whose names fail me at the moment.
• Snoop Dogg & Charlie Wilson - Can’t Say Goodbye (Snoop Dogg)
• Teri Hatcher & Band From TV - Before He Cheats (Carrie Underwood)
>> Band From TV: Bob Guiney (Backup), Bonnie Somerville (Backup), Greg Grunberg (Drums), James Denton (Guitar), Jesse Spencer (Electric Fiddle)
• Miley Cyrus - Good And Broken (Miley Cyrus)
• Fergie & John Legend (♥) - Finally (Fergie)
• Fergie & Heart - Barracuda (Heart)
• Annie Lennox - Many Rivers To Cross (Jimmy Cliff)
• Carrie Underwood - Praying For Time (George Michael)
• Gloria Estefan & Sheila E. - Get On Your Feet (Gloria Estefan)
>> Featuring various SYTYCD dancers, Solos from Pasha, Dmitry (both with open shirts!) and Anya.
• Top 8 Idols - Seasons Of Love (Rent)
• Miley Cyrus - See You Again (Miley Cyrus)
Source: American LJ community
