Lauren Alaina & Scotty McCreery
The top two make their first appearance at the finale and kinda channel Donny & Marie.
Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez & Steven Tyler
Say what you will about this season's new judges, but they certainly dress better than the old crew. (Hi, Simon's black T-shirts!)
Top 13 Finalists
The kids who made the cut reunite for a group sing of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way."
Lady Gaga
And then Mama Monster shows everyone how it's really done with "The Edge of Glory."
Girls From Top 13
The gals perform a TLC medley with T-Boz and Chilli.
Beyoncé
Sasha Fierce reminds us why we're all "Crazy in Love" with her.
Marc Anthony & Jennifer Lopez
J.Lo's man sings some salsa while she gets her groove on.
Sheila E.
The foxy drummer joins Marc & J.Lo
Guys From Top 13
The guys get their swagger on with a Tom Jones medley...
Tom Jones
...The the crooner joins them for "It's Not Unusual."
Lauren Alaina & Carrie Underwood
The ladies remind us why it's not a good idea to screw around on either of them with "Before He Cheats."
Scotty McCreery & Tim McGraw
The country men duet on "Live Like You Were Dying."
James Durbin & Rob Halford
Speaking of how to live, the metal lover rocks out with the Judas Priest frontman on "Living After Midnight."
Casey Abrams & Jack Black
These not-so-skinny guys praise "Fat Bottom Girls."
Jacob Lusk & Gladys Knight
"Smile" is this couple's duet of choice, which makes us, well, smile.
Haley Reinhart & Tony Bennett
This paring jazzes things up with "Steppin' Out With My Baby."
Bono
The U2 frontman tries to drum up support for his Broadway trainwreck performs "Rise Above" from Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
Scotty McCreery
After all is sang and done, the show continues its male winning streak as Scotty is crowned the new American Idol.
MORE: Now that Idol's over, see what to watch next in our 2011 Fall TV Preview