Here's What the Judges Are Performing at the Season 24 “American Idol” Finale (Exclusive)

The season 24 finale will feature performances by judges Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie

NEED TO KNOW

• Alicia Keys will serve as the guest mentor and performer alongside a star-studded lineup of musical guests

• The finale will air on Monday, May 11

The season 24 finale ofAmerican Idolis officially stacked with exciting performances.

The episode, which will air on Monday, May 11, will feature performances by judgesCarrie Underwood,Luke BryanandLionel Richie, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.

Bryan, 49, Richie, 76, and Underwood, 43, will perform "Deep River Woman" by Richie.

Bryan will take the stage solo to perform his new song "Fish Hunt Golf Drink" — and then again with finalist Julián Kalel to perform "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" by Dwight Yoakam.

Underwood will also take the stage once more for an exciting performance withMötley Crüe.

Idol previously announced its star-studded lineup of finale performers, includingBrad Paisley, Blues Traveler,Cameron Whitcomb,Clay Aiken, En Vogue, Gin Blossoms,Jason Mraz, Lee Ann Womack,Nelly,ShinedownandTori Kelly.

In addition,Alicia Keyswill serve as the guest mentor and performer.

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On May 4, contestants Chris Tungseth and Braden Rumfelt were sent home, leaving Hannah Harper, Jordan McCullough and Keyla Richardson as the Top 3 in the finale.

Elsewhere in the episode, which hosted a Class of 2006 Reunion, Paris Bennett,Kellie Pickler, Elliott Yamin, Bucky Covington and winnerTaylor Hicksreturned to the show to honor the 20th anniversary of their season.

The show also welcomed original judgesRandy JacksonandPaula Abdul. Both served as mentors for the Top 5 — and Abdul joined Underwood, Bryan and Richie as a guest judge.

"I'm just so happy to be at my old home and to see some of my children that are now grown and have kids, and meeting the new hopefuls," Abdul said, according toEntertainment Weekly. "I hope all of you have the best time ever and leave your heart out there."

Ahead of the finale, Underwood wasmoved to tearsby Harper's audition to an original song about postpartum depression. Meanwhile, Richardsonmoved guest judge Jennifer Hudson— in addition to the rest of the judges — when she performed "Circle of Life" on Disney night. On Taylor Swift night, McCullough was praised by Richie — who said he has the ability to turn everything he sings into "a religious experience."

The season 24 finale of the singing competition show will air on Monday, May 11 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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North Hagerstown sweeps team titles in Washington County track meet

North Hagerstown's boys extended their streak ofWashington CountyPublic Schools outdoor track & field team titles to six, while the Hubs girls snapped Smithsburg's four-year run and completed a North sweep of the team honors during the 2026 county championships at South Hagerstown on May 6.

Boys team scores

North Hagerstown 175; Smithsburg 150.5; Boonsboro 110; South Hagerstown 100.5; Clear Spring 84; Williamsport 37; Hancock 23.

Girls team scores

North Hagerstown 197; Smithsburg 123; Boonsboro 113; Clear Spring 112; South Hagerstown 98; Williamsport 41.

Boys individual results

100-- 1. Byron Snyder (Williamsport) 10.91; 2. Torin Sitter (South) 11.06; 3. Isaiah Seering (North) 11.10.

200-- 1. Torin Sitter (South) 22.41; 2. Byron Snyder (Williamsport) 22.55; 3. Wyatt Hegedus (Boonsboro) 23.09.

400-- 1. Torin Sitter (South) 49.24; 2. Clinton Otinkorang (South) 50.26; 3. Naythan Bwana (Boonsboro) 51.97.

800-- 1. Dylan Herbst (Smithsburg) 2:00.11; 2. Landon Call (North) 2:01.80; 3. Gage Crampton (Clear Spring) 2:02.49)

1,600-- 1. Dylan Herbst (Smithsburg) 4:29.23; 2. Landon Call (North) 4:29.37; 3. Walker Mason (North) 4:29.96.

3,200-- 1, Michael Wynkoop (Smithsburg) 9:54.05; 2. Walker Mason (North); 3. Grayson Wynkoop (Smithsburg).

110 hurdles-- 1. Daniel Apiou (Clear Spring) 14.83; 2. Thomas Owusu (North) 15.59; 3. Jonathan Morris (North) 16.01.

300 hurdles-- 1. Jonathan Morris (North) 43.85; 2. Michael Boller (South) 44.49; 3. Ish Badaki (Boonsboro) 45.24.

4x100 relay-- 1. South (Myles Clottey, Kareem Walton, Jameir Simms, Torin Sitter) 43.95; 2. Boonsboro 44.30; 3. North 45.49.

4x200 relay-- 1. North (Jared Anderson, Jonathan Morris, Carter Naylor, Isaiah Seering) 1:33.07; 2. Smithsburg 1:34.02; 3. Boonsboro 1:35.84.

4x400 relay-- 1. South (Clinton Otinkorang, Jameir Simms, Myles Clottey, Michael Boller) 3:32.94; 2. North 3:40.22; 3. Smithsburg 3:46.61.

4x800 relay-- 1. Smithsburg (Dylan Lowe, Grayson Wynkoop, Ernesto Mellott, Gavin Gross) 8:49.66; 2. North 8:58.73; 3. Clear Spring 9:02.21.

Shot put-- 1. Austin Dinsmore (Boonsboro) 45-8; 2. Brooks Myers (Clear Spring) 41-10 1/4; 3. Garett Forrest (North) 39-8 3/4.

Discus-- 1. Austin Dinsmore (Boonsboro) 136-4; 2. Brooks Myers (Clear Spring) 131-1; 3. Trevor Jessup (Smithsburg) 127-9.

High jump-- 1. Daniel Apiou (Clear Spring) 6-2; 2. Ish Badaki (Boonsboro) 6-0; 3. tie, Kareem Walton (South) and Michael Jackson (Smithsburg) 5-8.

Pole vault-- 1. Elias House (North) 11-0; 2. Brady Bruette (North) 11-0; 3. Derek Rummel (Smithsburg) 10-6.

Long jump-- 1. Byron Snyder (Williamsport) 20-11 1/2; 2. Jacob Tyler (Smithsburg) 20-9 1/2; 3. Landyn Clark (Hancock) 19-7.

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Triple jump-- 1. Daniel Apiou (Clear Spring) 44-2; 2. Naythan Bwana (Boonsboro) 40-6 1/2; 3. Rittenhouse Shuster (Smithsburg) 39-7 1/2.

Girls individual results

100-- 1. Annabelle Schaberl (North) 12.34; 2. Taraji Nartey (North) 1245; 3. Trinity Savage (South) 12.45.

200-- 1. Taraji Nartey (North) 25.94; 2. Annabelle Schaberl (North) 26.56; 3. Abigayle Fluharty (Boonsboro) 26.70.

400-- 1. Mackenzie Philp (North) 1:00.16; 2. Abigayle Fluharty (Boonsboro) 1:00.73; 3. Juliet Hodge (Clear Spring) 1:00.73.

800-- 1. Mackenzie Philp (North) 2:22.73; 2. Juliet Hodge (Clear Spring) 2:27.11; 3. Emily Franko (Boonsboro) 2:30.53.

1,600-- 1. Caroline Philp (North) 5:14.54; 2. Anna Ramanan (North) 5:34.47; 3. Emily Franko (Boonsboro) 5:41.98.

3,200-- 1. Anna Ramanan (North) 12:18.84; 2. Charlee Hajel (North) 13:22.62; 3. Madeline Schaberl (North) 13:34.51.

100 hurdles-- 1. Brielle Morales (Clear Spring) 15.97; 2. Anna Chamberlin (North) 15.99; 3. Kristen Gyamfi (South) 17.45.

300 hurdles-- 1. Dayanah Brunson (North) 50.45; 2. Brielle Enow (Clear Spring) 52.64; 3. Kristen Gyamfi (South) 52.82.

4x100 relay-- 1. Smithsburg (Acasia Todd, Melyssa Bard, Lilian Hade, Skyla Mastronardi) 49.91; 2. South 50.52; 3. Boonsboro 50.84.

4x200 relay-- 1. South (Chloe Gietka, Ajayah Alexander, Wynter Cephus, Trinity Savage) 1:45.34; 2. Smithsburg 1:47.70; 3. Boonsboro 1:52.26.

4x400 relay-- 1. North (Taraji Nartey, Dayanah Brunson, Anna Ramanan, Caroline Philp) 4:24.79; 2. Clear Spring 4:35.04; 3. Smithsburg 4:37.89.

4x800 relay-- 1. North (Caroline Philp, Brianna Mathews, Anabelle Myers, Mackenzie Philp) 10:51.13; 2. Boonsboro 11:08.49; 3. Smithsburg 12:08.16.

Shot put-- 1. Sarah Mohler (Boonsboro) 35-9 1/2; 2. Katelyn Moffitt (Clear Spring) 35-8 1/2; 3. Sidney Turner (Boonsboro) 32-10 1/2.

Discus-- 1. Sidney Turner (Boonsboro) 122-3; 2. Sarah Mohler (Boonsboro) 113-5; 3. Katelyn Moffitt (Clear Spring) 98-3.

High jump-- 1. Skyla Mastronardi (Smithsburg) 5-4; 2. Hadley Elwood (Clear Spring) 5-4; 3. Anna Chamberlin (North) 5-0.

Pole vault-- 1. Evelyn Briggs (Boonsboro) 9-6; 2. Audrey Roberts (Clear Spring) 9-0; 3. Lilian Hade (Smithsburg) 8-6.

Long jump-- 1. Trinity Savage (South) 17-7 1/2; 2. Chloe Gietka (South) 16-11; 3. Alyssa Merriman (Williamsport) 15-3 1/2.

Triple jump-- 1. Chloe Gietka (South) 36-8 1/2; 2. Binta Macalou (North) 33-8; 3. Hadley Elwood (Clear Spring) 32-3 1/2.

This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail:2026 Washington County Public Schools Track & Field meet results

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Alexandra LeClerc Claps Back at Comment Claiming She’s ‘Nothing Without’ F1 Star Husband Charles

Alexandra Saint Mleux LeClerc clapped back at a comment criticizing her relationship

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• The model responded to an Instagram user, who has since deleted their account, with a lengthy note in defense of herself and husband Charles Leclerc

• The Ferrari driver and Alexandra were married in Monaco in February

Alexandra Saint Mleux LeClercis speaking her mind.

The wife ofFormula 1starCharles Leclercdidn't hold back after a commenter told her that she's "nothing without" her pro driver husband on herInstagrampost from the 2026 Miami Grand Prix on Tuesday, May 5.

Alexandra, 23, wrote a lengthy note in response to the Instagram commenter, who seemingly deleted their account and comment after her clapback.

"Actually without my husband I'm a normal girl, with my normal hobbies, my normal interests, my normal passions, who tries to be as kind as she can. That's also what I love as his wife. And there's nothing wrong with that ❤️," she began her reply.

"That's probably what you are too, and that's great! 🫶🏻 We're not all meant to be singers, doctors, actresses or athletes, and that doesn't take away from someone's value. Who you are as a person, how you treat others and what you choose to do with your freetime does tho! Reflect 🌟," she wrote.

The confrontation went down on Alexandra's Instagram post recapping her time in Miami for the Grand Prix, where Charles finished eighth overall. She wore red leather pants in support of Ferrari's team color, a white t-shirt, tiny sunglasses and black pointed stilettos.

"Too much?? 🏎️," she simply captioned her Instagram carousel.

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The Ferrari driver and the model are still fresh off their nuptials, after the pairexchanged vowsin what he described as a "very small and secret" ceremony in Monaco on Feb. 28.

During an interview forFormula1 on March 4, Leclerc opened up about the special moment with Alexandra, describing it as "one of those days that I'll forever remember. And same for Alex. And same for our family."

"It was family only, and it was very small and secret in a way, which we really enjoyed," he said at the time.

The couple plans to celebrate their love story again with a second, bigger wedding. Leclerc — who's in the middle of a busy Formula 1 season, which started in March and ends in December — just knows that it might take them a while to organize it.

"We'll do another one with all of our closest friends in actually quite a bit of time," he said, noting it will "take some time to organize it properly."

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