{"id":117559,"date":"2024-04-22T15:02:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/04\/22\/jon-bon-jovi-to-be-a-guest-mentor-on-american-idol-grand-finale\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T15:02:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:02:03","slug":"jon-bon-jovi-to-be-a-guest-mentor-on-american-idol-grand-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/04\/22\/jon-bon-jovi-to-be-a-guest-mentor-on-american-idol-grand-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Bon Jovi to be a guest mentor on ‘American Idol’ “grand finale”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Emily Schur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before the winner of this season of American Idol<\/em> is crowned, they’ll be getting advice from a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n

Jon Bon Jovi<\/strong> will serve as a guest mentor for the contestants during the show’s “grand finale” on May 19 on ABC. He’ll be the second Rock & Roll Hall of Famer to be a guest mentor on the show this season: KISS<\/strong>‘ Gene Simmons<\/strong> appeared on the show on Sunday, April 21.<\/p>\n

In other American Idol<\/em> guest star news, the Monday, April 22, edition of the show will feature 2008 runner-up David Archuleta<\/strong> performing his new single, “Hell Together.” As previously announced, Meghan Trainor<\/strong> will serve as a guest mentor for Monday night’s episode, which is themed\u00a0“Billboard<\/em> #1 Hits.”<\/p>\n

Finally, the April 29 edition of the show will include a tribute to Mandisa<\/strong>, the season 5 top-10 contestant who died\u00a0April 18\u00a0at age 47. After her time on the show, Mandisa became a Grammy-winning gospel artist.<\/p>\n

Taylor Hicks<\/strong>, who won Idol<\/em> season 5, wrote on Instagram<\/a>, “Mandisa was a power house vocalist on our season of Idol<\/em> and she graduated to a wonderful career in gospel music. Better yet she was a power house person and all of us will miss her dearly.”<\/p>\n

After airing on ABC, all episodes of American Idol<\/em> are available to watch the next day on Hulu.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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