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Hannah Harper and Kellie Pickler after their performance Monday night on American Idol. (ABC Photo)

American Idol is beginning to release details about next week’s three-hour season finale.

Jordan McCullough, Keyla Richardson and Hannah Harper will be squaring off for the American Idol crown, of course.

But the Idol finale also includes guest stars each season, most of whom perform with a standout from the current season.

This year’s guest stars will include Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms, Cameron Whitcomb, Clay Aiken, En Vogue, Jason Mraz, Lee Ann Womack, Mötley Crüe, Nelly, Shinedown and Tori Kelly.

Alicia will serve as mentor and guest judge for the night. She’ll also perform.

As for those duets, the contestants have been making announcements on their Facebook pages.

Hannah Harper’s reveal brought her to tears. She’ll be singing with Lee Ann Womack.

Ask to name her favorite country performers, Hannah said Lee Ann topped her list.

“Her songs, I love singing them,” Hannah says in a video announcement. “It’s my style of music. That’s the music I want to create now, in 2026.”

Song by song grades for the Top 5
Photo gallery from Top 5 night

As for other reveals so far …

* Jordan McCullough and Daniel Stallworth will be performing with Tori Kelly.

* Keyla Richardson will perform with Jason Mraz.

* Braden Rumfelt will perform with Clay Aiken.

* Lucas Leon will perform with Brad Paisley.

* Kyndal has announced that she’ll be performing a very special song with a very special guest and that the song is coming out the same day

* I believe Philmon Lee will be performing with Shinedown.

Monday’s finale starts at 8 p.m.