Lionel Richie tapped Katy Perry and Luke Bryan for a performance of We Are the World during the finale of American Idol on Sunday.
The Hello hitmaker, who co-wrote the charity anthem with Michael Jackson, led the pre-taped rendition of the tune during the show – marking the first time the song has been performed on TV since 1985.
The number featured remotely recorded vocals from all of the Top 11 contestants from season 18, as well as Richie’s fellow judges, Perry and Bryan.
Past contestants and winners, including Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Jordin Sparks, Lauren Alaina, Phillip Phillips, Laine Hardy, and Alejandro Aranda, also lent their voices to the track.