Video: Bono & The Edge - Rise Above (Spiderman) - American Idol Season 10 Finale - 05/25/11

In the wake of Bono and the Edge's ill-advised appearance on American Idol this week (to promote the ongoing Spiderman debacle), I spent some time revisiting U22s back catalog. I wanted to remind myself why these guys have long been ... Continue reading �

The American Idol finale wasn’t just all about performances last night. There were a few segments thrown in there two. They did a sort of roast video for the judges with Randy Jackson’s showing how many times he said people are “in it to win it”; Steven Tyler’s showing lots of clips of him saying crazy things, inappropriate things and curse words; and Jennifer Lopez’s just showing how much everyone loves her. One of my two favorite segments came in the form of a video in which contestants talked about being eliminated, with James Durbin and Casey James arguing over [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Television Kevin Winter/American Idol 2011, Getty Images The season finale of ' American Idol ' was about as over-the-top as one could expect. In addition to performances by Beyonce , Lady Gaga and, yes, Jack Black , U2 's Bono and the Edge took the stage alongside 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' star Reeve Carney [...]

The final of American Idol aired last night in the US, with performance from Lady Gaga and Beyoncé - Scotty McCreery took the title you'll be delighted to learn. Bono & The Edge also performed, with Reeve Carney, the star of their ill-received Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark musical. Here's 'Rise Above'.

Scotty McCreery won at the end of last night's American Idol finale. Before they announced the winners, the drawn-out show show featured performances from Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Bono and The Edge, who played "Rise Above" with Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark star Reeve Carney. Carney and Bono traded vocals while a stuntman did flips over the audience. (Carney was a few commenters' pick to play Jeff Buckley in his upcoming biopic.) See if he has the voice for it: Read More...