Sunday’s season 21 finale of American Idol brought with it many tears, and several outstanding guest and competitor performances.

The Top 3: Colin Stough, Iam Tongi and Megan Danielle took to the stage for the last time trying to win America’s vote and be named the new ‘American Idol’.

The entire Top 12 returned for their last performances of the season as well, including the eliminated: Nutsa, Haven Madison, Lucy Love, Marybeth Byrd, Oliver Steele, Tyson Venegas, Warren Peay, Wé Ani and Zachariah Smith.

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Keith Urban was back on ‘Idol’ for the first time in seven years, mentoring the 3 finalists and then later taking to the stage to perform his tune, “Wild Hearts”.  The Idol judges: Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan also took turns performing and viewers were reminded why each are pop and country star icons in their own right.

In addition, the all-star season finale line-up also included: Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard, Ellie Goulding, James Blunt, Jazmine Sullivan, Jelly Roll,  Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon, Kylie Minogue, Lainey Wilson, Lauren Daigle, Pitbull and Lil Jon, and TLC.

During the last night of competition, after each contestant sang twice, one was eliminated.  Mississippi’s Colin Stough was sent home.  Leaving Danielle and Tongi.

Throughout the night, Tongi’s set list included:  Urban’s “Making Memories of Us,” “Cool Down,” and his new single, “I’ll Be Seeing You”.  Danielle performed Urban’s “God Whispered Your Name,” Journey’s “Faithfully” and  her new single “Dream Girl.”  When the confetti flew, America went. as predicted, with Hawaii’s Tongi.

The night was filled with tearjerking moments. Mostly from the judges as Katy Perry and Luke Bryan were overcome numerous times being the proud ‘parents’, if you will, of the three finalists and noting how far they have come and grown through the competition.

To really make you reach for the hankies, the producers teamed Tongi with singer/songwriter James Blunt to perform Blunt’s song, “Monsters”, which started Iam’s journey on ‘Idol’ during the judges audition process.  At that time, Iam related he was dedicating the song to his father, Rodney, who had passed way.  For the finale, Tongi struggled to get through the duet, but it was still powerfully effective.

So, were you happy Ian Tongi took home the top prize … or were you rooting for Megan Danielle? Share your thoughts on the finale in the comment section below.

As ABC is set to unveil their fall schedule at the Upfronts this afternoon, the network has handed out some key renewals in their reality competition programming.

American Idol will be back for its seventh season on ABC and its 22nd season overall.  The network’s announcement comes ahead of the season finale which airs this coming Sunday, May 21st.

In the ratings, the current season has averaged a Sunday draw of 5.2M viewers and a Monday viewership of 4.7M.

As for the 18-49 key demo, Sundays drew close to 0.67, while Mondays managed a 0.56. Those numbers are slightly down from the previous Season 5, where viewership was closer to 5.5M viewers and the key demo at 0.7 rating for both nights.

While the show is currently hosted by Ryan Seacrest, with celebrity judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, it is still undetermined if the the 3 music superstars will be back for season seven. That news should come over the summer months.

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In addition, The Bachelor has also received another pick-up for its 28th season.  On the heels of that, its companion show, Bachelor in Paradise, is also returning for its 9th season.

The show has gone under a behind the scenes transformation, as this will be the first time the series will fly without creator, Mike Fleiss.  As has been reported, Fleiss stepped away from the franchise in March following misconduct allegations.

On the way this summer is the new season of The Bachelorette with Charity Lawson in the lead as the woman looking for love.

So, what do you think about the renewal pick-ups for American Idol, The Bachelor, and Bachelor in Paradise? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

On Sunday night’s American Idol semi-finals, the five contestants were ready for their sing-off as they vied for America’s vote and the three spots in the finals next week.

It was also Disney Night, where the setlist featured songs from popular movies and Broadway shows. The mentor this week was Sofia Carson, and of course, pop superstar and judge, Katy Perry wore a Disney-inspired costume (as she does every year). This time she dressed as Mrs. Incredible/Elastgirl and made quite the impression.

Being that it was Mother’s Day and while at Disneyland, semi-finalists: Colin Stough, Iam Tongi, Megan Danielle, Wé Ani and Zachariah Smith were also seen in video packages with special heartfelt letters and moments of appreciation for each of their moms.

So, who went through and who went home? After the nationwide vote, ‘Idol’ host Ryan Seacrest revealed that Colin Stough, Megan Danielle and Iam Tongi were safe, while Wé Ani and Zachariah Smith were eliminated.

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Based on the performances last night, some were critical of Stough getting a spot in the finals over Ani and Smith.

You be the judge! Take a look below at each of the five semi-finalists performances from round 1 and round 2 of last night’s competition. American Idol concludes its season 21 on Sunday, May 21st with a star-studded three-hour season finale beginning at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on ABC and streaming live.

ROUND 1

ROUND 2

Let us know in the comment section below, if you agree with Iam, Megan and Colin as your top 3 finalists.