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Riley and Laci both sang with country star Brett Young. Again, both were good, but Laci's emotional duet with Young on his hit \"Mercy\" was the better performance.

\"I thought I was watching something on the Grammys,\" gushed Perry. \"I don't wanna play favorites but, I'm just sayin.'\" Perry also raved over Riley's duet with Brett on his hit \"Like I Loved You\": \"Our jaws were on the floor,\" she said.

UMMM CHILLS on CHILLS on CHILLS with a little 😭 #AmericanIdol #IdolDuets

🎼:
\"Mercy\" - @BrettYoungMusic

Watch @LaciKayeBooth & Brett Young's duet: https://t.co/nTFhnMhciS

— American Idol (@AmericanIdol) April 8, 2019

Madison sang \"We Belong\" with Pat Benatar and held her own against the '80s pop/rock legend's still-powerful voice. Perry told Madison, \"Your voice is a Ferrari, and never be scared to show off your Ferrari.\"

Uché and Bumbly both sang with Shaggy. Bumbly's rendition of \"Angel\" was technically perfect, but the judges ultimately chose Uché's energetic performance of \"I Need Your Love.\"

ISSA VIBE w/ @Direalshaggy & @bumblymusic on stage together ⚡️ #AmericanIdol #IdolDuets

🎼:
\"Angel\" - Shaggy

Watch Shaggy & Bumbly's duet: https://t.co/v3w6MjGRsY

— American Idol (@AmericanIdol) April 8, 2019

Oddly, Elle King was the only one of the guest stars who didn't perform any of her own songs. In addition to singing \"The Weight\" with Laine, she sang Creedence Clearwater Revival's \"Proud Mary\" with Shawn Robinson. That performance contained the only major mistake of the night; Shawn came in too early on a verse and he and Elle ended up having to repeat it.

The 10 contestants who didn't perform on Sunday will perform Monday night at 8 p.m. with Chris Isaak, Lukas Graham, lovelytheband, Cynthia Erivo, Ben Harper and Julia Michaels.

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