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Idol Gives Back results: The summary

Tim Urban has seen Better Days, but he won't see any more of them on American Idol. After showing two weeks of improvement, the apparently Teflon one finally had the effects of a bad performance stick to him. Viewers didn't find his Goo Goo Dolls cover very inspiring, and he was sent home.

Told you my 8-year-old was going to cry.

The two-hour Idol Gives Back special – which broadcast from the Idol theater as well as the Pasadena Civic Center and featured performances by Carrie Underwood, Elton John, the Black Eyed Peas, Jeff Beck and Joss Stone, Annie Lennox (stuck in London because of the Icelandic volcano) and Mary J. Blige, who sang Stairway to Heaven with a band that included Steve Vai, Orianthi, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Randy Jackson – raised more than $15 million dollars.

Casey James' flatline version of Don't Stop earned him his first trip to the bottom three, where he was joined by Aaron Kelly. Next week, guest judge Shania Twain returns to mentor six contestants who'll sing her songs.