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RecommendHalf of U2 brings a little bit of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark to the American Idol stage, as Bono and The Edge joins Spider-Man star Reeve Carney to sing Rise Above 1 from the musical. As they sing, a Spider-Man swings through the rafters of the Nokia Theatre, ending up upside down in front of Jennifer Lopez, who pulls down half his mask as if to kiss him, then taps him on the lips instead.

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Nashville-based Brian Mansfield began writing about music for USA TODAY in 1997 and took over Idol Chatter just before the start of Season 8. He co-authored Make Me a Star: Industry Insiders Reveal How to Make It in Music, and while he has never auditioned for American Idol, he did sing Boot Scootin’ Boogie at Disney World’s American Idol Experience the day the attraction opened (he lost).