Kanye West booked with Clarkson on `American Idol'

NEW YORK (AP) - March 6, 2009 The Grammy winners will share the stage as performers during Wednesday's elimination show.

West, making his first appearance on the top-rated Fox series, will perform his hit song "Heartless" from his latest album "808s & Heartbreak."

Clarkson, the original "American Idol," will sing her chart-topper "My Life Would Suck Without You," off her new album that drops Tuesday.

The show - a ratings juggernaut since it debuted in 2002 - has attracted numerous top artists as mentors and performers in recent seasons. Among them: Mariah Carey, Prince, Gwen Stefani, Dolly Parton and Jennifer Lopez.

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