American Idol has officially revealed the Taylor Swift songs that will be featured on the hit reality competition show’s Monday, April 27, ode to the legendary pop star.
“We’re in our Top 7 era!” the official American Idol X account posted on Monday before the show’s 8:00 p.m. ET debut. “How many #taylorswiftnight songs did you guess right?”
The post featured the official list of the songs that will be featured in honor of Swift, 36.
Contestant Braden Rumfelt will perform Swift’s hit “Cardigan” off Folklore, while Brooks Rosser will sing the iconic “Love Story,” originally released in 2008, on stage.
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Chris Tungseth will sing Swift’s “Exile” featuring Wisconsin’s Bon Iver, while Daniel Stallworth will perform “Fearless” and Hannah Harper will sing “Mean.”
Rounding out the coveted Top 7 is Jordan McCullough, who will sing Swift’s first-ever hit “Tim McGraw,” and Keyla Richardson, who will perform “Lover” off 1989.
Judge Lionel Richie teased the highly-anticipated night via Instagram on Monday as well, sharing throwback photos of himself with Swift over the years.
“The Top 7 contestants are SWIFTly becoming some of the best #americanidol has ever seen! We’re back TONIGHT!” he captioned the upload.
Swift, for her part, has been quiet on social media after releasing parts one and two of her “Opalite” music video in February.
“I never want to forget a single detail of this hysterical shoot, and now I don’t have to!” she captioned a series of behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot via X. “Excited to share more of the Opalite Music Video with two extended versions full of dance lessoning, our phenomenal cameos, camcorder footage, gigantic scrunchies & fanny pack angles! Parts 1 & 2 are out now.”
Swift followed up the photo drop with a few more videos and an inside look at the making of her music video — off her 2025 The Life of a Showgirl — a few days later.
“Just a few Opalite memories to celebrate the Hot 100 #1 you guys just got this song!! I can’t even sum up my excitement and I’m so blown away by the love you’ve shown this song and video,” she wrote, sharing clips of herself mastering the choreography and getting into character. “To put this into perspective … This is actually the first time I’ve had two Hot 100 #1s off of one album since my album 1989 came out in 2014, nearly twelve years ago! I know that’s a lot of numbers but it all adds up to me being so thankful to the fans who helped make this happen by welcoming this song into your lives with open arms.”
Swift gushed, “Seriously bouncing off the walls about this!! Just wanted to say THANK YOU, might go buy a giant pretzel at the mall to celebrate, iykyk 🥨🌵🪨.”
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While Swift’s music is sure to make a splash on Monday night’s episode of American Idol, the Grammy winner has been laying low as she and fiancé Travis Kelce plan their upcoming nuptials.
“They’ve gone back and forth between inviting everyone and keeping it small and private,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this month of the pair’s plans to get married on June 13 in Rhode Island. “As of now, they’ve scaled it down. It’s no longer going to be a massive blowout.”
A separated insider revealed that the couple have steered away from mailing hard copy invitations and “aren’t even sure they will.” However, “their closest friends and family know the venue and the date, even if nothing formal has been sent out.”
American Idol airs on ABC Mondays at 8 p.m. ET.
