had the lowest number of votes that week; Ryan Seacrest mentioned the previous "Idol Gives Back" when no contestants were eliminated (and two were being sent home the following week), but then announced that Johns was eliminated. Idol Gives Back 2010 Idol Gives Back returned on April 21, 2010 during the Top 7 results show on season nine. President Barack Obama, Ben Affleck and Bill Gates all made appeals for donations. Elton John, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood, Joss Stone, The Black Eyed Peas, Annie Lennox, Jim Carrey, Slash, David Cook, Victoria Beckham, Elliott Yamin, Josh Groban, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock, Justin Bieber, Joe Jonas, Demi Lovato, Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Jennifer Garner, David Arquette, Jane Lynch and Jeff Beck appeared. Queen Latifah hosted the show from the Pasadena Civic Center in Los Angeles, where The Black Eyed Peas, Elton John, Carrie Underwood, Jeff Beck, and Joss Stone appeared at the Pasadena Civic Center, while Alicia Keys, Victoria Beckham, and David Cook appeared at the American Idol studio. Mary J. Blige also appeared at the American Idol studio, with an all-star band featuring Orianthi, Travis Barker, Randy Jackson, and multiple other celebrities. Annie Lennox was scheduled to make an appearance and perform live on the show, however, the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull which began on April 14, 2010 caused chaos across Europe with every flight being grounded. Due to this Lennox could not make it to perform but instead a video was played featuring her vocals of the song she was going to sing. In 2010, American Idol received a nomination for the Do Something TV Show Award from the VH1 Do Something Awards for its charitable work. Elimination Tim Urban was eliminated. Aaron Kelly and Casey James were in the bottom three. Overtime broadcast For the first time ever, the special ran overtime, running until 10:24 PM EDT (02:24 UTC, April 22). However, Ryan Seacrest did warn viewers at the end of the previous night's performance show that the show would run long, this time. The broadcast the night before had also run long, causing viewers to miss this warning as well. U.S. Nielsen ratings References External links AmericanIdol.com/IdolGivesBack Charity Projects Entertainment Fund Charity Navigator ratings for American Idol Gives Back charities American Idol American telethons