Lady GaGa, Beyoncé, J.Lo perform on 'American Idol' finale: Pictures

American Idol's tenth season concluded with a star-studded finale which featured performances from Lady GaGa, Beyoncé and judge Jennifer Lopez. Carrie Underwood and Tim McGraw were also on hand to perform alongside finalists Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

Steven Tyler, who was marking his first full season as an American Idol judge, U2, Judas Priest and Tom Jones were also among the many celebrity performers.

A record-breaking 122.4 million votes were cast following Tuesday night's performances by Lauren and Scotty, who represented the youngest final two in the show's ten-year history.

Check out pictures from the American Idol season ten finale below (with spoilers on who won):

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