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'American Idol' Season 22 finale: Katy Perry slammed for comparing Will Moseley's 'low energy' sound to Jon Bon Jovi

Will Moseley received inspiring advice from Jon Bon Jovi, which helped elevate his performance

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA: 'American Idol' Season 22 finale is here, and fans are eagerly anticipating the announcement of the winner. Just before the winner's announcement, Will Moseley graced the ABC show for one last time. In the first round, the Top 3 finalists performed Jon Bon Jovi's hit songs.

Will chose to perform "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi, which was also the finalist's favorite song. After the performance, Lionel Richie exclaimed, "Way to go!" and added, "Let it go and enjoy yourself." Luke Bryan complimented him for putting his guitar aside, noting, "That thing had some teeth in it."

He added, "You were making it count." Katy Perry claimed, "You sound like Jon Bon Jovi." She added that he sounded "totally free". However, the ABC show viewers were not convinced by Will's performance and criticized Katy for comparing him to the singing legend, Bon Jovi.

A social media user said, "ABSOLUTELY NOt Katie!!!! Will does NOT sound like Bon Jovi." Another person added, "I don't know how something can be both boring and painful at the same time but Will made it so." One critic noted, "No energy ever from Will."

Another user wrote, "How is Will singing Bon Jovi and not moving around? He also sounded flat." One viewer said, "Yall seriously think Will is top three material ?! He's such a snooze." A Reddit user said, "This feels really low energy from Will."

'American Idol' Season 22 finalist Will Moseley visits his hometown 

'American Idol' Season 22 finalist Will Moseley recently took a trip back to his home in Georgia. He visited his childhood home and met with his father. After an emotional chat with his father, Will went to his primary school and had a fun conversation with the kids.

Will ended his day with an exciting performance, which the crowd thoroughly enjoyed. He called his community "the best place in the world."

Will delivers an emotional tribute to his hometown

Will Moseley received inspiring advice from Jon Bon Jovi, which helped elevate his performance. Bon Jovi called out Will on his commitment to the lyrics and urged him to bring a sense of urgency to the song. Will took this advice seriously and applied it in his second performance.

He delivered an emotional tribute to his birthplace with Montgomery Gentry's song, "My Hometown." His father was visibly moved and on the verge of tears during the performance. Lionel Richie complimented, "That song said it all for you. How I feel about you. You got me crying on the song."

Katy Perry added, "It is keeping the American dream alive." Luke Bryan noted, "You started it real smooth and not overdone. You have all the tools to go be anything you want."

'American Idol' Season 22 is now available to stream on Hulu.