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In addition to confirming a final list of performers for Thursday’s “Greatest Hits” finale, ABC revealed song selections for the live, two-hour broadcast.<\/p>\n

Colin Hay, Celine Dion, En Vogue, Nelly, New Edition, and Richard Marx will perform their own songs — on their own. Sheryl Crow will perform her “All I Wanna Do” with assistance from Kelsea Ballerini, while Hunter Hayes will team with Smash Mouth on the latter’s “All Star.”<\/p>\n

Adam Lambert will cover George Michael’s “Faith,” while John Legend will offer his take on two Lauryn Hill hits.<\/p>\n

Other performances include a tribute to hip-hop by Flo Rida and a tribute to Whitney Houston by Ariana Grande.<\/p>\n

The show airs at 9PM ET on August 4. The song list follows:<\/p>\n

Adam Lambert \u2013 \u201cFaith\u201d (George Michael)<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande \u201cHow Will I Know\u201d\/ \u201cQueen of the Night\u201d (Whitney Houston)<\/p>\n

Celine Dion \u2013 \u201cMy Heart Will Go On\u201d (Performing from Montreal)<\/p>\n

Colin Hay \u2013 \u201cDown Under\u201d<\/p>\n

En Vogue \u2013 \u201cMy Lovin\u2019 (You\u2019re Never Gonna Get It)\u201d<\/p>\n

Flo Rida \u2013 (Performing a Hip-Hop tribute)<\/p>\n

John Legend \u2013 \u201cEx Factor \/ Doo Wop (That Thing)\u201d (Lauryn Hill)<\/p>\n

Nelly \u2013 \u201cRide Wit Me\u201d \/ \u201cHot In Herre\u201d<\/p>\n

New Edition \u2013 \u201cIf It Isn\u2019t Love\u201d \/ \u201cSensitivity\u201d \/ \u201cRub You The Right Way\u201d \/ \u201cPoison\u201d<\/p>\n

Richard Marx \u2013 Don\u2019t Mean Nothing<\/p>\n

Sheryl Crow & Kelsea Ballerini \u2013 \u201cAll I Wanna Do\u201d<\/p>\n

Smash Mouth & Hunter Hayes \u2013 \u201cAll Star\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[233,475,692,1143,7005,6752,3437,6400,420,757,2935,946,7006,7004,793,7003,6896],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nABC Reveals Song Choices For "Greatest Hits" Finale, Including Ariana Grande's Whitney Houston Tribute<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In addition to confirming a final list of performers for Thursday's "Greatest Hits" finale, ABC revealed song selections for the live, two-hour broadcast.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2016\/08\/02\/abc-reveals-song-choices-for-greatest-hits-finale-including-ariana-grandes-whitney-houston-tribute\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ABC Reveals Song Choices For "Greatest Hits" Finale, Including Ariana Grande's Whitney Houston Tribute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In addition to confirming a final list of performers for Thursday's "Greatest Hits" finale, ABC revealed song selections for the live, two-hour broadcast.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2016\/08\/02\/abc-reveals-song-choices-for-greatest-hits-finale-including-ariana-grandes-whitney-houston-tribute\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Headline Planet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-08-02T20:12:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brian Cantor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cantorpedia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@headlineplanet\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2016\/08\/02\/abc-reveals-song-choices-for-greatest-hits-finale-including-ariana-grandes-whitney-houston-tribute\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2016\/08\/02\/abc-reveals-song-choices-for-greatest-hits-finale-including-ariana-grandes-whitney-houston-tribute\/\",\"name\":\"ABC Reveals Song Choices For \\\"Greatest Hits\\\" Finale, Including Ariana Grande's Whitney Houston Tribute\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-08-02T20:12:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-08-02T20:12:46+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b530255b81ceb7463ea060a9b8a302c8\"},\"description\":\"In addition to confirming a final list of performers for Thursday's \\\"Greatest Hits\\\" finale, ABC revealed song selections for the live, two-hour broadcast.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2016\/08\/02\/abc-reveals-song-choices-for-greatest-hits-finale-including-ariana-grandes-whitney-houston-tribute\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/\",\"name\":\"Headline Planet\",\"description\":\"Music News & Charts, TV News & Spoilers\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b530255b81ceb7463ea060a9b8a302c8\",\"name\":\"Brian Cantor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5726265e0532f231e46bbddd41009383?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5726265e0532f231e46bbddd41009383?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Brian Cantor\"},\"description\":\"Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. 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