Lionel Richie performed his iconic song -- We Are The World -- on television for the first time in 35 years.The new rendition, which is the second remake since the 1985 original, closed out the season 18 finale of American Idol on Sunday, May 17.Richie was joined by fellow Idol judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, along with season 18 contestants and some iconic alumni of past years.Scroll down to video Iconic: Lionel Richie performed his classic song -- We Are The World -- on television for the first time in 35 years during the American Idol season 18 finaleThe video kicked off with Richie in front of a microphone with a black backdrop as he delivered the opening lines: 'There comes a time/ When we heed a certain call/When the world must come.