Mary J. Blige, Lenny Kravitz to Perform on Next Week's THE X FACTOR, 12/8

Fox has announced that international superstars Mary J. Blige and Lenny Kravitz will take to THE X FACTOR stage next week to perform.

After last night's double elimination, only five finalists remain in the competition on Fox's THE X FACTOR: Melanie Amaro, Marcus Canty, Rachel Crow, Josh Krajcik and Chris Rene. Next week, the Top Five must sing two songs each in order to reach the grand finale to win THE X FACTOR title, a $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music and an iconic Pepsi commercial. 

Immediately after next week’s performance show, fans will be able to vote via 1) Twitter attwitter.thexfactorusa.com; 2) Verizon Touch Voting on The Xtra Factor App on Verizon Android devices; 3) toll-free calling; 4) text messaging for Verizon Wireless customers; and 5) online at TheXFactorUSA.com. Fans with valid Facebook accounts can also vote at Facebook.com/TheXFactorUSA.

THE X FACTOR results show will air Thursday, Dec. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed)  as one more finalist is eliminated from the competition.