Kellie Pickler is scheduled to make a rare public appearance on American Idol three years after her husband Kyle Jacobs' death. "Next week, we will see your top five perform," Danielle Fishel said on the Wednesday, April 29, episode of the TV competition's official companion podcast. "We are going to party like it's 2006 when some of the favorite top 10 finalists from that historic season will return to duet with this season's top five.