Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has been confirmed as the latest musician to make an appearance on The Simpsons. The star will appear next season, in an episode entitled "The Fabulous Faker Boy."
In the 24-year history of the show (yes, The Simpsons is older than the pop star), dozens of musicians have made cameos. Most of them appear as themselves, though some (Michael Jackson and Shawn Colvin, for instance) play characters.
The following is a complete list of musical cameos on The Simpsons.
Season two
Tony Bennett, “Dancin’ Homer”
Ringo Starr, “Brush with Greatness”
Michael Jackson, “Stark Raving Dad” (Credited as John Jay Smith)
Kipp Lennon, “Stark Raving Dad”
Season three
Aerosmith, “Flaming Moe’s”
Sting, “Radio Bart”
Spinal Tap, “The Otto Show”
Season four
Tom Jones, “Marge Gets a Job”
Linda Ronstadt, “Mr. Plow”
Barry White, “Whacking Day”
David Crosby, “Marge in Chains”
Bette Midler, “Krusty Gets Kancelled”
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Krusty Gets Kancelled”
Barry White, “Krusty Gets Kancelled”
Season five
David Crosby, “Homer’s Barbershop Quartet”
George Harrison, “Homer’s Barbershop Quartet”
Ramones, “Rosebud”
James Brown, “Bart’s Inner Child”
Robert Goulet, "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to
Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"
James Taylor, “Deep Space Homer”
Season six
Dr. Demento, “Sideshow Bob Roberts”
Mandy Patinkin, “Lisa’s Wedding”
Tito Puente, “Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part 1”
Season seven
Tito Puente, “Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part 2”
Paul McCartney, “Lisa the Vegetarian”
Linda McCartney, “Lisa the Vegetarian”
Paul Anka, “Treehouse of Horror VI”
Smashing Pumpkins, “Homerpalooza”
Cypress Hill, “Homerpalooza”
Sonic Youth, “Homerpalooza”
Peter Frampton, “Homerpalooza”
Season eight
Johnny Cash (as a coyote), "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
(The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)"
Season nine
U2, “Trash of the Titans”
Season 10
The Moody Blues, “Viva Ned Flanders”
Cyndi Lauper, “Wild Barts Can’t Be Broken”
Dolly Parton, “Sunday, Cruddy Sunday”
Elton John, “I’m With Cupid”
Season 11
NRBQ, “Take My Wife, Sleaze”
Clarence Clemons (as narrator), “Grift of the Magi”
Britney Spears, “The Mansion Family”
Randy Bachman, “Saddlesore Galactica”
Fred Turner, “Saddlesore Galactica”
Shawn Colvin, ”Alone Again, Natura-Diddily"
Kid Rock, “Kill the Alligator and Run”
Willie Nelson, “Behind the Laughter”
Season 12
The Who, “A Tale of Two Springfields”
‘N Sync, "New Kids on the Blecch"
Season 13
R.E.M., “Homer and Moe”
Phish, “Weekend at Burnsie's"
Season 14
Mick Jagger, "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"
Keith Richards, "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"
Elvis Costello, "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"
Tom Petty, "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"
Lenny Kravitz, "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"
Brian Setzer, "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"
Tony Bennett, "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade"
Baha Men, “Large Marge”
Little Richard, “Special Edna”
Blink-182, “Barting Over”
“Weird Al” Yankovic, "Three Gays of the Condo"
David Byrne, “Dude, Where’s My Ranch?”
Jackson Browne, "Brake My Wife, Please"
Season 16
50 Cent, "Pranksta Rap"
Fantasia Barrino, “A Star is Torn”
Season 18
Metallica, "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer"
The White Stripes, “Jazzy and the Pussycats”
Stephen Sondheim, “Yokel Chords”
Ludacris, "You Kent Always Say What You Want"
Season 19
Lionel Richie, "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs"
Plácido Domingo, “Homer of Seville”
Ted Nugent, "I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
“Weird Al” Yankovic, “That '90s Show”
Dixie Chicks, “Papa Don’t Leech”
Season 20
Glen Hansard, “In the Name of the Grandfather”
Markéta Irglová, “In the Name of the Grandfather”
Season 21
Smothers Brothers, “O Brother, Where Bart Thou?”
Chris Martin, “Million Dollar Maybe”
Season 22
Katy Perry, “The Fight Before Christmas”
Jemaine Clement, "Elementary School Musical"
Bret McKenzie, "Elementary School Musical"
Lea Michele, "Elementary School Musical"
Cory Monteith, "Elementary School Musical"
Amber Riley, "Elementary School Musical"
Joey Kramer, "The Ned-Liest Catch"
Season 23
Alison Krauss, "At Long Last Leave"
Ted Nugent, "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson"
Lady Gaga, “Lisa Goes Gaga”
Green Day, The Simpsons Movie
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