David Cook is ABC2's Idol

We are thrilled about today's announcement from musician David Cook, last year's "American Idol" winner, that he has designated Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2), a Case Foundation partner organization, to receive all proceeds from the sale of the live recording of his performance on the American Idol season finale tonight. The recording will be available for purchase on iTunes immediately after the live broadcast of the show. David served as Honorary Chair of the 2009 Race for Hope, which raised $2 million for ABC2 and the National Brain Tumor Society.

From today's press release:

Exactly one year after winning the seventh season of "American Idol," David Cook returns to the most popular television series in America on Wednesday night to perform "Permanent," -- a song he wrote with Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida. The studio version of "Permanent" appears on his platinum-selling debut album for 19 Recordings/RCA Records, "David Cook." The live recording will be available for purchase on iTunes immediately after the live broadcast. 100 percent of the proceeds will go to Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2), a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to finding a cure for brain cancer.

You can watch and hear David talk about tonight's performance and his decision to donate the proceeds from the recording to ABC2 on television and radio interviews today. Here are a few clips: