Jessica Simpson used a few not-so-common tricks to help combat her nerves for her first television performance in 15 years.

Jessica Simpson is opening up about the way she was feeling as she made her first television performance in 15 years on the American Idol finale. Simpson's performance was the first time fans had seen her perform on television in over a decade,

The singer delivered her first TV performance in 15 years during the season finale of “American Idol” on May 18. She sang her new track “Blame Me,” before teaming with one of this season’s “Idol” contestants,