Beyonce Knowles and Bruce Springsteen have both been recruited to sing at Barack Obama's inaugural concert. The two will be performing at a free gig to be held at Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial on January 18.
Other musical guests to rock the show include Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, will.i.am, Usher, Shakira, Stevie Wonder and John Legend among others. Meanwhile, Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III and Denzel Washington will read historical passages at the event.
At the upcoming show, the singers will not be performing their hit singles. Instead, they will be delivering songs appropriate to the occasion. Springsteen will sing "The Rising" and one musician, yet to be disclosed, will be asked to perform "A Change Is Gonna Come", the song which was made famous by Sam Cooke.
Titled "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial", the concert is aimed to kick off a four-day schedule of inaugural events that will include 10 official inaugural balls, including Inauguration-Day-eve youth concert at the Verizon Center. The gig will be broadcast by HBO at 7 P.M. EST.
 |   Fireflies Owl City |
 | Empire State of Mind Jay-Z |
 | 3 Britney Spears |
 | Party in the U.S.A Miley Cyrus |
 | Down Jay Sean |
 | Paparazzi Lady GaGa |
 | Meet Me Halfway Black Eyed Peas |
 | Bad Romance Lady GaGa |
 | Run This Town Jay-Z |
 | Sweet Dreams Beyonce Knowles |
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did the soft tones sing, thats all i wanted to know
Amy, I guess you know something of politics then, to make such a blunt judgement; so why is it that your viceral attitude, your lack of tact and diplomacy reflect quite the contrary?? You say liberals dont know anything about Politics? Try cleaning your house before complaining about the neighbors trash. Politics is about convincing people that what you think is the right thing to think, you certainly failed miserably with your post.
wow amy. Looks like you should be far far away from this AMAZING historical event since its magnitude escapes you. As the true American you surely are, may i suggest, Alaska...heck, they don't even have newspapers there!
Amy- Learn some respect and equality for others. Give Barack Obama a chance! Bruce Springsteen is one of the most talented acts we will ever see. Get over yourself, and appreciate others and your country.
To amy-you probably didn't even vote! You are in a low, low percentile-not something to be proud about.
I think title says it all.
i won't be watching the liberals idiots who know NOTHING ABOUT POLITICS. Springsteen go to the dentist and a cleansing spa and wash for a change.
i wish you and jay-z come to houston
how's is true that charice will be performing during the inaugural ball for obama, does anybody knows about. thnaks.