Bono, Bruce Springsteen and Beyoncé for Barack Obama inaugural concert

It feels like something Barack Obama dreamed up in his bedroom. "Why not have Beyoncé play my inauguration ... and Bruce Springsteen too. Heck, bring in Stevie Wonder, Renée Fleming … and how about U2? Bono likes me. He'd do it." And indeed he will. All of these artists have been announced to headline a concert on the Sunday before the president-elect's formal inauguration. The free gig will take place at 2pm EST at the Lincoln Memorial, with Obama in attendance. "Everybody is going to do one song, but there were will be duets and trios and choirs," executive producer George Stevens Jr explained to the Washington Post. "We're never going to say, 'Ladies and gentlemen, let's give it up for Beyoncé,'" underlined another producer, Don Mischer. "It's going to be connecting music to history and ideas and American values." We can only hope that this means Shakira will duet with Mary J Blige, crooning the complete text of the US constitution. Or that Will.I.Am will jam with Herbie Hancock, on the ... (link)