Photo: Merritt/Getty (Springsteen), Fotonoticias/WireImage (Beyonce), Charriau/WireImage (Bono)
Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, U2’s Bono, Mary J. Blige and Sheryl Crow are among the artists that will perform at We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration , taking place at Washington, DC’s Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, January 18th. The event is free to the public and will be broadcast on HBO. The lineup also includes John Mellencamp, James Taylor, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Will.i.am, John Legend, Shakira and Garth Brooks. Additionally, Queen Latifah, Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx and Martin Luther King III will give historical readings at the event.
The We Are One show will kick off four days worth of events before President-Elect Barack Obama is inaugurated into office. The Beastie Boys and Sheryl Crow will team up for the horribly named “Hey, America Feels Kinda Cool Again” concert on January 19th at the 9:30 Club. That same night, Jay-Z revealed he’d play ...
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Springsteen, Rahman Snag Musical Golden Globes
billboard.com 1/12/2009 — Bruce Springsteen won the Golden Globe last night (Jan. 11) for best song for the title track from "The Wrestler," while A.R. Rahman won best original score for "Slumdog Millionaire." It's Springsteen's second Golden Globe; he won in 1994 for "Streets of Philadelphia" from "Philadelphia." That year, the same song also won the best song Oscar.
A Musical Guide to Inauguration Weekend
pastemagazine.com 1/14/2009 — In less than a week, the new guy finally gets his chance to save our republic. So cue the music! If you're heading into Washington for the festivities, here's a rundown on 10 shows worth catching.
Obamicon: A bit of post-election fun
Obamicon.Me 1/14/2009 — The longest election season in memory is now over, and we wanted to help you unwind and express yourself as we head into the new era.
Make your own "Obamicon" — your image in a style inspired by Shepard Fairey's iconic poster. Regardless of your ...
Barack Obama guest-stars in Spider-Man issue #389 —
Paste Magazine 1/13/2009
Tomorrow (Jan. 14), for the low price of $3.99, you can watch President-elect Barack Obama get inaugurated, be pursued by an evil doppleganger and exchange his signature fist-bump with Spider-Man. No, this isn't reality television; it's Marvel ...
Beck, TV on the Radio Join Forces + More —
Spinner 1/13/2009
Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Spinner.com : Beck, TV on the Radio, and Lily Allen will cover rock classics from artists such as Bob Dylan and David Bowie for the War Child International charity produced album, 'Heroes,' out Febraury 24 via ...
The Chum Bucket: Springsteen Turns 'Guitar Hero' + More —
Spinner 1/13/2009
Filed under: The Chum Bucket Spinner.com : Bruce Springsteen is releasing new material via 'Guitar Hero' later this month. But when will 'Dancing in the Dark' end up on DDR? [Game Daily] The Wrens have written their first new material since 1999, ...
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