Rihanna, Jay-Z, Kanye West to Help Launch New Jay Leno Show

Friday August 07, 2009 07:00 AM EDT

From left: Rihanna, Jay-Z and Kanye West

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The Sept. 14 launch of the new prime-time The Jay Leno Show will not only bring a leaner, meaner host – who recently dropped 12 lbs. – but a hip guest roster of Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West, NBC has announced.

The R&B trio – considered the top names in the genre – are scheduled to perform "Run This Town" from Jay-Z's latest album, The Blueprint 3"].

For Rihanna, the appearance will mark one of her first major public performances since the February assault against her by her then-boyfriend, Chris Brown, whose sentencing has been rescheduled for Aug. 27.
– Stephen M. Silverman

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