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Who Will Perform at Michael Jackson's Memorial?
Originally posted 07/06/2009 03:45PM
Everyone from Mariah Carey to the surviving Jackson brothers are expected to perform in honor of the late King of Pop at his memorial Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
On Monday, the Jackson family's publicists released a "preliminary and subject to change" list of participants, which included Carey and confirmed an earlier report from CNN that Jennifer Hudson would take the stage.
Other stars set to appear include:
• Brooke Shields
• Usher
• Stevie Wonder
• Magic Johnson
• Kobe Bryant
• Andrae Crouch Choir
• Berry Gordy
• Family friends Ron Boyd and Pastor Lucious Smith
• Shaheen Jafargholi of Britain's Got Talent
• Martin Luther King III
• Bernice A. King
• John Mayer
• Lionel Richie
• Smokey Robinson
• Rev. Al Sharpton
Sources confirm to PEOPLE that the dancers who were set to take the stage with Jackson on his London tour will also perform at the memorial.
Permalink | Filed Under: Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder
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The Obamas' Secret to Love? Stevie Wonder
Originally posted 02/26/2009 12:30PM
From the sounds of it, we can thank Stevie Wonder for the very existence of the new First Family.
"I think it's fair to say that had I not been a Stevie Wonder fan, Michelle might not have dated me," President Barack Obama said at a White House concert before presenting the singer with the Gershwin Award for Lifetime Achievement. "We might not have married. The fact that we agreed on Stevie was part of the essence of our courtship."
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Barack Obama to Honor His Musical Hero, Stevie Wonder
Originally posted 02/24/2009 10:15AM
During Barack Obama's presidential campaign, Stevie Wonder honored him in song at rallies and fundraisers. Now the President is returning the favor to the artist he's called his musical hero.
On Wednesday, Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will present Wonder, 58, with the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
The salute, to be held in the White House's East Room and broadcast Thursday night on PBS, will feature artists including Martina McBride (who will sing Wonder's hit "You and I"), Will.I.Am, Tony Bennett, Paul Simon and India.Arie.
Obama last year told Rolling Stone that he really got into music during Wonder's heyday in the early '70s, when Wonder released albums like Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. "So that was a guy I loved," Obama said.
Permalink | Filed Under: Music News, Barack Obama, Martina McBride, Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett, Will I Am
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Ashley Olsen Goes Solo For Fashion Spread
Originally posted 06/02/2005 08:15AM
POSED: Ashley Olsen, who turns 19 on June 13, has landed her first solo magazine cover – that is, minus sister Mary-Kate – thanks to July's Harper's Bazaar. Still, under the heading "Fashion's New 'It' Girl," both Ashley and her twin are applauded for their "dumpster dressing" and "bobo" (bohemian bourgeois) look. "I honestly don't know why we started dressing like that," Ashley tells Harper's, as previewed in USA Today. "We like wearing big, oversized things and it gets photographed. New York weather allows you to layer a lot." As for what inspires their style, Ashley says: "If you look at pictures of the two of us walking down the street, you know we're not trying to look like sex symbols ... Dressing up is all about fun. My idea of the highest compliment is 'adorable.'"
Permalink | Filed Under: Ashley Olsen, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder
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Eminem's Jacko Video Angers Stevie Wonder
Originally posted 12/06/2004 02:50PM
Eminem won't be receiving any holiday presents from music legend Stevie Wonder, who is "really disappointed" by the rapper's video lampoon of Wonder's pal Michael Jackson.
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Birthday: Oprah Turns the Big 5-0
Originally posted 01/30/2004 01:00PM
Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder and John Travolta were among the 300 specially invited friends and family members inside Oprah Winfrey's Chicago TV studios Thursday as the talk show queen celebrated her 50th birthday.
Permalink | Filed Under: John Travolta, Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner
Stevie's D.C. Gala a Wonder-ful Affair
Originally posted 10/22/2002 01:00PM
Love and big names were in the air at BET's Eighth Annual Walk of Fame gala at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., when music legends gathered to honor Stevie Wonder's lifelong contribution to music, PEOPLE reports.
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Stevie a Wonder in Sweden
Originally posted 02/25/1999 12:00AM
Three years after singing "Happy Birthday" for Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, Stevie Wonder is getting an award from Sweden. The Royal Swedish Academy of Music picked Wonder and composer Iannis Xenakis as this year's winners of the Polar Music Prize, worth $125,000. The prize is endowed by the late Stikkan Anderson, whose record company released the songs of Swedish supergroup ABBA.
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