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The Inaugural Balls

By Jeralyn

MTV's Inaugural Ball for President Clinton in 1993 was as good as they get: Michael Stipe of REM, Natalie Merchant (then of 10,000 Maniacs) and Don Henley ("Democracy" here). Bill and Hillary and Al and Tipper made memorable appearances.

Fast-forward 16 years and it's definitely a change. The two biggest musical events will be the "We Are One" concert at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday afternoon in D.C. and the Youth Inaugural Ball, from which MTV and Service Nation will host their own event, Be the Change, on Tuesday night.[More...]

The "We are One" concert will be re-played Sunday night on HBO. It will be free to all cable and satellite subscribers. It features:

U2, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Bruce Springsteen, Usher, Will.I.Am, John Mellencamp, Shakira, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow and Josh Groban.

Headlining the Youth Inaugural/MTV/Service Nation event: Kanye West, Kid Rock and Fall Out Boy. It will air live Tuesday night on all MTV channels.

At the actual Inaugural Ball, Beyonce will perform for Obama's first dance. She'll sing the Etta James song, At Last. You can watch her singing it here.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on January 17, 2009 (boomark / email).