Beyonce,will.i.am, Mary J. Blige And Others To Perform At Offici

As President-elect Barack Obama prepares for his inauguration next Tuesday, many are still wondering who is scheduled to perform at the event. Over the past couple of months, rumors have circulated, suggesting Jennifer Hudson and even Jay-Z as potential contenders to perform at the historic occasion. Although details about the actual inauguration still seem to be a bit fuzzy, the Presidential Inaugural Committee has announced a lineup of A-list performers who will officially be kicking off the presidential inauguration festivities. This Sunday, HBO will air We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, a two-hour event which will include performances by Beyonce, will.i.am, Usher, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Stevie Wonder. They will join other artists such as U2's Bono, Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Each participant will perform one song, some of which the singers have never performed in public before. "This is a great opportunity to capture an historic event in a very meaningful setting," said Emmy Award winning producer and director Don Mischer, who has also produced Olympic ceremonies and Super Bowl halftime shows. "We will have the statue of Abraham Lincoln looking down on our stage and a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people lining the mallâ