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Bono, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp, Usher, Shakira, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder and more to play Obama’s Inauguration gala; God clearing his diary

18_mdf1420427Barack Obama’s lineup of acts for the inaugural festivities in Washington DC is as eclectic as his ipod. And perhaps as big. If he has that new 120GB one.

A full lineup of the celebrity bacchanalia after the jump.

http://imperioformen.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/beyonce.jpgHis inaugural committee announced Monday that the entertainers include: Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, will.i.am, and Stevie Wonder.

In addition there will be a few “historical passages” read by celebrity actors. Those celebrities are Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington.

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