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Obama's Inaugural is heavy on contemporary music

Barack Obama, who's favourite music list includes: Aretha Franklin, U2, Bruce Springsteen, The Fugees, Kanye West, Jay-Z, John Coltrane, Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and The Rolling Stones, is having a who's who fete him at the various official and unofficial Inaugural Balls slated from January 15th thru January 24th in the nation's capitol.
Music starts participating are:
Aretha Franklin
Stevie Wonder
Barbara Streisand
Dionne Warwick
The O'Jays
Chaka Khan
The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards
Big Boi
Ludacris
George Clinton
Sting
Bruce Springsteen
Alicia Keys
Marvin Sapp
T-Pain
David Banner
Fantasia
Bobby Valentino
Monica
Lil Jon
Howard Hewett
Midnight Star
Chuck Brown
Jay-Z

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[Edited 1/7/09 14:46pm]
[Edited 1/10/09 1:14am]
Music Royalty in Motion
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Reply #1 posted 01/06/09 7:34am

jonylawson

is that official?

parliament is gonna do it??!!
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Reply #2 posted 01/06/09 8:28am

JackieBlue

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RnBAmbassador said:

Music starts participating are:

T-Pain
David Banner
Fantasia
Bobby Valentino
Monica
Lil Jon



neutral
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Reply #3 posted 01/06/09 8:31am

Graycap23

JackieBlue said:

RnBAmbassador said:

Music starts participating are:

T-Pain
David Banner
Fantasia
Bobby Valentino
Monica
Lil Jon



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Better than those long list of country acts.
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Reply #4 posted 01/06/09 8:37am

SCNDLS

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jonylawson said:

is that official?

parliament is gonna do it??!!

Anybody can host a ball so the performers are not necessarily approved by the president's people, he may not even show up.
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Reply #5 posted 01/06/09 8:42am

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Graycap23 said:

JackieBlue said:



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Better than those long list of country acts.


Sorry but I'll take good country over TPain any day.
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Reply #6 posted 01/06/09 8:43am

Graycap23

JackieBlue said:

Graycap23 said:


Better than those long list of country acts.


Sorry but I'll take good country over TPain any day.

U might have a point.
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Reply #7 posted 01/06/09 9:44am

vainandy

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bored
Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #8 posted 01/06/09 3:02pm

jockeyb4u

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nothing says change like same ole same ole
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Reply #9 posted 01/06/09 3:04pm

bboy87

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"We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world."
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Reply #10 posted 01/06/09 3:46pm

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lose the bottom six on that list and then scratch off Ludacris too and then you have a good one.

"We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F
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Reply #11 posted 01/06/09 3:51pm

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lastdecember said:

lose the bottom six on that list and then scratch off Ludacris too and then you have a good one.

AND Big Boi lol

Is anybody else surprised that Beyonce didn't get herself on that list? lol
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Reply #12 posted 01/06/09 3:53pm

Cinnie

What's wrong with Monica? Geez, guys.
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Reply #13 posted 01/06/09 4:52pm

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Cinnie said:

What's wrong with Monica? Geez, guys.


never could get into her at all

"We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F
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Reply #14 posted 01/06/09 5:27pm

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Who the hell signed up T-Pain and David Banner? WTF? I would have been satisfied to see Beyonce's annoying ass up there before those two twirps.
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Reply #15 posted 01/06/09 6:10pm

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missfee said:

Who the hell signed up T-Pain and David Banner? WTF? I would have been satisfied to see Beyonce's annoying ass up there before those two twirps.

This is gonna be the most ghetto inauguration ever lol

Next we know, they're gonna be serving kool aid in red plastic cups and syrup sandwiches lol
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Reply #16 posted 01/06/09 6:20pm

Ottensen

bboy87 said:

missfee said:

Who the hell signed up T-Pain and David Banner? WTF? I would have been satisfied to see Beyonce's annoying ass up there before those two twirps.

This is gonna be the most ghetto inauguration ever lol

Next we know, they're gonna be serving kool aid in red plastic cups and syrup sandwiches lol


You are REALLY actin' up today, bboy falloff
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Reply #17 posted 01/06/09 6:22pm

bboy87

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Cinnie said:

What's wrong with Monica?


She hangs out with Keyshia Cole's family


enough said
lol
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Reply #18 posted 01/06/09 6:25pm

Ottensen

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No thanks to you I KNOW it's some red kool-aid in that cup lol lol lol
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Reply #19 posted 01/07/09 7:30am

vainandy

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Cinnie said:

What's wrong with Monica? Geez, guys.


Does she make funk? There's the problem right there. evillol
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Reply #20 posted 01/07/09 7:38am

RipHer2Shreds

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Ludacris

Really? confused I'm assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that he'll be performing at an unofficial event? Otherwise, the soon-to-be Secretary of State - the "irrelevant bitch" - might be on hand.
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Reply #21 posted 01/07/09 8:45am

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JackieBlue said:

RnBAmbassador said:

Music starts participating are:

T-Pain
David Banner
Fantasia
Bobby Valentino
Monica
Lil Jon



neutral



lol
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Reply #22 posted 01/07/09 9:34am

Empress

JackieBlue said:

Graycap23 said:


Better than those long list of country acts.


Sorry but I'll take good country over TPain any day.


Me too and I don't even like country music.

T-Pain is embarrassing to watch. Pathetic.
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Reply #23 posted 01/07/09 9:45am

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Ugh.

I think they should present a wider scope of musics.

Where is jazz, blues, classical, country?

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Reply #24 posted 01/07/09 9:48am

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Empress said:

JackieBlue said:



Sorry but I'll take good country over TPain any day.


Me too and I don't even like country music.

T-Pain is embarrassing to watch. Pathetic.


Exactly. I rather hear a boring ass opera singer than a shit hopper. lol
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Reply #25 posted 01/07/09 9:53am

Empress

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Exactly. I rather hear a boring ass opera singer than a shit hopper. lol


I hear ya and I totally agree. He's a joke.
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Reply #26 posted 01/07/09 2:42pm

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HELL NO!!!
Obama...here's my list for you Mr.President.

Bruce Springsteen
Prince
Tina Turner
Lionel Ritchie
Anita Baker
Stevie Wonder
Chaka Khan
Elton John
U2
David Bowie
Alicia Keys
Brandy
Brutha
Jennifer Hudson
Natasha Beddingfield
Whitney Houston
Celine Dion
Bon Jovi

No Rappers, unless its Will Smith LOL
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Reply #27 posted 01/07/09 3:08pm

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The Balls continue, and no one said they are all official, because Obama and Biden are only dropping by ten of them - but nontheless there are many of them and several associated with the activities concerts that have acts such as
Jay-Z. Hannah Montana, Jonas Brothers, Midnight Star, and more

*****
Hova's in the (White) house.

Jay-Z has unveiled plans to stage a special one-off gig in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 19, the night before President-elect Barack Obama's historic inauguration.

In Concert on the Eve of Change will feature the rap superstar and his live band at the intimate 1,847-capacity Warner Theatre...
Meanwhile, the Washington Post reports that another big-time Obama backer, Bruce Springsteen, is going to jam Jan. 19 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The concert will be free and open to the public.

And that's not all...

Jessica Alba has just been tapped as the host of nonpartisan, nonprofit youth voter group Declare Yourself's inauguration kickoff event Jan. 18 that will feature a performance by Maroon 5 and deejaying by Lindsay Lohan gal-pal Samantha Ronson. Surprise guests are also promised. Tickets are going for $250.

According to Fox News, the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus have been invited to play an official inaugural ball for kids Jan. 19 at the Verizon Center. Stevie Wonder and Barbra Streisand are said to be in talks to play other official inauguration galas.

Unofficial parties going on in D.C. in and around inauguration time include a bash thrown by Dionne Warwick featuring George Clinton and Chaka Khan at the Marriott Wardman; a Jan. 18 concert headlined by Alicia Keys; a free show put on by Aretha Franklin at the Kennedy Center; and a glitzy ball organized by the Creative Coalition with dozens of celebrities expected to be in attendance and featuring musical performances by Sam Moore, Sting and Elvis Costello.

As for the official swearing-in ceremony itself, Queen of Soul Franklin and go-to guardians of high culture Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma are on the bill.
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Unofficial Balls

The following unofficial inaugural balls are planned for the January 2009 inauguration. Tickets to some of the events below might not be available to the general public. Please note that tickets are not sold through Presidential-Inauguration.com. Follow the links below for more information, including ways to purchase tickets, where available.

"A Time For Hope" 2009 Presidential Inaugural Jazz Gala
"Dreams from My Father" American Scholars Inauguration Ball
"NoVa For Change" Presidential Inaugural Gala
"Rejuvenate the Dream" Inaugural Ball
"We the People" Presidential Inauguration Gala-Ball
A Celebration of Change Inaugural Ball
A Dream Fulfilled Gala
A Historical Affair "Just Desserts" Gala and Awards Dinner
A White and Black Inaugural Ball
African Inaugural Ball
All American Ballw/ Dionne Warwick, Ludacris, Chaka Khan, Lil Jon and many more
Aloha Inaugural Ball
American Indian Inaugural Ball
Ancestors Dream Ball with Midnight Star
Arab American 2009 Inaugural Celebration
Arkansas Inaugural Gala
Barack The House "Still We Rise" Inaugural Inspiration Celebration
Be The Change Inaugural Ball
Believers Ball
Black McDonald's Operators Association Inaugural Ball
Bytes & Books Inaugural Ball
California Bash
Capitol Riverfront Gala
Change Has Come Inaugural Gala
Change the Nation Celebration
Music Royalty in Motion
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Reply #28 posted 01/07/09 3:15pm

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^^^does every election have this many or similar type of galas?
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Reply #29 posted 01/07/09 3:17pm

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JackieBlue said:

^^^does every election have this many or similar type of galas?

yes
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authentic power is service- Pope Francis
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