Motown at the White House

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February 17, 2011

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The President and Mrs. Obama will host a concert “celebrating Motown’s legacy,” with performances by the likes of Smokey Robinson, John Legend, Sheryl Crow, Nick Jonas, Seal and Jamie Foxx, who will also serve as the evening’s host.

“The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House,” will take place next Thursday, Feb. 24 and will be broadcast on PBS at on Tuesday, March 1 at 8 p.m.

Other performers include Natasha Bedingfield, Gloriana, Ledisi, Amber Riley, Mark Salling and Jordin Sparks. A number of Motown legends are also scheduled to be in attendance.

The event, which will be streamed live on whitehouse.gov and pbs.org, will air to U.S. service members around the world on March 11 via the American Forces Network. So don’t fret too much if you didn’t make the guest list.