Beyonce Inaugral Song for Obama's First Dance Revealed - "At Last"

USA Today has revealed that Beyonce will sing for Barack and Michelle Obama's first dance on inauguration night. The song has just been announced to be the Etta James classic "At Last." The star recently portrayed the blues great in the film Cadillac Records (where she also sings the song). 

The Presidential Inaugural Committee was planning to keep mum on the title of the song. "It is our hope that we can keep the song secret until the moment," said spokeswoman Linda Douglass to the paper. The inaugural team for Barack Obama has announced a huge and starry lineup of talent that will perform at an opening celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, in a kickoff heavy in its mix of history and leading performance artists.

The A list roster includes a cross section of legends and luminaries: U2, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Garth Brooks, Shakira, John Mellencamp, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Usher, James Taylor, will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, Heather Headley and Jennifer Nettles.

In addition, Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington will read historical passages, with the Rev. Gene Robinson delivering the invocation.

Beyonce can presently being seen in Cadillac Records playing Etta James and has also been confirmed to play Eartha Kitt is her upcoming motion picture biography.

 

 

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