Jennifer Hudson To Sing At Neil Diamond MusiCares Event 2/6

By: Dec. 24, 2008
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Jennifer Hudson is scheduled to sing at the Grammy charity concert to honor Neil Diamond, the 2009 MusiCares® Person of the Year on February 6th. This will mark the first public performance she's announced since the tragic killings of her mother, brother, and nephew.

Jennifer's exposure during the third season of TV's American Idol in 2004 introduced her to a nation duly impressed with her potent soulfulness.
After Idol, Jennifer auditioned for the part of Effie in Dreamgirls, beat out thousands of contenders for the coveted role and went on to win an Oscar.

Neil Diamond will be honored as the 2009 MusiCares® Person of the Year, it was announced today by Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the MusiCares Foundation® and The Recording Academy®, and John Branca, Board Chair of the MusiCares Foundation.

Proceeds from the annual GRAMMY Week gala dinner and concert honoring Diamond - to be held in Los Angeles on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, two days prior to the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards - will provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures that music people have a place to turn to in times of financial, medical and personal need.

Diamond is being honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year in recognition of his exceptional artistic achievements as well as his philanthropic work, which has included many generous charitable donations over the years. Most recently, Diamond has been donating 100 percent of merchandise sales from his October concerts in Houston, Dallas and Oklahoma City to the hurricane relief efforts in Texas for areas ravaged by Hurricane Ike.

The event will begin with a special reception and silent auction that will offer an exclusive selection of luxury items, VIP experiences and one-of-a-kind celebrity memorabilia. The reception will also feature an online auction presented by Julien's Auctions, which will be broadcast live worldwide on Auction Network with real-time interactive bidding technology. The auction will be followed by a gala dinner, an award presentation and a star-studded tribute concert. The event is being chaired by Irving Azoff and Marshall Gelfand.

Also performing at the event will be Tim McGraw, Coldplay, Josh Groban, Foo Fighters, Raul Malo, and Diamond himself.

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