Usher and Barack Obama

The list of performers for the inauguration festivities held in honor of US President Barack Obama is continuing to expand faster Kim Kardashian’s alleged baby bump. The latest names that have been added to the mix include Usher and Katy Perry.

Joining Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and the cast of High School Musical Glee, are Usher, Perry, John Legend and Alicia Keys. The entertainers will be split among two inauguration balls on January 21st and a children’s concert, which will precede the big events on January 19th.

As previously reported, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor will serenade Obama on the Capitol steps on January 21st. Meanwhile, Aretha Franklin’s iconic hat has yet to receive an invitation and I am quite upset about it.

Watch Usher, Shakira and Stevie Wonder perform High Ground at Obama’s 2009 inauguration event below:

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