Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey for Michael Jackson memorial - watch it live
Usher, Jennifer Hudson also set to take part
Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson and Usher have all been announced to take part in the memorial service for Michael Jackson today (July 7) at Los Angeles' Staples Center.
Smokey Robinson, John Mayer, Lionel Richie, 'Britain's Got Talent' contestant Shaheen Jafargholi and Brooke Shields are also slated to participate in the service, as are sports stars Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III.
The service will be preceded by a private burial at a Los Angeles cemetery at 8am. Watch live footage of the ceremony by clicking on the video below.
The event will be produced by Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich and directed by Kenny Ortega, the director of the London shows that were due to take place this summer, reports CNN.
Exactly 8,750 people were each awarded two tickets to the service via an online lottery over the weekend. 11,000 people will be seated inside the Staples Center, while 6,500 more people will watch on screens in the Nokia Theater next door.
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Smokey Robinson, John Mayer, Lionel Richie, 'Britain's Got Talent' contestant Shaheen Jafargholi and Brooke Shields are also slated to participate in the service, as are sports stars Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III.
The service will be preceded by a private burial at a Los Angeles cemetery at 8am. Watch live footage of the ceremony by clicking on the video below.
The event will be produced by Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich and directed by Kenny Ortega, the director of the London shows that were due to take place this summer, reports CNN.
Exactly 8,750 people were each awarded two tickets to the service via an online lottery over the weekend. 11,000 people will be seated inside the Staples Center, while 6,500 more people will watch on screens in the Nokia Theater next door.
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--By our New York staff.
Find out more about NME.
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