VH1 Divas Adds Natasha Bedingfield, Keri Hilson, Ledisi, Iggy
Azalea and Funk Legend Bootsy Collins as Performers With
Appearances by La La Anthony, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Stacey Keibler,
NeNe Leakes, Brandy Norwood and Kelly Osbourne
NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1's popular
franchise "VH1 Divas" announced today additional
performers to join this year's LIVE dance music tribute Natasha
Bedingfield, Keri Hilson, Ledisi, Iggy Azalea and funk legend
Bootsy Collins. In addition La La Anthony, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Stacey Keibler, NeNe
Leakes, Brandy Norwood and
Kelly Osbourne will make an
appearance and join the "VH1 Divas" dance party LIVE
at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, December 16 at 9PM/8c on VH1. To purchase tickets for VH1 Divas
please visit http://on.vh1.com/DIVAStix.
This year "VH1 Divas" red carpet will be live streamed on
DIVAS.VH1.com on Sunday, December
16 from 7-9PM ET/4-6PM PT (#VH1DIVAS). The live stream will
provide fans an unfiltered front-row seat to all the red carpet
action and will feature real time interviews with entertainment's
biggest stars. Beginning Monday, December
17, fans can view a curated red carpet highlights video on
DIVAS.VH1.com.
In the spirit of celebration and appreciation VH1 Divas will
include a tribute to two divas we lost this past year, whose voices
always lead us straight to the dance floor, Whitney Houston and
Donna Summer. "VH1 Divas" is bringing together Ciara, Miley Cyrus,
Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland and Jordin Sparks to pay homage to the
greatest divas of dance music with performances featuring current
and classic dance hits. Previous announced performers also include:
Kelly Clarkson, Melanie Fiona, Metric and Pitbull along with Havana
Brown as House DJ/artist.
As in previous years, this edition of "VH1 Divas" will benefit
the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, a non-profit
organization dedicated to keeping music education alive in American
public schools. To date, VH1 Save The Music has provided more than
$49.5 million in new musical instruments to 1,850 public
schools in more than 128 school districts around the country,
impacting the lives of over 2.1 million children. To purchase
tickets to the VH1 Divas live concert and Official After-party
hosted by VH1 Divas and Foundation Ambassador Jordin Sparks with special Guest DJs, The Dolls:
Mia Moretti and Caitlin Moe and KISSette please visit
http://www.vh1savethemusic.com/divas2012.
This year's sponsors for "VH1 Divas" include: AT&T,
BURGER KING®, COVERGIRL, FIAT®, GEICO, The Hershey Company and Old
Navy.
VH1.com will be offering a complete second screen experience on
desktop and mobile, streaming LIVE from the red carpet and
backstage so fans don't miss a moment of the action. VH1.com
will also host a live Twitter Tracker to keep tabs on the
up-to-the-minute social media action around the show, and the show
will be prominently featured in VH1's Co-Star application.
For more information about the show visit DIVAS.VH1.com,
"Like" VH1 on Facebook, and follow @VH1DIVAS on Twitter and use the
hashtag #VH1DIVAS to talk about the show.
Additional performers, presenters, special guests and sponsors
will be announced as they are confirmed.
Premiering on VH1 in 1998, "Divas" became synonymous with some
of the most memorable, live, female vocal performances in
television history. The show quickly became a highly
anticipated annual phenomenon, generating speculation among music
fans and industry executives on who would be part of that year's
telecast. Last year, the "Divas" paid tribute to the great
cities of Soul Music including: Chicago, Detroit, London, Memphis and Philadelphia with "Divas Celebrates Soul"
featuring Mary J, Blige, Kelly
Clarkson, Florence + The Machine, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J, Chaka Khan, and Jill
Scott. Previous featured performers over the years included
Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Cher, Mariah Carey, Celine
Dion, Aretha Franklin,
Mary J. Blige, Shania Twain,
Faith Hill, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Chaka Khan, Adele, Kelly
Clarkson, Miley Cyrus,
Jennifer Hudson, Leona Lewis, Jordin
Sparks and numerous others have graced the "VH1 Divas"
stage.
"VH1 Divas" is executive produced by Jesse Ignanovic for
Den of Thieves and Rickey Minor.
Lee Rolontz and Rick Krim are executive producers for VH1.
ABOUT VH1
VH1connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that
matter to them most with TV series, specials, live events,
exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is
available in 99 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an
array of digital channels and services including VH1Classic, VH1
Soul, VH1 Mobile, and extensive video on VH1.com. VH1 is a
unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), one of the world's leading
creators of programming and content across all media
platforms. For more information, go to www.vh1press.com or
visit VH1.com, the VH1 Facebook page and @VH1 on Twitter.
ABOUT THE VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION
The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to restoring instrumental music education programs in
America¹s public schools, and raising awareness about the
importance of music as part of each child¹s complete education. To
date, VH1 Save The Music has provided more than $49.5 million in new musical instruments to 1,850
public schools in more than 128school districts around the country,
impacting the lives of over 2.1 million children. The
2013 Ambassador Class - dedicated to raising awareness and funds to
benefit The Foundation - includes: Mariah
Carey, B.o.B., Ingrid
Michaelson, Matchbox Twenty, Robin
Thicke, LeAnn Rimes,
Andy Grammer and Henrik Lundqvist. Get involved at
http://www.vh1savethemusic.org and follow the foundation
on twitter@vh1savethemusic.
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