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Beyoncé Will Sing for Obamas' Inaugural Dance

Sing will also join many other performers for inauguration's Neighborhood Ball

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 16, 2009 12:15 PM CST

(Newser) – Beyoncé will sing for the Obamas' first dance on inauguration night, the AP reports. The inaugural committee is tight-lipped about the specifics—"It is our hope that we can keep the song secret until the moment,” a rep said—but it's a good bet the singer/actress will be closer to the "At Last" section of her repertoire than to "Single Ladies" or "Bootylicious."

Beyoncé will also perform at the inauguration’s Neighborhood Ball, joining husband Jay-Z, will.i.am, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Sting, Faith Hill, Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder and Maroon 5.

President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle return to their vehicle after a seaside memorial for his grandmother Madelyn Payne Dunham in Honolulu, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008.
President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle return to their vehicle after a seaside memorial for his grandmother Madelyn Payne Dunham in Honolulu, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Beyonce performs on the NBC Today television program in New York's Rockefeller Center, Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008.
Beyonce performs on the NBC "Today" television program in New York's Rockefeller Center, Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
American singer Beyonce holds the award for outstanding contribution to the arts during the 2008 World Music Awards ceremony in Monaco, Sunday Nov. 9, 2008.
American singer Beyonce holds the award for outstanding contribution to the arts during the 2008 World Music Awards ceremony in Monaco, Sunday Nov. 9, 2008.   (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
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COMMENTS
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Guest
Jan 16, 2009 2:21 AM CST
Jennifer Hidson would have been sooo much better.!! Did the committee ask her? She is a native of Illinois.
Guest
Jan 16, 2009 2:13 AM CST
One here in Texas who is very disappointed! The Obama's are a class act; however,"MS booty..well

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