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Gaga, R. Kelly to perform at Selma to Montgomery March
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Lady Gaga performs at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP) (John Shearer)
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http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...perform_a.html
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Lady Gaga and R. Kelly are slated to perform Saturday night following President Barack Obama's speech in Selma.
A long list of entertainers also including rapper T.I., Young Breezy, We are Toonz, Bigg Robb, The Impressions and Toia Jones from NBC's 'The Voice.'
According to the Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, the concert is slated for 2 p.m. The schedule is subject to change. Tickets are $12 in advance and $20 at the door.
Bono of U2 is expected to attend Saturday's events, but it is unclear at this time if he is going to perform.
Former President George W. Bush is also slated to attend Saturday.
Each year the city of Selma and others commemorate the anniversary of the March 7, 1965 "Bloody Sunday" march with a reenactment. 50 years ago, state troopers attacked marchers with billy clubs and tear gas crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The march gave traction to the Civil Rights Movement and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that ensured African Americans the right the vote.
BET is sponsoring a "Salute to Selma" concert that will start immediately after the Sunday march. BET has yet to announce the lineup of artists.
Actor Danny Glover and singers Kirk Franklin, Ruben Studdard, Lady Tramaine Hawkins, The Blind Boys of Alabama and Richard Smallwood will be in attendance during the anniversary events set for March 5-9 in Selma, event organizers, the Bridge Crossing Jubilee, announced.
Legends of the Alabama Voting Rights Movement Diane Nash, Dr. C.T. Vivian and Amelia Boynton Robinson, who were portrayed in the recent film "Selma," will also be among the 100,000 people expected to converge on Selma that long weekend.
For updates in the schedule, check back with AL.com and the Bridge Crossing Jubilee website.
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