Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey for Michael Jackson memorial

Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey for Michael Jackson memorial
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Tue 7 Jul 2009

[Source: NME.com] Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson and Usher have all been announced to take part in the memorial service for Michael Jackson tomorrow at Los Angeles’ Staples Center.

Smokey Robinson and John Mayer 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.

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.

8,750 people were each awarded two tickets 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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