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.