Confirmed: Shakira Perfoming at Inaguration

It has finally been confirmed! Shakira will be performing at the 2009 presidential inauguration to bring in the new president of the United States of America, Barack Obama.

Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Faith Hill, JAY-Z, Alicia Keys, Shakira and Stevie Wonder to perform, Nick Cannon to DJ at Neighborhood Inaugural Ball Airing Exclusively on ABC, Tuesday January 20.

Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Bow Wow to perform with Billy Ray Cyrus, Keke Palmer, Usher and Shaquille O’Neal scheduled to appear during Kids’ Inaugural Concert Airing Exclusively on Disney Channel Monday, January 19.

If anyone will be attending the inauguration and have a story to tell or an encounter with Shakira, let us know! We look forward to the performance!

Obama invites Shakira to sing at inauguration

Weeks before the United States 2008 Presidential election, we reported that Shakira gave her endorsement to president elect Barack Obama. After winning the presidency in an electoral college landslide, Obama has extended an invitation to the Colombian singer to perform at his inauguration to take place January 20, 2009.

Peru-based newspaper El Comercio quoted Obama as saying, “It’s an honor to receive so much support from someone that talented and a person that generous.”

This means that Shakira would be performing at the White House. Let’s hope this is true!

New Years Eve in Abu Dabi

Shakira, the Colombian pop singer with Lebanese roots, will star in the biggest New Year’s Eve show to be staged in Abu Dhabi — a Latino-themed extravaganza at the Emirates Palace hotel.

Ticket sales for the show have been capped at 10,000 to ensure a “more intimate occasion�, the organiser, Flash, said yesterday. Previously, 20,000 fans were expected. “Shakira’s a huge name and absolutely perfect for the event,� said John Lickrish, the managing director of Flash. “She is just the kind of artist we wanted to encapsulate the Latin feel. With Shakira being half Lebanese, she’s the perfect artist to bring here, reaching out to her fans in the region and adding the Latin twist to the evening.�

It will be the second performance in the UAE by the Colombian-born Shakira, whose New York-born father is of Lebanon descent. She sang at the Dubai Autodrome last year to an audience of 25,000.Other New Year’s Eve events in the capital will include an outdoor party at Al Bateen Marina with international DJs Saeed Murad and Artful Dodger.

Source: The National