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The Obama Presidential Center opens on Juneteenth

Guess who accepted invitations to perform the day before. 😁

“The Obama Foundation announced on Tuesday the artists that will be performing at the ceremony.

They are:

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning artists The Roots

Multiple GRAMMY, Oscar, Golden Globe, and Special Tony Award-winning artist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Springsteen

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning artist Christina Aguilera

Multiple GRAMMY, Oscar, and Emmy Award-winning artist Common

Multiple GRAMMY, Golden Globe Award-winning artist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Vedder

Multiple GRAMMY, Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning artist Jennifer Hudson

Multiple GRAMMY, Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning artist John Legend

Multiple GRAMMY and Oscar Award-winning artist Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Stevie Wonder

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning artist Marc Anthony

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning artist Tems

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning artists, multiple Golden Globe winners, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, and Kennedy Center Honorees U2’s Bono and The Edge

Actress and producer Marsai Martin

NBC Chicago will offer a live feed of the festivities from 8-10:30 a.m. on the NBC Chicago 24/7 streaming channel and our app. 

Beginning at 10:30 a.m., coverage will appear on television as well, continuing through 1 p.m.

Telemundo Chicago will also offer a live stream of the event in Spanish from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Telemundo Chicago app.