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Bono, Mary J. Blige, Will.i.am., Faith Hill, Seal, and David Foster on the song “America’s Song” on The Oprah Winfrey Show in honour of the President-Elect’s inauguration. Bono also changed the lyrics of U2’s “City of Blinding Lights” to praise Mr. Obama and vow, “America is getting ready to leave the ground.”

NYtimes write:

Gospel and soul set the tone on Sunday afternoon for “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial.” The African-American music that finds the promise of hope amid tribulation was just about everybody’s music at an all-star event designed to be somberly uplifting and devout, as well as celebratory without triumphalism.

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