President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the nation’s 46th chief executive on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
Here is an updated list of performers:
Lady Gaga is set to sing the national anthem for the inauguration. The Biden-Harris inaugural committee also confirmed Jennifer Lopez will perform.
Georgia firefighter Andrea Hall, who is president of the International Association of Firefighters Local 3920 in metro Atlanta, and the department’s first African American woman to be promoted to captain, will lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
Also, Amanda Gorman, the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, will recite a poem.
An invocation will be delivered by Father Leo O’Donovan, and a benediction by Reverend Dr. Silvester Beaman, both longtime friends of the Biden family.
Tom Hanks will host a prime-time special on Biden’s inauguration later in the day.
The 90-minute special, entitled “Celebrating America,” will air on ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC and CNN at 8:30 p.m.
Biden and Harris will appear, along with performers Garth Brooks, Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Demi Lovato, Ant Clemons, Bon Jovi, New Radicals, Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard from Florida Georgia Line, and Foo Fighters.
Actors Eva Longoria and Kerry Washington will also have roles to play in the program, according to Biden’s presidential inaugural committee.
This story will be updated with the latest details.
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