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'VH1 Divas Duets' To Include Stevie Wonder Tribute submitted by: Lisa D. source: PR Newswire Date: May 13, 2003 'VH1 Divas Duets' to Feature a 'Wonder' of a Finale Live on Thursday, May 22, At 9:00 P.M. (ET/PT); Divas to Perform with Music Legend Stevie Wonder NEW YORK, May 13 - Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Beyonce, Lisa Marie Presley, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, Ashanti and Jewel will perform "songs in the key of diva" when they celebrate the musical legacy of Stevie Wonder with the master singer-songwriter himself for the finale of "VH1 Divas Duets." Hosted by Queen Latifah, the two-hour concert airs live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 22, at 9:00 P.M. (ET/PT). Tickets priced at $175/$125/$60, not including applicable service charges, are currently on sale at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office. Tickets are also on sale at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (Tower Records/WOW!, Smith's Food and Drug Centers, Ritmo Latino and Robinsons-May stores) and at national ticketmaster outlets as well. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com and ticket sales are limited to four (4) per person. Tickets will remain on sale until sold-out. VIP ticket packages are available by calling 212-846-7882. Fans can go online to VH1.com to http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/divas/2003/ and meet this years divas, check out quizzes and trivia, video clips, photo flipbooks, radio and archives of past years' shows. VH1's "Divas" specials raise funds for the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music programs in America's public schools, and to raising awareness of the positive impact that music participation has on students. Since VH1 Save The Music was created in 1997, more than $25 million worth of musical instruments has been donated to 1,000 public schools in 80 cities, improving the lives of more than 500,000 children. "VH1 Divas Duets" is sponsored by Heineken, Cover Girl, Mercedes-Benz USA, Infusium 23, Aquafina, Hydrience by Clairol, Chrysler, McDonald's, Crest Rejuvenating Effects. "VH1 Divas Duets" is executive produced by Greg Sills and Lee Rolontz; producer Paul Flattery; director Louis J. Horvitz; lighting director Bobby Dickinson; set designer Keith Raywood. VH1 produces and programs a wide variety of music-based series, specials, live events and acquisition-based programming that keeps viewers in touch with the music they love. VH1 is a registered trademark of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom International Inc. MTV Networks owns and operates the television programming services MTV: Music Television, MTV2, VH1, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, TV LAND, Spike TV, CMT: Country Music Television and The Digital Suite From MTV Networks, a package of nine US digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide. SOURCE VH1 CONTACT: Tracy McGraw, +1-212-846-7879 or Lori Hornik, +1-212-846-7131, both of VH1; Vanessa Reyes of MTVN, +1-310-752-8081 URL: http://www.prnewswire.com Site design by: Dolphin Webpage Designs © 1996-2003