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More 'VH1 Divas Duets' Information submitted by: Lisa D. source: PR Newswire Date: May 21, 2003 'VH1 Divas Duets' To Feature A 'Wonder' of a Finale, Power Duo Duet From Whitney and Bobby, a Superstar Drop-In From Celine Dion, and Much More Live On Thursday, May 22, at 9:00 P.M. (ET/PT) Shania Twain, Sharon Osbourne and Aisha Tyler Added To Line-Up 'Born To Diva: The Diva Journey' Leads Into This Year's Concert With a Final Look at the Three Remaining Diva Hopefuls Airing At 8:30 P.M. (ET/PT) NEW YORK, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- "VH1 Divas Duets" will fill the stage at the MGM Grand arena with some of the biggest voices in music. Whitney Houston, Shania Twain, Beyonce, Lisa Marie Presley, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, Ashanti and Jewel take the stage live in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 22, at 9:00 P.M. (ET/PT). Hosted by Queen Latifah, with a special appearance by Celine Dion, this year's "Divas" event will feature an incredible finale with music legend Stevie Wonder. Sharon Osbourne and Aisha Tyler will give viewers a backstage peek at the divas throughout the show. Some of the scheduled duets include Lisa Marie Presley with Pat Benatar, Beyonce with Jewel and Ashanti with the Isley Brothers. Directly preceding "Divas Duets" on May 22, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) episode seven of "Born to Diva: The Divas' Journey" will premiere giving viewers a chance to connect with the three remaining diva hopefuls before one winner is announced live on "Divas Duets." (Based on viewer's online votes) A single voice will be chosen to take the stage with our superstar divas. 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, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 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. 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 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 of VH1, +1-212-846-7879, Lori Hornik of VH1, +1-212-846-7131, or Vanessa Reyes of MTVN, +1-310-752-8081 URL: http://www.prnewswire.com Site design by: Dolphin Webpage Designs © 1996-2003