Keys & Legend to Perform During CNN’s Heroes Tribute

Alicia Keys and John Legend will perform at “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute,” airing on Thanksgiving on CNN. The ceremony will honor ordinary people who have had an extraordinary impact on their community.

The program, hosted by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, honors the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2008 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. The show will be broadcast globally on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español at 9 p.m. ET/PT November 27th.

Each of this year’s top 10 CNN Heroes will be honored in a documentary tribute and introduced by a celebrity presenter.

Actors Cameron Diaz, Salma Hayek, Forest Whitaker, Meg Ryan, Terrence Howard, Lucy Liu, Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale and Selena Gomez are among the stars participating in the event.

Keys will perform “Superwoman” from her hit album “As I Am.” Legend, backed by the Los Angeles-based Agape Choir, will sing “If You’re Out There” from his just-released album “Evolver.”

The evening will culminate with the announcement of the CNN Hero of the Year, chosen through a six-week online poll that generated more than 1 million votes. Viewers were asked to select the CNN Hero who inspired them the most from among the top 10 CNN Heroes selected by a blue-ribbon panel. Voting for the CNN Hero of the Year has now closed.

The Hero of the Year will be awarded $100,000 in addition to the $25,000 that each of the top 10 CNN Heroes receives.

For more information on CNN Heroes you can visit their website, CNN Heroes. For more information on Alicia Keys and John Legend you can visit their respective sites, aliciakeys.com and johnlegend.com.

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