VH1 Divas 2012 Lineup Of Performers: Clarkson, Cyrus, Ciara, Pitbull & More
VH1's "Divas" concert airs live on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, from Los Angeles with host and "American Idol" alum Adam Lambert. Here is a list of performers for the star-studded night.
Kelly Clarkson, 30, won the first season of "AI" in 2002 and has not stopped producing chart-topping hits since then. Her latest album, "Kelly Clarkson: Greatest Hits Chapter One" released on Nov. 19. The album includes 14 of her most popular and successful songs over the span of her career plus three new songs: "Catch My Breath," "Don't Rush" and "I'll Be Home For Christmas." She announced her engagement to talent manager Brandon Blackstock on her Twitter account Saturday.
We're not sure what songs Miley Cyrus will perform, but she did give a very talked about performance recently with Israeli dubstep DJ Borgore. The singer is working on a new album and wedding plans with her fiance, "Hunger Games" actor Liam Hemsworth. The 20-year-old singer and actress guest performed at Borgore's "Christmas Creampies" concert at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood earlier this month. She collaborated with him on the track "Decisions" and even starred in the music video alongside porn star Jessie Andrews. Her fourth studio album comes out in 2013 and features collaborations with hip-hop producer Pharrell Williams, rapper Mac Miller and others, according to Us Weekly.
Pitbull's latest hit song, "Don't Stop the Party," is the new celebration anthem. Born Armando Cristian Pérez, the rapper is also a songwriter, actor and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album "Kings of Crunk" in 2002. Since then, he has collaborated with Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Havana Brown and a slew of other artists.
Melanie Fiona is a two-time Grammy award winning artist. The 29-year-old Canadian artist will perform with Estelle on Dec. 21 in Atlantic City, NJ. She is nominated for a 2013 Grammy award in the "Best Traditional R&B Performance" category for her track "Wrong Side Of A Love Song." The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will air live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013,.
The show plans to pay tribute to two of its biggest divas: Whitney Houston and Donna Summer. Other artists taking the stage on Sunday night include Kelly Rowland, Natasha Bedingfield, Iggy Azalea, Paloma Faith, Jordan Sparks, Demi Lovato, Metric, Bootsy Collins, Ciara, Ledisi and Keri Hilson.