In 1835, the Liberty Bell got its name when abolitionists saw the writing
on the old State Bell that read "Proclaim Liberty throughout all the Land,
unto all the inhabitants thereof.
For information on the Philadelphia Freedom Concert and Ball, visit
http://www.phillyfreedom. For information on visiting Philadelphia , visit
http://www.

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Vilanch is also known for his four seasons on "Hollywood Squares" and
for his one-man show, as well as for his charitable work, including AIDS
Project Los Angeles, Project Angel Food, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Project
Inform and countless others as part of his personal contribution to surviving
what he terms "the plague. One of
the most illustrious and celebrated tennis players in history, King is
recognized for spearheading the women's movement in tennis and for her
lifelong struggle for equality in women's tennis." In 1994,
she ranked No.com.667.

Usher and James Brown

The "Godfather of Soul" James Brown will make an appearance with
multi-nominee Usher , who has eight current nominations: Record Of The
Year and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Yeah!" with Lil' Jon and
Ludacris), Album Of The Year and Best Contemporary R+B Album
(Confessions), Best Male R+B Vocal Performance and Best R+B Song
("Burn"), and Best R+B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and
Best R+B Song ("My Boo" with Alicia Keys). The show also will be
supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered online at
GRAMMY.com.

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Broadway Star Bruce Vilanch Comedic Actor Wayne Brady and Sports Legend Billie Jean King Join Elton John For HIV/AIDS Awareness Concert and Fundraiser Philade

5 million, the SUNOCO PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
CONCERT is slated to be the largest , FREE outdoor HIV/AIDS awareness event
ever held. Since its inception, the Foundation
has distributed more than $50 million in grants worldwide.

Philadelphia's Freedom History
Philadelphia 's past is highlighted by its role in the fight for freedom.
Philadelphia was at the helm for the Women's Suffrage Movement when, in
1876, Susan B. 13

Current GRAMMY(R)-nominee and two -time GRAMMY-winner Melissa
Etheridge, in her first appearance since being diagnosed with breast
cancer six months ago, is joined by current GRAMMY-nominee Joss Stone
in a tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Janis Joplin;
GRAMMY-nominee Jamie Foxx joins multi-nominee Alicia Keys; Godfather
of Soul James Brown joins Usher who currently has eight GRAMMY
nominations; Al Green joins the landmark fundraising segment for
ongoing tsunami relief; and John Mayer joins the GRAMMY lineup, it was
announced today by The Recording Academy(R). He is
nominated for two awards: Song Of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal
Performance ("Daughters").grammy.

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"Philadelphia is proud once again to be a part of world history; a 21st-
century, urban hot spot at the forefront of freedom and democracy," said Mayor
John F."
In just 10 days, Philadelphia will take the world stage to bring
principles of justice and freedom to impoverished areas of the world by
serving as one of the concert venues for Live 8 on July 2.5 million for both Live
8 and Elton John, while millions more will have access to the concert through
television and the web. Dressed in suits and holding picket signs,
these activists represented the first-ever mass call for equal treatment of
gays and lesbians.

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Hosted by Queen
Latifah, the 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast on the CBS
Television Network on Feb.m.

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On the
morning of July 4, the City will also present Sir Elton John with the first
City of Brotherly Love Humanitarian Award, in recognition of his tireless
humanitarian efforts for HIV /AIDS. (ET/PT).

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She empowered women and
educated men when she defeated Bobby Riggs in one of the greatest moments in
sports history - the Battle of the Sexes in 1973.0706, or email
nzapr@aol . Music legends and
celebrities, including Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, Destiny's Child, Jay-Z,
P.

Alicia Keys Joined by Jamie Foxx

GRAMMY-nominated recording artist and Oscar-nominated actor Jamie
Foxx will make a special appearance with Alicia Keys.

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Philadelphia Leads the Charge Shining the Light for Freedom on July 2 + 4

Anthony read The Declaration for the Rights of Women from a
podium in front of the Liberty Bell -- 44 years later the 19th Amendment,
named in her honor, became law.

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With an expected audience of 1.
One of the world 's most beloved music icons, Sir Elton John last performed
solo in Philadelphia for the opening gala of the Kimmel Center for Performing
Arts in December 2001.
And in 1999, Philadelphia celebrated the first national Millennium event
by hosting The Photo of the Century, when more than 100 Americans born on the
Fourth of July, representing all 50 states, posed together at Independence
Hall.

John Mayer, Al Green Added to Lineup

GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter John Mayer will perform .

Newly Announced Presenters

Newly announced presenters include three-time GRAMMY-winning rap
artist Nelly, nine-time GRAMMY winner Sheryl Crow and champion cyclist
Lance Armstrong, three -time GRAMMY winner Rob Thomas (matchbox
twenty), lead singer of GRAMMY-winner and current nominee Evanescence
Amy Lee, actor/recording artist (the Bacon Brothers) Kevin Bacon,
current two-time GRAMMY nominee Anthony Hamilton, GRAMMY-winner Ricky
Martin, current GRAMMY nominee Mario, and multiple GRAMMY winner T
Bone Burnett.

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phillyfreedom. On July 4, 1965,
about 40 gays and lesbians risked their personal safety to stage a
demonstration on Independence Mall.
An essential part of its history and legacy, Philadelphia has formally
celebrated the Fourth of July each year with fireworks , concerts and parades
that have decked the City in red, white and blue.

Five-time GRAMMY winner Alicia Keys currently holds eight
nominations: Album Of The Year and Best R+B Album (The Diary Of Alicia
Keys); Song Of The Year and Best Female R+B Vocal Performance ("If I
Ain't Got You" ); two nominations in the Best R+B Song category ("My
Boo," and "You Don't Know My Name"); and two nominations in the Best
R+B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals category ("Diary"
featuring Tony! Toni! Tone! and "My Boo," with Usher).
These celebrities join the list of previously announced
presenters: Tyra Banks, Ellen DeGeneres, Hoobastank, Norah Jones,
Alison Krauss, Kris Kristofferson , Ludacris, Matthew McConaughey, Mark
McGrath, Christina Milian, Lisa Marie Presley, Charlie Sheen , Gary
Sinise, John Travolta, and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith.
Viewers will be able to go directly to the iTunes Music Store to gain
access to a download of the live performance of "Across The Universe "
for $. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive
producers, Walter C.

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800. Now, in a unique convergence of past,
present and future, the City of Brotherly Love -- home of Benjamin Franklin
and the Liberty Bell, a world-class cultural community, site of the 2000
Republican National Convention , renowned for its restaurants, universities,
performing arts and vibrant neighborhoods -- is leading the call to action
once more, shining the light for liberty on those who suffer from poverty and
disease. Magnus Hirschfeld Fund, which will distribute
funds to Philadelphia region HIV/AIDS service provider organizations.S. Foxx is
nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Slow Jamz" with Twista and
Kanye West). Mario is nominated for Best
Contemporary R+B Album (Hurt No More); and Burnett is nominated for
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Producer Of
The Year Non-Classical (Cold Mountain), and Best Song Written for a
Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media ("The Scarlet Tide").

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Tickets to the Ball, as well as VIP tickets to the
concert, are still available. In 1992, Sir Elton, who serves as its Chairman,
established the Elton John AIDS Foundation .gophila.phillyfreedom.917. A lesser-known civil rights
movement also took root in Philadelphia during this era. For
information on Sunoco Welcome America!, visit http://www.

Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone Salute Janis Joplin

Rocker Melissa Etheridge and soul-singer Joss Stone will perform
together for the first time in a tribute to '60s rock icon Janis
Joplin.com, which will offer exclusive video of the
segment.com

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America's Birthplace Brings Past, Present and Future Together, Promoting
Liberty and Justice as It Has Done for 229 Years

PHILADELPHIA , As Philadelphia prepares to make
history again, celebrating America's birthday by leading the charge against
poverty with Live 8 on July 2, and HIV/AIDS, with the Philadelphia Freedom
Concert and Ball, headlined by Sir Elton John on July 4, it's a time to
remember that America's birthplace has been a leader in the fight for freedom
and liberty since its very beginnings. In 1985,
Live Aid helped to raise millions for those suffering from famine in Ethiopia,
with a massive concert for 90,000 at Philadelphia's former JFK Stadium,
featuring Tina Turner, Phil Collins, Mick Jagger, Patti LaBelle, Tom Petty,
and many more.
In the 1960s, students demonstrated for civil rights at Independence Hall
as part of the national movement for freedom. The photo represented the faces of America and the world -- all races
and ethnicities -- one person born each year from 1900-1999, including a baby
born that very morning.net.----The Recording
Academy:

-- Kevin Bacon, T Bone Burnett , Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong,
Anthony Hamilton, Amy Lee, Ricky Martin, Mario, Nelly and Rob
Thomas to Present During Music's Biggest Night(TM) Hosted by
Queen Latifah and Broadcast on CBS Feb. Newly announced
presenters include Kevin Bacon, T Bone Burnett, Sheryl Crow and Lance
Armstrong, Anthony Hamilton, Amy Lee (Evanescence), Ricky Martin,
Mario, Nelly and Rob Thomas (matchbox twenty). All proceeds from downloads of the track will go to tsunami
relief efforts benefiting survivors and their families.

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Currently starring on Broadway as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, BRUCE
VILANCH is one of the most sought-after comedy writers working today, having
written for the "Quadruple Crown " of awards shows - the Oscars, Emmys, Tonys
and Grammys - and co-writing 15 Academy Awards telecasts and winning six Emmy
Awards. Slated to be the largest, outdoor
HIV/AIDS awareness event ever held , with a goal of raising $2 million dollars,
proceeds will benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation , which will distribute
funds globally, and the Dr. Crow is
nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("The First Cut Is The
Deepest").m.

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Heralded as
an ardent defender of equal rights for all, King continues to work to inspire
all in the pursuit of excellence through her foundation , Billie Jean King
World TeamTennis Charities.com.

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Sports legend, and member of the Elton John AIDS Foundation board, BILLIE
JEAN KING has long been a champion for social change and equality , creating
new inroads for women in and out of sports during her stellar career.net.com.
Over two centuries ago, Philadelphia led the charge against tyranny as the
center of the new American government. Appropriately, this clarion call comes in the midst of the city's
13th annual July Fourth celebration, the Sunoco Welcome America! festival. Street. Diddy, Rob Thomas, Sarah McLaughlin, Stevie Wonder and Philadelphia's own
Will Smith will "help make poverty history. Etheridge has won two GRAMMY Awards and currently is nominated
for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance ("Breathe").
The 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by Cossette Productions
for The Recording Academy., also known as The Recording Academy, is an
organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording
professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition
and quality of life for music and its makers .

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The three join a lineup that includes Canadian rock
n' roll icon BRYAN ADAMS (the first artist to open the American side of Live
Aid in Philadelphia), R+B diva PATTI LABELLE, broadcasting legend WALTER
CRONKITE, PETER NERO AND THE PHILLY POPS, and singer/songwriter RUFUS
WAINWRIGHT.
In May 2003, he served as host of the Daytime Emmy Awards, where Brady and his
series took home the top talk show honors and his performance resulted in TV
Guide dubbing him "the so-talented-it's-scary Wayne Brady. Hirschfeld was a German Jewish
lawyer and activist who founded the first gay rights organization in history,
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Tickets to the Philadelphia Freedom Ball range from $1000 - $2500 per
person, and are being sold on a first-come, first-served basis as quantity is
limited .net or call 1.
The founding fathers gathered here in 1776 to draft the United States'
Declaration of Independence, and later the U. The city served as a battleground during the Revolutionary and Civil
Wars.americasbirthday. 13 at 8 p. Artists participating include
Bono, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones , Alicia Keys, Velvet Revolver, Tim
McGraw, Brian Wilson, and Al Green.
The telecast will be broadcast in HDTV and 5. Internationally known
for the GRAMMY Awards, The Recording Academy is responsible for
groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment,
advocacy, education and human services programs -- including the
creation of the national public education campaign What's The Download
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PHILADELPHIA, With only days to go before the
landmark HIV/AIDS awareness event and fundraiser, the PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
CONCERT AND BALL, headlined by Sir Elton John on July 4 in Philadelphia,
organizers today announced the addition of Broadway star Bruce Vilanch and
comedic actor Wayne Brady as co-hosts for the event, and sports legend Billie
Jean King as a presenter. With offices in Los Angeles and
London, the Foundation is an international non-profit organization that
provides funding for prevention education programs and direct patient care
services supporting men, women, young adults, children, infants, minorities
and entire families living with HIV/AIDS .
The Dr. For
travel information and special Philly Freedom Hotel packages, visit
http: //www. For media requests or
information, please call Nina Zucker Associates, at 610. It was the home of politicians and idealists, and masked a number of
stops on the Underground Railroad." That's when they claimed the bell as their
symbol of freedom for the enslaved Africans in this nation.live8live . (ET/PT). Miller is producer/director, Tisha Fein is the
coordinating producer, Tzvi Small is executive in charge of
production, and Anthea Bhargava is associate producer.

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Proceeds from the event will support the Elton
John AIDS Foundation, which raises global awareness and resources for HIV/AIDS
prevention and care services, and the Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld Fund, which will
allocate funds to Philadelphia region HIV/AIDS service provider organizations.
Funds are being raised through sponsorship , tickets to the Ball and
concessions at the event.

Tsunami Relief Fundraising Performance

As previously announced, the telecast will feature a special
fund-raising musical performance of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's
"Across The Universe" on behalf of continued tsunami relief efforts.com).

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5 on Sports Illustrated's "Top 40 Athletes" list for
significantly altering or elevating sports the last four decades.
Two days later, on July 4, Philadelphia will lead the charge against one
of the world's deadliest scourges, HIV/AIDS, with the Sunoco Philadelphia
Freedom Concert, headlined by Sir Elton John, and featuring Bryan Adams, Patti
LaBelle, Peter Nero and the Philly Pops and Rufus Wainwright, and the
Philadelphia Freedom Ball fundraiser.

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As part of a global
effort for poverty awareness, an estimated one million people will gather on
the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia to encourage the G8 Summit
leaders to provide debt relief for poor African countries. Evolving through the years
from The Philadelphia Freedom Festival -- featuring food festivals to balloon
races, concerts on the Parkway to Penn's Landing -- to today's Sunoco Welcome
America! festival, a full week of free events for millions of residents and
visitors from around the globe, each year has seen new programs and
entertainment that have helped America's birthplace to become the nation's
destination for July 4. These artists join
previously announced performances by Green Day, Alicia Keys, Tim
McGraw, and U2; along with many special segments including Jennifer
Lopez and Marc Anthony; an explosive show-opener featuring The Black
Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani (with Eve), Los Lonely Boys, Maroon5 and Franz
Ferdinand; Kanye West with John Legend, Mavis Staples , and the Blind
Boys Of Alabama; a tribute to Ray Charles featuring Bonnie Raitt and
Billy Preston; a salute to Southern rock with Tim McGraw, Gretchen
Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dickey Betts, Elvin Bishop , and Keith Urban;
and a special musical segment to raise funds for tsunami relief
efforts which will feature Bono, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, Alicia
Keys, Velvet Revolver, Tim McGraw, and Brian Wilson.
Green is nominated for Best Traditional R+B Vocal Performance ("I
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Emmy award-winning WAYNE BRADY is known for hosting "The Wayne Brady Show "
for two years, and previously for his improvisational skills on ABC's "Whose
Line Is It Anyway? " for which he won an Emmy and earned four Emmy nominations. In 1990, Life magazine named
her one of the "100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century. Tickets may be purchased
by calling 800 . "We are thrilled to host Live 8, Elton John and all of the
great Sunoco Welcome America! events that will come together to make for one
spectacular Fourth of July week in the place where so many symbols of freedom
were born and continue to flourish." Philadelphia will take the
world's stage together with London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Tokyo, Toronto and
Johannesburg. Now, in 2005, the City is expecting 1. Al Green will perform as part of the
special musical segment to raise funds for tsunami relief efforts. Nelly is nominated for Best Rap Album (Suit). Hamilton is nominated for Best Male R +B Vocal Performance
("Charlene") and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with Jadakiss ("Why");
Lee/Evanescence is nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or
Group with Vocal ("My Immortal").99, and to CBS .

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Scheduled to kick off at 8:25pm in front of the renowned
Philadelphia Museum of Art, capped by a fireworks display, the event will be
preceded by the PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM BALL fundraiser, from 5 to 8pm in the
main atrium of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, featuring appearances by the
celebrity performers. Magnus Hirschfeld Fund was established in 2004 to fund programs
that foster education about HIV/AIDS, fight prejudice and discrimination, or
deliver services to people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS, with a mission
of translating the best of contemporary social and medical science into change
that protects, enhances, and saves lives.
For more information on the PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM CONCERT + BALL, the
Magnus Hirschfeld Fund, or to purchase tickets or make donations, please visit
http://www. Twenty years ago, Philadelphia led the
charge against hunger with Live Aid .com. Newcomer Stone is
nominated for Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("You
Had Me") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Mind, Body + Soul). Special
fund-raising musical segment participants will be donating their time
and talents during the performance.

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VIP Concert tickets are available for $500.
Almost 20 years to the day since Philadelphia joined London as the host
cities for Live Aid, the City is again helping music to move people. Constitution and Bill of
Rights.

For additional information on Live 8, visit http://www.