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Other music performances will include BTS, Megan Thee Stallion and CNCO — headlining the “grad party” block starting in the fifth hour (4 p.m. PT) — as well as Chloe x Halle, Maluma, and Katy Perry.Additionally, a special Finneas-produced rendition of U2’s “Beautiful Day” will bring together Leon Bridges, Camila Cabello, Noah Cyrus, Cynthia Erivo, Khalid, Tove Lo, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Ben Platt, and Ty Dolla $ign. Headlined by Barack and Michelle Obama, BTS will be one of the commencement speakers for a virtual graduation event that will be held on YouTube!
The video giant’s “Dear Class of 2020” — a four-plus-hour commencement event bringing together more than 70 celebrities, influencers, music artists including “Dear Class of 2020” will mark the first time both President and Mrs. Obama will appear on the same virtual stage for commencement speeches. The performance will be introduced by Bono.In another special collaboration, Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise” will be brought to life by Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Kelly Rowland, Shonda Rhimes, Misty Copeland and Janelle Monáe. Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher initiative will host the first hour of the YouTube original special (12-1 p.m. PT), which includes a commencement addresses from Mrs. Obama and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.President Obama’s keynote address will be featured in the fourth hour of the special (3-4 p.m. PT), followed by Katy Perry leading graduates in the ceremonial tassel-turn at the end of the commencement celebration.Additional commencement speakers include: K-pop superstars BTS, Lady Gaga, former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Malala Yousafzai.“Dear Class of 2020” will open with Lizzo and the New York Philharmonic performing the obligatory “Pomp and Circumstance” along with remarks by Alicia Keys.
Akoma Mungili - Tasik Yard PNG Music 2020 (Jerry’s Graduation Party, PNG Students in USA) - Duration: 10:32. The Party Never Ends! Also on the lineup: The cast of “Schitt’s Creek” will reunite for a musical tribute to teachers; YouTuber Mark Rober and NASA will celebrate from the International Space Station; and the Diamond Bar High School Marching Band, AMDA College of Performing Arts, and Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, and others will come together for a rendition of Shawn Mendes’ “Nothing Holding Me Back.”In addition, the YouTube special will feature a speech and delivered by 25 members of the Class of 2020 from across the U.S.In conjunction with the graduation special, YouTube is partnering with Google.org and Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher initiative to create a new fund supporting underrepresented and at-risk youth through Beyond12 and Scholarship America. YouTube's virtual Dear Class of 2020 event is now happening one day later -- on Sunday (June 7) -- due to a memorial service for George Floyd being held in Raeford, N.C. on June 6.While Swift will make a special appearance during the livestream's first block, the K-pop boy band will be pulling double duty as commencement speakers in the second block as well as performers during the post-ceremony grad party.Check out the complete list of talent for the livestream below. Originally scheduled for June 6, 2020, the livestream has now been rescheduled for June 7, 2020. YouTube's “Dear Class of 2020” commencement event featuring the Obamas, BTS, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and more is now set for Sunday, June 7.
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