Young! Talented! Divas! Adele, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Leona...

Young! Talented! Divas! Adele, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson,
Leona Lewis and Miley Cyrus Are Set to Raise the Roof on The Brooklyn Academy
of Music Tomorrow Night!
Additional Musical Guests To Include India.Arie, Stevie Wonder and The Rickey
Minor Band as the "VH1 Divas" House Band

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- After a four year hiatus, "VH1 Divas" is
officially back and better than ever! With a new crop of fresh, young, and
talented female artists, "VH1 Divas" is gearing up to be an unforgettable
night of girl-power at its best. For the first time ever Adele, Jennifer
Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis and Miley Cyrus will
perform together live on the same stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York. The fabulous Paula Abdul is
also set to join as Host for the evening. The"VH1 Divas" concert event will
be televised live on VH1 on Thursday, September 17 at 9:00pm.*

In addition to individual performances by the Divas, the show will also
feature a lineup of incredible duets. India.Arie will sing with Adele, Stevie
Wonder will sing with Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride will sing with Jordin
Sparks,Melissa Etheridge will sing with Kelly Clarkson, Cyndi Lauper will sing
with Leona Lewis, and Sheryl Crow will sing with Miley Cyrus.

Newly announced musical guests include India.Arie, Stevie Wonder and The
Rickey Minor Band as the "VH1 Divas" house band. Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda
Kotb will also grace the stage as presenters at "VH1 Divas" along with "Real
Housewives" Bethenny Frankel, Kim Zolciak, and Nene Leakes. Other previously
announced presenters include Kathy Griffin, Toni Braxton, Ryan Kwanten,Lauren
Conrad, Whitney Port and the cast of the new MGM Film "Fame" (Asher Book, Anna
Maria Perez de Tagle, Kherington Payne, Naturi Naughton, and Walter Perez).

Beginning at noon on Thursday, September 17, Divas' fans will join in on the
conversation during the VH1 Divas Live Blog Party. In addition to receiving
behind-the-scenes details from the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Howard
Gilman Opera House, users can chat with Divas' fans about the upcoming show.
Then, at 7:30pm, viewers can join the pre-show fun as VH1.com begins its
exclusive live red carpet footage from the event. VH1.com is the only place to
see red carpet footage as its happening. Following the star-studded red
carpet, VH1.com will be home to the Divas' Live Blog Party hosted by VH1.com,
TheFabLife.com, BestWeekEver.TV, PopEater.com, HuffingtonPost.com and
Jezebel.com. Editorial staff from all six sites will be contributing from
inside the venue, giving Divas' fans a play-by-play of the event. Viewers can
also chat with the blog party's commentators and others while they sit back
and watch the live on-air premiere of "VH1 Divas" at 9:00pm. In conjunction
with the on-air premiere and live blog party, VH1.com will stream footage from
several alternate cameras within the venue giving users an insider's look of
the show. "VH1 Divas" will be available in its entirety on VH1.com following
the Thursday night on-air premiere.

Premiering on VH1 in 1998, "VH1 Divas" became synonymous with some of the most
memorable live female vocal performances in television history. The show
quickly became a highly anticipated annual phenomenon, generating speculation
among music fans and industry executives on who would be part of that year's
telecast. Previous featured performers over the years included Diana Ross,
Tina Turner, Cher, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige,
Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Chaka Khan and many more.

Fans can go now to Divas.VH1.com to submit a "Diva Stories" text or video
testimonial that tells the world how their favorite divas have influenced
their lives. VH1 wants to hear from all Divas' fans -- favorite songs,
favorite moments and the craziest things they've done to show their diva how
they feel. Select testimonials may be featured online and on-air leading up
to this year's live telecast. Divas.VH1.com has also launched close to 50
past "VH1 Divas" performances, featuring Diana Ross, Mariah Carey, Whitney
Houston and many more. Join Divas.VH1.com on Thursday, September 17 for live
blogging coverage before and during the live telecast. Users can also follow
all show-related news by following the "VH1 Divas" twitter account at
http://twitter.com/vh1divas.

"VH1 Divas" is executive produced by Lee Rolontz, Rick Krim and Patrizia
DiMaria.

As in previous years, this "VH1 Divas" special will raise funds for the VH1
Save The Music Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring
instrumental music education in American public schools, and raising awareness
about the importance of music as part of each child's complete education.
Since VH1 Save The Music was created in 1997, more than $43 million worth of
musical instruments have been donated to 1,600 public schools in 100 cities,
improving the lives of more than 1.2 million children.

Exclusive VH1 Save The Music VIP tickets and Gold Circle ticket packages will
offer premium seating to the live "VH1 Divas" concert plus pre and post party
access and an exclusive gift bag. Event sponsorship opportunities are also
available to the two distinctively different "VH1 Divas" Parties on the same
night. For more information on tickets or to sponsor an event, please contact:
Nia.Mack@vh1savethemusic.com or at 212-846-7324.

"VH1 Divas" is sponsored by Garnier(R) Fructis(R) and CoverGirl(R).

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them
most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and
public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 95 million households in the
U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and services including
VH1Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile, VH1Games and extensive broadband video on
VH1.com. Connect with VH1 at VH1.com.

*All times ET/PT

SOURCE VH1

Scott Acord, +1-310-752-8075, Scott.Acord@vh1.com, Toni Herron,
+1-212-846-7528, Toni.Herron@vh1.com, or Candice Ashton, +1-310-752-8352,
Candice.Ashton@vh1.com, all of VH1