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Dionne Warwick to Cohost American Music Ball with Ludacris

By Emily Leaman

As we reported earlier, Grammy-award winning artist Dionne Warwick will host a star-studded American Music Inaugural Ball at Woodley Park's Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. New details, released late yesterday, name rapper/actor Ludacris as Warwick's cohost for the event.

The January 20 soirée, which will draw as many as 6,000 guests, will be composed of two parts: the Legends Ball, which Warwick will host, and the Urban Ball, which will see Ludacris at the helm. It will be the first ever two-ball event in inaugural history.

The Legends Ball will feature performances by Rodney Atkins, George Clinton, Chaka Khan, Marvin Sapp, the Temptations (with Dennis Edwards), Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, Kirk Franklin, the H.B. Barnum Orchestra, The Caravans, and Smokie Norful.

At the Urban Ball, guests will enjoy performances by T-Pain, David Banner, Athena Cage, Cedric the Entertainer, the Cheetah Girls, Fantasia, Lil Jon, Monica, Bella Steez, and Bobby Valentino.

Billed as "people's balls"—meaning they're more affordable than other major inaugural events—tickets cost $450 for the Legends Ball and $350 for the Urban Ball. A combo ticket, which gets you entrance into both events, is $650. Tickets go on sale here Friday, December 5.

Please note that only the official Web site for this event (AmericanMusicInauguralBalls.com) is authorized to sell tickets. An impostor site—friendsofdionne.org—claims to be selling tickets, but it is a hoax.

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Everyone that paid for a ticket please give me your contact info.

Email me here: tony@tonyreddick.com

Why?...because there is power in numbers.

Link:
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/01/22/dionne-warwick-youre-about-to-be-served/

Additionally I believe the Marriott is pissed as well. They had to give away pounds of food that was originally planned for the event.

Posted by: Tony Reddick , Jan 22, 2009 06:40:48 PM

Thanks Dionne and friends for ruining such a special night for me.

Posted by: lilvudufly, Jan 21, 2009 11:18:02 AM

Ball was cancelled 24 hours before the event and although Dionne’ Warwick’s ball organizers notified celeberties and VIPs who were supposed to attend..they did nothing to notify other ticket holders. Consequently, many people who purchased ticets arrived for the ball last night at the Marriot Wardman Park and were told by Marriot hotel staff that the ball was cancelled. To make matters worse the ball organizers who were there at the hotel pakced up and left before ticket holders began to arrive.
It was a mess. In fact, many ticket holders expressed that the ball organizers had their email addresses as well as phone numbers and could have attempted to notify them that the ball was cancelled. What a horrible and unprofessional way to treat people who bought tickets for their event. It is as if they really did not care.

Posted by: Summer , Jan 21, 2009 09:53:35 AM

I just heard that the Ball has been cancelled. Is this true?

Posted by: BJ. Smith, Jan 19, 2009 08:44:53 PM

I have my tickets (Combo) Package and as of right now, I am going solo. Looks like the best Ball to go to in town.

- Tony Reddick
http://www.myspace.com/tonyreddick

Posted by: Tony Reddick , Jan 02, 2009 07:34:30 PM

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