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Jamie Foxx has been named to host the Michael Jackson tribute concert planned for October in Wales.

Foxx’s spokesman said Monday that the Oscar-winning star of “Ray” would host “Michael Forever – The Tribute Concert.” It is scheduled for Oct. 8 in Cardiff, Wales.

Christina Aguilera, Smokey Robinson and Cee Lo Green are among the show’s announced performers.

The show is not affiliated with Michael Jackson’s estate, but Jackson’s mother, Katherine, and other Jackson family members are scheduled to attend.

Organizers had to rescind an offer to the band Kiss last month after fans and Jackson’s estate noted that singer-bassist Gene Simmons had harshly criticized the pop singer over the years.

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Once again, Jamie Foxx is taking The Foxxhole, his exclusive 24/7 comedy and entertainment channel, to one of the greatest celebrations in American history set to honor one of the greatest figures in American history—The Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Unveiling. To commemorate this historic and momentous event and to celebrate with millions via radio and millions more who will be traveling to the DMV area to witness it first hand, The Foxxhole will be broadcasting “LIVE” throughout the Capitol City on Tuesday, August 23rd – Sunday, August 28th on SiriusXM 98. All week long The Foxxhole will become and be called “MLK Radio” with complete coverage of all the events. It will be your exclusive pass to all things MLK, while counting down to the historic Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Unveiling on Sunday, August 28th. The Foxxhole will be the only radio network in the country broadcasting all week long from exclusive locales in the Capitol City.

“Rev. King stated, ‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter,’ and for me The Foxxhole is my vehicle to give things that matter a voice,” said Foxx. “The MLK National Memorial Unveiling is a once in a lifetime moment. It is one moment that I couldn’t let pass me by, nor could I deny millions access to experience and take part in it via radio. I felt it was my duty, in honor of Rev. King, to use my talents and all of the resources that I possess, to not only entertain, but to also educate. Dedicating The Foxxhole’s airwaves to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and transforming it into MLK radio all week is one of many ways for me to do this.”

The Foxxhole will be interviewing celebrities, community leaders, the biggest names in town and those that worked to make the MLK National Memorial possible. The Foxxhole will also be “LIVE” in DC getting a first-hand account of the impact Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had then and now and what this moment in time and the unveiling means to people everywhere. The “LIVE” coverage from official MLK National Memorial events and other DC hotspots and landmarks will bring listeners up close and in person with one of the greatest events in American history. The broadcast will give fans and listeners from around the country a chance to be in the midst of it all with The Foxxhole as the MLK celebrations and festivities go down in the Capitol. A full schedule for The Foxxhole’s daily broadcasts and locales will be announced in the coming week.

The Foxxhole has, not only become one of the most listened to radio networks in the country, but it has also become the go to vehicle for all things impacting people everywhere. The Foxxhole’s presence at The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Unveiling is just one of many to come.

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Call her the guardian angel for Jamie Foxx’s music career.

The Oscar and Grammy winner said Tuesday his 16-year-old daughter, Corinne, gave him the best advice when he began recording music.

“When I first started I was doing this little slow music, you know, just R&B … and my daughter walked in and said, ‘What you doing?’ I said, ‘I’m working on the album.’ She said, ‘I hope you don’t put that on there because you going to put everybody to sleep,’” Foxx said.

His daughter told him reach out to younger artists to aid in his music career. And that’s exactly what the 43-year-old performer did.

In 2005 Foxx released “Unpredictable,” a double-platinum album that featured production work and guest appearances from Kanye West, Ludacris and Tank. He followed that with 2008′s “Intuition,” another platinum CD that featured the Grammy-winning party jam, “Blame It.” And this week Foxx released “Best Night of My Life”; the album has collaborations with top acts like Drake, Justin Timberlake, Rick Ross and T.I.

“A lot of times in order to be successful with music, you have to listen and sometimes allow other people to sort of steer you in the right direction,” Foxx said.

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