Guardian Music — Show aims to be a celebration of African culture with fringe acts such as BLK JKS and Tinariwen also set to performBlack Eyed Peas, Amadou & Mariam and Shakira are among the performers announced for the opening gala for this year's World Cup. Western... more info

MTV.com News — Shakira, John Legend, Amadou & Mariam will also help open tournament in South Africa.By Nick Neofitidis Alicia Keys Photo: Matt Harper/ MTV News Kicking off one of the world's biggest sporting events should be the job of some equally big s... more info

Altsounds — 2010 is set to be a massive year for South Africa with the Rainbow Nation hosting this year’s World Cup and it is also set to see the continent’s most celebrated rock band The Parlotones cross-over and gain widespread internationa... more info

Perez Hilton — Alicia Keys will be joining Shakira and The Black Eyed Peas in performing at the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert in June. Nice! The concert will take place in South Africa on June 10th to celebrate the start of the World Cup, and up to 30... more info

Reuters — JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The Black Eyed Peas, Shakira and Alicia Keys will be among scores of music stars performing at a concert on the eve of the soccer World Cup in South Africa, organizers said on Wednesday. The concert in South Africa's biggest ... more info

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — A host of stars line up to appear at the FIFA world cup kick-off celebration concert in Johannesburg on 10 June. more info

ContactMusic — Alicia Keys, Shakira and Black Eyed Peas are to perform at the start of the soccer World Cup in South Africa.The FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert, held... more info

411 Mania — Lady GaGa’s dirty video, the Jackson kids have a new Dad, Nicole Scherzinger warms up for Dancing with the Stars, Cheryl Tweedy faces off with Nadine in a Girls Aloud Vs, 5 things you didn’t know about Shakira and Aubrey O’... more info

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The Mirror — Shakira's hip-shaking moves do seem out of this world, so her revelation that she wanted to be an astronaut "since I was a child" is not surprising. But the She Wolf singer also told Recognise magazine that she can see the souls of other females: "Th... more info