NELLY, J.LO, MARC ANTHONY TO JOIN MOTOWN SUPER BOWL CONCERT

By: Gary Graff

Nelly, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are being touted as special guests for the Motown Music Fest, a pair of concerts that will be part of the Super Bowl XL festivities on February 4th in Detroit. The rest of the shows'lineups feature a who's-who of Motown stars, including the Four Tops, the Miracles, the Contours, the Dramatics, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, the Velvelettes, Freda Payne, Brenda Holloway, Paul Hill and the Former Ladies of the Supremes. Members of the Motown's Funk Brothers studio ensemble will be part of the evening's backing band.

There will be two Motown Music Fest shows, at 8:00 P.M. and 11:00 P.M. ET at Detroit's Masonic Temple Theatre.

Another Motown legend, Smokey Robinson, plans to perform a Super Bowl weekend concert on the same night, February 4th, at Detroit's Music Hall Center.

Stevie Wonder will perform a set prior to Super Bowl XL on February 5th at Ford Field.