Obama's Inauguration Playlist: Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson & fun.

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 04: Singer Katy Perry performs during a celebration of Carole King and her music to benefit Paul Newman's The Painted Turtle Camp at the Dolby Theatre on December 4, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for The Painted Turtle Camp)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 04: Singer Katy Perry performs during a celebration of Carole King and her music to benefit Paul Newman's The Painted Turtle Camp at the Dolby Theatre on December 4, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for The Painted Turtle Camp)

Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Stevie Wonder and Usher are scheduled to perform at various points during Barack Obama's inauguration weekend, and now they appear together on Obama administration-approved inauguration playlist.

The official Obama inauguration Twitter account released the playlist, which includes Perry's hit "Firework," Clarkson's "Breakaway" and Usher's "Something Special" alongside tracks by fun. and Beyonce.

Obama's second presidential inauguration takes place on Monday, Jan. 21, but the party starts in earnest on Friday, Jan. 19. From previous HuffPost coverage of the inauguration:

Katy Perry, Smokey Robinson, Usher, Alicia Keys and Brad Paisley are among the stars announced Friday to sing at Obama's inaugural balls Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Jan. 19. Also signed up are Marc Anthony, Stevie Wonder, John Legend and the cast of "Glee."

The concert and the two official inaugural balls are being held at the Washington Convention Center over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend when Obama begins his second term. The performers join Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor, already announced for Obama's signing ceremony Jan. 21 on the West Front of the Capitol.

Check out the playlist below.

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