LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 - Performances have been announced for MOVIES ROCK, a new entertainment special celebrating the powerful relationship between music and film, to be broadcast Friday, Dec. 7 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The performances are:

•·        Beyoncé singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from the movie "The Wizard of Oz"

•·        Mary J. Blige and John Legend singing "As Time Goes By" from the movie "Casablanca"

•·        Nicole Scherzinger singing "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" from the movies  "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Moulin Rouge"

•·        Jennifer Hudson singing "Somewhere" from the movie "West Side Story"

•·        Chris Brown singing "Jailhouse Rock" from the movie "Jailhouse Rock"

•·        Carrie Underwood singing "The Sound of Music" from the movie "The Sound of Music"

•·        Usher singing "Singin' in the Rain" from the movie "Singin' in the Rain"

•·        Fergie singing "Live and Let Die" from the movie "Live and Let Die"

•·        John Williams  performing a film score compilation

•·        Queen Latifah performing "Big Spender" from the movie "Sweet Charity"

•·        Elton John singing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from the movie "The Lion King"

•·        Marc Anthony singing "Mrs. Robinson" from the movie "The Graduate"

•·        will.i.am, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J and Eve performing a "Shaft" compilation from the movie "Shaft"

•·        Tony Bennett singing "White Christmas" from the movie "Holiday Inn"

The first annual MOVIES ROCK is a two-hour live event television special that will

celebrate every dimension of music's leading role in moviemaking, from singing starlets to scene-stealing rappers, to directors whose indelible musical tastes redefine the way we listen to music and watch films.  The Entertainment Industry Foundation will be a beneficiary of the project.

MOVIES ROCK is being produced by Condé Nast Media Group, the Producers Guild of America and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. Condé Nast Media Group President Richard D. Beckman, and PGA board members Kathleen Kennedy and Bruce Cohen will serve as executive producers, along with Don Mischer of Don Mischer Productions.

RATING:  To Be Announced