Tom Hanks, Katy Perry, John Legend and more praise Joe Biden and Kamala Harris during Celebrating America special

TOM Hanks, Katy Perry, John Legend, Demi Lovato, Justin Timberlake and more stars celebrated President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday.

The A-list stars joined forces during the Celebrating American special, which aired just hours after the new president and vice president were sworn into office.



Justin Timberlake performed Better Days at the Celebrating America event

Katy Perry concluded the night with a powerful performance

John Legend gave a powerful performance of Feeling Good

The night honored Joe Biden becoming the 46th president

Hollywood legend Tom Hanks hosted the star-studded lineup of performance, led by pop stars Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, John Legend and Demi Lovato.

Rock and roll icon Bruce Springsteen, kicked off the patriotic event as he belted out his inspirational hit with his E Street Band, Land Of Hope And Dreams.

The Boss sang in front of the Lincoln Memorial at the National Mall just before host of the evening, Tom, appeared on screen.

After he performed, Tom, 64, came down from the Lincoln Memorial steps to give a moving speech on unity and hope moving forward.



Tom Hanks hosted the Celebrating America Inauguration event

Bruce Springsteen kicked off the Celebrating America performances


The Boss performed Land Of Hope And Dreams in front of the Lincoln Memorial


Bruce kicked off the event celebrating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Jon Bon Jovi was the next to get behind the mic and did a virtual performance from Miami, Florida of the optimistic Beatles tune, Here Comes The Celeb Report.

Tom then introduced President Biden as he gave a speech commending fellow Americans and particularly thanked members in the military.

Performing virtually, Justin Timberlake took the stage from his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.



Bon Jovi performed virtually from Miami, Florida

Joe Biden thanked the military and his fellow Americans at the Lincoln Memorial

President Biden’s Celebrating America took place at the historic Lincoln Memorial

The Sexy Back hit-maker was joined by singer-songwriter Ant Clemons for an emotional duet of their song, Better Days.

David Grohl paid tribute to teachers- including his mother and Jill Biden- before the Foo Fighters’ performance of the band’s 2002 song Times Like These.



Singer Ant Clemons joined JT from their virtual Memphis performance

Dave Grohl dedicated the Foo Fighters’ performance to teachers

The Hamilton star recited a poem about hope

The new vice president also shared a hopeful message with Americans

Lin-Manuel Miranda, 41, also took the stage to recite a “classic work” during the event.

The Hamilton star was briefly joined by Biden as they spoke about “history and hope.”

After Harris addressed Americans with a hopeful message, John performed a cover of Feeling Good while outside of the Lincoln Memorial.

The 42-year-old belted out the lyrics as he played the piano at the iconic location.

Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard, 33, and Tim McGraw, 53, then joined forces to sing Undivided about the country coming together in light of the new presidency.

Demi then took the stage to perform a cover of Bill Withers’ Lovely Day.



John sang outside of the Lincoln Memorial

Kerry introduced segments throughout the special

Demi rocked a pink pixie cut during her performance

The 28-year-old- who rocked a pink pixie cut- was joined by a number of essential workers and stars that appeared on the screen behind her as they sang backing vocals.

Katy concluded the special by performing her hit Firework as Biden, Harris and their families looked on at a firework show behind the singer.

Eva Longoria and Kerry Washington introduced some of the segments throughout the special.

Eva, 45, and Kerry, 43, were joined by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dolores Huerta, World Central Kitchen founder Chef José Andrés and the first female MLB general manager Kim Ng. 



Katy belted out Firework as a firework show took place behind her

The hour-and-a-half long special aired on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and MSNBC, while it was also available to stream on the PIC’s YouTube and social media channels.

Additionally, Amazon Prime Video, Twitch and NewsNOW from Fox also streamed the event.

The celebration came just hours after the Biden, 78, and Harris, 56, were sworn into office.

The star-studded inauguration included Lady Gaga performing the national anthem, while Jennifer Lopez and country singer Garth Brooks also sang patriotic songs during the historic event.



Biden and his wife Jill enjoyed the show