It is expected to feature performers including Madness, Kate Bush, the Spice Girls and Blur.
Mr. Gordon-Levitt, above, said the show would "absolutely" feature performers from other film projects with which he is closely associated.
Others feature performers now shrouded in obscurity (such as Charley Bowers, whose "Egged On" plays next week and whom I wrote about a few years ago).
Other ads feature performers like Amber Tamblyn, the star of "Joan of Arcadia" on CBS, and La Toya London, a finalist on the third season of "American Idol".
One person close to the negotiations said that J Records' new roster will feature performers Deborah Cox, LFO, Shannon Curfman, Alicia Keys, Jim Cozier and O-Town, a budding boy band.
Tomorrow night will feature performers like Ardan James, who recruits a young helper from the audience, and Mahka Tendo, a Japanese magician who works with huge cards.
The interviews, a Who's Who of political and entertainment celebrity, feature performers like Tony Bennett, Ruby Dee, Miriam Makeba and Sidney Poitier, whose stories and star wattage are balanced by the heft provided by the likes of the historian Taylor Branch.
On the weekend of Desert Daze, the better known Desert Trip festival at the Indio site will feature the Rolling Stones, the Who, Paul McCartney, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, and has been nicknamed "Oldchella," because so many of the acts feature performers in their 70s.
Looking at the performance roster, the night may as well be called music's richest night, as it will feature performers including Kanye West, Beyoncé, Rihanna, AC/DC (not even nominated), Madonna (ditto), Paul McCartney (ditto), Sam Smith and Katy Perry.
The film industry was not above using the new medium to broadcast commercials for its projects however, and occasionally turned radio stars into short feature performers to take advantage of their built-in following.
