Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Andrea Bocelli have agreed to carry out at King Charles III’s upcoming coronation live performance — regardless of a succession of artists refusing to take action. 

On Friday, the BBC introduced the lineup for the occasion happening on Sunday, Could 7 — someday after Charles, 47, and Queen Camilla are topped the UK’s new sovereigns following Queen Elizabeth II’s September 2022 dying.

Perry, 38, Richie, 73, and Bocelli, 64, are among the many brightest stars on the roster, which additionally consists of British pop group Take That, in addition to Sir Bryn Terfel, Freya Ridings and Alexis Ffrench.

“The live performance will have fun a brand new chapter within the nation’s historical past, with themes of affection, respect and optimism, celebrating the 4 nations, their communities and the Commonwealth,” the BBC mentioned of the coronation celebration in a press release.

“American Idol” judges Perry and Richie have recognized Charles for years, having served as ambassadors for his charities. 

The “Roar” songstress has been an envoy of the British Asian Belief since 2020. The nonprofit was co-founded by Charles to deal with poverty in South Asia.

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“I’m excited to be performing on the Coronation Live performance, and serving to to shine an additional mild on the British Asian Belief’s Youngsters’s Safety Fund, whose work consists of on-ground initiatives to fundraising, with the goal to search out options to baby trafficking,” Perry mentioned in a press release. 

In the meantime, Richie was appointed as the primary international ambassador and first chairman of the World Ambassador Group for the Prince’s Belief in 2019. Charles based the group in 1976 to learn deprived youth.

“To share the stage with the opposite performers at The Coronation Live performance is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion and it is going to be an honor and a celebration,” the “All Evening Lengthy” crooner mentioned in a press release of his personal. 

Whereas Richie, Perry and Bocelli are positive to placed on an important present, many musicians weren’t all in favour of being part of this system. 

Adele, Elton John, Robbie Williams and the Spice Ladies are among the many acts who turned down invites to placed on a present for the newly topped king, Rolling Stone reported final month. 

Specialists have surmised that artists are petrified of being related to the scandal-scarred monarchy.

“The royal household has confronted plenty of PR disasters in latest instances, and anybody performing on the present must think about whether or not there could be a backlash from showing amongst their followers,” Simon Jones, a publicist for Little Combine, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson, informed the outlet.

Regardless of the avalanche of declines from potential performers, a bevy of notable names are anticipated to attend the occasion — together with Charles’ youngest son, Prince Harry. 

“Buckingham Palace is happy to verify that the Duke of Sussex will attend the coronation service at Westminster Abbey on Could 6,” a palace spokesperson informed Web page Six earlier this week.

Nonetheless, Harry’s spouse, Meghan Markle — who has a fraught relationship with the royals — will skip out so she will keep house in California with the couple’s two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, the previous of whom will flip 4 that very same day.

The BBC is about to stream the Coronation Live performance on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.