• Thursday, February 17th, 2011 | News, Upfront

    Gloriana will be part of a musical tribute to Motown Records at the White House on February 24th.

    The President and First Lady have invited the country band to take part in the concert "The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House."

    "It's such an honor to be asked to be a part of this celebration of Motown, especially at the White House in front of the president and first lady," says Gloriana's Tom Gossin. "I think this will go down as one of the coolest things we have done to date."

    Other performing artists that will celebrate Black History Month and the record's label history that night include Smokey Robinson, Natasha Bedingfield, Sheryl Crow, Jamie Foxx and John Legend.

    Since 2009, the Obamas have hosted tributes to jazz, country, classical, Latin, Broadway sows and music of the civil right movement.

    The White House event is obviously by invitation only, but the concert will air on PBS at 8:00 p.m. ET on March 1.

    Gloriana is also expected to release a new single in March, with a new album to follow later this year.

    Check out this great interview with the members of Gloriana to hear about their experience in touring with Taylor Swift on her Fearless tour last summer!