Vh1 Divas returns this year and will pay tribute to the cities where soul gave birth to music’s most powerful classics and inspired today’s divas.

Click ahead for the full lineup!

Watch this clip of Carrie Keagan announcing the rebirth of VH1 Divas:

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You heard her correctly! Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott, Florence and the Machine, Kelly Clarkson and Jessie J will take the stage at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom to pay homage to Chicago, Detroit, London, Memphis and Philadelphia.

The show will air on December 19th at 9 PM Eastern on Vh1, so be sure to tune in. Visit Divas.Vh1.com for more details.

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