Tonight some of music’s finest came together for ABC’s special ‘ Taking The Stage : African American Music and Stories That Changed America ‘ . Watch as some of our favorites like Usher, Fantasia , Ne-Yo , Christina Aguilera , Mary J Blige , Stevie Wonder , Gladys Knight , Gary Clark Jr , Cynthia Erivo . Chloe & Halle , Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin, and Shirley Caesar take the stage below.