Oprah and Cruise to co-host peace concert

American superstars Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey will host December’s traditional Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, honouring the 2004 laureate, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, it was announced today.

“They really wanted to do it, right from the start,” said concert organiser Odd Arvid Stroemstad.

“They clearly know what the Nobel concert is, and what the Nobel Peace Prize is about.”

As masters of ceremony for the December 11 concert in the capital, Oslo, Winfrey and Cruise will share the stage with plenty of high-profile entertainment.

Entertainers booked to play the show include British teen soul singer Joss Stone, opera vocalist Andrea Bocelli, jazz singer Diana Krall, pop singer Cyndi Lauper and Patti Labelle, along with several Norwegian artists.