New mum Jennifer Hudson will perform at the VH1 Divas concert in Brooklyn, New York on 17 September (09) - her first show since giving birth.

The Dreamgirls star has joined fellow late additions Sheryl Crow, Cyndi Lauper and Melissa Etheridge at the Academy of Music gala.Martina McBride, Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, Jordin Sparks and Adele have already been lined up for the extravaganza, which will be hosted by former American Idol judge Paula Abdul.Clarkson, Sparks and Hudson are all former Idol stars, and Lewis was the winner of the show's British equivalent The X Factor.Hudson gave birth to David Daniel Otunga, Jr. on 10 August (09).