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| Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga perform in Super Bowl LX halftime show | Grammy winner Bad Bunny delivered a Super Bowl LX halftime performance that centered dance and featured guest stars Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin. The Puerto Rican music artist, born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, wore an all-white ensemble, including gloves, as he appeared in an apparent maze at the top of his performance. The show began with "Titi me Pregunto." The stage looked like a pale pink house, and Bad Bunny stood atop it as he performed "Yo Perreo Sola." As the performance continued, he appeared to fall through the roof and then walk out the home's front door. He sang "EoO" while standing atop a white pickup truck. "Monaco" featured an apparent wedding, and Lady Gaga surprised fans when she performed "Die With a Smile. |
| ''Burbs' show-runner: Versatile Keke Palmer is 'modern Tom Hanks' | Writer-producer Celeste Hughey says multi-talented Keke Palmer is the perfect lead for her re-imagining of The 'Burbs because the actress effortlessly moves between comedy and drama. Loosely inspired by the 1989 Tom Hanks-Carrie Fisher movie of the same name, the mystery series premieres Sunday on Peacock and follows Samira (Palmer) and Rob (Jack Whitehall) -- a happily married couple with a newborn son -- as they move to the suburban neighborhood where Rob grew up. "Keke was always who I dreamed of playing the lead. She was, from the get-go, exactly who I wanted. So, I wrote to her, basically. With the script, I always had her voice in mind," Hughey told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. |
| 'Send Help' tops North American box for 2nd weekend | The Rachel McAdams-Dylan O'Brien thriller, Send Help, is the No. 1 movie in North America for a second weekend, earning an additional $10 million in receipts this Friday through Sunday, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced. Coming in at No. 2 is Solo Mio with $7.2 million, followed by Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience at No. 3 with $5.6 million, Dracula at No. 4 with $4.5 million and Zootopia 2 at No. 5 with $4 million. Rounding out the top tier are Avatar: Fire and Ash at No. 6 with $3.5 million, The Strangers: Chapter 3 at No. 7 with $3.5 million, Shelter at No. 8 with $2.4 million, Melania at No. 9 with $2.38 million and Mercy at No. 10 with $2 million. |
| Kid Rock, Lee Brice to headline alternative Super Bowl Halftime Show | Kid Rock and Lee Brice are set to headline an alternative Super Bowl Halftime Show Sunday evening when the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots face off at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Brantley Gilbert and Gabby Barrett are also confirmed to perform on the All American Halftime Show, which was organized by the late Charlie Kirk's conservative organization, Turning Point USA. The concert will be streamed live on TPUSA's social media sites and on cable TV's Real America's Voice and TBN channels at about 8 p.m. ET. Grammy-winning artist Bad Bunny, a vocal critic of the Trump administration and its immigration policies, is set to take the stage during the NBC/Peacock broadcast of the biggest pro football game of the year. |
| Meghan Markle helps honor Tina Knowles at Fifteen Percent Pledge gala | Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle helped honor Tina Knowles, pop music legend Beyonce's mother, at the Fifteen Percent Pledge fundraiser gala at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Saturday. Knowles was honored for her leadership, advocacy and commitment to empowering Black communities and creators. Celebrity attendees at the event included Jeannie Mai, Winnie Harlow, Kimora Lee Simmons, Emma Grede, Rachel Zoe, Lake Bell, and others. "Shop Black-owned brands with Fifteen Percent Pledge. For consumers who want to shop their values, Fifteen Percent Pledge has created a directory of Black-owned brands across a variety of categories and products," the organization's website said. |