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☆ Ted Danson apologizes to Kelsey Grammer for 'getting angry' at him when they were on 'Cheers'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Liz Calvario | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Ted Danson and Kelsey Grammer are putting the past behind them. I have a memory of getting angry at you once and it stuck in both of our memories,” Danson told Grammer, who played Dr. Frasier Crane in “Cheers” and its spinoff, “Frasier.”“Yeah, you came and told me that one day,” Grammer replied. Danson continued, "I feel like I missed out on the last 30 years of Kelsey Grammer. Danson and Grammer did not specify what their argument was about or when it happened. Danson and Grammer last publicly reunited during the “Cheers” cast reunion at the 75th annual Emmy Awards in January.

Persons: Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, ”, Woody Harrelson, ” Danson, Sam Malone, Grammer, “, Frasier Crane, “ Frasier, ” Grammer, Danson, —, ‘, Cheers ”, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, ” Shelley Long, Harrelson wasn’t, Jesse Collins Organizations: NBC, Ulster, Hollywood Locations: “, London

☆ Kendrick Lamar will headline Super Bowl halftime show
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans, the NFL announced Sunday. Follow along for live coverage of Week 1Roc Nation and Jesse Collins, an Emmy-winning producer, will be co-executive producers of the Apple Music halftime show. “Kendrick Lamar is truly a once-in-a-generation artist and performer,” Roc Nation founder Jay-Z said in a statement. Super Bowl 59 will take place on Feb. 9. Lamar previously performed at the 2022 Super Bowl in Los Angeles alongside several other rappers and hip-hop stars in a West Coast-themed show.

Persons: Kendrick Lamar, ” Lamar, Lamar, Jesse Collins, “ Kendrick Lamar, Jay, Z, Drake Organizations: NFL, BET, Apple Music, Roc Nation, Morale Locations: New Orleans, City, Los Angeles, West Coast

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 66th annual Grammy Awards are on Sunday, airing live from Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena on CBS and Paramount+. In 2021, they had the idea to turn musicians into each other’s audiences when there couldn’t be one, a concept that has informed every Grammys since. We’ve really just tried to make it a loving room for the music community.”Some elements of the stage – like the gramophone in the middle – will remain the same. There are three new categories at the 2024 Grammy Awards as well, including the first-ever best African music performance award. If Victoria Monét ’s “Hollywood” wins best traditional R&B performance, her daughter Hazel Monét will become the youngest Grammy winner in history at 2 years old.

Persons: Raj Kapoor, Ben Winston, Jesse Collins, “, ” Winston, “ We’ve, ”, — “, Trevor Noah, “ There’s, There’s, Harvey Mason jr, Winston, “ I’m, Kapoor, we’re, It’s, ” Mason, we’ve, ” “, Burna, Dave McLeod, Mason, Taylor Swift, she’d, Victoria Monét, Hollywood ”, Hazel Monét, Karol G, Jack Antonoff, Babyface, Kelly Clarkson, Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem Organizations: ANGELES, CBS, Paramount, COVID, Associated Press, Recording Academy, —, WHO, Hollywood, “ Locations: Los Angeles, people’s, urbana, Será

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country music star Reba McEntire will grace next month's Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem while Post Malone will perform “America the Beautiful.”The performances will take place Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas before the championship matchup and halftime show featuring Usher. Andra Day will also perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing" as part of the pregame performances that will air on CBS. Actor Daniel Durant will perform the national anthem in American sign language. He'll follow his “CODA” film castmate and Oscar winner Troy Kotsur, who took on the role last year. Model-dancer Anjel Piñero will sign “America the Beautiful” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing” will be signed by actor-dancer Shaheem Sanchez.

Persons: Reba McEntire, Post Malone, Usher, Andra, Daniel Durant, He'll, castmate, Oscar, Troy Kotsur, Anjel, Shaheem Sanchez, Adam Blackstone, ” Jay, Jesse Collins, McEntire, Annie, Reba, ”, Savage, Swae Lee, Austin ” Organizations: ANGELES, Post, Allegiant, CBS, Nation, Country Music Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center, Globe, rockstar Locations: America, Las Vegas

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher has a new confession: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Usher would lead the halftime festivities from Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11. “It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,” Usher said in a statement. Usher is expected to wrap up his Las Vegas residency in early December before he makes his Super Bowl halftime appearance a couple months later. Usher will join a list of celebrated musicians who have played during Super Bowl halftime shows including Beyoncé, Madonna, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Coldplay, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, U2, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson and Katy Perry.

Persons: — Usher, Usher, “, ” Usher, Ray Charles ’, ”, Ludacris, Lil Jon, Alicia Keys, He's, NBC’s, “ Hustlers, Roc, Jay, ” “, he’s, Jeezy, Usher bares, ” Jay, Jesse Collins, Hamish Hamilton, It’s, Rihanna, Oliver Schusser, Beyoncé, Dre, Snoop Dogg, Coldplay, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Katy Perry, “ Usher, Seth Dudowsky Organizations: ANGELES, Apple Music, NFL, Apple, Roc Nation, Allegiant, Loves, Las, Roc, Super, of Music Locations: Las Vegas, superstardom, U.S, Paris

☆ American Music Awards has chosen a host for the 2022 show
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —The 2022 American Music Awards’ (AMAs) has found a host. Dick Clark productions and ABC have announced that Wayne Brady will host the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 20. Brady, currently a “Dancing with the Stars” contestant, said of the gig: “I’m ecstatic and honored to host this year’s AMAs. As a musician and music lover, it’s amazing to be part of a night where music fans make their voices heard! The AMAs celebrate top achievements in music.

☆ 23 Black leaders who are shaping history today
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-01 | by ( Courtney Connley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +39 min

Following the lead of trailblazers throughout American history, today's Black history-makers are shaping not only today but tomorrow. —Cory StiegRosalind Brewer, 58, Walgreens' next CEO and only Black woman to currently lead a Fortune 500 firmWalgreens' next CEO Rosalind Brewer. When she steps into this new role, she will be the only Black woman currently leading a Fortune 500 firm, and just the third Black woman in history to serve as a Fortune 500 CEO. "When you're a Black woman, you get mistaken a lot," she said during a 2018 speech at her alma mater, Spelman College. —Tom Huddleston Jr.Jason Wright, 38, first Black president of a National Football League teamWashington Football Team president Jason Wright.

Persons: Shirley Chisholm, John Lewis, Maya Angelou, Mary Ellen Pleasant, Kamala Harris, Gene Kim, Harris, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, Shyamala, —, — Cory Stieg Rosalind Brewer, Rosalind Brewer, Ursula Burns, Mary Winston, Brewer, Kimberly, Clark, she's, — Courtney Connley, Kizzmekia, Corbett, Kizzmekia Corbett, Anthony Fauci, Fauci, Dr, — Cory Stieg Victor J, Glover , Jr, Victor Glover, Amanda Gorman, Joe Biden, Gorman, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr, Lady Jill Biden, Robert Frost, Oprah, Angelou, — Jennifer Liu, Amanda Gorman's, Raphael Warnock, Georgia's, Kelly Loeffler, Warnock, Ebenezer Baptist Church —, — Abigail Johnson Hess Rashida Jones, Rashida Jones, Jones, Kristen Welker, Carole Simpson, Nicolle Wallace's, Dorothy Tucker, Brown, — Taylor Locke Sandra Lindsay, Sandra Lindsay, Lindsay, She's, I'm, Jade Scipioni Nicholas Johnson, Princeton's, Nicholas Johnson, Princeton University's, Johnson, William Massey, — Abigail Johnson Hess Cynthia, Cynt, Marshall, Cynthia Marshall, Cynt Marshall, George Floyd, Marshall —, Mark Cuban, Scipioni, Cynthia Marshall's, Dallas Mavericks Cori Bush, Missouri's, Missouri, Cori Bush, Michael Brown, Ferguson, William Lacy Clay Jr, Bush, Essence.com, I've, he's, Louis, Clay, — Jennifer Liu Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon's, Jeff Bezos Alicia Boler Davis, Alicia Boler Davis, Boler Davis, Jeff Bezos, alums, Jennifer Liu, Noah Harris, Harvard Noah Harris, Harvard's, It's, we've, Fentrice Driskell, Du Bois, — Abigail Johnson Hess, Harvard Mellody Hobson, Mellody Hobson, Ariel Investments, Hobson, — Courtney Connley Sydney Barber, Sydney Barber, Barber, Ms, Janie Mines, wasn't, Mines, Jesse Collins, Collins, Indiewire, " Collins, Jennifer Liu Nia DaCosta, Nia DaCosta, Marvel, DaCosta, Nora Ephron, Jordan Peele, Peele, — Tom Huddleston Jr, Aicha Evans, Zoox, Evans, Jason Wright, Wright, He's, Dan Snyder, — Emmie Martin Dana Canedy, Dana Canedy, Simon, Simon & Schuster, Dana Canedy's, Canedy, Denzel Washington, Alicia Adamczyk, Schuster Bozoma Saint John, Saint John, Beyonce, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Michael Jackson, — Courtney Connley Cheick Camara, Ermias Tadesse, Cornell University's, Cheick Camara, Ermias Organizations: CNBC, White, South, Latina, Howard University, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Democrat, United States Senate, U.S, Walgreens, Fortune, Starbucks, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Xerox, Bed, Sam's, Walmart, Nonwovens, Spelman College, Moderna, National Institute of Allergy, National Urban League, FDA, Vaccine Research, University of North, Space Station, NASA, Capitol, LA, Poet, Harvard, Georgia, Black, Morehouse College cum, Ebenezer Baptist Church, United, MSNBC, University of Missouri's School of Journalism, NBC, ABC News, National Association of Black Journalists, Jewish Medical Center, Northwell, Long, Pfizer, Pew Research Center, Princeton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NBA Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Mavericks, NBA, Mavericks, Congress, Senate, Democratic, Green New Deal, General Motors Institute, GM, Amazon, Employees, Amazon's, Ariel Investments, Ariel, Financial Planning's Diversity, Princeton University, JPMorgan, Lucas Family Foundation, Hobson College, Naval, U.S . Naval Academy, U.S . Naval, Naval Academy, Academy, Super, Super Bowl, Jesse Collins Entertainment, ViacomCBS Cable Networks, BET, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Paramount Network, VH1, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Marvel Universe, Tribeca, Wall Street, George Washington University, Intel, Financial, Automotive News, National Football League, Washington Football, Washington Football Team, National Football, NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, University of Chicago, McKinsey & Company, Washington, Morning, Simon &, New York Times, Jordan, Crown Publishers, New Yorker, Netflix, Saint, Longtime, Endeavor, Uber, Apple, PepsiCo, BlackGen Capital, Cornell, BlackGen Locations: United States, Oakland , California, India, America, White, California, University of North Carolina, Chapel, Los Angeles, Georgia's, Savannah , Georgia, Ebenezer, Long, New York, Queens , New York, Jamaica, Princeton, Montreal, Canada, Spring, Missouri, Louis, St, Detroit, Hattiesburg , Mississippi, Florida, Chicago, U.S, Lake Forest , Illinois, Sydney, mull, Senegal, Zoox, Charlottesville , VA

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