Jan 19 NASCAR to hold pre-race Daytona 500 concert with Luke Combs By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press Combs performed virtually for NASCAR's season finale in November but has not done a live show since March. NASCAR prides itself on its elaborate pre-race pomp and entertainment. Continue reading
Jan 19 Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R. to sing at Super Bowl By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month’s Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform “America the Beautiful.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Biden, Harris speak at memorial ceremony in honor of COVID-19 victims By Joshua Barajas The lighting memorial ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET today. Watch the event here. Continue reading
Jan 18 In open letter to Dr. King, Stevie Wonder calls for equality By Associated Press Wonder met King when he was a teenager and later wrote the tribute song "Happy Birthday," which urged that the government formally establish a Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Continue reading
Jan 18 Garth Brooks joins lineup of entertainers at Biden inauguration By Associated Press The country music superstar praised the Bidens for being “hellbent on making things good” and said he welcomed the chance to help the country heal. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:09 Poet Amanda Gorman on how she prepared for Inauguration Day By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport The poet who will carry on a tradition and present her new work, "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration this week is already quite accomplished at the age of 22. Jeffrey Brown talked to Amanda Gorman to learn more,… Continue watching
Jan 18 WATCH: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs COVID tribute By Joshua Barajas In a musical tribute to COVID victims, Washington state’s Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performed Samuel Barber’s sorrowful “Adagio for Strings” inside a largely empty concert hall and for an audience online. Continue reading
Jan 18 WATCH: ‘Field of Flags’ lighting ceremony honors U.S. states and territories ahead of Biden’s inauguration By Associated Press After President-elect Joe Biden asked Americans to stay home for his inauguration, the "Field of Flags" is meant to represent the American people who are unable to travel to the Capitol to celebrate his swearing-in. Continue reading
Jan 17 Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81 By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81. Continue reading
Jan 15 Pandemic eats into LGBTQ representation on network TV, study shows By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press "We're hoping that is just a blip and not the beginning of a trend," GLAAD's President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in an interview, adding that the decrease overall was largely due to fewer shows being made. Continue reading