Jesse Collins: Last News

The Weeknd's Super Bowl LV Pepsi Halftime Show performance on Sunday was unlike anything he's ever done before. Fans who tuned into the show over the weekend got to witness the 30-year-old singer in his true element, performing a medley of his greatest hits on the world's biggest stage.While there were plenty of amazing moments to unpack from the live performance, there's also a lot that happened behind the scenes.

Some past Super Bowl halftime shows have had to have moments pre-recorded to create some amazing moments. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic, fans were wondering if any aspects would be taped before hand for safety measures. We’re learning that The Weeknd‘s performance will be totally live!

In a span of three months, Jesse Collins is producing the Super Bowl halftime show with The Weeknd (Feb. 7), the Grammy Awards (March 14) and the Oscars (April 25).

The Weeknd‘s performance at the Super Bowl halftime show this weekend will be performed entirely live.The Canadian artist, real name Abel Tesfaye, is this year’s guest performer during the much-hyped halftime show, which takes place during the main interval of the NFL showpiece game on Sunday (February 7).In a new interview the show’s producer, Jesse Collins, said that everything in the show will be performed live despite fears that pre-recording may have been necessary to fit in line with COVID-19 protocols.“It’s all happening in that stadium, in that moment,” Collins told Entertainment Tonight. “We’re not bouncing off to another stadium and then cutting in, like some people have had to do (before).

Some past Super Bowl halftime shows have had to have moments pre-recorded to create some amazing moments. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic, fans were wondering if any aspects would be taped before hand for safety measures. We’re learning that The Weeknd‘s performance will be totally live!

The Weeknd is set to take the stage at the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show — and we're ready to be blinded by the lights!After a year of hit singles and epic awards show performances, the R&B superstar is bringing his cinematic era to music's biggest stage. He's sure to pull out all the stops, as he's already performed on top of a New York City skyscraper at last fall's VMAs, amid a massive fireworks spectacle at the AMAs and in an epic backstage tracking shot at .ET's Kevin Frazier sat down with Super Bowl executive producer Jesse Collins last week to get the scoop on everything Super Bowl LV, including how The Weeknd might use the COVID-19 capacity limitations to his advantage.

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.The performances will take place February 7 at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa before the big game and halftime show starring The Weeknd.

In the category of “better safe than sorry” news, the Academy Museum has decided to push its opening once again. Instead of debuting around the 93rd Academy Awards in April, the museum will swing open its doors to the public on September 30, 2021.

American Soul which chronicled the life of Soul Train creator Don Cornelius, Netflix’s Rhythm + Flow and The New Edition Story.“We’re thrilled and terrified in equal measure. Because of the extraordinary situation we’re all in, there’s an opportunity to focus on the movies and the people who make them in a new way, and we hope to create a show that really FEELS like the movies we all love,” said Collins, Sher and Soderbergh said in a joint statement.Collins, 59, hails from Canada and currently sits at the helm of Jesse Collins Entertainment.

Here’s an interesting bit of news that dropped today. As many of us speculate about what the Oscar ceremony this time around will look like, the Academy has opted to name its producers for the 2021 telecast. In an interesting turn, they’re going with a filmmaker who has experience working in various forms of media, tapping Steven Soderbergh. Soderbergh will produce alongside Jesse Collins and Stacey Sher, making it a three-pronged team this time around. Team are set to make the Oscars something very different this season, even more so than it already was going to be. Read on for more on the news…

This year has been full of surprises and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences couldn’t let it end without one more. The already delayed 93rd Academy Awards will be produced by Jesse Collins, Stacy Sher and Steven Soderbergh.

In what could be the most challenging producing assignment ever for an Oscar show, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences today tapped Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher , and Steven Soderbergh to produce the 93rd Annual Academy Awards which take place on Sunday April 25, 2021,  their latest date ever due to delays by the Coronavirus crisis.

Clayton Davis The Academy Awards have announced producers for the upcoming 93rd ceremony. Emmy nominee Jesse Collins (“Zoboomafoo”), Oscar nominee Stacey Sher (“Django Unchained” and “Erin Brockovich”) and Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh (best director for 2000’s “Traffic”) will produce the upcoming show, which is scheduled to air on Sunday, April 25.

long-term alliance for live music and social justice initiatives. “Jesse’s insight and understanding create extraordinary shows and true cultural moments.

Veteran live-event producer Jesse Collins has been tapped to executive produce The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show next year. The National Football League, RocNation and Pepsi said Tuesday that the Emmy-nominated producer will join longtime award-winning director Hamish Hamilton for the halftime show of the game, which is set to take place Feb.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEmmy-nominated producer Jesse Collins has been tapped as an executive producer of the 2021 Super Bowl halftime show. The announcement Tuesday by the NFL, Jay Z’s RocNation and Pepsi make Collins the halftime show’s first ever Black producer.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe National Football League, Roc Nation and Pepsi announced today that Emmy- nominated producer Jesse Collins has been named an executive producer of the Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show, taking place in Tampa, Florida on Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, 2021. He is the show’s first-ever Black executive producer.Collins joins executive producers Roc Nation, who debuted in that role earlier this year with a halftime performance starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. Roc Nation announced a partnership with the NFL at the height of its controversial shunning of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick as a result of his protest against police violence involving people of color.

By Amanda N'Duka