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Little Simz is set to play a one-off orchestral show at London’s Meltdown 2025, with the first wave of names revealed today for the Southbank Centre event.The British artist was previously revealed to be curating a boundary-breaking line-up for this year’s edition of the 11-day festival, and will be taking to the stage herself as one of the performers.She will be joined by the Southbank Centre Resident Orchestra Chineke! Orchestra for a unique performance in the Royal Festival Hall on June 22, featuring hits from across her catalogue as well as tracks from her upcoming sixth studio album ‘Lotus’, which is set for release on 9 May via AWAL Recordings.Scheduled between Thursday June 12 and Sunday June 22, the event will include a number of live performances from artists hand-selected by Little Simz, as well as two weekends of free participatory programming featuring grassroots collectives and local organisations.A post shared by simz (@littlesimz)The first wave of names set to take part in the 2025 edition of Meltdown Festival were shared today (March 24), and include The Streets, viral hit ‘Messy’ singer Lola Young, Ghetts, Jon Batiste, Sasha Keable with Flames Collective and Little Dragon’s Yukimi.“Little Simz’ first taste of what’s to come from her Meltdown hugely embodies the wealth of influences and inspirations across her work,” said Jane Beese, Head of Contemporary Music at Southbank.

Katcy Stephan UTA has announced the promotion of 114 colleagues across six office locations and 28 divisions, including MP Lit, TV Lit, Talent, Unscripted Television, Entertainment & Culture Marketing, Creators, News & Broadcasting, Production Arts, Independent Film, Comedy Touring, Ventures, Technology, Finance & Accounting, KLUTCH Sports, Media Rights, MediaLink, Comedy Touring, Ventures and more. Among the promoted group, 65 percent are women, nearly 30 percent identify as people of color, and the majority of those elevated to agent came up through UTA’s acclaimed Agent Training Program.

that were shoo-ins to attend the big game— and among them. These two are so devoted to their teams that it would have been a bigger news story if they missed the game.However, celebrity football fans like and Jessica Alba have managed to fly under the radar, making their respective appearances at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9, a pleasant surprise.Let’s discuss his special guest, set list, and those Taylor Swift rumors.But not all of the celebs were there to drink beer and cheer.

22-time Grammy Award winner performed a medley of his greatest hits — including the Drake diss track “Not Like Us” — for the halftime show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday.Samuel L. Jackson as “Uncle Sam” introduced Lamar at the start of the performance.The rapper wore a blue jacket with a black shirt, black backwards hat and blue jeans for the start of his performance.

according to John Ewing of BetMGM.The Grammy-winning singer, 38, delighted viewers when he took to the field at Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9, before returning champs the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Philadelphia Eagles.Batiste played the piano as he belted out “The Star-Spangled Banner.”Alicia Keys still holds the record for the longest National Anthem performance at the Super Bowl. When she sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, her rendition was two minutes and 36 seconds.

2025 Super Bowl.Batiste wore all black and sang the song while playing his piano.Attendees inside the New Orleans Caesars Superdome, including the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles players and coaches, went wild cheering for him. At one point during his performance, cameras also panned to President Donald Trump saluting the flag from his suite.The United States marine corps flew over the stadium from above as there was a big American flag on the field at the end of Batiste’s performance, which clocked in at 120 seconds, according to John Ewing of BetMGM.Baptiste took the stage after “America the Beautiful” performers Lauren Daigle and Trombone Shorty and “Lift Every Voice and Sing” performer Ledisi.

Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.The Kansas City Chiefs will face-off against the Philadelphia Eagles once again at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.Louisiana artist Jon Batiste sang the National Anthem while Ledisi performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”Kendrick Lamar, meanwhile, is set to take the stage during the highly-anticipated halftime show.“We’re honored to work with this year’s pregame lineup to celebrate the rich musical legacy of New Orleans and the entire state,” Seth Dudowsky, head of music at the NFL, said in statement. “The Super Bowl is a rare moment to unite fans around the world, and this year’s performers will bring the energy, soul and vibrant sounds of the region to a global stage, as we kick off Super Bowl LIX with a celebration to remember.”Daigle’s performance in NOLA comes years after New Orleans Mayor, LaToya Cantrell, called for her to be removed as a performer when the city hosted “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Celebration.”Earlier this month, the Grammy winner appeared on the “Arroyo Grande” podcast and explained why she feels vindicated as she prepares to perform on one of the biggest stages yet.“To get this moment years later, I would say for anybody watching that has had their reputations smeared in any sort of way and they are just waiting for the moment of vindication, sometimes it only takes five years,” Daigle said.In 2020, Cantrell publicly chastised Daigle after the singer gave an impromptu concert at an outdoor prayer service, hosted by Christian worship leader Sean Feucht.The event was part of Feucht’s “Let Us Worship” tour, which was also a protest against COVID-19 restrictions on churches.

2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans this Sunday.Batiste’s performance will kick off the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in his native Louisiana. This marks his first appearance at the Super Bowl as a performer.He follows in Reba McEntire’s footsteps, who sang the national anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl.The other 2025 Super Bowl performers include Lauren Daigle and Trombone Shorty, who are singing “America the Beautiful,” Ledisi, who is performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and Kendrick Lamar, who is headlining the halftime show.Last month, Batiste told Entertainment Tonight that he wants his Super Bowl performance to last “the test of time.”Here’s everything you need to know about Jon Batiste.Batiste’s career as a singer began after he attended Juilliard School in New York.

Thania Garcia UTA has signed seven-time-Grammy and Academy Award-winning artist Jon Batiste for representation in all areas. He is set to perform the National Anthem at the 2025Super Bowl LIX pregame in his hometown of New Orleans on Feb. 9 at the Caesars Superdome.

Patrick Mahomes earned a shot at history tonight as the Kansas City Chiefsdefeated the Buffalo Bills, 32-29, and will now face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on February 9.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor The Producers Guild of America 2025 nominees for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture award include “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” “Gaucho Gaucho,” “Mediha,” “Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa,” “Porcelain War” and “We Will Dance Again.” Winners will be announced at the PGA Awards on Feb. 8 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. “Super/Man” was named among the top five documentaries of the year by NBR and is a nominee for the Cinema Eye Honors.

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Kendrick Lamar’s highly anticipated halftime show in the Big Easy next year.Grammy-winning singer Jon Batiste, 38, Christian recording artist Lauren Daigle, 33, R&B vocalist Ledisi, 52, and jazz musician Trombone Shorty, 38, have been added to the lineup for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Feb. 9.The NFL and Roc Nation announced the news on Thursday, Nov.

The NFL today continued to build out its offering around Super Bowl LIX, announcing that Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Ledisi will provide pregame entertainment.

Thania Garcia Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Ledisi will headline the Super Bowl LIX pregame at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 9.

Saturday Night director Jason Reitman and music composer Jon Batiste said at Deadline Contenders Film: Los Angeles that music is the “villain” of the Columbia Pictures film.

There were a bunch of stars in attendance at the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards to celebrate all of the filmmakers who work behind-the-scenes!

Jack Dunn While many “Deadpool & Wolverine” quips have become fan favorites, like Gambit’s “I’m boutta’ make a name for myself here,” star and screenwriter Ryan Reynolds has a more sentimental take on which lines were his favorite to write. “The thing I’m probably most proud of was the Wolverine speech in the van where he just tears Deadpool a new one,” said Reynolds.

William Earl Additional honorees Ryan Reynolds, Jon Batiste and Gia Coppola were announced Thursday for the 13th annual Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards presented by Variety. The awards ceremony will take place on Nov.

The Masked Singer is back!

The Masked Singer is back!