The Deadline Watchlist: Super Bowl Hip Hop Icons Halftime Show; ‘Boba Fett’ Finale; Simu Liu Hosts; Olympic Gold + Ali Wong

Independent: “The Super Bowl once again delivered a massive audience, which included NBC and the unmatched power of broadcast television as well as first-ever presentations on Peacock and Telemundo, and led into our most-watched Olympics coverage in four years.”NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua added: “We’re gratified that our strategy of combining the two most powerful events in the world – the Super Bowl and the Olympics – on ‘Super Gold Sunday’ has paid off in such a big way. We look forward to continuing this strategy into the future.” Meanwhile, 50 Cent recently reacted to the countless memes about his surprise guest appearance during the Super Bowl Halftime Show alongside Dr.

50 Cent made a splash during the Super Bowl halftime show alongsideEminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Anderson .Paak in Los Angeles on Sunday.But there is more to this 46-year-old rapper's life than work.On Monday the star -whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III - reportedly took his longtime lady love Jamira Haines on a romantic date in New York City for Valentine's Day. The it couple: 50 Cent took his lady love on a romantic dinner date in NYC on Monday for Valentine's Day, according to PageSix; seen in late January Fancy!According to PageSix , the veteran singer took his lady love to New York City's Sei Less, which is owned by Ivi Shano and Dara MirjahangiryHaines is a 25-year-old fitness professional and often shows off her toned figure on social media with bikini images.

Kendrick Lamar is set to perform new music during a headline show in Milan, Italy, this summer.The Compton rapper is thought to be working on the long-awaited follow-up to his April 2017 album ‘DAMN.’, though speculation about a possible new single emerging before his performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show last weekend went unfounded.Lamar has now announced a new live date at the Ippodromo SNAI San Siro in Milan as part of the Milano Summer Festival. The rapper is set to perform on June 23, where he will showcase new material.When translated from Italian, a description on the festival organisers’ website reads: “Kendrick Lamar returns to Italy with a super anticipated show which, produced and distributed by Vivo Concerti, will see him perform – after 8 years from his first performance in Italy, in 2014 – at the Milan Summer Festival (Ippodromo Snai) [on] Thursday 23 June 2022”.A post shared by Milano Summer Festival (@milanosummerfestival)The description then promises that Lamar “will play the pieces of the new album, long awaited by the fans” during his Milan show.You can find tickets and more information about Lamar’s Milan gig by heading here.The rapper has not announced any further tour dates at the time of writing.

After two years off, The Roots' annual festival Roots Picnic will return to Philadelphia in 2022. The two-day event takes place June 4-5 in The Mann at Fairmont Park.

Eminem.Richelle Ryan, 36, joked that she wanted to add Burrow to her 'roster', but turned her attention to Slim Shady during his mesmerising performance in the Super Bowl half-time show.Eminem took to the stage in the SoFi Stadium with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Mary J.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals drew just over 100 million total viewers.Per Nielsen data, the game averaged 99.18 million viewers on NBC and an additional 1.03 million viewers on Telemundo. That means this year’s Super Bowl telecast was up 8% from 2021’s showdown between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs, which drew about 91.6 million.NBC’s multiplatform broadcast of the Rams defeating the Bengals in a tight cinch for the Vince Lombardi Trophy— 23 to 20 —rose above the 100 million linear viewer threshold and set a record for streaming.NBC not only ran the 2022 NFL championship game, but also all national ads, the halftime show featuring hip-hop and rap legends Dr.

There was a lot of California Love flying around Super Bowl LVI on Sunday as the hometown Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals in a nail-bitter game punctuated by a halftime show of West Coast hip-hip icons. Part of that legacy will be much desired reversal of viewership fortune after years of decline for the NFL’s big game.

Eminem has super proud daughters! The rapper’s girls Hailie Jade, 26, and Alaina, 28, posted a rare photo of themselves together watching from the stands at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday February 13. The two young women looked super excited to get to cheer on their dad, as he performed at the halftime show, alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent and Anderson Paak. 

50 Cent doesn’t mind poking fun at himself.

While people were tuned into yesterday's Super Bowl for a nostalgia-heavy halftime performance from Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J.

Eminem from taking a knee during his appearance at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show.Eminem performed during Sunday’s (February 13) show at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California along with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J.

Dr Dre has given his first interview following his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance, reflecting on Eminem‘s much-publicised decision to take the knee, the NFL’s censorship of some lyrics, and more.The legendary rapper and producer joined forces with Eminem, Mary J Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg for the show, which also featured surprise appearances from 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak.Asked by TMZ whether organisers had requested the performers remove any lines, Dre said: “There were a few things we had to change, but it was really minor things.”Bringing up Eminem’s taking the knee, he said “that was Em doing that on his own and there was no problem with that.”It was reported after the show that the rapper was reportedly told not to kneel by the NFL, a claim the league has denied.During Lamar’s section of the set, which consisted of a medley of some of his songs, the lyric “If Pirus and Crips all got along / They’d probably gun me down by the end of this song” was notably absent from ‘mAAd City’.Dre confirmed that the line was removed at the request of the organisers due to its reference to LA gangs. “They had a problem with it, so we had to take that out.

Snoop Dogg has paid tribute to his late mother, Beverley Tate, with the backdrop of his Super Bowl halftime show performance on Sunday (February 13).The rapper – who performed alongside Dr. Dre, Mary J.

When Eminem finished performing his song "Lose Yourself" during the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show he took a knee. Though unconfirmed by the man himself, many have interpreted this as a show of support for Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers player who was largely ostracized by the league after he began kneeling before games in 2016. Early reports from Sunday suggested that Eminem had been prohibited from making the gesture while on stage, and that his decision to do it went against the NFL's demands.

Snoop Dogg on Monday thanked Dr. Dre and the NFL for letting him honor his late mother Beverly Tate in his performance during the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday.'Thank. U @nfl and.

Mary J. Blige brought the drama, glitz, glamour and soul to the Super Bowl LVI halftime show!The queen of hip-hop and soul dazzled in a custom Dundas look as she performed alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent during the halftime show at So-Fi Stadium.

Snoop Dogg used Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime to honour his late mother.

Dr. Dre said that officials with the NFL requested only a few changes ahead of the star-studded Super Bowl halftime show he led at at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on Sunday.The Compton, California native, 56, spoke with TMZ after the performance, which also featured Snoop Dogg, Mary J.

Rapper 50 Cent made a surprise appearance on Sunday during the Super Bowl halftime show and his drop-in has now gone viral.The 46-year-old musical artist emerged on stage swinging upside down from the rafters - hanging like a bat - and rapped for the crowd of 70,000 people at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.On Monday, the hip hop star poked fun at his now viral moment on social media with a meme of his own questioning whose idea it was to have him hanging upside down. The latest: 50 Cent, 46, made a surprise appearance on Sunday during the Super Bowl halftime show at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California and his drop-in has now gone viralHe wrote, 'Waiting for @SnoopDogg and @drdre like ok who’s idea was it for me to be upside down again?' while sharing a long-circulating meme of a young man trying to hold in his gas.The rap artist, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, was a part of the ensemble performance with Dr.

the REAL show kicked off. This year’s halftime show featured Gen-X and Millennial-approved performances from Mary J.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck looked like they were having a great time at the Super Bowl. The lovebirds put on an animated display during the long-awaited halftime show, which featured performances from Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J Blige and Kendrick Lamar. J Lo, 52, who recently wowed with a razor sharp bob cut on the cover of Rolling Stone, previously played the halftime show herself in 2020 alongside Shakira.