Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Muse Added To Grammy Show

Usher, Jaden Smith, B.o.B, Janelle Monae and Lady Antebellum will also perform on February 13.
By Gil Kaufman


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While Willow Smith is the one who made music headlines with "Whip My Hair" last year, it's her brother, "Karate Kid" actor Jaden Smith, who will take the stage at the upcoming 53rd Grammy Awards in a special performance alongside Usher and Justin Bieber, with whom he collaborated on the song "Never Say Never" last summer.

The trio joins a list of new performers added to the show on Thursday (January 20) that will also include another power trifecta made up of B.o.B, Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe, according to a press release from the Recording Academy announcing the additions to the February 13 telecast from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Also taking the stage next month will be nominees Muse and Lady Antebellum. They will join a roster of previously announced performers that includes Eminem, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Arcade Fire, Cee Lo Green and Miranda Lambert. It will be the first time on the Grammy performance stage for Bieber, B.o.B, Lambert, Mars, Monáe, Muse and Smith. Eminem, Green, Gaga, Perry, Usher and Lady Antebellum will be making return visits for the occasion.

While 11-time Grammy winner Eminem leads the pack in nominations this year (with 10 nods), Mars has seven nominations, and Gaga and Lady Antebellum are not far behind with six nods each. B.o.B has notched five, Perry and Green are each up for four, and Arcade Fire and Lambert are vying for three awards. Bieber, Muse, Usher and Monáe are each nominated for two Grammys.

No details of the collaborative performances were released, but the Grammy announcement promised a rare, never-before-seen event for the Mars, B.o.B and Monáe segment.

With the addition of Antebellum, all five Album of the Year nominees (Eminem, Arcade Fire, Gaga, Perry) are now scheduled to perform on the show. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon.

Which Grammy performance are you most looking forward to? Talk about it in the comments!

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Rihanna's DKMS Gala Tribute

Partaking in a night in her honor, Rihanna was toasted at the DKMS 5th Annual Gala: Linked Against Leukemia in New York City on Thursday night (April 28).

The Barbadian singer looked beautiful in black as she was joined by fellow stars including
Leighton Meester and Eva Mendes at the Cipriani Wall Street fete hosted by Katharina Harf.

With RiRi being celebrated during the course of the evening, the 23-year-old was deservedly the guest of honor thanks to her hard-fought effort in searching for relief for those suffering from leukemia.

As she tries her best to find proper donors, Rihanna tweeted prior to the event, ?Pullin up to DKMS Gala! Lights, Cameras?..ACTION!!!!! #Werk.?

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'South Park' Unleashes The HUMANCENTiPAD And Gary Busey Battles Piranha In Today's Horror Bites

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WATCH: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2' Trailer Is Here!

WATCH: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2' Trailer Is Here!

Harry Potter fans have already had a sneak peek at the opening scene of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, the final installment in the now decade-long cinematic saga based on J.K. Rowling's worldwide best-selling book series. But now fans can view the official action-packed, chills-inducing trailer that premiered Wednesday night on ABC Family. Watch it below!

 

 

The video gives glimpses of fire-breathing dragons and airborne battles, not to mention some of the highly anticipated scenes, including a hefty dose of the climactic Battle of Hogwarts.

We're also treated to a peek at the final standoff between Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and the vile villain Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), which will be more fleshed out than their showdown in the book, including the addition of a chase through Hogwarts and, from the looks of the trailer, a moment when Harry grabs He Who Shall Not Be Named and they go tumbling into an abyss together (pretty sure that wasn't in the book).

There's also a brief glimpse of a scene every true Potterhead is aching to see: Molly Weasley (Julie Walters) and Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter) duking it out in an intense wand-on-wand duel. And there's even young Potter's heartbreaking line from the book, uttered to his friends Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint): "I never wanted any of you to die for me."

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 hits theaters July 15, 10 years after Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone was first released. Will the Boy Who Lived conquer the forces of darkness that have been trying to blot him out oh these many years? Chances are Potterheads already know the answer to that question -- but there's little doubt that come July 15 moviegoers will be lining up in droves to say goodbye to their beloved Harry no matter what.

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Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash Light Up Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show

Foursome is joined by special guests and tons of lights for smash-hit medley.
By Mawuse Ziegbe


Black Eyed Peas perform during the Super Bowl XLV halftime show
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The Black Eyed Peas promised a party at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday (February 6), and the pop supernovas definitely delivered, with a performance teeming with lights, dancers and surprise appearances from celebrity pals.

Following a Chatter.com commercial that showed animated versions of the Peas showing off their social-media skills, the group kicked things off with their 2009 smash "I Gotta Feeling," descending from the ceiling on illuminated platforms onto a stage surrounded by a cluster of dancers clad in white bodysuits. The foursome led the team of fist-pumping troops in "Tron"-like getups, with Taboo sporting an outfit covered in flashing lights, will.i.am rocking a shiny hairpiece, Apl.de.ap wearing huge bright studs and Fergie vamping it up in bling-laden shoulder pads.

When the speaker-busting bass of "Boom Boom Pow" dropped, the dancers dispersed across the field to create arrow-shaped formations as the glow-in-the-dark lights on their suits illuminated the stadium. Then rumored surprise guest Slash of Guns N' Roses rose from below the stage for a "Sweet Child O' Mine" duet with Fergie. The GNR great rocked a finger-searing solo in a studded version of his signature black top hat as more angular platforms and dancers moved across the gridiron. The platforms were bearing scores of marching-band musicians who blasted their horns and pounded away on their drums as the Peas went into "Pump It" and blue lights splashed across the production.

Quick streams of fog heralded the arrival of the Peas' second surprise guest, Usher, who swooped in on a long chain to bust out his will.i.am-assisted joint "OMG." Rocking a sparkly collar on an otherwise all-white ensemble, the R&B hitmaker cranked out several counts of energetic choreography, enlivening moves from his "OMG" video and at one point jumping over Will and landing in a split.

A spray of pyro ushered in the collective's breakout 2003 hit "Where Is the Love?" as the oddly shaped platforms spelled out the word "Love" in bright-red letters. The team of dancers, which appeared to have multiplied to over 100, formed hearts across the field as will updated the lyrics of the smash with lines like, "Obama, let's get these educated."

Then the group jumped ahead to their most recent single, 2010's "The Time (Dirty Bit)," as several back up hoofers rocking cubed helmets joined the Peas onstage and dancers lined up along the gridiron to simultaneously bust out the Running Man, a move which drew cheers from the crowd.

The platinum-selling Peas wrapped up the performance with a reprise of "I Gotta Feeling," as the quartet triumphantly signed off amid of blitz of fog, firepower and flashing lights.

Ripping the halftime show was clearly a touching moment for will, who tweeted beforehand, "Me and apl started the peas when we were 16 yesterday we were dreamin now were livin it. Wow. I'm not crying out of sadness or nervousness its joy and pride and memories and the journey."

And once the crew left the stage, the frontman was not only proud, but pumped. "That was so freakin sick," he wrote. "Wow...!!!"

What did you think of the Black Eyed Peas' Super Bowl performance? Let us know in the comments!

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