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Adele is to take the stage at next month’s Grammy Awards, where she is nominated for album, song and record of the year. The Recording Academy announced Friday that Adele will perform at the Feb. 12 show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Previously announced performers include Metallica, Carrie Underwood, John Legend and Keith Urban. Adele had a hiccup during her Grammy performance last year after a microphone inside a piano fell onto the instrument’s strings. This year, the 10-time Grammy winner has five nominations, including album of the year and best pop vocal album for 25. Her No. 1 hit “Hello” is nominated for record and song of the year as well as best pop solo performance. The Grammys will air on CBS. The show will be hosted by James Corden.
Prince William will soon leave his job as an air ambulance he li copter pilot to spend more time on royal duties. Kensington Palace said in a statement Friday that William, his wife, Kate, and their two children will spend more time in London and less time at their country home in Norfolk. William will stop his work with the East Anglia Air Ambulance service in the summer. The move will enable 3-year-old Prince George to start school in London in the fall. Officials say William and Kate will still have their primary residence in Norfolk but will have more time to represent Queen Elizabeth II at numerous events. The 90-year-old queen still maintains a busy public schedule but has in recent years cut back on some of her charity appearances.
Netflix and Jerry Seinfeld have announced a deal that will take the star’s interview show Come dians in Cars Getting Coffee to the streaming service later this year. Netflix says new episodes of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee will begin airing late this year and previous episodes will be made available. The show has streamed on Crackle since its debut in 2012. Seinfeld will also film two new stand-up specials for Netflix to be released later this year. In addition, Netflix says Seinfeld will “help develop scripted and nonscripted comedy programming” on the platform.