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Swift, BTS will hit Grammy stage
Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B and Billie Eilish are set to perform at next week’s Grammy Awards.
The Recording Academy announced Sunday that Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa will also hit the stage at the March 14 event. The show will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on CBS and Paramount+.
The Grammys were originally supposed to take place on Jan. 31 but were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The academy said in a statement that “artists will be coming together, while still safely apart, to play music for each other as a community and celebrate the music that unites us all.”
Trevor Noah is hosting the show for the first time. Other performers include Chris Martin, John Mayer, Doja Cat, Maren Morris, DaBaby, HAIM, Lil Baby, Brandi Carlile, Roddy Ricch, Brittany Howard, Miranda Lambert, Mickey Guyton and Black Pumas.
Beyonce is the leading nominee with nine, followed by Swift, Lipa and Ricch, who each earned six nominations.
A Grey summer: Christian Grey is tying up the loose ends of his side of the story this summer. “Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as told by Christian” is set to hit shelves on June 1, the publisher said Sunday.
The book is the conclusion to author E L James’ trilogy from Christian’s point of view. Previous books include “Grey” and “Darker.”
James said in a statement that “Freed” has been a labor of love.
“For me, just as for Anastasia Steele, Christian is a challenging, infuriating and endlessly fascinating character,” James added. “Living in his head is exhausting, but I got to explore aspects of his life in ‘Freed’ that we only glimpsed in the original trilogy.”
James’ “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy has sold more than 150 million copies worldwide.
The books were adapted into a series of films that made more than $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office.
Quiet box office:
Theaters reopening in New York City this weekend did not set the box office on fire. North American theatrical grosses stayed relatively muted, despite some major new releases like Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” and Lionsgate’s Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley action flick “Chaos Walking,” according to studio estimates Sunday.
Walt Disney Animation’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” earned an estimated $8.6 million from 2,045 locations in North America. The well-reviewed fantasy adventure, featuring the voices of Awkwafina and Kelly Marie Tran, is also available for Disney+ subscribers to rent and stream at home for $29.99. Streaming grosses were not reported.
Warner Bros.’ “Tom & Jerry,” which is available to stream free for HBO Max subscribers, brought in $6.6 million from 2,563 North American theaters in its second available weekend. Last weekend, the animated film scored the best domestic opening of the year with $13.7 million.
“Chaos Walking,” meanwhile, debuted with $3.8 million. The future-set film from “Edge of Tomorrow” director Doug Liman cost around $100 million to make.
March 8 birthdays: Jazz saxophonist George Coleman is 86. Singer Peggy March is 73. NBC News anchor Lester Holt is 62. Singer Shawn Mullins is 53. Actor James Van Der Beek is 44. Singer Kristinia DeBarge is 31.