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Grammys have revealed the third slate of performers for its Las Vegas ceremony on 3 April. This year’s 64th annual show, hosted by Trevor Noah, has tapped Silk Sonic duo – Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak – to open the ceremony, followed by newly added artists including Carrie Underwood, John Legend, and J Balvin with Maria Becerra. Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola, and Billy Strings will perform in special segments “that showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the Grammy Awards telecast”.

Grammys Award show is quickly approaching and is scheduled to air live on 3 April. In order to join in on the biggest night in music, and to watch all of its star-studded performances, tune in at 8pm EDT (1am BST) on CBS. UK broadcast details are TBC.

There’s no denying that Leslie Odom Jr is quite the triple threat! Leslie shot up to stardom when he starred as Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical Hamilton. He even won a Tony Award for Best Actor in Musical for his iconic performance. Before Hamilton, he also was featured in Leap Of Faith, Dreamgirls and Rent on Broadway.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLady Gaga has joined the lineup for this year’s Grammy Awards, taking place Sunday night in Las Vegas, the Recording Academy and CBS announced this morning. The 12-time Grammy-winner is up for another five awards this year, including two of the top categories, Record of the Year and Album of the Year, for her duets with Tony Bennett on the song “I Get a Kick Out of You” and the album it comes from, “Love for Sale.”The album is the second collection of duets from the pair, who performed a song from the first, “Cheek to Cheek,” on the Grammys in 2014.

LOS ANGELES -- The Grammys might be missing stars like Drake, The Weeknd and Kanye West as a performer, but the biggest night in music could still shine bright on the Las Vegas Strip.The ceremony relocated to Las Vegas for the first-time ever with several artists who could have epic nights including Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste. The awards shifted from Los Angeles because of the rising COVID-19 cases and omicron variant in January.

64th annual GRAMMY Awards are set to be a star-studded night filled with some truly epic performances!On Sunday, J Balvin with Maria Becerra, John Legend, Carrie Underwood and Silk Sonic, who will open the ceremony, will be taking the stage. Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola and Billy Strings will also perform in special segments that showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the GRAMMYs telecast.Additionally, the Recording Academy announced even more performers for the upcoming awards show, including current nominees Jon Batiste, H.E.R., Nas, and Chris Stapleton.

This Sunday (April 3) the 64th Grammy Awards will take place.

Foo Fighters, Nas and H.E.R. are among the new additions to the roster of performing artists at next month’s Grammy Awards ceremony.The announcement, made overnight (March 24), also sees Jon Batiste and Chris Stapleton added to the bill.

2022 GRAMMY Awards are set to be a star-studded night filled with some truly epic performances!On Thursday, the Recording Academy announced even more performers for the upcoming awards show, including current nominees Jon Batiste, Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Nas, and Chris Stapleton. Also, a special In Memoriam will feature songs by the late Stephen Sondheim performed by GRAMMY winner Cynthia Erivo, current nominee Leslie Odom Jr., current nominee Ben Platt, and Rachel Zegler.Additionally, multi-nominees Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo are set to take the stage as they duke it out for some of the night's biggest awards, Lil Nas X will be joined by Jack Harlow for a performance of their smash hit, «INDUSTRY BABY,» and K-pop megastars BTS will no doubt provide a show-stopping performance in celebration of their nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, for «Butter.»The 2022 GRAMMYs, which will be hosted once again by Trevor Noah, will also include performances from nominees Brandi Carlile, Brothers Osborne and many more!This year, Jon Batiste leads the nominations with 11 nods. Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R.

The Recording Academy has unveiled more performers for the 64th Grammy Awards. Nominees Jon Batiste, Foo Fighters, H.E.R, Nas and Chris Stapleton will join previously announced Olivia Rodrigo, Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow. Additionally, Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo, current nominees Leslie Odom Jr. and Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler will perform during a special In Memoriam segment, featuring songs of Stephen Sondheim.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Recording Academy has unveiled a second round of performers for the 64th annual Grammy Awards: nominees Jon Batiste, Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Nas, and Chris Stapleton, and, as revealed by Variety Wednesday night, a special In Memoriam performance featuring songs of Stephen Sondheim by Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler.The Grammys, again hosted by Trevor Noah, will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.

The 2022 Grammys will be paying tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim.

Stephen Sondheim is due to be remembered in song at the upcoming Grammy Awards by Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler, sources tell Variety.The performances, which have not yet been officially announced, are said to be part of the show’s traditional In Memoriam segment, rather than a separate moment during the telecast.Sondheim died on Nov. 26 at age 91.

NEW YORK -- In another sign that show business is snapping back to its pre-pandemic rhythm, the Tony Awards will once again take place in June and at a familiar location, Radio City Music Hall.The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing announced Wednesday that the awards will be handed out June 12 and aired on CBS, but instead of a three-hour presentation, producers are adding an extra hour ahead of the telecast that will stream only on Paramount+. The broadcast will be live across the country, starting at 7 p.m.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Tonys will finally become the last of the major awards shows to air live across the continental United States. This year’s ceremony, which marks the 75th annual Tony Awards, will take place on Sunday, June 12, at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.Like last year, the four-hour ceremony will once again kick off with an exclusive start on Paramount Plus, before CBS joins in. But in 2022, the CBS broadcast has been restored to a full three hours (following last year’s two-hour show on the Eye).

’s all-new episode of season 2, “Castle Sweet Castle,” ET has an exclusive sneak peek of the animated musical’s latest original song, “Maybe Potentially Great.” The number, written by Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel, the duo behind and many of ’s faves, sees the Tillerman family reminiscing about the past. In the episode, Owen (Leslie Odom Jr.) and Paige (Kathryn Hahn) set out to make the castle where they live everything they dreamed it could be. And when they start creating a list of all the things they want to improve, they flashback to when they first moved in and Molly (Emmy Raver-Lampman) and Cole (Tituss Burgess) were just toddlers. “Castle Sweet Castle” is the fourth episode of the second half of season 2, which sees the Tillerman family continuing to navigate living in New York City’s iconic park while Bitsy (Stanley Tucci), with Helen (Daveed Diggs) by her side, inches closer to taking control of the land and turning it into a real estate development.

EXCLUSIVE: Audio Up, the podcast studio behind series from the likes of Anthony Anderson and James Ellroy, is ramping up its moves into TV and film.

Reuniting and it feels so good! Over the years, casts and costars have come together at awards shows to celebrate one another — and to revisit their old friends.

Tyler Perry, Shari Belafonte, Douglas Hodge, and more pinned to their clothes a blue and yellow ribbon in honor of the second-largest country in Europe.Other stars, including Fran Drescher, Lady Gaga, Leslie Odom Jr., Andrew Garfield, and Laverne Cox, acknowledge the crisis and pray to the victims. “The performances we are celebrating here tonight have brought you joy and inspiration this year,” Cox said during the award ceremony.

Succession had a big night at the 2022 SAG Awards, taking home the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series prize at the annual awards show. Star Brian Cox used the spotlight to voice support for actors, actresses and other talent in Ukraine and Russia, who oppose the ongoing invasion.

Green Day is nixing a planned stadium show in Russia.

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion was on everyone’s minds at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. Stars wore pins of the Ukrainian flag on the red carpet and shared their prayers with the people of the nation.

Troy Kotsur achieved a first at the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards when he laid claim to Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his work on “CODA”.

Sasha Urban editorAndrew Garfield isn’t donning the iconic Spiderman suit again any time soon. At least that’s what the “Spider-Man: No Way Home” actor told senior culture and events editor Marc Malkin on Sunday on the red carpet of the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.“No plans, that’s the truth,” Garfield said at Variety On the Carpet presented by DIRECTV. “Everyone’s gonna call me a liar for the rest of my life.

Daveed Diggs, Lin Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom Jr. are having a bit of fun opening the show!

The room where it happens! Lin-Manuel Miranda reunited with original Hamilton cast members Leslie Odom Jr. and Daveed Diggs at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Lady Gaga took the 2022 SAG Awards by storm!The starred stunned in a while Armani gown on the red carpet at Sunday's awards show, where she's a double nominee, earning nods for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for her role as embattled Italian socialite Patrizia Reggiani in During the awards show, Gaga introduced with co-star Jared Leto, and was even a good sport when Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr. joked in their opening monologue that her many accolades also include «an Ultimate Fighting Championship.»She also reunited with director and co-star Bradley Cooper, who was nominated for his starring role in Guillermo del Toro's The pair shared a smile in a sweet moment before the start of the show.Despite her recognition by the Screen Actors Guild and other major awards, Gaga was perhaps the most notable snubs of this year's Oscar nominations, getting bumped out of the Lead Actress category.

The 2022 Screen Actors’ Guild Awards took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on Feb. 27, and the show opened with an adorably hilarious reunion between original Hamilton cast members Lin Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., and Daveed Diggs! The trio started by talking over each other in the “I’m an actor” segment to tell their stories within the SAG union before taking to the stage to kick off the show.

The revolutionaries are back together.

Lady Gaga took the red carpet by storm at the2022 SAG Awards!The starred stunned in a while Armani gown on the red carpet at Sunday's awards show, where she's a double nominee, earning nods for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for her role as embattled Italian socialite Patrizia Reggiani in During the awards show, Gaga introduced with co-star Jared Leto, and was even a good sport when Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr. joked in their opening monologue that her many accolades also include «an Ultimate Fighting Championship.»Despite her recognition by the Screen Actors Guild and other major awards, Gaga was perhaps the most notable snubs of this year's Oscar nominations, getting bumped out of the Lead Actress category.