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Chadwick Boseman to be posthumously honored during 'MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time'

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Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman may have passed away in August, but he’s a Hero for the Ages — in fact, that’s the posthumous honor he’ll receive at MTV’s Movie & TV Awards Sunday night.

Boseman’s fellow Avengers Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle will reportedly present the honor, which will be part of the network’s MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time, airing at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Hosted by Vanessa Hudgens, the 90-minute special “will honor the biggest and best moments in film and TV from the 80s until now,” the network promises, paying “homage to the best of the best from the most beloved actors to scene stealing moments.” 

Sia and Steve Aoki with Travis Barker will perform during the event, which will also honor a collection of stars including Kevin Bacon, Drew Barrymore, Gal Gadot, Kevin Hart, Selma Blair, Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Sandler and more.

By Stephen Iervolino
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Morgan Wallen masks up to tease his upcoming 'Saturday Night Live' spot

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ABC/Image Group LAMorgan Wallen’s finally making it to the stage of Saturday Night Live this weekend, and the singer has shared a pandemic-themed clip ahead of his appearance on the show.

One day before his performance, the singer shared a teaser clip of himself standing alongside this week’s host, Jason Bateman, as well as cast member Heidi Gardner. Standing side by side and wearing masks, the trio offer a comedy-laced peek into this week’s episode of SNL.

All jokes aside, it’s been a long road for Morgan to get to the SNL stage. He was first scheduled to give his debut performance on the show in October, but lost his slot after a series of TikTok videos emerged of the singer partying without a mask and kissing multiple women. His lack of social distancing cost him his spot on the episode, and rocker Jack White stepped in as a substitute.

But despite some ups and downs over the course of the past year, Morgan’s ending 2020 on a high note. He walked away from this year’s CMA Awards ceremony with the title of New Artist of the Year, and also recently announced a double album, Dangerous, due for release in mid-January.

On SNL this weekend, Morgan’s planning to perform two songs off Dangerous, which became the most pre-added country album in Apple Music history after the singer announced it last month.

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By Carena Liptak
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Daveed Diggs of 'Hamilton', 'black-ish', 'Snowpiercer' fame releases "Puppy for Hanukkah" holiday song

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Photo: Sophie Elgort(LOS ANGELES) — Daveed Diggs is probably best known for starring in Hamilton as Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette, but he’s also appeared on ABC’s black-ish, starred in the indie film Blindspotting and currently plays the lead in the TBS series Snowpiercer. Now, he’s expanding his resume to include holiday songs for kids.

Diggs, who identifies as culturally Jewish, has dropped a hilarious song and video called “Puppy for Hanukkah,” in which he sings and raps about wanting a dog for the holiday, which lasts for eight nights.  Each night, he ends up with things he doesn’t want, like socks or a sweater, until he finally gets the Hanukkah gift of his dreams.

Along the way, he sings about the various Hanukkah traditions, including lighting candles, saying blessings and eating latkes, also known as potato pancakes.

The song was done in partnership with the Disney Channel, where it will air through December 18.  Diggs says in a statement, “I was honored when [they] approached me to come up with a fresh Hanukkah tune and embraced the opportunity to share my love of music and a little piece of my culture.”

Speaking about his heritage, Diggs said in an interview several years back, “I went to Hebrew school, but opted out of a bar mitzvah. My mom is a white Jewish lady and my dad is Black. The cultures never seemed separate — had a lot of mixed friends. When I was young, I identified with being Jewish, but I embraced my dad’s side, too.”

By the way, this year, Hanukkah starts the night of December 10.

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By Andrea Dresdale
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Carly Pearce tributes her late friend busbee in “Show Me Around”: “He holds such a sweet place in my heart”

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Big Machine RecordsIn 2019, the country community mourned the loss of producer and songwriter busbee, who died of a rare form of brain cancer.

Among the artists personally touched by this loss was Carly Pearce: busbee co-wrote and co-produced her breakthrough single, “Every Little Thing,” and he also produced her self-titled sophomore album, which came out in February.

Carly’s been open about the impact busbee had on her as an artist, and the loss she’s felt since his death. Now, she’s unveiling the studio version of a song she wrote in tribute to him: “Show Me Around,” which she first performed on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry back in June.

The song, Carly explains, was inspired by a speech that fellow songwriter Barry Dean gave at busbee’s funeral, which described an idea of what heaven might be like and what busbee might be doing there right now.

“There is no way to ease the pain of losing someone you love, [but] this felt like a really hopeful way to look at our loved ones meeting us again one day and showing us around,” Carly says of the song.

“As my mentor and friend, busbee helped me share the parts of my own life that I could only explain through music,” she adds. “He holds such a sweet place in my heart, and I truly hope ‘Show Me Around’ brings comfort to his wife Jess and their three little girls.”

This Saturday, Carly will return to the Opry stage to perform “Show Me Around.”

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By Carena Liptak
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Another 'Grey's Anatomy' episode, another surprise visit from the Great Beyond for Meredith

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ABC(LOS ANGELES) —(SPOILER ALERT) As Ellen Pompeo’s character Meredith Grey suffers with COVID-19 on Grey’s Anatomy, fans of the show are enjoying more callbacks from the series’ old days. 

Weeks after Patrick Dempsey’s McDreamy made a surprise appearance on the series — despite his character being killed off back in 2015 — original cast member T.R. Knight joined Meredith in another pleasant, but illness-related, hallucination on that magical beach. 

Knight, who has remained close friends with Pompeo since his character, George O’Malley, was killed off in 2009, was finally able to reveal their characters’ surprise get together after the episode aired, with a post on Instagram.

“George O’Malley will always claim my heart,” the actor said Thursday. He then thanked Pompeo, show creator Shondra Rimes, and the series’ other producers, “for once again sharing your beautiful light.”

Knight added, “Ellen is the kind of actor I’m endlessly grateful to act with. She’s the embodiment of truth. George and Meredith love each other, for sure, but I don’t think he can hold a candle to love I have for Ellen.”

By Stephen Iervolino
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