Shakira and JENNIFER LOPEZ slayed it at the Super Bowl last night. First of all, they both still look amazing. J-Lo is 50 and Shakira is 43. They also danced like maniacs. Each of them got about six minutes to perform a medley of hits, then they came together at the end, with Shakira playing some drums, and Jennifer singing with her 11-year-old daughter Emme, who’s fabulous. YOLANDA ADAMS did a fantastic job with “America the Beautiful” . . . and DEMI LOVATO CRUSHED the National Anthem. There are even people suggesting that it’s second only to WHITNEY HOUSTON’s version from 1991. The moment must have been particularly sweet for Demi, given the fact that she predicted it 10 years ago. JAY-Z, BEYONCÉ, and their daughter Blue Ivy actually stayed SEATED during the anthem . . . which could have been to show solidarity with COLIN KAEPERNICK. O.J. SIMPSON made his way into last night’s broadcast. It was during the video package showing the NFL’s “All-Time Team”, made up of the greatest players in the league’s 100-year history. O.J. was NOT, however, one of the many All-Timers who were actually on the field during the presentation.
There was a tribute to KOBE BRYANT before the Laker game Friday night at the Staples Center. The Lakers played their first game since KOBE BRYANT’s death – and it was at the Staples Center. It started with USHER singing “Amazing Grace”, followed by a video montage accompanied by a live cellist. Then there was a 24.2-second silence, in honor of Kobe’s #24 jersey and his daughter’s #2. BOYZ II MEN followed with the national anthem and then LEBRON JAMES hit the court to give a speech. He said, “Tonight, we celebrate the kid that came here at 18 years of age, retired at 38 and became probably the best dad that we’ve seen over the last three years, man. Tonight is a celebration – I want to continue along with my teammates to continue his legacy, not only for this year, but as long as we can play the game of basketball that we love because that’s what Kobe Bryant would want.”
If you had “12 Days” in your PAMELA ANDERSON / Jon Peters marriage pool, you won! Pam announced on Friday that it’s already over. At least for now. Apparently, Pam and Jon never filed the LEGAL paperwork for a marriage certificate, despite going through with a ceremony on January 20th. It’s not clear if there’s a chance they’ll get back together.
MIRANDA LAMBERT is under the weather and having some voice issues, so she canceled two shows over the weekend. Her Salt Lake City concert is rescheduled for February 25th, and the Denver show is moved to March 2nd. She posted the news on Instagram and called it the “worst feeling in the world to NOT show up” . . . and that she “can’t apologize enough for the inconvenience.” According to her tour page her next show is Thursday in Kansas City.
JORDAN DAVIS’s life changed the moment he saw his daughter Eloise, who is now 10 weeks old. “It’s just this crazy feeling that all dads know. She came out and I completely lost it. I’m definitely a girl dad. Since she’s been born, the beard has been in the prime danger zone. She’s always reaching up and grabbing it. We have a couple of dogs and she will get scared when they bark and next thing you know, she will just grab a fist full of my beard. I’ve lost a good amount of beard to that grabber.”
Mary Higgins Clark, the best-selling author of 40-plus suspense novels, died Friday in Naples, Florida at age 92. More than 100 million copies of her books are in print in the U.S. alone. Two of her novels were made into feature films — 1982’s “A Stranger Is Watching” with Kate Mulgrew and 1986’s “Where Are the Children” with Jill Clayburgh — while more than a dozen more were adapted for television.
Luke Combs tore it up on “Saturday Night Live”. And he kept it real by wearing a Hank Jr. shirt and a Blue Otter Polarized cap while performing “Lovin’ on You”. His second song was “Beer Never Broke My Heart”, and he did a “wardrobe change” to a short-sleeve shirt . . . and a Blue Otter Polarized cap.
DIERKS BENTLEY’s side band HOT COUNTRY KNIGHTS announced some spring tour dates. They’ll pick it up April 7th in San Diego and take it through April 29th in Nashville. APR 21, 2020 – MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG BROOKLYN, NY
JUSTIN MOORE is a clean freak who backs that up by actually doing the cleaning. And it’s a never-ending job because his house has four kids under the age of 10, plus two Great Danes, another small dog, and two cats. “I just clean all the time. I might as well be wearing a maid outfit or a butler outfit because I feel like I’m cleanin’ or cookin’ all the time. And with four of ’em, you just have to walk around right after ’em, right behind ’em, picking up trails of stuff.”
Few things are more thrilling for parents to experience than seeing their baby take his or her first steps. Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany, got to experience that recently; as Brittany has posted a video of their youngest child, Navy, toddling towards her dad. In the clip, Aldean steadies his daughter on her feet, then lets go of her. Baby Navy falters for a second, then she is literally off and running, moving towards her father’s outstretched arms as fast as she can. Navy will celebrate her first birthday tomorrow to be exact. The family is currently living in Kane Brown’s old house while construction continues on their massive dream home, which is set for completion in May. The estate features a massive waterslide, a bowling alley, and other amazing attractions. Jason launched his 2020 We Back Tour on Jan. 30 in Columbia, S.C., and he’s set to perform across the U.S. through the end of September. Morgan Wallen and Riley Green serve as opening acts during the winter dates before Brett Young and Mitchell Tenpenny take over in the summer. Dee Jay Silver joins Aldean on the road for the duration of the tour.
KACEY MUSGRAVES and her husband Ruston Kelly adopted a “little pound puppy” last week. They named her Pepper.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are still atop the box office. Bad Boys for Life is number one with only $17.6 million in receipts. World War I movie 1917 took second with $9.6 million. Dolittle ($7.7 million), Gretel & Hansel ($6 million) and The Gentlemen ($6 million) round out the top five.
“The Bachelor” at 8:00 p.m. on ABC. The women are shocked to see the new scar on Peter’s forehead, which he got in one of the stupidest ways possible. He broke a glass against his forehead after hitting his head getting into a golf cart. The ladies will also strip down to compete in a swimsuit modeling contest for a shot at one of them being on the cover of “Cosmopolitan” with him. There will be a second episode this week on Wednesday night. This Monday’s episode is in Costa Rica, and Wednesday’s episode is in Santiago, Chile.
“America’s Got Talent: The Champions” at 8:00 p.m. on NBC.
Amal Alamuddin is 42
Maura Tierney is 55.
Fran Tarkenton is 80.
