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The opening number of Global Citizen’s Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World was especially sentimental. Jennifer Lopez treated the crowd to a live cover of “Sweet Caroline” — a touching performance not only dedicated to her mother, but also featuring her.
“When I was thinking about what song to sing tonight, I remembered the song she used to sing to me as a baby,” J. Lo told the crowd after explaining that she missed spending Christmas with her during the pandemic.
She then introduced her vaccinated mother to the stage to help her out with the Neil Diamond classic she would sing to her as a baby.
“When I used to rock you,” her mom sweetly said, “I would say, ‘Sweet Jennifer.’”
Vax Live was put on with the mission to seek wider, more equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines around the world, with the help of some big stars.
The Selena Gomez-hosted fundraising event aired on May 8 on ABC, ABC News Live, CBS, YouTube (stream it here) and iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations.
J Balvin’s participation in Global Citizen’s Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World was personal.
Balvin, who had revealed he battled COVID-19 last summer, said he does not want to see others suffer from the coronavirus like he did.
“I had COVID before. It almost killed me,” he revealed before taking the stage during Vax Live. “We don’t want people to feel what I felt.”
Balvin, who’s from Colombia, said too few people are vaccinated there and across South America.
“I want people to really know they have to vaccinate for themselves, for others, for the world,” he stressed.
The singer then put on an atmospheric performance of “Otra Noche Sin Ti” and “Tu Veneno,” surrounded by dancers.
Vax Live addressed the immediate need for wider, more equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines around the globe, and Balvin was one of several big stars who joined the show to help communicate the message.
The fundraising event was hosted by Selena Gomez and aired on May 8 on ABC, ABC News Live, CBS, YouTube (streaming here) and iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations.
NCT 127 were thrilled to bring “Kick It” to Global Citizen’s streaming Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World.
“Get ready for a new level of visual art with our powerful song, Kick It!! It was a thrill for us to perform this stage while having the AR do its thing and putting twist to the performance. Excited to finally let you guys see it!!” the group tweeted just before the show streamed on Saturday night (May 8).
NCT 127 owned the stage with their smooth performance and slick choreography, all a part of the fundraising concert that was put together to address the widespread need for more equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines around the world.
Vax Live, led by host Selena Gomez, was broadcast on May 8 on ABC, ABC News Live, CBS, YouTube (via the extended stream here) and iHeartMedia radio stations.
Watch NCT 127’s full performance on YouTube below.
Saturday Night Live will livestream internationally for the first time ever on YouTube as Tesla CEO Elon Musk hosts.
The stream will be available in over 100 countries around the world including Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. SNL airs on NBC at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.
Musk shared the announcement on Twitter Saturday afternoon. He is set to host Saturday Night Live’s May 8 episode with Miley Cyrus as the musical guest.
“‘SNL’ is a global phenomenon and this livestream marks the first time audiences around the world will experience the show simultaneously along with the US,” Frances Berwick, Chairman, Entertainment Networks, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, shared in a statement. “It’s incredibly exciting to create this worldwide event with host Elon Musk and musical guest Miley Cyrus. We thank our international partners and YouTube for helping us make it happen.”
Musk’s hosting gig is unique compared to the usual slate of actors and musicians who’ve hosted throughout the sketch comedy show’s 46th season. This will be the Tesla CEO’s first time hosting and Cyrus’ sixth time as a musical guest. Cyrus has previously hosted in 2013 and 2015.
This article originally appeared on The Hollywood Reporter.
Julie E. “Tawny” Kitaen, the actress who appeared in several Whitesnake music videos and starred as Tom Hanks’ fiancée in Bachelor Party, was remembered by musicians, fellow actors and entertainment figures following her death on Friday morning (May 7).
Kitaen appeared on several RATT albums and in their “Back for More” video before co-starring in Whitesnake’s “Here I Go Again,” video, as well as “Still of the Night,” “Is This Love” and “The Deeper the Love.”
“Just woke up to some very sad, unexpected news…Waiting on confirmation…but, if it is true, my sincere condolences to her children, her family, friends & fans,” Whitesnake’s David Coverdale, whom Kitaen was briefly married to from 1989-1991, wrote on Twitter after hearing of her passing at age 59. He posted an image of flowers in her memory on Twitter, and a photo of the beach on Instagram.
On Saturday (May 8), the Orange County Coroner’s Office confirmed her death through a press release, which listed her as Tawny Finley. (She was married to Chuck Finley from 1997-2002, and had two daughters with him.)
“So sad to hear of #TawnyKitaen ‘s passing. She was always very sweet to me. This is a photo of us meeting many years ago when she and David came to my show,” Richard Marx remembered. “My love and sympathies to her family and friends.”
Questlove spoke of her music video legacy, writing, “Damn talk about end of an MTV memory era.”
See those tributes to Tawny Kitaen, and many more, in the tweets below.
