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FILE - H.E.R. performs at the Spotify Best New Artist 2019 Party in Los Angeles on Feb. 7, 2019. R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month’s Super Bowl, and Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform “America the Beautiful.” (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision/AP, File)

Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R. to sing at Super BowlR&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at next month’s Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H

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FILE - Singer-songwriter Luke Combs speaks in the press room after winning awards for male vocalist of the year and song of the year at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena, in this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, file photo. NASCAR will attempt some normalcy at the season-opening Daytona 500 with a live pre-race concert featuring country music star Luke Combs. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

NASCAR to hold pre-race Daytona 500 concert with Luke CombsNASCAR will attempt some normalcy at the season-opening Daytona 500 with a live pre-race concert featuring country music star Luke Combs

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FILE - Christian Bale attends a premiere for "Ford v Ferrari" on day five of the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2019, in Toronto. Bale turns 47 on Jan. 30. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 24-30Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Jan. 24-30 include actor Daveed Diggs, singer Alicia Keys and TV host Ellen DeGeneres

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In open letter to Dr. King, Stevie Wonder calls for equalityStevie Wonder, whose advocacy helped make the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday, is urging the incoming Biden administration to form a national commission on equality

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, file photo, Garth Brooks performs "Dive Bar" at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Add Garth Brooks to the lineup of entertainers at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Brooks, who joins Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez among others, performed during the inaugural celebration of President Barack Obama in 2009. He turned down a chance to play for President Donald Trump in 2017, citing a scheduling conflict. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Garth Brooks joins lineup of entertainers at Biden inauguralAdd Garth Brooks to the lineup of entertainers at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden

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FILE - Record producer Phil Spector is seen in this 1989 file photo. Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who was later convicted of murder, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at age 81. (AP Photo, File)

Phil Spector's death resurrects mixed reaction from skepticsPhil Spector was viewed as a man with two distinct personas: The late music producer was regarded as a rock ‘n’ roll genius who elevated the genre with his “Wall of Sound” style and creating hits for several big names from the Beatles to Tina Turner

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This Nov. 19, 2019 booking photo provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Phil Spector. Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his "Wall of Sound" method and who later was convicted of murder, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. He was 81. (California Department of Corrections via AP)

Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died

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Phil Spector, the revolutionary music producer convicted of murdering an actress, has died at 81.Phil Spector, the revolutionary music producer convicted of murdering an actress, has died at 81.

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FILE - This May 15, 2013 file photo shows hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre as he announces a $70 million dollar donation to create the new "Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts and Technology and Business Innovation," at the University of Southern California, in Santa Monica, Calif. Music mogul Dr. Dre was back at home Saturday, Jan 16, 2021, after being treated at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm. Peter Paterno, an attorney for the rapper and producer, said Dre was home but offered no other details in an email exchange Saturday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Dr. Dre back home after reported brain aneurysm treatmentMusic mogul Dr. Dre was back at home Saturday after being treated at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm

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This image released by NBC shows Jane Levy, left, and Skylar Astin in a scene from "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist." Season two of the musical series airs Tuesdays on NBC. (Sergei Bachlakov/NBC via AP)

Skylar Astin finds new notes to hit on ‘Zoey’s Playlist’After making a name for himself in “Pitch Perfect” and “Pitch Perfect 2," and then joining the final season of the CW's “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Skylar Astin wasn't actively looking for another musical role

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This image released by Amazon Studios shows Kingsley Ben-Adir in a scene from "One Night in Miami." (Patti Perret/Amazon Studios via AP)

Q&A: Kingsley Ben-Adir breaks out as Malcolm XBritish actor Kingsley Ben-Adir may not be a household name yet, but that’s poised to change with his scene-stealing performance as Malcolm X in Regina King’s “One Night in Miami

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FILE - In this Sunday, June 25, 2017 file photo, singer Simon Neil performs with his band Biffy Clyro at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, in Somerset, England. British musicians are demanding that the UK government faces the music after new post-Brexit regulations failed to consider their unique work lives and left them in the lurch. Nearly 260,000 people — including U.K. artists Laura Marling, Louis Tomlinson and Biffy Clyro — have signed a petition for the British government to negotiate a review of the rules for musicians touring in the 27-nation European Union. (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP, File)

Brexit hikes costs, hassle for UK musicians touring EUBritish musicians are demanding that the UK government faces the music after new post-Brexit regulations failed to consider their unique work lives and left them in the lurch

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