TVLine Items: CBS Sets Prince Tribute, Utopia Falls Premiere Date and More
It’s going to be raining purple on CBS: The network will air the concert special Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince later this year.
The program will feature musical tributes from Beck, Common, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Usher, Gary Clark Jr., Earth, Wind & Fire, Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Juanes, Mavis Staples, St. Vincent and Susanna Hoffs. Additionally, Prince’s collaborators/friends Sheila E., The Revolution and Morris Day and the Time will perform together.
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The concert will be taped Tuesday, Jan. 28 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, with tickets currently on sale at AXS.com.
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* Hulu’s teen sci-fi drama Utopia Falls will debut with all 10 episodes on Friday, Feb. 14. The music and dance-infused series is set in the not-too-distant future, amidst the charred ruins of Earth, where a group of teens are chosen to compete in the prestigious Exemplar performing arts competition. After they discover a hidden archive of cultural relics — Snoop Dogg voices the Archive! — the teens must use the power of music to ignite change and expose the truth.
* NBC News correspondent Kristen Welker has been named the new co-anchor of Weekend Today, alongside journalist Peter Alexander. Welker replaces Sheinelle Jones, who recently stepped down from the weekend broadcasts to spend more time with her family.
* ABC has released a trailer for its new romantic dramedy The Baker and the Beauty, premiering Monday, April 6:
He's the baker and she's the beauty. Savor their story starting April 6 on ABC. #TheBakerAndTheBeauty pic.twitter.com/3nZzI59w8a
— The Baker and the Beauty (@BakerBeautyABC) January 8, 2020
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