Daily Archives: February 11, 2024

How much Usher make performing at the Super Bowl halftime show?

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In a span of 25 minutes a football stadium is changed into an iconic concert venue and back showcasing the world mega musical talent in front of television grandset audience.

The Super Bowl LVIII halftimes show will be no different.

The second quarter of the Kansas City Chief vs San Fransisco 49ers game on Sunday Feb 11 millions of eyeball will enjoy a show from one of the world popular performers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Who is performing at the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show?

Usher was named to be the Super Bowl LVIII halftime performer due to incredible fan demand.

The 45 year old pop star also revealed he will be making 17 additional stops on his North American Tour which begins this fall.

How much do Super Bowl halftime performers get paid?

NFL is willing to pay top dollar to get iconic lineup for halftime performers. The truth is who perform at Super Bowl halftime make nothing.

In 2020 spotify reported that Super Bowl LIV halftime performance by Shakira spiked her streams by 230% while jennifer Lopez went up 335%.

In 2018 Justin Timberlake half time show sales gain by 534%.

How much do Super Bowl halftime show cost?

  • 2001 Aerosmith NSYNC $11 million
  • 2007 Price $12 million
  • 2013 Beyonce $600,000
  • 2017 Lady Gaga $10 million
  • 2020 Jennifer Lopez and Shakira $13 million
  • 2021 The Weekend $17 million
  • 2022 Dr Dre Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J Blige and Kendrick Lamar $7 million

SF firefighters rescue 12 year old trapped on Fort Funston Cliff

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San Fransisco firefighters rescued a 12 year old trapped on 300 foot cliff at Fort Funston on Saturday afternoon.

A California Highway Patrol helicopter lowered a firefighter on a cable about 150 feet down the cliff to boy location Lt Mariano Elias added.

The boy who was uninjure had climbed down the sandy bluff but could not get back up he added

Fort Funston is a former military installation on the southwest coast of San Fransisco that is now part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

People react after park worker found stabbed in Pleasant Hill

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Bay Area family is in mourning after a Pleasant Hill Park worker was found stabbed to death Saturday.

The incident happened in a quiet neighborhood next to the popular Pleasant Hill Park. People in the area express they feel very safe.

We feel safe on out walks around here Leon Frankel of Pleasant Hill said.

37 year old Santiago Jacobo worked as janitor at Pleasant Hill Park Jacobo a father of 2 young children typically returned home to Pittsburg shortly after his shift.

 Saturday Police revealed Jacobo wife waited and was really worried when she did not see him return home from his shift friday night

” She became worried when she had not returned back home from working his shift at park last night so she drove to the park.

Before 5 am Saturday Police added Jacobo wife found him unresponsive in a parking lot next to park.

She called 911 and when paramedics reached they decide he had been stabbed but not able to revive him.

Pleasant Hill local Irene Enekow who was walking her dog Saturday morning revealed she was shocked to listen that she had stumbled onto a homicide investigation in the park of all places

I Just asked do you know what happened and the woman said it is my brother who is dead she added.

Pleasant Hill police have not identified a suspect and asking for anyone with information to call them.

Waymo driverless vehicle vandalized set on fire in San Francisco China Town

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Waymo robot vehicle was set on fire Saturday night after it was vandalized by a group of person in Chinatown. San Francisco Firefighters added.

The car was travelling on Jackson Street between Stockton and Grant about 9 25 pm when it was surrounded by about 10-15 people Lt Mariano Elias with San Francisco fire expressed.

Multiple social media showed a group of people vandalizing the self driving car. Another footage showed the Waymo car going up in flames.

 Waymo said that the car was not carrying any passenger and no injuries were reported.

A Waymo spokesperson added the group of people surrounded the vehicle and started attacking it. The group tagged the car broke the window. Waymo told media that someone set off a firework inside the driverless car.

Football lovers and lovebirds to join local restaurants

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It is a mega weekend for football lovebirds and lovers local restaurants are expected to busy with Sunday Big Game and early celebration of Valentine Day. Business owners revealed this weekend is needed after slower than normal begin of the year.

Local hotels are looking to score mega this weekend, the Hawaii Restaurant Association Executive Director Sheryl Matsuoka added business has slowed down after the holidays.

After holiday season till now it has been very slow and numbers are coming in very low. Matsuoka added.

As for mega game whether it be take out platter or viewing parties locations like Beastside Kitchen are getting ready.

A lot of cool stuff for whoever does come said Beastside Kitchen owner Jame Kiko.

“They wear their NFL gear and they get prizes right when you walk in door. Pretty much everyone is a winner if you come on time”

 

Art Directors Guild ADG 2023 Winners

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The Art Directors Guild ADG have revealed their winners for best in Art Direction for 2023.

Here are this year winners

Short Format & Music Videos

  • Apple: The Underdogs Swiped Mac Production Designer Jason Hougaard
  • Boygenius ” the film Production Designer Jen Dunlap
  • Lana Del Rey Featuring Jon Batiste Candy Necklace Production Designer Brandon Mendez
  • Miley Cyrus River Production Designer Kurt Gefke

Variety Special

  • 76 Annual Tony Awards Production Designer Steve Bass
  • 80th Golden Globe Awards Production Designer Brian Stonestreet
  • The Weeknd Live at Sofi Stadium Production Designer Es Devlin
  • Hannah Waddingham Home for Christmas Production Designer Mistey Buckley
  • Dave Chappelle The Dreamer Production Designer Bruce Ryan

Commercials

  • Apple The New Macbook Proc Scary Fast Production Designer Francois Audouy
  • Dom Peringon Lady Gaga The Labor of Creation Production Designer Dylan Kahn
  • Giorgia Armani Armani Si Production Designer Annie Beauchamp
  • M&M Ma&Yas Production Designer Natalie Groce

Period Feature Film

  • Asteroid City Production Designer Adam Stockhausen
  • Killers of Flower Moon Production Designer Jack Fisk
  • Maestro Production Designer Kevin Thompson
  • Napoleon Production Designer Arthur Maz
  • Oppenheimer Production Designer Ruth De Jong

Fantasy Feature Film

  • Barbie Production Designer Sarah Greenwood
  • The Creator Production Designer James Clyne
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Production Designer Beth Mickle
  • Poor Things Production Designers James Price Shona Heath
  • Wonka Production Designer Nathan Crowley

Contemporary Feature Film

  • Beau is Afraid Production Designer Fiona Crombie
  • Jon Wick Chapter 4 Production Designer Kevin Kavanaugh
  • The Killer Production Designer Donald Graham Burt
  • Saltburn Production Designer Suzie Davies
  • Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One Production Designer Gary Freeman

Animated Feature Film

  • The Boy and the Heron Art Director Yoji Takeshige
  • Elemental Production Designer Don Shank
  • Spider Man Across the Spider Verse Production Designer Patrick O Keefe
  • The Super Mario Bros Movie Production Designer Guillaume Aretos
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem Production Designer Yashar Kassai

One Hour Period Single Camera Series

  • The Crown Sleep Dearie Sleep Production Designer Martin Childs
  • The Gilded Age His Grace the Duke Close Enough to Touch Warning Shots Production Designer Bob Shaw
  • The Great You the People Fun Peter and Wolf Production Designer Francessa di Mottola

One Hour Fantasy Single Camera Series

  • For All Mankind The Bear Hug Production Designer Seth Reed
  • The Last of US Infected Production Designer John Paino
  • Loki Ouroboros Production Designer Kasra Farahani
  • The Mandalorian Chapter 23 The Spies Production Designer Doug Chiang Andrew L Jones
  • Silo Machines Production Designer Gracin Bocquet

One Hour Contemporary Single Camera Series

  • Fargo Trials and Tribulation Production Designer Trevor Smith]
  • The Morning Show The Karman Line Ghost in the Machine Love Island Production Designer Neslon Coates
  • Poker Face Escape from Shit Mountain Production Designer Judy Rhee
  • Succession America Decides Production Designer Stephen Carter
  • Yellowjackets Digestif Production Designer Margot Ready

Television Movie or Related Series

  • All the Light We Cannot See Production Designer Simon Elliott
  • A Murder at End of World Production Designer Alex DiGerlando
  • Beef Production Designer Grace Yun
  • Daisy Jones and The Six Poduction Designer Jeesica Kender
  • Lesson in Chemistry Production Designer Cat Smith

Half Hour Single Camera Series

  • The Bear Omelette Production Designer Merje Veski
  • Only Murders in Building Sitzrobe Opening Night Production Designer Patrick Howe
  • Our Flag Means Death Impossible Birds Red Flags Man on Fire Production Designer Ra Vince

Multi Camera Series

  • Bob Hearts Abishola ” Twek O Clock Production Designer Francoise Cherry Cohen
  • Bunkd The Glitching Hour Production Designer Kelly Hogan
  • The Conner Road Trip and Guilt Trip Production Designer Jerry Dunn
  • That 90 show Free Leia Production Designer Greg J Gande