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WE NEED MUSIC NOW MORE THAN EVER

Tonight, the one-hour concert special, PLAY ON: CELEBRATING THE POWER OF MUSIC TO MAKE CHANGE, will be broadcast from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT. The special will feature performances by LL COOL J featuring DJ Z-Trip, Sara Bareilles, Gary Clark Jr. and Ziggy Marley with Andra Day, Machine Gun Kelly, Sheryl Crow, Maren Morris and Yola featuring The Highwomen, among others, from three iconic live music venues including the Troubadour in Los Angeles, the legendary Apollo Theater in New York City, and the historic Bluebird Café in Nashville. Plus, special guest appearances by Bruce Springsteen, John Legend and Ringo Starr and hosted by Kevin Bacon and Eve.

Video: Yola with Sheryl Crow and The Highwomen performing “Hold On”

ALWAYS “B POSITIVE”

Marco Pennette, creator and executive producer of B POSITIVE, recently answered questions from fans about organ donation, moderated by Terrence Terrell, who stars as “Eli” on the show. Pennette shared some of his personal experiences as a kidney transplant recipient and Terrell spoke about how deeply this topic affects the Black community. Watch the full video Q&A premiere on Facebook, Thursday, Dec. 17 at 12:00 PM, PT, or any time after on

B POSITIVE’s social channels.

According to Pennette:

“Writers write what they know, and I know this...I lived through this.”

“Chuck’s [Lorre] always trying to look for different kinds of shows, not the norm.”

“It’s funny, my doctor said to me, ‘start asking people for a kidney,’ and I said ‘What? Ask people for a kidney? I can’t ask people to drive me to the airport.’”

“I was hoping...in my effort to make it less scary, to try to find some humor in this situation. I mean, that’s how I approach life.”

While Terrell noted:

“It’s a representation, it’s a responsibility because I’m representing the Black community with this, and it’s a huge situation...Black people make up 35% of people on dialysis right now.”

RACING TO THE FINISH

Let’s run THE AMAZING RACE by the numbers. Six continents. 32 seasons. 92 countries. 316 teams. Countless planes, trains and automobiles…And this season, one million amazing miles raced! THE AMAZING RACE season 32 finale airs tomorrow night,

Wednesday, Dec. 16 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

Check out a video here about one million miles traveled!

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