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Machine Gun Kelly, Corinne Bailey Rae and Purity Ring perform.

The Seattle Kraken are adding some additional star power to their ownership group.

The team is controlled by majority owner David Bonderman who paid a $650 million expansion fee to join the league.

The Grammy Awards have changed its tune and voted to remove its nomination review committees — groups that determined the contenders for key awards at the coveted music show.

The only stars at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this year will be the players. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)The only stars at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this year will be the players. The 156-man field on Feb. 11-14 will play only at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill. Pebble Beach is the second PGA Tour event to lose the pro-am format. “This was a very difficult decision, but the right one given the recent surge in COVID-19 cases,” said Bill Perocchi, CEO of the Pebble Beach Company.

However, there was one special appearance that took everyone by surprise. The unexpected cameo came as a total shock to Abdul's former American Idol judge Simon Cowell, who was blown away while sitting behind the judges panel. "That was brilliant," Cowell said of the big surprise, giving her a thumbs up as she blew him kisses from the stage. The surprising American Idol reunion came as a result of Abdul wanting to promote her Las Vegas residency at the Flamingo Hotel. RELATED CONTENT:'America's Got Talent' Finals: Simon Cowell Calls Kodi Lee's Performance the 'Most Beautiful' He's Ever Heard'America's Got Talent' Judge Simon Cowell Reveals Why He Decided to Get In Shape During Season 14 (Exclusive)'America's Got Talent': Simon Cowell Celebrates 11-Year-Old Violinist and Cancer Survivor With Golden Buzzer

(CNN) - Grammy award-winning singer Ciara and rap star Macklemore of "Thrift Shop" fame have joined Seattle Sounders' new ownership group. Ciara's husband Russell Wilson, the 2014 Super Bowl winning quarterback with the Seattle Seahawks, is also part of the group. "It's an honor to join the Sounders team and have the unique opportunity to represent female ownership within major league sports," said Ciara, who entered mainstream prominence with her platinum-selling debut album "Goodies" in 2004. Seattle native Macklemore was equally excited. "We want to bring the best soccer players in the world to Seattle," he said.

The president and Grammy-winning hip hop artist Macklemore push for Congress to act on a $1.1 billion funding proposal that would help combat the rising opioid epidemic in the U.S.