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John Legend and Chrissy Teigen say caroling for their Christmas special “genuinely shocked” people

NBCJohn Legend and Chrissy Teigen loved going to random houses and surprising people with Christmas carols for their holiday special, A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy.

“People were genuinely shocked,” Teigen says. Legend adds, “We went to a pastor’s house. He and his wife were celebrating their anniversary that week. So I did a rendition of ‘All of Me’ just for them. We had a really nice time.”

The couple was joined by celebrity friends, including Raphael Saadiq, as they sang classic Christmas songs to complete strangers.

“We brought the Christmas magic and they were so happy to see us,” Chrissy says.”

We were dressed up,” her husband adds. “We had Christmas light necklaces on. We had full festive gear on and we brought a little joy to people.”

Legend and his wife say A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy was inspired by Christmas episodes of their favorite sitcoms, including Living Single and Family Matters.

“Every time there was like a holiday special, you just knew that just there was going to be a little lesson in the end,” says Teigen. “It would be really cheeky and funny and I loved it.

“Our special is really based on us loving those classic sitcoms, and doing our own version of that,” John adds.

A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy, featuring a special appearance by Stevie Wonder, will tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

Tim Tebow says 'God used the highs and lows for a purpose' in his career

ABC News(NEW YORK) — ABC News’ Paula Faris sat down with Tim Tebow for the latest epsiode of her new podcast, “Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris.”

The podcast featuring conversations on how faith has helped guide newsmakers and celebrities through their best and worst times. New episodes are available every Wednesday.

Here is Faris in her own words, about her new episode with Tebow:

Tim Tebow sees his career switch as God’s work

How do you give up on a dream? Just ask Tim Tebow.

There are few professional athletes who have been mocked and criticized as much as him. When he visited our ABC News studios in New York City, he brought his girlfriend, her parents and a strong message about failure and identity.

You see, he tells me, his dream of playing in the NFL “didn’t go as planned.” It was hard to give up on it. And there are still moments when he watches a game and thinks, “I could totally do that.”

Tebow, who’s been promoting his new book, This Is The Day, is now trading one dream for another: pursuing Major League Baseball and playing in the New York Mets’ minor league system.

But will it all be worth it if baseball doesn’t work out?

How does he feel about his career switch?

“I still feel like I could play (in the NFL). God used the highs and lows for a purpose. He opened up baseball.”

How does he identify himself?

“What happens when football is over? What happens when baseball is over? What happens when people don’t remember my name or who I am? If I found my identity in that, when it’s done, I’d be crushed. There’s nothing left.”

Scoreboard roundup — 11/27/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Detroit 115, NY Knicks 108
Atlanta 115, Miami 113
Toronto 122, Memphis 114
Denver 117, L.A. Lakers 85
Indiana 109, Phoenix 104

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
OT Buffalo 3, San Jose 2
Ottawa 4, Philadelphia 3
Anaheim 3, Tampa Bay 1
Carolina 2, Montreal 1
Pittsburgh 4, Winnipeg 3
Vegas 8, Chicago 3
Colorado 3, Nashville 2
Arizona 4, Minnesota 3
OT Edmonton 1, Dallas 0
OT L.A. Kings 2, Vancouver 1

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
(3) Duke 90, Indiana 69
(5) Nevada 79, Loyola of Chicago 65
OT Louisville 82, (9) Michigan St. 78
Penn St. 63, (13) Virginia Tech 62
(14) Iowa 69, Pittsburgh 68
(22) Wisconsin 79, NC State 75

The Revolution remembers the historic Purple Rain tour: “That audience was out of this world”

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Prince‘s band The Revolution is paying tribute to his legacy with a new tour, but bass player Brown Mark and keyboard player Dr. Fink say they will never forget the late artist’s historic Purple Rain trek, which saw them play 98 shows across North America in 1984 and 1985.

“The music was loud, but the crowd was louder than the music,” Mark tells ABC Radio. “[It was] my first experience with a real Prince audience, and I looked over at him and he was just as cool. That audience was out of this world.”

The bass player says the roar of the crowd was overwhelming even before the concerts began.

“I could not hear myself talk. It was so loud. I never heard anything like that in my life,” Mark recalls. “The decibels, it was so high and we hit the stage. There was a black curtain and it was closed and then [drummer] Bobby [Z]’s kick drum would go, and this light would flash on the kick drum for ‘Controversy’ and that curtain opened.”

The group rehearsed eight-to-12 hours a day to prepare for the tour, and once they hit the road, the days were filled with long soundchecks, the actual concerts, and then additional performances at after parties.

“Pretty long sound checks. Anywhere from two to two-and-a-half, sometimes three hours,” Dr. Fink remembers. “Then we’d do the show, and this wasn’t in every city. but we did a lot of after-show things. And then we’d be there till 3, 4, 5 in the morning, jamming and playing.”

The Revolution will wrap up the year with three shows in Texas: December 29 in Austin, December 30 in Houston, and New Year’s Eve in Dallas.

Common set to develop limited series on Zora Neal Hurston's story of last known survivor of slave trade

ABC/Fred WatkinsCommon has found another project to develop under his production deal at Lionsgate TV.

According to Deadline, the award-winning star is set to adapt the recently-discovered Zora Neale Hurston book, Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo.’ Common’s Freedom Road production company and Lionsgate recently acquired the rights to develop the book into a limited series.

Hurston’s book follows 87-year-old Cudjo Lewis, born Oluale Kossola, who remembers being brought from West Africa to the United States in 1859. Based on her interview with Lewis, Hurston’s manuscript for Barracoon was finished in 1931, but was not published until earlier this year.

This is Common’s second project under his Liongsate deal. His first project will be an adaptation of The Saturday Night Knife & Gun Club.

Meanwhile, this is Hurston’s third project to make it on screen. Her first was The Gilded Six Bits in 2001, and an adaptation of Their Eyes Were Watching God in 2005.

Listen now: Pharrell Williams and Coldplay release first single from “Global Citizen EP1,” “E-Lo”

ABC/Adam RosePharrell Williams has teamed with the British rock band Coldplay to release the first single from the Global Citizen EP1 called “E-Lo” featuring Jozzy.

Coldplay recorded the song under the pseudonym Los Unidades. The Afro-beat track is one of four songs on the EP which will be released Friday. Proceeds from the EP will support Global Citizen’s campaign to end extreme poverty.

Pharrell will be among the performers at the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 concert on December 2 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Trevor Noah will host the event which will also feature Jay-Z, Beyonce, Usher, Naomi Campbell, Gayle King, and Tyler Perry.

At the event, Oprah Winfrey will give a special keynote address honoring the legacy of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. Mandela was born in 1918 and would have turned 100 this year.

Quincy Jones honored in Hollywood; Usher & Snoop Dogg help salute the legendary producer

Amanda Edwards/WireImageUsher and Snoop Dogg were among the stars honoring Quincy Jones today as the legendary producer and composer placed his hands and footprints in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

The 27-time Grammy winner was recognized for his lifetime achievement in entertainment, and is the first composer to be so honored. At the ceremony, he recalled how he became the first black composer in Hollywood.

“I am beyond thankful to have had the opportunity to work on more than 35 film scores,” he said. “When I started: No black composers on single screen credits. And two people helped me solve that. That was Sidney Poitier. Gave me six films. And Sidney Lumet.”

Usher thanked Quincy for inspiring him to help the less fortunate.

“I would not be the humanitarian I am today if you did not make me understand that there’s so much more important than what you’re doing in music,” the eight-time Grammy winner told Quincy. “You gotta make sure that you continue to supply the resource, the love, the passion…empathy for those people who might not necessarily have the voice to raise it.”

Snoop, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last week, also praised Jones.

“Quincy has been like a real friend to me,” he said. “Giving us information and wisdom on how to live and how to better ourselves, and how to use our voice as a platform to be more positive.”

Jones is one of only 18 EGOT winners, having won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. His production credits include one of the best-selling singles of all time, “We Are The World,” and Michael Jackson’s iconic albums Thriller, Bad, and Off The Wall.

BET will honor Quincy with a two-hour special called Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones,airing December 9. Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and John Legend are among the stars featured in the show.

Erykah Badu makes hilarious cameo in Taraji P. Henson's “What Men Want” in red band trailer

Johnny Nunez/WireImageTaraji P. Henson is reading men’s uncensored thoughts in the red band trailer for What Men Want.

The film is a remake of the 2000 hit romantic comedy What Women Want, starring Mel Gibson, in which he played a cocky chauvinist who mysteriously acquired the power to hear woman’s thoughts. In the new version, Henson plays a female sports agent who suddenly gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts and uses it to help her sign the next big NBA star.

In the red band promo, Henson develops her new abilities after she drinks a special tea given to her by a psychic, played by Erykah Badu.

“This smells like dirt,” Henson says after Badu pours the brown liquid.

“Oh, that’s just jasmine tea,” Badu responds. “If you don’t count the weed, and the peyote, and the crack.”

In addition to Henson and Badu, What Men Want stars Alidis Hodge, Tracy Morgan, Richard Roundtree, Tamala Jones, and Phoebe Robinson.

Report: Miguel marries his longtime girlfriend Nazanin Mandi

Gregg DeGuire/Getty ImagesCongratulations appear to be in order for Miguel, who reportedly married his longtime girlfriend, Nazanin Mandi, on Monday.

Social media personality Karen Civil tweeted two photos of the couple at the ceremony and commented, “Congratulations to Miguel and Nazanin. They had their wedding yesterday.” The Grammy winner wore a black suit, and his bride wore a white dress that left one shoulder bare.

As previously reported, the couple obtained a marriage license November 19 in Los Angeles.

Thirty-three-year-old Miguel met Mandi, 32, when he was 18, and they began dating in 2005. They got engaged eleven years later, in 2016.

Last year, Mandi starred in the E! series The Platinum Life, about the wives and girlfriends of famous musicians. She’s a model, singer, and actress who has appeared in several publications, including Vogue, Allure, GQ India, Maxim, Sports Illustrated, Cosmo Girl and Seventeen. Mandi also competed on American Idol.

Ella Mai joins John Legend & Diana Ross for “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” tree-lighting special

Jonathan MannionElla Mai is the latest star to be added to the 86th annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center tree–lighting special in New York City.

According to Billboard, the “Boo’d Up” singer joins a star-studded lineup that also includes John Legend and Diana Ross. Monday it was announced that Mai will also perform on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest Hollywood Party, which will again be hosted by Ciara.

The Christmas in Rockefeller Center holiday special airs Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Legend’s A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy special will follow at 10 p.m. ET/PT featuring stars including Stevie Wonder and Raphael Saadiq, the latter of whom produced John’s holiday album, A Legendary Christmas.