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How is Rashida Jones related to Quincy Jones? Here’s the answer.

Here’s the answer.

Rashida Jones is a terrific actress, with starring roles in The Office, Parks and Recreation, The Social Network and I Love You, Man.

But with the legendary Quincy Jones dying at the age of 91, some folks are wondering how she’s related to him.

Here’s the answer: Quincy is her dad. He had seven children by five mothers, and Rashida is one of them — she’s the daughter of actress Peggy Lipton.

There you have it.

“He’s lived such a big life,” Rashida said to USA TODAY back in 2018. “I just cannot believe all of this experience is contained in this one human being who just happens to be my dad.”

Taylor Swift’s surprise songs from Night 3 of the Eras Tour in Indianapolis, including two Lover favorites

The Eras Tour is almost at a close, so it’s time for a few more surprise songs.

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour continued its journey on Sunday night in Indianapolis with the third of three total shows in Indiana. The now14-time Grammy winner has been touring almost non-stop for the entire year, and at each show she adds two “surprise songs” to her 44-song, three hour plus set list.

MORE: Taylor Swift wore a new Reputation bodysuit for the first time on the Eras Tour for Night 1 in Miami

For her final night in Indianapolis and the United States for the Eras Tour, Swift once again went with the double mashups she loves so much. On guitar, Swift sang “Cornelia Street” from Lover and “The Bolter” from The Tortured Poets Department. On piano, Swift went with a mashup of “Death By A Thousand Cuts” from Lover and “The Great War” from Midnights. 

Next up, Swift has just two more stops on the Eras Tour, with six shows Toronto starting on November 14.

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SNL cold open featured Kamala Harris and Maya Rudolph as Kamala talking to each other

Kamala Harris had her SNL moment with the actress who plays her.

With the 2024 presidential election less than a week away, Saturday Night Live continued not to shy away from tackling the latest in the campaigns. The cold open on Saturday evening once again featured comedian Maya Rudolph as current Vice President and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris, alongside Jim Gaffigan’s Tim Walz and Andy Samberg’s Doug Emhoff.

The actual Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on the show, showing up to act across from Rudolph during a skit that had the pair hyping each other up. In the bit, Harris and Rudolph gave each other words of encouragement before Tuesday’s presidential election.

Check out Vice President Harris’ portion below:

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Taylor Swift’s surprise songs from Night 2 of the Eras Tour in Indianapolis, including a double mashup

The Eras Tour is back underway, so it’s time for surprise songs once again.

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour continued its journey on Saturday night in Indianapolis with the second of three total shows in Indiana. The now 14-time Grammy winner has been touring almost non-stop for the entire year, and at each show she adds two “surprise songs” to her 44-song, three hour plus set list.

MORE: Taylor Swift wore a new Reputation bodysuit for the first time on the Eras Tour for Night 1 in Miami

For her second night in Indianapolis, Swift once again went with the double mashups she loves so much. On guitar, Swift sang “The Prophecy” from The Tortured Poets Department and “This Love” from 1989. On piano, Swift went with a mashup of “Maroon” from Midnights and “cowboy like me” from Evermore. 

Next up, Swift has one more show in Indianapolis to wrap up U.S. cities for the Eras Tour.

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Taylor Swift’s surprise songs from Night 1 of the Eras Tour in Indianapolis, including a debut song

The Eras Tour is back underway, so it’s time for surprise songs once again.

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour continued its journey on Friday night in Indianapolis with the first of three total shows in Indiana. The now 14-time Grammy winner has been touring almost non-stop for the entire year, and at each show she adds two “surprise songs” to her 44-song, three hour plus set list.

MORE: Taylor Swift wore a new Reputation bodysuit for the first time on the Eras Tour for Night 1 in Miami

For her first night in Indianapolis, Swift once again went with the double mashups she loves so much. On guitar, Swift sang “The Albatross” from The Tortured Poets Department and “Holy Ground” from Red. On piano, Swift went with a mashup of “Cold As You” from Taylor Swift and “exile” from Folklore. 

Next up, Swift has two more shows in Indianapolis to wrap up U.S. cities for the Eras Tour.

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Taylor Swift imitates Travis Kelce’s first-down signal during Eras Tour New Orleans Night 3

Taylor Swift once again paid homage to her boyfriend at the Eras Tour.

Taylor Swift wasn’t going to let an opportunity to put good vibes into the soon-to-be home of the upcoming Super Bowl pass her by.

The 14-time Grammy winner played three shows at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans over the weekend as part of her massive Eras Tour. Each night, Swift paid some sort of homage to her boyfriend Travis Kelce, the tight end on the Kansas City Chiefs.

Friday night, it was the football toss. Saturday night she broke out a touchdown signal.

On Sunday, Swift showed off her attention to detail even further, mimicking Kelce’s first-down celebration before kissing three fingers as a nod to the hopeful Chiefs three-peat.

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Will Kansas City actually secure its third-straight Super Bowl win in February in that same location? Only time will tell.

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Taylor Swift’s surprise songs from Night 3 of the Eras Tour in New Orleans, including a birthday mashup for 1989

The Eras Tour is back underway, so it’s time for surprise songs once again.

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour continued its journey on Sunday night in New Orleans with the third of three total shows in Louisiana. The now 14-time Grammy winner will be touring almost non-stop for the entire year, and at each show she adds two “surprise songs” to her 44-song, three hour plus set list.

MORE: Taylor Swift wore a new Reputation bodysuit for the first time on the Eras Tour for Night 1 in Miami

For her final night in New Orleans, Swift once again went with the double mashups she loves so much. On guitar, Swift sang “Afterglow” from Lover and “Dress” from Reputation. On piano, Swift went with a mashup of “How You Get The Girl” and “Clean” from 1989, which celebrated its 10th birthday. 

Next up, Swift heads to Indianapolis to wrap up U.S. cities for the Eras Tour with three shows starting November 1.

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Taylor Swift signaled a touchdown on stage during Eras Tour New Orleans Night 2

Taylor Swift and football now go hand-in-hand.

Taylor Swift and football are seemingly becoming more and more linked. Since the 14-time Grammy winner has started dating Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce, she has become a mainstay at Chiefs games. Over time, Swift has added a few nods to Kelce into her own show.

If the tight end is in attendance — and one time when he wasn’t — Swift will change the lyrics to her song “Karma” to say “karma is the guy on the Chiefs.” She has also added the archer pose during “So High School”, and there’s the whole show where he came up on stage.

More recently, Swift added a football throwing motion during her “Midnight Rain” performance in the Midnights set. And on Saturday in New Orleans, she was at it again. This time around, Swift signaled a touchdown with a huge grin on her face.

Swift is trying to put all the good vibes into the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans — the site of this year’s upcoming Super Bowl — so the Chiefs have a shot at the three-peat.

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Taylor Swift was so excited to sing ‘I’m working late’ in Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso at Eras Tour New Orleans

Swift really has been working late because she’s a singer.

Taylor Swift once again surprised everyone by bringing out an unexpected guest during her mega popular Eras Tour. During the acoustic portion of the set where the 14-time Grammy winner performs different songs each night, Swift welcomed pop star Sabrina Carpenter to the stage.

The bubbly singer opened for the Eras Tour in Melbourne, Sydney and Singapore to start 2024, and is currently on her own Short n’ Sweet Tour. On stage, the duo performed a mashup of Carpenter’s “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” with Swift’s “Now That We Don’t Talk.”

“Espresso” took the world by storm this summer, with the line “I’m working late, cause I’m a singer” seemingly being heard everywhere. Swift was clearly not immune to the pure joy those seven words can muster. When they got to that portion of the song, Swift excitedly asked her singing partner, “Can I do it?”

When permission was given, a giddy “oh my god, I’m about to do it” followed before flawlessly delivering the lyric.

Taylor Swift, she’s just like us with “Espresso.”

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Taylor Swift’s surprise songs from Night 2 of the Eras Tour in New Orleans, including a surprise Sabrina Carpenter appearance

The Eras Tour is back underway, so it’s time for surprise songs once again.

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour continued its journey on Saturday night in New Orleans with the second of three total shows in Louisiana. The now 14-time Grammy winner will be touring almost non-stop for the entire year, and at each show she adds two “surprise songs” to her 44-song, three hour plus set list.

MORE: Taylor Swift wore a new Reputation bodysuit for the first time on the Eras Tour for Night 1 in Miami

For her second night in New Orleans, Swift surprised everyone with pop star Sabrina Carpenter on stage for the acoustic portion of the show. On guitar, the duo sang Carpenter’s hits “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” mixed with Swift’s  “Now That We Don’t Talk” from 1989 (Taylor’s Version). On piano, Swift went with a mashup of “Hits Different” from Midnights (The Til Dawn Edition) and “Welcome To New York” from 1989. 

Next up, Swift has one more show in New Orleans before heading to Indianapolis.

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