NHL Peachy: POP SUPERSTARS NICK JONAS, FIFTH HARMONY AND CARLY RAE JEPSEN TO PERFORM AT 2017 HONDA NHL ALL-STAR GAME ON SUNDAY, JAN. 29
The National Hockey League announced today that pop superstars Nick Jonas, Fifth Harmony and Carly Rae Jepsen will join the lineup of performers and special guests for the 2017 Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend, including previously announced Academy Award and 10-time Grammy Award winner John Legend, Robin Thicke, John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting, as well as THE NHL100™ presented by GEICOhost Jon Hamm. The Los Angeles Kings – who are celebrating their 50th anniversary – and the city of Los Angeles will play host to the 2017 Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend, Jan. 26-29.
Carly Rae Jepsen will open the 2017 Honda NHL® All-Star Game pregame festivities at STAPLES Center on Sunday, Jan. 29 with a performance of the Canadian national anthem followed by Fifth Harmony’s rendition of the U.S. national anthem. Grammy nominated recording artist, Nick Jonas, will command the ice during the second intermission with a live performance. The NHL will honor the 100 Greatest NHL Players in a special pregame ceremony. The 2017 Honda NHL® All-Star Game and the performances will be broadcast live on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 12:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC in the U.S. and CBC, Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada.
"We are pleased with the incredible lineup of entertainment that we put together for the 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend," said Steve Mayer, NHL Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President. "The All-Star Weekend will feature three days of can’t-miss events, including THE NHL100 celebration on Friday night, in a weekend where hockey takes over Hollywood. We are excited for Nick Jonas, Fifth Harmony and Carly Rae Jepsen’s All-Star Game performances for our fans in L.A and those watching around the world."
As previously announced, Hamm will host THE NHL100™ presented by GEICO, a star-studded event in which the entire collection of the 100 Greatest NHL Players will be unveiled. Set for Friday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. PT and billed as the largest gathering ever of hockey legends, THE NHL100 presented by GEICO at Microsoft Theater also will feature appearances from 2017 NHL® All-Star players and famous hockey fans. Legend and Ondrasik will perform and Thicke will lead a special In Memoriam that pays tribute to the late members of the 100 Greatest NHL Players. Tickets to THE NHL100™ presented by GEICO are available at AXS.com.
Additional special guests, including celebrity coaches and presenters, will be announced in the coming days. IMG, a global leader in sports, fashion and media, will produce the pregame and in-game performances and celebrations for the 2017 Coors Light NHL Skills Competition™ and 2017 Honda NHL® All-Star Game.
The 2017 Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend will begin with the opening of the 2017 NHL Fan Fair™, including the NHL® Centennial Fan Arena, on Thursday, Jan. 26; continue with the celebration of the 100 Greatest NHL Players at THE NHL100 presented by GEICO on Friday, Jan. 27 (6:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, SN, TVAS) and the 2017 Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ on Saturday, Jan. 28 (4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS); and conclude with the 2017 Honda NHL® All-Star Game on Sunday, Jan. 29 (12:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS). Visit NHL.com/AllStar for more information. Fans can follow the conversation via the official hashtags: #NHL100 and #NHLAllStar.
Performers:
Island Records artist, Nick Jonas, introduced himself as a fully-formed solo artist on his hit, self-titled debut, released in November 2014. The critically-acclaimed album included the double-platinum and #1 U.S. radio hit, “Jealous” and his sultry chart-climbing radio single, “Chains.” Jonas, also an accomplished actor, stars in the gritty television show ‘Kingdom’ — a mixed martial arts drama that premiered in the fall of 2014. He recently appeared in two more high-profile roles, a guest-starring role in Fox's horror-comedy series, ‘Scream Queens’ and a lead in the critically-acclaimed ‘Goat’ produced by and featuring James Franco. A recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Jonas released his sophomore solo album “Last Year Was Complicated” in June of 2016, which debuted as the #1 selling album of the week and includes the platinum hit “Close” featuring Tove Lo. Most recently the solo powerhouse joined his longtime friend, Demi Lovato, on their “Honda Civic: Future Now” tour which toured throughout North America until early last fall.
The release of Fifth Harmony's sophomore album 7/27, on Syco Music/Epic Records, is the latest in a series of record-breaking accomplishments for the group. “Work from Home,” the album’s 3x-platinum certified first single, earned Fifth Harmony their first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, notching the top spot on both the Billboard Rhythmic and Pop Songs charts. Their second single “All In My Head (Flex)” is certified platinum, while their latest single “That’s My Girl” was another top 40 radio hit. The group’s accomplishments on the charts add to an award-winning 2016, with first-time wins at the American Music Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards and Much Music Video Awards, their second win at the Kids Choice Awards, two wins at the MTV Video Music Awards & Radio Disney Music Awards and three wins at the Teen Choice Awards. Fifth Harmony's global The 7/27 Tour began its North American leg on July 27, hitting over 30 cities before heading to Europe. In 2015, Fifth Harmony released their debut album, Reflection, which debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and has since been certified Gold. Reflection includes two platinum records, “BO$$” and “Sledgehammer” in addition to the quadruple-platinum success of the single, “Worth It.” Fifth Harmony boasts over 8 million followers on Instagram, 3.7 million onTwitter and 7.6 million fans on Facebook.
Multi-platinum GRAMMY, JUNO and Polaris Prize nominated singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen’s most recent album E*MO*TION earned a host of rave reviews, with several outlets - including TIME, Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork, People, Stereogum, Vulture, Complex, Newsday, Noisey, US Weekly, and PopCrush - declaring it the pop album of 2015. E*MO*TION was the follow-up to Jepsen's U.S. debut album Kiss, which featured her blockbuster break-out hit "Call Me Maybe." The single climbed to No. 1 on the iTunes Singles charts in over 47 countries and has sold over 20 million singles worldwide to date and is certified Diamond in the US. It earned Jepsen 2012 GRAMMY nominations for Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year. Kiss also spawned the follow-up hit "Good Time," a duet with Owl City, which has been certified double-platinum. Jepsen recently starred as the iconic Pink Lady, "Frenchy," in FOX's four time EMMY award winning musical GREASE: LIVE. For more information on Carly Rae Jepsen visit www.carlyraemusic.com.
