{"id":36708,"date":"2026-01-28T09:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cknxfm\/?p=36708"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:58:20","slug":"celebrity-status-junos-the-baftas-and-the-simpsons-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cknxfm\/blogs\/mornings\/2026\/01\/celebrity-status-junos-the-baftas-and-the-simpsons-oh-my\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Status &#8211; JUNOs, The BAFTAs And The Simpsons, Oh My!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>For Wednesday, January 28th:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Justin Bieber and\u00a0Tate McRae <\/strong>lead\u00a0this year&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Juno nominations<\/strong> with six each, marking a career high for both. Bieber is also up for four Grammys this Sunday in Los Angeles. Close behind with five Juno nominations is <strong>The Weeknd <\/strong>and <strong>Cameron Whitcomb<\/strong>. The show has already announced performances by Arkells, The Beaches, and more. The Junos broadcast will be March 29th from Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominations for the <strong>BAFTAs<\/strong>, Britain\u2019s equivalent of the Oscars, were announced yesterday. The politically charged action thriller <strong>\u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d<\/strong> leads the\u00a0pack with 14 nominations, including acting nods for five of its cast members. <strong>\u201cSinners\u201d<\/strong> is close behind with 13 nominations, while <strong>\u201cHamnet\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>\u201cMarty Supreme\u201d<\/strong> have 11 apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legal battle between\u00a0<strong>Blake Lively<\/strong> and her It Ends With Us director and costar <strong>Justin Baldoni <\/strong>continues.\u00a0<strong>Ryan Reynolds<\/strong>&#8216; rep is now coming to his defense, after\u00a0Ryan&#8217;s texts about Baldoni were made public, saying &#8220;What husband wouldn\u2019t support his wife and the mother of his children?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a season full of big name guest stars, <strong>The Simpsons<\/strong> has announced the all-star cast for its <strong>800th episode<\/strong>. Quinta Brunson, Kevin Bacon, and Questlove will all guest-star, as the family travels to their hometown of Philadelphia. Cast members from The Pitt including Noah Wyle, will\u00a0voice medical personnel and\u00a0Boyz II Men will provide special music for the milestone episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yesterday, \u201cLate Show\u201d host <strong>Stephen Colbert <\/strong>revealed the date of his <strong>final episode<\/strong>. He didn\u2019t make the announcement on his own program, but instead\u00a0he told Seth Meyers, host of \u201cLate Night\u201d on NBC, that his final show will be\u00a0May 21st, saying\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m not thrilled with it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For Wednesday, January 28th: Justin Bieber and\u00a0Tate McRae lead\u00a0this year&#8217;s\u00a0Juno nominations with six each, marking a career high for both. Bieber is also up for four Grammys this Sunday in Los Angeles. Close behind with five Juno nominations is The Weeknd and Cameron Whitcomb. 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