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The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, June 16, 2023 20 By Caroline Collacutt TV Media Celebration spotlight: Re- turning for its second year, "Ju- neteenth: A Global Celebra- tion for Freedom" will broad- cast live from The Greek The- atre in Los Angeles on Mon- day, June 19, airing for the first time in a dual simulcast be- tween CNN and OWN. The annual commemora- tion of the end of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth is now a nationally recognized holiday. Last year's television event was the first of its kind, a night featuring performances from acclaimed musical artists and icons, each playing in memorium and honor of the holiday. This year, the event recognizes Juneteeth's 158th anniversary, with an initial list of performance artists includ- ing Miguel, Kirk Franklin, SWV, Davido, Coi Leray and Rodeci, with more expected to be an- nounced. Grammy and Emmy winner Adam Blackstone and the co-founder of the Roots – Academy Award-winning film- maker Questlove – are also promised to headline as the evening's musical directors. Produced by a team of Black creators from Live Nation Ur- ban and Jesse Collins Enter- tainment, the program will be broadcast worldwide on all CNN platforms, and nationally on OWN. CNN is also set to of- fer exclusive pre-show pro- gramming before the broad- cast, highlighting Black trail- blazers, advocates and cre- ators. According to CNN, 2022's special "attracted the #1 Black Audience in all of Ca- ble and Broadcast Television for the 8p-11p timeslot." "We are proud to once again partner with Live Nation Urban to broadcast this pow- erful Juneteenth event on our platforms," Chris Licht, chair- man and CEO of CNN World- wide, said. "We want to be a destination for people to both understand and celebrate a holiday of this magnitude." Johnita P. Due, the executive vice-president of integrity and inclusion for CNN Worldwide, was quoted, saying: "I look forward to the electricity of the 2023 show. It is meticulously crafted as an expression of the excellence and resilience of the Black community and the ongoing pursuit of equality." President of OWN's TV Net- work, Tina Perry, added: "We are taking this day to celebrate alongside American families and reflect on this historic turning point for our nation." The second annual "June- teenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom," broadcasts live Monday, June 19, on CNN and OWN. Tune up, tune in: Roll the windows down and turn the tunes up – traffic is getting a whole lot more fun for these music-loving drivers, when Season 6 of the Emmy-win- ning "Carpool Karaoke: The Series" premieres Friday, June 23, on Apple TV+. "The Series" is based on the highly popular "Carpool Karaoke" segments original- ly featured on CBS's "The Late Late Show With James Corden," which first aired in early 2015, in which host James Corden takes a drive with some famously musical passengers, together singing songs as they bypass traffic in the carpool lane. In 2017, the segment found a home of its own on Apple Music, gaining its current title ("Carpool Karaoke: The Se- ries") and a new format, now with a new host each episode welcoming their close friends, cast members or family along for a musical adventure. Finally, in 2021, "The Series" found its forev- er home on Apple TV+, hav- ing received five consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety series by 2022. Season 6 will keep the good tunes pumping, with this upcoming slate of epi- sodes set to feature new fac- es such as Alanis Morissette ("Jagged Little Pill," 1995), Sheryl Lee Ralph ("Abbott El- ementary"), Avril Lavigne ("Sk8er Girl," 2003), Cedric the Entertainer ("The Neigh- borhood"), Lea Michele ("Glee"), Alison Brie ("Com- munity"), Darren Criss ("Glee"), YUNGBLUD ("Weird!," 2020), Cara De- levingne ("Carnival Row"), Danny Pudi ("Community"), the casts of "Ghosts," "Girl- s5eva," "The Afterparty" and more. Pairings were teased in a trailer for the season, seeing Morissette and Delevingne together, singing Moris- sette's hit single, "Ironic" (1996); Cedric the Entertain- er and Ralph, who spend the ride doing their best at- tempted Luther Vandross im- pressions (a la "Le Freak," 1978 and "Endless Love," 1994); Michele and Criss (both of "Glee"), reprising a duet they sung on the show – "Suddenly Seymour," orig- inally from "Little Shop of Horrors" (1982); Brie and Pudi, who together rose to fame on the sitcom "Com- munity" and now co-star in the romantic comedy "Somebody I Used to Know" (2023); YUNGBLUD and Lavigne, who share the sin- gle "I'm a Mess" (2022); and the casts of "Girls5eva," "Ghosts" and Apple TV's "The Afterparty," each pack- ing the car full to the brim. Catch all the fun and a few high notes when new episodes of "Carpool Kara- oke: The Series" premiere Friday, June 23, on Apple TV+. realtalk Miguel is among the performing artists featured in "Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom"

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