{"id":10435,"date":"2020-05-29T18:02:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T23:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=10435"},"modified":"2020-05-29T18:02:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T23:02:23","slug":"united-we-sing-a-grammyr-salute-to-the-unsung-heroes-hosted-by-grammyr-and-emmy-award-winning-singer-and-actor-harry-connick-jr-to-be-broadcast-sunday-june-21-on-cbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/29\/united-we-sing-a-grammyr-salute-to-the-unsung-heroes-hosted-by-grammyr-and-emmy-award-winning-singer-and-actor-harry-connick-jr-to-be-broadcast-sunday-june-21-on-cbs\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;United We Sing: A Grammy(R) Salute to the Unsung Heroes,&#8221; Hosted by Grammy(R) and Emmy Award-Winning Singer and Actor Harry Connick, Jr., to Be Broadcast Sunday, June 21 on CBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10437\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/united-we-sing-5-29-2020-05006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/united-we-sing-5-29-2020-05006.jpg 860w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/united-we-sing-5-29-2020-05006-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/united-we-sing-5-29-2020-05006-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/united-we-sing-5-29-2020-05006-560x338.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/united-we-sing-5-29-2020-05006-260x157.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/united-we-sing-5-29-2020-05006-160x97.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>United We Sing: A Grammy(R) Salute to the Unsung Heroes<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; Hosted by Grammy(R) and Emmy Award-Winning Singer and Actor Harry Connick, Jr., to Be Broadcast Sunday, June 21 on CBS<\/p>\n<p>Special Appearances by Sandra Bullock, Drew Brees, Queen Latifah, Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, and Ren\u00e9e Zellweger<\/p><div id=\"morty-4019150531\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featuring Musical Performances by Jon Batiste, Harry Connick, Jr., Andra Day, John Fogerty, Jamie Foxx, Herbie Hancock, Cyndi Lauper, Little Big Town, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Dave Matthews, Tim McGraw, Rockin Dopsie, Irma Thomas and Trombone Shorty<\/p>\n<p>CBS and the Recording Academy(R) announced today a new two-hour special event UNITED WE SING: A GRAMMY(R) SALUTE TO THE UNSUNG HEROES hosted by GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning singer and actor Harry Connick, Jr., celebrating essential workers across America. 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