Reuters Entertainment News Summary

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Michelle Obama makes surprise appearance at Grammy Awards

Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance during the opening address at the 61st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday and was met with a standing ovation from the star-studded crowd. Grammy host Alicia Keys kicked off the show by inviting Obama, 55, along with Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jennifer Lopez, to share personal anecdotes about how music has changed their lives and empowered them as women. Rap scores Grammy breakthrough while girl power rules awards show

"This is America," Childish Gambino's searing indictment of police brutality and racism, scored a breakthrough for rap on Sunday at the Grammy awards, where the top prize went to country artist Kacey Musgraves. It won both record and song of the year, becoming the first hip hop track to win either of the top Grammy categories in 61 years. "This is America" also took Grammys for best music video and best rap performance. Pop singer Miley Cyrus stands in for husband at film premiere

Newly married pop singer Miley Cyrus stood in for her Hollywood actor husband Liam Hemsworth on Monday, attending the premiere of his latest film "Isn't It Romantic" on his behalf as he was unwell. Dressed in a red floor length gown, complete with a train, the "Wrecking Ball" chart-topper posed for pictures and chatted to journalists alongside Hemsworth's co-stars in the romantic comedy, Rebel Wilson and Priyanka Chopra. George Clooney says Meghan being harassed just like Diana

The media are harassing Meghan Markle just as they did Princess Diana, who was killed in a car crash while being pursued by paparazzi, her friend George Clooney said. Clooney and his wife Amal attended Meghan's wedding to Prince Harry, Diana's son, last year when the American actress became the newest addition to the British royal family. Berlinale film explores white supremacist's struggle to reform

A notorious white supremacist undergoes painful laser surgery to remove the right-wing tattoos covering his face and desperately tries to escape the movement that has become his substitute family in a movie at the Berlin Film Festival. Inspired by a true story, "Skin" explores the life of Bryon, a skinhead who is taken in by fervent white supremacists after a troubled childhood. He attends a racist rally and slashes a black man's face with a knife at a white pride demonstration. Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin honored at Grammys

Legendary vocalists Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin were honored during the 61st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, with performances by Ross herself and other artists who paid tribute to the long-reigning "Queen of Soul" who died last year. Ross, 74, rose to fame in the 1960s as the lead singer of Motown Record's vocal group the Supremes, one of the world's best-selling girl groups in history and the most commercially successful Motown artist. Ross's decorated career includes 91 singles, 59 albums and 41 number one songs. Marvel to make four animated superhero series for Hulu

Walt Disney Co's Marvel superhero studio will produce four new adult-oriented animated series for the Hulu streaming service, Hulu said on Monday. Disney is reserving new programming for its own online platforms as the company works to transform into digital entertainment. George Clooney's 'Catch-22' reflects on 'insanity' of war

George Clooney, who returns to TV for the first time in 20 years with an adaptation of the classic novel "Catch-22," said on Monday the Hulu series set in World War II aims to tell a timeless story about the "insanity" of war. At a preview for reporters, Clooney said he initially resisted the idea of taking on Joseph Heller's 1961 book about member of a U.S. bomber squadron fighting the higher-ups in the military bureaucracy. Rocker PJ Harvey travels to Afghanistan to inspire her music in new documentary

Art rocker PJ Harvey visits a drum shop in Kabul, a war-damaged house with peeling wallpaper in Kosovo, and street rappers in Washington D.C., seeking inspiration for an album in a new documentary showing at the Berlin Film Festival. Directed by Seamus Murphy, "A Dog Called Money" juxtaposes scenes of Harvey observing and listening to local people make music or sounds during her travels - such as men chanting at a religious ceremony in Afghanistan - with shots of her replicating those sounds in a recording studio in London. Cardi B steals Grammys red carpet pre-show with oysters and pearls

Rain did little to dim the sizzle on the Grammys red carpet on Sunday in Los Angeles, as a bevy of artists in sparkling, eye-popping attire stepped down the music world's main catwalk - or, in Cardi B's case, tip-toed. The rapper, surrounded by handlers, took tiny steps down the red carpet as her pearl-encrusted costume seemed to get the best of her.