Music News for Thursday

Dec 14, 2017 | 5:45 AM

IMAGINE DRAGONS TO PERFORM DURING SUPER BOWL WEEK: The list of superstars performing in Minneapolis during Super Bowl week continues to grow. Event promoters announced that Imagine Dragons will headline the EA Sports Bowl on February 1st at Nomadic Live! in the refurbished Minneapolis Armory building. Machine Gun Kelly and Mura Masa will be the opening acts. Jennifer Lopez will also perform at the Armory on the eve of the big game. Performers at various venues include The Chainsmokers, Florida Georgia Line and the Dave Matthews Band. A 10-day free concert series features a “Prince night” and local acts such as Soul Asylum and Mint Condition. Gwen Stefani will close out the week on February 4th at Club Nomadic.

JC CHASEZ SAYS *NSYNC REUNION IS NOT HAPPENING Sorry, *NSYNC fans. JC Chasez just put the kibosh on any hope of a reunion. “The answer is no,” JC tells Us Weekly. “I know people want to hear a different answer but we felt like we did what we set out to do.” He adds, “By the way, we are all still friends and we all still talk about this stuff. But the way we went about it was we had to be inspired by something. And that’s the only way we would do anything.” Fan were hoping the rest of the group would be joining Justin Timberlake for his Super Bowl halftime performance. It is still unsure if the group will come together to accept their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018.

WALK THE MOON & IMAGINE DRAGONS ADDED TO ‘NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE’ SHOW: Imagine Dragons and Walk the Moon are the latest acts added to this year’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest telecast. Imagine Dragons will perform live on New Year’s Eve from the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans ahead of the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Walk the Moon will also be in New Orleans, performing for the second annual Central Time Zone countdown. The bands will join previously announced artists Camila Cabello, Nick Jonas, Kelly Clarkson, Shawn Mendes, Charlie Puth, Khalid, BTS, Kane Brown, Marshmello and Sugarland. Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy will host the show from Times Square, while Ciara is set to host in Hollywood.