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James Hetfield of the band Metallica performs at the Super Bowl 50 Metallica Soundcheck held at AT&T Park on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in San Francisco.
James Hetfield of the band Metallica performs at the Super Bowl 50 Metallica Soundcheck held at AT&T Park on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in San Francisco.

While Metallica has steadily attracted more of a mainstream audience throughout its 35-year career, frontman James Hetfield feels it will never play the Super Bowl, and he doesn’t seem to mind. “As far as us playing halftime for the Super Bowl, I have a feeling that ship has passed,” Hetfield said before a sound check on Friday in San Francisco. He added: “We’re not a variety show. We’re not pop. We’re not sparkly, and all that kind of stuff that seems to be what’s needed for that.” Metallica is more versed at rocking your socks off, and Hetfield said that playing The Night Before concert Saturday at AT&T Park provides a better alternative for its fans. “It’s great to be hosting the thing,” Hetfield said of his team, the Oakland Raiders. “The fact that we’re here getting to represent Bay area music at The Night Before is pretty exciting.”

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Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt wears a bra and holds the pudding pot as he is roasted onstage as Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in Cambridge, Mass.

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Michael B. Jordan arrives at the 47th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in Pasadena, Calif.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt was feted and roasted as Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year on Friday. The collegiate theatrical organization says it selected the 34-yearold Gordon-Levitt as its 2016 honoree because he’s a “talented actor” and “visionary entrepreneur.” The actor as a kid played Tommy on 3rd Rock from the Sun. He’ll portray Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone’s forthcoming movie about the man who leaked classified National Security Agency documents. Gordon-Levitt also developed HitRecord.org, which helps people collaborate on creative projects.

It was a knockout for Michael B. Jordan at the NAACP Image Awards. The star of the boxing drama Creed was honored Friday as both the entertainer of the year and outstanding actor in a motion picture for his role as Apollo Creed’s son. “I used to sneak into the Image Awards, and now I’m standing here as the entertainer of the year, which is mind-blowing,” he said. Straight Outta Compton, which tells the story of the pioneering rap group NW.A., picked up the outstanding motion picture prize. On the small screen side, black-ish swept the TV comedy categories, with awards show host Anthony Anderson winning for outstanding actor, while the show was selected as outstanding comedy series and his co-star Tracee Ellis Ross was honored as outstanding actress. On the TV drama side, Empire dominated with wins for outstanding drama series, actor and actress for Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson. John Legend received the NAACP President’s Award, which recognizes those who have achieved career success and public service.

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