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Fergie is headed to H-Town for over-the-top ESPN Super Bowl warehouse party

Fergie performed with The Black-Eyed Peas at Super Bowl LVI in 2011.

Fergie is headed to Houston for the 13th Annual ESPN The Party, which is shaping up to be the most over-the-top affair of Super Bowl LI.

The multi-platinum, eight-time Grammy award-winning vocalist will headline the party in a 65,000-square-foot warehouse near downtown Houston on February 3. The sports broadcasting giant is spending a small fortune to evoke a "construction site" representing all the new development in Houston.

Scaffolding and the stage will be covered in raw plywood adorned with 1,000 LED tubes, as genie lifts, fork lifts and other construction equipment, embellished with LED tubes and moving lights, will be scattered around the venue. Other features include a live muralist, photo booths, and video imagery of ESPN The Magazine, which is celebrating the release of its Super Bowl issue at the party. Guests will be greeted by a 400-foot long projection of sports imagery and original content at the entrance to the warehouse.

The by-invitation-only event will also feature creative installations from sponsors Dunkin’ Donuts, MillerCoors, and Alfa Romeo, which will hoist a Romeo Giulia surrounded by scaffolding that matches the event’s décor inside the warehouse. Guests can follow the action via social channels using #ESPNTHEPARTY.

The singer announced her appearance on Twitter in two versions, with hubby Josh Duhamel disrupting the video off-screen in one take.

when ur trying to be cool for the @ESPN vid but ur husband is clowning u behind the camera 🙄🙄 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/inocxe0h3G

— Fergie (@Fergie) January 11, 2017

Here's the other version:

come party w/ me @ #ESPNTheParty!! Feb3 in Houston @ESPN pic.twitter.com/PPjDCuXfUu

— Fergie (@Fergie)

January 11, 2017

Fergie has had a mixed record in Texas performances. As a member of the Black Eyed Peas, she made a memorable appearance at the 2010 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, in what was labeled "one of the best rodeo performances ever." But the band'sTron-themed performance at Super Bowl XLV in Arlington in 2011 earned scathing reviews as one of the worst halftime performances in Super Bowl history.

I gotta feeling this time will be better.

For a full list of Super Bowl parties in Houston, check out this CultureMap article.

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Award-winning Selena Quintanilla documentary to debut on Netflix

Photo courtesy of SXSW

Selena y Los Dinos was produced by her siblings Suzette and A.B. Quintanilla.

A documentary about late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez that made a splash at SXSW in Austin is coming to Netflix this winter, the streaming service has confirmed.

Selena y Los Dinos premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, and had its Texas debut at SXSW in March. The film racked up awards at both film festivals, including the 2025 SXSW Audience Award in the 24 Beats Per Second category, which focused on musical stories.

"We are so excited to finally share that our documentary Selena y Los Dinos is coming to Netflix!" said executive producer Suzette Quintanilla in a release. "Grateful to have a platform that helps bring Selena’s story to fans around the world."

The documentary gives a never-before-seen look into Selena's upbringing and her rise to fame as the "Queen of Tejano Music" alongside her siblings, A.B. III and Suzette. It describes a family rising above financial hardship in the name of making music, while also revealing the close connections that were formed between bandmembers Ricky Vela, Pete Astudillo, and Chris Pérez, who married Selena in 1992.

The film also recalls the fateful day the 23-year-old singer was shot and killed by her former fan club president, Yolanda Saldívar, on March 31, 1995.

Directed by Isabel Castro, Selena y Los Dinos feels like a love letter to the late singer from those that knew her the best. Castro told Netflix that she wanted to honor the singer's legacy while also unveiling "new dimensions" of her path to stardom.

"I am deeply grateful to her family for their trust and support throughout this journey, and I can’t wait for a global audience to experience the magic, heart and community that Selena gave to all of us," Castro said.

According to Deadline, the streaming deal is estimated to be between $6 to $7 million.

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