NEW YORK (AP) – Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey will sing “America the Beautiful” as part of a tribute by the National Football League to mark the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Their performance will be televised by CBS and Fox before the nine regular-season opening games on Sunday, Sept. 11, it was announced Wednesday.

The pop couple will perform at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., where the Washington Redskins will play the Chicago Bears.

Meanwhile, Lachey will provide features as a regular contributor, including onsite appearances, on ESPN’s “College GameDay.”

“Nick is a huge sports fan and will add a unique perspective to the show,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN senior vice president and managing editor. “He will provide wide-ranging, off-the-field features spotlighting the tradition of the game, its fans, athletes and personalities.”

The program starts its new season Saturday.

Lopez goes reggae

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Jennifer Lopez was in Puerto Rico this week to record a reggaeton song with rapper-producer Pharrell Williams.

The 37-year-old singer-actress arrived Tuesday to work on the track, which will be produced by top reggaeton duo LunyTunes, El Vocero and El Nuevo Dia newspapers reported.

Lopez and Williams are the latest U.S. artists to cross over into reggaeton, a mix of Jamaican dancehall, hip-hop and Latin beats that is becoming increasingly popular in the United States.

Williams forms half of the Grammy-winning production duo The Neptunes with Chad Hugo. N.E.R.D., which fuses hip-hop, rock and funk, is a side project of the duo.

Lopez released her latest album, “Rebirth,” in March.

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An apple for Kotter

NEW YORK (AP) – Gabe Kaplan’s character on “Welcome Back, Kotter,” has been named the Most Memorable Teacher on Television by Inside TV magazine.

The magazine recognizes Gabe Kotter, the high school teacher from the 1970s sitcom that also starred John Travolta, in its new issue.

Also on the list: cartoon character Edna Krabappel of “The Simpsons,” Lydia Grant (Debbie Allen) on “Fame,” Charlie Moore (Howard Hesseman) on “Head of the Class,” Laura Ingalls (Melissa Gilbert) on “Little House on the Prairie,” Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) on “Friends,” Mark Cooper (Mark Curry) on “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper,” Fonzie (Henry Winkler) on “Happy Days,” Carol Vessey (Julie Bowen) on “Ed” and Max Medina (Scott Cohen) on “Gilmore Girls.”

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LONDON (AP) – Jerry Hall is in trouble below ground.

Ads for her new reality show, “Kept,” have been banned from London’s subway system because the poster – which shows Hall surrounded by several half-naked men with her holding a leash wrapped around their necks – violates a rule banning the use of people as sex objects.

The London Underground, which operates the vast public transportation network, said the poster had been put up in four stations without permission.

“This advert breaches our advertising code relating to the depiction of men, women and children as sexual objects,” a London Underground spokesman said Wednesday.

“Kept,” which has already been shown in the United States, begins airing in Britain this week. In it, the 49-year-old former model and ex-wife of Rolling Stone Mick Jagger tries to find a younger man to be her boy toy. Twelve men will compete, with the winner receiving a six-figure cash prize.

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