We survived the year of Miley Cyrus’ twerking and the Kardashians’ roller coaster relationships, saw Jennifer Lawrence win her first Oscar, Simon Cowell announce he’ll be a father, Reese Witherspoon get arrested and Amanda Bynes break down. Although we can’t predict the unpredictable celebrity behavior in 2014, here are some guaranteed events set for television, music and the big screen in the new year.
1. New face on SNL
“Saturday Night Live” has added a new cast member, Sasheer Zamata, the first black female cast member since 2007. Catch her live starting on the Jan. 18 episode, hosted by rapper and actor Drake.
2. The Grammys
The 56th Grammy awards premiere Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. on CBS with host and Grammy-winner LL Cool J. Performers will include Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, Lorde and Metallica.
3. The Super Bowl
Super Bowl XLVIII will be held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Feb. 2. The halftime show will be led by Grammy winner Bruno Mars.
4. The Winter Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia, beginning with the opening ceremony on Feb. 7 on NBC. Expect to watch athletes compete in everything from skiing and figure skating to snowboarding and ice hockey. This will also be the first year women’s ski jumping will be an Olympic event.
5. More Jimmy Fallon
Funnyman and host Jimmy Fallon will be taking over Jay Leno’s spot beginning Feb. 24 with “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on NBC. “Saturday Night Live” star Seth Meyers will take over “Late Night.”
6. Reality singing competitions return
“American Idol” is back for season 13, premiering Jan. 15 with new judge Harry Connick Jr. and returning judges Keith Urban and Jennifer Lopez.
Season six of NBC’s “The Voice” returns Feb. 24, with coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Shakira and Usher.
7. The Oscars
Talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres is back to host the biggest night in film. The 86th Academy Awards premieres March 2 on ABC with nominations revealed Jan. 16.
8. Lea Michele’s album
“Glee” star Lea Michele will debut “Louder,” her first album, on March 4. Her first single, “Cannonball,” a ballad, has already made the Billboard Hot 100.
9. Superhero sequels
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” starring Chris Evans comes to theaters April 4 and Andrew Garfield returns as Peter Parker and his alias Spider-Man on May 2 in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” Also coming out this year are “X-Men: Days of Future Past” on July 18 and “Guardians of the Galaxy” on Aug. 1.
10. Animated films
“The Nut Job,” about the adventures of a squirrel voiced by Will Arnett, premieres Jan. 17. A few weeks later, on Feb. 7, “The Lego Movie” will bring Legos to life with a star-studded cast including Channing Tatum, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell and Morgan Freeman.
Ty Burrell lends his voice in “Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” a film about traveling in the past to secure a future, that will come to theaters March 7. In “Rio 2,” Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg, reprise their roles as macaws in an adventure about their family’s journey to the Amazon.
On June 13, “How to Train your Dragon” returns with a sequel featuring the voices of Kristin Wiig, Gerard Butler and America Ferrera. Toothless and his dragon Hiccup discover a new enemy and are forced to intervene before uproar begins.
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ first animated film based on a Marvel franchise, “Big Hero 6,” follows a group of robotic superheroes that must save the city of San Fransokyo. It will open in theaters on Nov. 7.
11. Shailene Woodley
2014 will be former “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” star’s breakout year. She’ll star in two feature films, “Divergent” on March 21 and “The Fault in Our Stars” on June 6, both adapted from popular young adult novels.
12. “The Hunger Games”
Opening on Nov. 21, the highly anticipated “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1,” will bring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth back in the third installment of the “Hunger Games” film franchise.
13. Reunited casts
The bromance continues with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum in “22 Jump Street,” out June 13, as the hopeless cops go undercover at a college.
“Dumb and Dumber To” brings Lloyd and Harry back after 20 years on Nov 14. Played by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, the pair’s lack of intelligence is bound to be as dumb as can be — in the best possible way.
“Blended,” stars the dynamic duo of Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in a comedy premiering May 23, about a man and woman who can’t stand each other and are forced to spend time together during a South African trip.
14. Anticipated Albums
U2 is expected to release its first album in five years, while Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga will release a jazz album called “Cheek to Cheek.” British boy band One Direction will release their fourth album.
