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She said winning is \"super important,\" but added that there's \"no pressure.\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"I feel good. I feel good. I'm looking forward to it,\" she said. \"I am going to be relaxed and enjoy myself.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSock, 21, said he and Williams will play together during next year's Hopman Cup. He sang a lively rendition of R. Kelly's \"Ignition.\" \u003cbr/\u003eUzo, who recently won a Creative Emmy, didn't take the stage, but her co-star Cox drew in the small crowd at the private event with a rendition of Whitney's Houston \"One Moment In Time.\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"Pease don't put this on YouTube,\" she said, laughing.\u003cbr/\u003eCox joined Criss and Griffin onstage when they sang \"Say My Name\" by Destiny's Child.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Everybody, Beyonce Knowles!\" Criss yelled, introducing Griffin.\u003cbr/\u003eNo re-use or sale of any Film/TV/Music/Performance clips without clearance\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 20 August  2014 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide exterior of Arena\u003cbr/\u003e2. Fashion shot, Serena Williams\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE (English) Serena Williams/Tennis Player, on her favorite karaoke music to sing:\u003cbr/\u003e\"You know I do like 80s, 90s rock because it's good for my voice. The thing about karaoke is picking a song that works for your voice, that way if you sing like a cat, like I do you can still sound pretty good.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Serena Williams sings karaoke\u003cbr/\u003e5. Kathy Griffin speaks to a reporter\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) Kathy Griffin/Comedian, on being a fan of Serena Williams:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Of course I'm a fan. First of all I would love to sing anything with her from 'No Scrubs,' to 'Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better.' 'Anaconda,' of course. There are a lot of choices for us to sing and also Darren Criss, I'm a much better singer than he is I mean it's almost sad that he thinks he can sing. So I will be doing something from 'Glee.'\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter:\" Did you watch the 'Anaconda' music video?\")\u003cbr/\u003eKathy Griffin:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Of course, everyone's talking about the 'Anaconda' video and it's fantastic. It's a lot of booty and I would like to challenge Nicki (Minaj) to a booty off. It's like that ice challenge but it doesn't have any charity associated with it at all. It's completely gratuitous.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Laverne Cox sings karaoke\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Laverne Cox/Actress, on her success with 'Orange is the New Black':\u003cbr/\u003e\"It gives me hope that anything is possible. I'm a black trans woman from Alabama raised by a single mother from working class background. And I think in a lot of ways, my story is what this country is about and should be about. There's a lot of strife going on in the world right now, particularly the folks in Ferguson, Missouri, sending love to them, that I think we need a sense of hope and possibility. We need a lot of love.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Fashion shot, Uzo Aduba\u003cbr/\u003e10. Laverne Cox sings karaoke\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (English) Laverne Cox/Actress, on new scenes from 'Orange is the New Black':\u003cbr/\u003e\"It is a situation. It's really a situation. I was on set today, I worked today and I'm working again tomorrow, I have to be up at 4am so I can't stay out too late tonight, I reveled in watching my stars work today; I can't tell you who I had scenes with. But they're so good. The scene we shot today was juicy. I was like, 'Oh my god.' Stuff goes down. I'm so excited about this show and like, these women are killing it. I finished my scene and I waited and watched the monitor like, 'Oh! Oh! Werk! They make such amazing choices. I love, I love these women.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Jack Snow sings karaoke\u003cbr/\u003e13. Fashion shot, Jack Snow\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Snow/Tennis Player:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I feel good, it's been a better year for me overall and then definitely a great summer. My best results yet so I hope to just keep the confidence going and produce some good results.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) Serena Williams/Tennis Player:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I feel good, I feel good. I'm just looking forward to it and I am going to be relaxed and enjoying myself.\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: \"Congratulations winning in Ohio. How important is it for you to win next week?\")\u003cbr/\u003eSerena Williams:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Super important. I hope I do, will see though. No pressure.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. 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