Oxygen Presents 12 Dark Days Of Serial Killers Kicking Off April 9February 26, 2020 Oxygen, the destination for high-quality, true-crime programming, rolls out its 12 Dark Days of Serial Killers event April 9-20 with back to back premieres, including new specials “Catching a Serial Killer: Sam Little” and “Snapped: Notorious Hollywood Ripper,” along with returning series “Mark of a Killer” and “The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes” season finales. The network will run additional serial killer-themed programming throughout the 12-day event with episodes from series such as “Serial Killer with Piers Morgan,” “Dateline: Secrets Uncovered,” “Smiley Face Killers: The Hunt for Justice,” “It Takes a Killer” and more.
RATINGS: New Spring Series FBI: MOST WANTED & TOMMY Help Drive CBS To Win In Week 22February 26, 2020According to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 23 (week 22 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), CBS took the ratings crown, attracting 6.12 million viewers, again winning five nights (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and beating the closest competition (NBC) by +1.7 million viewers (4.38 million, +40%). The Network continues to lead this season's viewer race with an audience of 7.83 million viewers.
Orlando Weeks Releases Debut Solo Single 'Safe In Sound'February 26, 2020Former Maccabees frontman Orlando Weeks today shares his long-awaited debut solo single 'Safe In Sound,' which provides the first taste of his forthcoming solo debut which will follow later this year. It represents Orlando's first project since he wrote and illustrated the critically acclaimed alternative festive tale The Gritterman (published by Penguin) in 2017, along with an accompanying soundtrack.
Sled Island Music & Arts Festival Announces First Wave of 2020 ArtistsFebruary 26, 2020The Sled Island Music & Arts Festival is thrilled to unveil its first wave of 2020 artists. The annual festival presents a thoughtfully chosen lineup of music, comedy, film and art in 30 venues across Calgary, Alberta each June. The artists announced today, ranging from celebrated icons to contemporary innovators, represent just a small sample of the 200+ bands that will descend on the festival from June 24-28, 2020.
RATINGS: Democratic Primary Debate Wins Big for CBS on TuesdayFebruary 26, 2020CBS (10.515 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) got a major boost on Tuesday thanks to its coverage of 'CBS News Democratic Primary Debate' (13.017 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) followed by 'CBS News: The Spin Room' (5.512 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4).
D.O.A. Announce TREASON & Dead Kennedys Tour DatesFebruary 26, 2020If an actor or a reality show host can become president and wreak havoc around the world, then surely musicians have a time honored duty of reacting to that and speaking up for regular people. Punk rock legends D.O.A. have decided to do just that. That's why you have the new D.O.A. album: Treason.
Tony Hale Cast in THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY on HuluFebruary 26, 2020Two-time Emmy Award winner Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development, and creator of Archibald's Next Big Thing) has been cast to play the dual role of Mr. Benedict and his twin brother Mr. Curtain. Halerecently wrapped “Wakey, Wakey” the one-man play at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and is also featured in Toy Story 4 as the voice of “Forky.”
ASCAP Foundation Announces 2020 Herb Alpert Young Jazz ComposersFebruary 26, 2020The ASCAP Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2020 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. The program was established in 2002 to encourage young gifted jazz composers up to the age of 30. It carries the name of the great trumpeter and ASCAP member Herb Alpert in recognition of The Herb Alpert Foundation's multi-year financial commitment to the program. The recipients, who receive cash awards, range in age from 17 to 29 and are selected through a juried national competition.
Smoke Fairies To Release Limited 7in Single 'Elevator'February 26, 2020Darkness Brings the Wonders Home, Smoke Fairies' widely acclaimed first album in four years and the first to come out on the band's own label, Year Seven Records, was released January 31st and has seen some remarkable chart positions for a band operating as a fully independent venture (#1 UK album in Rock and a #6 in the Independent Album Charts).
Lila Blue Premieres New Video for 'Grown Bones'February 26, 2020This week, visionary singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lila Blue debuts the music video for her cathartic new single “Grown Bones,” taken off her upcoming record Leave Me Be out this April. A feral beast of a track, Lila channels a level of unfiltered passion and energy rarely heard in contemporary folk music. To cap off this week, Lila will be performing this Friday at the newly christened NYC venue Lola.
Bedouin Announce Saga Ibiza Move to Pacha for the 2020 Season and BeyondFebruary 26, 2020Since its inception in 2017, Bedouin's Ibiza residency, Saga, quickly cemented itself as one of the island's most revered parties, celebrated by locals and visitors alike. Pete Tong praised it as 'one of the most successful season residency debuts of all time,' and three seasons later, it maintains this reputation, taking home the DJ Awards title for Best Night in Ibiza in 2019.
NeverWake Premiere Video for Single 'Call Out My Name'February 26, 2020Hard Rock band NeverWake have premiered their video for single 'Call Out My Name.' NeverWake is based in Pittsburgh PA with an international social media fan base of over 100,000 followers. 'Call Out My Name' has hit the airwaves and has been picked up and is in rotation internationally on many FM and digital radio stations.
Science Channel Announces New Series MYSTERIES OF THE DEEPFebruary 26, 2020The world's oceans are a deep source of unsolved mysteries – from ships that disappear without a trace to unexplained underwater anomalies to a super virus showing up along Florida's coast. In MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP, an all-new series premiering Thursday, April 2, at 10 PM ET/PT on Science Channel, host Jeremy Wade searches for answers behind the world's most iconic and baffling underwater mysteries known to science.
Spanish Love Songs Announce Headlining TourFebruary 26, 2020Five-piece punk band Spanish Love Songs have announced their first headlining U.S. tour for this spring. It will follow their current tour, supporting The Wonder Years, and will kick off on April 16 in Minneapolis, MN and will wrap up about a month later on May 13 in Portland, OR. The tour will be supported by Future Teens + Dollar Sign. For a full list of dates, please see below, or here. Tickets will be on sale this Friday, February 28.
PENNYWORTH Announces New Season Two Casting, Begins ProductionFebruary 26, 2020Premium cable network EPIX® announced today that Pennyworth, its critically acclaimed DC drama from Warner Horizon Scripted Television, has started production on season two. Season two introduces new series regulars James Purefoy (The Following, Sex Education, Altered Carbon), Edward Hogg (Taboo, Harlots, White Lightning), Jessye Romeo (Curfew, In the Long Run), Ramon Tikaram (Brassic, The Victim) and Harriet Slater (Faunutland and the Lost Magic). The 10-episode sophomore season began production in the UK in January 2020 – filming once again at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden – with an eye towards a summer 2020 premiere on EPIX.