Oval Releases Music Video for 'Improg'February 12, 2020Following the recent release of his hypermelodic new Oval album Scis, pioneering producer Markus Popp has shared the new video for single 'Improg'. Much like the track, Russian visual artist Sveta Rybkina's video for 'Improg' takes the humble piano as its starting point, manipulating its form and sculpting it into a dizzying, ecstatic barrage of digital patterns.
Wil Wheaton to Host New Esports Reality Show GAMEMASTERFebruary 12, 2020A new esports reality show, GAMEMASTER, will debut on a streaming service in Spring 2020. The nine-episode show will feature Wil Wheaton as the Commissioner/Host and showcase 12 amateur esports contestants from across the U.S. Ripped from their gaming chairs and plunged into our world, these gamers will live together in a house under the inescapable spotlight of a competition being broadcast on platforms around the globe. The contestants will be announced soon.
Rival Sons Announce New North American TourFebruary 11, 20202x GRAMMY-nominated group Rival Sons have announced a North American headline tour set to get underway this spring. The coast-to-coast trek will see Rival Sons joined by special guests Reignwolf, The War and Treaty, and JJ Wilde on select dates. The tour is set to kickoff April 17th at the 1,900 capacity House of Blues in Anaheim, CA, and will include stops at the legendary Ryman Theater in Nashville, TN (5/2), Huntington, NY's Paramount (5/13), Port Chester, NY's Capitol Theater (5/14), and more [FULL ITINERARY / ADMAT BELOW]. Presale tickets for the tour will be available Wednesday, February 12th, at 10:00AM local time with public on sales starting Friday, February 14th at 10:00AM local time. For tickets and more information visit www.rivalsons.com.
Lightning Bolt Announce US West Coast TourFebruary 11, 2020Following the release of their new album Sonic Citadel, legendary duo Lightning Bolt have announced a tour throughout the US west coast, including a set at Eric Andre's Block Party. Ahead of the shows, Lightning Bolt are reissuing two of their lauded albums, Ride The Skies and Hypermagic Mountain in special deluxe editions.
Music Health Alliance Generates More Than $50 Million In Healthcare Cost Savings For America's Music CommunityFebruary 11, 2020Music Health Alliance (MHA), the only non-profit named to Billboard's Country Power Players list in 2019, has saved more than $50,000,000 in healthcare costs for the nationwide music community. Based in Nashville, MHA has provided free healthcare advocacy and support to more than 11,000 music industry members in the non-profit's first seven years - songwriters, musicians, performers, producers, engineers, artist managers, agents, publishers, business managers, and more - by providing access to lifesaving transplants, medicine, mental health resources, end of life care and many other necessary services.
ABC and ESPN Debut SportsCenter Special Commemorating the US Hockey Team's 'Miracle on Ice' 40th AnniversaryFebruary 11, 2020On Sunday, Feb. 23, ABC and ESPN will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the iconic “Miracle on Ice”—when the United States hockey team defeated the heavily favored then Soviet Union on Feb. 22, 1980, in their run to a gold medal. Special programming across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will air throughout the day, including a one-hour “SportsCenter Special: Miracle on Ice at 40,” Walt Disney Pictures' “Miracle” and more.
Stage and Screen Actress Paula Kelly Dies at 77February 11, 2020Ebony Repertory Theatre (ERT) and the family of Paula Kelly announced today that Emmy-nominated actress, dancer, choreographer and singer, Paula Kelly died on Saturday, February 8, 2020 in Whittier, California from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was 77.
RATINGS: ABC Wins All 3 Hours of Thursday's Prime Time in Adults 18-49February 11, 2020With its 3-hour drama lineup, ABC solidified its rank as Thursday's No. 1 network in Adults 18-49 (1.5/8), increasing its lead over nearest competition to 5-tenths of a rating point in the L+3 numbers (1.0/5 for Fox) versus a 3-tenths advantage in L+SD. In fact, ABC won all 3 hours of the night in Adults 18-49. The Net claimed the night's Top 2 highest-rated shows among Adults 18-49 with “Grey's Anatomy” and “A Million Little Things,” respectively.
RATINGS: NIGHTLINE Outdelivers CBS' THE LATE LATE SHOW in Adults 25-54 & 18-49 for 7th Consecutive WeekFebruary 11, 2020ABC News' “Nightline” averaged 1.021 million Total Viewers, 333,000 Adults 25-54 and 249,000 Adults 18-49 during the week of Feb. 3, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” beat CBS' “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (284,000 and 197,000, respectively) in Adults 25-54 (+49,000) and Adults 18-49 (+52,000) for 7th consecutive week.
ABC News Live Presents Documentary On One Amazon Tribe's Fight To Protect Their Ancestral HomelandFebruary 11, 2020The largest and most important rainforest on Earth has increasingly been under assault by intentionally set fires, illegal logging operations and a Brazilian government that has slashed environmental protections. This week, ABC News Live will present an hour-long prime-time documentary on one Amazon tribe's dangerous fight to protect their ancestral homeland. The original documentary “Guardians of the Amazon” premieres Friday, Feb. 14 (8:00–9:00 p.m. EST), on streaming news channel ABC News Live.
Comedy Central and Paramount Network Announce 2020 SXSW EventsFebruary 11, 2020Comedy Central and Paramount Network are returning to Austin for the 2020 SXSW Festival to present a series of events, including an immersive presentation by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah correspondent Jaboukie Young-White; a moderated panel with Phoebe Robinson (untitled upcoming Comedy Central Series), Jen Flanz (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah) and Karey Dornetto (Awkwafina is Nora From Queens); a “Yellowstone Takeover;” and the return of Comedy Central's annual “Backyard Bash.”
Live Nation Urban, The Roots Announce 2020 'Roots Picnic'February 11, 2020Live Nation Urban & The Roots team up to present the thirteenth annual “Roots Picnic” Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, PA. This year the Picnic will take place at the Mann at Fairmount Park, for the second consecutive year.