CMA Foundation Honored During The 22nd Annual National Arts AwardsOctober 22, 2019On Monday, Oct. 21, the CMA Foundation was honored during Americans for the Arts' National Arts Awards in New York City, which is held annually during National Arts and Humanities Month. The awards recognize and celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of national leaders whose work demonstrates extraordinary achievement and advances the arts in the United States.
Lean Year Announces Fall TourOctober 22, 2019Richmond based, experimental folk duo Lean Year, have confirmed a short run of performances that kick off October 28 with Angel Olsen in North Carolina and routes them through Brooklyn, Bloomington, Chicago and more. This time around, Lean Year's Emilie Rex and filmmaker Rick Alverson will be joined by Matt O'Connell of Elephant Micah and Erik Hall of In Tall Buildings and Wild Belle. Alverson, who just finished promoting his new film 'The Mountain' (starring Jeff Goldblum and Tye Sheridan) will be performing for the first time since 2007. Check below for a full list of dates.
RATINGS: THE TONIGHT SHOW's Sunday Original Tops The Late-Night WeekOctober 22, 2019A special Sunday original telecast of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has topped the late-night talk-show week of Oct. 14-18 in adults 18-49 and total viewers, while Monday-through-Friday encore telecasts have led those nights in 18-49 over a mostly original week of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and rebroadcasts of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
HBO Max Inks Overall Deal with Lisa Ling & Greenlights BIRTH, WEDDING, FUNERAL DocumentaryOctober 22, 2019 HBO Max has greenlit travel docuseries Birth, Wedding, Funeral as part of an overall deal with Lisa Ling. Each episode of the series will immerse viewers in a different country to reveal their cultures through the lens of the three universal rituals—births, weddings, and funerals. In a quest to understand what connects us and celebrate the diversity of deeply rooted customs around the world, each episode is a riveting investigation of the human experience in a specific region, and a dramatic dive into an intimate moment in the lives of the people who live there.
Discovery's Food Network Kitchen Officially Launches in U.SOctober 22, 2019Discovery Inc. today launches Food Network Kitchen, the recently announced direct-to-consumer platform, that is broadly available now across Amazon Alexa and Echo Show, Fire Tablets, Fire TV streaming media devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs, as well as iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android mobile devices, and across additional platforms and devices in 2020.
RATINGS: FOX, 9-1-1 Take Home Demo Honors on MondayOctober 22, 2019FOX (4.869 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) pulled in front among adults 18-49 on Monday thanks to new episodes of '9-1-1' (6.307 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) and 'Prodigal Son' (3.430 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #6).
Comedy Central, All Things Comedy to Produce Patrice O'Neal DocumentaryOctober 22, 2019Comedy Central announced today a collaboration with All Things Comedy to produce a documentary about Patrice O'Neal. Set to begin filming this fall, the untitled documentary is a deep-dive portrait of O'Neal who passed away at 41 in 2011. The film, directed by Bonfiglio (Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh) will recount O'Neal's life story and explore the hilarious and controversial material he left behind. Utilizing a vast archive including never-before-seen personal materials and featuring O'Neal's family and friends, the film will include a who's who of comedy — the comics who knew, were influenced and were affected by O'Neal — placing his work into the context of the time as well as today.

The Lone Bellow Announces New Album & Shares First SingleOctober 22, 2019Zach Williams, Kanene Donehey Pipkin, Brian Elmquist – have announced the release of their long-awaited new album, HALF MOON LIGHT (Dualtone Records, an Entertainment One Company), the band's fourth studio LP and first one since 2017. Out on Friday, February 7, 2020, HALF MOON LIGHT, produced by Aaron Dessner (The National) at his studio in upstate New York and featuring guitarist Josh Kaufman and drummer J.T. Baites, finds The Lone Bellow more vital than ever as the mighty combo push their acoustic storytelling prowess past new horizons, experimenting with textures and instrumentation to create their most sophisticated work to date. With HALF MOON LIGHT, The Lone Bellow have returned unified and invigorated with boundless ambition. To celebrate the announcement today, the band are sharing their indelible first single, “Count On Me,” a song that reminds us with soul-shouting intensity that it's safe and important to lean on one another for survival. HALF MOON LIGHT is available for pre-order now.
Colorado Music Hall of Fame Announces 2019 Induction ClassOctober 22, 2019On December 3, 2019, the Colorado Music Hall of Fame presented by Comfort Dental will host the inductions of '70s rock/fusion guitarist Tommy Bolin; award-winning blues pioneer Otis Taylor; Zephyr and its dynamic lead singer, Candy Givens; Colorado legends Freddi & Henchi, a?oeThe Crown Princes of Funk;a?? legendary concert promoter Tony Spicola; and Colorado music journalist Wendy a?oeRock & Rolla?? Kale.
CBS Announces 2019-2020 Directors Initiative ParticipantsOctober 22, 2019CBS today announced participants for the 2019-2020 Directors Initiative. Now in its 16th year, the initiative provides a platform for experienced directors to gain access to showrunners, executives, managers and agents and, more importantly, the opportunity to shadow CBS Television Network and CBS Television Studio shows throughout the year. The program helps directors develop strategic objectives aimed at cultivating meaningful relationships with industry professionals that are essential to getting hired.
Noel Gallagher Honored at 2019 BMI London AwardsOctober 22, 2019Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), the global leader in music rights management, tonight honoured Noel Gallagher with the BMI President's Award at the 2019 BMI London Awards. Guests including RAYE - who also performed her brand new track, 'Love Me Again' and was recognised with the BMI Impact Award (a brand new award for 2019), Anne-Marie and Niall Horan, attended the awards at London's Savoy Hotel for an evening of celebration for UK and European songwriters, producers and publishers of the most-performed songs of 2019.

Renee Zellweger, Al Pacino, Antonio Banderas, & Laura Dern To Be Honored At HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDSOctober 22, 2019 The Hollywood Film Awards announced today that highly-acclaimed artists Antonio Banderas, Renée Zellweger, Al Pacino and Laura Dern will be honored at the 23rd Annual “Hollywood Film Awards.” Banderas will receive the “Hollywood Actor Award” for his poignant turn in Pedro Almodóvar's 21st film, “Pain and Glory” and Zellweger will receive the “Hollywood Actress Award” for her powerful portrayal of the iconic Judy Garland in Rupert Goold's “Judy.” Pacino will receive the “Hollywood Supporting Actor Award” for his brilliant depiction of the infamous Jimmy Hoffa in Martin Scorsese's mob masterpiece “The Irishman,” and Dern will receive the “Hollywood Supporting Actress Award” for her commanding performance as a hard-hitting divorce attorney in Noah Baumbach's “Marriage Story.” Actor and comedian Rob Riggle will host the ceremony, which will take place on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA.
Keep Memory Alive to Honor Neil Diamond at Power of Love GalaOctober 22, 2019Keep Memory Alive will honor legendary singer-songwriter and musician Neil Diamond at the 24th annual Power of Love® gala on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Tickets are on sale now at keepmemoryalive.org/power-of-love-2020.
RATINGS: JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE Grows to a Season High in Viewers With its Most-Watched Week in Over 4 MonthsOctober 22, 2019During the week of Oct. 14, 2019, ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” scored its most-watched week so far this season, soaring over the prior week by 16% in Total Viewers (2.034 million vs. 1.760 million). In fact, “Kimmel” delivered its largest weekly audience in more than 4 months—since the week of 6/3/19. In addition, the ABC late-night program built week to week by 4% in Adults 18-49 (434,000 vs. 417,000) to post its 2nd-best performance this season.
El Capitan Theatre Presents STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER December 18 to January 1October 22, 2019Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre presents STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, December 18 to January 19, shown in brilliant Dolby VisionTM Laser Projection & Dolby Atmos® Sound Technology.Tickets are now on sale at www.elcapitantickets.com, by calling 1-800-DISNEY6 and at The El Capitan Theatre box office or on https://www.fandango.com/el-capitan-theatre-AACON/theater-page