The Joy Formidable's North American Fall Tour Kicks Off On September 18September 11, 2019The Joy Formidable have announced the release of a special commemorative 10-year double album edition of their acclaimed debut release A Balloon Called Moaning. The double album, due October 25 via Hassle Records, will include their 2009 EP A Balloon Called Moaning plus a newly recorded acoustic Welsh language version, Y Falŵn Drom. A Balloon Called Moaning (10th Anniversary Edition) will be available on double CD and double coloured vinyl, limited to 1000 copies and can be pre-ordered HERE.
MARINA, Tycho, Bloc Party to Perform at SummerStage This MonthSeptember 11, 2019Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage is continuing its run of ticketed benefit shows in Central Park this month. For the most up-to-date scheduling and lineup for all SummerStage programming, visit www.SummerStage.org for all festival information.
Giorgia Angiuli Announces YOU SHINE EPSeptember 11, 2019Following her 2018 critically acclaimed album, In A Pink Bubble, Florence-based composer, electronic live act/producer and multi-instrumentalist, Giorgia Angiuli has announced her new 'You Shine' EP, out September 27, 2019 via leading Brazilian imprint Warung Recordings. An exceptional release that sees the rising Italian's effulgent ability to mix dreamy vocals with melodic house and techno, 'You Shine' sees two new productions from Giorgia Angiuli along with remixes from Hernán Cattáneo with Lonya and ZAC. Riding on a wave of major European festival appearances this past summer including Denmark's Roskilde and Exit Festival in Serbia along with performances at Amnesia, DC-10, and Heart Ibiza, Giorgia Angiuli heads back to North America this fall for her highly-anticipated return featuring her unique live set-up consisting of her vocals, keyboards, theremin, drum pads, and children's toys.
BAM Presents GARRETT BRADLEY'S AMERICA: A JOURNEY THROUGH RACE AND TIMESeptember 11, 2019From Friday, October 11 through Thursday, October 17, BAM presents New Orleans-based artist Garrett Bradley's revelatory modern silent film America (2019), a poetic, visually sumptuous work that challenges the idea of Black cinema as a “wave,” or “movement in time,” proposing instead a continuous thread of achievement. 'From the moment I saw this blazingly original, poignantly dreamlike short at this year's Sundance Film Festival,' says series programmer Ashley Clark, 'it felt imperative to offer our audiences the chance to luxuriate in this ambitious short-form work on the big screen.' Each program throughout the series features the 30-minute short paired with films, talks, and special guest appearances.
Daniel Martin Moore to Release New LP NEVER LOOK AWAYSeptember 11, 2019Never Look Away, the 9th album from Daniel Martin Moore, finds the artist expanding, experimenting, and having fun in the studio. Co-produced by multi-instrumentalist Seth Kauffman, the recordings are candid, unfussed-over, and full of energy and light. “Seth is a wonder. I've admired his work for years, and it was a joy to bring this batch of songs to life with him,” said DMM. Kauffman is best-known for being the man-behind-the-band Floating Action, playing nearly all of the instruments, producing, recording, and mixing the albums himself. (In his spare time, he plays on the albums and in the touring bands of Jim James, Ray Lamontagne, and many others.)
RATINGS: TODAY Wins Total Viewers & Key DemoSeptember 11, 2019TODAY was the number-one morning show outright last week topping “Good Morning America” in total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49 for the 13th time this season. TODAY's key demo win marks 191 out of 193 weeks in first place. TODAY also posted its largest total viewer audience since the week of May 27, a 14-week high. Versus the prior week, TODAY's total viewership more than doubled the combined gains of CBS and GMA, and its demo lead over GMA grew by 67%.
The Warehouse Project & BBC R1 Dance Stage to Host Indoor FestivalSeptember 11, 2019BBC R1 Dance Stage have announced they are to host their very first event outside of Ibiza, and will join forces with The Warehouse Project to present a special takeover on Friday 11th October. Running as part of the Manchester club series' upcoming season at new arts & culture venue Depot, BBC R1 Dance Stage at The Warehouse Project will be headlined by electronic music mainstays MK, Diplo, Gorgon City and Danny Howard with a slew of DJ talent in tow.
Whoopi Goldberg Joins Cast of THE STAND on CBS All AccessSeptember 11, 2019 CBS All Access, CBS' digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced that Whoopi Goldberg, Jovan Adepo, Owen Teague, Brad William Henke and Daniel Sunjata have joined the cast of its original limited event series THE STAND, based on Stephen King's bestselling novel of the same name. They join previously announced cast members James Marsden, Amber Heard, Odessa Young and Henry Zaga.
RATINGS: NBC and AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Remain on Top on TuesdaySeptember 11, 2019NBC (7.528 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) was still the network to beat on Tuesday with originals from 'America's Got Talent' (9.386 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) and 'Bring the Funny' (3.813 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3).
Adam Palsson, Richard Dillane & Leanne Best to Star in Netflix's YOUNG WALLANDERSeptember 11, 2019The filming of Young Wallander has just begun - the new Netflix original series based on Henning Mankell's best-selling Kurt Wallander novels. The cast includes Adam Pålsson (Kurt Wallander), Richard Dillane (Superintendent Hemberg), Leanne Best (Frida Rask), Ellise Chappell (Mona) and Yasen Atour (Reza). The series is created by Yellow Bird UK, a Banijay Group company, and the producer of the Swedish Wallander franchise at TV4 as well as the successful BBC series Wallander from 2008.
Oprah to Sit Down With Bob Iger, Malcolm Gladwell & More on New SUPER SOUL SUNDAYSeptember 11, 2019OWN announced today all-new episodes of its Emmy award-winning series “Super Soul Sunday” will premiere Sunday, September 15 at 11 a.m. ET/PT featuring thought-provoking, in-depth interviews with bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell (9/15), medical pioneer Dr. Dean Ornish, and his wife, Anne (9/22), “Emily Doe” in the Stanford University sexual assault case Chanel Miller (9/29), Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger (9/29), United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (10/6), environmental activist Suzy Amis Cameron (10/13) and Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön (10/20).
Billy Porter to Present at the 2019 EMMYSSeptember 11, 2019The Television Academy and Emmy Awards telecast producers Don Mischer Productions and Done+Dusted today announced the first group of talent set to present the iconic Emmy statuettes at the 71st Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 22 and Tony winner Billy Porter and stage veteran Viola Davis are among the first group .See the full list of presenters below!
Jordan Peele to Receive John Schlesinger Britannia Award For Excellence In DirectingSeptember 11, 2019The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) is pleased to announce that writer, director, producer Jordan Peele, whose films Us and Get Out have created a new genre of socially-conscious horror, will receive The John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing. He joins previously announced honorees Jane Fonda, who will receive the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film Presented by Cunard, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who will receive the Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year, Jackie Chan, who will receive the Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment, and Steve Coogan, who will receive the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy Presented by Jaguar Land Rover.