Country Music Association Visits Charlotte with Russell Dickerson, Lindsay Ell, Jordan Reynolds and Frank RogersAugust 9, 2019The Country Music Association visited Charlotte Wednesday, Aug. 7 with Russell Dickerson, Lindsay Ell, Jordan Reynolds and Frank Rogers. During the trip, the songwriters met with band students from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as part of U.S. Bank's Community Possible giving and engagement platform and its Places to Play partnership with the CMA Foundation, followed by a CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank performance at the McGlohon Theater.
In Real Life Announces Album SHE DOAugust 9, 2019On the cusp of their two year anniversary of being voted together on ABC's “Boy Band”, IRL announced today they will be releasing their long-awaited debut album, She Do, on August 23rd. The album can be presaved HERE.
Touche Amore Releases 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of …TO THE BEAT OF A DEAD HORSEAugust 9, 2019Touché Amoré will release the 10 year anniversary deluxe version of their debut album …To The Beat Of A Dead Horse this Friday (pre-order). Today the band shared 'Suckerfish' (Anniversary Version) with Brooklyn Vegan and the song can also be shared at YouTube. About the song Brooklyn Vegan says, ' It's all around a little different than the original, but it still retains the humble charm of the band's debut and it's a good recording in its own right.'
Showtime Documentary Films to Release DAVID BOWIE FINDING FAMEAugust 9, 2019SHOWTIME Documentary Films will premiere DAVID BOWIE FINDING FAME from director Francis Whately (Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen, DAVID BOWIE: FIVE YEARS) tonight, Friday, August 9 at 9 p.m ET/PT. The film chronicles five years of Bowie's early career, from the late 1960s through the on-stage death of Ziggy Stardust in 1973. As one of the most revered musical artists of his generation, little has been unveiled about Bowie's life before his commercial breakthrough or the creative ideas and techniques he pioneered that led to his stardom. Bowie's nascent artistic curiosity, along with his multifarious personas, enabled him to reinvent himself throughout an extraordinary career that continues to inspire and transcend many different musical genres and cultural movements today.
Nora En Pure Releases PURE REMIXES VOL. 1August 9, 2019Revisiting two of her globally adored releases, the Queen of Deep House invites two of her label partners to put their own spin on 'Come With Me' and 'Polynesia' in a two-track remix EP. Nora En Pure's 'Pure Remixes Vol.1' is out now via Enormous Tunes.
Joaquin Phoenix to Receive TIFF Tribute Actor Award at Inaugural Tribute GalaAugust 9, 2019Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, today announced that three-time Academy Award–nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix will be honoured with one of two TIFF Tribute Actor Awards at this year's TIFF Tribute Gala awards event. Taking place on Monday, September 9 at Fairmont Royal York, during the 44th Toronto International Film Festival, the Gala is an annual fundraiser to support TIFF's year-round programmes and core mission to transform the way people see the world through film, and to celebrate the film industry's outstanding contributors.
VIDEO: Listen to Kristin Chenoweth Sing 'I Will Always Love You' Featuring Dolly PartonAugust 9, 2019Kristin Chenoweth has announced her seventh album, For the Girls, one of her most personal and compelling projects to date. The album is a tribute to some of the great singers who have influenced her, with Chenoweth's personally charged interpretations of 12 classic songs identified with such iconic artists as Barbra Streisand ('The Way We Were'), Eva Cassidy ('It Doesn't Matter Anymore'), Dinah Washington ('What a Diff'rence A Day Made'), Doris Day ('When I Fall In Love'), Patsy Cline ('Crazy'), Judy Garland ('The Man That Got Away'), Carole King ('Will You Love Me Tomorrow'), Eydie Gorme ('I Wanna Be Around') and Linda Ronstadt ('Desperado').
VIDEO: Will Ferrell's Ron Burgundy Takes Over Every Late Night Talk ShowAugust 9, 2019Will Ferrell promoted the second season debut of The Ron Burgundy Podcast by making in-character appearances on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers, CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Late Late Show with James Corden, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! and TBS' Conan.
Netflix Announces Cast for AWAY Starring Hilary Swank and Josh CharlesAugust 9, 2019Netflix announces the cast for original series 'Away' starring Hilary Swank and Josh Charles. Away centers on Emma Green, an American astronaut who must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to command an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous mission. It is a series about hope, humanity and how we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things.
Bravo Announces First-Ever 'BravoCon'August 9, 2019Bravo will begin selling tickets this Tuesday, August 13 starting at 10AM ET/7AM PT for the first ever immersive experience of its kind designed for super fans, BravoCon. Tickets for the three-day event will start at $299 and will be on sale at BravoCon2019.com. Link to BravoCon on-air promo here or email for embed code.
Freekbass Announces Tour DatesAugust 9, 2019Freekbass, hailed by the legendary Bootsy Collins as “the new spiritual warrior for the funk,” has served up his new album All The Way This. All The Way That. on the exciting new Color Red imprint out now. He is taking the new album on tour kicking off with the opening performance at the Cincinnati Reds' game on August 5th. The tour will take the funk guru all over the Eastcoast and mid-west. Check out the tour dates below.
Ra Ra Riot Announces Headlining TourAugust 9, 2019Ra Ra Riot is celebrating the release of their new albumSuperbloom – out today via Rob the Rich Recordings/Caroline – by announcing that they're headed back on the road this fall for The Superbloom Tour, a North American headlining jaunt that kicks off on October 18th in Carrboro, NC and culminates with a hometown show at New York City's Webster Hall on November 16th. Fans who purchase the album via www.rarariot.com now will have special early access to pre-order tickets, with general on-sale beginning Friday, August 16th. Full dates can be found below!
TIFF Unveils Discovery Programme LineupAugust 8, 2019At this year's Toronto International Film Festival®, the revamped Discovery programme features a robust lineup of 37 films from emerging filmmakers representing 35 countries, including 33 World Premieres and four films making international debuts.
TIFF Cinematheque Announces 2019 Festival SelectionAugust 8, 2019In a nod to its commitment to film preservation, the Toronto International Film Festival announced today that the 2019 TIFF Cinematheque programme at the Festival will feature select screenings in 35mm, with two prints coming from the TIFF Film Reference Library Screening Collection, the organization's own film library. The narrative titles selected will be preceded by guest introductions from Festival filmmakers past and present.