Madonna and Maluma to Perform 'Medellin' at the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDSApril 19, 2019 dick clark productions and NBC announced today that revolutionary global icon Madonna will take the stage with Latin superstar Maluma for the worldwide television premiere performance of their brand-new track "Medellin" at the "2019 Billboard Music Awards." Madonna and Maluma join previously announced performers BTS featuring Halsey, Kelly Clarkson, Lauren Daigle, Jonas Brothers, Khalid, Panic! At The Disco and Sam Smith & Normani, as well as 2019 ICON Award recipient Mariah Carey. The "2019 Billboard Music Awards" will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, May 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and will feature this year's hottest musical acts, unexpected collaborations and buzzworthy moments.
VIDEO: Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande Join Lil Dicky for His Climate Change Music VideoApril 19, 2019Today, multi-platinum recording artist Lil Dicky releases “Earth,” a song produced by Benny Blanco and Cashmere Cat as well as a short film co-directed by Nigel Tierney of Emmy Award®-winning content studio RYOT, Federico Heller of 3Dar and Iconic Engine and executive produced by Scooter Braun, SB Projects, Mike Hertz and Zeda Stone of RYOT. Music's biggest stars join Lil Dicky with their cameos to celebrate Earth Day and bring much needed attention to the climate change crisis.
Woody Harrelson to Play Archie Bunker on Tribute to ALL IN THE FAMILY, THE JEFFERSONSApril 19, 2019ABC's late-night host Jimmy Kimmel presents a live, 90-minute prime-time event in tribute to classic television sitcoms. “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'” teams Kimmel with television icon Norman Lear and executive producers Brent Miller, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Justin Theroux. This special, airing live WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-9:31 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, will take viewers down memory lane, recreating an original episode from each of the Emmy® Award-winning series “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons.” This legendary night of television will be hosted by Lear and Kimmel, and directed by 10-time Emmy winner James Burrows.
E! to Premiere New Docu-Series RELATIVELY NAT & LIVApril 18, 2019E! welcomes viewers to the family with its newest docu-series, 'Relatively Nat & Liv' premiering Sunday, June 2nd at 10pm ET/PT. The series features social influencers, and cousins, Natalie Halcro and Olivia Pierson, along with their close-knit families, as they juggle their lives between the beauty and fame of Los Angeles and their humble and hilarious roots in Vancouver.
CBS All Access to Premiere Season Two of STRANGE ANGEL on June 13April 18, 2019Get ready for more sex, magick and rocket science. CBS All Access today debuted a teaser trailer for the second season of its original series STRANGE ANGEL, and announced the series will return on Thursday, June 13. The period drama explores the bizarre true story of Jack Parsons, a man who straddled the worlds of science and the occult, pioneering America's rocketry program while simultaneously practicing sex magick rituals as a devotee to Aleister Crowley's religion, Thelema.
VIDEO: CBS SUNDAY MORNING Goes Behind the Scenes As BTS Preps for TourApril 18, 2019CBS SUNDAY MORNING will take viewers behind the scenes with the hugely popular Korean pop group BTS as the members prepare to launch a world tour. In their first American television network interview before the tour, group members let CBS SUNDAY MORNING inside as they rehearsed, relaxed and then sat down with Seth Doane for an interview to be broadcast Sunday, April 21 (9:00 AM) on the CBS Television Network.
SOAKING WET to Premiere at the West End TheatreApril 18, 2019David Parker, curator, and Jeffrey Kazin, producer, announce the May 16-19 performances of Soaking WET, featuring all female casts of creators and performers, led by choreographers Ellis Wood and Kate Digby, and writer Erika Batdorf. Lighting is by resident Soaking WET designer Jay Ryan.
Ambassador Productions Presents 'Provincetown CabaretFest 2019'April 18, 2019Ambassador Productions is proud to present Provincetown CabaretFest 2019, May 29 - June 2, 2019. The annual event, which promises to be the biggest festival to date, boasts over 40 cabaret performers, musicians and master class coaches descending on the beachside resort town to present the four-day festival. Celebrating its 19th year, CabaretFest has grown to become the largest gathering of cabaret performers in New England. CabaretFest is popular with theatre-goers and audiences who cherish an intimate evening of live music, woven together with patter, warmth, wit and feelings.
Auditorium Theatre Auxiliary Board to Host 'Devil's Ball'April 18, 2019Take a trip back in time with the Auditorium Theatre Auxiliary Board at the Devil's Ball on Friday, June 14, 2019. This signature event, inspired by the 1893 World's Fair, features drinks, dancing, and dining on the same stage that has welcomed legendary performers including Aretha Franklin, the Bolshoi Ballet, David Bowie, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Bernadette Peters, Chance the Rapper, and many more. The Devil's Ball is hosted annually by the Auxiliary Board, a dedicated group of young professionals devoted to raising awareness and generating support for the Auditorium Theatre.
Freeform Names Lauren Corrao Executive Vice President, Original Programming And DevelopmentApril 18, 2019Lauren Corrao has been named executive vice president, Original Programming and Development, Freeform, it was announced today by network president Tom Ascheim, to whom she will report. A visionary and highly respected television executive, Corrao has extensive experience in all aspects of television production as a network executive, independent producer, buyer and seller, and has worked across all genres of TV.
BARRY, KILLING EVE Among 2019 Peabody Award WinnersApril 18, 2019The Peabody Board of Jurors revealed today nine Entertainment winners and a Children's winner for programs released in 2018. The honorees include a children's superhero saga focused on empathy; darkly comic immersions into the male and female killer mind; welcomed reformulations and expansions of standup comedy and political entertainment shows; and expansive creativity in a show that might best be described as Afro-surrealism meets Parliament Funkadelic.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Announces Netflix to Expand New York City Presence with New Production HubApril 18, 2019Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Netflix, the world's leading internet entertainment service, will expand its presence in New York with a production hub in New York City, bringing hundreds of jobs and up to $100 million in investments to the city. The production hub will include an expanded office in Manhattan that will directly create 127 high-paying executive content, marketing and production development jobs over the next five years, and six sound stages in Brooklyn with the capacity to hold thousands of production crew jobs within five years. This announcement furthers Governor Cuomo's commitment to supporting New York's tech and entertainment sectors to create strong jobs across the state.
Roger Ebert's Film Festival Announces 2020 DatesApril 18, 2019Roger Ebert's Film Festival, co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert and also known as 'Ebertfest,” announced today that the 22nd Annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival will take place April 15-18, 2020 at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, IL with related talks and panel discussions to be held at the Hyatt Place in Champaign and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
VIDEO: The Lumineers Perform 'Gloria' on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERTApril 18, 2019Last night, The Lumineers hit the stage at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to deliver a captivating, intimate performance of their latest single 'Gloria.' The new track is the first release from their forthcoming album III which comes out on September 13th via Dualtone (an Entertainment One Company) in the U.S. and Canada and Decca Records for the rest of the world. 'Gloria,' according to lead vocalist Wesley Schultz, 'is about love between an addict and her family.' As part of the set, the backdrop was complete with vintage patterns and found family footage.