Kamasi Washington Confirms Summer Tour with Herbie HancockApril 9, 2019Kamasi Washington is set to embark on a co-headline tour of North America this summer with legendary pianist and composer Herbie Hancock. Kicking off July 30 in Vienna, VA the tour will take the celebrated musicians toPhiladelphia, Toronto, Seattle and more through August—see below for complete details. Tickets go on sale to the public this Friday, April 12 at 10am local.
RATINGS: 20/20 is Friday's Number One Newsmagazine For 14th Week In A Row In All Key DemosApril 9, 2019Airing from 9:00-11:00 p.m. on Friday night, ABC's “20/20” scored its 14th week in a row as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine (leading on each telecast in its new 2-hour format), beating NBC's “Dateline” (10:00-11:00 p.m.) in Total Viewers (+22% - 3.9 million vs. 3.2 million), Adults 18-49 (+40% - 0.7/3 vs. 0.5/3) and Adults 25-54 (+38% - 1.1/4 vs. 0.8/3). In fact, “20/20” attracted a larger audience than “Dateline” for their 13th straight matchup on the night, maintaining its longest winning streak over the NBC newsmagazine in 10 years – since a streak in January–April 2009 (1/2-4/10/09).
Netflix Enters Into Multi-Year Overall Deal with Kenny OrtegaApril 9, 2019Netflix today announced that it has entered into a multi-year overall deal with producer, director, and choreographer Kenny Ortega. Ortega is known for the High School Musical franchise, which earned him a Primetime Emmy and Directors Guild of America Award. Widely acclaimed for his genre-bending work in musicals, drama, comedy, and family programs, Ortega has directed and choreographed international hits including the Descendants trilogy, Newsies, and Hocus Pocus, and choreographed classic films including Dirty Dancing, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Pretty in Pink, among others. Truman Alfaro will serve as Ortega's development executive.
VIDEO: Hugh Jackman is One Award Short of An EGOTApril 9, 2019Last night, Hugh Jackman stopped by 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,' to talk about is upcoming concert tour! Jackman reveals the intense preparation he's been doing for the tour, 'Hugh Jackman: The Man. The Music. The Show.', and he also talks about his Grammy win for The Greatest Showman that put him one award short of an EGOT.
La Maison Francaise Presents THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN FRENCH CINEMAApril 9, 2019La Maison Française, the Institute of French Studies, and the Department of Cinema Studies at NYU will present The Black Experience in French Cinema, a three-day film festival exploring changing cinematic representations of black identity, April 11-13 (free and open to the public).
Roady4Roadies Raises Over $55K for Support ActApril 9, 2019The recent inaugural Roady4Roadiesevents proved a stunning success in so many ways! The national event, an audacious campaign held on 10 March in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth and 24 March in Adelaide, raised $65,470.00, with a nett profit of $56,790.00 going towards the Support Act 'Roadies Fund'.
THE CULT to Perform Select Dates in North America and the UKApril 9, 2019In recognition of the forthcoming re-issue of THE CULT's multi-platinum-selling Sonic Templealbum on Beggars Banquet Records, the British group that's led by Ian Astbury and guitaristBilly Duffy will embark on select dates in North America and the UK starting May 2 inHouston, TX (itinerary below). Tickets are on sale now for the 'A Sonic Temple' tour and available here. Meanwhile, the band expects to announce another block of dates very soon for2019/2020.
Jan St. Werner Announces New Album 'Glottal Wolpertinger'April 9, 2019Sonic innovator Jan St. Werner has announced the release of his new record Glottal Wolpertinger. Originally commissioned for contemporary art exposition documenta 14 as a radio installation, the project will be released as a limited-run LP on May 3rd. Alongside the announcement, Werner has shared a new track from the record, 'Glottal Wolpertinger Feedback Band 3 / B', featuring contributions Aaron & Bryce Dessner of The National. Recently, Werner collaborated with the Dessners on The National's Sleep Well Beast and I Am Easy To Find, and with his duo Mouse on Mars on their album Dimensional People.
Columbia Records & HBO Announce FOR THE THRONEApril 9, 2019Columbia Records and HBO have announced For The Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones) in celebration of the highly anticipated global hit series' final season. This is first time HBO has partnered up with a major label to curate a soundtrack, specifically for the series, that will feature brand new songs from an array of music's biggest names. The soundtrack is set to release worldwide on April 26.
VIDEO: THE VOICE to Debut New Live Cross Battles RoundApril 9, 2019Four-time Emmy Award-winning hit musical competition series "The Voice" will debut an all-new, game-changing round called the Live Cross Battles. For the first time in "Voice" history, the superstar coaches - Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton - go head-to-head, each selecting one artist from their team to compete against an artist from an opposing team in an epic Live Cross Battle performance. The stakes are higher than ever before as America's vote will ultimately decide the winner of each Cross Battle and who earns a spot in the Top 24 live show.
Kelly Clarkson, Khalid, Sam Smith Announced as First Performers of 2019 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDSApril 9, 2019dick clark productions and NBC announced today the first round of performers for the "2019 Billboard Music Awards," which include top artists Kelly Clarkson, Lauren Daigle, Khalid, Panic! At The Disco and Sam Smith & Normani. The three-hour telecast 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.
BBC Arts Announces New Werner Herzog Commission ARENA: NOMADApril 9, 2019Told in Werner Herzog's inimitable style; full of memorable characters and encounters, Arena: Nomad - In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (1x85') for BBC Two, explores the creative and personal vision Herzog shared with iconic travel writer Bruce Chatwin.