Great Performances Presents The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial CelebrationJanuary 3, 2019Great Performances: The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebrationcommemorates the centennial of the orchestra's founding with a gala concert conducted by music director Franz Welser-Möst featuring works touching on more than a century of Viennese musical traditions. World-renowned, Grammy-nominated pianist Lang Langjoins the orchestra in a special performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24. The concert also features “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” (The Woman Without a Shadow), Symphonic Fantasy by Richard Strauss and Maurice Ravel's viscerally cataclysmic “La Valse (The Waltz),” which dramatically evokes the changing artistic worlds between the 19th and 20th centuries.
Fox Wins Wednesday Night with Premiere of THE MASKED SINGERJanuary 3, 2019FOX (6.675 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1) got a big boost on Wednesday thanks to the return of 'Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back' (4.139 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) and the launch of 'The Masked Singer' (9.212 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1).
The Shazzbots Announce the Release of Their Third Album, LIGHTSPEED!January 3, 2019With a lift-off from Columbus, Ohio, The Shazzbots, a triple Emmy Award-winning kindie band, powered by their intergalactic rock 'n roll persona and carrying a payload of irresistible, surefire, supersonic hits, proudly announce the March 1, 2019 launch of their much-anticipated third album, LIGHTSPEED!
FX Announces Premiere Date for Season Three of BETTER THINGSJanuary 3, 2019Better Things, the acclaimed and award-winning comedy series directed by, produced by and starring Pamela Adlon, will return to FX for its third season on Thursday, February 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, it was announced today by Chuck Saftler, President, Program Strategy and COO, FX Networks.
AIR DISASTERS Returns to Smithsonian ChannelJanuary 3, 2019When planes crash, the world takes notice, and so do the experts, whose job it is to figure out what happened. Revisit some of history's most notorious air disasters, retold through eyewitness accounts and interviews with the investigators who ultimately determined what went wrong.
The CW Picks Up BATWOMAN Starring Ruby RoseJanuary 3, 2019The CW has given a pilot order to Batwoman, the DC drama project starring Ruby Rose, according to Deadline. The pilot is set to be directed by David Nutter (Game of Thrones, Arrow, The Flash).
Saxophonist Isaac Edward to Release 'Begin Again'January 3, 2019Isaac Edwards finally reached a point in his life when he decided that he simply had to overcome past regrets in order pursue his dream. A newly married lawyer who litigated hundreds of cases by day during the four years he spent his nights and weekends writing, producing and recording his new album, the saxophonist will take a major step towards realizing his dream when “Begin Again” drops on February 22 on the Songs In My Pocket Music label. The disc mixed by hit saxman Darren Rahn will be preceded by the radio single, “Christina Christina,” an exotic Latin-singed seduction that goes for radio adds on January 14.
Kind Music Festival Reveals Line-UpJanuary 3, 2019The inaugural KIND MUSIC FESTIVAL (KMF) debuts Saturday, February 23 in Desert Hot Springs, CA on the future site of Tyson Ranch Resort, a 420-acre entertainment complex, luxury glamping resort and cannabis research & design facility created and owned by Mike Tyson.
KILLING EVE to Return to BBC America on April 7January 3, 2019 BBC AMERICA's Killing Eve will return for its highly-anticipated second season on Sunday, April 7th at 8pm/7c, the network announced today. Sandra Ohand Jodie Comer reprise their critically-acclaimed performances as Eve (Oh), an MI6 operative, and psychopath assassin Villanelle (Comer) in this story of two women, bound by a mutual obsession and one brutal act. Beginning just after the end of the final episode of season one, Villanelle has disappeared, and Eve is left reeling, having no idea if the woman she stabbed is alive or dead. With both of them in deep trouble, Eve has to find Villanelle before someone else does…but unfortunately, she's not the only person looking for her. Killing Eve finished out 2018 as the top drama on Metacritic's “TV Shows Mentioned On Most Critic Top 10 Lists – 2018.” The series is produced by Sid Gentle Films Ltd.
FOREIGNER Donates Worldwide Hit Song to Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenJanuary 3, 2019FOREIGNER, the classic British-American rock band, has announced that it is donating proceeds from a new version of its hit song “I Want To Know What Love Is” to Shriners Hospitals for Children®. FOREIGNER recently recorded the song and created a new music video featuring Shriners Hospitals for Children patients. The new release is available for download on Google Play and iTunes beginning January 1. Fans can visit www.showthemlove.org to download or pre-order the album. Stream the single on Spotify.
Maya de Vitry to Release 'Adaptations' on January 25January 3, 2019Maya de Vitry morphs and emerges with her own sound on Adaptations, her first full-length album following the disbanding of critically-acclaimed string band, The Stray Birds. Out January 25th, Adaptations was born in solitude but ultimately celebrates authentic human connection and the possibilities of vulnerability. Written and recorded in 2016 and 2017, Maya found herself drawing from a new well, and reckoning with a body of work that patiently asked to live under her own name -- and she also found herself facing the difficult growth required of her to fully live her way into these particular songs. Lindsay Lou, Courtney Hartman, and Oliver Wood, to name a few, were eager to lend a hand and a voice to the project. To pre-order the album and hear the first two tracks of Adaptations, click here.
Taye Diggs to Host the CRITICS CHOICE AWARDSJanuary 3, 2019Acclaimed film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs will host the 24th annual Critics' Choice Awards, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced today. Diggs is currently starring in The CW drama “All American” and was recently seen in the romantic comedy “Set It Up.”