Yorkville Village Presents CAFTCAD Exhibit: From Concept to CreationSeptember 14, 2018As the city continues to roll out the red carpet for Hollywood's elite, Yorkville Village, Toronto's premier culture hub brings movie magic to the Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood.From Concept to Creation, an exhibition of Canadian costume art & design presented by The Canadian Alliance of Film & Television Costume Arts & Design (CAFTCAD) launched during Toronto Fashion Week. Open to the public and free of charge from Sept. 4 - 30, 2018 inside Yorkville Village (55 Avenue Rd.), the exhibit features original costumes and artifacts from notable film and television productions created by members of CAFTCAD.
Rikki Hughes, Holly Carter, and Tina Davis to Co-Produce BET'S THE NEXT BIG THINGSeptember 14, 2018Premiering on October 16, 2018, BET's The Next Big Thing may aim to uncover tomorrow's superstars, but it's produced by three of today's most influential female executives. This powerhouse trio—Rikki Hughes, Holly Carter, and Tina Davis—brings the ten-episode docu-music competition to life in 2018. The show proudly represents the union of three of the industry's African-American girl bosses behind-the-scenes for one game-changing project. These are the #LadiesofNBT.
70th Annual Emmy Awards Predictions: Who Will Win?September 17, 2018The 70th Emmy Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, September 17, (8:00-11:00 PM ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT) on NBC. Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost and Michael Che will serve as co-hosts. The 70th Emmy Awards will be executive produced by Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live; The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon).
2018 Belt & Road Media Community Summit Forum Concludes in Xi'anSeptember 14, 2018The 2018 Belt & Road Media Community Summit Forum has successfully concluded in the historic Chinese city of Xi'an. Over 300 international media professionals attended the summit, whose theme was New Era, New Achievements, New Breakthroughs, to discuss major plans for future cooperation and development. The Summit was guided by the State Administration of Radio and Television; hosted for the first time by China Media Group; organized by CITVC and CHNPEC, and co-organized by the Xi'an Broadcasting Station. Over 10 cooperation achievements and new projects were unveiled, covering 6 major categories: the addition of new members, program co-production, local channels and time slots, program simulcasting, news and information cooperation, and 'Golden Ribbon' multinational cooperation.
Little Steven Announces the SOULFIRE TEACHER APPRECIATION TOUR 2018September 14, 2018Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul will show solidarity with and say thank you to hard-working teachers across North America with a landmark headline tour introducing TeachRock, the Rock and Roll Forever Foundation's free, multimedia, K-12 interdisciplinary curriculum which meets prevailing standards in English Language Arts, Social Studies/History, the Fine and Performing Arts, and also includes STEAM and advisory material. The 'Soulfire Teacher Appreciation Tour 2018' begins October 18 at The Kirby Center in Wilkes Barre, PA and then continues into December. All shows on sale now. For complete details and tickets, please visit www.littlesteven.com/on-tour.
Pallbearer Releases Cover of Pink Floyd's 'Run Like Hell'September 14, 2018After a triumphant live set at Saint Vitus Bar that was streamed across Kerrang! Magazine's social media channels, ascending progressive doom quartet Pallbearer have released a sublime cover of the Pink Floyd classic, “Run Like Hell.” The track is part of a compilation in tribute to the iconic album,The Wall. Compiled by Magnetic Eye, the collection is called THE WALL [REDUX] and joining Pallbearer are Melvins, Mark Lanegan, Ruby the Hatchet and Mars Red Sky to name a few.
Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins Utkarsh Ambudkar on His New Single 'Rufio'September 14, 2018 Renaissance man Utkarsh Ambudkar follows up single “Vanity” with “Rufio,” an epic collaboration with Lin- Manuel Miranda, Dante Basco, and The Olympicks. “Rufio” plays with raw and melodic hip-hop that addresses race, the first generation immigrant experience, politics, Hollywood and more from a fresh and infectious perspective.
Bri Steves Releases New Track, 'Late Night'September 14, 2018Fresh off the heels of last week's release of “Ain't Shit,” and her performance with Kendrick Lamar during Philly's Made In America festival, Bri Steves is back with a new track, “Late Night” produced by Charlie Heat. Bri also released the companion video for “Late Night” today via a premiere with Complex, declaring the video as “something completely different, but totally still in the unique Bri Steves wheelhouse.” Additionally, it was just announced that Bri will join H.E.R. as direct support on the “I Used To Know Her” U.S. tour – dates below.
Wale Releases FREE LUNCH EPSeptember 14, 2018GRAMMY® Award-nominated multi-platinum Washington, D.C. MMG superstar and culture iconoclast Wale releases his brand-new Free Lunch EP today.
Friend Within Releases New Single 'The Truth'September 14, 2018Friend Within drops his 2nd Toolroom single of 2018 and as you'd expect…it is a monster! 'The Truth' follows up the huge success of 'Lonely' that hit the digital shelves back in June and went on to do great things at club, radio, download and streaming levels and heavyweights such as Calvin Harris, MistaJam, Fatboy Slim, Danny Howard all giving stellar support on his Toolroom debut outing.
Asiahn Releases New Single NOLASeptember 14, 2018Today, three-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer and songwriter Asiahn uncovers her new single “NOLA”at all DSPs.
Gareth Emery Releases Four-Track Remix of 'Call To Arms'September 14, 2018Riding a towering wave of momentum brought forth by the emotion-charged original, Gareth Emery presents the handpicked remix selection for his latest collaboration with singer-songwriter Evan Henzi. A collection of staggering depth brought about by none other than Cosmic Gate, Sebastien, Matt Fax and Davey Asprey, 'Call To Arms (The Remixes)' takes the song's empowering message and multiplies it by four for increased impact.
Rachel Weisz to Receive Actress Tribute at the IFP Gotham AwardsSeptember 14, 2018Rachel Weisz will receive the Actress Tribute at the IFP Gotham Awards, according to Variety. The Independent Filmmaker Project's awards will be held on on November 26th at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The founder of RadicalMedia, Jon Kamen, will also receive the industry tribute at the event.