Adult Swim Festival Announces Additional Music and Comedy ActsMay 17, 2018Debuting October 6-7th in Downtown Los Angeles, the first annual Adult Swim Festival has announced an additional 24 musical and comedy artists will join hip-hop powerhouse Run The Jewels for this one-of-a-kind fan experience. A cultural festival like no other, the weekend will feature all things Adult Swim with more headliners continuing to be announced leading up to the weekend.
Family, Race, Class and the Triumph of the Human Spirit Examined in QUEST, Airing June 18 on POVMay 17, 2018For his debut documentary, QUEST, director Jonathan Olshefski spent nearly a decade chronicling the daily triumphs and tragedies of the Raineys, a working class African-American family in North Philadelphia. The father, Christopher “Quest” Rainey, is a local music producer and promoter who hosts a popular freestyle session for aspiring rappers in his home basement studio; the mother, Christine'a “Ma Quest” Rainey, works night shifts at a homeless shelter; and their spirited adolescent daughter, Patricia “PJ” Rainey, is a daddy's girl who loves to play basketball.
CMT Announces Tickets On Sale This Weekend for the 2018 CMT Music AwardsMay 17, 2018CMT today announced that tickets will go on presale on May 18 and general sale on May 19 for the “2018 CMT Music Awards,” premiering LIVE on Wednesday, June 6 at 8pm ET/PT from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Hosted byLittle Big Town, the “2018 CMT Music Awards” is country's only entirely fan-voted awards show. Fans can purchase presale tickets beginning tomorrow, May 18 via Ticketmaster using password “BUCKLEUP,” and vote now for their favorite artists at vote.cmt.com. A superstar roster of performers and presenters will be announced soon.
THE SHEEPDOGS Announce Headlining Summer U.S. TourMay 17, 2018 THE SHEEPDOGS--the Canadian-based five-piece guitar-driven rock band--have announced they will be hitting the road this summer on a headlining U.S. tour in support of their recently-released album, CHANGING COLOURS. Kicking off July 20 in Virginia Beach, VA at Shakas Live, the band--withBrent Cowles supporting--will make additional stops in Nashville, New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Washington D.C., among others, before wrapping August 2 in Burlington, VT at ArtsRiot. Tickets go on sale this Friday (5/18) at 10:00am ET. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
VIDEO: Netflix Shares the SENSE8 Finale TrailerMay 17, 2018The cluster comes together for one final mission in hopes that love conquers all, as the trailer for the Sense8 series finale reveals, released today. And it's giving fans all. the. feels.
Tyra Banks, Andy Cohen, Darren Criss, Mila Kunis, & More to Present at the 2018 Billboard Music AwardsMay 17, 2018dick clark productions and NBC announced today the full line-up of presenters for the "2018 Billboard Music Awards." The film, television and music stars slated to take the stage throughout the night include Hailey Baldwin, Tyra Banks, Alison Brie, The Chainsmokers, Ciara, Andy Cohen, Simon Cowell, Darren Criss, Halsey, Tip "T.I." Harris, Justin Hartley & Chrissy Metz, Nick Jonas & Mustard, Chloe Kim, Mila Kunis, Padma Lakshmi, Des Linden, Julia Michaels, French Montana, Ne-Yo, Derek Hough & Jenna Dewan, Evan Ross & Ashlee Simpson, Grace VanderWaal and Rebel Wilson.
Nile Rodgers To Be Honored with 3rd Annual Les Paul Spirit Award at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 9thMay 17, 2018The Les Paul Foundation, whose mission is to honor and share the life, spirit and legacy of Les Paul through the generations has announced multi-GRAMMY Award winning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist, Nile Rodgers, to be honored with the third annual Les Paul Spirit Award at this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. The award will be presented to Rodgers on Saturday, June 9th, 2018, the same day Les Paul would have turned 103 years old. Previous recipients of the prestigious Les Paul Spirit Award were Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir (2016) and U2's The Edge (2017).
Uniform & The Body Announce Collaborative Album Out June 8 + Unveil First Single COME AND SEEMay 17, 2018Uniform and The Body have joined forces for a collaboration that pushes both bands far beyond their roots in industrial music and metal -- creating an immersive listening experience that truly transcends genre. Today they've unveiled the first single 'Come and See' via Noisey who say 'the two duos have established themselves as some of heavy music's great universalists... [Mental Wounds Not Healing] is also inevitably great.'
Henrik Schwarz & Metropole Orkest Release New Single COUNTER CULTURE Featuring Ben WestbeechMay 17, 2018Henrik Schwarz, one of electronic music's most well-respected producers, has collaborated with the internationally renowned Metropole Orkest and its conductor Jules Buckley to release a new, full-length LP titled 'Scripted Orkestra' on 7K!. Metropole Orkest is one of the world's leading orchestras when it comes to performing anything but classical music and they have played and helped shape the world of contemporary orchestra music since their foundation in 1945.
VIDEO: GREAT PERFORMANCES: THE OPERA HOUSE Reveals the Backstory of the Famous Chandeliers in this All New ClipMay 17, 2018Great Performances: The Opera House, the new documentary by multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke (Grey Gardens; Lalee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton) surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera's rich history and a time of great change for New York City. Drawing on rarely seen archival footage, stills and recent interviews, the film chronicles the creation of the Met's storied Lincoln Center home of the last 50 years, set against a backdrop of the artists, architects and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the 1950s and 60s. Among the notable figures featured in the film are famed soprano Leontyne Price, who opened the Met's present Opera House in 1966 with a starring role in Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra; Rudolf Bing, the Met's imperious general manager who engineered the move from the old house to the new one; Robert Moses, the unstoppable city planner who bulldozed an entire neighborhood to make room for Lincoln Center; and Wallace Harrison, whose quest for architectural glory was never fully realized.
Sammy Strittmatter to Release Fourth Album GET OUT OF THE CITY May 18May 17, 2018Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Sammy Strittmatter is set to release his ambitious fourth full-length album, Get Out of the City, on Palo Santo Records on May 18, 2018. Strittmatter, who has recorded and produced all of his records, got help on this outing from producer/label co-founder Salim Nourallah (Old 97's, Nicholas Altobelli, The Damnwells, Rhett Miller).
Australian-American New York Rock Band THE WALK-A-BOUT to Release Sophomore Album THINGS ARE LOOKING UPMay 17, 2018Aussie-American acoustically driven rock 'n' roll quintet THE WALK-A-BOUT hail from the artistic East End of Long Island, New York. THE WALK-A-BOUT are releasing their sophomore album THINGS ARE LOOKING UP, produced by Andrew Michael Bertrand and mastered by Roger Lian, in stores and online worldwide on June 15, 2018. A limited edition 180-Gram Red Splatter Vinyl will also be available with the official album release. The band's carefully crafted songwriting has allowed THE WALK-A-BOUT to explore the outer reaches of the orchestral atmosphere, and this dynamic new collection explores that avenue with a welcome pop appeal while maintaining their depth and introspection.