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The Country Music Association has announced Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini will return for a second year as hosts of “CMA Fest,” the three-hour special that brings Country Music's Ultimate Fan Experience to a national television audience. “CMA Fest” airs Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network and is executive produced by Robert Deaton.

Sundance Now, AMC Networks' premium streaming service, announced it has come aboard season two of the thrilling crime drama, “Riviera.” The series, which is currently shooting on location in Nice, will be available to stream on Sundance Now in 2019. Joining the cast for season two is Alex Lanipekun (“Homeland,” “The Borgias,” “24”), as well as the previously announced Will Arnett (“Arrested Development”),Juliet Stevenson (Truly, Madly, Deeply), Poppy Delevingne (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), Jack Fox (“Dracula”), and Grégory Fitoussi (World War Z). They'll join returning cast members Julia Stiles, Lena Olin, Roxane Duran and Dimitri Leonidas, picking up in the aftermath of the shocking first season finale.

Israel Nash, the Texas' genre-bending rock 'n' roller, announces an extensive Summer and Fall North American tour in support of his new album, Lifted,  out July 27th, 2018 via Desert Folklore Music/Thirty Tigers. Kicking off with a hometown album release show at Austin's Scoot Inn on Friday, July 27th, Israel Nash and his band will bring their incendiary live show to over 25 cities across the country this summer and fall. The band will make their way to major cities such as Dallas, Kansas City and Minneapolis before concluding the first stretch of dates on August 7th at The Bluestem PAC in Moorhead, MN, opening for Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Heading back out this fall, Israel Nash can be seen playing at venues up and down the East and West coasts, from Atlanta to Seattle, and wrapping up the extensive tour at Globe Hall in Denver, CO on October 20th, 2018. All announced dates are below with tickets available at www.israelnash.com

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary as a science-fiction classic, Planet of the Apes will headline the next Art Directors Guild (ADG) Film Society's 2018 screening series at the Egyptian Theater on Sunday, June 24 at 5:30 pm. A conversation withPlanet of the Apes Oscar®-nominated Production Designer William J. Creber, ADG (The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno) will follow the movie exploring the making of the cult film and its timeless designs, moderated by Film Society Founder John Muto, ADG. The annual ADG Screening Series “Production Design: Designers on Design,” highlighting the work of renowned Production Designers and their creative collaborations, is in association with American Cinematheque and sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter.

Seeker, the no.1 most-engaged science publisher on social in the U.S., announced today a new expedition, “The Swim,” in partnership with Discovery and produced in association with Nomadica Films. The expedition features long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte as he embarks on a historic 5,000-mile long swim across thePacific Ocean in an effort to gain awareness on the state of ocean health from pollution.

Watch Ethan Slater and the cast of SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THE MUSICAL bring it in a live performance of '(Just A) Simple Sponge' on The View! Check out the appearance below!

Bye Bye Litchfield - it's a whole new world! Today, Netflix released the following teaser video, announcing the season six launch date of the original series, Orange Is the New Black. Season six premieres Friday, July 27 only on Netflix.

Alvvays haven't slowed down a bit since releasing their critically acclaimed sophomore album Antisocialites. Today, the band announce a run of tour dates in the Northeast U.S. with stops in Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia. They will also open for The War On Drugs when they play The Hollywood Bowl in September. 

Writers from The Rundown with Robin Thede, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Law & Order: SVU and Sesame Street today met with New York State legislators to support a diversity bill that would allocate up to $5 million towards the hiring of women and/or people of color to write or direct television in New York.

In the comedy-drama series "Younger," Tony winner Sutton Foster plays a divorced mom in her 40s passing herself off as younger at a publishing firm, and Hillary Duff plays her co-worker and friend. "We feel like we're just hitting out stride," Duff says. Foster updates TODAY on the baby girl she's adopted and Duff talks about her 6-year-old son: See their sweet photos! "Younger" premieres tonight on TV Land.

Watch the TODAY Show go behind the scenes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with Ellie Kemper, Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, & Carol Kane! 

Brooklyn piano-pop wizards Jukebox the Ghost are thrilled to announce that they will be heading back out on the road this fall in support of their most recent full-length effort, Off To The Races. News of the headlining tour comes as the band's breakout single, “Everybody's Lonely,” claims another week in Alternative Radio's Top 20!

In the upcoming heist film “Ocean's 8,” Sarah Paulson and Cate Blancett are two members of a stellar lineup of female stars – and in a live TODAY interview, they are irrepressible comedians, trying to upstage each other. “Can we talk about the movie? Anything but her,” says Blanchett. They make Hoda laugh so hard her mascara runs, and Savannah comes running in to the rescue!

Lip Sync Battle returns with Alicia Silverstone, Mena Suvari, Derek Hough, and more. Thursdays starting June 14th at 10:30/9:30c on Paramount Network. Check out the trailer below! 

CMT today revealed that some of music's biggest stars will perform brand-new songs for the first time ever on television when the “2018 CMT Music Awards” premieres LIVE from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena tomorrow, June 6 at 8pm ET/PT. The performances will not only feature the newest songs that will become the soundtrack to the summer, but they will use the CMT stage to introduce their new music to the world.

Alicia Silverstone, who rose to superstardom on 'Clueless', is back with a new TV series American Woman. Watch the actress discuss the series on Good Morning America!

Grammy-nominated artist, Fetty Wap is gearing up for the release of his newest mixtape, Bruce Wayne coming this Thursday, June 7th, which is also Fetty's birthday. In anticipation of the 11-track project, fans can pre-save the mixtape. The 'Trap Queen' rapper also wanted to share the Bruce Wayne tracklist and artwork.

Mara Wilson has partnered with Substack to launch her first-ever subscription newsletter, titled Shan't We Tell the Vicar? after one of her more prolific Twitter threads, 'Titles I'd fully believe are British TV shows.' Subscribers will enjoy exclusive access to Mara's long-form writing and have the opportunity to interact with her on members-only comment boards within the newsletter. 

New premiere dates and times for The CW's new summer series! THE OUTPOST will premiere Tuesday, July 10 at the newly scheduled time of 9:00pm ET. BURDEN OF TRUTH will now premiere on the new date of Wednesday, July 25 at 8:00pm ET.

Jazz-funk drummer and worldwide recording artist Isaiah Stewart announces the release of his fifth album “Summer Beat,” featuring world-renowned jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker.