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“Pilot” – When his career is ruined by scandal, superstar magician Cameron Black has only one place to turn to practice his art of deception, influence and illusion — the FBI. Using every trick in the book and inventing new ones, he will help the government catch the world's most elusive criminals while staging the biggest illusions of his career, on “Deception,” premiering SUNDAY, MARCH 11 (10:01–11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand.

Gael García Bernal, Mary J. Blige, Andra Day, Natalia Lafourcade, Miguel, Keala Settle, Sufjan Stevens and Oscar winner Common will perform this year's nominated songs at the 90th Oscars ceremony, show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced today. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, “The Oscars” will air live on Sunday, March 4, on The ABC Television Network.

On March 30, the West Texas troubadour Red Shahan will release Culberson County (via Thirty Tigers), the follow up to his acclaimed debut Men & Coyotes. Today, Cowboys & Indians shared 'Someone Someday,' the second single to be released from the forthcoming album.

The production of a timely documentary film, “Me, The 'Other'” has brought over 200 people together to voice an urgent message for our times: elimination of prejudice of all kinds as a pre-requisite to achieving unity. The unsettling and rapidly-shifting energies in the world inspired over 200 (mostly volunteers) cast and crew members to come together with the urge to address the growing hatred and prejudice within our communities in a documentary film guaranteed to spark conversations about “otherness” and “oneness” in our human family.

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) continues its 2017-2018 season, under the leadership of Artistic Director Derek Bermel, Music Director George Manahan, and President Edward Yim, with Dreamscapes, on Friday, April 6, 2018 at 7:30pm at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall (57th St. and 7th Ave.).

HBO today announced the three finalists of HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries, a short film competition that provides emerging directors of Asian and/or Pacific Islander descent the opportunity to showcase their work. Filmmakers Maritte Go (“Remittance”), Huay-Bing Law (“June”), and Feng-I Fiona Roan (“Jiejie”) will have their shorts premiere at the 2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in May; where the first, second and third place winners will be announced. HBO will debut the trio of films during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May on its on-demand and digital platforms (including HBO NOW®, HBO GO®, HBO On Demand® and affiliate portals).

Multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning DJ/producer David Guetta joins forces yet again with the unstoppable Martin Garrix delivering a new collaborative single “Like I Do” featuring Brooks out today via What A Music/Big Beat/Atlantic/Parlophone. The track showcases a blend of progressive house and pure pop combined with beautiful vocals. Watch the official lyric video HERE!

In recent years, country icon Trace Adkins has made it his mission through his music to give back to those who need it most. The singer/songwriter was a spokesperson for both the Wounded Warrior Project and the American Red Cross and has participated in 12 USO Tours for our service men and women. On March 21 at the historic Ryman Auditorium, Adkins will be teaming up with a handful of musical friends to benefit Mental Health America of Middle Tennessee.

Performing mostly original compositions that synthesize the traditions of classic, popular, and ethnic music, renowned guitarists Andrew York and Alex de Grassi will take the stage for the Sacramento Guitar Society's (SGS) second major concert of the season.

National Geographic's acclaimed documentary JANE will make its broadcast premiere on Monday, March 12 at 8:00 PM. Directed by Brett Morgen and featuring an original score from legendary composer Philip Glass, JANE has won Best Documentary Awards from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Producers Guild of America, Writer's Guild of America, The American Cinema Editors Guild, and the Motion Pictures Sound Editors Guild, as well as The Critics' Choice Documentary Awards.

HBO Documentary Films has released the first trailer for upcoming documentary THE ZEN DIARIES OF GARRY SHANDLING. The documentary features James L. Brooks, Jim Carrey, Sacha Baron Cohen, David Coulier, Jon Favreau, Jay Leno, Kevin Nealon, Conan O'Brien, Bob Saget, Jerry Seinfeld and Sarah Silverman. The film, directed by Judd Apatow, debuts on HBO March 26th and 27th. 

Aaron Johnston, drummer and founding member of Brazilian Girls and current member of David Byrne's touring band, is bringing his new project, J.E.D.I. (Jazz Electronic Dance Improvisation), to New Orleans for a very special Jazz Fest late-night performance. The new collaborative project, which features a rotating cast of musical characters at each performance, is set to take place at Maison on Sunday, April 29th. Johnston, who will be performing with Byrne at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival earlier that day, has put together an all-star lineup for this edition of J.E.D.I., featuring bassist Marc Brownstein from The Disco Biscuits, keyboardist Borahm Lee of Break Science and Pretty Lights Live Band, and Lettuce saxophonist Ryan Zoidis.

Legion M, the world's first fan-owned entertainment company, is joining Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment for the upcoming thriller BAD SAMARITAN, starring David Tennant (“Doctor Who,” “Jessica Jones”, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and Robert Sheehan (Mortal Engines, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, “The Umbrella Academy”) and directed and produced by Devlin (Stargate, Independence Day, “Leverage”, “The Librarians”), which debuts nationwide April 27th.

Production began today on 'Convicting A Murderer', a follow-up to Netflix's sensational 2015 documentary series 'Making A Murderer'. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Shawn Rech (A MURDER IN THE PARK) will direct the 8-episode series. 'Convicting' is being produced by Rech and his partner, Chicago Attorney Andrew Hale, as part of his Cleveland-based Transition Studios, which secured independent financing and is currently shopping the series.

Tremors are pleased to share details of a new single Dancing On Broken Glass, in a series of imminent releases from the fast-breaking new band.  

BBC AMERICA released the first teaser trailer today for Killing Eve, the thriller starring Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy) and Jodie Comer (The White Princess), giving a peek into the warped relationship between Eve (Oh) and Villanelle (Comer). Killing Eve centers on two women; Eve is a bored, whip-smart, pay-grade MI5 security officer whose desk-bound job doesn't fulfill her fantasies of being a spy. Villanelle is a mercurial, talented killer who clings to the luxuries her violent job affords her. Based on the novellas by Luke Jennings and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), Killing Eve topples the typical spy-action thriller as these two women, equally obsessed with each other, go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse. Killing Eve premieres Sunday, April 8th at 8/7c.

SHOWTIME Sports continues to expand its position at the intersection of combat sports and culture with a first-of-its-kind, sports talk show, BELOW THE BELT hosted by Brendan Schaub. The twice-monthly, 30-minute show debuts on Wednesday, February 28 on SHOWTIME Sports digital platforms, days before American heavyweight Deontay Wilder defends his WBC title against Luis Ortiz. The announcement was made today by Stephen Espinoza, President, Sports and Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.

The new documentary SHOT IN MEXICO tells the story of Brad Will, a young American activist-journalist who was killed in 2006 while filming a violent rebellion in Oaxaca, Mexico, and the tangled aftermath of his death. Brad's murder, captured on his own camera, ignited worldwide attention and put a spotlight on corruption and injustice in Mexico. In the crime's wake, two families from different sides of the border are tested. A film by Xochitl Dorsey (15: A Quinceañera Story) and Monica Campbell, SHOT IN MEXICO premieres on WORLD Channel on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 9PM ET (check local listings.)

Los Angeles-based public radio station KCRW has announced the line-up for this year's KCRW Showcases at SXSW, kicking off the convention with two official showcases - Tuesday, March 13, at Elysium, and Wednesday, March 14, at the Radio Day Stage.

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) continues its Spring 2018 Music Series on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 7:30pm with a screening of the 1920 silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, accompanied by the New York premiere of an inventive score for the film by Stephen Prutsman performed live by New York's Puck Quartet. The film tells the story of a hypnotist who uses a sleepwalker to commit crimes. Directed by Robert Wiene, written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer, and dubbed “the first true horror film” by critic Roger Ebert, it is considered a classic.