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In the early 1980s, the most feared battle MC in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenage girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At the age of 14, Lolita 'Roxanne Shante' Gooden was well on her way to becoming a Hip-Hop legend as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the streets.

Disney Junior's reimagined 'Muppet Babies' will premiere FRIDAY, MARCH 23 with two back-to-back episodes on Disney Channel (10:00 a.m. EDT) and in the DisneyNOW app. The series' soundtrack featuring the theme song, performed by Tony Award®-winner Renée Elise Goldsberry ('Hamilton'), and additional songs from the series will be released digitally by Walt Disney Records tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 23.

Now in its ninth year, the New York City International Film Festival will showcase filmmakers from around the world in three distinctive New York venues: The Directors Guild of America, The Dolby Theater & Screening Room and The Producers Club. Over five days, the NYCIFF will screen 19 short films including one animation, and 13 feature length films.

APS Films has announced the World Premiere of Zack Wilcox's Hunting Lands at the 2018 Cinequest Film & VR Festival.  Set and shot in the woods of a Michigan winter, the film follows a group of exciting young actors on a collision course with each other and destiny.  Hunting Lands will premiere at Cinequest at the Century 20 Redwood City March 3rd.

NBC Olympics' figure skating commentating trio of Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, and Terry Gannon will host NBC's primetime coverage of the Closing Ceremony for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, it was announced today by Jim Bell, President, NBC Olympics Production and Programming. Coverage begins in primetime, Sunday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC.

NBC Sports today announced that AJ Mleczko will serve as an analyst for its NHL game coverage on Tuesday, March 6, featuring the Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins on NBCSN.

Since the release of the first single, “Oom Sha La La', in late 2017 Heynderickx has been making waves and garnering best of and most anticipated lists from Uproxx, BIRP, NBHAP, Clunk Magazine, Various Small Flames and The Bluegrass Situation while also receiving a coveted spot on NPR's 'Slingshot' program. In their best tracks of 2017 OPB Music called “Oom Sha La La” “easily one of the year's most striking songs” while Uproxx predicted that “though this may not be a name that rings a bell at the end of 2017, it's going to be one of those ones that you'll hear everywhere in 2018.”

Netflix has released the trailer for upcoming film THE OUTSIDER Starring Jared Leto, Tadanobu Asano, Kippei Shiina, Shioli Kutsuna, Emile Hirsch, Raymond Nicholson, Rory Cochrane, Nao Omori, and Min Tanaka. The Film is directed by Martin Zandvliet and will be available for streaming March 9th.

It was announced today that critically acclaimed stand-up comedian Chris Ramsey is gifting his fans with a free online release of his 2017 tour 'Is That…Chris Ramsey?' Recorded in front of a home crowd at Newcastle's Metro Arena, Chris brings his trademark high-energy delivery, hugely engaging manner and off-the-cuff style to the unexpected challenges of new fatherhood, remaining a child at heart, and being wrongly arrested by a crack police squad while still in his underpants.

Renewal on aisle 4 … NBC's “Superstore” is coming back for a 22-episode fourth season. The announcement was made by Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment, and Tracey Pakosta, Co-President, Scripted Programming, NBC Entertainment.

French comedy sensation Gad Elmaleh is back on Netflix with his second original stand-up comedy special, “Gad Elmaleh: American Dream.” Filmed at The Town Hall in New York City, Gad throws his audience into hysterics as he recalls his experiences moving from Paris to New York, struggling to flirt with women in New York clubs, and how he wants to visit the Paris that Americans always talk about, but doesn't really exist. “Gad Elmaleh: American Dream” marks the comedian's first full English-language stand-up special.

On March 15, 2018, Scott Paul will be performing alongside PNB Rock with music by DJ Drewski, DJ JayHood, DJ WildBoy and many more amazing artists! Performing his new hit single 'History' among other amazing songs, Scott is guaranteed to have the crowd screaming for more! You don't want to miss this.

Allison Janney and Joel McHale's discussion about astrology's legitimacy is interrupted when James and a massive ensemble pose the pair with a monumental question: see what's behind the mystery door or carry on with the interview.

Fresh off it's Best Entertainment Show win at this year's Broadcast Awards, it was announced today that UKTV has ordered four more series of BAFTA and EMMY-nominated Taskmaster from Avalon for its award-winning comedy and entertainment channel, Dave. Greg Davies persists as the all-powerful Taskmaster alongside his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne for series six, seven, eight and nine, of the UKTV Original series.

iHeartMedia announced today that global rock icons Bon Jovi have been added as performers at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards which will be hosted by Hailey Baldwin and DJ Khaled. It was also announced that Bon Jovi will receive the iHeartRadio Icon Award; Chance The Rapper will receive the 2018 iHeartRadio Innovator Award; and Camila Cabello will be honored with the iHeartRadio Fangirls Award presented by L'Oréal Paris at the fifth annual fan-fueled television music event live from the historic, “Fabulous” Forum in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 11, 2018.

Josie & The Uni Boys did a brief stop while on tour surprising fans with a performance at the 2018 FilmAid Asia Power of Film Gala. The performance held at The Murray Hotel Rooftop in Hong Kong ended with an important announcement: Josie & The Uni Boys will be starting their next project producing a documentary that will help thousands of people. The documentary aims to explore the pathway to finding happiness, through learning from two diverse cultures on finding bliss.

With Ultra Music Festival's landmark twentieth anniversary celebrations just one month away, Dutch superstar Nicky Romero and JBL have teamed up to launch a competition like none other, offering one pair of dance music fans from the United States with the prize of a lifetime.

'The Greatest Pool Party on Earth' (The Sun – 2017), aka ULTRA Beach Hvar, returns to the stunning Croatian Island of Hvar on July 10, equipped with its biggest lineup to date.

Nicole Atkins, who released her new album 'Goodnight Rhonda Lee' through Single Lock last year, has announced Spring 2018 tour dates, including the Shovels & Rope-curated High Water Festival.

Pride Films and Plays' monthly festival of LGBTQ independent films, which was launched in October, will continue with its sixth monthly festival on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. The theme for this 95-minute program of eight films is 'Social Issues Here and Abroad.”