RuPaul Crowns America's Next Drag Superstar on the Season 10 Finale of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACEJune 29, 2018In a nail-biting season finale showdown between Aquaria, Asia O'Hara, Eureka, and Kameron Michaels, Aquaria was crowned the season 10 winner of VH1's Emmy® Award-winning “RuPaul's Drag Race,” earning the title of “America's Next Drag Superstar” and a cash prize of $100,000. In a world full of nines, Aquaria was a 10 in a season filled with stunning looks, sickening lip-syncs, topical conversations and an elimination that left viewers screaming “Vanjie.” Filmed in front of a packed house at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, season nine winner Sasha Velour was on-hand during the finale to pass on the title to her successor.
YouTube Orders New Comedy WEIRD CITY From Jordan Peele and Charlie SandersJune 29, 2018YouTube has given a straight-to-series order for WEIRD CITY, a half-hour comedic sci-fi anthology co-created by Academy Award and Emmy Award winning writer Jordan Peele and Emmy Award nominated writer Charlie Sanders (Key and Peele). The six-episode series will debut exclusively on YouTube Premium in 2019. Emmy winner Adam Bernstein (Fargo, Scrubs, 30 Rock) is set to direct the first two episodes.
Showtime Brings THE CHI and New Comedy BLACK MONDAY to 2018 Essence FestivalJune 28, 2018SHOWTIME is bringing its hot new comedy BLACK MONDAY and hit drama THE CHI to 2018 ESSENCE Festival. On Friday, July 6, THE CHI creator and executive producer Lena Waithe will headline a keynote conversation on the ESSENCE Empowerment Experience Stage and will later appear in the Great Hall to discuss THE CHI. All 500 fans who attend Waithe's Q&A at the Great Hall will receive $25 gift certificates to the SHOWTIME streaming service. On Saturday, July 7, BLACK MONDAY star Regina Hall returns to the Festival after the success of Girls Trip to debut the first footage from the highly anticipated new SHOWTIME comedy series exclusively for Essence Festival attendees, followed by a moderated Q&A. At the BLACK MONDAY conversation, SHOWTIME will give out 40 tickets to select fans for a meet and greet with Hall at the Fan Zone immediately following her Q&A. The debut season of BLACK MONDAY and season two of THE CHIwill premiere on the network in 2019.
Fans to Join Lisa Marie Presley For Exclusive Elvis Presley Album Release Celebration During Elvis Week at GracelandJune 28, 2018In celebration of the new Elvis Presley album release, “Elvis Presley – Where No One Stands Alone,” the groundbreaking album from RCA/Legacy Recordings featuring 14 original performances of gospel songs to be released on August 10, Graceland® will be hosting an exclusive album launch event for fans during Elvis Week on Saturday, August 11, with Lisa Marie Presley. Fans will have the unique and unprecedented opportunity to celebrate the album with Lisa Marie Presley and join with her to listen, for the first time at Graceland, to her powerful and emotional duet with her father on the title track, along with 13 other gospel performances featuring legendary Presley backing vocalists, including Darlene Love, Cissy Houston, and members of The Imperials and The Stamps Quartet.
WILL HOGE Explores Stark Political Realities with MY AMERICAN DREAM Album out October 5June 28, 2018On October 5, Nashville singer/songwriter Will Hoge returns with a new album, My American Dream. The release features eight songs of rabble-rousing political commentary that turns a critical eye on the crisis of conscience and culture threatening to tear apart his country. The album is Hoge's impassioned portrait of what he holds dear — and what we all might risk losing.
Ismael Cruz Cordova Joins Epix Spy Drama BERLIN STATION For Third SeasonJune 28, 2018Premium television network EPIX® announced today that the third season of its original spy drama Berlin Station will commence production in Budapest, Hungary on July 4 with new series regular Ismael Cruz Córdova (Ray Donovan). The series, which also welcomed new showrunner Jason Horwitch (Rubicon, House of Cards) this season, is slated to return to EPIX later this year.
Rooftop Films Brings BLACK PANTHER and DEAD PIGS to Brooklyn Army TerminalJune 28, 2018Rooftop Films and Brooklyn Army Terminal are joining forces to bring outdoor movies to the Sunset Park community with three nights of screenings (dates and details below). Taking place on one of the Terminal's historic piers looking out onto the Upper Bay, the events will include live music, food and drink from local vendors, filmmaker Q&As, and additional special enhancements. All Rooftop Films events at Brooklyn Army Terminal are free with an RSVP and will feature films specially selected for the neighborhood community. The first event – a special screening of of En el Séptimo Día on 6/23, which was shot just blocks from Brooklyn Army Terminal and stars Sunset Park residents – was a huge success with about 700 people in attendance. Select photos of that screening can be found here.
Sci-Fi Family Advanture WATCH THE SKY Arrives on DVD and VOD August 21June 28, 2018Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American Rights to the out-of-this-world family adventure WATCH THE SKY. Breaking Glass acquired rights to the film in a deal negotiated between Breaking Glass CEO Rich Wolff, Miriam Elchanan, Senior Vice President of Sales at Fabrication Films, and Raymond Hsu of Watch the Sky LLC.
Secret Stages Festival Full Lineup Announced with OSHUN, Daddy Issues, Sa-Roc, & MoreJune 28, 2018Secret Stages is a two-day music discovery festival that takes place in Birmingham, AL on August 3-4, 2018. Each year since 2011, Secret Stages has continued to bring an impressive mix of independent folk, rock, and hip-hop artists to a variety of venues in Birmingham. The full lineup for this year announced today with 50+ emerging and under the radar acts includingOSHUN, Sa-Roc, Daddy Issues, Translee, Courtney Marie Andrews, Sammus, Pearl Charles, Ruby Boots, Erin Rae, The Lees Of Memory, SilaS, Mattiel, Tanya Montana Coe, Reality Something, TiDUS, Caroline Says, The Minks, Will Stewart, and many more. Please see below for the full lineup (graphic + text) and click here for more information on the artists.