FLIP OR FLOP Star Christina El Moussa Signs HGTV Deal for New Original SeriesJune 27, 2018Real estate and house flipping expert Christina El Moussa, best known from HGTV's hit series Flip or Flop, has signed a deal for a new original series with the network. The eight-episode series titled Christina on the Coast will showcase Christina as she expands her design business in Southern California. In the series, Christina will transform clients' outdated properties into high-end showplaces. It also will put the spotlight on her personal journey after her split with husband Tarek. As Christina searches for the perfect new home to start afresh while balancing parenthood, career and a new relationship, cameras will follow her. Christina on the Coast is set to premiere in 1Q 2019.
The Grammy Awards to Expand Number of Nominees in Four Top CategoriesJune 27, 2018The Grammy Awards have decided to increase the number of nominees in the four top categories (Album, Song, Record of the Year, & Best New Artist) from five to eight after complaints of a lack of diversity and equality. The announcement was released through a letter to the members of the Recording Academy earlier this week. The other categories will remain at five nominees.
Piper Perabo & JJ Feild Join Idris Elba in New Netflix Original Comedy Series TURN UP CHARLIEJune 27, 2018Netflix has announced that Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs, Looper) and JJ Feild (Turn, The Romanoffs), as well as newcomer Frankie Hervey, have been cast in the upcoming original comedy series Turn Up Charlie, which went into production earlier this month in London. They join the previously announced Idris Elba, who co-created and executive-produces the series in which he will also star.
The Slow Readers Club Announce 2018 Winter TourJune 27, 2018Manchester four-piece The Slow Readers Club have today announced a five-date tour of the UK and Ireland, which will see them playing the biggest headline shows of their career in both London at Scala on December 11th and their Manchester hometown at the O2 Apollo on December 14th.
Cassadee Pope Returns to Vans Warped Tour this JulyJune 26, 2018As the saying goes, all roads lead back home. This holds especially true for GRAMMY nominated country hit maker Cassadee Pope. After a long yet productive journey that brought her back to her roots in country music, Pope is returning to the Vans Warped Tour, the stage that she rocked 8 years ago as the lead singer of punk band Hey Monday. You can catch the platinum certified Pope on July 30th in Charlotte, NC, and July 31st in Atlanta, GA.
Outside Lands Announces Lineup for Night ShowsJune 26, 2018Another Planet Entertainment and Superfly are excited to announce the Outside Lands Night Shows lineup. The festival will take over five separate San Francisco performance spaces and clubs -- The Independent, Mezzanine, Cal Academy of Sciences, Bimbo's 365 Club and Rickshaw Stop -- to host intimate performances by: Amen Dunes, Big Gigantic, Broken Social Scene, Carly Rae Jepsen, Elohim, Jessie Reyez, Lizzo, Mac DeMarco, Perfume Genius and Shannon & The Clams. Full info and listings HERE.
Power, Corruption, & Controversial Death Explored in Investigation Discovery's SUGAR TOWN Premiering August 6June 26, 2018Built on sugar cane production, New Iberia, Louisiana is a complicated town bisected by railroad tracks. Residents to the north of the tracks are predominantly white, while largely black neighborhoods lie to the south. These steel lines created a strong history of racial divide predating the American Civil War in New Iberia, and a Jim Crow south most residents would argue is still very much alive to this day. On March 2, 2014, simmering racial tensions came to a boil when 22-year-old Victor White III was fatally shot in the back of a police car while being taken to the station. Even more puzzling is the officers' accounts that White shot himself in the chest…despite being handcuffed behind his back in the rear seat of the patrol car. Focusing on the central mystery of what might have happened to Victor White III,SUGAR TOWN chronicles the White family's search for justice for their son's suspicious death while in police custody. The mystery becomes far more unsettling than any single tragedy, revealing a larger story of power, corruption and racial injustice nestled within a divided southern town, with Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal – a man shrouded in controversy – at the center. Exposing the reality of a country in turmoil and the everyday people demanding justice, Investigation Discovery and Stephen David Entertainment are proud to present the powerful two-hour documentary, SUGAR TOWN, on Monday, August 6 from 8-10PM ET.
Freeform's THE BOLD TYPE Posts New Season Highs Across All Key DemosJune 26, 2018On its 3rd telecast of the season (6/19/18), Freeform's “The Bold Type” delivered new season highs, growing over its second episode by double digits in Total Viewers (+76% - 662,000 vs 376,000), Adults 18-34 (+37% -190,000/0.27 rating vs. 139,000/0.20 rating), Women 18-34 (+29% - 168,000/0.48 rating vs. 130,000/0.37 rating), Adults 18-49 (+70% - 380,000/0.29 rating vs. 223,000/0.17 rating) and Women 18-49 (+61% - 322,000/0.50 rating vs. 200,000/0.31 rating).
Freeform Brings Scales, Not Scrubs, to San Diego Comic-Con July 19June 26, 2018Freeform announced today that it will be bringing the cast and executive producers of the critically acclaimed, mermaid drama “Siren” to San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, July 19, to breakdown behind-the-scenes secrets and discuss the upcoming season, which begins production in Vancouver in July. Freeform has tapped the ultimate “Siren” superfan and four-time GRAMMY® Award winner to moderate: iconic singer Chilli, best known as 1/3 of TLC, the best-selling American girl group of all time.
Phylicia Rashad Joins the Cast of OWN Original Drama Series DAVID MAKES MANJune 26, 2018Continuing its commitment to creating diverse, elevated original programming from the entertainment industry's leading talent, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network today announced the ensemble cast — including Emmy nominee Phylicia Rashad — for its new original drama series David Makes Man, the television debut of Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight), produced by Warner Horizon Scripted Television. McCraney wrote the coming-of-age drama and will serve as executive producer alongside Mike Kelley & Melissa Loy (Revenge), Michael B. Jordan (Creed) and Oprah Winfrey. Dee Harris-Lawrence (Shots Fired, Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.) has been named showrunner and will also join the executive producer team. Production will begin on the drama this summer in Orlando, Florida, for a 2019 premiere.