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Deadline reports that 'Insecure' star Yvonne Orji will star in 'Vacation Friends,' a new comedy from 20th Century Fox and Hulu.

According to Variety and HBO programming chief Casey Bloys, the upcoming 'Game of Thrones' House Targaryen spinoff 'House of the Dragon' will most likely premiere in 2022.

Deadline reports that Tilda Swinton will receive a prestigious fellowship from the British Film Institute (BFI).

Returning to its January roots, The BPM Festival: Costa Rica kicks off this week from January 15-19, 2020 in the coastal surf town of Tamarindo. Featuring over 140 artists across five days and nights, the perennial powerhouse festival returns with label showcases and party brands including Kaluki, Luciano & Friends, Mindshake vs. MOOD, SCI+TEC, Serán Bendecidos, and more. Partnering with Beatport and Ibiza Sonica Radio for live streaming from day and night events, underground dance music lovers from around the world will be able to watch video streams online on The BPM Festival and Beatport's Facebook Live and YouTube, with audio streams at IbizaSonica.com.

Game On Expo is back in 2020 with even more eSports championships, retro and tabletop play, music performances, anime cosplay, celebrity guests a?" and the same welcoming atmosphere from previous years.

Author, filmmaker and producer Tamara Saviano and co-producer and co-director Paul Whitfield announce the world premiere of “Without Getting Killed or Caught,” their remarkable documentary film about the complicated relationship among legendary songwriters Guy Clark, Susanna Clark and Townes Van Zandt, and the art it inspired. The film will premiere this March at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival for SXSW badge holders. “Without Getting Killed or Caught” features narration by Academy Award-winner Sissy Spacek (as Susanna Clark) as well as interviews with Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Vince Gill, Jo Harvey Allen, Terry Allen and Verlon Thompson, along with archival soundbites, photos and vintage footage.

Today, the Grammy-winning songwriter and Semisonic frontman Dan Wilson was featured on the hit podcast Song Exploder, where he broke down their Grammy-nominated (Best Rock Song, 1999) #1 hit single 'Closing Time.'

In partnership with climate company CHOOOSE, international artist Matoma announced that his upcoming US-tour will make him the first artist ever to reduce the unavoidable emissions related to touring using carbon drawdown.

Variety reports that 'The King of Staten Island,' a new movie from Pete Davidson and Judd Apatow, will be the opening film at SXSW Film Festival.

Today, Possessed By Paul James released a new song, 'When It Breaks.' Premiering the track Tuesday, The Bluegrass Situation spoke with Konrad Wert about life on the road, family, and his work as an artist and education activist, and teacher, who reflected on the themes of the song: 'When the world comes crashing down around us what will we do? I ask this question when thinking of my children. How will I react when tragedy strikes?'

Today, Netflix released key art for upcoming Taylor Swift documentary 'Miss Americana.' See it below.

Deadline reports that the cast of Friends is in talks to join an unscripted reunion special that will air on HBO Max.

Australian rising star Banoffee is back with more music and another captivating video for the song “Count On You.” Following the album's previous single “Tennis Fan” ft. Empress Of, “Count On You” is the first look at new music in 2020 ahead of the release of her debut album Look At Us Now Dad, out on Friday, February 21st via Cascine and Dot Dash, and the song is co-produced by Banoffee, Yves Rothman and SOPHIE.

'Shahs of Sunset' premieres on Sunday, February 9 at 9pm ET/PT on Bravo.

Announced today from the stage at the WarnerMedia Television Critics Association (TCA) Day, legendary filmmaker Steven Soderbergh has signed a 3-year deal to develop content for both HBO Max and HBO, which shall be exclusive in all forms of television and a first-look for features.

Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to the slave rebellion action-thriller EMPEROR as announced today by Briarcliff CEO Tom Ortenberg. Scheduled for a March 27, 2020 theatrical release, EMPEROR is written and directed by Mark Amin and stars Dayo Okeniyi, Kat Graham, Bruce Dern, James Cromwell and Mykelti Williamson.

HBO Max has ordered eight episodes of The Event, an unscripted documentary series. Viewers will be given an unprecedented look behind the scenes of the extraordinary events created by Wolfgang Puck Catering and legendary restaurateur Wolfgang Puck. From Renegade 83, each one-hour episode will follow various members of Puck's team as they strive to amaze clients and surpass even the highest expectations. With events like the Academy Awards® Oscars Party to the 10,000 guest Adobe MAXBash under their belts, the sky's the limit for this impressive team.

I OH YOU are thrilled to reveal '1170' the third single and third track from Sydney-via-Tamworth artist Andy Golledge, lifted from his debut EP Namoi which is due for release on Friday February 7th. To celebrate the release, Andy will be playing two very special EP launch shows at Melbourne's Old Bar on Saturday March 21st and The Lansdowne in Sydney on Saturday March 28th.

TNT's post-apocalyptic sci-fi series Snowpiercer will premiere Sunday, May 31, at 9:00pm ET/PT. Based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel series and the film from Golden Globe® Award winner Bong Joon Ho (Parasite), the new series stars Oscar® winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) and Tony Award® winner Daveed Diggs.

HBO Max, the upcoming direct-to-consumer offering from WarnerMedia set to launch in the spring of 2020, announced today that Sundance award-winning director Chinonye Chukwu (Clemency) will direct the first two episodes of its limited drama Americanah. Based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's best-selling novel of the same name, Americanah is an epic story of a woman born in Nigeria who leaves for America and her extraordinary experiences with love, heartache, adversity and self-discovery. The 10-episode limited series will star Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave; Black Panther), Zackary Momoh (Harriet), Emmy Award® winner Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black), and Tony Award® nominee Corey Hawkins (In the Heights; BlacKkKlansman). Tony Award® nominee Danai Gurira (Black Panther; Eclipsed) will serve as showrunner and writer.