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Variety reports that movie and TV star Kevin Costner will executive produce and co-write a new series about the Investigative Services Branch of the National Parks Service for ABC.

Renowned songwriter and Walkmen co-founder Walter Martin will release his new album The World At Night on January 31st via Ile Flottante Music. Produced by multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman (The National, Hiss Golden Messenger, The War On Drugs), the album is Martin's most richly orchestrated and grandly cinematic collection to date, as well as his most poignant. Today he shared two new songs from The World At Night: 'The Soldier,' a vivid character portrait sung from the perspective of his 96-year-old grandfather-in-law, and 'That's All I Need,' a burst of humor and celebration about familial love.

From new episodes of FINDING YOUR ROOTS with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Season 2 of NO PASSPORT REQUIRED with Marcus Samuelsson to SOMEWHERE SOUTH, a new series with Chef Vivian Howard, PBS will explore America's diversity through food, history and culture with a series of programs scheduled from January through March 2020. Additional programs include AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “The Poison Squad,” about the chemist who fought for food safety at the turn of the 20th century, and FOOD. ROOTS. PHILIPPINES, Billy Dec's search for the recipes of his ancestors. Chef Patrick O'Connell's magnificent obsession is revealed in THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON: A DELICIOUS DOCUMENTARY and new digital series GOOD GUMBO (w.t.) travels to Louisiana, the Mississippi Delta and the Gulf to delve into the region's rich food and cultural heritage. Full of surprising revelations and unforgettable characters, these programs celebrate our uniquely American culture and showcase the myriad contributions that diverse groups of Americans have made to our country, our cuisine, and our common history.

Variety reports that Apple TV is close to finalizing the rights to an upcoming documentary about singer Billie Eilish.

Acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke presented CURE Childhood Cancer with a donation of $50,000 at their seventh-annual “Brothers and Sisters Holiday Homecoming Show” over Thanksgiving weekend in Atlanta. Over the past six years, Blackberry Smoke has raised more than $400,000 to benefit children's cancer research through a variety of “Brothers and Sisters” events such as the Holiday Homecoming shows, the “Brothers and Sisters Reunion Weekend” in Maryville, TN and their recent Ride For CURE event hosted by Tom Glavine, which included more than 500 motorcycle riders participating in a ride to raise critical funds for CURE.

Inspiring South Florida teen, Emily Taylor Kaufman, lands coveted spot in Warner Records new kids national A Capella group, Acapop! KIDS, a Pentatonix project.

Forbes Asia has named Japanese rock star YOSHIKI one of Asia's 30 Heroes of Philanthropy in 2019.

HBO received five out of the ten American Film Institute (AFI) Awards for television programs, the most of any network, it was announced today. “Chernobyl,” “Game of Thrones,” “Succession,” “VEEP” and “Watchmen” are among this year's honorees.

Deadline reports that Andie MacDowell has joined a new Quibi series called 'Wireless.' Steven Soderbergh executive produces.

Cementing himself as the hottest new rapper from Broward County, co-founder of rising hip-hop collective F$O [Fly Shit Only] and buzzing artist F$O Dinero just unleashed his anxiously awaited debut project, Color Money.

Variety reports that Alvaro Morte, Hammed Animashaun, Alexandre Willaume, and Johann Myers have joined the cast of the upcoming 'Wheel of Time' adaptation.

Hop on the Hogwarts Express at Platform 9 3/4, with acceptance letter in hand, and get ready to fly with Harry, Ron, Hermione and the rest of the wizarding world at Replay Lincoln Park, 2833 N. Sheffield Ave., for the bar's holiday pop-up: A Very Harry Christmas. Beginning Friday, December 6, guests are invited to test their magical abilities and parseltongue skills and more as Replay Lincoln Park welcomes muggles, witches and wizards alike to a one-of-a-kind experience honoring a?oeThe Boy Who Lived.a?? Individuals wishing to experience the magic forever might just have to purchase a time-turner, as the pop-up is slated to run through Sunday, January 5.

This is who will guest star on 'The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon' in the next week!

Here is the list of upcoming guests on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers.'

Today, LA GIVES BACK is proud to announce their 4th installment of one epic night of giving on Wednesday December 18th! Between 2016-2018, the Los Angeles music community came together to raise close to $200,000 for local charities and bring awareness to the homeless epidemic in their backyard. This year the event has been moved to The Belasco Theater. In addition, LAGB is returning with the ONLINE AUCTION (bid to win one-of-a-kind, priceless prizes donated by Billie Eilish, Diplo, The Dodgers etc) and a PRE-EVENT DINNER & CELEBRATION has been added the week before the big event, on December 11th at Soho Warehouse in partnership with FREE THE WORK and Woman Collective.

Upholding a visual legacy as vital as his music, GRAMMY® Award-winning R&B singer, songwriter and artist, Daniel Caesar reveals the anticipated video for his “CYANIDE REMIX” [feat. KOFFEE] today.

Joe Henry's The Gospel According To Water is out now via earMUSIC.

Deadline reports that Issa Rae will write, produce, and star in upcoming comedy film 'Perfect Strangers.' The film also hails from Spyglass Entertainment.

Fresh off the release of her second EP, Visions, Madame Gandhi heads out on a tour of the West Coast with Milck, Sassy Black, and Jarina De Marco. Madame Gandhi recently played at Iceland Airwaves where she wowed audiences with her trademark mix of insightful lyrics and uplifting beats including hip hop, Afrobeat, Brazilian baile funk, some trap, and a hell of a lot of soul.

Black Public Media's acclaimed documentary series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange is back in 2020 for its 12th season! Dedicated to telling real-life stories of culture, art and life from across the African Diaspora, AfroPoAfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange returns in January for its 12th season, exploring stories of modern life in the African Diaspora with a slate of documentaries journeying through Brazil, Nigeria, Turkey, South Africa, the U.S., Liberia and beyond. Premiering on WORLD Channel at 8 p.m. ET/ 10 p.m. PT on Monday, January 20, 2020, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the season opens with Joel Zito Araújo's My Friend Fela, an exploration of music, liberation and the enduring ties of the Pan-African family. New episodes of AfroPoP — which remains the nation's only public television documentary series dedicated to life, art and culture from across the African Diaspora — will debut every Monday through February 17. Executive produced by Black Public Media (BPM), the series is co-presented by distributor American Public Television (APT), which will release it to public television stations nationwide on February 6, 2020. P premieres on Monday, January 20 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — on WORLD Channel at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT.