Harold O'Neal New Project 'Piano Cinema' to Get Release 5/14
'Piano Cinema is how I describe my genre of music. It's equally a balance of improvisations and well thought-out compositions. Some pieces were composed and constantly reworked. While others, like 'The Magic Hour', were completely improvised. My goal is to share this vision with the world.'
TV One Premieres Four-Part Docu-Series TWO SIDES, 1/22
TWO SIDES is a landmark limited four-part docu-series exploring watershed moments for law enforcement and the Black community at the crossroads between life and death, premiering Monday, January 22 at 10 p.m. ET on TV One.
TV One Premieres Four-Part Docu-Series TWO SIDES, 1/22
TWO SIDES is a landmark limited four-part docu-series exploring watershed moments for law enforcement and the Black community at the crossroads between life and death, premiering Monday, January 22 at 10 p.m. ET on TV One.
Urban Movie Channel's Black Music Month Collection Features Notorious B.I.G., Jimi Hendrix, Earth Wind & Fire, and a Special Retrospective on Tupac Shakur
Urban Movie Channel (UMC) is bringing viewers an exciting yet educational scope of titles in celebration of Black Music Month. Beginning on Friday, June 2, 2017, UMC's Black Music Month collection will include films featuring some of the culture's most prominent and beloved entertainers. Titles from the collection include the Damon Dash production Welcome to Blakroc, the documentary The Industry from Russell Simmons' Hip Hop Speaks Series, and the untold story of the legendary Sugarhill Gang, I Want My Name Back.From documentaries about late hip hop greats Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., and Jam Master Jay;to concert performances from Earth Wind and Fire, Jimi Hendrix, and Unlocking the Truth; and little known stories of black musicians in history such as the enslaved pianist Thomas Greene Bethune and Queen of the Trumpet, Valaida Snow, UMC is the destination for the best of Black Music Month programming.
Jermaine Dupri & So So Def Label Team with Epic Records & L.A. Reid
Grammy winner and rap impresario Jermaine Dupri hasn't lost his touch; he's partnered his So So Def label with Epic Records, to release music from the contestants in Dupri's runaway smash in television—Lifetime's The Rap Game, which returns for its second season July 22nd.
Stevie Wonder Added to BET AWARDS' Star-Studded Celebration of Prince, 6/26
BET Networks is keeping their word that "they got you." The network revealed this morning that multi Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Stevie Wonder, will bring the house down during one of the multiple show-stopping performances spread throughout the show paying homage to Prince at the 16th annual "BET Awards".
BET Networks Announces Sponsors for the 2016 BET Experience at L.A. LIVE
BET Networks announced today the sponsors for the 2016 BET Experience at L.A. LIVE presented by Coca-Cola, which include Sprite, Nissan North America, Inc., AT&T, Denny's, J.G. Wentworth, Apple Music, M&M's, Macy's, Pop Tart and Papa John's. Twelve brands return from 2015 to engage festival-goers with interactive activations during the packed multi-day event.