& JULIET, TITANIQUE & More Nominated For Queerties Awards
& Juliet, Titanique, A Strange Loop, Melissa Etheridge: A Journey Through Life, Take Me Out, Drag: The Musical, The Collaboration, Fat Ham, Merrily We Roll Along, Best of Enemies, Reneé Rapp, Stephanie Hsu, Jeremy Pope, Conrad Ricamora, The Color Purple, Jinkx Monsoon, The Little Mermaid, and more have been nominated for Queerties!
Babyface & Ella Mai Team Up on New Single 'Keeps on Fallin''
With her silky, soulful vocals, Ella Mai extols a longtime lover who can still give her butterflies. Babyface weighs in, reminding her that she’s the inspiration for this lasting love. The dreamy jam interpolates “Can We Talk,” Tevin Campbell’s 1993 hit, which Babyface wrote and produced with Daryl Simmons.
SO YA WANNA BE A BROADWAY STAR is Back at New Paradigm Theatre
NPT's signature event, So Ya Wanna Be A Broadway Star (October 2, 2021 11-3pm) is a chance for singers and actors from age 8 to adult to audition and receive professional feedback from Broadway and film casting directors, agents and producers on the lawn!
Elijah Blake Releases New '5 Gold Rings' Video
Via his first-ever holiday project, Holiday Love, 2x Grammy Award-Winning contemporary R&B singer/songwriter Elijah Blake has now released its first visual, “5 Gold Rings,” a trap-esque version of “The 12 Days of Christmas,” premiered by HotNewHipHop.
Sam Sparro Shared Music Video for Single 'Everything'
Singer, songwriter and producer Sam Sparro shared the first video from his upcoming third full length album Boombox Eternal today. The video for latest single 'Everything' is a celebration of queer love and friendship. It was filmed recently in the Southern California desert, directed by filmmaker and fellow musician Deanne Reynolds (aka DEDE), features clothing from unisex clothing brand Last Heavy and choreographed by Thed Jewel, who is also a musician and designs for Last Heavy.
Elijah Blake's 'Holiday Love' Album Out Now
Ahead of this year's holiday season, 2x Grammy Award-Winning contemporary R&B singer/songwriter Elijah Blake has released his first-ever holiday project, Holiday Love, comprised of 7 tracks: 6 original and 1 classic. The EP was premiered by Okayplayer on November 7.
Lio O'liva Debuts Freshman Album PROSTHETIC SOUL
Out of the gate underground Artist Lio O'liva has hit the music scene hard with his freshman album Prosthetic Soul ( bit.ly/ProstheticSoulAlbum). With the first 5 songs released as a visual R&B/Hip Hop album the 24-year-old music artist tells a tale that no other on the scene has yet to set the stage for. With the first 5 original songs titled 'If', 'In The Moment', 'Bronx Blues', 'King At The Core' and 'Robert Horry', O'liva tells an in-depth and true to life tale.'Born in Honduras then moved out to Cali. Prosthetic legs but my mind embraced the challenge. Raised in the Bronx we was peasants grew up poor but I knew I was a king at the core' are just a tiny piece of the puzzle to unique lyrics that resonate not only within your ears but also within your mind, body, and soul. The next 5 songs have an anticipated release date of XXEnter DateX with the entirety of the album was written solely by O'liva and produced by Jeffrey Resto Jr. with visuals shot by multiple directors including Kamari Thomas, Japhyn Cavellos & Daniel Maloney. View the visual album via Youtube, Soundcloud, and will soon be available for download via iTunes and Google Play.
BOYZ N THE HOOD Soundtrack to be Released on Double Vinyl
On September 27, Qwest/UMe is set to release the groundbreaking, multi-genre Boyz N The Hood soundtrack on double vinyl in two different color options: black and translucent blue. This will mark the first time the soundtrack for Boyz N The Hood has been reissued on vinyl since the album's initial release on July 9, 1991. This special new 2LP edition also honors the indelible legacy of Boyz N The Hood director and soundtrack executive producer John Singleton, who sadly passed away in April 2019 at age 51.
Ava DuVernay's QUEEN SUGAR Announces Five More Female Directors
Critically acclaimed drama series “Queen Sugar,” from creator and executive producer Ava DuVernay (“When They See Us,” “13th,” “Selma”), has announced the addition of five female directors to the season line-up: Lacey Duke, C. Fitz, Pratibha Parmar, Deborah Kampmeier and Stacey Muhammad. This marks 32 female filmmakers the series has hired to make their U.S. scripted television directing debuts. In addition, guest stars Cree Summer and Bryan Terrell Clark join the cast on the upcoming fourth season returning Wednesday, June 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.
OWN Unveils Season Four Trailer For Critically Acclaimed Drama QUEEN SUGAR
OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK unveiled today the new trailer and key art for its highly-anticipated season four return of 'Queen Sugar,' the critically acclaimed drama series from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay ('When They See Us,' '13th,' 'Selma'), executive producer Oprah Winfrey and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, which returns Wednesday, June 12 (9 p.m. ET/PT) on OWN.