Robert Diamond News

Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, announced today that Academy Award–nominated and six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard will be honoured with the TIFF Variety Artisan Award at this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards.

Nova Miller is back with the music video for her powerful pop anthem, “Mi Amor” - watch here.  With 'Mi Amor', Nova blends her retro sound with a pulsing disco beat, resulting in an  ABBA-inspired track that highlights Nova's unmatched vocals and brilliant harmonies as well as her Swedish roots that greatly impact her music.

Just ahead of the August 21st release of their ambitious new 3xCD album The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form, Matmos have shared the excerpt from final disc EXTRATERRESTRIAL MASTERS, 'Warm Opening', featuring Oneohtrix Point Never. The excerpt builds Daniel Lopatin's scattered synth textures into a minimalist groove, a vista of pop-infused bliss.

Joe Wong is the Los Angeles-based, Milwaukee-raised multi-instrumentalist, podcast host (The Trap Set) and composer behind buzzworthy shows including Master of None, Russian Doll, Ugly Delicious, Awkwafina is Nora From Queens and more.

Sometimes, you just have to walk away. That’s one of the many life lessons that Evan Thomas Weiss details on his forthcoming Into it. Over it. album, Figure, and specifically on his new song “We Prefer Indoors,” out today. Written about a short-lived relationship that went on for much longer than it had to, it’s about rediscovering your self-confidence; an exercise in patience and trusting one’s gut.

ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) announced its eclectic music lineup for its first-ever ASCAP Presents SPF (Summer Performance Festival). The summer festival-inspired playlists of new, never-before-seen performances premiered the first week of August, and concludes with this week's third and final installment.

“Boxeo Telemundo,” the #1 Spanish-language boxing program in the U.S., continues its all-star boxing lineup this Friday night, August 14 at 12am midnight ET. This week’s action will be headlined by Mexican fighters, Saúl “Baby” Juárez versus Axel “Mini” Aragón, for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecentro Flyweight Title. The event will be broadcast live from Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. on Telemundo as well as on the Telemundo Deportes App 

At the young age of 11, Beren Gokyildiz is already one of the most famous child actors, both in Turkey and abroad. Learn all about her talent and on-screen charm which have captured audiences around the world, and she is now coming to Telemundo with the internationally acclaimed series “Todo Por Mi Hija” (Anything for My Daughter).

NBC Sports presents four Stanley Cup First Round matchups today on NBCSN, highlighted by a primetime matchup in which the New York Islanders can sweep the (3) Washington Capitals and become the first team to advance to the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Game 4 at 8 p.m. ET.Mathew Barzal scored the overtime winning goal in Game 3 to win 2-1 and force the Capitals to the brink of elimination.

DRUMSTRUCK, the interactive, international and Off-Broadway drum and dance sensation from South Africa, is proud to launch DRUMSTRUCK UBUNTU WORKSHOPS — a series of virtual workshops exploring South African arts, culture, sense of community, history, and wisdom for folks of all ages and backgrounds across the U.S. and globally. 

Today, acclaimed Georgian-British singer-songwriter Katie Melua shares a beguiling new track taken from her forthcoming LP, Album No.8, set for release on BMG on October 16th.

Orion Pictures has released a new clip from BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC. When Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are visited by an emissary from the future, Kelly (Kristen Schaal), they don't know what to expect - and neither do their daughters (Samara Weaving and Brigette Lundy-Paine). Whoa!

Today, bassist, composer, and bandleader Joshua Crumbly released a new single and video titled “Reflection.” The video was directed and edited by Alan Be, and filmed by Drew Robinson. BuzzBandsLA described it as “a song whose warm keys (courtesy of David Cook) and restrained percussion glow with hope, despite what dominates the headlines every day.”

Aside from being Portugal's Oscar® submission, PILGRIMAGE, which was filmed in various locations in Portugal, China, Japan, India, Malaysia and Vietnam, captured 'Best Make-up', 'Best Special Effects' and 'Best Costume Design' at the Portuguese Film Academy's Sophia Awards.

Ric Robertson’s Strange World EP drips with syrupy trance-funk like an intergalactic spacecraft rising from swampy waters at the far edges of the galaxy, crash-landing in the middle of Frenchmen Street.