Scoop: Upcoming Guests on CBS THIS MORNING, 1/4-1/10January 2, 2020Each weekday morning, Gayle King, Anthony Mason, and Tony Dokoupil deliver two hours of original reporting, breaking news and top-level newsmaker interviews in an engaging and informative format that challenges the norm in network morning news programs. The broadcast has earned a prestigious Peabody Award, a Polk Award, five News & Documentary Emmys, three Daytime Emmys and the 2017 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast. The broadcast was also honored with an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award as part of CBS News division-wide coverage of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
The Town Hall & Winter Jazzfest Present Seu Jorge With RogeJanuary 2, 2020Singer, songwriter, film actor (City of God), and Rio native Seu Jorge is the reigning king of samba-funk: a sound, born in the 1960s, that merges Brazil's trademark dance rhythm with soul, R&B, hip-hop, and other black pop styles from the U.S. His hits, notably a?oeCarolina,a?? a?oeAmiga da Minha Mulhera?? (My Woman's Friend), and a?oeBurguesinhaa?? (Bourgeois Girl), are as irresistibly danceable as the best of Motown. Later he branched out into bossa nova as well as the songs of David Bowie, which he sang in Portuguese in Wes Anderson's 2004 film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Bowie raved about a?oethis new level of beauty which he has imbued them with.a?? He now stars in the Netflix crime drama Irmandade (Brotherhood).
Winter Film Awards International Film Festival Announces 2020 EditionJanuary 2, 2020Winter Film Awards International Film Festival (WFA-IFF), a New York City competitive Festival with a special emphasis on showcasing the work of women and under-represented filmmakers, has announced selections for its 2020 edition. WFA-IFF received more than 650 submissions and has selected 79 films from 27 countries to be screened in February. The films include the following genres: Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary, Horror, Animation, Music Video, and Web Series.

Audible Originals Announces New Titles from Common and Rufus WainwrightJanuary 2, 2020Audible Inc., the world's largest producer and seller of spoken-word entertainment and audiobooks, today announced that Oscar, Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe-winning artist, actor, activist and two-time New York Times best-selling author Common, and Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright will create deeply personal musical narratives to be released as Audible Original productions in 2020 for millions of listeners. The two audio-only musical narratives will be created and produced in distinct ways – Common's Bluebird Memories: A Journey Through Lyrics & Life is set to record over the course of three nights of live performances at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, and Wainwright's Road Trip Elegies: Montreal to New York will blend field recordings from the road that reflect on his relationship with his family with musical performance from intimate shows at the legendary McCabe's Guitar Store in Los Angeles. These projects follow critically acclaimed musical storytelling original productions from Patti Smith and Tom Morello.
THE CRY Debuts on DVD from Acorn on January 7January 2, 2020Acorn features the DVD debut of the British psychological thriller and Sundance Now Original Series THE CRY on January 7, 2020. Based on the novel of the same name by Helen Fitzgerald, The Cry stars Jenna Coleman (Victoria, Doctor Who) as Joanna Lyndsay, a schoolteacher whose four-month old baby disappears while she and her fiancé (Ewen Leslie, Top of the Lake, Janet King) are visiting family in Australia. Nominated for an International Emmy for Best Actress (Jenna Coleman), this small-town mystery is akin to the likes of Broadchurch. Now featured in a 2-Disc DVD set, this four-part series previously premiered exclusively on Sundance Now, AMC Networks' premiere streaming service for engrossing true crime, heart-stopping dramas and fiercely intelligent thrillers from around the world.
RATINGS: NBC Opens 2020 on Top on WednesdayJanuary 2, 2020NBC (4.083 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T1) opened 2020 on top with its crossover encores of 'Chicago Fire' (3.702 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T5), 'Chicago Med' (4.120 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T2) and 'Chicago PD' (4.429 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T2).
YES, Starring Tim Realbuto and Nolan Gould, Comes Home to NYCJanuary 2, 2020YES, the multiple award-winning film based on Tim Realbuto's critically acclaimed Off-Broadway play, returns to New York City for a special screening as part of the Hell's Kitchen Film Festival on Sunday, January 19th at 2:00 PM at The Producers Club Theatres (358 West 44th Street) in midtown Manhattan.
Mighty Oaks Shares New Single 'Lost Again'January 2, 2020Life is a journey and it rarely goes as planned. A lot of us feel lost sometimes, maybe even most of the time. This is no different for Ian Hooper: 'There have been moments where I wished nothing more than to turn back the clock and iron out a wrinkle I'd made.' The new Mighty Oaks single, 'Lost Again,' from their forthcoming third album All Things Go is about one of those moments, about the wish to go back and change things. But it's also about realizing that everything happens for a reason; it encourages to keep moving forward and learn from past mistakes.
Hot Country Knights Signs Worldwide Recording Contract with Universal Music Group NashvilleJanuary 2, 2020The '90s influenced country band Hot Country Knights has inked a worldwide recording deal with Universal Music Group Nashville (UMGN), it was announced today. Teaming with imprint Capitol Records Nashville, the Knights are promising to bring real '90s country music back to a format that's been drowning in male sensitivity, cashmere cardigan sweaters and programmed drum loops.
Get to Know the Golden Globe Nominees for Best Original Song!January 3, 2020On Sunday, January 5, 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air live on NBC coast to coast at 8:00 p.m. EST, hosted by Ricky Gervais. The Best Original Song - Motion Picture category highlights some of Broadway's best and we are here to help you get to know each song nominated!
Don McLean Joins Styx, Blue Oyster Cult & More For Rock Legends Cruise IXJanuary 2, 2020Since 2010, Native American Heritage Association (NAHA) have chartered an entire Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship, and created a historic rock festival at sea known as Rock Legends Cruise (a “cruise for a cause”). Now in 2021, Don McLean will join Styx, Blue Öyster Cult, Warrant, Lita Ford, Walter Trout, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush along with to be announced artists for the Rock Legends Cruise IX setting sail from Ft. Lauderdale on February 18, 2021. For cruise packages, pricing and more go to www.rocklegendscruise.com!
HFPA, dick clark productions Partner with Facebook Inc. to Livestream GOLDEN GLOBES Red Carpet Pre-ShowJanuary 2, 2020The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and dick clark productions (dcp) today announced that they will once again partner with Facebook Inc. for “HFPA Presents Globes Red Carpet Live,” the official red carpet pre-show for the “77th Annual Golden Globe Awards.” The partnership between HFPA, dcp and Facebook, now in its third year, kicked off with a global livestream of the show's nominations announcement, bringing the Facebook and Instagram communities closer than ever to Hollywood's Party of the Year®.
VIDEO: Emily Blunt Stars in the Trailer for A QUIET PLACE PART IIJanuary 2, 2020Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for A Quiet Place Part II. Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
VIDEO: Watch the New Trailer for GRETEL & HANSELJanuary 2, 2020Orion Pictures has released a new trailer for Gretel & Hansel. A long time ago in a distant fairytale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
CBS News Radio To Provide Programming For WTOP-FM In Washington, D.C.January 2, 2020CBS News will once again provide global news coverage to Hubbard Broadcasting's WTOP-FM in Washington, D.C., re-establishing a relationship between the two companies that dates back many decades. CBS News Radio programming to be featured daily on WTOP beginning today, Wednesday, Jan. 1.