Pop. 1280 Returns With New Album WAY STATIONOctober 28, 2019Pop. 1280 have returned with their first new album in three years - the icy, pulsing Way Station will be released December 6th on Weyrd Son Records. The album's first single, “Under Duress,” is bleak and brooding and a perfect snapshot into the apocalyptic sounds that await on Way Station. The band comments:
The Fifth Annual Asian World Film Festival Announces Expanded Two Day Industry Forum Schedule and ContentOctober 28, 2019The 2019 AWFF Industry Forum schedule has been announced by Asian World Film Festival Director, Georges N. Chamchoum, and Rick Ambros, AWFF Executive Board Member, who will moderate the panels. Experts from all areas of film including financing, streaming, development & production, legal and international co-production will be in attendance. Those who attend the Industry Forums will learn more about the current state of film on an international scale and what the future of the entertainment industry looks like from top industry insiders on panels at each of the forums.
Lady Gaga's Dress Worn at the 2019 Golden Globes to be AuctionedOctober 28, 2019A Valentino Haute Couture gown worn by fashion icon Lady Gaga to the 2019 Golden Globe awards, where the superstar actress and singer won the Golden Globe for ''A Star Is Born,'' will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on October 31, 2019.
Brian McKnight Returns to the Stage at Encore Theater for One-Night-Only PerformanceOctober 28, 2019GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter and producer Brian McKnight will return to Wynn Las Vegas with an exclusive one-night engagement at the Encore Theater in February 2020. The celebrated R&B performer will bring his greatest hits to the stage on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets for this performance go on sale Friday, Nov. 1 at 10 a.m. PDT.
THROUGH HER LENS: The Tribeca Chanel Women's Filmmaker Program Returns For Fifth YearOctober 28, 2019For the fifth year, THROUGH HER LENS: The Tribeca CHANEL Women's Filmmaker Program will create new opportunities for women filmmakers. Tribeca and CHANEL, in collaboration with Pulse Films and Tribeca Film Institute (TFI), founded THROUGH HER LENS in 2015 to provide industry support, artistic development, and funding to emerging U.S.-based female writers and directors. Participants will gather in New York City for the program's 5th edition, which will run November 4-6, 2019.
Lupita Nyong'o to Receive Wildlife Protection Award at WildAid GalaOctober 28, 2019WildAid, the global conservation organization leading the fight to end the illegal wildlife trade, announced today it will honor Academy Award-winning actress, Lupita Nyong'o, as this year's Wildlife Champion at its annual fundraising gala on November 9 at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel. This year's gala sponsors include Elegance Brands Inc., Chantecaille, Moon Hollow Estate, and Kelleher International, all of whom support WildAid in its mission of wildlife conservation.
KORN And Breaking Benjamin Announce 2020 North American TourOctober 28, 2019Grammy award-winning heavyweights Korn and multi-platinum hard rockers Breaking Benjamin today announced their epic tour set for 2020. Fans will have the chance to see two of the biggest forces in rock perform on the same stage each night across North America in the new year. Special guests BONES UK will also join the tour on all dates.

Broadway's Mallory Portnoy Launches New Series HUMAN INTERESTOctober 28, 2019Mallory Portnoy (who plays Gertie Cummings in Daniel Fish's Tony Award © winning revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! at Circle in the Square) and actor-playwright Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Steppenwolf's The Doppelgänger, starring Rainn Wilson and directed by Tina Landau), have created Human Interest, a character-based dry comedy moc doc series inspired by real people, which lovingly turns the camera on the eccentric outliers of New York City and explores, loneliness, community, and our relationship to technology. Written and directed by Erlbach, the short-form series introduces us to everyone from competitive whistlers and professional cuddlers to neo-luddites and sex robot romantics. The series, which recently won Best Digital ShortSeries at Series Fest, includes actors Michael Cyril Creighton (The Amateurs, High Maintenance, Spotlight), Max Jenkins (The Mysteries of Laura, High Maintenance, Dead to Me), Ryan Spahn (Gloria, Moscow Moscow Moscow…, He's Way More Famous Than You) and Deb Lapidus. It is produced by Erlbach, Portnoy, Anne Troup, Hannes Otto and Gabriel Long.
Juliana Hatfield Announces First Leg of 2020 TourOctober 28, 2019Juliana Hatfield announces the first leg of her 2020 tour beginning in Chicago on January 16th. Juliana and her band will be performing fan favorites from her solo catalog, including her most recent album of originals, Weird (2019), along with select covers from Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John (2018) and Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police, available 11/15 on American Laundromat Records.
MTV Announces New Series EX ON THE BEACH: PEAK OF LOVEOctober 25, 2019MTV is taking dating to new heights this winter with 'Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love.' Premiering on Thursday, December 5th at 9PM ET/PT with host Romeo Miller, 'Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love' brings 10 international celeb-reality singles to the mountains of Queenstown, New Zealand as they search for their true love, only to be unexpectedly confronted by their past relationships.
Akon Delivers New Album AKONDAOctober 25, 2019Global icon Akon returns with fifth studio album Akonda, out now via his own Akonik Label Group imprint.
'New Music Daily with Zane Lowe' Launches Today on Apple Music's Beats 1October 25, 2019Today Apple Music launches New Music Daily with Zane Lowe, a new weekly show on Apple Music's 24/7 global livestream Beats 1. Hosted by Apple Music's Global Creative Director, Zane Lowe, the show kicks off as an ongoing companion to Apple Music's marquee global new music playlist, New Music Daily. The debut episode (airing Friday, October 25 at 12:00p EST / 9:00a PST), features guest appearances from Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and Chris Martin.
Coldplay Releases Music Video for 'Orphans'October 25, 2019Coldplay have announced the global release of their eighth album, Everyday Life, on Friday, November 22 via Parlophone / Atlantic on CD, vinyl, cassette and digital formats, with two US-only vinyl versions available via Third Man Records on standard black and limited edition gold. The 53-minute double album is divided into two halves, Sunrise and Sunset.
Megan Thee Stallion Releases 'Ride or Die' ft. VickeeLoOctober 25, 20192019's biggest breakout act, Megan Thee Stallion, drops a hot new one today with the release of 'Ride or Die', a collaboration with Vickeelo from the upcoming soundtrack for Queen & Slim, out November 15th on Motown Records. On the track, Stalli says 'I'm really excited to be on the Queen & Slim soundtrack because this movie is going to do big things for the culture. This is the modern-day Bonnie and Clyde. Why would I have not wanted to be a part of this? This is amazing! 'Ride or Die' is lit!”