Seven AMERICAN IDOL Finalists Will Perform on LIVE With Kelly and Ryan Tuesday, May 29May 22, 2018This week on “Live with Kelly and Ryan,” hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest welcome “American Idol” winner Maddie Poppe and runner-up Caleb Lee Hutchinson. But today the hosts also announced an exciting chance for fans to see another nationally televised performance by one of the other Top 7 “American Idol” finalists, this time on their top-rated syndicated morning talk show: “Live's 'American Idol' Encore.”
Syfy Renews KRYPTON Ahead of Its May 23 First Season FinaleMay 22, 2018SYFY today announced a second season pickup of KRYPTON, the untold Superman story based on DC characters from Warner Horizon Scripted Television. KRYPTON, which has averaged 1.8 million viewers L3 per week to date, is SYFY's most-watched debut season among total viewers for an original series since Ascension in 2014, and the most-watched season for any scripted series on the network since Defiance in 2015. With the can't-miss Season 1 finale airing this Wednesday, May 23 at 10/9c, KRYPTON's second season is expected to return in 2019.
Skirball Cultural Center Opens THE JIM HENSON EXHIBITION:
IMAGINATION UNLIMITED Friday, June 1May 22, 2018The Skirball Cultural Center kicks off The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited on opening night, Friday, June 1, featuring rare evening museum hours from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Enjoy a DJ set by Timothy Nordwind of OK Go, roving puppeteers, and more, at this first opportunity to see the dynamic new exhibition. Drinks will be served at a cash bar and LA food trucks La Morra Pizzeria, Green Truck, Tacos Super Gallito, andNomad Ice Pops will be on site.
House of Vans Announces Share the Stage with ScHoolboy QMay 22, 2018Vans, the original youth culture brand and icon of creative expression is offering up-and-coming musicians the chance to Share The Stage with Los Angeles-based rapper, ScHoolboy Q at House of Vans this September. SESSIONS, a marquee series from House of Vans, is designed to enable emerging creative talent within the local community and now, these musicians have the opportunity to perform as the opening act for ScHoolboy Q at House of Vans Chicago on September 14.
ALL MY FRIENDS Music Festival Announces Full 2018 Line-UpMay 22, 2018ALL MY FRIENDS-the new major music festival coming to downtown Los Angeles this summer-has today announced its full line-up for the two-day event: Joining the fest's previously announced 'Big Six' headliners RL GRIME, GUCCI MANE and JHENE AIKO (Saturday, August 18) and M.I.A., JAMIE XX and ARMAND VAN HELDEN (Sunday, August 19) are: ABRA, ANNA LUNOE, BARCLAY CRENSHAW, CHRIS LAKE, CHRIS LORENZO, CLAPTONE, CUT CHEMIST, DESTRUCTO, DEUX TWINS , GODDOLLARS, GOLF CLAP, GRANDSON, JASON BENTLEY, JUBILEE, JUSTIN MARTIN, LA LEAKERS, LITTLE BOOTS, MIKE B, MONTE BOOKER, MOON BOOTS, DJ NU-MARK, PETE TONG, PHLEGMATIC DOGS, RAVYN LENAE, SHECK WES, SMOKEPURPP, SOUL CLAP, SPLIT SECS, THEM JEANS, WAX MOTIF and YO GOTTI.
Violist Jonah Sirota Celebrates New Album STRONG SAD at National Sawdust This JuneMay 22, 2018Jonah Sirota, former violist of the Chiara String Quartet, releases his debut solo albumSTRONG SAD worldwide on National Sawdust Tracks on June 22, 2018. Sirota will celebrate the album's release with a concert at National Sawdust (80 N. 6th St., Brooklyn) on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 7pm, performing music from the album with his sister, violist Nadia Sirota and pianist Molly Morkoski, both of whom are also on the recording. STRONG SAD features eight new elegies for the viola, by eight composers – Jonah Sirota, Paola Prestini, Nico Muhly, Valgeir Sigur?sson, Robert Sirota, A.J. McCaffrey, and Rodney Lister, and the improv duo Mondegreen (Jonah Sirota and Kurt Knecht).
Investigation Discovery's THE SCENE OF THE CRIME With Tony Harris Returns for Second Season This JuneMay 22, 2018Tony Harris brings his Emmy-award winning journalism background and desire to get to the truth back to Investigation Discovery for a sophomore season of SCENE OF THE CRIME WITH TONY HARRIS. Traveling to communities rocked by horrific acts of violence, Harris explores unbelievable injustices to better understand how these crimes came to be and why lives were forever changed. Harris coaxes out deeply buried reactions and new details to reveal the often nefarious players and foreboding places behind the crimes. The immersive newsmagazine SCENE OF THE CRIME WITH TONY HARRIS returns for a second season on Investigation Discovery beginning Sunday, June 3 at 10/9c.
For the First Time Ever, the Judges Battle it Out on Season Nine of MASTERCHEF, Premiering Wednesday, May 30, on FOXMay 22, 2018In a MASTERCHEF kitchen first, the judges will do battle when Season Nine of MASTERCHEF premieres Wednesday, May 30 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. For the first time ever, the judges – host and award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich – will choose their favorite home cooks and mentor them throughout the competition. Another all-new two-hour episode of MASTERCHEF airs Wednesday, June 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Then, the series makes its time period premiere on Wednesday, June 13 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the series premiere of GORDON RAMSAY'S 24 HOURS TO HELL AND BACK (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
Showtime to Premiere Documentary LOVE MEANS ZERO On Saturday, June 23May 22, 2018SHOWTIME will present the television premiere of the documentary LOVE MEANS ZERO,which tells the story of celebrated yet controversial tennis coach Nick Bollettieri and explores the cost of his all-consuming drive for greatness, on Saturday, June 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. From Showtime Documentary Films, LOVE MEANS ZERO features interviews with his former students and tennis prodigies, including Jim Courier, Kathleen Horvath, Carling Bassett and Boris Becker. The documentary made its world premiere to critical acclaim at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.
Twilight 22's Self-Titled Debut Available on Vinyl June 22May 22, 2018Craft Recordings celebrates the roots of electronic dance music this summer with a nod to the foundational contributions of a legendary cornerstone of the genre: Twilight 22's self-titled LP, which contains the smash-hit and electro-staple, 'Electric Kingdom.' This release marks the first-ever official vinyl reissue of Twilight 22, which was cut from the original analog tapes by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters. The seminal LP will be available on vinyl for the first time since its original release on June 22 (6/22).
Big Scoob Announces DUALITY Album Out This FridayMay 22, 2018After recovering from a potentially fatal medical situation, Big Scoob is making a triumphant return to music with his Duality album. Due May 25 via Strange Music, Duality features the Kansas City rapper taking a brutally honest look at his life after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.