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Celebrating this Father's Day with a father-and-son musical bonanza, Frank Gallo, of Brooklyn's award-winning titans of kindie music, Rolie Polie Guacamole, and his dad, veteran children's musician Lou Gallo of Lou Gallo & The Very Hungry Band, have teamed with GRAMMY-winning producer/performer Dean Jones of Dog on Fleas to create a bona fide kindie super-group: Like Father Like Son. Mix in splendid contributions from GRAMMY nominee Brady Rymer and Katie Ha Ha Ha, and you have Sun is a Star, a stellar album for families that's set for release on June 8, 2018.

Morocco's Oasis Festival taking place this September 14-16 on the outskirts of Marrakech surrounded by the stunning Atlas Mountains, has unveiled its phase 3 lineup with heavyweights Ben Klock, Damian Lazarus, Stephan Bodzin (live) and more joining the ranks for its fourth edition. Adding to an already impressive list of the who's who of house and techno including Carl Cox, Avalon Emerson, DJ Koze, Honey Dijon, Jessy Lanza, Mount Kimbie, Peggy Gou and The Black Madonna, Oasis Festival is set to be a stand-out on the destination music festival calendar this summer.

Catch the all-new FOX special, TERRENCE HOWARD'S FRIGHT CLUB, airing THU, MAY 24 only on FOX!

Iceland's Secret Solstice Festival taking place for the fifth time this June 21-24 during 96 hours of straight sunlight in the world's most northerly capital city of Reykjavik is pleased to present its final lineup and daily schedule as well as announcing the much anticipated acts for their incredible once-in-a-lifetime side parties. Adding SCI+TEC techno titan Dubfire and Iceland's very own Bjarki to the bill, also new to Secret Solstice this year will be a special add-on event, a geothermal pool party set in the stunning surrounds of Hreppslaug swimming pool. WIth several bucket list side events to choose from all boasting top international and local talent as well as the addition of single day tickets for the opening concert on Thursday June 21 and Saturday June 23, there are plenty of options to experience the enchanting midnight sun in the land of fire and ice.

Jacob Bryant's Pour Whiskey Tour launches tomorrow in Alabama and continues with shows in Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Connecticut through September.  Along the way, this full throttle Outlaw Country/Southern Rocker with the commanding stage presence will strut the boards at festivals with Peter Frampton and Jamey Johnson plus shows with Brantley Gilbert, Cody Johnson, Colt Ford and other stars.

 KCETLink Media Group, a leading national independent nonprofit public broadcast and digital network, and Tastemade, a modern media company inspiring the taste of a generation through entertainment, commerce and experiences, announced today that restaurant entrepreneur and acclaimed chef Roy Choi will host a new series called BROKEN BREAD slated for broadcast in early 2019 on public television KCET in Southern California and Link TV nationally via DirecTV (channel 375) and Dish Network (channel 9410). Co-produced by KCETLink and Tastemade, the series begins production this week and showcases inspiring people who are making a difference in their communities through food. 

Bill Maher brings his hilarious stand-up show to screens this summer when he appears on stage live from Tulsa, Oklahoma in BILL MAHER: TRIGGERED. The special, his 11th solo special on the network, will air live SATURDAY, JULY 7, exclusively on HBO.

“Star” has been renewed for a third season at Fox. The musical drama centered on a girl group trio trying will be returning for the 2018-19 television season.

After David Kim (John Cho)'s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter's digital footprints before she disappears forever.

According to Deadline, Rick and Morty is getting a fourth season. And a lot more than that. Adult Swim has ordered a staggering 70 new episodes of the popular animated series as part of a new long-term deal with the show's creators Dan Harmonand Justin Roiland. That is more episodes than Rick and Morty's first three seasons combined (31 episodes).

IMPULSE features a rebellious 16-year-old girl “Henrietta” (“Henry”) played by Maddie Hasson (“Twisted,” “The Finder”). Missi Pyle (“Gone Girl,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”) plays “Henry's” mother “Cleo.” Henry has always felt different from her peers and has longed to escape from her seemingly quaint small town. She soon discovers she has the extraordinary ability to teleport. This newfound power confirms her conviction that she really was different from everybody else, but it now makes her the focus of those who want to control her.

Comedian and I'M DYING UP HERE star Erik Griffin returns for his second SHOWTIME comedy special ERIK GRIFFIN: AMERIKAN WARRIOR, premiering Friday, June 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Filmed at the Star Theater in Portland, Oregon, the new hour-long special flips convention on its ear with Griffin deconstructing everything from social norms, personal responsibility and lazy protesting to the righteously religious and the female renaissance, all while skewering his own sense of male entitlement. 

YouTube announced that it has ordered a second season of the wildly-popular and critically-acclaimed hit series COBRA KAI from Sony Pictures Television and Overbrook Entertainment. Since its debut on May 4, the first episode of COBRA KAI has generated over 20 million views. Series stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka are set to return for a second season. The 10-episode, half-hour series will begin production this fall and debut on YouTube Red in 2019.

MTV announced today that Chris Pratt, one of Hollywood's most renowned and sought-after actors, will be honored with the Generation Award during the 2018 “MTV Movie & TV Awards.' Hosted by Tiffany Haddish, this year's show will air on Monday, June 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT from the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles.

Today, Freeform announced a pilot order for “Everything's Gonna Be Okay,” a half-hour comedy from “Please Like Me” creator, writer and comedian Josh Thomas. The pilot introduces Nicholas, a typical 25-year-old still living at home with his single dad and two teenage half-sisters, who is not particularly helpful in raising his siblings, one of which has autism. However, when their dad becomes terminally ill, the girls have to cope with not only a devastating loss but also the realization that Nicholas is the one who will have to hold it all together.

Deadline has reported that Paramount Pictures and Amblin will co-finance Bernstein, a film about iconic composer Leonard Bernstein that Bradley Cooper will star in and direct. Cooper will also write the script with Josh Singer, who shared the Best Original Screenplay Oscar with Tom McCarthy for Spotlight. Cooper is producing with Fred Berner, Amy Durning, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielbergand Martin Scorsese.

Today, Netflix officially reveals the guest star roster for the new season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The list includes Busy Philipps, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Moynihan, and Aidy Bryant, and the return of favorites from past seasons including Jon Hamm, Amy Sedaris, Mike Carlsen, Zosia Mamet and Derek Klena. Netflix is also releasing new photos and teases storylines for the guest roles.

Bravo Media is giving the greenlight to six new original digital series, including an “Imposters” digital after-show premiering tonight with Host Georgia Hardstark (“My Favorite Murder”) and coming this summer, new series “The First Time I…” debuts with special guests including Shaquille O'Neal, Russell Brand and Derek Hough; it was announced today by Lisa Hsia, Executive Vice President, Digital, Bravo & Oxygen Media. In addition, the network is also renewing“Throwback Bravo,” a video series that celebrates classic and unforgettable Bravo moments from fan-favorite shows, for a second season.

As the network recognized for redefining Hispanic media and keeping pace with the evolving media consumption habits of today's Hispanics, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced an extensive programming lineup for the 2018-2019 television season featuring more than 950 hours of new series and multi-platform original content. Telemundo continues to push the boundaries of traditional Hispanic media with contemporary original productions featuring four Super Series, including the seventh season of Hispanic media's most successful franchise “El Señor de los Cielos;” two Series Premium, including the premiere of “El Recluso,” six drama series, including the return of Telemundo's hit series “Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso” and “Betty in New York,” a modern-day adaption of “Yo soy Betty, la fea;” and three reality shows, including the Spanish-language version of NBC's hit singing competition “La Voz.”

Blindspot has been renewed for a fourth season at NBC.