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In the tradition of Amblin classics where fantastical events occur in the most unexpected places, Jack Black and two-time Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett star in The House with a Clock in Its Walls, from Amblin Entertainment. The magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. But his new town's sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches when Lewis accidentally awakens the dead. 

World-renowned illustrator and author, Guy Gilchrist (best known for the creation and work on Jim Henson's 'Muppets' comic strip and the cartoonist and writer of 'Nancy' for over 22 years) has released two country music singles on WROX Records: 'I Don't Need You' and 'Heart of the Night,' the title track to the soon-to-be released album, due later this year. The singles are available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play, Deezer, Tidal, Apple Music, iHeartRadio, MediaNet, Shazam, and most digital outlets.

Musician, inventor, and visionary Raymond Scott (1908-1994) will be feted on September 8 at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, CA. As influential today as he ever has been, Scott's musical and technological achievements have become more widely known over the past 20 years.

The Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved the Music Modernization Act, a comprehensive bill that aims to update the outdated music licensing system and give songwriters a better opportunity to seek fair value for their work in the digital age. The Senate Judiciary Committee vote follows the unanimous 415-0 vote by the House of Representatives of similar legislation and paves a path forward to a full Senate vote.

Freeform announces its programming schedule for July 2018, which includes all-new episodes of critically acclaimed series “The Bold Type” and breakout summer hit “Marvel's Cloak & Dagger” and epic celebrations continue with more episodes of “Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings.” Additionally, fan-favorite comedy “Young & Hungry” concludes after five hilarious seasons, on Wednesday, July 25.

Conrad Sewell confessed his mistakes and yearned to tell his uncut story on his latest release, 'Ghosts & Heartaches' - a two song effort with minimal production driven by the Australian artist's bold, big, and bluesy wail. Today, Sewell arrives with his next chapter - the visuals for the track, 'Healing Hands.' 

Country music fans can catch the long-awaited music video for Aaron Watson's hit, “Run Wild Horses,” set for an exclusive broadcast premiere on June 28 on CMT's 24/7 digital music channel, CMT Music.  Tune in at 6:00am ET and throughout the day to see the sweet clip (or online HERE), featuring his wife of 15 years, Kimberly (@MrsAaronWatson), as she makes her music video debut.

If you kill a murderer, do you become a murderer as well? Lindy Lou Wells Isonhood asks her granddaughter this question, while explaining the role she played on a capital jury. Although Lindy voted for Bobby Wilcher, a convicted murderer, to receive a death sentence, she found that the views she had once held on capital punishment changed drastically during the course of the trial and afterward.

On September 7, 2018, Eagle Vision will release Yes, 50th Anniversary Live At The Apollo on DVD, Blu-ray, 2CD & 3LP.

From the mind of Matt Groening, comes the 10-episode adult animated comedy fantasy series, Disenchantment, launching on Netflix, August 17, 2018. In Disenchantment, viewers will be whisked away to the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland, where they will follow the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo, and her personal demon Luci. Along the way, the oddball trio will encounter ogres, sprites, harpies, imps, trolls, walruses, and lots of human fools.

Hot Summer Nights is a 2017 American drama film directed and written by Elijah Bynum, in his directorial debut. It stars Timothée Chalamet, Maika Monroe, Alex Roe, Maia Mitchell, William Fichtner and Thomas Jane.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today approved S. 2823, the Music Modernization Act (MMA), unanimously by voice vote.

Today, NPR Music has announced Hello June's debut album Hello June, which will be released September 28; available aside the announcement is the video for lead single 'Mars,' created by Hello June frontwoman and mastermind Sarah Rudy. To celebrate today's news, Hello June is today taking over NPR Music's Instagram story; follow along with that here. Of 'Mars,' NPR Music says '[it] is a song worthy of national attention. It's a pulsating slice of 1990s comfort food that will shake the stardust from your heartstrings.'

Comedy Central summer series, Ronny Chieng: International Student, will premiere as the #1 brand in comedy's first-ever app exclusive original series. Beginning Monday, August 13, fans can binge-watch all seven episodes of the half-hour scripted television show, Ronny Chieng: International Student, which will be available to stream exclusively on the Comedy Central App.

YouTube has released the first trailer for the highly-anticipated music documentary G FUNK, which recounts the untold story of hip-hop's most iconic subgenre throughWarren G. G FUNK explores the sound's origination and lasting impact on music and culture. The film also chronicles Warren G's journey with Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg during the early 90s, as they rose to international fame while he returned to Long Beach, California without a record deal. The G FUNK documentary will premiere exclusively on YouTube Premium on July 11, 2018.

Directed by Mike Newell and based on the best-selling and much loved novel by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY sees Lily James play free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton, who forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

Paul Rudd opens up about what fans can expect in the upcoming film Ant-Man and the Wasp on Good Morning America. Check out the clip below!

Plus, the actress reveals why it was 'freeing' to play her character in the HBO murder-mystery miniseries 'Sharp Objects' along with details of a possible Enchanted sequel on Good Morning America. Check out the clip below!

 Appaloosa Music Festival, D.C.'s premier roots music festival will take place Labor Day Weekend (Aug. 31 - Sept. 2) at Skyline Ranch Resort in Front Royal, Virginia. The three-day fest is located just five miles from the entrance of Skyline Drive and George Washington National Forest, an hour drive from Washington D.C. The grounds provide the perfect backdrop for a roots music camping experience in the Shenandoah Valley.

Today PBS announced BETTY WHITE: FIRST LADY OF TELEVISION will premiere this summer on Tuesday, August 21 (Times Vary by Location, Check Local Listings). Filmed over the course of five years by the team behind the acclaimed PIONEERS OF TELEVISION series,BETTY WHITE: FIRST LADY OF TELEVISION is a warm look at the life and career of the beloved television and film legend who celebrates 80 years in show business this year — officially the longest career in the history of TV. Lauded for her roles as the bawdy Sue Ann on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” the innocent Rose on “The Golden Girls” and her more recent role as the worldly Elka on “Hot in Cleveland,” Betty White is also an industry pioneer. She was the first woman to produce a national TV show, the first woman to star in a sitcom, the first producer to hire a female director and the first woman to receive an Emmy nomination.