BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 Applications Now OpenJune 10, 2021BAFTA Breakthrough selects and identifies new talent through a cross-industry jury of leading professionals and BAFTA works closely alongside local cultural bodies in each region to ensure they offer expertise and deliver the necessary support.
NBC Announces MACY'S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULARJune 10, 2021This year’s Macy’s Fireworks show will launch more than 65,000 shells and effects from five barges positioned on the East River centered in midtown, delighting New York City spectators and a nationwide television audience.
THE BACKSEAT LOVERS Announce North American TourJune 10, 2021In the two years following their high school graduation, The Backseat Lovers have self-released an EP, Elevator Days and a full-length debut, When We Were Friends which has accumulated over 55 million streams, led by the organic success of their single 'Kilby Girl.'
Ledisi Celebrates the Songs of the Legendary Nina SimoneJune 10, 2021With the prowess of Ledisi’s voice, the messages of Simone’s music—of personal empowerment and collective protest—retain a relevancy for a BLM generation facing the same harsh challenges and bitter struggles of the 1960s.
Showtime Documentary Films Acquires THE ONE AND ONLY DICK GREGORYJune 9, 2021Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Kevin Hart, Wanda Sykes, W. Kamau Bell and others discuss Gregory’s paradigm-shifting significance on the art of comedy and culture. The film features original music by Black Thought of the Grammy® award winning hip-hop band The Roots.
Thalia Zedek Band Share New Single 'Cranes'June 9, 2021From her auspicious beginnings in bands Uzi, Live Skull, and Dangerous Birds to her wider recognition in Come, Zedek established herself as a singular voice accruing accolades from critics and contemporaries including J. Mascis, Kurt Cobain, and Bob Mould.
Austin's LBR DPT Release New Track 'Ride'June 9, 2021The electronic pulse of the song quickens as the crunchy synth like crescendos into a bright staccato. but there remains an element of risk there as if to remind us we can never be sure if we’re in the driver’s seat.
Kaleo Announces Additional Dates for 'Fight or Flight' TourJune 9, 2021Recorded on and off the road, all around the world, the album is very much the brainchild of KALEO frontman, singer, and songwriter JJ Julius Son. Co-producing the majority of it alongside GRAMMY winner Dave Cobb, Julius Son was able to execute his singular vision, leaning into his affinity for blues, folk, and rock.