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What So Not and Herizen Reveal WE CAN BE FRIENDS Video Out On Counter Records PhotoWhat So Not and Herizen Reveal WE CAN BE FRIENDS Video Out On Counter Records
by Tori Hartshorn - January 28, 2019

Today, Australia's What So Not (Chris Emerson) and rising artistHerizen share the official music video for their collaboration “We Can Be Friends” HERE (+ listen HERE)....


What So Not Teams Up With Herizen On WE CAN BE FRIENDS PhotoWhat So Not Teams Up With Herizen On WE CAN BE FRIENDS
by Tori Hartshorn - January 22, 2019

Australia's What So Not (Chris Emerson) is diving head first into 2019 by releasing a brand new collaboration with rising artist Herizen, titled “We Can Be Friends” (listen HERE)....


The Times Square Alliance Reveals Top Times Square Wishes For New Year's Eve PhotoThe Times Square Alliance Reveals Top Times Square Wishes For New Year's Eve
by Stephi Wild - December 26, 2018

No matter how you feel about 2018, hope springs eternal, according to an analysis of New Year's Eve wishes submitted so far....


Wale Releases 'Winter Wars' and 'Poledancer' PhotoWale Releases 'Winter Wars' and 'Poledancer'
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 21, 2018

Capping off a monumental 2018, GRAMMY® Award-nominated multi-platinum Washington, D.C. MMG superstar and culture iconoclast Wale shares a pair of new songs today—the single “Poledancer” and “Winter Wars.” Get them now via Warner Bros. Records....


2018 Indie Memphis Announces Annual Awards Photo2018 Indie Memphis Announces Annual Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 06, 2018

 Indie Memphis Film Festival is pleased to announce this year's award recipients. This year's festival spanned from November 1st through November 5th and proudly boasted an extremely diverse roster of filmmakers, with fifty percent of the films in the Narrative Competition directed by female-identi...


Billy Valentine Plays Blackbox @ The Edye At The Broad Stage, Today PhotoBilly Valentine Plays Blackbox @ The Edye At The Broad Stage, Today
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2018

The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica presents Billy Valentine, today, November 2 at 8:00pm.  Billy Valentine is the third evening of blackbox @ the edye, which transforms The Edye into a club featuring up-and-coming jazz and blues artists.  The series is curated and hosted by The Reveren...


Billy Valentine Plays Blackbox @ The Edye At The Broad Stage, 11/2 PhotoBilly Valentine Plays Blackbox @ The Edye At The Broad Stage, 11/2
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2018

The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica presents Billy Valentine, on Friday, November 2 at 8:00pm.  Billy Valentine is the third evening of blackbox @ the edye, which transforms The Edye into a club featuring up-and-coming jazz and blues artists.  The series is curated and hosted by The Rev...


Amazon Announces Prime Exclusive, THE DRIVE, A Thursday Night Football Pre-Game Show  PhotoAmazon Announces Prime Exclusive, THE DRIVE, A Thursday Night Football Pre-Game Show Hosted by Charissa Thompson and Rachel Lindsay
by Tori Hartshorn - September 26, 2018

Amazon today announced a new Prime Exclusive, The Drive, a Thursday Night Football pre-game show.  Hosted by Charissa Thompson and Rachel Lindsay, The Drive will interview two opposing players on and off the field as they gear up for their Thursday Night Football game. One interview will be ...


Wale Releases FREE LUNCH EP PhotoWale Releases FREE LUNCH EP
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 14, 2018

GRAMMY® Award-nominated multi-platinum Washington, D.C. MMG superstar and culture iconoclast Wale releases his brand-new Free Lunch EP today. ...


Bryn Roberts & Lage Lund's HIDE THE MOON AND STARS On 10/26 PhotoBryn Roberts & Lage Lund's HIDE THE MOON AND STARS On 10/26
by Tori Hartshorn - September 13, 2018

Hide the Moon and the Stars, the sublime new duo recording from pianist Bryn Roberts and guitarist Lage Lund, isn't the kind of jazz album that needs to be read about before it can be understood and enjoyed. It didn't premiere as part of a postmodern opera or multimedia performance; there isn't an o...


Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles Announce Fall Tour PhotoCory Henry & The Funk Apostles Announce Fall Tour
by Tori Hartshorn - July 30, 2018

Organ Virtuoso Cory Henry has announced his fall tour in support of his recent EP, Art Of Love, available now. A full list of tour dates with his band The Funk Apostles can be found below....


CBS News Correspondents Michelle Miller & Dana Jacobson to Join Anthony Mason as Co-H PhotoCBS News Correspondents Michelle Miller & Dana Jacobson to Join Anthony Mason as Co-Hosts of CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY
by Macon Prickett - July 13, 2018

CBS News Correspondents Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson will join Anthony Mason as permanent Co-Hosts on CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY, it was announced today by David Rhodes, President of CBS News....


ESPN Grows Audience in Second Quarter, Plus Prime Time Up 10 Percent PhotoESPN Grows Audience in Second Quarter, Plus Prime Time Up 10 Percent
by Tori Hartshorn - July 06, 2018

ESPN Grows Audience in Second Quarter, Plus Prime Time Up 10 Percent...


Wale Joins Forces with Warner Bros. Records for Upcoming Sixth Album PhotoWale Joins Forces with Warner Bros. Records for Upcoming Sixth Album
by Macon Prickett - May 16, 2018

GRAMMY® Award-nominated multiplatinum Washington, D.C. MMG superstar and culture iconoclast Wale announces his signing to Warner Bros. Records. The critically acclaimed, history-making rapper will unleash his sixth full-length album in 2018....


Check Out Quotables from TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON 4/23-4/27 PhotoCheck Out Quotables from TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON 4/23-4/27
by Tori Hartshorn - May 01, 2018

Check Out Quotables from TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON 4/23-4/27...


CNBC Transcript: T-Mobile US CEO John Legere and Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure Talk Merge PhotoCNBC Transcript: T-Mobile US CEO John Legere and Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure Talk Merger
by Tori Hartshorn - April 30, 2018

The following is the unofficial transcript of a first on CNBC interview with T-Mobile US CEO John Legere and Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure on CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' (M-F 9AM - 11AM) today, Monday, April 30th. Watch video of the full interview on CNBC.com here!...


Empowering Moms Everywhere 'Being Happy Raising Happy' PhotoEmpowering Moms Everywhere 'Being Happy Raising Happy'
by Robert Diamond - April 24, 2018

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Hip-Hop/EDM Duo Price & Takis Drop Killer Track HAUNTED PhotoHip-Hop/EDM Duo Price & Takis Drop Killer Track HAUNTED
by Tori Hartshorn - April 06, 2018

Toronto-based hip-hop/EDM duo Price & Takis have released two versions of their lead single, 'Haunted', alongside the official music video today. After spending the past two years touring the EDM festival circuit and creating remixes that have amassed almost 200 million streams worldwide, Price &...


Back To Where It All Started, Carnival Kid Team Returns To Northern Virginia Film Fes PhotoBack To Where It All Started, Carnival Kid Team Returns To Northern Virginia Film Festival
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2018

Nearly two years after director Michael Perry first met writer Joey Fama at the Northern Virginia Film Festival (NOVA), the Carnival Kid team will have its Virginia premier at NOVA. Carnival Kid comes highly touted, including four nominations from the festival: Best Musical, Best Cinematography-Shor...


BWW Review: Loving You to Death in Nogueira's THE IDEAL OBITUARY PhotoBWW Review: Loving You to Death in Nogueira's THE IDEAL OBITUARY
by Kristen Morale - March 12, 2018

Written and directed by Rodrigo Nogueira (the latter with assistance from Valerie Mudek) and now presented at the Tank, The Ideal Obituary makes for quite the interesting play for more reasons that one. Produced in association with Torn Page and Apt 929 Studios, it is considered a dark comedy that ...


Grammy-Winning Eliane Elias To Release MUSIC FROM MAN OF LA MANCHA Out 4/13 PhotoGrammy-Winning Eliane Elias To Release MUSIC FROM MAN OF LA MANCHA Out 4/13
by Macon Prickett - March 12, 2018

Following her 2015 GRAMMY®-winning Made in Brazil and 2017's Latin GRAMMY®-winning Dance of Time, Eliane Elias returns with Music from Man of La Mancha, set for release on April 13, 2018, via Concord Jazz. Recorded with two different trios—one that finds the piano virtuoso accompanied by bassist...


VIDEO: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Finds Its Judas, Peter, Simon & More- Meet the New Cast PhotoVIDEO: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Finds Its Judas, Peter, Simon & More- Meet the New Cast Members!
by Nicole Ciravolo - February 22, 2018

More members of the 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live!' cast have been announced. Set for Easter Sunday (April 1, 2018), NBC will bring to broadcast television 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live!' -- a one-of-a-kind live staging of the iconic 1971 Broadway rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyric...


VIDEO: Bedouine Performs 'One of These Days' on Late Night with Seth Meyers PhotoVIDEO: Bedouine Performs 'One of These Days' on Late Night with Seth Meyers
by Stephi Wild - February 06, 2018

Bedouine was the musical guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers last night. Watch her perform 'One of These Days' in the video below!...


ESPN to Debut FIRST TAKE: Your Take Exclusively on Facebook Watch PhotoESPN to Debut FIRST TAKE: Your Take Exclusively on Facebook Watch
by Caryn Robbins - January 26, 2018

On Monday, Jan. 29 ahead of Super Bowl LII, ESPN will debut its first episodic digital show that will be streamed three times per week exclusively on Facebook Watch. First Take: Your Take will tailor ESPN's popular First Take television program to Facebook's new social video platform with content th...


Full Casting Announced For The World Premiere Of Howard Brenton's THE SHADOW FACTORY PhotoFull Casting Announced For The World Premiere Of Howard Brenton's THE SHADOW FACTORY
by Stephi Wild - January 05, 2018

Director of Nuffield Southampton Theatres, Samuel Hodges, today announces the full cast for the company's inaugural production at NST City the world premi re of Howard Brenton's The Shadow Factory, which Hodges directs. Veteran of stage and screen Anita Dobson joins the cast as Lady Cooper/Ma (Wic...





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