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NYC WINTER JAZZFEST Unveils Full 2026 Festival Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2026

NYC Winter Jazzfest will return for its 22nd edition with performances across Manhattan and Brooklyn, featuring the festival’s signature Marathon nights and additional shows and talks.

Video: Tina Fey, Erika Dickerson-Despenza & More Honored at 2023 PEN America Literary Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2023

Watch video of Tina Fey and more being honored at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards!

Author Aid Extends 'Across the USA' With Upcoming Literary Salons
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2020

Face facts. Working from home during a pandemic is harder if you have kids. Writing creatively from home when you have kids is already an incredible challenge, but when you add pandemic parenting, it is a wonder books still get written.

NYU Clive Davis Institute, Billboard Magazine Announce Music Industry-Centered Educational Program
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 18, 2019

The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, in collaboration with Billboard magazine, today announced Music Industry Essentials; a unique program designed to illuminate and instruct learners on the inner-workings of the $17 billion music industry.

New Documentary WRITE ON! To Explore Writers Who Shaped Hip-Hop Culture
by Macon Prickett - Feb 28, 2018

The Gates Preserve announces Write On! The Legend of Hip-Hop's Ink Slingers crowdfunding campaign, to complete and release the first documentary about the journalists that shaped and influenced hip-hop culture as we know it. The forthcoming documentary will journey from the beginning of hip-hop journalism to those writers that recognize themselves as hip-hop journalists now and the role the internet plays in documenting the culture. Write On! takes interviews with these and other key hip-hop juggernauts incorporating flashback film footage, archival photos, animation, and motion graphics to bring you on a journey into the minds and hearts of hip-hop's own music writers.

QUESTLOVE SUPREME Season Two Now Live On Pandora
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 26, 2017

Pandora today released the first episode of the second season of QUESTLOVE SUPREME. The weekly show, available exclusively on Pandora, is hosted by Questlove

VH1 to Premiere Highly Anticipated Scripted Series THE BREAKS, 2/20
by BWW News Desk - Feb 20, 2017

VH1 announced the network's highly anticipated new scripted series THE BREAKS will premiere on Monday, February 20th at 9PM ET/PT.

Universal Music Group Joins Russell Simmons to Produce THE SCENARIO; NYC Premiere & North American Tour in 2017-18
by BWW News Desk - Feb 6, 2017

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced a partnership with hip-hop pioneer and multi-hyphenate entrepreneur Russell Simmons to become a lead producer of THE SCENARIO, a new stage musical with an original story set to the greatest hits from a three-decade span of hip-hop.

VH1 to Premiere Highly Anticipated Scripted Series THE BREAKS, 2/20
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 18, 2017

VH1 announced the network's highly anticipated new scripted series THE BREAKS will premiere on Monday, February 20th at 9PM ET/PT.

Grammy Winning Actor & Rapper Tip 'T.I.' Harris Joins VH1's THE BREAKS
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 11, 2016

VH1 announced today that Grammy-award winning rapper, actor and entrepreneur Tip 'T.I.' Harris will join THE BREAKS in a recurring role.

Gloria Reuben Signs On for Recurring Role in New VH1 Series THE BREAKS
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 14, 2016

VH1 announced today that Emmy nominated actress, Gloria Reuben will join the THE BREAKS in a recurring role. The series is slated to premiere January 2017.

Breakout Artist Teyana Taylor Set for Recurring Role on VH1's THE BREAKS
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 1, 2016

VH1 today announced that Teyana Taylor - the multi-talented actor, G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam Recordings artist, and breakout star of Kanye West's acclaimed 'Fade' video - will join the THE BREAKS in a recurring role in addition to doing a stint on the network's upcoming 'Hip Hop Squares'.

Cast Announced for VH1's THE BREAKS, Premiering January 2017
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 10, 2016

VH1 today announced the full cast for THE BREAKS the network's new scripted series based on its critically acclaimed hit film that aired earlier this year.

VH1's Original Movie THE BREAKS Headed to Series Later This Year
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 16, 2016

VH1's Original Movie 'The Breaks' has been greenlit for a series slated to premiere on VH1 in late 2016.

VH1's Original Movie THE BREAKS Delivers 2.6 Million Total Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 7, 2016

Monday night's premiere of the highly anticipated VH1 Original Movie THE BREAKS delivered a 1.3 in the Adult 18-49 demo and 1.8 million total viewers in its 9 PM debut. When combined with its 11 pm encore

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - VH1's Original Movie THE BREAKS, Premiering 1/4
by BWW News Desk - Jan 4, 2016

VH1 has set the airdate for its next original movie 'The Breaks,' continuing a successful push into scripted programming for the channel. Set in New York City in 1990, 'The Breaks' will premiere on Monday, January 4 at 9PM ET/PT.

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - VH1's Original Movie THE BREAKS, Premiering 1/4
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 26, 2015

VH1 has set the airdate for its next original movie 'The Breaks,' continuing a successful push into scripted programming for the channel. Set in New York City in 1990, 'The Breaks' will premiere on Monday, January 4 at 9PM ET/PT.

Rapper Method Man Joins Cast of VH1 Original Movie THE BREAKS
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 5, 2015

VH1's next original movie "The Breaks" adds rapper Method Man to the cast.

DJ Premier to Compose Score for VH1's Original Movie THE BREAKS
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 23, 2015

VH1 has tapped legendary New York music producer DJ Premier to compose score and serve as executive music producer of the new original movie 'The Breaks.'

Russell Simmons Bringing Hip-Hop Musical THE SCENARIO to New York Next Fall?
by BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2015

Hip-hop pioneer, Tony Award-winning producer and multi-hyphenate entrepreneur Russell Simmons has announced the development of THE SCENARIO, a new stage musical that will be driven by the music that defined a generation: the greatest hits from a two-decade span of hip-hop - from the 'golden age' of the mid-80s to mid-90s 'when it seemed that every new single reinvented the genre' (Rolling Stone), to the chart-topping artists at the turn of the millennium.