Ellen Degeneres News

'Disney Fam Jam,' a family dance competition series, has received a straight-to-series order at Disney Channel, it was exclusively announced on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' today. The competition series is inspired by choreographer Phil Wright's 'The Parent Jam' dance classes, which are streamed online and have become a viral sensation. Production will commence in November.

Artists Den, a critically acclaimed television music series best known for presenting intimate concerts by extraordinary artists in non-traditional settings, revealed today that Multi-platinum alt-pop sibling trio Echosmith will headline the first installment of Season 14.

A lineup of leading performers, including Neal Brennan, Bradley Cooper, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Lorne Michaels, Q-Tip, Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart, and others will salute Dave Chappelle at the 22nd annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 8 p.m. The program will pay tribute to the humor and accomplishments of Chappelle.

Multi-platinum Grammy and Golden Globe Award-nominated recording artist, actor and award-winning songwriter Nick Jonas will join the upcoming spring cycle of a?oeThe Voicea?? as a coach.

The Highwomena?"the acclaimed collaborative movement formed by Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris and Amanda Shiresa?"perform a?oeRedesigning Womena?? on today's episode of a?oeThe Ellen DeGeneres Show.a?? Watch the performance below. The women also join host Ellen DeGeneres for an interview.

Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) and Broadway Across America (BAA) announced today that individual tickets for the Dallas engagement of the all new tour of BLUE MAN GROUP will go on sale Friday, October 4 at 10 A.M. The BLUE MAN GROUP SPEECHLESS TOUR features new and original compositions, acts, and instruments alongside iconic BLUE MAN GROUP moments based in joy, art, music, laughter and escapist absurdity.

Nickelodeon, the number-one kids' network, and Tyler Perry Studios have entered into a content partnership to jointly develop and produce a new kids and family live-action series with 10-year-old rapper Young Dylan (Dylan Gilmer, @officialyoungdylan). The news was revealed today on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

HBO Max, the upcoming direct-to-consumer offering from WarnerMedia set to launch in the spring of 2020, has teamed up with Emmy(R) Award Winner Ellen DeGeneres, ordering three original shows straight to series: Ellen's Home Design Challenge, First Dates Hotel, and Little Ellen, as well as docu-series Finding Einstein in development. DeGeneres announced the pickups today on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and didn't stop there. She also surprised her audience with a two-year HBO Max subscription in celebration of the news.

Lizzo's hit track, “Truth Hurts,” has officially maintained its chart-topping status for a fourth consecutive week. “Truth Hurts” sits atop the Billboard Hot 100 again this week, making Lizzo's smash hit the longest running #1 hit by a solo female rap artist in Hot 100 history. Additionally, “Truth Hurts” has reached the #1 spot on the Top 40 radio charts this week with the most spins for an artist in one week.

CMT today revealed it will honor superstar acts Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett as the top country artists of 2019 to be celebrated at this year's 10th Annual a?oeCMT Artists of the Yeara?? special, broadcasting LIVE from Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, October 16 at 8pm ET/PT. 

Nosotros, the first Latinx arts advocacy organization in Hollywood, announced the recipients of the 2019 Golden Eagle Awards.  The honorees include a wide array of Hollywood talent in front and behind the camera. The awards will take place on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the historic Montalban Theatre 1615 Vine Street in Hollywood.  www.nosotrosorg.com

Today, E! announced the commencement of voting for the 2019 “E! People's Choice Awards,” celebrating all forms of entertainment, chosen entirely by the people.  Starting with the fan nomination week back in August, E! engaged fans worldwide to submit their favorites in the various categories. Now it's time for them to select their choice from the eight nominees to determine the winner in each category representing movies, television, music and pop culture.

Launched today, Freestyle Love Supreme on Broadway is offering the ultimate VIP Opening Night experience -- including meeting Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Freestyle Love Surpreme crew -- through a Prizeo sweepstakes raising funds for Planned Parenthood Action Fund and International Planned Parenthood Federation: Prizeo.com/TakeTheMic.

Global pop sensation Ava Max has unveiled the official video for her latest single “Torn,” which premiered on MTV. Created in collaboration with Fiat and directed by the acclaimed Joseph Kahn (Britney Spears' “Toxic,” Taylor Swift's “Bad Blood”), the instantly iconic video was shot earlier this summer across four days on location in Milan, IT and features stunning landmarks throughout the city including the Duomo di Milano.

Variety reports that the Tony-winning team behind 'Come From Away' will develop a new CW drama with comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres: 'How to Get Run Over by a Truck,' based on a memoir by Katie McKenna. 

Raue Center For The Arts is announcing 2019 a?" 2020 dates for Lucy's Comedy! The cornerstone of Raue Center's comedy programming returns for its eleventh season of laughs at 8:30 p.m. select Fridays.

 Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) celebrated the 22nd annualConducting Workshop for Visual Media Composers with a final scoring session at Nathan Barr's Bandrika Studios in Tarzana, California on August 24. The workshop provided eight rising composers the chance to hone their conducting skills under the direction of award-winning conductor and composer Lucas Richman. Over a two-week period, the selected composers participated in several training sessions focusing on proper beat patterns, tempo changes and cueing, as well as one-on-one conducting experience with Richman. At the finale, the selected composers conducted film cues by Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams, to picture, with a 32-piece orchestra.

Writer/performer Jeanette Rizzi brings her solo-show, Blindsided, to the 2019 United Solo Festival on Tuesday, October 22 at 9 pm at Theatre Row in Manhattan.

Today, Lizzo released an all new remix of her hit song “Truth Hurts.” 'Truth Hurts (Da Baby Remix)' is available now at all DSPs and streaming services. Earlier this morning Lizzo rocked the Plaza at the Today Show Summer Concert Series where she performed “Truth Hurts,” “Good As Hell,” “Juice” and “Soulmate.”