After teasing its impending arrival, acclaimed Sacramento-based maverick Hobo Johnson officially reveals his second full-length album, The Fall of Hobo Johnson, will arrive on September 13th via Reprise Records / Warner Records. Pre-order it HERE. This morning, Zane Lowe exclusively premiered a second track from the album, “Uglykid” (feat. Elohim), as his latest Apple Music “World First” on Beats 1. Tomorrow, Hobo Johnson will make his TV debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers with a special performance of his single 'Typical Story.'
MTV today unveiled the nominations for the 2019 a?oeVMAs,a?? which includes dozens of artists whose reach and influence have elevated the music industry and global cultural conversation. Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead the nominations with 10 nods each in categories including, a?oeVideo of the Year,a?? a?oeSong of the Yeara?? and a?oeBest Pop.a?? Other top contenders include first-time VMA nominees Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X who both entered the category of a?oeBest New Artist,a?? presented by Taco Bell®. This year's show will introduce two new categories, a?oeBest K-Popa?? and a?oeVideo for Good.a??
IFC and Lakeshore Records announced today that three-time Emmy-nominated series Documentary Now! has taken its commitment to the comedic artform to new extremes. 'Original Cast Album: Co-op,' the meticulously crafted and 2019 Emmy-nominated episode about the cast album recording of the 1970 'Broadway musical' Co-op, will release its long-awaited Original Cast Album digitally on July 26, with proceeds donated to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The original cast album will include the soon-to-be Marie's Crisis classics 'Holiday Party (I Did a Little Cocaine Tonight),' which will be available as an instant grat track on all preorders beginning Friday, July 19, and solo anthem 'I Gotta Go,' both sure to bring piano bar patrons to their feet with every rising note. IFC will also be publishing sheet music so everyone can make their Co-op sing-along dreams a reality. The song 'Holiday Party (I Did a Little Cocaine Tonight),' with lyrics by John Mulaney & Seth Meyers and music by Eli Bolin was recently nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Original Music & Lyrics.
In 1972, London-born musician, poet and openly gay singer-songwriterLabi Siffre released “Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying,” a tender love ballad that deals squarely with homophobia and racism. While never having an international hit or labeled a “superstar”, the multi-talented Siffre built a cult following with covers by Rod Stewart and Olivia-Newton John and samples byKanye West, Jay-Z and most famously by Eminem on “My Name Is.”
Coming off “Focus” featuring 21 Savage, released last month, Bazzi returns today with new track, “I.F.L.Y.” Over a breezy acoustic beat he croons, “Tan lines and some memories, guess summer got the best of me” and clears up any confusion by adding, “I guess what I'm saying is I f**king love you.” “I.F.L.Y.” furthers Bazzi's string of lauded releases this year including his summer smash “Paradise,” which he performed at the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards on June 17th, politically aimed “Caught In The Fire”, “Focus” ft. 21 Savage, in addition to feature appearances on Netsky's “I Don't Even Know You Anymore” with Lil Wayne andTyga's latest album 'Legendary' on the R&B cut “Made Me.”
Groundbreaking pop star Hayley Kiyoko has unveiled her highly anticipated new single “I Wish,” available now via Atlantic Records at all DSPs and streaming services. “I Wish” is joined by a wickedly spellbinding companion video directed by Kiyoko herself. The instantly iconic video – which stars an all-female cast and is jampacked with fierce choreography – premiered earlier today on MTV.
Encore telecasts of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” won the week of July 8-12 in adults 18-49 and most other key demographics over original telecasts of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and repeats of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.
On July 18th 2019, The Alarm will launch 'ON>TOUR>AGE' -#ontourage, the first in a series of Vlogs & podcasts (available from The Alarm You Tube Channel and all good digital media outlets including the official alarm Facebook page), that will be broadcast throughout the length and breadth of the Sigma LXXXV Tour 2019.
ABC News' “Nightline” ranked No. 1 across the board: Total Viewers (1.130 million), Adults 25-54 (342,000), and Adults 18-49 (261,000) during the week of July 8, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.
She made her overseas debut at this year's C2C Festival in March, and today breakout singer / songwriter Ingrid Andress announces her return to Europe this fall for her own headlining run. The critically acclaimed Atlantic Records / Warner Music Nashville recording artist will make multiple stops in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom beginning September 16. Joining her on the road is Essex-born singer/songwriter Mabes, Tickets for the tour are available now for pre-sale and to the general public on Friday (link HERE).
In the U.S. premiere of playwright Kaite O' Reilly's internationally renowned play peeling, Sound Theatre Company continues staging authentic narratives and breaking new theatrical ground. peeling weaves audio description, sign language, and theatrical spectacle into a no-holds-barred play about representation, women, reproduction, war, and eugenics.
The About Face Youth Theatre Ensemble is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the world premiere of 20/20, an exhilarating dive into recent queer history
The Country Music Association's acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series Presented by
U.S. Bank has announced a performance in Phoenix at Mesa Arts Center's Piper Repertory Theater Wednesday, Aug. 21 featuring Lauren Alaina, Ingrid Andress, Marti Lynn Dodson and Mickey Guyton. The series hosts an intimate round of performances with some of Country Music's top songwriters taking turns sharing the stories behind their hit songs and performing them as originally written. Tickets for the performance start at $23 plus service fees and go on sale Friday, July 19 at 12:00 PM/CT through Mesa Arts Center. $1 of each ticket sold will benefit the CMA Foundation, CMA's philanthropic arm, which is committed to improving and sustaining high quality music education programs across the United States.
As the bells of Notre Dame's cathedral sound in 15th-century Paris, Quasimodo--a captive bell-ringer--escaped his captor to join the Feast of Fools, and is rejected by every reveler except one.
Today's top stories: Get a first listen to The Prince of Egypt in an all new video, read about the new Disney shows soon available for licensing, and more!
Just last week, Gwon previewed some of the new songs at Green Room 42, featuring cast member Taylor Iman Jones, plus Dave Thomas Brown, Arielle Jacobs, Jessica Vosk, Bonnie Milligan, Ben Fankhauser, Deborah S. Craig, Raymond J. Lee, Sarah Lynn Marion, Destinee Rea, and Sevan Greene. Watch below as they sing 'Why I Love Football,' 'What We've Got,' and Clairvoyant.'
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will be live on July 30 and 31, providing instant analysis and late-night's earliest commentary about the Democratic Party's second 2020 Presidential Primary Debates. As part of its Votegasm 2020 coverage, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will air live, back-to-back nights on Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday, July 31 at 11:00 p.m. ET on Comedy Central and react in real time to both debates across its social media accounts.
As his single “La La Land (feat. YG)” continues to rise on the U.S. charts and was recently chosen by TIME for their “Summer Party Playlist,” Bryce Vine has teamed up with renowned Canadian DJ duo Loud Luxury for new track “I'm Not Alright,” out today. Loud Luxury are fresh off the success of their Platinum single “Body” – the most played song on dance radio for all of 2018 – while “I'm Not Alright” precedes Vine's upcoming major label debut, Carnival, out July 26 on Sire Records and available now for pre-order HERE. To celebrate Carnival's release week, Vine is hitting the road for a string of tour dates.
Dan Manjovi's new drama, PICKED UP, opens at Theatre Row on 42nd Street, near the heart of the New York Theatre District in Times Square, on August 14th as part of the highly anticipated third season of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival.
