The Ryan Seacrest Foundation (RSF), a non-profit dedicated to inspiring youth through entertainment and education-focused initiatives, announced today the appointment of a prestigious group of entertainment industry advisors to help support the Foundation's mission, including: Scott Borchetta, President, CEO & Founder, Big Machine Label Group, Nicki Farag, Executive Vice President, Promotion, Def Jam Records, John Ivey, President, CHR Programming Strategy at iHeartMedia, Allison Kaye, President, SB Projects, Debra O'Connell, President & General Manager at WABC-TV, and Gary Spangler, Executive Vice President, Promotion, Republic Records. The Foundation also shared the news that its headquarters has relocated permanently from Los Angeles to Nashville, TN.
Vice has teamed up with global multi-platinum recording artist Jason Derulo for their brand new collaborative single “Make Up” featuring rising pop songstress Ava Max – available now on all DSPs via Atlantic Records. Arriving today with an equally high energy and sultry video companion, the track fuses Derulo's silky falsetto with Max's irresistible vocals for the ultimate “kiss-and-make-up” anthem. PAPER Magazine has already called the collaboration a “bop” describing the song and video as a “mix of sultry and upbeat pop funk.”
Global multi-platinum recording artist Jason Derulo today released the official video for his latest single “Goodbye” with David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj and Willy William. Watch the video below!
After a sold out run of her premiere show, UnCastable, Amanda Bruton returns to The Duplex this October for two nights with her new show, Still UnCastable, exploring the concept of uncastability in the entertainment industry and in life. Through personal anecdotes, parody, sketch comedy, and song, Bruton comments on Hollywood and society at large in the era of #timesup and sounds the call for women to own their power and embrace their uncastability.
MTV today revealed a set of badass females leading the “2018 MTV EMA” lineup: Global superstar Nicki Minaj, multi-platinum superstar Halsey and Spanish sensation Rosalía are the first performer names announced for the global music celebration airing live from Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Spain on Sunday, November 4 at 9:00pm CET.
E! brings its topical, unfiltered pop culture format to late night with its newest series, “Nightly Pop” premiering on Monday, October 29th at 10:30pm ET/PT. Following “Busy Tonight,” airing at 10pm, “Nightly Pop” will deliver quick-witted, unexpected and relatable commentary centered around the biggest pop culture stories of the week, hosted by E! personalities Morgan Stewart and Nina Parker, along with social influencer Hunter March. The half hour-long weekly series will be Monday night's candid breakdown of the most talked about entertainment news stories. Additionally, Nina Parker, who has guest hosted E!'s “Daily Pop” and “Live from E!” over the last several months, has officially joined the “E! News” team as a correspondent working across all platforms.
After a sold out run of her premiere show, UnCastable, Amanda Bruton returns to The Duplex this October for two nights with her new show, Still UnCastable, exploring the concept of uncastability in the entertainment industry and in life. Through personal anecdotes, parody, sketch comedy, and song, Bruton comments on Hollywood and society at large in the era of #timesup and sounds the call for women to own their power and embrace their uncastability.
SJ Presents an Intimate Evening with Soul Superstars Tyrese and Tamia on Friday, October 26, 2018 at 8 p.m. at Kings Theatre located at 1027 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.
It's been 10 years since Spotify officially launched for fans. Since October 2008, fans all over the world have enjoyed a decade of music discovery, finding new artists and tracks to fall in love with and rediscovering old favorites. Spotify now has 180 million monthly active listeners across 65 countries. And as of August 31, 2018, they've paid over 10 billion euros to rights holders since launch. Spotify has a music library of over 40 million songs and podcasts, and 3 billion-plus user-created playlists. And to date, over 2,000 genres have been identified on Spotify, among them Wonky (electronic music characterized by synths with unusual time signatures), Shimmer Pop (a Swedish cousin of indie pop and indietronica), and British Blues (the blues … with a British flavor).
After a sold out run of her premiere show, UnCastable, Amanda Bruton returns to The Duplex this October for two nights with her new show, Still UnCastable, exploring the concept of uncastability in the entertainment industry and in life. Through personal anecdotes, parody, sketch comedy, and song, Bruton comments on Hollywood and society at large in the era of #timesup and sounds the call for women to own their power and embrace their uncastability.
The 2018 MTV EMA nominees have been revealed. Camila Cabello is the most nominated artist with nods in six categories including 'Best Artist' and 'Best Video' for 'Havana' featuring Young Thug. Ariana Grande and Post Malone are very close behind with five nominations each. Drake, Shawn Mendes and Dua Lipa also snagged an impressive number of nods with nominations in four categories each.
New York City-based The Knocks (comprised of Ben “B-Roc” Ruttner and James “JPatt” Patterson) release their second full length LP New York Narcotic today through Neon Gold/Big Beat Records, featuring a slew of incredible guest vocalists including Foster the People, Method Man, Big Boi, Sir Sly, Alexis Krauss from Sleigh Bells and Sofi Tukker.
Honors, the Canada-bred alternative R&B group known for their #1 Global Viral Spotify chart hit 'Over', today release their newest single 'Feel Better', the first single off of their forthcoming debut album, due out in fall of this year. The fresh track oozes positivity through hardship, searching for the light in dark times with the lyrics 'I feel better when I'm broken, I feel better when I'm lonely, I feel better with no money.'
Multiple GRAMMY Award winning DJ/producer David Guetta releases his long awaited seventh studio album titled '7' today via What A Music LTD/Parlophone/Big Beat Records. With a total of 27 tracks, the double album represents the many different sides of his musical journey – listen HERE!
SJ Presents and WBLS continue the celebration of Circle of Sisters with Circle of Sisters' R&B Live; an extraordinary lineup featuring soul and R&B icons featuring BELL BIV DEVOE, BOBBY BROWN, BRANDY,TAMIA, DRU HILL & 702. The Circle of Sisters' R&B Live concert honors women and the music they love. This star-studded event is set for Sunday, September 30, at 7 p.m. at Prudential Center. To purchase tickets visit ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at Prudential Center Box Office located at 25 Lafayette Street, Newark, New Jersey.
As the kick-off to this year's highly anticipated “2018 American Music Awards,” chart-topping artists Kane Brown and Ella Mai, singer and American Music Award winner Normani and award winning singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha today announced the nominations LIVE from YouTube Space LA. The event was livestreamed on the official American Music Awards YouTube channel (YouTube.com/TheAMAs) and included a panel discussion about the nominations with the presenting talent and Billboard correspondent Chelsea Briggs. Hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross, the “2018 American Music Awards” will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 9 at 8:00pm ET on ABC.