On March 24, the nine graduating seniors from Oberlin's Music Theater program performed for industry professionals at New York’s Alvin Ailey Studios and to a sold-out crowd at the iconic 54 Below, booking over 100 appointments with agents.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the animated classic, A Goofy Movie, Disney has released an all-new virtual reality version of the film’s iconic concert scene, featuring the hit song “I2I” from the fictional pop superstar, Powerline. Watch it here!
R&B icon Charlie Wilson is bringing the ultimate soul-infused celebration to fans this summer with his Uncle Charlie’s R&B Cookout Tour, featuring an all-star lineup of legendary acts, including Babyface, K-Ci Haile,y and El DeBarge.
Hot on the heels of Simple Plan’s “Can You Feel The Love Tonight,” Disney has unveiled the second single from their upcoming album A Whole New Sound. Magnolia Park will be offering their take on 'I2I,' originally performed by Tevin Campbell (as the fictional rock star “Powerline”) in the 1995 film A Goofy Movie. Listen to it now!
The No Name Pops will have their debut performance at the Kimmel Cultural Campus at the end of this month when they present Let's Groove Tonight: Motown and The Philly Sound. The performances will take place on October 28 at 3 and 8pm in Verizon Hall.
Let's Groove Tonight: Motown and The Philly Sound! is the first Kimmel Center concert performed by the No Name Pops, composed of the former musicians of the Philly POPS. It will take place on October 28 at 3 and 8 p.m. in Verizon Hall.
A dynamic concert graced the stage of 92NY this past weekend.
Drag: the Musical, Jinkx Monsoon, and more won Queerties awards, taking place February 28th in Los Angeles. The Queerties are a celebration of entertainment and pop culture moments that defined the past year in the LGBTQ+ community. Check out the complete list of winners now!
& Juliet, Titanique, A Strange Loop, Melissa Etheridge: A Journey Through Life, Take Me Out, Drag: The Musical, The Collaboration, Fat Ham, Merrily We Roll Along, Best of Enemies, Reneé Rapp, Stephanie Hsu, Jeremy Pope, Conrad Ricamora, The Color Purple, Jinkx Monsoon, The Little Mermaid, and more have been nominated for Queerties!
Celebrated Cape Town-based saxophonist Don Vino along with other award-winning South African artists, Jimmy Nevis, Loyiso Bala and Ernie Smith will be setting the stage on fire for Women's Month with Saxy Vibes 4.0 in Cape Town.
With her silky, soulful vocals, Ella Mai extols a longtime lover who can still give her butterflies. Babyface weighs in, reminding her that she’s the inspiration for this lasting love. The dreamy jam interpolates “Can We Talk,” Tevin Campbell’s 1993 hit, which Babyface wrote and produced with Daryl Simmons.
NPT's signature event, So Ya Wanna Be A Broadway Star (October 2, 2021 11-3pm) is a chance for singers and actors from age 8 to adult to audition and receive professional feedback from Broadway and film casting directors, agents and producers on the lawn!
Via his first-ever holiday project, Holiday Love, 2x Grammy Award-Winning contemporary R&B singer/songwriter Elijah Blake has now released its first visual, “5 Gold Rings,” a trap-esque version of “The 12 Days of Christmas,” premiered by HotNewHipHop.
Singer, songwriter and producer Sam Sparro shared the first video from his upcoming third full length album Boombox Eternal today. The video for latest single 'Everything' is a celebration of queer love and friendship. It was filmed recently in the Southern California desert, directed by filmmaker and fellow musician Deanne Reynolds (aka DEDE), features clothing from unisex clothing brand Last Heavy and choreographed by Thed Jewel, who is also a musician and designs for Last Heavy.
Ahead of this year's holiday season, 2x Grammy Award-Winning contemporary R&B singer/songwriter Elijah Blake has released his first-ever holiday project, Holiday Love, comprised of 7 tracks: 6 original and 1 classic. The EP was premiered by Okayplayer on November 7.
2x Grammy Award-Winning contemporary R&B singer/songwriter Elijah Blake has released his latest single “5 Gold Rings,” arriving ahead of his first-ever holiday project, Holiday Love, comprised of 7 tracks: 6 original and 1 classic, due out November 8.
Out of the gate underground Artist Lio O'liva has hit the music scene hard with his freshman album Prosthetic Soul ( bit.ly/ProstheticSoulAlbum). With the first 5 songs released as a visual R&B/Hip Hop album the 24-year-old music artist tells a tale that no other on the scene has yet to set the stage for. With the first 5 original songs titled 'If', 'In The Moment', 'Bronx Blues', 'King At The Core' and 'Robert Horry', O'liva tells an in-depth and true to life tale.'Born in Honduras then moved out to Cali. Prosthetic legs but my mind embraced the challenge. Raised in the Bronx we was peasants grew up poor but I knew I was a king at the core' are just a tiny piece of the puzzle to unique lyrics that resonate not only within your ears but also within your mind, body, and soul. The next 5 songs have an anticipated release date of XXEnter DateX with the entirety of the album was written solely by O'liva and produced by Jeffrey Resto Jr. with visuals shot by multiple directors including Kamari Thomas, Japhyn Cavellos & Daniel Maloney. View the visual album via Youtube, Soundcloud, and will soon be available for download via iTunes and Google Play.
On September 27, Qwest/UMe is set to release the groundbreaking, multi-genre Boyz N The Hood soundtrack on double vinyl in two different color options: black and translucent blue. This will mark the first time the soundtrack for Boyz N The Hood has been reissued on vinyl since the album's initial release on July 9, 1991. This special new 2LP edition also honors the indelible legacy of Boyz N The Hood director and soundtrack executive producer John Singleton, who sadly passed away in April 2019 at age 51.
Well known Cape Town based band, TopDog SA, will be taking patrons on an indigenous journey with their fourth instalment of Nama Jazz Series at Baxter Theatre from 04 to 06 July 2019.
Critically acclaimed drama series “Queen Sugar,” from creator and executive producer Ava DuVernay (“When They See Us,” “13th,” “Selma”), has announced the addition of five female directors to the season line-up: Lacey Duke, C. Fitz, Pratibha Parmar, Deborah Kampmeier and Stacey Muhammad. This marks 32 female filmmakers the series has hired to make their U.S. scripted television directing debuts. In addition, guest stars Cree Summer and Bryan Terrell Clark join the cast on the upcoming fourth season returning Wednesday, June 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.
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