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Global music and entertainment platform TIDAL today announces two new distribution partners to its TIDAL Discovery service – DistroKid and TuneCore. TIDAL Discovery is the new place to find the music of tomorrow. DistroKid and TuneCore join previously announced partners Record Union and Phonofile, providing further choice for independent artists that want to get their…
When Mark Zuckerberg spoke out against the mass murder at the Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina, it went under-reported. While some of the entertainment industry biggest brands have remained silent, the Facebook founder was among the first to recognized the violent crime as an attack on the values of America as a whole. “…Shootings…
Today, BET Networks revealed that Grammy Award-nominated and multi-platinum superstar Nicki Minaj, chart-topping rapper Meek Mill, and Grammy Award winning R&B star NE-YO will perform at the 15th annual “BET Awards” 2015 on Sunday, June 28, 2015. Hosted by Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, the “BET Awards” will also include previously announced performances by…
On Friday, June 12, 2015, the Women’s Prison Association (WPA) hosted a screening of Orange Is The New Black (OITNB) season three, episode one at The Ainsworth in Chelsea. Following the screening, OITNB actresses Jackie Cruz (“Flaca”) and Taryn Manning (“Pennsatucky”) hit the stage and gave an incredible performance. “It’s important to me to bring…
Spike TV announced today that Floyd Mayweather will be honored with the “TBE” (The Best Ever) award at the Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson hosted Guys Choice awards. The show has also added comedian, actress and activist Chelsea Handler and Academy Award®-nominated actress and cultural icon Salma Hayek to its star-studded lineup for “Guys…
It’s been nearly a decade since the world was treated to new official music from celebrated rapper and pop-culture icon, Method Man. Recently, you’ve probably seen arguably the biggest and most successful member of super-group The Wu-Tang Clan gracing the big screen in feature films (The Cobbler, The Sitter) and in your favorite TV shows…
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will host its 28th annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on Thursday, June 25th, 2015 at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. The invitation-only event will pay special tribute to Ms.Lauryn Hill who will also perform during the evening. Additionally, ASCAP will honor the songwriters…
BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc., announced the nominations for the “BET Awards” 2015. Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj lead with an impressive six nominations. Chris Brown is nominated for ‘Best Male R&B/Pop Artist,’ two separate nods in the ‘Best Collaboration’ category, two nominations in the ‘Video of the Year’ category and the ‘Coca-Cola®…