The Television Academy announced today that Leslie Jones, star of Supermarket Sweep on ABC, has been tapped to host the announcement of the 72nd Emmy Awards nominations on Tuesday, July 28, at 8:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. ET. Presenters for the event, which will be streamed live on Emmys.com, include Laverne Cox, Josh Gad, and Tatiana Maslany. TheContinue Reading
New series based on the best-selling novel by Lauren Beukes to be executive produced by Moss and Appian Way Apple today announced a series order for “Shining Girls,” a new metaphysical thriller based on the 2013 best-selling novel by Lauren Beukes and starring Emmy Award winner Elisabeth Moss. Hailing from MRC Television, the seriesContinue Reading
Dedicated Pop-Up Peacock Channel Features Olympic and Paralympic Classic Moments, Documentaries and Studio Programming, featuring Simone Biles, Michael Phelps, the Dream Team and U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and More Peacock Originals In Deep with Ryan Lochte and Kamome Among 10 Documentaries Available Now NEW YORK, N.Y. – July 22, 2020 – With just over one yearContinue Reading
(NOHO ARTS DISTRICT, Calif., July 18, 2020) – The 2020 Los Angeles Area Emmy® Awards were presented tonight live on Emmys.com from the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center. A complete list of this year’s Los Angeles Area Emmy Award winners, as compiled by the independent accounting firm of Ernst &Continue Reading
On the heels of the blockbuster debut of “Greyhound,” and landing the highly anticipated films “Emancipation,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Snow Blind,” Apple is expanding its slate of sought-after original films with “Palmer,” starring Justin Timberlake and directed by Fisher Stevens, from SK Global. Written by Cheryl Guerriero,Continue Reading
Launching today, Breakthrough is a long-term initiative aimed at supporting up-and-coming artists at the most important moment of their career Breakthrough’s first selection of artists from the U.S., U.K., and Germany are Gabby Barrett, Kiana Ledé, JAY1, Arlo Parks, Provinz, and Malik Harris SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–(NASDAQ: AMZN) Amazon Music today announced Breakthrough, a new developing artist program aimed atContinue Reading
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (JULY 9, 2020) — Today the Recording Academy® extended membership invitations to more than 2,300 established music professionals from wide-ranging backgrounds, genres and disciplines. The invitation is a reflection of their important contributions to music and potential to influence progressive changes within the music industry. The 2020 class of inviteesContinue Reading
Note: Additional Academy membership statistics here. ACADEMY SURPASSES GOAL TO DOUBLE NUMBER OF WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNIC/RACIAL COMMUNITIES BY 2020 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 819 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Continue Reading
Lou Diamond Phillips, ICE-T, Brian Evans, Carrot Top, and “Breaking Bad” star RJ Mitte all participate in new soccer music video to be distributed throughout the futbol community. (Newswire.com) – In the first-ever jazz “big band” song to be recorded about the international sport of soccer (called “futbol” throughout the restContinue Reading
Doron Ofir Casting Launches the North and South American Casting for the hottest new reality TV dating obsession. LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2020 (Newswire.com) – Doron Ofir Casting is searching the Americas for a cast of sexy singles that have what it takes to win the envy and admiration of anContinue Reading