Co-creator of Seagram’s Escapes Peach Bellini, reality TV star and entrepreneur Cynthia Bailey is teaming up with the brand on its newest program, Seagram’s Escapes Holiday Marketplace: Featuring Black-Owned Businesses, to help support these small businesses and drive sales during the important holiday shopping season. Seagram’s Escapes is inviting Black-owned businesses to apply (www.seagramsescapes.com/holiday-shop) for… Continue reading Seagram’s Escapes to Partner with Reality TV Stars Cynthia Bailey and Eva Marcille
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iHeartMedia Launches ‘HBCU Homecoming Celebration On iHeartRadio’
iHeartMedia, the number one audio company in the United States, announced today the launch of “HBCU Homecoming Celebration on iHeartRadio,” an uplifting month-long celebration showcasing Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ (HBCU) school pride and elevating student achievement through iHeartMedia’s multiple platforms, including on-air across iHeartMedia’s Hip Hop and R&B broadcast radio stations, streaming, social channels,… Continue reading iHeartMedia Launches ‘HBCU Homecoming Celebration On iHeartRadio’
Greenleaf Comes to Bounce October 4, Everybody Hates Chris Debuts October 5
Bounce, the first and only multi-platform entertainment network focusing on African Americans, today announced the addition of two popular series, Greenleaf and Everybody Hates Chris. Bounce will air Greenleaf, the multiple NAACP Image Award-winning drama, Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. (ET) starting October 4. Everybody Hates Chris, the hit sitcom loosely based on the life of… Continue reading Greenleaf Comes to Bounce October 4, Everybody Hates Chris Debuts October 5
OWN’S Queen Sugar to Return in 2021
OWN’S Queen Sugar OWN’S ‘QUEEN SUGAR’ RESUMES SEASON FIVE PRODUCTION IN NEW ORLEANS; SERIES TO RETURN TO OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK IN 2021 Season Five Will Tackle 2020 and the Impact of COVID-19, Black Lives Matter and Elections on the Bordelon Family and Community “Queen Sugar” Continues to Close Inclusion Gap in Hollywood, Hiring First-Time… Continue reading OWN’S Queen Sugar to Return in 2021
Run the Jewels to Perform RTJ4 Album on Adult Swim
Run the Jewels to Perform Run the Jewels, in a partnership with Ben & Jerry’s, will be performing their latest album, RTJ4 on Adult Swim on October 10 according to Billboard. The Hip-Hop duo will be performing their RTJ4 album, commercial-free to encourage people to vote in the upcoming election this fall. The event is… Continue reading Run the Jewels to Perform RTJ4 Album on Adult Swim
McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour Returns
McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel McDonald’s USA, through its Black & Positively Golden movement, is excited to announce the virtual return of its 14th annual Inspiration Celebration® Gospel Tour. Benefitting Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®), the four-part concert series, themed “Gospel City Playlists,” will begin September 27 and run weekly (every Sunday) through October 18 on… Continue reading McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour Returns
Ray J and Princess Love Presents One Mo’ Chance on ZEUS
Ray J and Princess Love ZEUS, the new and popular SVOD network, expands its programming slate with series from reality TV vet Kamal “Chance” Givens set to premiere this fall. Joining an already star-studded lineup of scripted and unscripted programming, the network continues to push the envelope with original content from some of today’s most… Continue reading Ray J and Princess Love Presents One Mo’ Chance on ZEUS
Charlamagne Tha God and iHeartMedia Create The Black Effect Podcast Network
Black Effect Podcast Network iHeartMedia, the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, and Charlamagne Tha God, one of the most influential and authoritative voices in media, announced today a historic joint venture partnership to launch The Black Effect Podcast Network. The Black Effect Podcast Network is positioned to become the world’s largest… Continue reading Charlamagne Tha God and iHeartMedia Create The Black Effect Podcast Network
Usher Announces Las Vegas Residency At The Colosseum At Caesars Palace
Global megastar and eight-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Usher will headline a Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, opening Friday, July 16, 2021. The multi-talented showman will give his fans an extraordinary immersive experience that only Usher can deliver. The exclusive, only-in-Vegas spectacular will be performed in The Colosseum, an intimate 4,300-seat world-class performance venue, allowing Usher’s… Continue reading Usher Announces Las Vegas Residency At The Colosseum At Caesars Palace
TV One’s UNCENSORED Returns Sunday, September 6
TV ONE’S UNCENSORED RETURNS WITH A STAR-STUDDED LINE UP THAT TELLS IT ALL IN NEW EPISODES STARTING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 10 P.M./9C Season 3 to Spotlight Larenz Tate, Tyrese, Eve, Yandy Smith-Harris, Omari Hardwick, Jenifer Lewis, Debbie Allen and Five New Bonus Episodes (SILVER SPRING, MD) – August 26, 2020 – TV One‘s original auto-biographical series UNCENSORED… Continue reading TV One’s UNCENSORED Returns Sunday, September 6
Angela Yee Day Friday August 28th
Angela Yee Day It’s that time of the year again for Angela Yee Day! The first one was a success and this year, the event will offer the same energy and vibes but virtually, allowing the event to be viewed globally via The Breakfast Club’s YouTube page on Friday August 28th. VP Records continues as… Continue reading Angela Yee Day Friday August 28th
Terence Blanchard to Receive the TIFF Variety Artisan Award at 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards
Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, announced today that Academy Award-nominated and six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard will be honoured with the TIFF Variety Artisan Award at this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards. The award recognizes a distinguished creative who has excelled at their craft and made an outstanding contribution to cinema and… Continue reading Terence Blanchard to Receive the TIFF Variety Artisan Award at 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards
Good Humor and The RZA Collaborate on a New Ice Cream Truck Jingle
We know ice cream trucks are one of the joys of summer, but did you know that the origins of a familiar ice cream truck tune are actually not joyful at all? ‘Turkey in the Straw’ is a 200-year-old song with surprisingly racist roots, which Good Humor has been using — it first became popular… Continue reading Good Humor and The RZA Collaborate on a New Ice Cream Truck Jingle
Shondaland Audio and iHeartMedia Release New Original Podcasts and Announce Upcoming Lineup
iHeartMedia, the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally, and Shondaland Audio, a division of Shondaland, founded by award-winning television writer and producer Shonda Rhimes, announced the division’s upcoming lineup. Co-Produced with iHeartRadio, three new original podcasts will launch as part of the partnership, which was first announced and formed late last year. “You Down?” with… Continue reading Shondaland Audio and iHeartMedia Release New Original Podcasts and Announce Upcoming Lineup
The 35th Anniversary Stellar Gospel Music Awards Premieres on BET Networks on Sunday, August 23
THE 2020 STELLAR GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS VIRTUAL SPECIAL SET TO PREMIERE ON BET NETWORKS SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 AT 6 PM ET RENOWNED ANNUAL SALUTE TO GOSPEL MUSIC RETURNS TO BET TO CELEBRATE 35TH ANNIVERSARY MILESTONE, HONORING FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE LATE CONGRESSMAN, JOHN LEWIS VIRTUAL PRODUCTION ENCORES AT 9PM ET AND AIRS IN SYNDICATION NATIONWIDE AUGUST 25 – SEPTEMBER… Continue reading The 35th Anniversary Stellar Gospel Music Awards Premieres on BET Networks on Sunday, August 23