Select Fox Television Stations will air a five-week run of Central Avenue, an entertainment news strip, starting Nov. 4. The show will be produced by Lionsgate-owned Debmar Mercury in partnership with Will Packer Media. If the show does well during…

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This summer, 19-year-old Amanda Gorman sat down to outline her priorities. As the very first U.S. youth poet laureate, a position she earned for her literary talent as well as her record of community engagement and leadership, she asked…

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Check out this great conversation on creativity in music, movies, TV,  theater, writing
and more with Issa Rae, Donald Glover, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Damien Chazelle and
Jon Favreau. It should be a weekly program. 



Source: The Hollywood Reporter

A Nigerian DJ has broken the world record for the longest ever DJ set. Earlier this month, DJ Obi completed a 240-hour marathon on the decks at a Lagos cafe, smashing the previous record of 200 hours set in Dublin…

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The Other Festival is bringing major girl power to New York. Billed as the “first all-female festival,” the one-day event is loaded with panels from female entrepreneurs followed by a concert series of all female acts. 
  
The festival’s founder, Dee…

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Nas may not have been putting out a lot of music lately but he's been making his rounds as an investor and now as Executive producer on the IFC film "The Land." 

Here's the synopsis and watch the trailer below:

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A play about comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory will open off-Broadway this spring starring Joe Morton and with an original song by John Legend. "Turn Me Loose," by Gretchen Law will play the Westside Theatre starting May 3…

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History was made with DJ Con back on Nov 19, 2015 in Harlem, New York when 125 DJ's rocked on125th Street at the Apollo Theatre. It was sponsored by The 125th St. Business Improvement District. If you missed it don't…

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Dave Chappelle's return to the comedy stage comes at a racially charged time in the U.S. But the comedian,
who has never shied away from racial issues, says that's just a coincidence. He says now is a "surprisingly
emotionally charged…Read more

When she's not bringing the boys to the yard, Kelis can be found indulging her love of cooking. In forthcoming
her cookbook My Life on a Plate: Delicious Everyday Recipes & Sauces, the Food singer lets us into her life…Read more

In My Father’s House” explores identity and legacy in the African-American family, as Grammy award-winning
rapper Che “Rhymefest” Smith and his long-lost father reconnect and try to build a new future in Chicago’s
turbulent South Side.

Che, whose work as…Read more

Founding father Jay Z launched into a blistering counter attack of those who dare to speak against his new streaming
service. The 45-year-old was performing at a private show at Terminal 5 in New York for Tidal subscribers when he…Read more

Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg is calling out several of today's biggest pop stars. The
16-year-old actress, who played Rue in the first installment of the popular film franchise, recorded
a video for her high school history class in which…Read more

On Oscar night, one of the attendees catching everyone's eye wasn't even a nominee. It was
18-year-old Disney Channel actress Zendaya. And she wasn't even getting attention for her
dress but for how she styled her hair in dreadlocks.Something E!…Read more

One of the last major digital holdouts, "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," should soon be available
as an e-book.  L. Londell McMillan said Feb 20 that a digital edition will likely be out by May 19, what
would have been…Read more

So here is the Official Trailer from Universal Pictures of "Straight Outta Compton"
about the rise and fall of rap group turned pop group NWA. You will have to 
get through the 1 minute intro of Ice Cube and Dr…Read more

Marvel announces a new group of superheroes to continue keep the peace in their universe.
The team consists of all-female members like X-Men mutant Dazzler, the female version of Hulk,
Runaways member Nico Minoru, Medusa from the Inhumans, and a…Read more

Barclays Center affiliate Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment has formed an alliance with Long
Island University, in which BS&E will bring entertainment back to the historic Brooklyn Paramount
Theatre.The move will resurrect the 1,500-capacity venue, which opened in 1928, as an…Read more

Consider these 15 basic guidelines – from marketing to networking to self-affirmations – to help you navigate the music 
industry

1. Focus on your craft first. Put in your time, and be great. Write amazing songsand be amazing onstage…

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D'Angelo's first album in more than a decade is finally out. Titled "Black Messiah", the
effort was announced just a few days before it was made available for purchase on iTunes
and for streaming on Spotify on December 15 at…Read more

Asia Newson aka Super Business Girl is known as Detroit's youngest entrepreneur.
At just eleven years old she makes and sells her own candles and merchandise under
her business Super Business Girl. Asia's mission is to "recognize the true potential…Read more

DJ AnG drops a fierce collection of SOCA tunes on his latest release "SOCA Savage"
Pure energy and excitement but no behavior. Enjoy the music have fun !!
To listen click the link here: http://djang.podomatic.com/entry/2014-12-08T19_07_26-08_00

Singer, performer, host Wayne Brady talks about his early job as a Power Ranger,
performing in Japan for weeks with one tuxedo, the most embarrassing moment 
on stage, a moving to his tribute to his mom and more. Check the…Read more