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LeBron James & Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment Signs New ABC Deal
Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty LeBron James and Maverick Carter are positioning themselves as power players in the media and entertainment space, and just signed a new deal that bolsters that fact. The pair’s SpringHill Entertainment has signed a two-year deal with ABC Studios to develop scripted series for the Disney-owned property. Deadline reports that James and Carter have been shopping around with various networks and platforms for a new distribution home for SpringHill after signing with Warner Bros. in 2015. The company has its hands in a number of anticipated projects, including a limited series focused on the life of Madame C.J. Walker, and producing the upcoming season of Top Boy. “SpringHill Entertainment makes the shows LeBron and I want to watch. We look at every project as a w...
Milton Glaser, Designer Of “I Love NY” Logo, Dead At 91
Source: picture alliance / Getty Milton Glaser, a graphic designer responsible for the iconic “I Love NY” logo, has died. Mr. Glaser was also behind several logos and art, including the log for DC Comics among other works. TMZ reports that Glaser died Friday, (July 26), his 91st birthday by way of a stroke and renal failure according to still developing reports. From Glaser’s bio section from his website: Milton Glaser (b.1929) is among the most celebrated graphic designers in the United States. He has had the distinction of one-man-shows at the Museum of Modern Art and the Georges Pompidou Center. He was selected for the lifetime achievement award of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum (2004) and the Fulbright Association (2011), and in 2009 he was the first graphic designer to recei...
Symone Sanders Joins My Black Is Beautiful For Its #HowWeWin Initiative
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Symone Sanders is, without question, one of the most dynamic Black voices on the political front as evidenced by her years as a political strategist and advising presidential campaigns. Partnering with My Black Is Beautiful, Sanders spoke with Hip-Hop Wired about the importance of the vote, the energy of the youth, and how voters this fall and beyond will have to tackle both voter disenfranchisement and racism while COVID-19 also still looms. For background, My Black Is Beautiful is a growing digital platform founded by Black women in 2016, and has amassed over 2.5 million followers via their Facebook group page, 52,000 followers on Twitter, and over 60,000 followers on Instagram. Since the top of the month, MBIB has launched a series of conversations with som...
Demi Lovato Sends A Message Of Love On Stonewall Day: ‘I Treasure Everything That You Are’
“I want everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community to know that I treasure everything that you are, and everything you do to make this world more inclusive, more creative, and more beautiful.” That’s how Demi Lovato put her personal message of hope, optimism, and resilience while addressing the virtual crowd for Stonewall Day, the superstar Pride Live event honoring the anniversary and legacy of the 1969 Stonewall Inn Uprising and the continued fight for LGBTQ+ equality. “As a member of the queer community, I feel so much pride joining you to celebrate Stonewall Day, a day we celebrate to honor the spirit of rebellion and to continue the conversation of equality,” she said to kick off her message. In the minute-long address that followed, Lovato called for people to d...
Hayley Kiyoko Brings Surging LGBTQ+ Anthem ‘Girls Like Girls’ To Stonewall Day
It might not be 20GayTeen anymore, but Hayley Kiyoko is still on top. As she took the virtual stage at Pride Live’s Stonewall Day to perform her gauzy take on The Killers’s “Mr. Brightside” and “Girls Like Girls,” the artist known to her fans as Lesbian Jesus made sure to shout out her peers in the LBGTQ+ community as she stood in front of a rainbow. “I’m so proud of my LGBTQIA+ community, especially on Stonewall Day,” she said. “We can see the energy and rebellion of 1969 still alive to this day, and it has to be because it is our job for our generation to continue the fight and to finally get lasting safety and equality for our community.” Her dreamy vocals for both tunes were backed up — via the magic of virtual technolog...
Taylor Swift Voices Support For Equality Act In Candid Stonewall Day Speech
“The Stonewall Inn has been such a symbol of rebellion in the face of oppression, and such a safe place for people,” Taylor Swift said on Friday (June 26), addressing a virtual audience during Stonewall Day. The celeb-stacked Pride Live event honored the legacy of the six-day riots that took place at the New York gay bar in 1969, which launched the gay liberation movement — and today, Pride Month. In recent weeks, Swift has been especially vocal about her support of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as those taking to the streets to demand justice for Black lives in the wake of the police killings of unarmed Black citizens George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and many more. In her candid, nearly two-minute-long speech, she reiterated her excitement about the Supreme Cour...
Kesha Offers Comfort And Hope With Powerful ‘Rainbow’ For Stonewall Day
Kesha kicked off 2020 by dropping an eclectic collection of bombastic dance-pop and folk-tinged ballads. Indeed, High Road, her fourth album, featured collaborations with artists as diverse as Big Freedia, Brian Wilson, Sturgill Simpson, and even her former dollar-sign Ke$ha persona. “I’ll just keep on doing what I do best,” she sings on “Shadow,” before specifying what, exactly, that is: “Pissing off people who wanna be pissed.” It’s the same kind of energy she brought to a colorful virtual performance during Pride Live’s Stonewall Day — glamorous pink and purple eye shadow, a rainbow backdrop, and, fittingly, her essential 2017 piano song “Rainbow.” Instead of full-on bombast, though, Kesha let the powerful words speak for...
Naira Marley – As E Dey Go MP3 Download
Here is a new joint from Naira Marley – As E Dey Go out now! President of the Marlians, Naira Marley as promised drops a new banger ‘As E Dey Go‘ after ‘Anywhere‘ . The Marlian Music boss had earlier given his fans a teaser of what to expect. The beat is hard and banging and would get you to dance. It was produced by the usual suspect Rexxie. Listen to Naira Marley – As E Dey Go below! https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Naira_Marley_-_As_E_Dey_Go_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help gi...
Louis The Child Channel Happiness In Being “Here For Now” with Debut Album
While it feels like Louis The Child have been here for some time now, they are finally debuting their first studio album, Here For Now. The Chicago-bred future-pop duo proves that perfecting your craft is worth the wait, delivering an impressive 14-track collection that exemplifies why they’ve developed such a devoted following. The album is chock full of uplifting, feel-good songs, which arrive during a time when we need positivity the most. Here For Now features the previously released singles “Little Things” with Quinn XCII and Chelsea Cutler, “Free” with Drew Love, “Every Color” with Foster The People, “Don’t Mind,” and “Nobody Like You” with Vera Blue. The album opens with a radio sound-off titled “Scooter’s Debut (Intro),” preparing the ...
Cristina Soto Delivers Acoustic Version of Seven Lions Remix of Tritonal’s “Still With Me”
In 2012, when Seven Lions remixed Tritonal and Cristina Soto‘s breakout track “Still With Me,” it catapulted the single to what Spotify considers part of the Best Dance of the 2010s. Both the original and remix combined have raked in over 30 million plays. Soto’s angelic vocals were the driving force of the track, creating an ethereal veil that allowed the production to shine through. She’s now back to revisit the remix, delivering an acoustic mix of the global hit. Soto channels the structure laid out by Seven Lions while still making it her own through wide-open soundscapes brought on by the lush guitar work of her brother, Rob Soto. They add even more emotion to the track by adding in strings by Haydn Vitera and bass from Omar Vallejo, two well-k...
Inspired by Japanese Culture, 9ToEarth Channel Haunting, Industrial Sound on “Kogarashi Tales”
Chilean artist Visonia and singer/songwriter Kika Stepa have been steadily releasing music under their 9ToEarth alias since early April this year. Just a few months later, the pair have unveiled their debut project Kogarashi Tales. After a stint in Japan, Stepa found herself inspired by both the chaotic city life of Tokyo and the peaceful atmosphere of the shrines and monuments scattered throughout the country. This served as the catalyst for Kogarashi Tales. Kika details that they are “very inspired by Asian culture” and that she based many ideas for the lyrics “on the idea of contrast that [she] believe[s] is a strong part of the Japanese culture.” “Kogarashi” is a Japanese word that means “winds that come before winter.” The ...
Beatport Teams Up with HE.SHE.THEY. Collective for Pride 2020 Livestream Featuring Maya Jane Coles, More
In honor of Pride 2020, Beatport has teamed up with international collective HE.SHE.THEY. for a full-day livestream celebration that will be spotlighting the rich trove of talent from the LGBTQIA+ community. The artists featured in the Pride 2020 event represent some of dance music’s many notable and diverse contributors from the community and its intersections. Today’s streaming schedule in chronological order features SYREETA, TOM STEPHAN / SUPERCHUMBO, Jaguar, PAGANO, Sippin’ T, Kiddy Smile, Catz ‘N Dogz, DJ PAULETTE, Maya Jane Coles, Wax Wings, J. Worra, Karsten Sollors, Nina Flowers, Lauren Flax, and CALAGNA. HE.SHE.THEY. is an inclusive collective with a mission focused on promoting diversity within the dance music community. The internationally-rec...
