Tank and the Bangas to pay tribute to their New Orleans roots at Essence Festival
New Orleans group Tank and the Bangas got a big boost when they won a 2017 National Public Radio contest for โundiscovered bands."
Pedro Pascal and World Bank's Ajay Banga among those named to Carnegie's 2023 Great Immigrants list
World Bank President Ajay Banga, Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan, singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette and โThe Mandalorianโ star Pedro Pascal are on this yearโs Great Immigrants list from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Jazz Fest โ 'one of the gems' โ cranks up in New Orleans
Sounds of R&B, rock โn roll, Zydeco, pop, blues, country, rap, gospel and, of course, jazz flowed throughout the Fair Grounds Race Course Friday as the 2023 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival opens its two-weekend run.
French Quarter Festival unveils lineup for 40th anniversary
Organizers have announced a lineup of more than 270 acts for New Orleansโ 40th annual French Quarter Festival, billed as Louisianaโs largest free showcase of music, food and culture.
New this week: Dinosaurs, Def Leppard and 'The Responder'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from Def Leppard, a five-part Apple+ series on dinosaurs and a documentary about the late composer Stephen Sondheim and his musical โCompany.โ.
ABC's new 'Women of the Movement' about Emmett Till's mother
ABC will air a limited series, โWomen of the Movement,โ about Mamie Till-Mobley, whose son Emmett Till became an icon of the civil rights movement after he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955.
One Good Thing: Special Olympian spreads message of love
(Gary Schottle via AP)Gary Schottle arrived in time to see the other kids in line hitting and jumping on his young son. Special Olympics changed everything. Special Olympics has since branched out to more than 170 countries, empowering more than 5 million athletes who had often been cast aside. In 20 years of Special Olympics competition, Tank's confidence has soared, his leadership spreading across playing fields, the Houston area and beyond. Once one of the bullied, he has become a living embodiment of the Special Olympics message.
New this week: 'Enola Holmes,' Public Enemy and Bonnaroo
Hereโs a collection curated by The Associated Pressโ entertainment journalists of whatโs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIESโ โEnola Holmesโ: Itโs somewhat fitting that โStranger Thingsโ breakout Millie Bobby Brown gets her first starring role in a Netflix film, โEnola Holmes,โ coming to the streamer Wednesday. โ The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was supposed to take place in June in Tennessee but was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. This week, though, the festival is launching Virtual ROO-ALITY, a three-night live broadcast featuring new performances as well as content from the Bonnaroo archive. The two-hour film will be available at 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday at pbs.org/frontline and on YouTube at 9 p.m. EDT.