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  The ABFF Comedy Show Returns, Hosted by  Abbott Elementary’s  Janelle James LOS ANGELES, CA  – The American Black Film Festival (ABFF)  has announced its 2024 Talks Series lineup, featuring conversations and panels with industry leading directors, producers, and talent, including Nia Long, Meagan Good, and more. The 28th annual ABFF will take place in Miami Beach June 12-16 and will be available to a global audience June 17 – 24 on ABFF PLAY ( https://abffplay.com/ ). In addition, the ABFF Comedy Show will be returning this year on Friday evening, June 14 with host Janelle James from ABC’s “Abbott Elementary.” Emerging stand-up comedians Alfred Kainga, Anthony Oakes, Apple Brown Betty, Mason King, and Rashaun Reese will take the 2024 ABFF Comedy Show stage to bring an evening full of laughter. “We are thrilled to announce a robust lineup of conversations from industry leading professionals across film, television, music, and more,” said NICE CROWD President Ni...

  TALENT JOIN RECORDING ACADEMY ®  CEO HARVEY MASON JR. AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR TAMMY HURT TO CELEBRATE THIS YEAR'S NOMINEES IN VIRTUAL LIVESTREAM ON TUES, NOV. 23 SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (NOV. 22, 2021)  — The Recording Academy ®  announced today the talent who will join CEO  Harvey Mason jr.  and Board of Trustees Chair  Tammy Hurt  to help reveal the nominees of all 86 categories for the  64th Annual GRAMMY Awards ®   on  Tues,  Nov. 23 , via a virtual livestream event. Comedian  Nate Bargatze , past GRAMMY ®  nominee  Jon Batiste , past GRAMMY nominees  BTS ® , four-time GRAMMY ®  Award winner  H.E.R. , "CBS Mornings" anchor  Gayle King , rock band  Måneskin , past GRAMMY nominee  Tayla Parx , singer-songwriter  Carly Pearce , and special guests will be part of the nominations livestream that will begin at  approximately 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET  live from the ...

  Preceding the   2021 GRAMMY Awards show , the 63rd GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony will take place   Sunday, March 14, at noon PT , and will be streamed live internationally via   GRAMMY.com . Hosted by current three-time GRAMMY nominee  Jhené Aiko , the Premiere Ceremony will feature a number of performances by current GRAMMY nominees, including: Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper  Burna Boy , jazz band  Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science , blues musician  Jimmy "Duck" Holmes , classical pianist  Igor Levit ,   Latin   electropop musician   Lido Pimienta ,   singer, songwriter and performance artist   Poppy ,   and singer, songwriter and composer  Rufus Wainwright .  Kicking off the event will be a tribute performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of the classic  Marvin Gaye  track "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)". The special all-nominee ensemble performance will feature...

buzzz worthy. . . The White House announces the full program, activities, and talent line-up for the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll, a tradition in its 138 th year and the largest annual public event at the White House.    The Easter Egg Roll will take place Monday, March 28, on the South Lawn of the White House and in honor of the final Easter Egg Roll of the Obama Administration, this year’s theme is “Let’s Celebrate.” The event will feature live music, sports courts, cooking stations, storytelling and, of course, Easter egg rolling. In support of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! Initiative, this year’s event will also include the first-ever White House Fun Run, where First Lady Michelle Obama will join 250 children on a short run to promote active and healthy lifestyles for kids.   To learn more about the Easter Egg Roll visit www.WhiteHouse.gov/eastereggroll . Tune in for live streams from the South Lawn on March 28, 2016 on WhiteHouse...