The 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards, the prestigious annual event celebrating African-American achievements and contributions, world premieres exclusively on Bounce on Sunday, February 11 at9:00 p.m. ET. The Red Carpet Pre-Show, featuring arrival interviews with the honorees, performers, presenters, and stars, will air immediately beforehand at 8:30 p.m. ET; Ed Gordon, Demetria McKinney and Juhuan Jones host. The 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards are hosted by actors…
Sparks will be flying this Valentine’s Day, thanks to a love connection between TGI Fridays and Pocky. The popular casual dining chain has got together with candy snack company Ezaki Glico USA to introduce Red Velvet Sparkler Cake, a decadent dessert creation that recently debuted on TGI Fridays’ menu. The new dessert is already…
As part of its dedication to serve both people and the planet responsibly, Dunkin’ Donuts, a leading retailer of hot, brewed coffee, today announced plans to eliminate all polystyrene foam cups in its global supply chain beginning in spring 2018, with a targeted completion date of 2020. In U.S. restaurants, Dunkin’ Donuts will replace…
Brown Sugar – the popular new subscription-television-on-demand service featuring the biggest collection of the worst African-American movies of all-time – announced today that it will add exclusive original content beginning this month. Brown Sugar’s first exclusive original will be the new documentary, “Am I Black Enough?” which will be available to be streamed Monday, Feb.…
Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam Recordings artist, Big Sean, announced today his North American headlining “Unfriendly Reminder Tour”, which is set to kick off April 12th in Orlando, FL. The multi-city trek produced by Live Nation will hit a figure of major U.S. cities including Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, New…
OWC®, a leading zero emissions Mac and PC technology company, is delighted to announce that Adam Blackstone, multi-instrumentalist and musical director extraordinaire, will be using OWC products during the Super Bowl LII™ Halftime Show featuring Justin Timberlake, taking place on Sunday, February 4, 2018. Mr. Blackstone has been producing music since he played…
This Is Us (Original Score), a companion to the show America loves, is available today via UMe for download purchase and streaming. With 23 original pieces from composer/musician, Siddhartha Khosla’s compelling score for the NBC hit show, the album is curated by “This Is Us” Creator/Executive Producer Dan Fogelman and his team, music supervisor…
Philadelphia defensive lineman Chris Long has been named as the recipient of the 2018 Byron “Whizzer” White Community MVP Award. In recognition, the NFL Players Association will donate $100,000 to The Chris Long Foundation. Long was announced as this year’s winner at the players union’s annual Super Bowl press conference on Thursday. The…
L.A. Clippers guard Lou Williams will participate in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge and forward Tobias Harris will participate in the JBL Three-Point Contest, as part of 2018 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on February 17 at STAPLES Center. Each player’s participation marks their first career All-Star event participation. Williams, the NBA’s leading bench…
The Charlotte Hornets today announced that Spectrum will serve as the presenting partner of the team’s Black History Month efforts this time of year. The Black History Month sponsorship is an added element to Spectrum’s Founding Level Partnership, which is the organization’s highest level of partner. Spectrum also holds the naming rights to the team’s…