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The National Football League plans to have the song “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” performed live or played via a recording before every Week 1 NFL game. The song is considered by many as the Black national anthem and would precede the traditional performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the official U.S. national…

EXCLUSIVE: Events are being completely redefined during COVID-19, with the word “virtual” becoming the driving concept at a time when physical gatherings are not possible. Navigating this 2020 landscape, Michael Sugar’s Sugar23 has teamed up with experiential agency Blue Revolver to bring to market new virtual event…

Milton Glaser, who created the iconic “I Love NY” logo that powered the city’s tourism industry to new heights, died Friday after suffering a stroke with added renal failure complications, his wife said. A native of the Bronx, Glaser came up with his logo concept while riding in another iconic part of New York – a…

EXCLUSIVE: Brittany Myers Adams has joined Artists First as Brand Manager, and will be tasked with building a new branding division while exclusively representing clients in the branding/endorsement space. Adams, formerly of WME, will bring over clients including Lena Waithe, Dan Levy, Cynthia Erivo and Kevin…

Not only are drive-ins making a comeback as the nation seeks movie-viewing alternatives in the slow recovery from the pandemic, but they’re actually taking a chance on films. Vertical Entertainment will bow the Bella Thorne action-crime thriller Infamous in close to three dozen drive-ins on the east coast, in the…

Disney+ has a massive hit on its hands with The Mandalorian, and one of the reasons for that is the character known as The Child, aka Baby Yoda, as nearly everyone calls him. The doll-like Baby Yoda is a member of the same alien species as Yoda from the Star Wars franchise, and he’s on the run in the series. He’s also…

Nevada was one of the hardest-hit states from the pandemic’s economic fallout, as its entertainment and tourism-driven economy was shuttered for two months. But that’s all changing, particularly for Las Vegas, as the state’s athletic commission has sanctioned two UFC events and two Top Rank boxing shows in the city…

Are you ready for face masks, kids? Aye-aye, Captain! ViacomCBS has begun selling protective face coverings featuring characters from shows including SpongeBob SquarePants,?Star Trek: Picard, MTV programs and more. Proceeds will go to charity, ViacomCBS Consumer Products said today. Sales of masks from Nickelodeon…

The National Basketball Association is having what it terms "exploratory conversations" with the Walt Disney Co. about resuming its postponed season. The league issued a statement Saturday on its Twitter account. If the talks bear fruit, the season would resume?in late July at Disney's ESPN complex in Orlando as a…

Apple TV+ has put a face to its Little Voice. The streamer today unveiled the first-look photo of Brittany O'Grady in the lead role of its musical drama from J.J. Abrams, Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson and set a July 10 premiere date. Check out the pic below. The half-hour coming-of-age series, which Apple TV+ ordere…

Disney Springs, the themed retail, dining and entertainment center at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, has set out the social distancing rules for its May 20 reopening. The complex has four?neighborhoods―The Landing, Marketplace, West Side and Town Center—built around bubbling springs. The theme…

ESPN host and NBA commentator Stephen A. Smith will host a one hour primetime special, After the Dance with Stephen A. Smith: A SportsCenter Special, on Tuesday, May 19 at 8 PM ET on ABC.? The outspoken Smith will be joined by basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson and several other NBA legends to discuss their…