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EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has acquired worldwide rights to Emmy-winning director Nancy Buirski's documentary A Crime on the Bayou, the third in her trilogy of films that explore vital stories from the Civil Rights era. Shout! Studios, the distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory, plans a theatrical release…

It's the most famous symbolic protest in all of sport, and one of the most potent in American history. In October 1968, U.S. sprinter Tommie Smith took the podium after winning the gold medal in the 200-meter dash at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. As the national anthem began to play, Smith and his teammate…

"Good evening, America, proud to be here in cold Washington D.C.," Bruce Springsteen said Wednesday night, kicking off the Celebrating America apogee of today's unprecedented inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. If you had any questions about the tone the concert special was going to aim for, the Boss' choice…

Lady Gaga may be belting out the National Anthem at Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' inauguration on January 20, but the Boss will be hitting the stage for the new Commander in Chief in primetime that very night. Bruce Springsteen has signed on to the Celebrating America TV special that will air on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN…

Tommie Smith, who won the Gold Medal and broke the world record in the 200-meter race in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and promptly got banished by the USOC and rendered a pariah for raising a gloved fist during the National Anthem to protest racism, is poised to get more of the reconsideration he deserves. With Dra…

Leading the list of honorees for the Critics Choice Association’s third annual Celebration of Black Cinema are Delroy Lindo receiving the Career Achievement Award, John Legend and Mike Jackson as Producers of the Year, Tessa Thompson winning the Actors Award, recent Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II for the…

Tencent Music Entertainment Group acquired an undisclosed minority stake in LA-based Wave and the two have inked a strategic partnership to catapult the interactive virtual entertainment company into China. The agreement calls for TME, China's leading online music platform, to air Wave experiences on all its…

No matter who wins on Tuesday night, the past four years will leave a lasting impact on politics, government, culture and many other corners of society. On a special Election Day edition of the Deadline podcast POTUS 2020: Battleground America, director-writer Adam McKay joins us to talk about post-election…

UPDATED, with details of final Trump rally: Lady Gaga blasted Donald Trump for the comments he made in the infamous Access Hollywood tape as she performed for Joe Biden in his closing campaign rally in Pittsburgh. “Now is your chance to vote against Donald Trump, a man who believes his fame gives him the right to grab…

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is making another fundraising push in the final days before the Nov. 3, with a virtual concert on Sunday that will feature a long lineup of musicians including John Legend, Cher and Andra Day. Also in the lineup: A$AP Ferg, Sara Bareilles, Aloe Blacc, Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer…

John Legend, The Chicks, Common and Billie Eilish are among the performers scheduled to appear next week at the Democratic National Convention. Also in the lineup: Leon Bridges, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Maggie Rogers, Prince Royce and Stephen Stills. They will be featured at points during the four nights of the…

EXCLUSIVE: John Legend's Get Lifted Film Co and Nia Long are teaming with Sony Pictures TV to bring the saga of power, race and political intrigue of Goldie Taylor's 2018 bestseller Paper Gods to ABC. Fatal Affair and Dear White People’s Long will star and executive produce the project, now in development with Get…