NASHVILLE, TN — The New Year has just started but for singer/songwriter/ producer Mike Posner it’s already a banner year. He has a Grammy Award nomination, one billion streams for only one song, “I Took a Pill in Ibiza,” which is at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, after also ranking high on several charts throughout Europe. The song (‘Ibiza’) has yielded the young 28-year-old performer not only over 1 billion streams but it’s now the #2 most streamed song of 2016 on Spotify, earning Posner a Grammy nomination in the Record of the Year category alongside Adele, Beyonce,…
Author: Janice Malone
NOTE — This story originally ran in the October 31, 2016 issue. But since Moonlight has now won the 2017 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Picture of the Year, we decided to share the story again with readers who may have missed the first run. The film received a total of 6 Golden Globe nominations. Moonlight, an indie movie with a budget of only $5 million, is the sleeper film that’s taking Hollywood by storm. Leading media ranging from the NY Times, Rotten Tomatoes to Variety magazine, are giving it 4 and 5 star reviews. One major film critic…
Nashville, TN—Taylor Hicks, American Idol season five winner will be performing in Nashville this weekend for a series of shows at City Winery, November 16 – 20. From the start, Hicks’ material on the mega-hit show set him apart, with a unique take on Southern soul, R&B, country and blues. 64 million votes were cast when Hicks won. Over 37 million Americans- 200 million viewers worldwide, tuned in to crown Hicks the Season 5 winner of AMERICAN IDOL, making it one of the most-watched TV events of the last decade.Hicks launched his career as one of the most popular AMERICAN…
Nashville, TN–It looks as if three times was indeed the charm for Christian recording artist Lauren Daigle, as she cleaned up the not one, not two but three Dove Awards during last week’s 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards. The sold-out annual event took place at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena and was aired on the Trinity Broadcasting Network this past Sunday night (October 16th). Event hosts Tye Tribbett and King & Country, worked together like clockwork, even though it was their first time ever even meeting each other! “We are all one tonight, and that is love amplified,” says show co-host…
“BOSSES DON’T FOLLOW WE LEAD” it’s the tagline which is the driving force behind the success of the Nashville-based clothing line of the same name. Bosses Don’t Follow We Lead is the online urban style clothing wear company that offers customers the latest fashionable pieces of hats, polo shirts, hoodies, caps, tees, jackets, pants, unisex attire, kids clothing and even more. “We have so much stuff. We even have coffee mugs with our ‘Bosses Don’t Follow We Lead’ logo,” says company founder Gene Gates from his Nashville area studio and office. According to Mr. Gates the company will soon be…
With a crazy presidential election approaching, football season in the air and the holiday season just around the corner, Americans may need to find a way to have a little fun with their favorite “brewsky.” To celebrate National Drink Beer Day earlier this week, Budweiser launched the ‘Beer With Your Buds’ National Survey—a first-of-its-kind study that asked 2,000 Americans (conducted by Learndipity Data Insights, ages 21+) to choose their top drink to enjoy with friends at a bar or other social venue. Key findings include that overall, the East Coast is the U.S. region that loves beer most (40%), followed…
Nashville, TN – Nashville visual artist Ashley Mintz will present the exhibit “Being Black in America: A Comparison of Past and Present” of artwork at the Scarritt Bennett Center, Laskey Gallery, which runs from Oct 5 through Dec 20, 2016. An artist reception will be October 7th from 4:30 – 6:30pm. (Free & open to the public). “This exhibit is based around different things,” shares Ashley. “It touches on the shootings of black men by police officers. So there are some paintings that depict this. There are a few paintings based around the identity of black people and the treatment…
Memphis, TN —The long awaited Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is now officially open. The entire world can now visit this historical museum, located at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum contains about 40,000 objects, items and artifacts. Of those, about 3,500 are currently on display. Among those thousands of priceless pieces, are the personal items of the late Bishop G.E. Patterson, a longtime major leader in the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) denomination. Bishop Patterson was the founder of Bountiful Blessings Ministries and served as Presiding Bishop and Chief Apostle of…
The Tribune’s chat with famed broadcaster Larry King continues this week. Larry visited Nashville recently to do a series of celebrity interviews for his multi-Emmy nominated online interview series Larry King Now for Ora TV and Hulu. https://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow The legendary broadcaster’s show features not just celebrities but also social media stars, influencers, musicians, politicians, athletes, and all personalities alike. During his Nashville visit the Tribune had the opportunity to chat with the acclaimed “King of Talk” who will be celebrating 60 years as a broadcaster as of May 2017, having done about 60,000 interviews throughout his illustrious career. In part…
(Nashville, TN)–Broadcasting legend Larry King was in town recently, to film interviews for a new season of his multi-Emmy nominated digital series “Larry King Now” for Ora TV and Hulu. (https://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow). While in Nashville Larry taped interviews with Dolly Parton, Wynonna Judd, Scott Borchetta, Brothers Osbourne, Kix Brooks. Larry’s new digital series is a sit down interview type talk show, similar to the one he did on CNN (“Larry King Live”) but this digital series is more vast and casual. It features not just celebrities, but also social media stars, influencers, musicians, politicians, athletes, special events and all personalities alike. Other exciting things going on include Larry King Now’s two recent Daytime Emmy nominations.…