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Acclaimed Documentary “Mr. SOUL!” Premieres Aug. 1st on HBO Max | WATCH TRAILER!


 
Critically Acclaimed Documentary “Mr. SOUL!” Premieres August 1st on HBO Max
 
Award-winning film celebrates Ellis Haizlip, the trailblazing producer and host of the groundbreaking PBS variety show, ‘SOUL!’ Centering Black Joy
 
NEW YORK, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Executive Producers Chaz Ebert, record executive and film producer Ron Gillyard, producer and director Stan Lathan, Hillman Grad Productions producing partner Rishi Rajani, Run&Shoot Filmworks CEO Stephanie T. Rance, actor and producer Blair Underwood…

TV One Special “Unsung Presents: Music & The Movement” | Airing Jan. 18th, 2021


 
Emmy Award-Winning Producer P. Frank Williams Produces TV One Special Unsung Presents: Music & The Movement Airing Monday, January 18, 2021 At 8 p.m. ET/7C
 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Connection To Stevie Wonder And Gil Scott-Heron Explained By Rev. Al Sharpton
 
Two-Part Documentary Celebrates Black Music And Social Justice
 
(Los Angeles, CA – January 14, 2021) — TV One shines a light on Stevie Wonder and Gil Scott-Heron’s work to rally support to establish a holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr. in the two-hour, two-part special Unsung Presents: Music & The Movement airing Monday, January 18, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET/7C.

Urban Legends to Release Episode 2 “Funky President” From Animated Mini-Series ‘Get Down, The Influence of James Brown’ on Sept. 1st, 2020


 
URBAN LEGENDS/UME RELEASES
FUNKY PRESIDENT
 
EPISODE TWO OF JAMES BROWN
MINI-DOCUMENTARY
Get Down, The Influence of James BROWN
 
Santa Monica, CA – August 12, 2020 ­­– Urban Legends, a division of UMe, Universal Music Group’s global catalog company, is continuing to spotlight one of the greatest artists of all-time, “The Godfather of Soul” James Brown, with the second installment of the animated mini-series Get Down, The Influence of James Brown.

“The Apollo: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” – Digital Album Available NOW | CD & 2LP Vinyl Coming Dec. 20th | HBO Documentary ‘The Apollo’ Premieres Nov. 6th, 2019


 
‘The Apollo: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’ Digital Album Out Now; CD & 2LP Vinyl To Be Released December 20 HBO Documentary ‘The Apollo’ Premieres November 6
 
Debuts New Robert Glasper Song with Vocals by Ledisi, Plus Selections from Glasper’s Original Score and Spoken Excerpts from Angela Bassett, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Pharrell Williams and Others
 
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the digital edition of THE APOLLO: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack has been released by Universal Music Group/Blue Note Records/Polygram Entertainment/UMe, just ahead of the new HBO documentary’s November 6 broadcast premiere.

“Lionel Richie at Glastonbury” Festival Performance Coming to Cinemas Worldwide in Nov. 2019 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Grammy Award®-Winning Superstar Lionel Richie’s Legendary Glastonbury Festival Performance is Coming to Cinemas Worldwide This November
 
The One-Night Event Features Exclusive Content, With Richie Speaking About His Life, Career and Glastonbury Performance
 
DENVER, Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — On November 19, Fathom Events and Meteor 17 will launch an exclusive, one-night global theatrical release of “Lionel Richie at Glastonbury,” the filmed version of veteran singer-songwriter Lionel Richie‘s iconic Glastonbury Festival performance.

Eagle Vision to Release New Documentary “Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes” on Sept. 6th, 2019 | WATCH TRAILER!


 
EAGLE VISION PROUDLY PRESENTS
 
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
The legendary Blue Note Records celebrates 80th Anniversary with new documentary film released on DVD, Blu-ray & Digital.
 
New York, NY (July 16, 2019)– Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes explores the vision behind the iconic American jazz record label. Since its inception in 1939, Blue Note created an environment for creativity to flourish, encouraging artists to push creative boundaries in search of uncompromising expressions.

Aretha Franklin Documentary “Amazing Grace” – Coming to Theaters April 5th, 2019 | WATCH TRAILER!


 
Amazing Grace, the Grammy winning, live gospel concert event starring Aretha Franklin, is now being released to movie theaters
 
In 1972, Aretha Franklin recorded a live gospel concert for a two album set entitled Amazing Grace for Atlantic Records. Those electrifying two nights that resonated throughout the New Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles won a Grammy Award.

‘Diana Ross: Her Life, Love and Legacy’ Featuring ‘Diana Ross Live in Central Park’ is Coming to Movie Theaters | Premiering March 26th, 2019 | WATCH TRAILER!


 
‘Diana Ross: Her Life, Love and Legacy’ Featuring ‘Diana Ross Live in Central Park’ is Coming to the Big Screen With a Special Two-Night Event in Cinemas Worldwide This March
 
DENVER, Feb. 4 , 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Diana Ross and Fathom Events will celebrate the star’s 75th Diamond Diana Birthday Celebration with a special gift to fans around the world. The special two-night screening of “Diana Ross: Her Life, Love and Legacy” featuring “Diana Ross Live in Central Park” comes to movie theaters worldwide, premiering on her birthday, March 26,

Documentary on Blues Legend Frank Bey “Ask Me How I Feel” – Coming Soon | WATCH TEASER VIDEO!


 
“Ask Me How I Feel,” a documentary film about a singer’s return to the stage after music broke his heart, named a “Project We Love” by Kickstarter
 
PHILADELPHIA – Oct. 11, 2018 – PRLog — The vision for “Ask Me How I Feel” was born in Philadelphia, PA in February 2016 when filmmakers Marie Hinson and Thomas Daniel Dwyer met Frank Bey and decided to follow him to the Blues Music Awards in Memphis where he was nominated for two awards that year.

Robert Townsend’s Soulful Documentary “Making The Five Heartbeats” Arrives in Theaters Aug. 27th, 2018 | WATCH TRAILER!


 
‘Making The Five Heartbeats’ Revisits Robert Townsend’s 1991 Classic Motown Inspired Movie
 
Fathom Events Presents Townsend’s Soulful Documentary in Select Cinemas Nationwide on Monday, August 27 Only
 
DENVER, July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — In the early 90s, actor, comedian, writer and director, Robert Townsend, went against every obstacle in Hollywood, relying on his faith, street smarts, and tenacity to bring his passion project, 1991’s “The Five Heartbeats,” to big screens.