Entertainment

Harry Connick, Jr. and Wife and Cancer Survivor Jill Connick Team Up to Urge People 50 and Older to Get Screened for Colon Cancer

MADISON, Wis. - Grammy and Emmy award winner, and Tony award nominee, the multi-talented musician, singer and actor Harry Connick, Jr. and his wife of 24 years and former model, Jill Connick, recently marked the fifth anniversary of Jill's recovery from breast cancer. As Jill credits timely screening and early detection for being a cancer survivor today, she is joining Harry to share their experience and to raise awareness of another cancer for which timely screening is critical: colon cancer.

Their efforts will support The New 50, a public education campaign sponsored by Exact Sciences, that debuts today during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The initiative aims to encourage people 50 and older to talk with their healthcare provider about screening, including the modern, noninvasive options that can fit into any schedule of this busy on-the-go "new 50" generation.

Rob Zombie Announces Lavish, Limited Edition 180-Gram Vinyl Box Set Collecting 11 Solo Albums

LOS ANGELES - Rob Zombie is celebrating 20 years of solo foot-stomping, hair-raising, and thrill-seeking with a fully stocked vinyl arsenal of the heaviest rock anthems known to man. To be released March 30 by UMe in a limited edition of 1,000 copies worldwide, each foil-stamp numbered ROB ZOMBIE vinyl box set features 11 Zombie solo albums exclusively on 15 audiophile-quality 180-gram LPs.

Available now for preorder only from uDiscoverMusicUS, the lavish box set collects all of Rob Zombie's studio and live solo albums, including several previously out-of-print or previously unreleased on black vinyl, plus the vinyl LP for Zombie's brand new live album, ASTRO-CREEP: 2000 LIVE, which also debuts on CD and digitally on March 30. The vinyl box set also includes all 11 albums as digital audio on an exclusive Creeper Robot USB device and other Rob Zombie-designed and commissioned extras available only in the new collection. Except for HELLBILLY DELUXE 2, all the albums are also available for individual preorder on standard weight black LPs.

Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of February 18, 2018

LOS ANGELES - comScore today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of February 18, 2018, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.

As the trusted industry partner for real-time box office reporting, comScore is the only theater-level movie measurement and analytics company providing insights across the world's largest markets, covering 95 percent of the global industry gross. Using comScore's suite of movie products, customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results from around the world.

Glen Campbell And Willie Nelson Nominated For Academy Of Country Music Award For Vocal Event Of The Year

LOS ANGELES - Music legends Glen Campbell and Willie Nelson have been nominated for the Academy of Country Music Award for Vocal Event of the Year for their poignant duet "Funny How Time Slips Away." The 53^rd Academy of Country Music Awards will air live on Sunday April 15, at 8 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.

"I'm so proud of my dad and so glad his music is still being enjoyed and recognized in the music community. He always put his heart and soul into every song he ever sang," said Ashley Campbell.

The Smashing Pumpkins Featuring Original Members Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, And James Iha Announce First Tour Since 2000

LOS ANGELES - GRAMMY® Award-winning, acclaimed alternative rock pioneers The Smashing Pumpkins today announced the Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour, their first tour in nearly 20 years to feature founding members Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and James Iha.

Produced by Live Nation, the 36-city tour will kick off in Glendale, AZ on July 12, 2018 and visit North American arenas throughout the summer. Tickets for the Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour will go on sale to the general public starting next Friday, February 23 at 10:00am local time and be available at LiveNation.com and via the Live Nation App.

Fandango Sells More Than 30% of Black Panther's Four Day Opening Weekend Tickets

LOS ANGELES - Fandango, the ultimate digital network for all things movies, announced today that it sold more than 30% of the U.S. four-day weekend box office dollars for "Black Panther," marking one of Fandango's largest shares of opening weekend for any movie in the company's 18-year history.

Fandango's "Black Panther" sales helped break several ticketing records, becoming the company's:

Top superhero opening weekend ticket-seller.
Top February opening weekend ticket-seller.
#4 All-Time Top Preseller (following the last three "Star Wars" movies).

‘Get Hitched’ at the 2018 Madera District Fair

MADERA - The Madera District Fair is holding a contest to search for a fun-loving couple to ‘Get Hitched’ during the 2018 Madera Fair on September 8th at 5:00 pm. Madera Fairs’ recent campaign, ‘It’s Your Fair,’ will take on a whole new dimension when fair guests gather to witness a Madera County couple say “I do” while surrounded by the glow of midway lights, cotton candy, barns, magicians, music and more!

According to Madera Fair CEO Tom Mitchell, “The winning couple can expect traditional wedding moments in this fun and unconventional setting, including cake cutting, a first dance and bouquet toss, but with a Madera Fair twist! And of course a Fair wedding wouldn’t be complete without a Ferris wheel ride, fair food and entertainment too!”