I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Paradise, Hularious, Harlem, Don Henley, Benee, Lyn Lapid, Sister Hazel, Lauren Spencer Smith, Crying City, Brenda Lee, Survielled, and the All Women’s Sports Network.
- Hulu has debuted the trailer for Dan Fogelman's upcoming drama series "Paradise," starring Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, and Julianne Nicholson. The Series premieres Tuesday, Janurary 28, 2026 with three episodes at launch, then weekly.
- Hulu's new stand-up comedy brand, Hularious, kicks off with Jim Gaffigan's new special on November 22. Touting a difgferant comedian every month, Hulu is putting the "special" back in comedy special. The Hularious stand-up ssprcials will be abaiable domestically on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers. The specials stram on Disney+ internationally. The schedule includes:
December 20th, 2024 – Ilana Glazer: Human Magic
January 17th, 2025 – Roy Wood Jr.: Lonely Flowers
February 21st, 2025 – Chris Distefano: It’s Just Unfortunate
March 2025 – Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
April 2025 – Jessica Kirson
May 2025 – Matteo Lane
June 2025 – Atsuko Okatsuka
July 2025 – Zarna Garg
August 2025 – Ralph Barbosa
September 2025 – Andrew Santino
October 2025 – Frankie Quinones
November 2025 – Sebastian Maniscalco
- After a shocking Season Two finale cliffhanger that left audiences on the edge of their seats, the news is finally out that Harlem will return for Season Three at the top of next year on January 23, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. From creator and writer Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Harlem will follow the core four women on the precipice of change like never before. Whether it be motherhood, singlehood, sisterhood, complicated career journeys, or even more complicated families, our stylish and ambitious best girlfriends strive to finally choose themselves above all else. To spice things up even more, newcomers Kofi Siriboe, Logan Browning, Robin Givens, and Gail Bean join the cast in recurring roles. Siriboe will portray Seth, an MLB player whose confident, charming, and sweet mannerisms land him a spot in one of the ladies’ hearts. Browning will portray Portia, an edgy and beautiful woman from Ian’s (Tyler Lepley) childhood, whose return to Harlem causes a stir. Bean will portray Given’s daughter Eva, a driven, yet playful venture capitalist who has started working with Tye (Jerrie Johnson). Click HERE for a ‘First Look’ at Season Three.
- As the Eagles’ continue their highly anticipated Sphere residency in Las Vegas, Nevada, UMe is releasing a 40th Anniversary vinyl edition of Don Henley’s triple-platinum BUILDING THE PERFECT BEAST album on November 15. BUILDING THE PERFECT BEAST is available now as a 2-LP set for the first time, remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. The album features the hit singles "The Boys of Summer,” “All She Wants to Do Is Dance," “Sunset Grill,” and “Not Enough Love in the World." The new 2-LP release will also feature the vinyl debut of the album’s complete track list, as “A Month Of Sundays” was only available previously on the CD, cassette, and digital versions. Order Building The Perfect Beast HERE now.
- Multi-Platinum alt-pop visionary BENEE serves up a brand new single “Animal,” out now via Republic Records—listen HERE and watch the music video HERE. “Animal” illuminates BENEE’s penchant for undeniable and unpredictable pop songcraft. A quirky beat sets the track in motion, which is accented by a glimmering loop and glitchy echoes. BENEE transfixes with a hummable hook, singing, “And you can’t stay mad at me, I’m just an animal. A micro-celebrity, but I mean nothing at all.” Stay tuned for the release of the music video, coming soon. On the song, BENEE shares, “‘Animal’ is a song I wrote when I felt extreme existential dread. When flying in a plane on tour, looking down onto what looks like an ant-like world really inspired the lyrics. How huge something feels when you’re in it, but zoomed out so SMALL. I love thinking about life like that.”
- Getting into the spirit of the season, rising singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Lyn Lapid shares her new four-track winter wishes EP, out now via Mercury Records—listen HERE & watch the visualizer for “Old Fashioned Christmas” HERE. On winter wishes, Lyn presents four original holiday songs wrapped up in her signature clever lyricism and open-hearted honesty. On lead single “Old Fashioned Christmas,” she yearns for “Christmas cards not texts at 3 a.m.,” while she takes flight solo during “Nightingale,” going on to reveal, “I won’t wish you a Merry Christmas, but I’ll send it anyway from a distance.” Then, there’s the catchy “Christmas You Deserve,” where she wishes nothing but coal for an ex, singing, “I wish that this December is your worst, ‘cause you’re the one who ruined mine first. I hope you have the Christmas you deserve.” Meanwhile, her icy resolve can’t numb the heartbreak of “Blame It On The Snow” as she confesses, “Blame it on the snow, but really I’m just missing you.”
- Platinum-selling band Sister Hazel marks its 30th band anniversary with its highly awaited, thirteenth full-length studio album, Sand, Sea & Crash Debris. Produced and mixed by Ben Jackson at East End Studio in Nashville, TN, the album is distributed by Rock Ridge Music, a Nashville-based label. It is now available across all major digital and streaming platforms, with options for fan bundles as well as physical CD and vinyl editions. Featuring a diverse track list, the album's 10 tracks are an immersive guide for listeners through personal and introspective experiences, exploring themes of vulnerability, love, growth, and renewal. Block further shares his enthusiasm for the album, stating, "This time, our studio mantra was, 'Let’s have FUN.' We aimed to swing for the fences, keep things fresh, and throw out the rule book!" ORDER SAND, SEA & CRASH DEBRIS
- The celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the Billboard Top 200 #1 and 6X Platinum landmark album Dr. Feelgood continues with the release of a newly remastered LIVE version of “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)”. Stream the track HERE live from the Dr. Feelgood tour in 1989-90 and relive the classic music video HERE! The Dr. Feelgood Online Pharmacy is NOW open, enter HERE and fill your prescription. No appointment required to pre-order/pre-save the 35th Anniversary editions, stream music, check out classic music videos & rare vintage clips, purchase Vegas Residency tickets, & much more. Out November 22, 2024 - Pre-order/Pre-save Dr. Feelgood 35th Anniversary Editions HERE!
- Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Glenn Slater, share "The Way It Was Before," performed by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith. “The Way It Was Before” serves as the first song off The Spellbound Soundtrack from the Netflix film by Skydance Animation. Listen HERE via Island/Republic. The SPELLBOUND Original Motion Picture Soundtrack arrives on November 22 in tandem with the much-anticipated animated film’s streaming premiere on NETFLIX.
- Continuing to quietly resonate with fans worldwide, Korean-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Crying City uncovers her anxiously awaited new You’re Still The Luckiest Thing To Happen To Me… EP out now via Soka Records and Mercury Records. Listen to You’re Still The Luckiest Thing To Happen To Me… EP HERE. She celebrates the arrival of the project with the music video for the single and opener “Architect” today. Watch HERE. On the track, her lilting vocals dissolve into the swell of a soaring guitar solo drenched in raw emotion as sustained notes ring out through the haze. At the same time, she nervously wonders aloud, “Did I tell you how much I’ve missed you, how you look better, are you around to talk?” The visual translates this sentiment to the screen.
- Brenda Lee’s “Noche Buena y Navidad,” the new Spanish adaptation of her iconic holiday hit, “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” soundtracks the myriad ways Christmas is celebrated across Latin America and amongst Latine families in the U.S. in the charming new video created by Fantoons, the renowned animation studio co-founded by Venezuelan-born, U.S.-based writer and director, David Calcano, and producer, Linda Otero. Watch “Noche Buena y Navidad” here: https://brendalee.lnk.to/
- SURVEILLED tracks Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ronan Farrow as he investigates the growing business of commercial spyware, following the story from New York City to Tel Aviv, Israel, a center of espionage cybertechnology. Once a target of covert surveillance himself, Farrow explores the multi-billion-dollar industry, addressing the contradictory uses and implications of phone hacking – the ability to monitor criminal activity and the attendant threats to civil liberties. Commercial spyware, capable of taking full control of cell phones without the owners’ knowledge, and long billed as a tool purchased by governments to fight terrorism, is now appearing on the phones of activists, journalists, politicians, and ordinary people. SURVEILLED takes us inside the secretive industry and into the offices of the Israeli spyware company NSO Group, gaining rare access to the engineers and executives behind the controversial spyware Pegasus. As Farrow exposes the complex relationship between the spyware-makers and the big tech companies dedicated to preventing security breaches of their platforms, SURVEILLED illuminates a clandestine business reshaping contemporary concepts of privacy and power and reveals the ethical dilemmas that citizens and governments must now navigate in the brave new world of cyberespionage. As Farrow follows a reporting trail to Barcelona, Spain, and the largest documented mass-hack using commercial spyware, the film reflects on the human consequences for communities caught in the crossfire of 21st century cyberwarfare. View Trailer.
- Whoopi Goldberg, EGOT winner, producer, and advocate for equality, and international streaming media company JungoTV, announced the launch of All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN), the first global media channel dedicated exclusively to showcasing women’s sports, in the United States today on VIZIO WatchFree+ channel 1367 in the United States. The international network is now available on VIZIO WatchFree+ (United States), Jio TV and Jio TV+ (India), Evision (UAE/Saudi Arabia), and Jungo Pinoy (Philippines). CommonSpirit Health, one of the United States’ largest healthcare systems, has signed on as the network's premiere brand partner in the U.S. The network will air 2000 hours of live, first-run sports in 2024/2025. Programming starting November 13: The channel launches with live WNBL basketball and Hockey One League women's games.
