I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on The Handmaid’s Tale, Conan Gray, The Knocks, Sofia Camara, TRÍADA, Tic Tac Dough, and Bingo Blitz.
- Hulu has debuted the official trailer and key art for the sixth and final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” In the final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” June’s unyielding spirit and determination pull her back into the fight to take down Gilead. Luke and Moira join the resistance. Serena tries to reform Gilead while Commander Lawrence and Aunt Lydia reckon with what they have wrought, and Nick faces challenging tests of character. This final chapter of June’s journey highlights the importance of hope, courage, solidarity, and resilience in the pursuit of justice and freedom. “The Handmaid’s Tale” premieres Tuesday, April 8th with three episodes. New episodes stream Tuesdays and the series finales on May 27th.
- Platinum-selling singer, songwriter, and pop king Conan Gray celebrates five years of his debut album, Kid Krow, by unveiling his new Kid Krow, Decomposed (5 Year Anniversary) Digital Release out now via Republic Records. The album anniversary occurs while “The Cut That Always Bleeds” continues its viral success, rising up the Spotify Top 200 Chart five years after release. Listen Kid Krow, Decomposed (5 Year Anniversary) HERE. Kid Krow, Decomposed (5 Year Anniversary) notably includes one unreleased track, two new live recordings, and brand-new artwork illustrated by Conan Gray himself. Among the trio of new songs, Kid Krow, Decomposed includes “The Cut That Always Bleeds [Live],” “Heather (Lost Verse Version) [Live],” as well as an unheard studio track entitled “Bed Rest.” Watch the lyric video for “Bed Rest” HERE.
- The New York City electronic duo The Knocks and Canadian electro-pop powerhouse artist Dragonette (aka Martina Sorbara) announce their debut collaborative album Revelation to be released on June 6th via Neon Gold Records / Futures / Virgin. Along with the announcement, they reveal the third installment of their collaborative journey entitled “Foolish Pleasure“, after earlier releasing "Revelation" and “The Hero”. Once again, they deliver a match made in dance-pop heaven. This new era is set in a 1980's corporate liminal space at the fictional company Revelation Technologies, with Aquaria (RuPaul’s Drag Race winner) being the muse. The campaign is a satirical look at the homogenization of marketing and art in the modern landscape, presented through the lens of "executives" selling magic pill products by way of corporate doublespeak and overt sales tactics. This collaboration is a follow-up to The Knocks & Dragonette’s 2019 GRAMMY-nominated single "Slow Song." Revelation album pre-save
- Breakthrough pop artist Sofia Camara releases her first official body of work, launching her debut EP Was I(t) Worth It? via 21 Entertainment and Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, with international support from Mercury Records in the US and Polydor Records in the UK. A collection of songs that the 22-year-old emerging star has written over the last few years, Was I(t) Worth It? explores themes of heartbreak, toxic relationship cycles, accountability, and perseverance. It features the viral hit single “Who Do I Call Now? (Hellbent),” which has amassed over 44 million global streams since its release last year, the previously released song “Starlight,” and four new tracks, including the latest new single “Here We Go Again.”
- The Argentinian band TRÍADA—comprised of Diamela Spina (percussion, vocals), Aylen Reynoso (guitar) and Julia Percowicz (vocals)— share their debut EP De Versiones y Alma, out now on Verve Records / Mercury Records. De Versiones y Alma is a rich, bite-sized EP that offers a proper introduction to TRÍADA and captures their essence via covers of songs transformed with a fresh Argentine flair. Check out the EP here, and a performance video of “Bésame Mucho” also released today, here. The Buenos Aires-based trio, who started making music together while students in performing arts school, have amassed millions of views and a global audience since they began self-recording music in 2023. As they gained momentum, they decided to call themselves TRÍADA, a reference to the musical language of three notes that make a chord, and the sisterhood of three individuals.
- Game Show Network, the leader in game show entertainment across multimedia, premieres two new weeknight shows beginning Monday, April 14. Brooke Burns will host an updated version of the classic TIC TAC DOUGH at 7PM ET, while Valerie Bertinelli hosts an all-new show, BINGO BLITZ, based on the free-to-play app Bingo Blitz, at 7:30PM ET. TIC TAC DOUGH is an update of NBCUniversal’s classic format originally created by Robert Noah. The show is hosted by the incomparable Brooke Burns (“Master Minds”, “The Chase”), who guides two contestants as they compete to place three of their marks in a row on the giant trivia board. After three rounds, the winning player moves on to face the dragon in the grand prize round, where the dragon moves strategically on the board to block the player’s ability to make three-in-a-row and take home $10,000. Based on the #1 Free-to-Play App of the same name, in the BINGO BLITZ game show on Game Show Network, two contestants compete in a dynamic blend of trivia and bingo. The ultimate game of knowledge, strategy and luck, contestants answer trivia to earn bingo balls and points. In addition to numbered bingo balls, players also receive gold balls they can strategically place on their cards to increase their chances of making a bingo. Bingos earn the players bonus points, and special ‘power-ups’ on the players’ cards earn them extra points, bingo balls and prizes. After three rounds, the player with the highest score advances to the fast-action Blitz round, where making a bingo in 60 seconds or less awards them $10,000.
