EXCLUSIVE: Charlamagne Tha God’s late night series is getting a rebrand and a format shake-up at Comedy Central.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorRadio host and entrepreneur Charlamagne Tha God is producing the first Black Effect Podcast Festival in partnership with iHeartMedia, aimed at celebrating and amplifying Black voices in the podcast industry.The event will take place Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Brooklyn Mirage’s Avant Gardner venue in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Charlamagne Tha God will join popular personalities from the Black Effect Podcast Network for a day full of live podcast recordings and discussions. The festival will be hosted by comedian Lil Duval and Power 105.1 DJ and personality Nyla Symone.Charlamagne Tha God teamed with iHeartMedia two years ago to launch the Black Effect Podcast Network.
His deal with iHeartMedia as co-host of New York’s Power 105’s nationally syndicated radio show “The Breakfast Club” runs through 2025. The Black Effect Podcast Festival will feature live podcast tapings from the Black Effect’s most popular shows including “The 85 South Show,” “All The Smoke,” “We Talk Back,” “Reasonably Shady,” “Black Tech Green Money,” “WHOREible Decisions” and “The Trap Nerds Podcast.” Additionally, the event will feature a women in podcasting panel and one on the business of podcasting, which will feature Charlamagne Tha God and Dollie S.
Bishop, president of production and creative development for the Black Effect Podcast Network.“The Black Effect Podcast Network was created to amplify Black voices for new and established content creators and storytellers, giving them a space to showcase their creative vision in the ever-growing podcast game,” Charlamagne Tha God said in a statement. “I’m excited to celebrate the first-ever Black Effect Podcast Festival, where talented Black creators and aspiring
.EXCLUSIVE: Charlamagne Tha God’s late night series is getting a rebrand and a format shake-up at Comedy Central.
Charlamagne Tha God’s late-night show is being rebranded as it heads into its second season.The series, which returns Thursday, July 28 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT, will now be called “Comedy Central’s Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God.”The show is also getting a new format, featuring what MTV Entertainment Studios explained in a release was an unlikely pairings of comedians, outspoken celebrities and thought-leaders across the political spectrum to debate the current events permeating politics and culture with influential guests unpacking the stories blazing the headlines.“Last year I shared ‘Tha God’s Honest Truth’ about politics, culture and social issues but this year, I’m thinking enough shows talking about problems; I want to discuss solutions,” Lenard “Charlamagne” McKelvey said in a statement.
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Velvet Underground multi-instrumentalist John Cale set to headline.Formerly known as the Festival of Voice, Llais takes over the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay for five days, kicking off with the Welsh Music Prize ceremony on October 26.Other acts announced for the festival include Suede‘s Brett Anderson performing ‘Death Songbook’ with Charles Hazlewood and Paraorchestra. It debuted online at last year’s Gŵyl 2021 and will be performed in front of a live audience for the first time at Llais.Elsewhere on the line-up is South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, Black Midi, Cat Le Bon, Midlake, Bombino, Keeley Forsyth, and Les Amazones d’Afrique.The multi-day festival includes both free and ticketed events, with live music, digital experiences, free workshops, and more on the programme.Further acts will be announced in September and tickets can be found here.The time has come to reveal your Llais 2022 line-up.
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Miami Dolphins' undefeated 1972 team, died of pneumonia on Monday at the age of 76. Briscoe's daughter, Angela Marriott, informed the Associated Press of his death. Nicknamed «The Magician,» Briscoe was the first American professional football starting Black quarterback after being selected by the American Football League's Denver Broncos in 1968.
Podcasts are coming to you live and in-person! iHeartMedia and Charlamange Tha God announced the Black Effect Podcast Festival which will amplify Black voices in the podcast industry. On Tuesday, the long-time radio host and founder of the Black Effect Podcast Network announced the exciting event will take place Aug.
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Glastonbury Festival this weekend, Sugababes have confirmed a UK tour – check out dates below and get tickets here.READ MORE: Sugababes tell us about celebrating 20 years of ‘One Touch’ and plans for new musicThe reformed band – Siobhan Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan – will be heading out on their first UK headline tour in over 20 years in October, kicking off in Bristol before taking in Leeds, Manchester and Cardiff. The 17-date tour also includes a headline show at London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith and will finish with a gig at Glasgow’s o2 Academy.Speaking about the announcement, the band said: “We’re so excited to come full circle and announce our own headline UK tour. We’ll be hitting the road in October and November – can’t wait to see you all there.”The news follows a headline appearance at London’s Mighty Hoopla festival and comes ahead of a highly-anticipated appearance at Glastonbury Festival this weekend.
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