Fiona Apple pens music for ‘Bob’s Burgers’ creators’ new animated series ‘Central Park’

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorThe Smurfs are coming to Nickelodeon. The ViacomCBS-owned network has partnered with LAFIG Belgium and IMPS, the worldwide licensors for The Smurfs, on a new original CG-animated series based on the iconic property, along with a consumer products line.

Fiona Apple is putting two of the songs from Fetch the Bolt Cutters to good use. According to the Fiona Apple Rocks Tumblr, the singer will donate all proceeds from TV and movie placements for "Shameika" and "Heavy Balloon" to charity for the next two years. In the case of "Shameika," the royalties will go to the Harlem Children's Zone, while the "Heavy Balloons" proceeds will go to Seeding Sovereignty.

Singer Fiona Apple has pledged to donate two years' worth of song royalties to charity.Following the release of her critically acclaimed studio album Fetch the Bold Cutters in April, Apple promised to donate all money made from two of the record's tracks when they are featured on TV and film.Royalties from the track “Shameika” will be given to the Harlem Children’s Zone, which aims to help end intergenerational poverty in the New York neighbourhood of Harlem.Meanwhile, money made by “Heavy

Fiona Apple has pledged to charity two years worth of film and TV sync royalties from two songs on her latest album ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’.In handwritten notes shared via a fan Tumblr account, Apple wrote that all sync income from ‘Shameika’ for the next two years will go to The Harlem Children’s Zone charity, while income from ‘Heavy Balloon’ will be donated to Seeding Sovereignty.Recognising that there is an outside chance that this commitment could result in zero income for these charities,

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Over the past few years, we’ve seen Amazon Prime Video move from being the place for unique, award-winning series to more big-budget franchise fare, such as “Jack Ryan” and the forthcoming billion-dollar “Lord of the Rings.” However, sometimes, the streamer will surprise you, as is the case with the upcoming series “Rodeo Queen.” READ MORE: Dakota Johnson Joins Olivia Wilde’s Upcoming Thriller, ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ According to Deadline, Amazon has signed on to develop a new mockumentary-style

Pete Davidson’s new film, The King Of Staten Island, helped him come to terms with the death of his firefighter father.The actor, who lost his dad in the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York City in 2001, portrays an aspiring tattoo artist, struggling to process the death of his father 17 years prior in the comedy he co-wrote.“I really wanted this to be cleansing for me,” the Saturday Night Live regular tells CBS This Morning.

made national headlines after a video he shot of a white woman in Central Park calling the police on him following a dispute over her failure to keep her dog on a leash is using his temporary platform to endorse New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres for an open congressional seat in the South Bronx.Cooper, an openly gay East Village resident, has a history of LGBTQ activism, including participating in a counter-protest against a 2011 rally held by then-State Sen. Ruben Díaz, Sr.

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Fiona Apple has joined the ongoing protests in Los Angeles to support justice for George Floyd, who was murdered at the hands of four Minnesota police officers.One officer, Derek Chauvin, has been arrested and charged with third degree murder and second degree manslaughter, but the three others on the scene have been fired but not yet taken into custody."Cops: Don't be white chauvinists.

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Where can you get new music from the likes of Sara Bareilles, Fiona Apple, Meghan Trainor and Cyndi Lauper? In Central Park. No, not the actual Central Park, but the new animated series from the creators of Bob's Burgers and Josh Gad, now streaming on Apple TV+.

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, Josh Gad’s charming new animated musical comedy about the lives in and around the New York City landmark, features an all-star cast whose past roles include, Broadway’s and more. So how did Gad assemble an Avengers of musical comedy? «A lot of sleepless nights and desperate phone calls,» the performer, who created the series alongside ’ Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith, tells ET. 

YouTube star Myka Stauffer and her husband, James, tearfully shared in a video on Tuesday that their adopted son, Huxley, is no longer living with them.

Carrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher are opening up like never before in their new web series,

Carrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher are opening up like never before in their new web series, “Mike and Carrie: God & Country”.

YouTube star Myka Stauffer and her husband, James, tearfully shared in a video on Tuesday that their adopted son, Huxley, is no longer living with them.