Kirk Franklin Named Songwriter of the Year at BMI’s 2020 ‘Trailblazers of Gospel Music’ Virtual Event

Comic-Con YouTube page, but when they first drop, you'll only be able to watch them via a link from Comic-Con International. We've compiled all the major movie and TV panels included in this virtual convention below, and we'll be updating this list with links where you'll be able to watch live as we draw closer to the event.  This story will be updated as more panels and participating talent is announced.

Ellise Shafer editorVariety‘s virtual Power of Law event presented by City National Bank brought in experts from across the industry on July 15 to discuss the importance of making entertainment more equitable for both those in the spotlight and behind-the-scenes.Music attorney Dina LaPolt; Jody Gerson, Universal Music Publishing Group chairman and CEO; Effie Brown, CEO of Gamechanger Films; Kelly Coffey, CEO of City National Bank; and DeVon Franklin, president and CEO of Franklin Entertainment

Comic-Con has some big plans ahead for their upcoming virtual event this year.

Comic-Con YouTube page, but when they first drop, you'll only be able to watch them via a link from Comic-Con International. We've compiled all the major movie and TV panels included in this virtual convention as well as the links to the pages where you'll be able to find them when they go live below.  This story will be updated as more panels and participating talent is announced as we draw closer to the big event.

Ringo Starr couldn't celebrate his birthday with his usual party at the Capitol Records building in Hollywood, the former Beatle brought the fun online on Tuesday (July 7) to celebrate the big 8-0 safely and socially distanced.Proceeds raised during the show benefited four organizations, including Black Lives Matter Global Network, the David Lynch Foundation, MusiCares and WaterAid.On the Black Lives Matter movement, Starr took some time to note how influential black music was to creating the

The 2020 Presidential race in the US is starting to get crowded again. Just when we thought we were down to two candidates before the November 3 general election—Donald Trump and Joe Biden—Kanye West entered the race, inspiring other celebrities to follow him.

Also Read: Pharrell Williams on How He Got Virginia to Make Juneteenth an Official State Holiday (Video)Here is the official description:“Voices of Fire follows Pharrell Williams’ hometown community as it builds one of the world’s most inspiring gospel choirs. Pharrell’s uncle and a well-respected musical genius in the area, Bishop Ezekiel Williams and his core team of influential gospel leaders will venture out into Hampton Roads to find undiscovered talent.

With COVID-19 continuing to spread throughout the U.S., in-person internships won’t be happening on a wide scale his summer, robbing students and post-grads of valuable on-the-job training and networking opportunities. To fill the gap, companies in various industries are now offering virtual continuing education programs for the next generation of business leaders.

Brett Eldredge will appear with Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk at a virtual Grammy Museum event that will post on July 11, the day after the release of Eldredge’s fifth studio album, Sunday Best, which they produced. The pair also teamed with Eldredge to write five songs on the album. Tashian and Fitchuk won two Grammys two years for Kacey Musgraves’ Go

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterCommon, Questlove and Lila Downs are among the artists performing at the 2020 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, which has been reinvented this year as an “immersive, virtual multi-platform destination.” For 41 years, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival has presented a wide variety of artists across all genres, along with dance troups, film projects and more.

In lieu of Pride marches and parades in the streets this year, we get virtual events. These events are not the same as wearing glitter, waving rainbow flags, and dancing with our best friends at afterparties, but they certainly aren't lacking in joy.

Billy Porter and Kirk Franklin were among the many stars who used the Global Goal: Unite For Our Future concert as a platform to highlight the important changes taking place across the United States and around the world right now.

For King & Country (Luke and Joel Smallbone) teamed up with pop singer Tori Kelly and gospel great Kirk Franklin for a rousing performance of their collab "Together" on Saturday (June 27) for the "Global Goal: Unite for Our Future" concert.

With Pride celebrations and marches across the globe canceled to halt the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Global Pride is stepping in to prove solidarity and celebratory vibes for the LGBTQ community this Pride Month.

Elton John, Adam Lambert and other prominent members of the LGBTQ+ community have come together for a good cause.

The coronavirus has changed yet another way that Hollywood is running in 2020, shifting the Daytime Emmys to a remote event for the first time ever to air on CBS. The hosts of the network's daytime show “The Talk” — Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood, Eve, Carrie Ann Inaba and Marie Osmond — will preside over the two-hour telecast airing Friday on CBS.

A lot of things have happened in recent months that we couldn’t have predicted at the beginning of the year. Whether the COVID-19 pandemic itself should be included on that list is debatable.

Organizers behind Tennessee’s annual Bonnaroo festival have officially cancelled the 2020 event as a result of ongoing coronavirus concerns.