Robert Ford Jr., Hip-Hop Pioneer & Former Billboard Journalist, Dies at 70

Johnny Mandel, the famed composer and arranger behind the Oscar-winning song "The Shadow of Your Smile" and "Suicide Is Painless," the theme from the M*A*S*H movie and television series, has died. He was 94.

M*A*S*H, has died at the age of 94. Mandel's daughter, Marissa, confirmed the death via the New York Times.Mandel's longtime pal Michael Feinstein also shared the news on Monday (June 29) via a heartfelt Facebook post.

Linda Cristal, the Golden Globe-winning actress who portrayed Victoria Cannon, the wife of Leif Erickson's character, on the 1967-71 NBC WesternThe High Chaparral, has died. She was 89.

Jason Voorhees is trying to save lives.

reported this news late Saturday night.Another report from Brad Turner of the points out that this move is being done in conjunction with Nike, who serves as the athletic wear sponsor of the NBA. In recent years, the NBA and its players have been quick to adopt relevant aesthetics in the face of the social injustice around this country being in the national consciousness, particularly to Black Americans.

Although the coronavirus has made it so the annual “Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular” will look a little different in 2020, NBC announced it's enlisting some serious star power to help make it a worthwhile celebration all the same.

6ix9ine just went to No. 1 with Nicki Minaj on "Trollz," but there's already another new music release in the works.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerMilton Glaser, who created the iconic “I Love NY” logo that powered the city’s tourism industry to new heights, died Friday after suffering a stroke with added renal failure complications, his wife said.A native of the Bronx, Glaser came up with his logo concept while riding in another iconic part of New York – a taxi cab. He drew the first logo sketch on the back of an envelope using red crayon.The Glaser logo has black letters and a red heart shape.

Jill Goldsmith Stocks acclerated their downward trajectory Friday as the coronavirus ratcheted up with media shares following the market lower.The DJIA closed out the week down a hefty 730 points, or 2.8% in Friday’s session.

Like Bavaria's heraldic lions from which it takes its name, Leonine got off to a roaring start. The would-be German mini-major, launched last year with a nine-figure war chest from its owners, New York investment firm KKR, quickly grew from cub to king of the jungle with a series of choice acquisitions, including film and TV powerhouse Tele München Group, indie film distributor Universum, Dark producer Wiedemann & Berg and local small-screen production outfit i&u TV.

Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau Chief“Euphoria,” the critically acclaimed HBO drama starring Zendaya, was meant to start shooting its second season in March.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAlan Metter, the director for the 1980s pop culture films Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Back To School, died on June 7, according to the New York Film Academy, where he taught. Details on the cause or location were not provided.Metter was born in Sharon, Mass., on Dec.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAlan Mettler, the director for the 1980s pop culture films Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Back To School, died on June 7, according to the New York Film Academy, where he taught. Details on the cause or location were not provided.Metter was born in Sharon, Mass., on Dec.

The New York Times that the cause of death was a respiratory illness that he had been battling for about a year.Northern was an accomplished French horn player, and played on such classic jazz records as ‘The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall’, John Coltrane’s ‘Africa/Brass’ and Charlie Haden’s ‘Liberation Music Orchestra’.

Gabrielle Union has filed a complaint against NBC Universal, Fremantle U.S., Simon Cowell and Syco over how she was treated on “America’s Got Talent”, it’s been reported.

Fox News host Sean Hannity and his wife of more than 20 years, Jill Rhodes, have split, according to a new report. 

Herbert Stempel, the contestant on NBC’s “Twenty-One” who helped uncover the quiz show rigging scandals of the 1950s, died on April 7 at the age of 93.

Herb Stempel, the contestant on NBC's Twenty-One who helped expose the rigged television quiz shows of the 1950s after he was "defeated" by Charles Van Doren, has died. He was 93.

By Dave McNary

Herb Stempel, the federal whistleblower who exposed how the NBC game show “Twenty-One” was manipulated for ratings, died last month at the age of 93. His death was confirmed this weekend by Stempel’s stepdaughter to The New York Times.