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Media mogul and funnywoman Wendy Williams announced today the launch of her highly anticipated SIT DOWN TOUR…TOO REAL FOR STAND UP. The tour will take the Emmy-nominated talk show host to 12 cities across the country. The SIT DOWN TOUR…TOO REAL FOR STAND UP, co-produced by Wendy Williams Productions (WWP) and Peachez, Inc., kicks off Thursday, July 30 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Riverside Theater and includes dates in St. Louis, Dallas, Baltimore, Cleveland, Chicago and more. Check out the complete list of tour dates below. [...]

TMZ broke a story about Toni Braxton losing some of her songs and it seems as if this is true. Toni struck a deal in her bankruptcy case, in which she settled with her various debtors. The deal included a clause where Toni could buy back 27 songs from her music catalog for $20K but the deal also included a clause where Ms. Braxton could be outbid.Unfortunately for Toni, a man by the name of Ross M. [...]

SEE “STAR TREK BEYOND” BEFORE IT OPENS NATIONWIDE AT A ONE-NIGHT-ONLY “STAR TREK MARATHON” FAN EVENTTHE EVENT FEATURES ALL THREE “STAR TREK” FILMS IN SELECT IMAX®AND PREMIUM LARGE SCREEN THEATERS ON JULY 20HOLLYWOOD, CA (July 1, 2016) – Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Bad Robot are bringing director Justin Lin’s highly anticipated “STAR TREK BEYOND” to fans in advance of its official release with a Star Trek Marathon on Wednesday, July 20.The one-night-only event will feature special screenings of J.J. [...]

The Industry Dot Biz: Nielsen  announced the release of its first Music 360 China report, a landscape study of music fans and consumer behavior in China. The report is the first international edition of Nielsen's annual Music 360 study outside of North America, and is available in English and Chinese.The report is a comprehensive study of consumer interaction with music in the world's most populous country. It provides an in-depth view of music consumption as well as media behaviors, live event attendance and device ownership and usage, with analysis on how Chinese consumers are interacting with music in their daily lives.China is a music market of enormous untapped potential, with an online user base of 650 million people and a growing number of licensed digital music services. Spending in China is projected at $56 trillion over the next decade, driven largely by young, affluent, connected consumers with disposable incomes. And Nielsen's Music 360 China report reveals that 83% of the most affluent Chinese consumers are music fans. Other key findings include:Seventy-two percent of the general population of China listens to music – for an average of 16 hours a week. This rises to 82% for the most affluent tier of Chinese consumers.Music is largely consumed online, particularly for the most affluent tier of consumers; 66% of music listeners use a streaming service in a typical week, rising to 71% for the most affluent tier of consumers.For the most affluent music listeners in China, live events are even more popular than they are in the U.S. 57% attend live music events compared to 51% of the U.S general population."China's growing number of connected consumers and affluent millennials means big potential for global marketers," said Erin Crawford, SVP Entertainment/GM Music, Nielsen. "Our Music 360 China report shows that music is a real point of passion for consumers, and provides critical insights for companies looking to engage with music fans in China."

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) today announced the appointment of Andrew Davis to the role of Executive Vice President and Global Chief Human Resources...