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Avicii debuts new song “Heaven” feat. Chris Martin at future music festival

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As reported by Spin, global superstar DJ/producer Avicii debuted his new single, “Heaven” featuring Chris Martin of Coldplay, at Australia’s Future Music Festival. The song will appear on Avicii’s upcoming sophomore studio album, Stories, on PRMD/Island Records. Spin describes the song by saying “it sounds exactly how you’d expect a collaboration between these two to sound.”

National Geographic Channel’s KILLING JESUS Charts the Intense Political, Social and Historical Conflicts That Led to the Execution of One of History’s Most Well-Known Figures

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It’s a story nearly the whole world knows, with more than 2.2 billion people around the globe following the teachings and principles of Jesus of Nazareth. But the intimate historical details of his life and the political collusions that led to his brutal demise bring intriguing context to the familiar story. This spring, National Geographic Channel’s KILLING JESUS, produced by Scott Free Productions and based on the New York Times best-selling book by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, dives deep inside the historical story of how Jesus’ message and preachings led to his persecution and execution by a group of conspirators who saw him as a threat to their power.

KILLING JESUS, a three-hour television event, will premiere on Palm Sunday, March 29, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on National Geographic Channel in the United States, globally in 171 countries in 45 languages and in Spanish on Nat Geo Mundo. The film is the third collaboration between NGC, Scott Free and Bill O’Reilly, whose first two projects together, Emmy-nominated Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, are respectively the two most-watched programs in the network’s history.

Combining epic cinematography with intimate storytelling, KILLING JESUS was shot entirely in the Moroccan desert with a crew of 250 and more than 4,500 extras. The 93 speaking roles are brought to life by an incredibly diverse cast, with actors representing Lebanon, Morocco, Czech Republic, Ireland, Great Britain, Israel, Canada, Syria, Australia and the United States. The massive production, unlike anything undertaken by National Geographic Channel before, puts familiar Biblical characters under a new lens to give them layers of meaning rarely explored before.

Leading the cast are Kelsey Grammer (“Partners,” “Boss”) as King Herod the Great, the unrelenting and ambitious Roman-appointed King of Judea, who notoriously ordered the murder of all baby boys in Bethlehem, and Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”) as Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor who ordered Jesus’ crucifixion.

Haaz Sleiman (“The Visitor”) portrays the title character Jesus, with Rufus Sewell (“Hercules”) as Caiaphas, high priest of Jerusalem and conspirator in Jesus’s death; Emmanuelle Chriqui (“Entourage”) as Herodia, ex-wife of Herod II and wife of his brother Antipas, who manipulated her husband into having John the Baptist beheaded; Eoin Macken (“The Night Shift”) as Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee and Perea; John Rhys Davies (“Indiana Jones”) as Annas, a high priest in Jerusalem who first questioned Jesus and his teachings; Abhin Galeya as John the Baptist, who was considered a prophet and arrested and killed by Antipas; and Stephanie Leonidas (“Defiance”) as Salome, daughter of Herod II and Herodias, whose dancing led to the demise of John the Baptist.

Rounding out the cast is Aneurin Barnard (“The White Queen”) as James, one of Jesus’ 12 apostles; Vernon Dobtcheff (“Before Sunset”) as Isaiah, the prophet whom King Herod claimed came to him in a dream and prophesied his death; Tamsin Egerton (“The Look of Love”) as Claudia, the wife of Pontius Pilate; John Lynch (“Sliding Doors”) as Nicodemus, a Pharisee and member of the high court in Israel, who was sympathetic to Jesus; Joe Doyle (“Reign”) as Judas, the apostle who eventually betrayed Jesus; Alexis Rodney (“Guardians of the Galaxy”) as Simon (Peter), the apostle who was Jesus’ closest confidant; and Chris Ryman (“28 Weeks Later”) as Malchus, a servant to Caiaphas.

With a script from Academy and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Walon Green (“The Wild Bunch”), and directed by BAFTA Award-winner Chris Menaul (“The Passion of Ayn Rand,” “Fatherland”), KILLING JESUS brings a rich perspective to Jesus’ story that will intrigue believers and nonbelievers alike.

KILLING JESUS begins in the era of Jesus’ birth, with King Herod the Great ruling Judea, but feeling uneasy about potential threats to his power. This uneasiness leads Herod to order the murder of all boys under age 2, but a young Jesus and his family have already escaped. Moving 26 years into the future, we follow Jesus as he starts to develop and spread his message and begins to amass a following of devout believers. At the same time, new political players, including Herod’s son Antipas and Roman-appointed ruler Pontius Pilate, find themselves troubled by the growing influence of Jesus, while leaders in the Jewish Temple, Caiaphas and Annas, question his teachings and methods.

Through collusion, conspiracy and influence, Jesus is eventually arrested, in part due to the betrayal of one of his disciples, and crucified. He is buried in an unguarded tomb, and when mourners return several days later to anoint his body, the body is missing.

To this day, the body of Jesus of Nazareth has never been found.

KILLING JESUS is produced by Scott Free Productions. For Scott Free, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker and Mary Lisio are executive producers along with Bill O’Reilly and Teri Weinberg. For National Geographic Channel, executive producers are Charlie Parsons and Heather Moran. Tim Pastore is NGC president of original programming and production.

Ricky Martin Announces North American Dates for One World Tour

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 GRAMMY® Award-winner and music superstar, Ricky Martin, announced the North American dates for his ONE WORLD TOUR in support of his brand new album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar, set for release tomorrow, Feb 10. The 20-date tour, will be in in different  cities throughout the U.S. and Canada starting on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas, Nev. with shows lined up in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami and more.

The multi-platinum award winning artist’s highly-anticipated 10^th studio album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar, available in all distribution formats, and in two versions – original and deluxe – is possibly the most personal and intimate to have been released by the acclaimed singer, philanthropist, author, actor and businessman. The lead single, “Adios,” has already amassed over 14 million views on Vevo since its release in October. Produced by Colombian composer, arranger, and pianist Julio Reyes Copello and recorded between Australia, Puerto Rico, Los Angeles and Mexico City, A Quien Quiera Escuchar showcases his vocal maturity and depth of artistry.

Ricky Martin has sold nearly 85 million albums worldwide including six Billboard #1 albums, launched several world-spanning tours selling out shows in nearly 60 countries and has won numerous accolades including six GRAMMY Awards, ten Billboard Music Awards and has earned worldwide recognition for his humanitarian work.

Motley Crue Reveals Announces Details of 2015's Last Leg of Their "Final Tour"

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Iconic rock band Motley Crue announced the details of their final performance. This will mark the end of their touring career and will conclude their two-year Final Tour cycle at the end of 2015 on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 at Staples Center in their hometown of Los Angeles where the band’s career began 34 years ago.

The 2014 leg of the Final Tour was one of last year’s top grossing tours, selling close to a million tickets across 72 cities and grossing more than $45 million.

After 34 years performing together, the 2015 leg of the Final Tour will see the band play Japan in February, then Australia/New Zealand in the Spring. In June, Motley Crue will say farewell to the European Festival circuit with 3 massive performances at Download (UK), Sweden Rock (Sweden) and Novarock (Austria) Festivals before taking their can’t-miss show back to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico this summer for 34 final North American shows due to tremendous fan demand.

The North American dates will see the band visit cities such as Chicago, New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Mexico City and will be taking place in arenas exclusively to ensure fans in all cities get to experience the full show production of the Final Tour:

“In some of the cities, we could only reach a fraction of the fans who wanted to come see us play last year because of ticket demand so we’re coming back to those places to bring them our full production including the Cruecifly drum coaster, as well as all pyro and every other bell and whistle. Even despite the overwhelming fan demand we can only add so many new cities in North America because of our commitment to take the Final Tour global on our final year,” says Nikki Sixx (bass).

Audiences can also expect a high-energy performance from very special guest Alice Cooper, who joined the band for the Final Tour in 2014. He will be tearing up the stage for crowds across North America once again. The pairing has been roundly praised as a must-see by fans and media alike.

Following the North American summer shows, the band will take the Final Tour on more international dates this Fall before “all bad things come to an end” for good on New Year’s Eve 2015.

Motley Crue are also in the process of putting together the ultimate collector’s album package for the fans to be released later this year which will include the new track, “All Bad Things” amongst many other surprises, details of which will be announced in the near future.

L'Wren Scottn and her tragic death

By GalaTView staff

It is sad when celebrities who lose fame and money feel like their life is over and It’s a very tragic to see a beautiful and talented and well know woman in the fashion industry L’Wren Scott has been ruled suicide taking her own life and tragedies. The NY Police said there was no sign of foul play and no note was found. Mick Jagger spoke of his distress and sorrow about her tragic death and postponed forthcoming Rolling Stones tour dates in Australia and New Zealand.

Lionel Richie Announces All The Hits All Night Long Summer 2014 Tour

By GalaTView Staff

Multi-platinum-selling artist, five-time Grammy winner and music icon Lionel Richie announced the extension of his worldwide “All The Hits All Night Long” tour, traveling through North America this summer with special guest CeeLo Green. The tour has sold out across the globe in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Middle East. Richie will kick off the hit-filled shows featuring songs from the Commodores and also his hits of today.

The “All The Hits All Night Long” tour will also provide fans with a VIP experience through four different VIP packages.

Lionel Richie is teaming up with Tickets-for-Charity to offer fans some of the best seats in the house to benefit important charitable causes.

“I’m so lucky to have the collection of songs that I can play for my fans, it becomes a giant sing-along most nights,” said Lionel. “People always ask me, ‘what are you going to sing tonight, Lionel?’ And I always laugh and reply, ‘what are YOU going to sing tonight?'”

Richie’s last album Tuskegee reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 after its March 12, 2012 release. Tuskegee was certified platinum on May 3, 2012 after selling 1 million units in the United States. Overall, Lionel has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.

All dates and venues below

5/29/2014

Vancouver, BC

Pepsi Live At Rogers Arena (on sale Feb. 21)

5/30/2014

Seattle, WA

KeyArena (on sale Feb. 24)

6/1/2014

Concord, CA

Concord Pavilion (on sale Feb. 21)

6/3/2014

Anaheim, CA

Honda Center (on sale Feb. 21)

6/6/2014

Las Vegas, NV

Mandalay Bay Events Center (on sale Feb. 21)

6/7/2014

Chula Vista, CA

Sleep Train Amphitheatre (on sale Feb. 22)

6/8/2014

Phoenix, AZ

Ak-Chin Pavilion (on sale Feb. 21)

6/10/2014

Salt Lake City, UT

USANA Amphitheatre (on sale Feb. 21)

6/11/2014

Denver, CO

Red Rocks Amphitheatre (on sale Feb. 21)

6/15/2014

Chicago, IL

First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre (on sale Feb. 22)

6/17/2014

Louisville, KY

KFC Yum! Center (on sale Feb. 22)

6/18/2014

Memphis, TN

FedEx Forum (on sale Feb. 21)

6/20/2014

Detroit, MI

DTE Energy Music Theatre (on sale Feb. 22)

6/21/2014

Cleveland, OH

Blossom Music Center (on sale Feb. 22)

6/22/2014

Cincinnati, OH

Riverbend Music Center (on sale Feb. 22)

6/24/2014

Boston, MA

Xfinity Center (on sale Feb. 21)

6/25/2014

Wantagh, NY

Nikon At Jones Beach Theater (on sale Feb. 22)

6/27/2014

Holmdel, NJ

PNC Bank Arts Center (on sale Feb. 22)

7/7/2014

Atlanta, GA

Chastain Park Amphitheatre**

7/10/2014

Austin, TX

Austin360 Amphitheater (on sale Feb. 22)

7/11/2014

Dallas, TX

Gexa Energy Pavilion (on sale Feb. 28)

7/12/2014

Houston, TX

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (on sale Feb. 22)

7/14/2014

Tampa, FL

MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre (on sale Feb. 21)

7/15/2014

West Palm Beach, FL

Cruzan Amphitheater (on sale Feb. 21)

7/17/2014

Charlotte, NC

PNC Music Pavilion (on sale Feb. 22)

7/19/2014

Raleigh, NC

Walnut Creek Amphitheatre (on sale Feb. 22)

7/21/2014

Washington, DC

Wolftrap (on sale March 29)

7/22/2014

Washington, DC

Wolftrap (on sale March 29)

7/23/2014

Philadelphia, PA

Susquehanna Bank Center (on sale Feb. 22)

7/25/2014

Saratoga Springs, NY

Saratoga Performing Arts Center (on sale Feb. 21)

7/26/2014

Uncasville, CT

Mohegan Sun Arena (on sale Feb. 21)

7/28/2014

Montreal, QC

Bell Centre (on sale Feb. 22)

7/30/2014

Toronto, ON

Molson Canadian Amphitheatre (on sale Feb. 21)

7/31/2014

London, ON

Budweiser Gardens (on sale Feb. 21)

8/2/2014

Bethel, NY

Bethel Woods Center For The Arts (on sale Feb. 22)

“More Than Honey” will give a sweet taste of a realistic documentary

Review by Jenny Alvarez

– Kino Lorber is part of the critically acclaimed documentary version narrated by Oscar®-nominated actor John Hurt (Alien, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows).

The original theatrical version (with narration in German) is only available through the film’s official website.

Born into a family of beekeepers, Oscar®-nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boart is Full) tackles the vexing issue of why bees, worldwide, are facing extinction. With the tenacity of a man out to solve a world-class mystery, he investigates this global phenomenon, from California to Switzerland, China and Australia.

More Than Honey Exquisite macro-photography of the bees in flight and in their hives (on a par with the brilliant cinematography of Microcosmos) reveals a fascinating, complex world in crisis. This is a haunting and lyrical film that raises questions of species survival in philosophical, as well as apiary, terms.

The relationship between mankind and honeybees, about nature and about our future is in risk. Honeybees show us that stability is just as unhealthy as unlimited growth that crises and disasters are triggering evolution and that salvation sometimes comes from a completely unexpected direction.

The cinematography, by Jörg Jeshel, is spectacularly and free from polemics, but it is an alarming call to action and is full of passion, sincerity and intelligence make it a worthwhile contribution to a situation baffling the scientific and bee-keeping communities.

Samantha Stosur extends career with rout