However, Denver's music was defended by country singer Kathy Mattea, who told Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly, " A lot of people write him off as lightweight, but he articulated a kind of optimism, and he brought acoustic music to the forefront, bridging folk, pop, and country in a fresh way .... People forget how huge he was worldwide.

Entertainment at Turkey Trot has ranged in recent years from famous acts like John Conlee, singer of " Rose Colored Glasses ," and Jeannie Kendall from the Grammy-award winning group The Kendalls, to more local entertainment by area groups such as The Muddles, South 14, Joe Sasser and Friends, and Carnes McCormack.

Norwood ended her contract with his Los Angeles-based Handprint Entertainment after less than a year of representation following controversies surrounding Medina's handling of the lead single " Talk About Our Love ", and failed negotiations of a purported co-headlining tour with R & B singer Usher.

Barbadian singer Rihanna revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that her 2007 multi-platinum album, Good Girl Gone Bad, was primarily influenced by Norwood.

Barris also made several attempts through the years at non-game formats, such as ABC's Operation Entertainment, a variety show staged at military bases akin to USO shows ; a CBS revival of Your Hit Parade ; and The Bobby Vinton Show, a Canadian-based syndicated variety show for singer Bobby Vinton ( produced in conjunction with Chris Bearde and Allan Blye ).

Another singer making a name for himself in the South African music market is Tshidino Ndou, a reggae artist who is also owner of Vhadino Entertainment music company.

* Zhang Li Yin ( 张力尹 ), Zhang Liyin is a Chinese solo singer signed with South Korean entertainment agency SM Entertainment and she is active in China and South Korea.

In one explanation for American saxophonist Charlie Parker's nickname being " Yardbird ", jazz trombonist and blues singer Clyde E. B. Berhardt in his autobiography I Remember: Eighty Years of Black Entertainment, Big Bands, states:

As usual with Harvey, the critical reception was generally strong: Alternative Press described the record as " profoundly moving ", Entertainment Weekly called it " raw, dark and beautiful ... a jagged, edgy winner ", and Time noted that " No singer since Janis Joplin has moved as easily between primal scream and intimate sigh ".

Serving as an inspiration for other artists, Barbadian singer Rihanna revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that her 2007 multi-platinum album, Good Girl Gone Bad, was primarily influenced by Afrodisiac.

Interviewed by 5 Chicago magazine in June 2006, singer would state that she was, " working on another album ," with George Jackson ( a former manager of the Silk Entertainment label ), Tre, and Ron Carroll, and expressed her wish to work with Steve Hurley as well back again.

Amy Marie Weber ( born July 2, 1970 ) is an American actress, model, film producer, former professional wrestling valet, and singer who is best known for her time as a WWE Diva for World Wrestling Entertainment under the SmackDown!

is a Japanese actor and singer affiliated with Johnny's Entertainment.

He managed or co-managed such groups as Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Poco, America, Van Morrison, Pat Benatar, Jerry Cantrell, Robert Palmer ( singer ), John Klemmer, and, in more recent times, was a co-founder of Core Entertainment, a professional management firm representing Alice in Chains, another band which dealt with the death of its frontman, and others.

Jazz's company, Taj Entertainment, features artists Tray Chaney, better known as " Poot " from the HBO show " The Wire ", Cherri Lala, a singer / songwriter known for her song " Madame Cherri " from HBO's Cathouse, as well as her voiceovers in major motion pictures and health films.

* 12 June — Sivan Pillay, Entertainment Executive ( music and television ), lead singer of Rock band Hunting Season, is born in Durban

Murk scored a major hit in 2003 called " Some Lovin " with American singer Kristine W. Murk is currently signed to the label Tommy Boy Entertainment.

Stevie J ( born Steven Jordan ) better known as " Stevie J " is an American musician, singer, record producer and songwriter, born in St. Louis, MO Stevie J was the leader of the Bad Boy Entertainment Hitmen roster of in-house producers and writers during the 90s.

The album received mixed reviews best summarized by the review at allmusic. com which stated that while Brooker was in fine voice the writing by Brooker's partner Keith Reid was " in a mundane, conventional mode " while Entertainment Weekly suggested "... and though the songs in The Prodigal Stranger are occasionally overproduced, singer Gary Brooker's powerfully soulful voice still makes the difference every time.

Sports & Entertainment Figures-Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, former Dallas Cowboys players Roger Staubach and Chuck Howley, Dallas Stars owner Tom Hicks, former Dallas Cowboys football coach Wade Phillips, golfer Lee Trevino, former Dallas Stars player Mike Modano, as well as British pop singer George Michael and his partner Kenny Goss.

Her mother told Entertainment Tonight that Jones is " also a fabulous singer and songwriter, so she has inherited it ( from Quincy ), there's no question about it.

SM Entertainment debuted a solo singer BoA in 2000, a five-member boy group TVXQ in 2003, a four-member rock band TRAX in 2004, a four-member girl group The Grace and a thirteen-member boy group Super Junior in 2005, a solo singer of Chinese descent Zhang Liyin in 2006, a nine-member girl group Girls ' Generation in 2007, another five-member boy group Shinee in 2008, five-member girl group f ( x ) in 2009, four-member ballad project group S. M.

On August 10, 2009, Lionsgate Home Entertainment announced that they had reached a deal with The Jim Henson Company to acquire the rights to release Fraggle Rock on DVD.

Columbia later lost the rights when it reached home video through Nelson Entertainment, which released the film on VHS and Laserdisc.

4Kids TV was the result of a four-year agreement reached in January 2002 between 4Kids Entertainment and Fox to lease the network's Saturday morning programs.

In 2008, National Public Radio reached an agreement with CBS Entertainment to create a television pilot of Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!

In 2010, Taj Entertainment Network reached a multi-million dollar deal with the U. S based Goal TV, securing the broadcast rights of the Spanish La Liga and Serie A matches in the sub-continent.

On May 24, 2011, ABC announced that it had reached a deal with broadcast syndication production company Litton Entertainment to produce original content for the Saturday morning block.

Mean Girls later reached number 12 in an Entertainment Weekly list of the Greatest Ever High School Movies.

OWN later reached an agreement with Corus Entertainment to launch a Canadian version of that channel shortly after the U. S. version debuts.

On September 4, 2012, Red Zone Capital Management reached an agreement to sell Dick Clark Productions to a group partnership headed by Guggenheim Partners, Mandalay Entertainment and Mosaic Media Investment Partners, for an undisclosed amount.

The next day, Sony also announced that it reached an agreement with Guber-Peters Entertainment Company, Inc. ( NASDAQ: GPEC ; formerly Barris Industries, Inc .) to acquire the company for $ 200 million when Sony hired Peter Guber and Jon Peters to head CPE.

On April 16, 2012, it was announced that Starz Entertainment had reached a carriage agreement with DirecTV to carry the upcoming service.

The album saw her generally re-teaming with the majority of the producers and songwriters from her previous effort, also including Solange Knowles, Dawkins & Dawkins, and brother Erron Williams .< ref name =" Liner notes "> Music World Entertainment ( 2004 ) < u > Michelle Williams-Do You Know ( Linear Notes )</ u > Columbia Records .</ ref > However, released on January 26, 2004 in the United States, Do You Know reached a disappointing number one-hundred-and-twenty on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 10, 000 copies in its first week despite warm reception from critics who lent praise to Williams ' songwriting ability.

On June 4, 2009, it was announced that the NBA and Comcast have reached a deal to move the channel from the cable company's add on Sports Entertainment Package to its basic level Digital Classic package, by the start of the 2009-10 NBA season.

On December 19, 2008, WGN America reached a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment to broadcast WWE Superstars as an hour-long weekly program, starting on April 16, 2009.

* On August 8, 2010, Nina Wolmark reached an agreement with Lions Gate Entertainment for the movie production company to begin development of a script which could be made into the first film within a trilogy.

Dynamite Entertainment announced in 2006 that it had reached an agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to produce original comics based on Darkman.

On April 16, 2012, it was announced Starz Entertainment has reached a carriage agreement with DirecTV to carry the upcoming service.

On April 16, 2012, it was announced Starz Entertainment has reached a carriage agreement with DirecTV to carry the upcoming service.

On April 16, 2012, it was announced that DirecTV and Starz Entertainment have reached a new carriage deal that will allow DirecTV to launch MoviePlex, IndiePlex and RetroPlex.

Because Turner Entertainment owned the film when the settlement was reached, Turner had to pay it.

In 2001, Mandalay Sports Entertainment, owner of the Shreveport SwampDragons Class AA baseball team, reached an agreement with Southwest Sports Group to move the team to Frisco for the 2003 baseball season.

* August, 1995, a deal is reached with Catapult Entertainment, Inc. for Game Zero to become the primary source for news content on the X-Band service.