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Clarence Avant, 'The Black Godfather' of Entertainment, Dead at 92

Black American culture as one of the most influential businessmen in entertainment. The Greensboro, North Carolina, native became a pillar in entertainment after moving to Los Angeles in the late 1960s.

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Clarence Avant, the ‘Godfather of Black Entertainment,’ Dies at 92

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Clarence Avant, whose unofficial title of the “Black Godfather” spanned the worlds of music, sports, entertainment and politics, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a statement from his family. No cause of death was provided; he was 92. “It is with a heavy heart that the Avant/Sarandos family announce the passing of Clarence Alexander Avant,” the statement from his children, Nicole and Alexander and son-in-law Ted Sarandos.

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WWE Sets New Commentary Teams for ‘Raw,’ ‘SmackDown,’ ‘NXT’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Joe Otterson TV Reporter WWE is shaking up their commentary teams, Variety has learned exclusively. Beginning with this week’s season premiere episode of “SmackDown,” the commentary team for the shows will be as follows: On “SmackDown,” Michael Cole and Wade Barrett will be the main commentators, with Barrett moving over from the “NXT” commentary team. Samantha Irvin will serve as the ring announcer, with Kayla Braxton and Megan Morant serving as backstage interviewers. At “Monday Night Raw,” Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves will the commentary team. Patrick has worked as a backstage correspondent, a play-by-play commentator for “WWE Main Event,” and the host of “Raw Talk.” Mike Rome will be the ring announcer. Cathy Kelley and Byron Saxton will conduct onscreen interviews. Kelley is returning to WWE after leaving the company in 2020. Saxton has been working on the “Raw” commentary desk along with Graves and Jimmy Smith of late.

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Watch Foals’s dizzying new video for ‘Life Is Yours’

Foals have shared the new video for their latest single ‘Life Is Yours’ – check it out below.The song appears on the Oxford band’s acclaimed seventh album of the same name, which came out last month.Arriving today (July 28), the official visuals for the title track – which see the group perform in a circular configuration – is described as “quite unlike any Foals live experience you have witnessed before”.The core trio – comprising Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan and Jimmy Smith – are joined in the studio space by their touring band members (Kit Monteith, Jack Freeman and Joe Price) as different coloured lights cast their silhouettes onto the walls.As ‘Life Is Yours’ breaks down, the camera cuts and lighting effects become more intense. A final, birds eye view of Foals in their unique set up concludes the video.

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Foals announce intimate 2023 UK tour dates

Foals have announced details of an intimate UK tour for the start of 2023 – check out the full itinerary below.The band are set to release their new album ‘Life Is Yours’ next week (June 17) and recently finished up a huge UK tour throughout April and May.Next January, they will play a week of small gigs across the UK in association with local record shops, finishing up with a hometown gig in Oxford at the O2 Academy.Tickets for all the shows go on sale tomorrow (June 10) at 12pm BST here, except Kingston, with tickets for that gig on sale the following day (June 11) at 10am BST. Get your tickets here.See the list of new tour dates below.JANUARY 202321 – Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms (presented by Assai)22 – Glasgow, SWG3 (presented by Assai)24 – Liverpool, O2 Academy 2 (presented by Jacaranda)26 – Kingston, Pryzm (presented by Banquet Records)27 – Southampton, Engine Rooms (presented by Vinilo)28 – Oxford, O2 Academy (presented by Truck Store)Reviewing Foals’ huge London gig at the Olympia last month, NME wrote: “There’s little doubt that you’ve just seen one of the UK’s greatest live bands.

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Listen to Foals’ effervescent new single ‘Looking High’

Foals have shared their latest single, ‘Looking High’ – you can listen to the new track below.The song is the latest preview of the trio’s upcoming new album ‘Life Is Yours’, which is set for release on June 17.Having originated as a demo by guitarist Jimmy Smith, ‘Looking High’ came to life after Smith reunited with Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis and drummer Jack Bevan post-lockdown.Produced by John Hill (and featuring co-production by Miles James and additional production by A.K. Paul), ‘Looking High’, Philippakis explains, “is looking back to a more hedonistic time in my life, and a more innocent time in society in general, pre-pandemic and before the existential threat of climate change”.“It takes place in an alley in Oxford with two clubs – The Cellar and The Wheatsheaf – that all the city’s nightlife gravitated towards,” the singer added.“It was before clubs started to close down and our cities started to change into more corporate, arid places.

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Foals talk Tony Allen side-project and upcoming solo albums

Foals have revealed that plans are afoot for side-projects and solo albums from within the band – including frontman Yannis Philippakis’ long-awaited record with Fela Kuti icon Tony Allen.The Oxford band were speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story to launch their upcoming seventh album, ‘Life Is Yours’.Philippakis first revealed that he had been at work on a side-project with Fela Kuti percussionist Allen back in 2017, before telling NME of his plans to finish the record in April 2020 – just weeks before the icon died.Yannis has now revealed that he has plans to return to Paris, where Allen was living, to finish the project later this month – as well as discussing how the drummer’s passing shaped his own creative outlook during the writing of ‘Life Is Yours’.“In relation to Tony, it was understanding that even though he’s gone physically from the world, the music that he made will go on forever,” Philippakis told NME. “When I’m gone, the songs will hopefully live on.”He added: “There’s an alchemy in looking at music in that way.

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‘Death sentence’ Family fears gangland axe killer’s dementia may lead to jail murder

cons.Jimmy Smith, 63, was jailed for life with a minimum of 17 years after he murdered gangland rival Alex Cameron in 2015 with an axe and hid the body in a pile of manure.Cameron’s family vowed revenge and Smith has already been attacked in Shotts prison by Alex Cameron’s great-nephew JJ Cameron, a fellow inmate.Now Smith’s wife, Helen, and son, Richard, say Smith is incapable of defending himself due to advanced dementia and will be killed unless he is moved.Son Richard said: “My dad still has a long time to serve. He’s not an old man but he’s not young either and recently he has become frailer and has lots of health worries.“Shotts seems to be full of relatives and friends of Alex Cameron.

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Foals to mark 10th anniversary of ‘Total Life Forever’ with album listening party

The four-piece will also be sharing a film on the making of the LP

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Prison revenge attack sees killer punched in face by relative of man he murdered

Jimmy Smith, 63, is serving a minimum 17 years in Shotts Prison for murdering Alex Cameron, who was 67, in January 2015 at a farm in Kirknewton, West Lothian.After repeatedly smashing his head in with an axe and a fencing mallet, Smith tried to conceal his crime by burying his victim in a shallow pile of horse manure and covering the body with slabs.Last week, Smith, who has a prison job that involves cleaning an area set aside for inmates to make video calls to loved ones – bumped into Cameron’s great-nephew.James John Cameron, known as JJ, 34, had just ended a call with his aunt, Diane, and was going back to his cell when he saw Smith and hit him.A couple of hours later, Diane got a call saying JJ had “laid out” Smith and was in

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