Update: "Cold Heart" holds at #1 on the Billboard AC Chart, holds at #29 on the Hot 100

  

UPDATE: 7/19/22:  "Cold Heart" holds #1 on the Billboard AC Chart, holds at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, holds at #2 on Dance/Electronic Chart, now at #6 on the Recurrent Adult Top 40 Airplay.

UPDATE: 7/13/22:  "Cold Heart" back to #1 on the Billboard AC Chart, at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, at #2 on Dance/Electronic Chart, now at #6 on the Recurrent Adult Top 40 Airplay.

UPDATE: 6/29/22:  "Cold Heart" back to #1 on the Billboard AC Chart, at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100, drops to #9 on Dance/Electronic Chart, now at #5 on the Recurrent Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #20, on the Digital Downloads Chart at #18.

UPDATE: 6/22/22:  "Cold Heart" back to #1 on the Billboard AC Chart, at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100, holds at #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, now at #5 on the Recurrent Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #20, on the Digital Downloads Chart at #18.

UPDATE: 6/17/22:  "Cold Heart" drops to #2 on the Billboard AC Chart, up four spots to #25 on Billboard Hot 100 and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, now at #4 on the Recurrent Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #19, on the Digital Downloads Chart at #18.

UPDATE: 6/8/22:  "Cold Heart" back at #1 on the Billboard AC Chart, up nine spots to #29 on Billboard Hot 100 and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, now at #2 on the Recurrent Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #19, on the Digital Downloads Chart at #15.

UPDATE: 5/31/22:  "Cold Heart" back at #1 on the Billboard AC Chart, holds at #38 on Billboard Hot 100 and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, now at #2 on the Recurrent Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #19, on the Digital Downloads Chart at #13.

UPDATE: 5/24/22:  "Cold Heart"  at #2 on the Billboard AC Chart,  at #38 on Billboard Hot 100 and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, now at #1 on the Recurrent Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #19, on the Digital Downloads Chart at #14.

UPDATE: 5/17/22:  "Cold Heart" now at #1 on the Billboard AC Chart,  drops to #30 on Billboard Hot 100 and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, now at #1 on the Recurrent Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #18, on the Digital Downloads Chart down to #14.

UPDATE: 5/10/22:  "Cold Heart" now at #22 on the Hot 100, holds at #2 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, now at #2 on the Recurrent Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #13, on the Digital Downloads Chart down to #12.

UPDATE: 5/3/22:  "Cold Heart" now at #14 on the Hot 100, holds at #2 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, now at #2 on the Recurrent Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #13, on the Digital Downloads Chart down to #7.

UPDATE: 4/6/22:  "Cold Heart" holds at #14 on the Hot 100, holds at #2 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, now at #8 on the Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #11, on the Digital Downloads Chart holds at #3.

UPDATE: 3/29/22:  "Cold Heart" at #14 on the Hot 100, holds at #2 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, #5 on the Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #12, on the Digital Downloads Chart holds at #3.

UPDATE: 3/25/22:  "Cold Heart" at #13 on the Hot 100, holds at #2 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, #5 on the Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #12, on the Digital Downloads Chart holds at #3. 

UPDATE: 3/11/22:  "Cold Heart" holds at #10 on the Hot 100, up one to #2 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, falls to #4 on the Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #11, on the Digital Downloads Chart it falls two to #3.

UPDATE: 3/3/22:  "Cold Heart" goes up two spots to #10 on the Hot 100, holds at #3 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, rises one to # 1 on the Adult Top 40 Airplay, on the Pop Airplay recurrent chart its at #10, on the Digital Downloads Chart it went from #15 to #1

UPDATE: 2/23/22:  "Cold Heart" goes back up two spots to #12 on the Hot 100, up one to #3 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart, on Pop Airplay it is now on the recurrent chart at #9 and the Adult Top 40 Airplay up two to #2.

UPDATE: 2/15/22:  "Cold Heart" goes down three spots to #14, up one to #4 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart and on the Pop Airplay now on recurrent chart at #7 and the Adult Top 40 Airplay up one to #4, on Digital Download up one to #3 .

UPDATE: 1/26/22:  "Cold Heart" goes back up one spot to #9, holds at #5 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart and on the Pop Airplay it drops two to #11 and the Adult Top 40 Airplay its stays at #4, on Digital Download drops one to #3 .

UPDATE: 1/19/22:  "Cold Heart" drops three spots to #10, holds at #5 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart and on the Pop Airplay it is stays at #9 and the Adult Top 40 Airplay its stays at #4, on Digital Download drops 1 to #2 .

UPDATE: 1/11/22:  "Cold Heart" moves up 13 spots to #7, up one spot to #5 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart and on the Pop Airplay it is stays at #9 and the Adult Top 40 Airplay its up one to #4, on Digital Download chart it up 5 spots to #1 .

UPDATE: 1/6/22:  "Cold Heart" moves backup 9 spots to #20, up one spot to #6 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart and on the Pop Airplay it is stays at #9 and the Adult Top 40 Airplay its down one to #5 but with an increase in spins

UPDATE: 12/29/21:  "Cold Heart" drops to 29 on Billboard Hot 100, up one spot to #7 on Billboard AC and still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart and on the Pop Airplay it is up to #4.

UPDATE: 12/21/21:  "Cold Heart" drops to 23 on Billboard Hot 100, holds at #8 on Billboard AC as Christmas is now in total control of the charts, but still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart and on the Pop Airplay holds at #8.

UPDATE: 12/14/21:  "Cold Heart" drops to #19 on Billboard Hot 100, down one to #8 on Billboard AC as Christmas is now in total control of the charts, but still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart and on the Pop Airplay chart it inches up one spot to #8.

UPDATE: 12/7/21:  "Cold Heart" drops to #13 on Billboard Hot 100, down one to #7 on Billboard AC as Christmas is now in total control of the charts, but still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart however on the Pop Airplay chart it rises 3 spots to #9.

UPDATE: 11/30/21:  "Cold Heart" holds at #11 on Billboard Hot 100, down one to #6 on Billboard AC as Christmas continues to take over the charts, still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart 

UPDATE: 11/23/21:  "Cold Heart" moves to #11 on Billboard Hot 100, up one to #5 on Billboard AC, still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart

UPDATE: 11/16/21:  Christmas music begins to take over chart as "Cold Heart" holds at #14 on Billboard Hot 100, steady at #6 on Billboard AC, still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart

UPDATE: 11/9/21:  "Cold Heart" up one to #14 on Billboard Hot 100, steady at #6 on Billboard AC, still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart

UPDATE: 11/2/21:  "Cold Heart" climbs to #15 on Billboard Hot 100, steady at #6 on Billboard AC, still #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart

UPDATE: 10/26/21:  "Cold Heart" climbs to #21 on Billboard Hot 100, #6 on Billboard AC, #1 on Dance/Electronic Chart

UPDATE: 10/19/21:  "Cold Heart" climbs to # 25 on the latest chart.  

10/12/21: "Cold Heart" climbs 14 spots to #32 making it Elton's first Top 40 hit since "Written in the Stars" his duet with LeAnn Rimes in 1999.

"Cold Heart" chart performance has been very impressive;

#8 AC (Billboard/Mediabase) +114 spins

#9 Billboard Global 200

 #14 Hot AC (Billboard/) +329 spins

#22 Top 40 (Mediabase) +1045

#3 Dance (Mediabase) +97

Elton's got big New Years Ever plans...

From Times Square Gossip;

Pop singing icon Elton John is set to perform a huge New Year’s Eve celebration concert in London.The star will belt out an selection of his classic hits in front of 17,000 fans at the O2 Arena in the English capital. Celebrity photographer David LaChapelle will produce the concert, which comes a year after British boyband Take That staged a similar event at the famous venue. Sir Elton says, "I can’t wait to spend New Year’s Eve with 17,000 of my biggest fans."

Another useless Top 100 list from Rolling Stone

This time its the Top 100 Singer Of All Time

Elton comes in at #38.

38 | Elton John

Photo: Redfern/Redferns/Retna

Born March 25th, 1947 Key Tracks "Your Song," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Tiny Dancer" Influenced Rivers Cuomo, George Michael, Axl Rose

John Lennon once told Rolling Stone that when he heard Elton John singing "Your Song" — the 1970 breakthrough ballad that spotlighted John's voice and its union of rock & roll grandness with deep soul feeling — he thought, "Great, that's the first new thing that's happened since we happened." Only a few years earlier, John had claimed, "I can't really sing." Once he found his voice, though, he quickly turned out to have a dumbfounding stylistic range, unleashing his singsong falsetto and his ferocious hard-rock bellow. "He was mixing his falsetto and his chest voice to really fantastic effect in the Seventies," says Ben Folds. "There's that point in 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,' where he sings, 'on the grooound' — his voice is all over the shop. It's like jumping off a diving board when he did that."

Playlist

1. Your Song
2. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
3. Tiny Dancer
4. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time)
5. Don't Go Breaking My Heart
6. Candle in the Wind
7. Crocodile Rock
8. Levon
9. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
10. Bennie and the Jets

John Jorgenson News

John Jorgenson, a pioneer of American Gypsy

You might not immediately recognize the name John Jorgenson, but you've almost certainly heard his work.

The guitarist, who is known as one of the pioneers of American gypsy jazz, was a founding member of the Desert Rose Band, which scored five No. 1 hits, including "He's Back and I'm Blue" and "I Still Believe in You." He was a member of the Hellecasters, with other Nashville session players Will Ray and Jerry Donahue, who released three award-winning records and DVDs

Lily Allen, obnoxious and ignorant gnat!

Lily Allen And Elton John Fight At London Awards Ceremony

Lily Allen And Elton John Get Into Catfight At London's GQ Men Of The Year Awards

Pop icon reportedly called out his young co-host for drinking too much during the show.

By Jocelyn Vena

Lily Allen and Elton John got into a verbal scuffle while co-hosting Tuesday's GQ Men of the Year Awards at London's Royal Opera House, The Times of London reports.

The music veteran called out the 23-year-old pop singer for swearing and slurring her way through her dialogue as she drank champagne, according to the Times. "What, you are going to have another drink?" John asked.

That's when the real catfight got under way. "F--- off, Elton," Allen responded, while celebs like TV chef Gordon Ramsay, producer Mark Ronson, actress Thandie Newton and model Elle MacPherson looked on. "I'm 40 years younger than you. I have my whole life ahead of me."

John, 61, quipped, "I could still snort you under the table."

Allen then tried to play it off, saying, "I don't know what you are talking about."

She continued to steal the spotlight when Tony Bennett took the stage to accept the Inspiration Award. As John introduced the 82-year-old crooner, Allen announced, "I'll still f--- him."

Later in the night, Allen had some good news for the press. She revealed that her younger brother, actor Alfie Owen-Allen, is engaged to actress Jaime Winstone, introducing her as "my very soon-to-be sister-in-law."

At the magazine's annual ceremony, Led Zeppelin took home an Achievement Award for their comeback concert, Ronson received the Maverick Award, and Primal Scream were named Band of the Year.

Hey there!

A cover of "Talking Old Soldiers"

From the Detroit Free Press;

LaVette gets a rave

Bettye LaVette, the Detroit veteran of American soul music, has filmed a new video for her Grammy-nominated "The Scene of the Crime" album, a reinterpretation of Elton John's "Talking Old Soldiers." It was filmed by Lex Halaby in Detroit's the Locker Room bar in early June.

In his Pick of the Week at USA Today, critic Ken Barnes wrote: "The 61-year-old Detroit soul survivor transforms Elton John's 'Tumbleweed Connection' obscurity into a tour de force about outliving the people one loves the most. ... LaVette's chill-inducing performance is without question one of the finest you'll hear all year."

Her "The Old Soldiers Tour" has seen LaVette at the Telluride Jazz Celebration, the Monterey Bay Blues Festival and the inaugural Rothbury Festival. The tour continues up until the holiday season.

Elton's White Tie and Tiara Ball

Stars sparkle at Sir Elton John's White Tie & Tiara Ball
By Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director
Last Updated: 6:26PM BST 27/06/2008
Sir Elton John's White Tie & Tiara Ball: The theme was 'Surfin USA', circa the sun-drenched 60's of California, set to the music of the Beach Boys, star act of the night.

Sadly the barometer was set to a gloomy British summer, with temperatures chilly enough to make the pecs on the honed and toned 'Muscle Beach' models quiver in the stiff breeze.

There were certainly no takers for the pristine white diving board in the middle of the lake which dominates the gardens of Sir Elton John and David Furnish's £20 million Woodside home at Old Windsor.

But nothing could dampen the spirits of the 630 party-goers at £3,000 a head for the 10th annual White Tie & Tiara Ball, nor dull the sparkle of the amazing jewels which glittered in the cavalcade of bronzed cleavage, shimmering in the candle-lit setting

Deluxe Editions to finally see the light of day...

Amazon has them listed for June 3rd, if you pre-order you are guaranteed to get the lowest prices from Amazon should the prices drop;

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" piano on the block

Elton John 'breaking my heart' piano for sale - Music - Entertainment

The grand piano on which Elton John rehearsed his British chart topping duet with Kiki Dee, Don't Go Breaking My Heart goes on sale next month with a price tag of up to STG45,000 ($A93,000).

The maple-finished Steinway was completed in Hamburg in 1971 and shipped to London where the flamboyant British singer bought it for his home in Windsor.

"I haven't owned that many pianos in my life and particular pianos have special memories," said John.

"It was a totally amazing time - the huge success in America, the touring, producing a new album at the rate of sometimes two a year. Just incredible!".

It will go on sale at auction house Bonhams entertainment memorabilia sale on June 18 alongside another of John's Grand Pianos, a Black Steinway made in the United States in 1971 which was originally bought for his Beverley Hills home.

That is expected to fetch up to STG35,000 ($A72,000).

Other items in the sale in Knightsbridge include film and concert posters, autographed record covers, concert tickets, items of clothing, musical instruments and photographs.

Reuters

Elton is selling two of his pianos

Elton John Pianos May Fetch 80000 Pounds at Bonhams in London

He's likely to accept the offer?

Elton John has been offered £2.6 million ($5 million) to play for a Russian woman tycoon for just an hour.

John, 61, is likely to accept the tempting offer, which is a record for a single artist. A private jet will fly him and guards will escort him to the hotel in the posh Rublyovka district, reports thesun.co.uk.

An informed source said: “Initially, Elton turned her down because he is so busy. But when the offer crossed the £2 million barrier it was too much to refuse, even for someone of his means. And let's be honest, £2.6 million buys a hell of a lot of flowers. He's on the verge of saying yes.”

Meet and Greet Elton on ebay....

Pretty cool but a bit out of my price range...

"Street Kids" included in Grand Theft Auto IV

According to a post on The Crazy Water Forum and confirmed here on the very unreliable Wikipedia Elton's 1975 song "Street Kids" is included in the new video game Grand Theft Auto IV.

Here are the three Billy's for "Billy Elliot"

San Diego teen to be a Billy Elliot

San Diego teenager Kiril Kulish is one of three boys selected to share the role of Billy in the Broadway production of "Billy Elliot: The Musical," with music by Elton John and lyrics and libretto by Lee Hall.

The show, based on the 2000 movie "Billy Elliot," about a talented kid from a working-class family in northern England who wants to dance, opens Oct. 1 at the Imperial Theater in New York.

Announced Tuesday in New York, the selection of the three Billys who will rotate through the role -- Kulish, 14; New Yorker Trent Kowalik, 13, a veteran of the London production; and Montreal-born David Alvarez, 13, who spent many years in San Diego and now lives in New York -- follows a scouting process that began more than three years ago, with countrywide auditions involving hundreds of boys.

Kulish, a trained pianist who began studying ballet at age 5 and ballroom dancing at 8, has won awards in ballet and ballroom competitions.

His sister and publicist Beatrice, who was with Kulish in New York for the announcement, said that at age 3 Kulish began following the ballroom and dance steps she demonstrated on visits home from college. She says she encouraged Kulish to dance "because I just wanted him to meet girls, you know?"

-- Diane Haithman

Come Down In Time - Demo

Remember those Deluxe Editions?

Well now the release dates for both Tumbleweed Connection and Elton John Deluxe Editions is set for June 3. We'll see if that holds or if they are delayed again.

Disc 1
1. Your Song Album Version
2. I Need You To Turn To
3. Take Me To The Pilot Album Version
4. No Shoe Strings On Louise
5. First Episode At Hienton
6. Sixty Years On Album Version
7. Border Song Album Version
8. The Greatest Discovery
9. The Cage
10. The King Must Die
11. Your Song Demo Version
12. I Need You To Turn To Piano Demo
13. Take Me To The Pilot Piano Demo
14. No Shoe Strings On Louise Piano Demo
15. Sixty Years On Piano Demo
16. The Greatest Discovery Piano Demo
17. The Cage Demo
18. The King Must Die Piano Demo
Disc 2
1. Rock And Roll Madonna Piano Demo
2. Thank You Mama Piano Demo
3. All The Way Down To El Paso Piano Demo
4. I'm Going Home Piano Demo
5. Grey Seal Piano Demo
6. Rock And Roll Madonna Incomplete Band Demo
7. Bad Side Of The Moon
8. Grey Seal
9. Rock And Roll Madonna
10. Border Song BBC Session (With Hookfoot)
11. Your Song BBC Session
12. Take Me To The Pilot BBC Session



Disc 1
1. Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun
2. Come Down In Time
3. Country Comfort Album Version
4. Son Of Your Father
5. My Father's Gun
6. Where To Now St. Peter?
7. Love Song
8. Amoreena
9. Talking Old Soldiers
10. Burn Down The Mission
Disc 2
1. There Goes A Well Known Gun Previously Unreleased
2. Come Down In Time Piano Demo Previously Unreleased
3. Country Comfort Piano Demo Previously Unreleased
4. Son Of Your Father Previously Unreleased
5. Talking Old Soldiers Piano Demo Previously Unreleased
6. Into The Old Man's Shoes Piano Demo Previously Unreleased
7. Sisters Of The Cross Piano Demo Previously Unreleased
8. Madman Across The Water Original Version
9. Into The Old Man's Shoes
10. My Father's Gun BBC Session
11. Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun BBC Session Previously Unreleased
12. Burn Down The Mission BBC Session Previously Unreleased
13. Amoreena BBC Session Previously Unreleased

FEC Complaint filed against Elton/Hillary fundraiser...

Elton John's Clinton Concert Row

AP Photo/Andrew Theodorakis, Pool

Sir Elton John's fundraising event for Hillary Clinton has been questioned by an American government watchdog, because the singer is not a U.S. citizen.

A New York concert the rocker staged last week raised $2.5 million for the senator's presidential campaign.

He also used the Radio City Music Hall stage to pledge his support for the former first lady.

But Judicial Watch claims the fundraiser broke a law prohibiting the raising of funds for election campaigns by foreign nations, because John is British.

A statement from the group reads, "Sir Elton John is not a citizen of the United States and is therefore prohibited from making any contribution to Senator Clinton's presidential campaign."

However, Clinton has hit back, explaining a loophole allowed the star to offer his support.

Her spokesperson tells the New York Times, "Hillary's campaign has complied with the law. Since 1987 ... foreign nationals may volunteer their time for campaigns on an uncompensated basis. Elton John is simply volunteering his uncompensated time to appear at the concert. This appearance is consistent with past rulings."

"Some things are better left unsaid...."

For a guy that has America to thank for his 30+ year career, his riches and his place in music history he has a funny way of expressing his thanks....So Elton thinks that if Hillary loses its because we are a bunch of women haters. Oh brother! Thats like when he said America is racist because we voted off an black contestant on American Idol, the year that Fantasia won.

Elton John laments American misogyny

British pop star Elton John, playing a fund-raiser for Hillary Clinton in New York, said he was amazed at the misogyny of some in America and he hoped that wouldn't stop her being president.

At the fund-raiser which Clinton's campaign manager said raised $US2.5 million, John said there was no one more qualified to lead the United States into the next era.

"Having said that, I never cease to be amazed at the misogynistic attitude of some people in this country. And I say to hell with them," he said, drawing cheers from the crowd at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan.

"The reason I'm here tonight is to play music, but more importantly as someone who comes from abroad, and is in America quite a lot of the time (and) is extremely interested in the political process because it effects the whole world."

"I've always been a Hillary supporter," he said.

Introducing him, Clinton recalled that the entertainer had played at the White House at a state dinner when her husband Bill Clinton was president.

The New York senator, who is trailing Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, vowed to take her battle for the Democratic nomination to the end of the primary process, saying all the states should have their say.

Clinton said she couldn't sing but "What I want you to know is 'I'm still standing'," - echoing the title of an Elton John song.

John opened his set with the track Your Song, dwelling on the line "How wonderful life is when you're in the world."

Other hits he sang included Daniel and Rocket Man.

Elton John to executive produce Elvis Costello show

Elton John, Elvis Costello Launch Television Series

April 3, 2008 02:04 PM
By Suzanne Kayian
LiveDaily Contributor

Elvis Costello [ tickets ] and Elton John [ tickets ] are collaborating on a new television series "Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...," that will feature performances and in-depth conversations with an eclectic mix of artists ranging from newcomers to legendary performers. John and Costello both are executive producers of the show, which will begin airing later this year on the Sundance Channel in the US, CTV in Canada and Channel 4 in the UK, according to a press release.

"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." will feature a variety of talk formats including intimate one-on-ones and thematic panel discussions, punctuated with live performances relating to the topics at hand. The musical side of the television series will be equally eclectic, with host and guests doing acoustic performances, unique collaborations and some interpretations of others' songs by Costello.

In a statement, John said, "Elvis Costello is the foremost expert on popular music. I thought it would be sensational to use his knowledge and intelligence to explore the artistry of musicians and other fascinating people involved in making great music, as well as true music aficionados."

Costello explained in a statement that he is not interested in extracting some dark secret from the show's guests. "I'd rather hear about a bright secret, a deep love or a curiosity that might be otherwise obscured by fame," he said. "This is a wonderful opportunity to talk in complete thoughts about music, movies, art or even vaudeville, then frame it with unique and illustrative performances."

"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." will keep with John's commitment to philanthropy; the series producers have struck an association with the (Product) RED campaign, which was created to raise awareness and money for the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Select excerpts and performances from the 13 one-hour shows will be distributed in a variety of new media and conventional platforms, with a portion of the profits going to the Global Fun