Winfrey and The Color Purple cast were emotional as they spoke about the power of director Blitz Bazawule’s musical adaptation of the film and how much the movie has impacted their lives.

UTA’s CEO Jeremy Zimmer kicked off UNLOQ404, our inaugural creators summit, with a promise to Atlanta’s creator community: “Our business has always been about finding undiscovered voices and helping them foster their careers. It’s about being in business with people who have a dream and a passion.”

As we get closer to former First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s funeral, many people across Metro Atlanta are remembering her, including Xernona Clayton.

When it comes to the USA’s music capitals, Atlanta might seem an unusual choice. Despite being embedded in the Deep South and sharing the same embryonic musical legacies of blues, gospel, hip-hop and country as neighboring Tennessee, Atlanta is a city that has often been overshadowed by its more iconic cousins, Memphis and Nashville.

WABE will premiere a new Thanksgiving family tradition with a special SOUNDS LIKE ATL concert film featuring the world-renowned Spelman College Glee Club. The 90-minute  original episode, produced by WABE Studios, airs Thanksgiving Day–Thursday, November 23–at 8 p.m., with an encore at 9:30 p.m., on WABE TV (PBS/Ch. 30) and streaming on wabe.org.

The odds were ever in favor of “The Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” which emerged victorious in a busy box office weekend despite opening slightly behind expectations.

The PSAs, which were created to feel approachable and relatable to viewers, are available starting today on this link and next week on the IPR Center’s website and YouTube channel.

“We’re going to have industry standard stuff here for music, for creatives. You won’t have to leave to go to LA, Nashville, Atlanta; you can stay here and do it and that’s what we want to cultivate.”

A film that used Cherokee County locations as the backdrop for its movie has recently been released to an online streaming platform.