Last year a report from USC brought to light that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up less than 6% of speaking roles in the entertainment industry and 4% of lead roles. The study looked at 13,000 popular films and found that of the 4% with AAPI leads, only 6 were women, 0 were women over 40, 0 were in the LGBTQ+ community, and 14 were Dwayne Johnson. The numbers for people behind the camera were incredibly low as well. Every year, for one month, we tell people in the AAPI community they are important. We tell them we want… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the Supreme Court’s move to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Check out our AAPI Heritage Month soundtrack below and celebrate with us.
Today we talk about a possible Obi-Wan Kenobi cameo, celebrities speaking out about abortion, and Kim Kardashian’s potiental bad influence. Flea Joins The Force Could worlds be colliding? Of course we’ve been excited to see potential cameos for Obi-Wan Kenobi but we were not expecting this one. Rumor has it, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea will be joining the galaxy far far away. The role is unknown, as of now, but it will surely be exciting to find out. This isn’t the first time the bassist has taken on acting. He’s also appeared in Back to the Future II, The… Read more »
idobi sits down for an interview with Gavin Haley on tour before he opens for Tate McRae and Mimi Webb.
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Ed Sheeran, Stand Atlantic, Lolo, and more.
Today we talk about the new Netflix comedy special with the Jonas Brothers, the nominations for the 2021 People Choice Awards, and Lightyear’s teaser trailer. Jonas Brothers Family Roast Netflix has announced a new one hour comedy special with the Jonas Brothers. The pop-star brothers will spend the hour doing a family roast. Kenan Thompson will be the host and we will see guest appearances from people like Pete Davidson and Niall Horan. In the trailer, Kevin and Nick let us know there will be sketches and games along with the roasting, which will prove that “no one can get… Read more »
Today we give an update on Tanya Fear, talk about BTS collaborating with Coldplay, question Amazon’s technology, and take a look at the new Netflix project Grendel, we give you the Met Gala highlights, and remember Norm Macdonald after he suddenly passed away.
Today we talk about Tanya Fear missing in Los Angeles, Bo Burnham’s first Emmy, and Punk Black’s journey to a new studio in Atlanta.
Today on idobi’s News Flashes, we have the VMAs performance lineup, news on a new comedy show to commerate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and we question some of Facebook’s newest ventures.
