COMEDIAN KEVIN HART NAMED AS HOST OF
PHILLY 4th OF JULY JAM
VH1 AND PALLADIA TO SIMULCAST AND
LIVEDSTREAM ON JULY 4TH FROM 8-11PM ET/PT
New York, NY- June 4, 2013 –Comedian Kevin
Hart has been named the
host of the third annual Philly 4th of July Jam, as part of the Wawa Welcome America! Festival.
The event will be simulcast on VH1 and Palladia on Thursday, July 4 from 8-11PM ET. In addition, the event will be
live streamed on VH1.com with frequent editorial coverage across MTV, VH1 and
CMT news and blogs. Hometown favorites, The
Roots, will once again serve as musical curators
for the event, they will play their own set and also perform along with special
guests John Mayer, Jill
Scott, Demi
Lovato, Ne-Yo, Grace
Potter
and J.
Cole. Capping off the
musical event, the evening will include a spectacular fireworks display over
the iconic Philadelphia Museum of Art.
"We are excited to bring Kevin back home to Philly to host the
Largest Free Concert event in America", said show Executive Producer Shawn
Gee. "With Kevin, The Roots and Jill Scott, the show will definitely
have a Philly flair to it, however with the other great talent on the show,
this is guaranteed to be the best Philly Fourth of July show ever. And now with
our new partners VH1, the entire country will be able to experience the annual
party we have been throwing for 500,000 of our closest friends on the Ben
Franklin Parkway each year.”
In addition to hosting the third annual Philly 4th Of July Jam, the actor and comedian has a new movie, KEVIN HART: LET ME EXPLAIN, hitting theaters on July 3rd. The movie captures the laughter, energy and mayhem from Hart’s 2012 “Let Me Explain” concert tour, which spanned 10 countries and 80 cities, and generated over $32 million in ticket sales.
Billed as the “Largest Free Concert in America,”
the Philly 4th of July Jam
is a celebration of freedom and music. The Philly 4th of July Jam is
an unforgettable, entertainment-filled night that has featured some of the top artists in the music
industry. This is a one-of-a-kind concert, free of cost and fun for all ages, located
right in the heart of the City of Brotherly Love. With 500,000 people jamming
out on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway--- there is no other place to spend the
Fourth of July.
The Jam is
coordinated by Welcome America, Inc. and its Executive Director Desiree
Peterkin-Bell, along with Executive Producers Scott Mirkin and Shawn Gee and produced with Live Nation. Ahmir “?uestlove”
Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought”
Trotter of The Roots serve as
musical directors for the Jam. Executive
producers for VH1 are Lee Rolontz, Rick Krim and Keshia Williams.
The
Philly 4th of July Jam takes place during Wawa Welcome America!, a
multi-day festival that celebrates America’s birthday in America’s birthplace,
Philadelphia.
About VH1
VH1 delivers the ultimate mash-up of music, pop culture and
nostalgia for adults who still want to have fun. VH1 is available in 99
million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels
and services including VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile and VH1.com and @VH1,
the hub for all things music and pop culture. VH1 is a unit of Viacom
Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and
content across all media platforms. For more information, go
to www.vh1press.com, VH1.com,
or the VH1
Facebook page.
Follow us on Twitter @VH1PR.
About
Palladia
Palladia,
MTV Networks’ high-definition music channel, launched in January 2006 and
features original music-based programming for a variety of music genres,
including hip hop, rock, country, pop, reggaeton, soul and more, as well as
HDTV acquisitions and original content from MTV Networks Music Group’s MTV,
VH1, and CMT family of services. The channel has grown to 12 million
households and is available on major U.S. carriers including Comcast, Cox, Verizon
FiOS, Time Warner, Dish, DIRECTV, Charter, AT&T u-Verse and Insight.
About
Wawa Welcome America!
Wawa Welcome America! is a
multi-day festival that celebrates America’s birthday in America’s birthplace, Philadelphia. In 2013, Welcome
America, Inc. is proud to celebrate 20 years as the producer of Philadelphia’s Fourth of July festival. For more information,
please visit www.welcomeamerica.com, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wawawelcomeamerica and follow us on Twitter
at @July4thPhilly.
About Live Nation
Entertainment:
Live
Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment comprised of
four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation
Management and Live Nation Media/Sponsorship. For additional information, visit
www.livenation.com/investors.
###
No comments:
Post a Comment