John Legend’s crowing about his new virtual reality animated series

April 11, 2017 Andrea Dresdale

ABC/Paula LoboJohn Legend is going from La La Land to the land of virtual reality.

The Los Angeles Times reports John will executive-produce and star — vocally — in a new animated virtual reality series called Rainbow Crow. It’s based on Native American folklore and features John as the crow of the title. When the animal kingdom is plunged into darkness, he has to go on a journey to save everyone, and learn humility in the process.

Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, John said when the studio approached him about doing the project, “I thought it felt like a cool story that could do a lot of things.”

He explains, “VR helps increase the connection we have with each other because it can put you in someone else’s shoes.”

John may also create original music for the series, but as of yet, it’s not know how many episodes will be created. The first one will premiere this month at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival.

The good news is that there are no plans to charge for the show, on the presumption that once people get hooked on the idea of VR shows, they’ll be willing to pay for them at a later date.

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Prince's former band The Revolution touring the U.S. for the first time in 30 years

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Nancy BundtTheir former boss died a year ago, but The Revolution is planning a coast-to-coast tour to pay tribute to him.

Prince's best-known backing band starts their first nationwide tour in 30 years on Friday with a performance at Paisley Park. Right now, they have dates mapped out through July 17, with more dates to be announced soon.

The band that eventually became The Revolution first formed in 1979, but the classic lineup, featured on the albums Purple Rain, Around the World in a Day and Parade, included drummer Bobby Z, keyboard player Matt Fink, Lisa Coleman on keyboards and piano, Wendy Melvoin on guitar, and Brown Mark on bass. That lineup won two Grammys and an Oscar.

The band announced that they were reforming earlier this year. Here's the tour itinerary:

4/21 -- Celebration 2017 @ Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN
4/23 -- Metro, Chicago, IL
4/24 -- Metro, Chicago, IL
4/27 -- The Fillmore, Silver Spring Washington, DC
4/28 -- BB Kings, New York, NY
4/29 -- Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
4/30 -- Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
5/3 -- Webster Hall, New York, NY
5/4 -- Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
5/12 -- Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI
5/14 -- The Vogue, Indianapolis, IN
5/15 -- Mercury Ballroom, Louisville, KY
5/16 -- Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH
5/18 -- House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
5/20 -- Majestic Theater, Detroit, MI
5/21 -- Phoenix Theatre, Toronto, Ont
6/14 -- House of Blues, Dallas, TX
6/15 -- House of Blues, Houston, TX
6/16 -- The Aztec Theater, San Antonio, TX
6/17 -- ACL Live, Austin, TX
6/21 -- Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, NV
6/22 -- House of Blues, San Diego, CA
6/23 -- Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
7/11 -- The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
7/12 -- The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
7/13 -- Artown, Reno, NV
7/14 -- Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
7/15 -- The Showbox Seattle, WA
7/17 -- Britt Pavillion, Jacksonville, OR

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Alessia Cara, Justin Bieber win Canadian Radio Music Awards

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ABC/Matt BrownAlessia Cara and Justin Bieber have some more hardware for their already well-stocked trophy shelves.

At the Canadian Radio Music Awards this week, Justin won the Song of the Year award for his smash "Love Yourself," as well as the Chart-Topper Award. Alessia also scored two wins: Best New Group or Solo Artist, and Fans' Choice.

Ruth B was named Best New Group or Solo Artist in two different musical genre categories, thanks to her hit "Lost Boy."

All three acts have also won at least one Juno Award, the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys.

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