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GRAMMY winners John Legend, Lorde, and Keith Urban will perform at the 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute concert honoring Fleetwood Mac on Jan. 26. GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriters HAIM and OneRepublic and singer/songwriter Harry Styles will also join the performance lineup.

Ardea Arts announces the World Premiere of BOUNCE The Basketball Opera. Performances will take place at Calvary Baptist Church Recreation Center, 150 E. High Street, Lexington, KY, today and Saturday, November 10 & 11 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, November 12at 2pm.

New York's notorious sinners, The Liza Colby Sound, have just released their latest single, White Light, via AFROPUNK. White Light blends elements of rock with a mystical, dream-like melody.

CBS continues its merry tradition as a destination for special events during the holidays! Kicking off with THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE ON CBS, viewers will also be treated to animated holiday favorites, newly colorized classic series, nostalgic reunions, festive musical performances and much more.

The Royal Conservatory of Music regrets to announce that, unfortunately, Hugh Masekela will be unable to join Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya for the Jazz Epistles concert at Koerner Hall on Saturday, April 21, 2018 due to complications from prostate cancer. The Conservatory sends Hugh Masekela best wishes and hopes he is able to rehabilitate from this condition. Freddie Hendrix will be assuming the trumpet chair in place of Mr. Masekela for this concert.

The Kentucky Center presents A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN today, November 8, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at The Brown Theatre.

Tickets are now on sale for one of Rodgers and Hammerstein's finest works, The King and I, playing at The Hanover Theater for the Performing Arts Tuesday, May 15 through Sunday, May 20, 2018. The King and I is generously sponsored by Webster Five, with media support from 96-1 WSRS.

Tonight, November 7, 2017, the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) will host its annual New York Fall Gala at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. This year's gala commemorates the Foundation's 25th year and honors Founder Sir Elton John.

Steve Abrams and Kicky Productions announce that a brand new cabaret-concert, Lettin' the Good Times Roll featuring the dynamic duo, E. Faye Butler, Felicia P. Fields and a host of renowned musicians in a very special limited engagement for 9 performances at The Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago.

The Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical A Night With Janis Joplin makes its Madison debut at Overture Center Sun., Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. with Kelly McIntyre as Joplin.

The Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical A Night With Janis Joplin will rock the road on its North American tour starting tonight, November 3rd, 2017.

Take a spin in the signature Coach Chairs, record an audition demo on the spot and soak in live performances from some of the most electrifying singers ever to hit NBC's THE VOICE in a brand new musical concert experience as THE VOICE: NEON DREAMS opens this spring at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Take a spin in the signature Coach Chairs, record an audition demo on the spot and soak in live performances from some of the most electrifying singers ever to hit NBC's THE VOICE in a brand new musical concert experience as THE VOICE: NEON DREAMS opens this spring at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Tickets for performances beginning in spring 2018 are on sale now and can be purchased at TheVoiceVegas.com.

On the heels of their latest release Uncharted, The Piano Guys will perform live at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on May 1, 2018 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale to theatre members Thursday, November 2 at 10 a.m. and to the public Friday, November 3 at 10 a.m.

HANSON is excited to announce that the band's new Christmas album, Finally It's Christmas, is out today on 3CG/S-Curve Records. The album, which features four original tracks, and eight updated classics, reunites the band with co-producer and writing partner Mark Hudson who also collaborated on the band's beloved Christmas release Snowed In

Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the queen of rock & roll. The unmistakable voice, filled with raw emotion and tinged with Southern Comfort, made her a must-see headliner from Monterey to Woodstock. A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, the Broadway musical that recreates the excitement of a true Joplin concert, returns to Playhouse Square's Connor Palace Thursday, Nov. 9 for one 8 pm performance. (Tickets are $59, $49, $39, $29 & $10 Smart Seats, on sale at playhousesquare.org or 216-241-6000.).

Members of Hoff-Barthelson Music School's Jazz Department take the stage to kick off the 2017-2018 Faculty Concert Series today, October 27, 2017, at 7:30 pm with Jazz Night! An evening of improvisations and jazz standards.

Starting November 10, Theresa Cunningham gets to channel the pioneering songstress and make her Arena Stage debut with the East Coast premiere of Nina Simone: Four Women. Before there was Bono or John Lennon, there was Nina Simone and Christina Ham's new play follows her transformation from artist, to artist and activist.

The Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical A Night With Janis Joplin will rock the road on its North American tour starting on November 3rd, 2017.