B.B. King News

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is offering a stellar series of jazz performances with more than two dozen musicians, vocalists, and dancers appearing in West Chester this September through December, hosted by local jazz and blues artist, Sara Michaels.

This change is due to the recent departure of former President and CEO Judith Black.

Known for his unforgettable live shows and catchy guitar riffs, acclaimed blues-rock guitarist Anthony Gomes will release his 13th album entitled High Voltage Blues on Friday, September 23rd.

The 10-track set includes GRAMMY® Award winners Jorge Callandreli and Vince Mendoza, as well as vocal arrangers including Amanda Taylor of säje, to revisit their biggest hits from throughout the decades, including new arrangements of “Chanson D’Amour,” “Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone” and “The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul.” Plus, tour dates!

The Town Hall and T Bone Burnett will present A Tribute to Bob Dylan in partnership with the Bob Dylan Center on September 30, 2022 at 8pm. Curated T Bone Burnett, the show will feature performances by a diverse array of artists, each performing songs written by Dylan spanning the Nobel laureate’s illustrious career.

Martin Tillman ist der erfolgreichste Filmmusiker, den die Schweiz je hervorgebracht hat. Der 1964 in Zürich geborene Cellist, Komponist und Multi-Instrumentalist hat bei geschätzten 100 Soundtracks mitgearbeitet, dazu gehört die Musik zu den Blockbustern 'Total Recall', 'The Da Vinci Code', 'The Dark Knight Rises (Batman)' und 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.

Cotuit Center for the Arts is pleased to welcome back Cape Cod’s longtime favorite roots and blues legend, George Gritzbach and his Band. The George Gritzbach Band will perform in our new outdoor performance space on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 7:30pm.

La nueva película está dirigida por Baz Luhrmann y llega a la gran pantalla en nuestro país.

The Philly POPS continues its 44-year Independence Week tradition with POPS on Independence at Independence Mall on July 3, 2022, at 7 p.m.

Kacey Musgraves has shared her rendition of 'Can't Help Falling in Love' from the ELVIS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack via House of Iona/RCA Records. This latest release follows Doja Cat’s melodic single “Vegas” and Swae Lee & Diplo's “Tupelo Shuffle” featuring Gary Clark Jr. The track was released with a new music video featuring film footage.

Legendary performers Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt have teamed up again to present a delightful evening of genre-bending delight, fusing the sounds of country, swing, jazz, folk and gospel in An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt on Friday, Oct. 14.

RCA Records releases Austin Butler’s version of the Elvis' “Trouble” from the ELVIS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Check out where to listen!

Watch Doja Cat's video for her single “Vegas” from the ELVIS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The video features Shonka Dukureh, who plays Big Mama Thornton in the film.

Swae Lee & Diplo drop new single “Tupelo Shuffle” featuring Gary Clark Jr. (who plays Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup in the film) and Austin Butler (who give voice to Elvis Presley on the track and plays him in the film) from the ELVIS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack via House of Iona/RCA Records.

Berklee College of Music honored pop culture icon Ringo Starr with an honorary degree during a tribute concert and ceremony held in person on Thursday. The event, which took place on campus at the David Friend Recital Hall in Boston, featured performances from Berklee students, introductory remarks from President Erica Muhl, and an acceptance speech from the Bealtes legend himself.

From breathtaking contemporary dance to internationally acclaimed musicians, a rollicking celebration of Patsy Cline to a hit musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, theLesher Center for the Arts will present a remarkable year of arts and cultural offerings for Bay Area arts lovers.

It has also been announced that Kacey Musgraves will sing 'Can't Help Falling In Love' and Maneskin will sing “If I Can Dream.” The soundtrack will also feature Eminem, Tame Impala, Stevie Nicks, Jack White, Cee Lo Green, Gary Clark Jr., Paravi, Pnau, Yola, Swae Lee, Diplo, and Jazmine Sullivan.

Lewis joins Sun Records compatriots Cash, “Cowboy” Jack Clement, Phillips and Elvis Presley in the Country Music Hall of Fame. He is also the fourth member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s founding 1986 class of inductees to also gain membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame, along with Presley (1998) and Ray Charles (2021).

Three-time Grammy nominee, 25x Billboard chart topper and Blues-Rock star Joe Bonamassa announces a run of shows for Fall of 2022. The 22-date tour across the U.S. includes a two-night stop at the iconic Chicago Theatre and ends on the West Coast in Washington State where he hasn't performed in 5 years.

Black Ensemble Theater’s Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor continues the 2022 Season of Excellence: The Season of Healing and Joy with the world premiere of Grandma’s Jukebox, written and directed by Michelle Reneé Bester.