Jason Mraz News

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present Drew Gasparini and friends in 'From Here & There: The Music & Lyrics of Drew Gasparini' Volume 3 on Saturday, May 3rd at 11pm.

Well, now it's time to get serious. AMERICAN IDOL has navigated through a tumultuous Season XIII to get down to a fairly acceptable Top-5. Perhaps last week's goodbye to the tonally deficient C.J. Harris has erased my disappointment in the early eliminations of Majesty and Malaya, but for the most part, the five finalists have all shown something that warrants their inclusion.

This summer, NBC's TODAY will once again put the rock in Rockefeller Plaza, bringing together the hottest hit-makers for its 19th annual summer concert series. There's no better way to officially kick off the summer season than with one of the best-selling female artists of all time, global superstar Mariah Carey. The five-time Grammy award winner will heat up the plaza Friday, May 16. The "Toyota Concert Series on TODAY" will air live Friday mornings throughout the summer.

As the countdown to the finale continues, find out who moves ahead in the competition on next week's results show, airing Thursday, May 1 (9:00-9:30 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), and tune in to see a special performance by AMERICAN IDOL XIII judge and country superstar Keith Urban.

I always get a little nervous when American Idol starts advertising a 'shocking' result, and after C.J.'s horrendous performance last night, anyone going home other than him would be a shock. So, I braced myself for the worst tonight.

On this week's Top-6 edition of AMERICAN IDOL Season XIII, we were “treated” to not one, but two, songs by each competitor. The theme, “A Little Bit Country, a Little Bit Rock 'n' Roll” gave the contestants an opportunity to channel their inner Donnys and Maries. Speaking of the beloved Osmond sibs, nothing about them screams either Country or Rock 'n Roll to me. But I digress; in most cases tonight, the double your pleasure set-up resulted in an extra helping of awesome, but (as is expected from this season) there was one singer whose combined performances resulted in confusion with a side of frustration.

On the 30th anniversary of its 1984 release, The Wailers will be in concert at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, May 18, at 8 p.m. performing the iconic album Legend in its entirety, which features the bands biggest hits of all time including 'I Shot The Sheriff', 'Redemption Song', 'Jamming' and many, many more. Special guest is Makua, the ambassador of Aloha, who is an accomplished ukulele player, singer and surfer. This event is underwritten by The Mango Tree and is part of the Xfinity Rock Series.

The album arrives in stores and at all online retailers on May 19th; while the film opens in theaters nationwide on June 6th.

The hugely talented national tour cast of Green Day-penned Broadway rock musical AMERICAN IDIOT showed off their penchant for contemporary music with a spectacular rock showcase earlier this month and an extensive collection of clips from the performance are now available to view.

'HEAD OR HEART,' the new album from Atlantic recording artist Christina Perri, has made an awesome entry onto the SoundScan/Billboard 200, arriving at #4 in its first week on the chart

Legendary artist Engelbert Humperdinck will take the Palace Theatre stage in Stamford, CT tonight, April 9, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Humperdinck has been a legend in the international music industry for the last forty plus years, with more than 150 million records sold.

As he has been doing throughout Season XIII, new AMERICAN IDOL Executive Producer Per Blankens has again thrown a curveball of a theme at the Top-8. Instead of the well-warn 'Motown' and 'Burt Bacharach' Weeks, for the first time in IDOL history, the finalists all performed their initial audition songs.

Last Thursday when I heard about this week's theme, 'I'm with the Band,' I have to admit that I just didn't get it. However, now that I've seen how the IDOL Powers-That-Be implemented it on stage, I still really don't get it. The contestants sing with Ricky Minor and his band every week, however, to switch it up, this week the finalists will be singing with Ricky Minor and his band ON STAGE.

The School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC) and award-winning documentary filmmakers Martin Montgomery and Bill Gaff have released a new, 9-minute short film about SPARC's LIVE ART program, "LIVE ART: Through the Artists' Eyes."

Atlantic recording artist Christina Perri has announced an array of activity surrounding the release of her eagerly awaited new album. 'HEAD OR HEART' which features the hit single, 'Human' arrives at long last on April 1st.

CUSP by Neiman Marcus announced the launch of 'Make Some Noise,' campaign that celebrates the most fearless, bold and fashionable women transforming the pop culture, fashion and music landscapes today. 'Make Some Noise' will kick off in Austin, Texas during SXSW with 'Cusp on Rainey Featuring Music by Atlantic Records.' The three-day experience from March 12 th through 14 th will feature panel discussions and fireside chats with influential women who rock in their respective fields, along with performances from Atlantic artists.

On last night's AMERICAN IDOL performance night, dubbed 'This Is Me,' the Top 13 stormed the stage to perform the songs they most identified with. Take a look back at the highlights!

There have been a number of noticeable improvements to Season XIII of AMERICAN IDOL, including the inclusion of the best judge in the show's history, Harry Connick Jr., and the Boot Camp featuring Idol-made stars Adam Lambert and Chris Daughtry. On the other hand, the new Rush Week was all kinds of disappointment; from Randy Jackson's not-so-triumphant return as the show's new mentor to the contestants having to sprint from their holding chamber to the stage to perform (mostly poorly) just moments after having their fates announced. Unfortunately, that unevenness reared its ugly head again in this week's Top-13 show.

Legendary artist Engelbert Humperdinck will take the Palace Theatre stage in Stamford, CT on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Humperdinck has been a legend in the international music industry for the last forty plus years, with more than 150 million records sold.