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American icon Tony Bennett will celebrate his 85th birthday this year with a new CD, "Tony Bennett: Duets II" which will be released on September 20th on RPM/Columbia Records.

Over 700 invited guests toasted the evening's honoree Tony Bennett, in celebration of his 85th Birthday, at the Exploring the Arts (ETA) annual benefit gala on Sunday, September 18.

'Body and Soul' is the final recording made by Winehouse before her passing on July 23rd of this year, and is released today to mark what would have been the singer's 28th birthday. The single and video of 'Body and Soul' has also been released today on the iTunes Store to benefit The Amy Winehouse Foundation.

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When Tony Bennett makes his debut at his sold out performance at the Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday, September 18, he will be joined by Aretha Franklin, Sir Elton John and Alejandro Sanz for special duet appearances.

Joe Brooks, the self-taught UK singer/songwriter whose bedroom-recorded songs made him an online sensation, has recently completed a 6-song EP that debuted at #1 in Korea, the first market of release.

Open Fist Theatre Company is currently presenting a workshop production of the new musical DEAR John Mayer with music and lyrics by Shoshana Bean and book by Eydie Faye.

In celebration of the artist's 85th birthday, Columbia Records/RPM Records/Legacy Recordings will release Tony Bennett - The Complete Collection, an extraordinary compilation chronicling the entire career of the great American pop vocalist as documented in the albums and singles he's made for Columbia Records (beginning in 1952 through the present), as well as his recordings for Roulette (an historic encounter with Count Basie and Orchestra in 1959), MGM (1972-73), Improv (Bennett's own label from 1973-76) and Fantasy (a pair of sublime titles with pianist Bill Evans, released in 1975-76).

On Friday, August 26th, the Give Back Hollywood Foundation, a non-profit organization that connects charities to celebrities, will host a benefit for the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, inviting celebrities and tastemakers to the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles for an afternoon of music and awareness.

On Friday, August 26th, the Give Back Hollywood Foundation, a non-profit organization that connects charities to celebrities, will host a benefit for the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, inviting celebrities and tastemakers to the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles for an afternoon of music and awareness.

Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, announced that Joe's Pub at The Public Theater has been approved for a grant to support New York Voices at Joe's Pub, a series celebrating New York City's diversity in performance and culture, presenting collaborations between artists from sound and stage.

Wolf Trap Presents Pop-Rock Sensations Guster and Jack's Mannequin; Classics from Chicago, Chris Botti, and Paul Anka; Worldly Beats from Flamenco Superstars Gipsy Kings; and the Annual Summer Beach Bash with America's Band, and The Beach Boys

American icon Tony Bennett celebrates his 85th birthday this year with a new CD, Tony Bennett: DUETS II, which will be released on September 20th.

Wolf Trap Presents Pop-Rock Sensations Guster and Jack's Mannequin; Classics from Chicago, Chris Botti, and Paul Anka; Worldly Beats from Flamenco Superstars Gipsy Kings; and the Annual Summer Beach Bash with America's Band, and The Beach Boys