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According to Billboard, Paul McCartney has released a new song today called GET ENOUGH. The single comes just four months after his latest album release, EGYPT STATION. The new song was co-produced by Paul McCartney, Ryan Tedder and Zach Skelton. Read more about the single from Billboard here!

Alessandra Belloni, Artistic Director, has gathered a remarkable group of vocalists/dancers/percussionists for a new version of 'Drums of Illuminiation,' a joyous uniting of three great cultures: the powerful Native American, the fiery African, and the passionate Southern Italian, for a journey back in time into a world of ritual drumming, vocals, and trance dances.  Special guests are Murielle Borst, Josephine Tarrant and Kevin Tarrant of the SilverCloud Singers and Dancers (Native American) and Kevin Nathaniel (African percussion). 

Alessandra Belloni, Artistic Director, has gathered a remarkable group of vocalists/dancers/percussionists for a new version of 'Drums of Illuminiation,' a joyous uniting of three great cultures: the powerful Native American, the fiery African, and the passionate Southern Italian, for a journey back in time into a world of ritual drumming, vocals, and trance dances.  Special guests are Murielle Borst, Josephine Tarrant and Kevin Tarrant of the SilverCloud Singers and Dancers (Native American) and Kevin Nathaniel (African percussion). 

Live from Here with Chris Thile confirms the guest lineup for its Town Hall residency in New York, throughout December as well as their January 2019 performance in Durham, NC and Chicago, IL. The shows feature special guests Cat Power, St. Vincent, Maggie Rogers,Death Cab for Cutie, Jason Isbell, Tank and the Bangas, Jon Batiste, Vulfpeck and more.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, along with Rateliff's foundation, The Marigold Project, are set for two days of events in Denver to support the prevention of gun violence in partnership with local and national nonprofit organizations. The nonpartisan events will emphasize voter registration and engagement, encouraging Colorado citizens to find peaceful solutions to the issue of gun violence. 

Paul McCartney's Egypt Station (Capitol Records) has entered the Billboard 200 at #1, making it the third Non-Beatles/Wings McCartney effort to top the U.S. chart and Paul's first Stateside #1 since 1982's Tug Of War. Earning  153,000 equivalent album units, Egypt Station is Paul's first solo album to enter the chart at #1. Since beginning a new and profound direction on his creative journey with the 1970 release of his debut solo album, McCartney, Paul has sold over 100 million albums and singles worldwide.

Dave Matthews Band returns to 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' on Wednesday, September 12 to perform 'Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)' from their #1 album, 'Come Tomorrow.'  The band will join previously announced guests NBA champion and new Los Angeles Laker LeBron James, actor Channing Tatum and US Open Winner Naomi Osaka. The appearance comes at the end of their 46-date North American headline tour which wrapped with a sold-out concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA on September 10.

Dave Matthews Band will perform on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on Wednesday, September 5. The appearance comes on the heels of the band's three-night, Labor Day weekend run at Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA. Fans around the globe were able to see Saturday's sold-out show via a free live stream. The band's46-date North American headline tour wraps up with a trio of West Coast shows, including a sold-out concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA on September 10. Tour information is available at http://davematthewsband.com. See below for itinerary.

St. Vincent will perform a DJ set to open Beck's performance at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday, September 28, 2018.

St. Vincent a/k/a Annie Clark has added an Official 2018 ACL Fest Late Night Show to her current I Am A Lot Like You! world tour. October 5 will see St. Vincent headline Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas the day before she plays her first of two Saturday sets at the Austin City Limits Festival.

With Come Tomorrow (RCA Records) topping the Billboard 200, Dave Matthews Band becomes the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1. Come Tomorrow earned 292,017 equivalent album units in the week ending June 14. Of that total, 285,000 were in traditional album sales - marking the biggest sales week for a rock album in more than four years.

Dave Matthews Band will livestream their concert from the BB&T Pavilion Center in Camden, NJ on Saturday, June 16, at 8:00 pm ET, in celebration of their new album, Come Tomorrow. The band's summer tours are a beloved tradition among fans. As Rolling Stone once observed, 'The road, Dave Matthews, the summer. It seems it has always been thus.' Those who are unable to attend Saturday's show can tune in to the livestream at www.dmblivestream.com See below for the tour itinerary.

Today, RCA Records released Come Tomorrow, Dave Matthews Band's ninth studio album and first since 2012. The band'sNorth American summer tour continues tomorrow, June 9, with a show at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA. See below for itinerary. Tickets can be purchased now athttp://davematthewsband.com.

National Sawdust+ will present "On the Frontlines" at National Sawdust, the Brooklyn based arts incubator, on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The one-night only event, curated for the series by Elena Park, brings Mariana Sadovska - the "Ukrainian Bjork" - and Emmy-nominated genre-bending composer, violinist, and arts leader Daniel Bernard Roumain together for an evening that examines war and resistance through the lens of performing arts, especially music. Both of these critically acclaimed composer-musicians will perform and discuss their work during this presentation.

Irish Arts Center (IAC), the arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, is proud to welcome back fiddle player Martin Hayes, "one of Ireland's great musical exports" (WNYC), for a week-long residency, April 25-29, to take place in and out of their current home on 51st Street. Each of these five evenings, many of which are curated by Hayes himself, will feature special guests from within and beyond the world of Irish traditional music, breaking barriers and taking audiences on an unforgettable artistic journey.

Sufjan Stevens will be joined by St. Vincent, Chris Thile, Moses Sumney, Casey Foubert, and James McAlister to perform “Mystery of Love” at the Academy Awardsthis Sunday, March 4. One of Stevens' three contributions to the soundtrack of Luca Guadagnino's Call Me By Your Name (Sony Pictures Classics), “Mystery of Love” is nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song.

Since the release of the first single, “Oom Sha La La', in late 2017 Heynderickx has been making waves and garnering best of and most anticipated lists from Uproxx, BIRP, NBHAP, Clunk Magazine, Various Small Flames and The Bluegrass Situation while also receiving a coveted spot on NPR's 'Slingshot' program. In their best tracks of 2017 OPB Music called “Oom Sha La La” “easily one of the year's most striking songs” while Uproxx predicted that “though this may not be a name that rings a bell at the end of 2017, it's going to be one of those ones that you'll hear everywhere in 2018.”

THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS--nominated at this year's GRAMMYs for 'Best Bluegrass Album'--have announced the formation of their new label, Tape Time Records. The band is excited to also reveal Tape Time's first signing: acclaimed bluegrass band Horseshoes & Hand Grenades.

As we say goodbye to 2017, we remember all of those we have lost in this past year. From actors to directors and musicians, these people have shared their gifts with us and they will not be forgotten. Join BroadwayWorld in remembering some of these people below.

In their last state-side show before kicking off a major European tour, the hip-hop phenomenon Ho99o9 (pronounced Horror and also known as HO99O9 DEATH KULT) plays White Eagle Hall in Jersey City on November 22.