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They join previously announced presenters including past GRAMMY Award nominee Jimmie Allen, 'CBS Mornings' anchors Nate Burleson and Gayle King, past GRAMMY Award nominee and five-time Latin GRAMMY Award winner Luis Fonsi, GRAMMY Award winner and Recording Academy® Los Angeles Chapter President Ledisi, GRAMMY Award Winner Olivia Rodrigo, and more.

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and author LeAnn Rimes partnered with GRAMMY Award-winning producer and DJ Dave Audé to release the dance remixes for her focus track, “spaceship,” off her recently released album god’s work (EverLe Records via Thirty Tigers/ The Orchard/ Sept. 16th).

Harvey Mason jr. will be joined by Jimmie Allen, 'CBS Mornings' anchors Nate Burleson and Gayle King, Luis Fonsi, Ledisi, EGOT winner John Legend, Machine Gun Kelly, GRAMMY winner and 2023 MusiCares® Persons of the Year honoree Smokey Robinson, and three-time GRAMMY winner Olivia Rodrigo will help reveal the 65th Annual GRAMMY Award nominees.

It was a historic night of enlightenment, emotion, and of course, inspired Jazz performances at the inaugural Jazz Music Awards: Celebrating The Spirit of Jazz, held on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.

BroadwayWorld caught up with James to discuss her thoughts on her debut album 10 years later, what to expect from her upcoming concert at Dizzy's Club, what the response to the all-female Jesus Christ Superstar studio cast recording was like, and what else she has planned for the future.

Los Angeles Jazz Society's annual Jazz Tribute Concert and Awards are a celebration of jazz and its talented musicians who have made this extraordinary music their life's passion. This year's edition, hosted by KJAZZ's Rhonda Hamilton, will feature over 90 minutes of musical tributes, honoring the likes of Rickey Minor, Ledisi, and Bill Holman at the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on Saturday, October 29, 2022, beginning at 7:30pm.

What do Morgan James, Shoshana Bean, Cynthia Erivo, Orfeh, Bridget Everett, Ledisi, Ann Harada and Debbie Gravitte have in common? They're All Super on the new JCSS studio recording.

Special guests set to celebrate Norman through speeches and comedy performances include Asante Blackk, George Clooney, Laverne Cox, Isabella Gomez, Emily Hampshire, Tom Hanks, Rita Moreno, Ms. Pat, Jay Pharoah, Rob Reiner, Aida Rodriguez and George Wallace. Musical performances paying tribute to iconic sitcom theme songs will also be featured/

George Benson, Billy Eckstine and Phyllis Hyman, are but a few of the extraordinary singers that had roots in Pittsburgh and enriched the vocal jazz tradition. The vocalists who will sing at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF), which runs from September 16-18, will expand and extend on the legacy of their Steel City forebears.

Today, GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and author LeAnn Rimes is helping fans get into the holiday spirit early by announcing “Joy: The Holiday Tour,” kicking off December 2nd and running through December 18th.

Pierre van der Westhuizen, Executive and Artistic Director of The Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival, have announced the appointment of Grammy Award-winning producer Seth Abramson as Director of Jazz Awards.

The sixth week of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2022 welcomes New Zealand-based company Black Grace to the Ted Shawn Theatre, from July 27-31.

LeAnnThe new soulful song features an accomplished group of GRAMMY Award-winning artists, including Ziggy Marley, Ledisi, and Ben Harper, and is available to stream now. Rimes also released an accompanying animated lyric video. The songs as written and produced by Rimes and her collaborator and close friend/producer/songwriter Darrell Brown.

Raheem DeVaughn has released a new collaboration album, 'Raheem DeVaughn Presents From Lust Till Dawn.' 'RAHEEM DEVAUGHN PRESENTS FROM LUST TILL DAWN', is globally available now via the New Era Soul/SRG-ILS Group label imprint. The collaboration album was introduced to the masses with the first release, 'Wait On Me' (Remix)(Part 2) from Georgia Reign featuring Raheem DeVaughn. It was followed by the already fan-favorite, 'If I Don't' by Raheem DeVaughn.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the return of an exciting summer series event, Summer Sounds on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza. This year's Summer Sounds will bring an energizing lineup of live music reflecting a range of global influences found in Southern California including Latin, pop/rock, R&B, hip-hop, and more.

Today Petaluma Records released the soundtrack to Take Me To The River: New Orleans — the album and feature documentary film feature new recordings from The Neville Brothers, PJ Morton, Big Freedia, G-Eazy, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Snoop Dogg, Dumpstaphunk, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, William Bell, Ani DiFranco, Donald Harrison, Galactic, the late Dr. John, and many more. The film hits theaters in NYC and LA today and will roll out to select cities nationwide during the month of May, list of showings HERE. The soundtrack is available now digitally, with a CD and deluxe vinyl release to come on May 27, 2022. A Take Me To The River: All Stars tour is also set for this May, and select musicians featured in the project will perform at music venues across the country.

'IF I DON'T' is the latest single release from the upcoming album, 'RAHEEM DEVAUGHN PRESENTS FROM LUST TILL DAWN', releasing globally on May 6th, via the New Era Soul/SRG-ILS Group label imprint. The album is available for pre-orders now via 'Raheem DeVaughn Presents From Lust Till Dawn'.

She is risen! And a new cast recording is on the rise! On April 29, Jesus Christ Superstar: Highlights From The All-Female Studio Cast Recording, will at last be available as a full collection of songs at all digital music services.

Today's top stories include last night's opening of for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf. Read the reviews here! Plus, Some Like It Hot will begin performances on Broadway this fall starring Christian Borle and J. Harrison Ghee!

The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards featured a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, a win for Barlow and Bear's 'Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,' Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for their 'Love For Sale' Cole Porter duets album, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Check out the full list of winners now!