Stevie Wonder News

Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe-winning rapper, actor, film producer, activist, and poet Common will join the Columbus Symphony to perform music from his latest album, Black America Again, as well as some of his biggest hits.

Fast-emerging singer/songwriter Lisa Dawn Miller – also the daughter of late famed Motown songwriter Ron Miller – is releasing an EP comprised of four infectious Deep House remixes to original songs, all written and produced by Lisa and her songwriting partner and sonic master, Mark Matson.

Donica Lynn announces the fifth annual benefit concert Today's a Good Day-Walk With Me at 8:00pm on Monday, June 26, 2017 at The Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport Ave. All proceeds from tickets sales, donations, and raffle will be donated equally to the American Cancer Society and the American Brain Tumor Association.

Shannon McNally releases her tenth studio album, Black Irish today on Compass Records. Produced by Americana icon Rodney Crowell, the album is a turning point in the singer/guitarist's career, the result of recent years of hardship and finding hope through a musical counterpart.

Shannon McNally's blues-Americana return, Black Irish will make you dance, break your heart, and save your soul. The album was recorded in Nashville, but its distinctive sense of place lies 210 miles west, where Memphis meets Mississippi.

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces R&B artist Avery*Sunshine, Grammy-nominated sisters Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer, an evening of songs and stories with Dan Wilson and more. The following shows go on sale to the public on Thursday, June 8 at noon at citywinery.com/chicago.

Top Brassss will bring their signature funk-rock sound to The Orleans Showroom on Saturday, July 15. 

Gilbert Neal to release new single 'Drop of You' from his latest album 'The Mayor of Estes Park' Gadabout, raconteur, ne'er-do-well-er. Gregarious and fecund.

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing —the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Lawrence Loh celebrate the music of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong during the final weekend of the 2016-2017 PNC Pops season on June 16-18 at Heinz Hall.

Veteran musical producer and stage performer Lisa Dawn Miller – also the daughter of late famed Motown songwriter Ron Miller – has emerged as a gifted singer/songwriter in her own right with the release of two emotionally-charged ballads, “It's Time” and “This Is the Moment.” Written by Lisa and her songwriting, Mark Matson, both songs are available on major digital outlets including, iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.

Following on the heels of his spectacular debut studio album, Hard Road, UK-born blues guitarist/vocalist Tom Killner is set to release a brand new live album recorded just last year at The Old School House in Barnsley England.

Joe's Pub will host an exciting and diverse array of upcoming Latinx events! Highlights include all-women mariachi group Mariachi Flor de Toloache on June 16 and 17; singer/songwriter Dorian Wood performing songs from his new album XALÁ on June 24; Argentine folk band Mavi Diaz & Las Folkies with special guest Maria Volonte on July 19; Cuban son and bolero outfit El Septeto Santiaguero on July 28; That's Not Tango celebrating Astor Piazzolla on the 25th anniversary of his death on August 5 and 6; and, Brazilian pop musician Aline Muniz on August 10. Complete show information follows!

Full casting has been announced for the New England premiere of DISASTER! THE MUSICAL; the 1970's disaster-movie musical written by Sirius/XM On Broadway host, Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick (Glee, Ellen, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). One of the first mountings of this production since the show's 2016 Broadway run, Cast Aside Productions will be bringing DISASTER! to the Mainstage at Portland Stage Company, July 13-16.

R&B's reemergence and adaptation within other genres has been controversial, yet exciting for music lovers alike. 300 Entertainment's MikexAngel is looking to make his mark in the ever bending genre.

The U.S. tour of Motown the Musical is lighting up the stage at Syracuse, New York's Landmark Theatre. The jukebox musical based on Berry Gordy's (book) autobiography To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories of Motown features familiar music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalog and focuses on the Motown greats like Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and many more. The cast under the direction of Charles Randolph-Wright has the energy, confidence, and amazing vocals to fully embody these legendary musicians.

Multi-talented 16-year-old singer/actor, Oliver Richman (www.oliverrichman.com), is the first to record and release his grandfather's poignant song entitled, “Will I Still Be Me.”

Maroon 5's keyboardist, PJ Morton, has debuted on six different Billboard sales charts with his brilliant fourth album, “Gumbo' (Morton Records/Empire).

Music lovers and historians will want to make their way to Shirlington for Signature Theatre's enjoyable, yet uneven, The Piano Men Cabaret.

Bethany Thomas and Austin Cook, the stars of Porchlight Music Theater's Marry Me a Little (MMAL), will perform a special post show concert at Stage 773 called MMAL MIXTAPE.