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Julien's Auctions, the world's premier music and entertainment memorabilia auction house, has announced the highly anticipated Icons & Idols: Rock n' Roll auction event to take place on Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Julien's Auctions Beverly Hills gallery located at 9665 Wilshire Boulevard. The auction will feature hundreds of items from the lives and careers of some of music's biggest artists including The Beatles, U2, Chris Martin, The Grateful Dead, Elvis Presley, Madonna, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, Kurt Cobain, Heart, Mick Jagger, James Brown, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Cher, Prince, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis and even a bit of Liberace and many more.

Grab your copy of Barry Manilow's new album!

All right, after two weeks, the Battle Rounds are finally over on THE VOICE, now we can get to the real competition... wait, what? There is still a whole other round before America gets to vote? No wonder I always lose interest in this show after the Blinds, it takes a year and a half just to get to the actual voting rounds. That being typed, at least now the artists get to pick their own songs.

It's ladies night at SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014! Today, CENTRIC announced that the Grammy Award-winning Queen Bee herself, Lil' Kim; Grammy Award-winning double platinum artist, Missy Elliott; and the first female solo rapper to ever go platinum, Da Brat, will join the list of all-star performers and presenters at this year's awards show.

Feinstein's at the Nikko is proud to announce the upcoming lineup for December 2014. Performers include Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh, Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young, "American Idol's" Kimberley Locke, Tony Award nominee -- and San Francisco legend -- Sharon McNight, "America's Got Talent's" Shawn Ryan, Dave Damiani & the No Vacancy Orchestra with special guest Renee Olstead & Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., San Francisco's favorite Russian redhead Katya-Smirnoff-Skyy, crooner Russ Lorenson, Bay Area jazz singer Yvonne Flores and more!

The NAMM Foundation has announced that Nathan East, one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music, will be inducted into the NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards Hall of Fame.

DECADES OF DIVAS makes its world premiere ahead of a national tour Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Count Basie Theatre, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank, NJ. Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets $59, $39, $29 and $19 on sale NOW at www.countbasietheatre.org or through the box office at (732) 842-9000.

'What A Wonderful World/What A Wonderful Life' with Louis Armstrong is available on Barry Manilow's new album, MY DREAM DUETS in stores October 27th.

?Having secured Homotopia's future for another 3 years with renewed Arts Council support we are delighted to present the 2014 festival packed with exciting national premieres (DV8), regional firsts (Andy Warhol and Catherine Opie exhibitions) unique collaborations (Fenella Fielding and Le Gateau Chocolat) and exclusive appearances (Terence Davies) that appeal to audiences gay and straight alike.

Wagner College Theatre Advisory Board (TAB) presents Wagner Sings the 1980s!, a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) on Saturday, October 18 at 8:00 pm in Wagner College's Stage One Studio Theatre (1 Campus Road, Staten Island, NY).

Following her sell-out run at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End, producers Michael Harrison and David Ian are delighted to announce that three-time Brit nominee and X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke will star in the leading role of 'Rachel Marron' in the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of Thea Sharrock's hit musical THE BODYGUARD

GRAMMY, TONY, and EMMY Award-winning musician and pop legend Barry Manilow is scheduled to appear on QVC during the 'Barry Manilow: Q Sessions Live' broadcast Friday, October 17 at 6 PM (ET) to debut his latest album, MY DREAM DUETS.

I have been pretty vocal about the fact that I don't love THE VOICE's Battle Rounds. The whole point of a singing competition is to out sing your competitors. However, in the Battles, your future on the show is, in part, in the hands of your collaborator; how does that make sense? Even if the two singers create a great duet, by definition, each has to play background singer at some point in the song. How does that help you determine who is the better of the two singers? If the goal is to find the best singer possible, then you should let the singers give you their best possible performance.

The cast and crew of CINDERELLA have already polished their performance to a brilliant shine; this tour is Broadway quality in every particular, brimming with talent, and an utter delight and a joy to watch. From singing and dancing to costumes and sets, Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA is one of the highest caliber shows to play PPAC in recent years.

In June 2013, Christina Holmes, a singer/songwriter originally from New Jersey, now based in Rhode Island, was presented with the opportunity to record her debut album with multi-platinum producer Narada Michael Walden after he heard some of her demos and was blown away by her raw talent.

CENTRIC today announced the nominees for SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014, which will celebrate and honor R&B's finest and most soulful artists on November 7, 2014 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

Aretha Franklin's newest LP, 'Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics,' was released on vinyl earlier this month and will be available digitally and in stores on October 21.

Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia will be filled with 'Good Vibrations' tonight, October 9, 2014 with shows at 8 and 9:30 p.m. when The Jost Project adds a whole new repertoire of music to their show. Performing classic rock in a classic jazz format, they'll present the music of such legends as Deep Purple, Procol Harum and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Songs like Whiter Shade of Pale, Hush, Karn Evil 9, Come Together and Good Vibrations will be added to such favorites as Walk This Way and Kashmir.

Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia will be filled with 'Good Vibrations' tonight, October 9, 2014 from 7 to 10 p.m. when The Jost Project adds a whole new repertoire of music to their show. Performing classic rock in a classic jazz format, they'll present the music of such legends as Deep Purple, Procol Harum and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Songs like Whiter Shade of Pale, Hush, Karn Evil 9, Come Together and Good Vibrations will be added to such favorites as Walk This Way and Kashmir.