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Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick 'The Ruler,' The Supremes, and Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart are the 2023 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients; Henry Diltz, Ellis Marsalis and Jim Stewart are the Trustees Award recipients.

An endearing 26-year-old tech executive from Anaheim Hills, California, Shallcross stole Bachelor Nation’s heart on season 19 of “The Bachelorette” with his quiet charm, wit and openness to finding lasting love. Audiences saw Shallcross put himself and his desire to meet “the one” first when he made his emotional exit.

Love In The Void was largely recorded in Nashville, co-produced with Grammy nominated engineer Chad Howat. The album features the ethereal voice of Christine Byrd (Lumenette), with Matt Kidd (Slow Meadow) bringing his spirit, piano skills, knowledge of technology, and orchestrating sensibilities.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. announced that by overwhelming demand, legendary musician and MSG franchise Billy Joel has added another show as part of his record-breaking residency at The World’s Most Famous Arena on July 24, 2023. The July show will mark Joel’s 92nd monthly and 138th lifetime show at The Garden.

It’s been over a decade since JUDY COLLINS toured Australia – but she returns for two very special shows. The award-winning album features Judy’s stunning rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now”, as well as songs by Leonard Cohen, Jacques Brel, another Joni Mitchell standard, “Michael From The Mountain”, and songs written by Judy herself.

Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY®, BRIT, Golden Globe and Oscar winning artist/songwriter Sam Smith announced, GLORIA The Tour – their first North American run since 2018. The 27-city headline outing will kick off on July 25 at FTX Arena in Miami, FL. Jessie Reyez, who guests on Sam’s forthcoming album, Gloria, will be the special guest.

The track sets the stage for her eagerly awaited new album, Queen of Me. It notably stands out as her sixth original full-length offering, first record since 2017, and official debut for her new label partner Republic Nashville, a division of Republic Records. Watch the new music video for the single now!

An all-star cast of iconic singers including Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry will release the new single “Gonna Be You” from the Paramount Pictures film 80 FOR BRADY. The film stars Rita Moreno, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, and Sally Field. Pre-save the single now!

During the week of Dec. 19, 2022, “Live with Kelly and Ryan” scored its most-watched week in Total Viewers (2.628 million) since February 2021 – since the week of 2/15/21. In addition, “Live” hit a new season high in Households (1.8 rating) and matched the prior week’s season high among Women 25-54 (0.7 rating).

Return to the iconic horror franchise, “Evil Dead Rise,” with writer/director Lee Cronin. The movie stars Lily Sullivan (“I Met a Girl,” “Barkskins”), Alyssa Sutherland (“The Mist,” “Vikings”), Morgan Davies (“Storm Boy,” “The End”), Gabrielle Echols (“Reminiscence”) and introducing Nell Fisher (“Northspur”). Watch the new video trailer now!

The Urban Acoustic Coalition bandleader has produced an album of guitar and vocals that is centered on stories. The themes of the good love, the bad love and these days of strange that were on display on Double Deadbolt Logic (2020) and Soon! (2021) by Jefferson Berry & the UAC are given clarity on Dreams of Modern Living.

The album was produced by band members Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris, half the tracks recorded at Figure 8 in Brooklyn, NY, the rest at Tonal Park in Takoma Park, MD with the very last song being a home recording. Super Natural History will be released on CD, as a 12-inch colored vinyl LP and on all digital platforms.

Hippie Sabotage kicks off the year with one of their biggest career accomplishments to date, with their viral hit remix of Tove Lo’s “Habits (Stay High)” reaching 1B views on YouTube. The alt-psych-rock duo received recognition from Billboard and NME for this achievement. Listen to the new remix now!

BOYS IN BLUE and its first episode’s early, unrestricted release continues the company’s mission to create a more equitable and accessible media industry through inclusive storytelling. The complex relationship between the young, predominately Black high school athletes and their police officer football coaches and mentors. Watch the video now!

Rising talent Lonnie – whose blend of alt-R&B, melodic rap, and pop appeal is making him one to watch this year – has released the music video for his debut single “One Night Stand.” The standout moment of the track is the chorus’s interpolation of “Lovefool” by The Cardigans, a genius repackaging of a classic for the modern era.

Tracked by  increasingly renowned studio engineer Wayne Adams (Petbrick / Wasted Death etc.) at his own Bear Bites Horse  Studio in Haggerston, Beefcake Doctrine offers a driving slab of pumping noise rock. Synth heavy, groove laden,  pulsating and nasty, the single keeps spilling over the edges of weird and wonky.

T. Graham Brown's LIVE WIRE on SiriusXM's Prime Country Channel 58 will debut new episodes for January, starting Wednesday, January 4 at 10/9c PM, featuring an interview with Billy Dean. LIVE WIRE is a one-hour show that showcases live cuts & interviews with some of T. Graham Brown's closest friends and heroes, sharing fun stories about life.

The band includes drummer Lyle Hysen (Das Damen, Arthur Lee, The Misguided), guitarists John Leon (Roky Erickson, Summer Wardrobe, Abra Moore) and Lynn Wright (And The Wiremen, Bee And Flower, Shilpa Ray), bassist David Motamed (Das Damen, Two Dollar Guitar, Arthur Lee, Townes Van Zandt), and keyboardist Carl Baggaley (Headbrain, Gramercy Arms). 

MTV has released the first five minutes of the 15th season of RuPaul's Drag Race. The first four queens enter the Werk Room in the clip including, Irene Dubois, Luxx Noir London, Aura Mayari, and Off-Broadway Kinky Boots alum Marcia Marcia Marcia. Watch the new video now!

In the white-knuckle action movie PLANE, pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island - only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning. The cast also includes Yoson An, Daniella Pineda, Paul Ben-Victor, Remi Adeleke, and more. Watch the video now!