Aretha Franklin News

Flushing Town Hall’s popular series, Mini-Global Mashups, will present another installment this summer on Sunday, July 24 at 1 PM EST with its Gospel Meets Côte d’Ivoire concert. 

Inspired by her Ugandan heritage, Mega's music intertwines influences like Afrigo Band with the powerful songstresses that inspire her lyrics. Whether her tracks are acoustic or more heavily instrumented, her focus is on the vocals, with the music taking its lead from her achingly honest lyricism.

Denita Asberry brings powerful vocals, engaging stage presence, and engages the audience. Audiences can enjoy a wide range of music with great food and drink when she performs at Joe's Place on July 1, July 16, and July 23.

The track is a beautifully imperfect sound that makes you want to go along for the ride. Atlanta based friends, co-songwriters lead vocalist Wes McGee and guitarist Jeff Hayashi contribute to Bonneville’s instantly recognizable style and sound - raw, deep, greasy, swampy, classic soul grooves with a R&B, funk, blues edge.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has announced the Horizon Foundation Sounds of the City 2022 star-studded concert lineup.

FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Badia Farha aka Lady Rose in Broadway Jazz and Soul on Friday August 26, 2022 at 9:30pm.  Badia Farha shows her prowess as she pays tribute to the female legends of Jazz and Soul music.  

On Sunday, JULY 3, 2022, the mighty 13-piece GRAND WAZOO - Kings of Soul celebrates the band's 41st BIRTHDAY, with a dynamic PARTY SHOW at NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB.

For one night only, an ensemble of Broadway performers will gather for an evening of songs and stories for Arts Ignite Richmond: A Broadway Spectacular on Saturday, July 9 at 7:30 PM at the Richmond Triangle Players' Robert B. Moss Theatre. 

Cape May Stage has announced the 2022 line-up for the annual PNC Arts Alive Broadway Series, a trio of musical tribute performances celebrating beloved singers, influential genres, and Broadway tunes.

ImageNation Film Festival's 20th Annual ImageNation Outdoors Festival kicks off Saturday July 9th thru September 10, 2022. 

The national tour of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. will begin at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on Thursday, October 6. The tour's official opening night will take place on Friday, October 7 with the final Brooklyn performance on Saturday, October 8.

“The Jennifer Hudson Show,” the one-hour nationally syndicated daytime talk show, unveils the series’ first promo featuring host Jennifer Hudson. After becoming the youngest female to achieve EGOT status, the superstar is set to be the newest voice in daytime talk.

The Philly POPS continues its 44-year Independence Week tradition with POPS on Independence at Independence Mall on July 3, 2022, at 7 p.m.

Dave Stewart and Amy Lee of Evanescence have teamed up to record a reimagined version of The Everly Brothers classic song, “Love Hurts.” Watch the official music video for the song ahead of its release.

Produced by Fletcher at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Heartache By The Pound” is heralded by today’s premiere of the scorching first single, “Afraid To Die, Too Scared To Live,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services. An official music video is streaming now at YouTube.

The American Theatre Guild, the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter in the nation, has announced that TOOTSIE, the laugh-out-loud comedy musical, will join the 2022-2023 Broadway in Thousand Oaks Series along with the Add-On production of R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

LISA TINGLE and DAVID GAYLER worked with TIM PALMER (Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne, Tin Machine, The Mission, U2, Pearl Jam), who also contributes guitar on 'Fragile'. This EP also features TOM BRECHTLEIN (Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Al DiMeola, Jean-Luc Ponty and Rickie Lee Jones) and RICKY PHILLIPS (Styx, Coverdale/Page, Bad English, The Babys).

Reviewer Peter Nason counts down the greatest 101 YACHT ROCK HITS for your summertime listening pleasure.

Hosted by recent EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson, the new talk series has set the Daytime Emmy-winning team of Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner and Corey Palent (“The Ellen DeGeneres Show”) as executive producers and showrunners. Jennifer Hudson, Lisa Kasteler Calio, Graehme Morphy and Walter Williams III will also executive produce.

The newly renovated State Theatre New Jersey has announced its 2022-23 Broadway Season, featuring six fantastic shows. The 2022-23 Season will feature Tony® Award-winning hits, Broadway fan favorites, and some State Theatre debuts.