Billy Joel News

Iconic Grammy and Oscar-winning singer/songwriter and activist Melissa Etheridge has announced the release of her new album, 'The Medicine Show', out April 12th, 2019 via Concord Records and Snakefarm Records in the UK. 

THE GREATEST PIANO MEN, the electrifying production that celebrates the world's greatest pianists and showmen including Elton John, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard -- all the way to Beethoven and Liberace, will perform from March 26-April 21 at Flamingo Las Vegas.

Honeck-Moss Productions is proud to present "In The Works."  This exciting series was conceived as an opportunity for composers to try out new work in front of an audience and see how it plays in a supportive environment.  It is also an opportunity to create community among the composers and their performers.

Multi-GRAMMY®-winning artists and current GRAMMY nominees Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town have been announced as hosts of the 2019 MusiCares®Person of the Year tribute concert honoring Dolly Parton on Feb. 8. GRAMMY winner Yolanda Adams, current GRAMMY nominee Jon Batiste, past GRAMMY nominee Cam, current GRAMMY nominee Brandi Carlile, GRAMMY winner Jennifer Nettles, and current GRAMMY nominee Margo Price will join the performance lineup at the star-studded annual fundraiser for MusiCares, the signature health and human services charity founded by the Recording Academy. Previously announced performers include Leon Bridges, Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood, Miley Cyrus, Lauren Daigle, Vince Gill, Don Henley, Norah Jones, Shawn Mendes, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson, Katy Perry, Linda Perry, P!NK, Mark Ronson, Mavis Staples, and Chris Stapleton. GRAMMY winner Dolly Partonwill close the evening's performances. Greg Phillinganes will be the musical director.

The King and I's Jose Llana dazzled in his return to Lincoln Center's American Songbook Concert Series on February 1st, four years after his sold-out appearance at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse. Mr. Llana's glorious tenor filled The Appel Room, where he was accompanied by his Here Lies Love cast members Jaygee Macapugay, Jeigh Madjus, Renee Albulario and Billy Bustamante.

Artistic Director Mark Clements and Executive Director Chad Bauman have just announced Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 2019/20 Season, which celebrates the 10th Anniversary Season of Artistic Director Mark Clements with 15 productions across four venues in the Patty & Jay Baker Theater Complex.

The Coral Springs Center for the Arts is rocking into spring with 15 amazing concerts and shows in February and March.

Philadelphia Theatre Company will kick off the new year welcoming one of the greatest living American musical theatre composers to the stage at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. For one-night only, Jason Robert Brown will perform an intimate solo concert today, January 26, 2019 at 7 p.m.

Guest Reviewer Charles Sanders (Co Artistic Director House of Sand) shares his thoughts on Elaine Paige's Sydney Concert.

The Madison Square Garden Company announced today the unprecedented 67th consecutive show by legendary musician and MSG franchise, Billy Joel, on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The August show is part of Joel's residency at The World's Most Famous Arena which began in January 2014 with him playing one show per month at The Garden. The August 2019 show will be Joel's 113th all-time performance at The Garden. 

Touring in support of their fourth album, Cover Story, bluegrass band LOVE CANON brings their acoustic-roots sensibilities to the electronic tinged pop hits of the 80's and 90's for two shows at Club Passim in Harvard Square on January 24th & 25th. Doors for both shows open at 8:00 pm.

The latest album from The Suitcase Junket, Mean Dog, Trampoline is populated by characters in various states of reverie: leaning on jukeboxes, loitering on dance floors, lying on the bottoms of empty swimming pools in the sun. Despite being deeply attuned to the chaos of the world, singer/songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist Matt Lorenz imbues those moments with joyful wonder, an endless infatuation with life's most subtle mysteries. And as its songs alight on everything from Joan Jett to moonshine to runaway kites, Mean Dog, Trampolinemakes an undeniable case for infinite curiosity as a potent antidote to jadedness and despair. 

Derek Klena made his solo show debut with TodayTix Presents last night at the Cafe Carlyle, with friends Ethan Slater, William Ivey Long, and more cheering him on from the audience. Check out the photos below!

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CBC are thrilled to announce legendary singer-songwriter Corey Hart as the 2019 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.  Hart, who has sold over 16 million albums worldwide, will be officially inducted into The Canadian Music Hall of Fame during The 2019 JUNO Awards on Sunday, March 17. To celebrate his induction, Hart will take the stage at Budweiser Gardens to perform on live television for the first time in over 20 years. Fans from across the world can tune-in to watch this special performance as part of The 2019 JUNO Awards broadcast live on CBC, CBC Radio, the free CBC Gem streaming servicein Canada and globally at cbcmusic.ca/junos.

Internationally-acclaimed pianist Yuja Wang continues her season-long Perspectives series this February, launching into performances that offer creative collaborations, reunions with recital partners and artists who have influenced her career, and a night of classical music comedy-all displaying the pianist's eclectic interests and musical versatility.

You don't need a Walkman or a mixtape to relive your favorite '80s tunes. You can hear them live performed by your Houston Symphony under the direction of Columbus Symphony Pops Conductor Stuart Chafetz with special guests Nicole Parker and Aaron Finley in the Pops Series program Totally '80s Jan. 11-12 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Two of the three remaining Certified Guitar Players (an honor bestowed by Chet Atkins)--TOMMY EMMANUEL and JOHN KNOWLES--will release their collaborative instrumental album HEART SONGS on Friday, January 11 via CGP Sounds/Thirty Tigers. The twosome also just launched their tour this past Tuesday night (January 8) in San Francisco, a coast-to-coast swing with multiple two-night engagements set for New York, Boston, Alexandria (VA), Minneapolis, Atlanta, and Franklin (TN). The tour wraps February 26 in Nashville at the Grand Ole Opry. Tickets for all shows are on sale now. Click here for more details.

Touring in support of their fourth album, Cover Story, bluegrass band LOVE CANON brings their acoustic-roots sensibilities to the electronic tinged pop hits of the 80's and 90's for two shows at Club Passim in Harvard Square on January 24th & 25th. Doors for both shows open at 8:00 pm.

Making their Sarasota debut are The Lords of 52nd Street, Billy Joel's original band, on Wednesday, February 6 at 8 p.m. This band does not need to copy or reinvent the original music, since they are the musicians you saw playing at Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, Nassau Coliseum and the countless other venues during the Billy Joel concerts of the 1970's and 1980's! The Lords of 52nd Street are the legendary bandmates who recorded and toured the world for many years with the "Piano Man." They helped to create one of the most recognizable sounds in music, recording the sax, drum and guitar solos on over 150 million albums sold with Billy Joel. They performed all over the world for decades with Billy as well as for their own personal careers, and they take the Van Wezel stage this February for a concert you won't want to miss!

On Stage At Kingsborough, a leading performing arts presenter, presents its Spring 2019 season featuring world class artists from around the globe.On Stage At Kingsborough brings top notch performing arts to Southern Brooklyn, with an eclectic roster of artists spanning multiple genres including cabaret, dance, music, and family programming. The full season runs through May 17, 2019.