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Stand-up comedian and actor Jim Breuer has joined AXS TV's weekly uncensored comedy series GOTHAM COMEDY LIVE as the show's consulting producer

Legendary singer and recent Kennedy Center Honors recipient Billy Joel performed live from The Barclay's Center in Brooklyn as part of ABC's broadcast of 2014 Rockin' New Years Eve Party in Times Square.

Star of stage and screen Shirley MacLaine, opera singer Martina Arroyo, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer Herbie Hancock, pianist, singer and songwriter Billy Joel and musician and songwriter Carlos Santana were honored at the 36th Annual KENNEDY CENTER HONORS

New Year's Eve revelers will be presented with the ultimate house party tonight, Dec. 31 when comedian Ryan Stout hosts AXS TV's NEW YEAR'S BASH special.

Don Hendley was among the performers who paid tribute to 2013 Kennedy Center honoree Billy Joel on last night's THE 36TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS on CBS.

Broadway vets Sutton Foster, Patina Miller and Karen Olivo along with 'Pitch Perfect' star Anna Kendrick paid tribute to legendary star of stage and screen Shirley MacLaine on last night's 36TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS

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Opera singer Martina Arroyo, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer Herbie Hancock, pianist, singer and songwriter Billy Joel, actress Shirley MacLaine and musician and songwriter Carlos Santana received honors at THE 36TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, to be broadcast tonight, Dec. 29 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Below, check out performances by Broadway vets Patina Miller, Sutton Foster and more as they pay tribute to this year's honorees!

Pitbull, Mr. Worldwide, will appear in a live performance from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest," joining the country's biggest New Year's Eve celebration on DECEMBER 31, beginning at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT on ABC.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Davenport's serves up the holidays, Theo Ubique's January Cabaret Series, Kevin Cole on the Marvin Hamlisch PBS special, the Muellers make the 'Post,' BET announced rep, and a listing of Chicago shows to catch this week, plus the BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards and more!

Watch Garth Brooks, Snoop Dogg and more pay tribute to the honorees at the annual event to be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 29 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

In recognition of her outstanding lifetime contribution to American culture, Martina Arroyo was saluted as one of five recipients of this year's Kennedy Center Honors in a star-studded gala celebration held on December 8 that will be broadcast nationwide as a two-hour prime time special on CBS-TV this Sunday, December 29 at 9pm, ET/PT. Seated with President and Mrs. Obama at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as with her fellow honorees (actress Shirley MacLaine and musicians Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel and Carlos Santana), the pre-eminent American soprano was introduced in a speech by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who also narrated a short video about Arroyo. She was then saluted by a musical tribute celebrating her legendary portrayal of the title role in Verdi's Aida. First, Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja performed Radames's aria 'Celeste Aida,' and soprano Sondra Radvanovsky sang Aida's aria 'O patria mia.' Then the two star singers were joined by graduates of the Martina Arroyo Foundation's programs-Ryan Speedo Green, Chantelle Grant, Robert Kerr, and Yuriy Yurchuk-as well as the Army Herald Trumpets and the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club, to perform the opera's Act II finale.

Legendary musician Billy Joel will appear in a special live performance from Barclay's Center in Brooklyn on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014" and will perform one of his classic hits as the first new song of the year.

Jazz Pop newcomer Ann Sophie delves into the industry with her debut full length album Time Extended produced by Eren Cannata

Madison Square Garden Entertainment announced today that music icon Billy Joel has added a ninth show at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, as part of the Time Warner Cable Concert Series. The performance is part of Joel's franchise run at The World's Most Famous Arena.

Doug Williford splashes onto the New York cabaret scene with his newest show The Best Is Yet To Come at The Metropolitan Room (24 West 22nd Street) January 14, 2014 at 7:00 pm.

By the early 1990s, New York's THIRTEEN, the PBS flagship station, was producing and filling public television screens across the country with award-winning programming such as Charlie Rose, Nature, American Masters, and Great Performances. As the cable and satellite revolution gave way to the digital and internet revolution, THIRTEEN embraced 21st century technology and continued to innovate, proving that public television has ever more value in today's changing media landscape.

ABC and Dick Clark Productions have announced that "The 2014 Billboard Music Awards" are set to return to ABC and will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on SUNDAY, MAY 18. The show will showcase this year's hottest and biggest music stars.

Performances by multi-GRAMMY®-winning artists Jakob Dylan, Amy Grant, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Jason Mraz, Jennifer Nettles, Pink, James Taylor, Steven Tyler, and will.i.am will be featured.