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The Apollo is among this year's honorees for the 47th Kennedy Center Honors, celebrating lifetime artistic achievements. This marks the first time an institution receives the honor.
54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present April Varner in April by April Varner in August. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Grammy-nominated producer/artist/composer Louis Cole has shared the title track and final single from his new upcoming album, nothing, out August 9th, a collaboration with the Dutch Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley.
Algos Music has announced the release of the new album by vintage vocalist extraordinaire ALLYSON BRIGGS – Promises, Prayers, and Raindrops: Allyson Briggs Sings Burt Bacharach – on CD and in digital and streaming platforms.
Birdland has announced jazz programming running at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater July 15th - July 28th.
Elena Bennett and Fred Barton will perform from their vast repertoire encompassing Hollywood, Broadway, and the Golden Age of swing. They’ll be joined, as always, by some of New York’s brightest stars who typically drop in to hear the show, and contribute to it with some songs of their own. The next show is this Thursday, July 11th at 7 pm.
ALLYSON BRIGGS and special guest JULIE BENKO will perform at BIRDLAND THEATER to celebrate a new BURT BACHARACH album, with a livestream available for those unable to attend in person. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this July with a full slate of nightly performances.
The winner of America’s longest-running talent show Amateur Night at The Apollo, Cruz Angel, was crowned at the show’s grand finale on June 26 for his performance of “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail),” by Hillsong.
Birdland welcomed back singer Natalie Douglas performed “Juneteenth Jubilee – The Women” on the historic stage on Monday, June 17. See photos from the show below!
Now in its 90th year, the winner of America's longest running talent show Amateur Night at The Apollo will be crowned.
GRAMMY-nominated vocalist Catherine Russell and pianist Sean Mason will release their new album 'My Ideal' in August. Learn more about the artists and see when the album will be released.
Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Gregory Porter will stop at The Chicago Theatre on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 8:00PM, as part of his 2024 Holiday Tour. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 21 at 10:00AM CT.
Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Gregory Porter will stop at the Detroit Opera House on December 12 as part of his 2024 Holiday Tour.
Buzzing sibling band Infinity Song have released their album Metamorphosis Complete. The project, coinciding with Black Music Month, offers new songs that build upon the foundation of the groups acclaimed Metamorphosis EP that solidified Infinity Song as a fast-rising band to watch. Listen to the album now!
June 14th marks Massey Hall's 130th anniversary and Mayor Olivia Chow and Toronto City Council honoured the National Historic Site's immeasurable cultural impact with a celebratory scroll to commemorate this milestone occasion.
Ahead of the release of the forthcoming live album LOUIS IN LONDON, Louis Armstrong’s legendary track “What a Wonderful World” has been certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA, marking the original recording’s cumulative US sales of more than 5 million since its first release in 1967. To coincide with this milestone moment, Verve Records is releasing the official performance video of the track. Watch the video!
The GRAMMY Museum® has announced that 83 talented high school students from 76 U.S. cities across 22 states have been selected as participants in the 20th annual GRAMMY Camp® program. Blu DeTiger, Maren Morris, and Jeremy Zucker will be this year's guest artists; they will discuss their career paths and help students prepare for the music industry.
“These Dreams are Killing Me” – a song that, according to Louis “sits in that perfect phantom zone between sad and happy” – is the third track to be shared from Louis Cole’s forthcoming collaborative album with Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley, humbly titled nothing. This self-effacing title raises a smile not least because nothing is a truly epic record in scope and sound. Watch the music video!
