Elle News

Smash Times presents a new online series of curated arts content, newsletters and online events:

British Drum & Bass stars, The Prototypes, have announced they'll play a 24 hour Drum & Bass & Jungle DJ set on Friday 17th April to raise money for the NHS through 'NHS Charities Together'.

If you weren't obsessed with TikTok before we entered this time of social distancing and self-isolation, there is a good chance that you are now. With out-of-the house entertainment out of the question, TikTok has kept us all responsibly indoors and endlessly entertained.

Emerging singer, songwriter and musician Tenille Townes' new song, “The Most Beautiful Things,” is debuting today. Listen below! In celebration of the release, Townes performed the song from her home last night as part of the official “ACM Presents: Our Country” pre-show. Watch the performance below!

Rachel Potter (The X Factor, Broadway) and fellow Broadway veteran, Marty Thomas, released their new single, 'Lover, You Matter To Me' today, Friday, April 3rd.

Rachel Potter and Marty Thomas, released their new single, 'Lover, You Matter To Me' today, Friday, April 3rd. The single is a lush duet between these best friends, mashing together 'Lover' by Taylor Swift and 'You Matter To Me' from the musical Waitress, written by Sara Bareilles.

The Broad Stage presents the Red Hen Press Poetry Hour, a new recurring digital program, the first for both organizations, via The Broad Stage's Facebook Live. The Saturday, April 4 program at 8:00 p.m. features award-winning poet Major Jackson and guests Francesca Bell, Katharine Coles, Didi Jackson, and Douglas Kearney reading selections of their original works hosted by author Sandra Tsing Loh.

Rupaul's Drag Race is feeling the Jantasy this season, as the show welcomed one of its most musical queens in its herstory. Jan Sport (known to viewers as just Jan) joined the competition for its 12th season when it premiered just weeks ago on VH1.

Feinstein's/54 Below continues their #54BelowAtHome series tonight with Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods Reunion Concert!

Emerging singer, songwriter and musician Tenille Townes is releasing a special new performance video of Bill Withers' iconic song, “Lean On Me,” today as a symbol of support and unity during these difficult times. Recorded remotely from their homes, the video features performances from fellow country artists Abby Anderson, Kassi Ashton, Keelan Donovan, Alex Hall, Adam Hambrick and Caylee Hammack.

 AXS TV announced today that the network is airing 14 episodes of the multi-award-winning music series Live From Daryl's Housea?"premiering on Sunday, April 19 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. AXS TV has curated a roster of the popular series' episodes, highlighting an eclectic blend of artists that will appeal to the Network's diverse audience.

GOING DARK Part 11 features Emily J. Pace and Taylor Ratliff. In their own words, they explain the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their careers in the performing arts. The world is on hold, and with that, thousands of performers are out of work. These are the real stories behind COVID-19. This is GOING DARK.

Author Samuel Narh has announced the release of his new children's book, Elle of Portuana. The book is about environmental stewardship. Assist Elle to plant more trees across the world.

Laura Bell Bundy has announced via Instagram that she has tested positive for COVID-19.

Feinstein's/54 Below opens their vault and brings forth treasures to share with their public during the time of quarantine. #54BELOWATHOME

Following a postponement of programming due to the COVID-19 developments, Feinstein's/54 Below will open its vaults and launch a series of streamed performances to provide theater fans everywhere with artistic content from their favorite artists.

Container opens with a cacophony of deconstructed and broken wave forms, organic samples manipulated to simulate something mechanical, unidentifiable sounds twisting on themselves until, startlingly, from zero to sixty, the full band abruptly blasts in. Container is all forward momentum, even in its quieter moments there is a feeling of restless stirring, guiding the listener through dark alley-ways towards the singles that are more traditionally written within the canon of mainstream pop sensibility and songwriting.

Check out the official teaser for Hulu Original comedy series The Great from Oscar-nominated writer Tony McNamara. All 10 episodes of The Great will premiere May 15, only on Hulu. 

Miranda Lambert premiered her new music video for “Bluebird” today, following a live Q&A with fans. 

As Women's History Month comes to a close, we're looking to those that inspire us most. We asked our readers which Broadway actresses and characters inspired them most and the answers blew us away!