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Tom Jones has announced a very special headline London show this summer, taking place at the spectacular courtyard of the Royal Hospital Chelsea - home of the Chelsea Pensioners.

Leading British singer-songwriter Jorja Smith will entertain guests at the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco on February 18. 

Nice Life Recording Company/Atlantic recording artist Lizzo has unveiled the title track from her hugely anticipated full-length debut album. “Cuz I Love You” – co-written and co-produced by Lizzo and X Ambassadors – is available now at all DSPs and streaming services; an official companion video premieres today via YouTube HERE. CUZ I LOVE YOU arrives on Friday, April 19th. Additionally, Lizzo unveiled the cover art for CUZ I LOVE YOU earlier this week via Instagram.

Random Access Theatre opens its 2019 season with the World Premiere of Miranda from Stormville by Adam Bertocci. The production, a modern retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest, runs March 14 - 24 at the IRT Theater in the West Village. Artistic Director and co-founder, Jennifer Sandella directs. Bertocci's previous productions include the highly acclaimed, Two Gentlemen of Lebowski (published by Simon & Schuster). Miranda from Stormville is part of IRT's 3B Development Series.

Now, Now are excited to announce additional dates for their co-headline tour with Foxing this Spring. The newly added west coast dates include shows running from May 10th through 22nd and feature stops in Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Denver and more. Presale tickets for the tour are available now (http://bit.ly/FoxingNowNow) and general onsale tickets will be available February 15, at 10 AM local time. All upcoming tour dates can be found below.

Following a sold-out run across North America last year, Kali Uchis confirms a spring co-headline tour with Jorja Smithtoday. Stops include New York's The Theater at Madison Square Garden, D.C.'s Anthem, Chicago's Aragon Ballroom and Los Angeles' Greek Theatre among many others. Pre-sale tickets for the newly announced shows will be available here on Wednesday, February 13 at 10am local time. General sale starts this Friday, February 15 and can be purchased here. See below for complete details.

Higher Brothers celebrate Chinese New Year with the release of the music video for their latest single, 'Gong Xi Fa Cai.' This is the official follow up China anthem to Higher Brothers' 'Made In China' and it's also produced by Atlanta-based Asian American producer, Richie Souf. 'Gong Ci Fa Cai' translates to 'wish you get rich' which is a popular new years greeting.

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah announces a March 22, 2019 release for his forthcoming album Ancestral Recall (via the Ropeadope / Stretch Music labels). Released today, the album's title track features poet laureate Saul Williams. Of the song, Highsnobiety proclaims that Adjuah “craft[s] rhythm-driven zones that are as transcendent as they are grounded in richly organic sonics.” Additional collaborators on the recording include Elena Pinderhughes, Weedie Braimah, Logan Richardson, Mike Larry Draw, Chris Turner, and others.

 GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced today that LGBTQ icon Madonna will accept the Advocate for Change Award at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City on May 4, 2019. Madonna is the second person and first woman to ever receive this honor, awarded to a person who, through their work, changed the game for LGBTQ people around the world.

Today, the French artist Christine and the Queens announces she'll bring her dynamic live performance back to America, this time on the road opening for Florence and The Machine, including a show at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre and will play a co-headline with Blood Orange in Santa Barbara. This news follows her announced top billing returns to Coachella and Boston Calling, as well as the GLAAD Media Awards nomination for Outstanding Music Artist and a 2nd Brit Awardsnomination for International Female Solo Artist alongside Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Cardi B and Janelle Monáe.

N:OW, the exploratory platform for discovery in menswear will open its West Coast edition at PROJECT Las Vegas after wrapping an informative session at PROJECT New York at Men's Market.

Directed by David Horsburgh at Agile Films, the video brings to life Maribou State's “Kingdom (feat. North Downs)”. Drawing on the themes of their recent album Kingdoms In Colour, the visuals build a 'universe of picture postcards in bloom'.

The UK's biggest celebration of music, street art, skate and BMX, NASS Festival has ramped up proceedings with massive line-up additions to include 3rd headliner, legendary west coast hip-hop icons, Cypress Hill, who after making history as “the first Latino American hip-hop recording group to go platinum”and 20 million album sales under their belt, have come to be known as one of the earliest and most prolific influences of hip hop. Expect their headline set on Sunday to be filled with early hits such as “Insane In The Brain, Hits From The Bong, How I Could Just Kill A Man”.

Today El Dorado festival announce their return for a 4th consecutive year, alongside an eclectic line-up including one of the most influential soul, R&B and funk outfits - Kool & The Gang. Joining the legendary hit-makers will be drum n' bass heavyweight Andy C, and global disco superstar Todd Terje, plus an array of talent will take to the three-day festival's ten stages this summer - including Mall Grab, Gentleman's Dub Club, Artwork, Horse Meat Disco, Shy FX, Dimension, Mr Scruff, Joey Negro, Ocean Wisdom, and many more.

GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced today the nominees for the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards live from the Sundance Film Festival. The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Delta Air Lines, Gilead, and Ketel One Family-Made Vodka.

Today, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announced the initial line-up for the 2019 SCAD aTVfest, Atlanta's only festival dedicated to television. Now in its seventh year, the university's annual signature event celebrating the television industry will be held at SCADshow on February 7 - 9, 2019. Entertainment Weekly (EW) will serve as the first ever Official Media Partner for SCAD aTVfest.

Following last year's momentous 50th anniversary celebrations, The Isle of Wight Festival today announces the first artists for the 2019 event, which kicks off the British festival season on  13th - 16th June.

Now, Now are thrilled to announce their upcoming co-headline tour with Foxing this April and May. The new dates follow an earlier west coast run this January and February with Hippo Campus, and extend upon the band's already significant touring in support of their critically acclaimed album SAVED, which won inclusion on multiple Best of 2018 album and single lists at publications including FADER, GQ, NPR Music, Billboard, Idolator, and many others. Tickets for the headline run are available now via a special artist pre-sale (http://bit.ly/FoxingNowNow) that will include a limited number of pre-sale tickets and bundles that included a limited edition signed silkscreen poster featuring both bands. All tour dates and additional on-sale information is below, with more dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

Rising pop songstress Ananya has unveiled her eagerly awaited new single 'Better', released today via UMG and supported by Island Records UK.

In October 2018, Paul Weller performed two extraordinary concerts at London's prestigious Royal Festival Hall with an orchestra. The second of these shows was recorded and filmed and will be released as a live album and DVD package on March 8th.