Gladys Knight News

Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, fresh on the heels of starring in Spamilton and Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, makes her Feinstein's/54 Below solo concert debut in Becoming Her: A Diva's Tribute-a musical salute to chart-topping divas, on Thursday, March 7 at 9:30pm (doors open at 8:45pm).

Comic and radio talk show host MAUREEN LANGAN brings her critically acclaimed "one woman tour de force," DAUGHTER OF A GARBAGEMAN, to Under St. Marks, 94 St Marks Place in New York City from February 21st to March 4th and to The Pit Loft at 154 W. 29th Street from March 28th to 30th. Tickets to performances at the Frigid Festival are $20, tickets to performances at The Pit Loft are $25.

Back by popular demand, KINGS AND QUEENS OF SOUL: A TRIBUTE CONCERT TO THE PIONEERS OF SOUL MUSIC will be performed exclusively April 7th at 3:00pm. Powerhouse vocalists will include Jacqueline B. Arnold (Moulin Rouge, An Evening With Phyllis Hyman), Anthony Wayne (Tootsie, Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical, City Center's A Chorus Line), Durrell Wells, Recording Artist Annette Taylor, model and singer Ryan Love (A Soulful Christmas), Burgandy Williams (X Factor UK, 2018), Lady Pepper (A Soulful Christmas), Milah Jae, Vincent Hale (A Soulful Christmas), Kareema Khouri (Queens of Soul) and many more surprise guests as well.

This February, every Sunday from 10pm-Midnight ET, getTV will air variety specials featuring legendary African-American entertainers including Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick, Flip Wilson, Sammy Davis Jr, Luther Vandross and more.

'NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN' showcases the life and music of songstress Nina Simone and the testimonies of three different women, after the 1963 bombing of the 16th Baptist Church, in Birmingham, Alabama. It depicts the women diverse struggles that unite them together, at a time of civil unrest and racial disparity.

Singer / actress, Kelly Rowland, has been confirmed to host the 12th annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards in Beverly Hills, CA.  ESSENCE, the number one media, technology and commerce company serving Black women, will celebrate the artistry and activism of actress Amandla Stenberg (“The Hate U Give”), actress/singer and author Jenifer Lewis (“Black-ish”), actress KiKi Layne (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) and actress Regina Hall (“Support The Girls”) at its annual Oscar-week luncheon on Thursday, February 21, 2019.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic announces its 98th summer season at the Hollywood Bowl. The Hollywood Bowl summer season features world-class artists ranging from classical and pops to jazz, rock, and world music including the world premiere of two new LA Phil-commissioned works plus a fully-staged Broadway musical.

Fountain Hills Theater shows us 'where we went right' with The Producers.

The Paley Center for Media will present Shaping Our Nation's Story: African- American Achievements in Television Presented by Citi from February 1-28. Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of Motown and the 100th birthday anniversary celebration of Jackie Robinson, this monthlong celebration will take place at the Paley Center's locations in New York City and Beverly Hills and will feature an interactive exhibit, family craft activities, education classes for high school students focusing on the civil rights movement, and screenings that take visitors on a nostalgic journey through the most significant African-American moments in television. 

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) will host a gospel performance by the Como Mamas today, Jan. 29, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hoffman Auditorium on USJ's West Hartford campus at 1678 Asylum Ave.

New York stage actor and concert performer Tim Realbuto, who recently made his leading role film debut in YES (based on his Off-Broadway stage play), has secured his next acting project.

Gladys Knight, the "Empress of Soul," returns to Sarasota! This seven-time Grammy winner has enjoyed #1 hits in Pop, Gospel, R&B and Adult Contemporary, and has triumphed in film, television and live performance. Don't miss hits including "You and I Ain't Nothin' No More," "Midnight Train to Georgia," "I Heard it Through the Grapevine," "If I Were Your Woman" and "That's What Friends are For" today, January 26 at 8 p.m. - LIVE on the Van Wezel stage!

According to Billboard, Gladys Knight is set to sing the National Anthem at this year's Super Bowl. Read more about the news from Billboard here! The Super Bowl airs on CBS from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Three-time Grammy Award-winning multiplatinum band Maroon 5 will take center stage at the PEPSI SUPER BOWL LIII HALFTIME SHOW.

The music of Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Daniels is no stranger to critical acclaim and his latest studio album, Beau Weevils - Songs in the Key of E, is again proving just that. Since its October release, Beau Weevils (collectively made up of Daniels, James Stroud, Billy Crain and Charlie Hayward) has critics raving.

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) will host a gospel performance by the Como Mamas on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hoffman Auditorium on USJ's West Hartford campus at 1678 Asylum Ave.

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) will host a gospel performance by the Como Mamas on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hoffman Auditorium on USJ's West Hartford campus at 1678 Asylum Ave.

Gladys Knight, the "Empress of Soul," returns to Sarasota! This seven-time Grammy winner has enjoyed #1 hits in Pop, Gospel, R&B and Adult Contemporary, and has triumphed in film, television and live performance. Don't miss hits including "You and I Ain't Nothin' No More," "Midnight Train to Georgia," "I Heard it Through the Grapevine," "If I Were Your Woman" and "That's What Friends are For" on Saturday, January 26 at 8 p.m. - LIVE on the Van Wezel stage!

For the second consecutive year, “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts and ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel join forces on a one-hour prime-time special to pay tribute to the legendary stars and icons the world lost this year and the legacies they left behind.

The Apollo Theater announced today that it is undertaking the initial phase of the iconic Theater's transformation into the Apollo Performing Arts Center through two new theaters within the Victoria Theater Redevelopment Project at 233 West 125th Street.

BET Networks is set to premiere 'Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones,' a star-studded evening that celebrates the life and legacy of the icon. The special was taped in September at the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, and will premiere on BET Networks on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 8:00PM ET.