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Hosts Tyra Banks and Alfonso Ribeiro will walk out to “Sweet Lovin’” by Sigala & Bryn Christopher. Throughout the evening, each couple will perform one final ballroom dance style and one final Latin dance style (that they've not yet performed) as they battle it out for scores and votes in hopes of earning a spot in the finale.

BroadwayWorld was in the recording studio with Cast Members of The Lion King as they laid down their vocal track of “Christmas Time”.  This is a new Christmas Song written and arranged by James Brown-Orleans with vocals by James Brown-Orleans and Shacura Wade. Check out exclusive photos from The Lion King's sessions here!

Sam Pounds released “She Get It From Her Mama” and “Preacher’s Daughter” via Penthouse South/Sumerian Records. The songs come on the heels of Sam’s feature, which he also produced, on the Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, and J Young MDK track “BUD (Mowing Down Vamps)” from the 2022 Netflix #1 film Dayshift.

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Hailed as one of the best albums of 2012 by Rolling Stone and numerous other publications, Boys & Girls entered Billboard’s Independent Albums chart at No. 1. It went on to attain Platinum certification and earn the band multiple GRAMMY nominations. Lead single “Hold On' was voted the #1 Best Song of 2012 by Rolling Stone..

UWUW (pronounced you-you) have just released their debut, self-titled LP on We Are Busy Bodies Records. With some of Toronto's most experienced and revered musicians making this project possible, it's no wonder why the sonic presence of this project demands your attention and doesn't let you go.

Primary Wave Music, the leading independent publisher of iconic and legendary music in the world, and Lively McCabe Entertainment, the production company led by Michael Barra, have announced a new partnership to develop a slate of new stage musicals.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this November with a full slate of nightly performances! 

Jonelle Procope, President and CEO of the Apollo, after two decades of leading the iconic cultural and civic non-profit dedicated to providing a platform for Black creativity, will step down on June 30, 2023.

Producers Ken Davenport and Primary Wave Music announced the development of The Ten, a new musical project inspired by the power and spiritual energy of gospel, featuring music that also draws from hip-hop, bluegrass, R&B, soul, and the blues.

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has announced its new lineup of comedy, tribute concerts, Theatre for Young Audiences performances, holiday shows, and more, playing thru December 2022.

Millennium Stage is a manifestation of the Kennedy Center’s mission and vision to welcome all to celebrate our collective cultural heritage. Millennium Stage will offer free live community performances, streamed live, plus online programs and film screenings, Wednesday–Sunday each week throughout our campus.

Direct from South Africa, the three-time Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir brings an all new concert commemorating the freedom movement in South Africa and the Civil Rights movement in the United States to Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater on Monday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Services will be held for Broadway and television actress Camille Saviola on October 23, 2022, 1:00 - 3:00pm at Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood NJ.

Catherine Russell has a full schedule of performances slated throughout the East Coast and in Europe to finish off the year. Among them include her annual four-night residency at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center from September 29 through October 2, with two shows nightly.

Vocalist, poet and lyricist Moy Eng brings The Blue Hour Project, featuring her powerful and deeply felt musical storytelling, to the Monterey Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 24.

The Apollo kicks off Apollo Comedy Club and Apollo Music Café shows, starting Thursday, October 6. Performances will take place on Apollo’s Soundstage on October 6, 7, and 8. Doors open at 9PM EST. Shows begin at 10PM EST. Tickets start at $26.50.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is excited to announce tickets are now on sale for the 2022-2023 Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series. Offering an array of live music from world-renowned performers, innovative theater, unforgettable dance showcases, uproarious comedy and parody shows, and holiday favorites. These performances include recurring favorites such as Hip Hop Nutcracker, A Very Electric Christmas, and more along with newcomers Soweto Gospel Choir, Lucy Loves Desi, and others!

Inspired by an extraordinary gathering in 1816 – the year without a summer – Darkness is a rich, seductive, gothic work set to transport audiences to overlapping worlds of mystery, transformation, fantasy, and wonder.