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AT&T*, CBS Interactive and Stageside Productions' live webcast concert series, STAGESIDE LIVE, will feature four-time GRAMMY Award nominee and world-renowned singer-songwriter Jewel in a live webcast performance from the world-famous Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX, Wednesday, May 1 (8:00 PM CT/9:00 PM ET), on CBS.com.

"Fela!," the 2010 Tony Award nominee for Best Musical which celebrated a successful run at the Ahmanson in 2011, returns to the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, opening Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m. at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre.

Today, Shawn “JAY Z” Carter, Budweiser and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Live Nation announced the line-up of the 2013 “Budweiser Made In America” music festival.

The Boston Theater Critics Association has announced its nominations for the 31st Annual Elliot Norton Awards. The awards, which recognize excellence in Greater Boston theater, will be presented on Monday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Mainstage, 559 Washington Street, Boston. Tickets are $30 (including post-party) and available by phone at 617-824-8000 or online www.nortonawardsboston.com. (Use "NortonSave" code to receive $5 off for the month of April only.) Sponsors for the 2013 awards ceremony include, ArtsEmerson, Actors' Equity Association, ArtsBoston, EdgeBoston, Emerson College, TheaterMania, The Boston Globe, WBUR, WERS and WGBH.

Today, Shawn “JAY Z” Carter, Budweiser and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Live Nation announced the line-up of the 2013 “Budweiser Made In America” music festival.

The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) has announced its nominations for the 31st Annual Elliot Norton Awards. The awards, which recognize excellence in Greater Boston theater, will be presented on Monday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Mainstage, 559 Washington Street, Boston. Click below to watch the announcement, and scroll down for a full list of the nominees!

The world's best-selling, multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music!, has gathered today's biggest hits for NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 46, to be released May 7. NOW 46will be available on CD and for download purchase from all major digital service providers.

Big Black Delta will release their long awaited debut full-length album today, April 9th on CD, download, and 12' vinyl via Masters of Bates. The self-titled offering features a collection of tracks fusing ambient electronic rock with uplifting melodies to create a sound that refuses to be denied.

Universal Music Group (UMG),the world's leading music company, and Roc Nation, the renowned entertainment company founded by Shawn 'JAY Z' Carter, announced today that they have entered into a multi-year, worldwide partnership under which the Roc Nation music label

Executive producers Jay-Z, Dream Hampton, and Wyatt Cenac present Terence Nance's explosively creative debut feature, AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY. With arresting insight, vulnerability, and a delightful sense of humor, the film utilizes a tapestry of live action and multiple styles of animation as it documents the relationship between Terence (Nance) and a lovely young woman (Namik Minter) as it teeters on the divide between platonic and romantic. Blurring the line between narrative, documentary, and experimental film, the film explores the fantasies, emotions, and memories that race through Terence's mind as he examines and re-examines a singular moment in time.

Today legendary German duo Mouse On Mars released their remix of Brandt Brauer Frick's 'Broken Pieces', featuring vocals by Jamie Lidell. Listen to the remix below!

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Discovery Networks International (DNI) today announced they have partnered to launch an OWN programming block in the United Kingdom.

The Band Perry have been added to the all-star artist lineup scheduled to perform at the ACM PRESENTS: TIM McGRAW'S SUPERSTAR SUMMER NIGHT, taping Monday, April 8 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, to be broadcast Sunday, May 19 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network

THE GREAT GATSBY writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann and collaborators Shawn 'JAY Z' Carter, an executive producer on the film, and Anton Monsted, its executive music supervisor, revealed the lineup for the movie's soundtrack today, which encompasses the broad spectrum of musical styles represented in this energetic re-telling of the classic text.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, AMERICAN IDOL producer Nigel Lythgoe is denying reports that controversial judge Nicki Minaj will not be welcomed back for next season of the FOX singing competition.

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. will welcome GRAMMY award winning recording artist Maroon 5 as the headliner for the 2013 Honda Civic Tour. The band will headline the 12th year of the popular concert series during the second leg of their current 2013 tour. In addition to Maroon 5, the Civic Tour will include global superstar Kelly Clarkson and the support acts of PJ Morton, Rozzi Crane and Tony Lucca on select dates.

This week, P!nk's JUST GIVE ME A REASON (feat. Nate Reuss) held on to the top spot on iTues' best selling song list, while multi-Grammy-winner Justin Timberlake once again claimed the best selling album spot with THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE. For the full-breakdown of this week's iTunes best sellers, check out the list below!

Sources close to the IDOL crew confirmed to Hollywood Life that 'the chances of Nicki returning to the show next season are slim to none, she is such a major headache with her behavior and it's really taxing on many people with the crew. So her behavior is wearing thin on many people this season.'

There's just no stopping Justin Timberlake. Billboard reports that the former NSYNC-er, and now renowned renaissance man, has sold over 968,000 copies of his latest album THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE since it was released last week. The numbers mark Timberlake's best first sales week ever.

Next up OneRepublic will take to the AMERICAN IDOL stage for a performance of “If I Lose Myself' featuring special guest, Idol alum, Katharine McPhee on Thursday, March 28th