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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.

Showtime Documentary Films today announced the latest project from Academy Award® and Grammy® winner Morgan Neville (Won't You Be My Neighbor, 20 Feet From Stardom): SHANGRI-LA (wt), a docu-series about legendary music producer Rick Rubin that will air on SHOWTIME later this year. A work-in-progress will screen at SXSW in Austin in March. With Rubin's infamous studio in Malibu as the backdrop, SHANGRI-LA pulls back the veil on Rubin and his work with musicians across every genre. The series is an all-access pass into Rubin's creative process, giving viewers a taste of what it's like to be produced by the music world's most singular voice.

NAACP Image® Award-winning Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson and GRAMMY® Award-nominated R&B singer Tank will host the 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards, an exciting night of inspiration, history and crowd-rousing performances celebrating African-American achievements and contributions. 

The iconic KPM Music Library catalogue has been made available to download and stream in its entirety for the first time after being fully digitised.  

The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) will welcome home resident companies New York City Ballet, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in a 2019 line-up marked by a record number of SPAC premieres of both iconic works of the classical repertoire and works by living composers and choreographers.

Hugh Jackman is gearing up for a worldwide tour, fresh off the heels of the hugely successful film, The Greatest Showman. A true triple threat, he'll be singing, dancing and acting his way through many arenas around the world.

Say Amen & you might just be flying out to San Diego with a friend to see Panic! At The Disco's Pray For The Wicked Tour. Not only will you get front row seats to the show, but you'll also have access to the House of Memories VIP Lounge, take home an autographed copy of Pray For The Wicked + receive a merch bundle from the band. Enter to win & support HeadCount by donating a minimum of $10, which helps register voters and rally other music fans to take control of our democracy at concerts.

The following are acts performing at City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, in January. Please consider including in your upcoming calendar and cultural listings. All City Winery Chicago events are open to all ages and start at 8:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-733-WINE (9463) or by visiting www.citywinery.com/chicago.

Giorgio's, A Modern Discotheque the legendary Hollywood nightclub will make it's desert debut today, January 3 @ 10:00pm, during the annual kick off for the Palm Springs Film Festival at the iconic MR. LYONS (233 East Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262).

With a goal of pushing its 19-year total past $5.5 million in its ongoing battle against Parkinson's disease, LIGHT OF DAY WINTERFEST 2019, presented by the Asbury Park Press, is returning to New York City on Wednesday, Jan. 16, for LIGHT OF DAY NEW YORK CITY for the world-renowned Light of Day Foundation.

Giorgio's, A Modern Discotheque the legendary Hollywood nightclub will make it's desert debut on Thursday, January 3 @ 10:00pm, during the annual kick off for the Palm Springs Film Festival at the iconic MR. LYONS (233 East Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262).

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories! The Play The Goes Wrong will transfer off-Broadway, and more!

Graham Norton is joined by the cast of Mary Poppins Returns, Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw and Emily Mortimer on the newest episode of 'The Graham Norton Show.' 

Two-time TONY Award nominee, Joey McKneely, teams with award-winning playwright, Randall David Cook, to bring you a new dance musical with music and lyrics by Edison Woods, Maxim Moston, and Karen Bishko.

On Thursday evening, December 13, The Madison Square Garden Company (NYSE: MSG) and AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX) hosted the 18th Annual Holiday Rock & Roll Bash to benefit the Lustgarten Foundation, the nation's largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research. The Bash is the Foundation's premier fundraising event, and this year, raised more than $1 million. Thanks to separate funding to support administrative expenses, 100 percent of every dollar raised goes directly to pancreatic cancer research.

CHAMPIONSHIPS, the fourth studio album from multi-platinum rapper and criminal justice reform advocate MEEK MILL is the #1 album in country. The 19 song collection sits atop the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. He's also earned his best streaming week ever to date in addition to his first Billboard Hot 100 top 10 as “Going Bad (feat. Drake) debuts at #6. The triumphant first week comes on the heels of the gold certification of CHAMPIONSHIPS album cut, “Dangerous (feat. PnB Rock & Jeremih),” which simultaneously reached #1 at Urban mainstream radio. This marks the Philadelphia rapper's second #1 album, with 2015's DREAMS WORTH MORE THAN MONEY debuting at #1, where it spent 2 consecutive weeks.

CHAMPIONSHIPS, the highly-anticipated fourth studio album from multi-platinum rapper & criminal justice reform advocate MEEK MILL arrives at all digital retailers & streaming partners today. The album – which marks the rapper's first full-length album since his release from prison in April – features a blockbuster roster of featured guests including Jay-Z, Drake, Cardi B, Kodak Black, Rick Ross, Ella Mai and more. 

Today, international advocacy organization Global Citizen, through Parlophone/Atlantic Records, released Global Citizen EP 1.

Nancy Manocerian's the cell is proud to present an evening of vocal music by resident artist Daniel Felsenfeld entitled My Little Wicked Ways as a part of the cell's continuing 2018 residency series. The event will be held on November 30th at 7:00PM at the cell (338 West 23rd St. New York, NY 10011). Tickets are $15 and available on Eventbrite.

Two-time TONY Award nominee, Joey McKneely, teams with award-winning playwright, Randall David Cook, to bring you a new dance musical with music and lyrics by Edison Woods, Maxim Moston, and Karen Bishko.