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Filmed with extensive access over more than two years, MAY IT LAST: A PORTRAIT OF THE AVETT BROTHERS is an inside look at the North Carolina band, from its origins to a recent collaboration with legendary record producer Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash, Jay Z, Beastie Boys, Dixie Chicks) on the Grammy-nominated album True Sadness.

Obama Set As First Guest on New Letterman Talk Show

David Letterman is out of retirement and returning to television with a six-episode, 60-minute Netflix talk show series, MY NEXT GUEST NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION WITH DAVID LETTERMAN. The first episode will stream on Friday, January 12, and a new episode will be made available each subsequent month in 2018.

Grammy Award-winning musician, record producer and songwriter Sean Diddy Combs, record-producing hitmaker DJ Khaled, Grammy-winning recording artist and songwriter Meghan Trainor and record label executive Charlie Walk have joined the panel of experts on FOX's new singing competition series, THE FOUR: BATTLE FOR STARDOM. The six-episode event premieres Today, Jan. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture will launch their 2018 Winter/Spring season with two live music events featuring contemporary singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist Lauren Kinhan and folk and indie singer-songwriter mother-and-daughter duo Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche. Tickets are $35 and available online at SheenCenter.org, by phone at 212-925-2812, or in-person at The Sheen Center box office.

DJ Khaled Named Weight Watchers Social Media Ambassador

WATCH: Preview of APPLE MUSIC'S CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP: A BAD BOY STORY Tomorrow @ 8/7c on FOX!

Critically acclaimed documentary APPLE MUSIC'S CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP: A BAD BOY STORY, starring Sean Diddy Combs, and produced by Live Nation Productions, will air Today, Dec. 28 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Chip Davis, founder and creator of Mannheim Steamroller and the industry's largest independent record label, American Gramaphone, announced that his annual Christmas concert tour will begin on November 13th, 2017. Two traveling ensembles will hold performances in cities across the country.

National Public Radio (NPR) last week released 'The 100 Best Songs of 2017.' Anne Akiko Meyers' recording of Einojuhani Rautavaara's 'Fantasia,' written for Ms. Meyers, was featured with works by superstars including Jay Z, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and Willie Nelson. It was the only classical solo instrumental work featured in the annual list. NPR contributor, host of Deceptive Cadence, and classical reviewer for All Things Considered, Tom Huizenga, noted the following about Ms. Meyers' 'Fantasia':

Hugh Masekela, originally part of the Jazz Epistles concert with Abdullah Ibrahim, has unfortunately withdrawn from the tour due to illness. Trumpeter Keyon Harrold will perform as special guest for this concert, which celebrates the music and legacy of the Jazz Epistles, South Africa's earliest and most influential jazz bebop band.

The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture will launch their 2018 Winter/Spring season with two live music events featuring contemporary singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist Lauren Kinhan and folk and indie singer-songwriter mother-and-daughter duo Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche. Tickets are $35 and available online at SheenCenter.org, by phone at 212-925-2812, or in-person at The Sheen Center box office.

The Recording Academy's GRAMMY Recordings and RCA Records have revealed the track listing for the 2018 GRAMMY Nominees album. Set for release on Jan. 12, 2018, in stores and via digital retailers

Critically acclaimed documentary APPLE MUSIC'S CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP: A BAD BOY STORY, starring Sean Diddy Combs, and produced by Live Nation Productions, will air Thursday, Dec. 28 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Tadeusz von Moltke (NBC's THE BLACKLIST; DJ Khaled/Jay Z's video 'I Got The Keys'; SAMSUNG/PUNCHDRUNK Virtual Reality Project) announces the premiere of 'THE HOLLYWOOD ADRIANA: A Cautionary Tale of Damaged Good' at Dixon Place in the lounge (161A Chrystie Street, NYC).

The Green's Marching Orders has impressively debuted at #1 on the Billboard Reggae Chart and reached another charting milestone as the album hit #15 on Billboard's Independent Release and # 62 on Billboard's Top 200 Sales Chart. Marching Orders (released on October 20, 2017 via longtime label partner Easy Star Records) is the band's fourth studio album and their third album to claim the #1 spot on the Billboard Reggae Chart and their highest charting album on the Top 200.

A pocos dias del estreno en nuestro pais de EL GRAN SHOWMAN, con Hugh Jackman y Zac Efron, repasamos la carrera imparable de los compositores de su banda sonora, Benj Pasek y Justin Paul, un duo que ya brilla con luz propia.

Broadway YouTuber Michael Korte has teamed up with some of the biggest names in the dance world to deliver a mesmerizing new mashup, 'DUETS'! Known for his viral hits #HAM4BEY & #GAGA4RENT, Korte has teamed with Beyonce's heaviest hitters, her dance captain Ashley Everett, her choreographer Chris Grant, creative assistant Anthony Burrell and Chris Brown's choreographer John Silver and 5 sensational singers to pay tribute to some of the greatest modern music duets.

Below, check out highlights from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'S 'Weekend Update' with Colin Jost and Michael Che:

Grammy Award-winner Chip Davis will bring Mannheim Steamroller Christmas classics and best-loved hits from his Fresh Aire series to Orleans Arena today, Dec. 1.