John Legend News

Pop Star, Chris Mann, will debut his 4th studio album, NOISE, in concert on Thursday, March 28th, 2019 at the Peppermint Club in West Hollywood, CA. The highly anticipated album, NOISE, will be released as individual singles each month available on Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music and across all digital streaming platforms. Mann wanted to “make noise” year round and felt this new release model would allow him to better and more deeply engage with his fans, allowing each song to resonate fully in its on way. “Gentleman,” the album's first single, was co-written by Mann, Cameron Forbes (3X Platinum, #1 smash single “Taste” by Tyga), and Willy Beaman (Greyson Chance, Nico & Vinz). The feel-good single sets the tone for the album with a bass-filled urban swagger topped with vintage horns and soulful, falsetto melodies harkening the best of Justin Timberlake and John Legend. NOISE also features a special guest vocal from one of Mann's own idols, 4 time Grammy award winning superstar, India.Arie.

 iHeartMedia and Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) announced today that Grammy Award® winning singer and songwriter T-Pain will host the 2019iHeartRadio Music Awards. The live two-hour event airs Thursday, March 14 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The sixth annualiHeartRadio Music Awards will also air live on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and iHeartRadio, the all-in-one digital music, podcast, on demand and live-streaming radio service.

Today Howard Stern and SiriusXM announced Howard Stern's Saturday Soundtracks, a weekly exploration of the most intimate, innovative, and inspiring music performances recorded both recently and over the decades on the Howard Stern Show.

Today, the NAACP announced that Anthony Anderson is set to return as host for the 50th NAACP Image Awards. Anderson is a two-time NAACP Image Awards Winner for his role on blackish, and will be hosting the show for the 6th consecutive year. Winners for the 50th NAACP Image Awards will be revealed during the two-hour LIVE TV special airing on TV One on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 9pm/8c from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

New York City Gay Men's Chorus announces that Peppermint, from RuPaul's Drag Race, will join them as their guest star for the eleventh annual Big Gay Sing, its annual sing-along extravaganza. This year the chorus of 250+ singers presents, BIG GAY SING BODY & SOUL. Performances will run from March 22 - 24 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

A  program of new dances by Loretta Thomas & Catherine Gallant and historical dances by Isadora Duncan in collaboration with ENSEMBLE 212 CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Yoon Jae Lee, conductor

Greek-French vocal pop sensation George Perris releases 'How Many Does it Take', the first single from his highly-anticipated new international album 'Who I'm Meant To Be'.

The 17th Annual Garden State Film Festival welcomes back renowned Casting Director/Producer Donna McKenna, who will be hosting an 'OPEN TALENT CASTING CALL' on Saturday March 30th, from 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the Jersey Shore Arts Center, 66 South Main Street, Ocean Grove, Forties Room - 2nd Floor.

BroadwayWorld has learned that SpongeBob the Musical has announced a non-equity casting call for the upcoming tour of the Broadway musical.

 iHeartMedia and Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) announced today that the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards will feature performances by Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Garth Brooks, John Legend and Kacey Musgraves, with more to be announced. The live two-hour event airs Thursday, March 14 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.  The sixth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards will also air live on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and iHeartRadio, the all-in-one digital music, podcast, on demand and live-streaming radio service.

Broadway talents including Mallory Bechtel (Dear Evan Hansen), Jason Gotay (Bring It On), Isaac Powell (Once on This Island), and Kate Rockwell (Mean Girls) complete the lineup for the next installment of the acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series, honoring the English singer-songwriter Adele. Current cast members from Broadway shows including Come From Away, King Kong, and The Book of Mormon will sing completely new arrangements of the hits of the award winning singer, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra playing original orchestrations of her music.

Four-time Emmy Award-winning hit musical competition series “The Voice” is set to launch the second season of the nine-part digital companion series “The Comeback Stage,” presented by Lays. This season kicks off with EGOT winner John Legend, returning superstar coaches Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton on Monday, Feb. 25 at 8-10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2019 summer programming schedule, with a variety of exciting options for students ages 9-21.

Juilliard Dance, led by director Alicia Graf Mack, continues its season with Spring Dances, a repertory program featuring Martha Graham's The Rite of Spring, Bill T. Jones' D-Man in the Waters (Part 1); and Alejandro Cerrudo's Little mortal jump.

Today, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts announced that London's The Kingdom Choir will perform in Helzberg Hall on October 1, as part of the 2019-2020 Kauffman Center Presents series.

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