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The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, today announced the honorees for its seventh annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards

The fan-fueled third annual IHEART MUSIC AWARDS, hosted by Jason Derulo, took place on Sunday, April 3, bringing the music of the iHeartRadio app to life at the historic fabulous Forum in Los Angeles.

The Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) Debut Orchestra, under the direction of Yuga Cohler, presents YEETHOVEN, the premiere concert of an innovative programming concept entitled The Great Music Series. Mr. Cohler created the Series in order to "demonstrate the ways in which modern popular music can be fundamentally similar to classical music by highlighting the musical and cultural elements characteristic of all great music." For this, its first installment, the Series will consider the music of Kanye West and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Gabriel Bisset-Smith, in association with Soho Theatre, presents 'Gabriel Bisset-Smith Tells The Most Original And Funny Joke In The Universe!' at the Soho Theatre (21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE) Friday 29th and Saturday 30th April 2016 at 8.45pm.

LATE NIGHT host Seth Meyers and his wife Alexi Ashe Meyers welcomed their first child, a son, on Sunday, March 27th.

The March 26 encore telecast of 'Saturday Night Live,' with host Melissa McCarthy and musical guest Kanye West, averaged a 2.8 rating

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will welcome TAIKOPROJECT for a one-night-only performance on Saturday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m.

AMERICAN PSYCHO, the American premiere of a new musical based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis -- which celebrates the 25th anniversary of its publication this month -- begins performances on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45thStreet) tonight, March 24, 2016. The Opening Night is scheduled for Wednesday, April 21, 2016.

The fan-fueled third annual iHeartRadio Music Awards will be hosted by Jason Derulo on Sunday, April 3, bringing the music of the iHeartRadio app to life at the historic fabulous Forum in Los Angeles.

?New shows on sale this week at bergenPAC: Mary Chapin Carpenter-Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 8PM; Chris Cornell Acoustic: Higher Truth Tour-Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 8PM; Michael Bolton-Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 8PM; and John Caparulo Mad's Dad Tour-Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 8PM. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 18, 2016 at 10AM at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling bergenPAC's Box Office at 201.227.1030.

Sony Corporation ('Sony') and the Estate of Michael Jackson ('the Estate') announced today that Sony Corporation of America ('SCA'), Sony's wholly owned subsidiary, signed a binding memorandum of understanding ('MOU') with the Estate to obtain full ownership of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC ('Sony/ATV') by acquiring the 50% interest in Sony/ATV held by the Estate.

Today Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes announces the release of 'Keep Her', the latest music video by rising Chicago Hip-Hop artist Khemistry. The video features fellow recording artist Dray'Soul and currently can be viewed in its entirety at the Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes website.

AMERICAN PSYCHO, the American premiere of a new musical based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, has set a new press opening . . . Taking advantage of a newly available date on the Broadway League's calendar, the musical will now open 24 hours later, on Thursday, April 21 at 8 PM. Previews will begin as scheduled on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street). Tickets forAMERICAN PSYCHO are now on sale via Telecharge.com or by phone at(212) 239-6200.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced programming for the 2016-2017 season for the Center, the National Symphony Orchestra, and Washington National Opera, including its Broadway lineup.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced programming for the 2016–2017 season for the Center, the National Symphony Orchestra, and Washington National Opera. Under President Deborah F. Rutter's continued leadership, the Kennedy Center is re-imagining ways of presenting the arts in the 21st century through interdisciplinary programming, immersive audience engagement, and a focus on artist-centric programming. The 2016–2017 season includes significant and institution-wide initiatives from the yearlong celebration marking the Centennial of John F. Kennedy's birth, to three newly appointed Artistic Partners who will lead these artistic and community initiatives (Yo-Yo Ma, Rene?e Fleming, and Q-Tip), and the support of American programming. With more than 2,000 performances across many artistic genres, the Center continues its tradition as the nation's center for the performing arts, commissioning, producing, and presenting the finest of local, national, and international arts. The 2016–2017 season includes 25 commissioned or co-commissioned works and projects across the Center's full range of artistic disciplines.

Executive produced by John Legend and created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, WGN America's highly anticipated original drama 'Underground,' premiering WEDNESDAY, March 9 (10:00 p.m. ET/PT) follows a courageous blacksmith Noah (Aldis Hodge) as he covertly organizes a small group of his fellow slaves and pieces together a daring plan of escape across hundreds of miles to freedom.

On KIMMEL, John recalls going shopping for baby stuff with his wife, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

On Saturday's Saturday Night Live, Jay Pharoah impersonated about every black comedian by having a fake conversation with all of them.  From Eddie Murphy to Dave Chappelle to Chris Rock to Tracy Morgan, check out the hilarious video below!

Can one arrogantly named girl gang save the world? Taking on gender inequality one glorious harmony at a time, Lady Sings it Better give the comedy-cabaret finger to the world's greatest male musicians, reinventing tunes by David Bowie, Prince, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, John Farnham, Maroon 5 and a whole lot of boybands.

ColleGrove, the mammoth collaboration of superstars 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, has released their debut, self-titled album today on Def Jam Recordings. The album is available with all digital and streaming partners and will be available for physical purchase on March 25.