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Today we asked readers which music artist should be the next to get the jukebox treatment!

Don McLean is a Grammy award honoree, a Songwriters Hall of Fame member, a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and his smash hit a?oeAmerican Piea?? resides in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry and was named by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) as a top 5 song of the 20th Century.

Following the release of last week's 'Levitating' Remix ft. Missy Elliott and Madonna, the Blessed Madonna and Dua Lipa today reveal the full list of collaborators for Club Future Nostalgia, out August 28th.

Lesli Margherita shares her favorite songs with us!

Burning Coal Theatre Company has announced its 2020 - 2021 season reset. This season will include A Hundred Words for Snow by Tatty Hennessy (October 8 - 25, 2020), Conversations I Always Wanted to Have: A Repertory Season of Two Plays by Dael Orlandersmith (January 28 - February 14, 2021) and Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Spring, 2021).

A new date and more stars have been announced for Dane Cook Presents Feelin' A-Live, a virtual live table read of Fast Times at Ridgemont High-which will now stream on Friday, August 21, 2020 at 8PM ET/5PM PT as to not conflict with the final night of the Democratic National Convention.

An all-star cast has assembled for a one-night-only fundraiser—Dane Cook Presents Feelin’ A-Live, a virtual live table read of Fast Times at Ridgemont High—on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 9PM ET/6PM PT in support of two organizations.

BerkleeNYC, Berklee's campus in New York City, will launch its first graduate program starting in September 2021. The Master of Arts in Creative Media and Technology is a one-year, on-campus program consisting of three specializations: songwriting and production, live experience design, and writing and design for musical theater.

Check out this weekend's highlights from some of your favorites, including Tituss Burgess, Billy Porter, Sir Patrick Stewart, and more!

Today's top stories: Madonna is working on a screenplay with Diablo Cody, and more!

Madonna revealed on Instagram that she is working on a screenplay with Diablo Cody!

With yet another breakaway success under his belt following the release of the indie leaning nu-disco record ‘Hypnotized’ featuring Sophie and the Giants, today Purple Disco Machine releases the official music video for the celebrated release.

TERMINAL V CONNECT is a multi-platform streaming channel from gargantuan Scottish festival Terminal V that incorporates incredible Live, Virtual and Augmented reality streams from the world's leading electronic music artists. 

Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound today announced the composers and directors selected for the Film Music and Sound Design Lab in collaboration with Skywalker Sound, reimagined and expressed digitally this year on Sundance Co//ab. The Lab provides Fellows with firsthand experience of the collaborative process with the goal of nurturing the development of music in film.

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)  today announced its continued support of the Sundance Institute Film Music and Sound Design Lab 2020 in collaboration with Skywalker Sound. The prestigious program returns with a new reimagined digital format on Sundance Co//ab from July 27–August 14, 2020.

The Tennessean has reported that Don McLean has announced plans for a feature documentary, a?oeThe Day The Music Died: The Story Behind Don McLeana??s American Pie,a?? set for release at the end of 2021. The documentary will inform a new stage play that will revolve around McLeana??s deep catalog, as well as a childrena??s book based on 'American Pie'.

Cabaret upstart and original Kim David Smith has released his first live CD and chats with Stephen Mosher about why now, Kylie, and what this three named man likes to be called.

For those missing the Hollywood Fringe Festival this year, I encourage you to check out its website at https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/ for information about On the Virtual Fringe performances that are scheduled online during July and August this year. And while ita??s not exactly the same watching plays online as it is sitting in a dark theater as part of a live audience, it certainly allows the directors and performers a more relaxed timeframe to prepare in that there is no rushing to load in and then dismantle a show in less than 10 minutes! And I have found the intimacy of performances in small theaters transfers well to the Zoom and You Tube formats, especially since up close and personal examinations of human emotions appear within inches of the viewera??s eyes and ears. Such is the case during 3 Way Lovve.

As temperatures heat up and summer kicks into high gear, UMe and Verve invite you to kick back, relax and enjoy Summer Samba!, an audio and visual feast for the senses celebrating the timeless and influential sounds of samba and bossa nova.

Focus Features has acquired Academy Award® nominee Paul Schrader's revenge thriller The Card Counter out of Cannes' virtual market.