Marvin Gaye News

Artist Partners/Atlantic recording artist Charlie Puth has announced plans for a major summer tour. The New Jersey-based singer/songwriter/producer will join Meghan Trainor on her upcoming 'MTrain Tour,' with dates getting underway July 3rd at Atlantic City's Borgata Festival Park and then travels through September (see itinerary below).

Motown the Musical, currently playing at the Buell Theatre, provides a bit of a history lesson for the record label, but mostly it feels like a really impressive tribute concert.

Grammy nominated R&B singer, songwriter & producer Kenny Lattimore joins the Primary Wave talent management roster as he prepares to release his 7th studio album, “Anatomy Of A Love Song” on April 14, 2015 (Sincere Soul Records / eOne Music). The new album features Kenny's latest single, “Love Me Back,” which was the most added song at Urban AC Radio upon impact and it is available on iTunes now. Executive produced by the R&B veteran, along with “J.R.” Hutson (Jill Scott, Faith Evans, Musiq Soulchild), “Anatomy Of A Love Song” is consistent with Lattimore's smooth, soulful sound, and combines timeless, traditional R&B with a unique contemporary flair.

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy present the First National Tour of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, which plays The Buell Theatre tonight, March 31-April 19 only. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the production below!

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL recently opened at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha, taking the packed house captive for 2 hours and 45 minutes with nonstop songs covering 25 years of emerging superstars.

Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes presents the release of the 'Last One Standing' Mixtape by Entro. This 16 track project is currently available to stream and download on the Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes website. L.O.S: Last One Standing is a mixtape with great song structure and thought in each song. Expect the unexpected!

Sun Soul Orchestra is an inspired project that features a rotating collection of artists performing original music and covers arranged by Stevo Théard and Ginger Murphy.

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and Omaha Performing Arts are proud to announce MOTOWN THE MUSICAL tickets are available through Ticket Omaha.* The tickets, starting at $30 each, are available by going online at TicketOmaha.com; by phone at 402.345.0606; or by going to the Ticket Omaha box office inside the Holland Performing Arts Center. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will play at the Orpheum Theater Today, March 25 through Sunday, March 29. Groups of 10 or more may purchase tickets by calling 402.661.8516 or toll-free at 866.434.8587. The show is part of Omaha Performing Arts' Broadway Series.

A brand new season of West End musicals, pantomime, hilarious comedy and one night concerts with TOMMY STEELE, DAVID HASSELHOFF, BARBARA DICKSON, JUDY CORNWELL, CERI DUPREE, THE CHUCKLE BROTHERS and JOHN ALTMAN.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts and producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy are proud to announce that single tickets for the Orange County engagement of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL are on sale now. Single tickets start at $29 and may be purchased online at SCFTA.org, the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for 10 or more, call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236. The TTY number is (714) 556-2746. The 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, June 27, 2015 will include audio description, open captioning and sign-language interpretation.

MAD COW THEATRE announces the return of an exciting signature event for downtown Orlando: The 13th Annual Orlando Cabaret Festival. The Festival features cabaret artists and acts from Central Florida and beyond.

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy are proud to announce that the First National Tour of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL has recouped its $8.5 million dollar capitalization cost in less than ten months on the road.

Today is International Day of Happiness and the United Nations, in partnership with MixRadio has this week brought together an army of celebs and musicians to select their happiest song.

Olivier Award-winning playwright Katori Hall returns to Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater with the world premiere of her most personal project to date-the fierce comedy-drama The Blood Quilt. Hall is an inaugural resident playwright of Arena Stage's American Voices New Play Institute, and The Blood Quilt is one of three plays from Hall receiving world premieres around the country this season. Hall reunites with director and Howard University alumna Kamilah Forbes (artistic director of the Hip-Hop Theater Festival) following their Broadway collaboration on The Mountaintop. The Blood Quilt runs April 24-June 7, 2015 in the Kreeger Theater.

Live From Lincoln Center - the pioneering, award-winning performing arts series - continues its 40th anniversary season with two outstanding concerts form Lincoln Center's American Songbook series, featuringBilly Porter (April 3) and Norm Lewis (April 10). Six-time Tony Award-winning actress and singer Audra McDonald will host each broadcast. Details follow below.

Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes presents the release of the 'Fourth Ave' Mixtape by Los Angeles collective Poets On The Sidewalk. This 11 track project is currently available to stream and download on the Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes website. 'Fourth Ave.' features production from the Omito, Ask Beats, !llmind, Scrabble, Serious Beats, Esta, Canis Major, Knxwledge, and Saul Ordonez.

Following the unprecedented global success of his debut single 'Firestone'—a record that has now been streamed in excess of 100 million times on Spotify alone since its December 2014 release — Norwegian superstar KYGO now drops his eagerly anticipated follow up single, 'Stole the Show'.

Once pronounced by Bob Dylan as America's 'greatest living poet,' acclaimed singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson's career spans more than four decades of hits. He has received numerous awards including the Grammy Living Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, Honorary Doctorate (Howard University), Kennedy Center Honors, and the National Medal of Arts Award. He has also been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters' Hall of Fame.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has today announced it has extended its long-term worldwide deal with British rock band Kasabian and their principal songwriter Sergio Pizzorno.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present the fifth annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival (PJLIF) on June 19 - 21, 2015.