National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) President & CEO David Israelite released the following statement regarding the music legislative package today passed unanimously out of the House Judiciary Committee. The bill now awaits consideration by the full House of Representatives.
All-Out Arts and the acclaimed Fresh Fruit Festival will celebrate notable selections from last year's Fresh Fruit Festival. 'It was a very powerful season,' said Louis Lopardi, the executive producer of the festival. 'It's fitting for our 15th year. So many amazing works,' he continued. 'And looking forward to one of most exiting seasons to come!' he concluded.
New Reviver Records artist Tenille Arts racked up her first #1 this week, when her “Cold Feet” video topped the fan-voted CMT Music 12 Pack Countdown. Voting continues for two more weeks at http://www.cmt.com/shows/cmt-music-12-pack-countdown/vote.
Dallas, Texas band Messer are set to release their self-titled debut album on April 20th, 2018. The band is touring in support of the release in March and April with Red, Lacey Sturm, and Righteous Vendetta; and Shallow Side in late April and May.
Shorts International, the world's leading short movie entertainment company and operator of the ShortsTV channel, is pleased to announce the launch of the ShortsTV App, a revolution in the delivery of short movie content.
After revealing details behind his ninth studio album THE MOUNTAIN (Capitol Records Nashville) and releasing the lead single 'Woman, Amen' last week, award-winning entertainer Dierks Bentley announced today that his 2018 MOUNTAIN HIGH TOUR, sponsored by Twisted Tea, will include a headlining show at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on October 13th with special guests Brothers Osborne and LANCO. Bentley is 'notorious for his spectacular, high-energy live performances loaded with lots of fan interaction,' (Creative Loafing) and more than 40 cities will experience it in 2018. On Friday (1/26), the first tickets to select cities will be available as part of Live Nation's Country Megaticket at www.Megaticket.com. Live Nation is the national tour promoter. Citi® is the official credit card of the 2018 MOUNTAIN HIGH TOUR. Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets through Citi® Private Pass, Citi's Entertainment Access Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
Three families trapped in a waterlogged holiday cottage in Cornwall over summer. The children are bored. The adults are down the pub. It's like this every year.
Chicago has lost another company offering FREE professional theater, as Quest Theatre Ensemble, founded in 2002 by Amanda Banden, Buck Blue, Jason Bowen, Andrew Park and Nick Rupard, has ceased operations. The Quest announcement was made today by Jason Bowen, President of the company's Board of Directors. Chicago's other free theater company - Oracle Productions - ceased operations in December 2016.
Pandora (NYSE:P), the largest streaming music provider in the U.S., today announced a partnership with leading smart link aggregator, Linkfire, to make discovering music easier for fans, while amplifying marketing efforts for labels and artists. Pandora is the first music streaming service to provide Linkfire with advanced attribution data to help artists understand how their content is performing in order to create informed promotional campaigns to effectively reach their audience.
Saweetie celebrated her forthcoming debut with a EP Release Party on Monday, March 12th in Los Angeles, CA, and is currently bringing down the house at the The Fader Fort, Pandora, and HipHopDX showcases at SXSW in Austin, TX.
To commemorate the ten (10) year anniversary of recording, Triple Pop has today announced the release of 'Acoustic Remixed,' a digital three (3) song EP with vocals performed by GRAMMY award-winning musician Kacey Musgraves.
Capitol Hill Block Party today announced a partial lineup of performers for its 22 nd annual music and arts festival, scheduled forJuly 20-22in the heart of Capitol Hill in the Pike Pine corridor.Headliners include indie-folk singer Father John Misty, electronic DJ Dillon Francis and hip-hop group BROCKHAMPTON.
It's definitely Le Jazz Hot on the Pandora stage this March as we present VICTOR/VICTORIA. First a movie, then a stage show, Pandora Productions is proud to bring this spectacular and ambitious show to our stage for the first time. The production features many veterans of the Pandora stage but also is proud to debut many new faces.
On February 19, Arts-Louisville presented the 4thAnnual Arts-Louisville/Broadway World Theatre Awards at the Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center. An audience of over 150 attended the event.
Los Angeles LGBT Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center and StandOut Productions have announced a special, one night only event - the world premiere screening and DVD release party for the comedy film DRAGTASTIC NYC, produced and directed by Andrea Meyerson as part of her One Night Standup series
Comedian Jim Gaffigan To Release NOBLE APE Stand Up Special Direct To Digital
Dallas, Texas band Messer are set to release their self-titled debut album on April 20th, 2018. The band has just announced new tour dates in support of the release in March and April with Red, Lacey Sturm, and Righteous Vendetta
Following his induction into the Grand Ole Opry and the release of his acclaimed seventh album, Losing Sleep, 2017 was undoubtedly a career-defining year for platinum-selling entertainer Chris Young. 2018 is proving to be another banner year for the 32-year old neo-traditionalist. After a tremendous response to the initial winter run of his “Chris Young Losing Sleep 2018 World Tour,” playing five consecutive sold-out weekends of arena shows, and scoring his 10th No. 1 single, Chris has added 9 more shows, including his first-ever hometown headlining appearance at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Special guests Kane Brown and Morgan Evans will join him for the added dates.
Grammy-winning recording artist, Mýa, unveiled the release of her brand new single, from her highly anticipated upcoming 13th studio project. The global entertainer and humanitarian surprised eager fans by ushering in Valentine's Day with a debut of her new music, once again breaking the mold with a sexy, sultry, soulful sound that is sparking scores of praise and raving fanfare. The new single, 'You Got Me,' now available on all digital outlets worldwide, celebrates the 20th year anniversary of Mýa's debut single, the Billboard chart-topping hit, 'It's All About Me,' featuring R&B singer, Sisqo. Released in 1998, it was the leading single on the self-titled, double platinum, debut album, Mýa, which would launch the then 18-year-old Mýa into the fabric of pop-culture. The celebrated singer, songwriter, producer, musician, dancer/choreographer, designer, actress, activist and philanthropist has electrified audiences over the years with world smash hits including, 'It's All About Me,' 'Movin On,' 'Ghetto Superstar,' 'Take Me There,' 'Case of the Ex,' 'Best of Me,' 'My Love Is Like Wo,' 'Fallen' and more. Mýa's impressive catalog of music includes her second double platinum album, Fear of Flying, released in 2000. In 2001, Mýa collaborated with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, P!nk and Missy Elliot on a remake of LaBelle's 'Lady Marmalade,' which is featured in Baz Luhrman's 'Moulin Rouge.' Selling over 5.5 million copies, it became the most successful airplay-only single in history, winning the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration and garnering numerous awards. In addition to her mainstream award-winning musical catalogue, the multi-talented star has released 9 independent projects on her own label Planet 9, receiving a 2017 Grammy nomination for Best Traditional R&B album. Mýa has also crossed over into television and film as seen on, 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 9, 'NCIS,' '1-800-Missing' (Canada), 'Haunted' and 'Sister Sister.' Her filmography includes the world renowned 'Chicago,' for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, 'Shall We Dance,' 'Havana Nights: Dirty Dancing II,' 'In Too Deep,' 'Heart Specialist,' 'Cover,' 'Penthouse,' 'Love for Sale,' 'Metrosexual,' the Sci-Fi film 'Dark Rising' and voiceovers for the MTV animated film 'Mountain High.' In late July through early September 2017, Mya completed filming a 6-episode TV series, titled '5th Ward,' slated for release on Bob Johnson's new network UMC (Urban Movie Channel) on March 2, 2018. The multi-platinum icon's rising success has set the stage for her new music, which combines contemporary R&B and 90's R&B genres into a masterful body of work. 'The love of music-melody, harmony, rhythm and the feel good vibrations of my favorite eras of R&B music from the 70's & 90's, has and will always be my inspiration,' states the megastar of her musical inspiration. 'It's also what my fans have been asking for.' Enthusiastic to give her eager fans a taste of her evolving sound, Mýa shines a light on what fans can look forward to from her new single, stating, 'My fans can expect a very forward Mýa with a song sonically crafted for Valentine's day, full of sexy vibes fusing contemporary sounds of today together with hints of feel good 90's R&B music.' With the growing demand from her fans both domestically and internationally, the sultry singer plans to release her 13th studio project, and overall 9th LP and independent project in the spring of 2018. Mýa's upcoming album will also be released on her very own independent label Planet 9, distributed by Orchard. 'Growth and evolution is inevitable in 1 year for any person, but 20 years has taught me many things,' Mýa reflects on her evolution as an artist celebrating her 20-year milestone. 'I've learned to own and embrace every part of me and can say that I am completely solid in who I am, relentless in my pursuit of what makes me feel alive and refuse to choose between being strong and vulnerable, grounded and adventurous, intelligent and sexy, cultured and fun. I live my life doing what makes me happy and that consists of simply being me, which is ever-changing and evolving.' The new single, 'You Got Me,' produced by Lamar 'MyGuyMars' Edwards, written by Mýa Harrison and Sydnii 'KydSyd' Raymore, serves as the 3rd single from her upcoming project and is proving to be yet another staple in the singer's legendary catalogue of music, giving fans a scintillating preview of what's to come on her next album. Mýa's new music can be found on all digital platforms worldwide, including iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play; streaming on Spotify, Soundcloud, Tidal, Pandora and Beatport. Mýa's latest music video 'Ready For Whatever,' is also now available on Youtube. Download/Stream New Single 'You Got Me': http://radi.al/MYAYouGotMe More on Mýa: Website: www.myamya.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/myaplanet9 Twitter: www.twitter.com/myaplanet9 Instagram: www.instagram.com/myaplanet9 Mýa founded her independent label in 2007, on which the multi-platinum artist has executive produced, self-engineered, self-funded and released 7 different compilations, including: 'Sugar & Spice' 2008 (Japan), 'The Perfect Edition' double disc 2009 (Japan), the first R&B/Hip Hop mixtape titled 'Beauty & the Streets' Vol. 1 in 2010 (US), the album 'K.I.S.S.' (Keep It Sexy & Simple) in Japan in 2011. In 2012, Mýa released the U.S./Canada & World editions of 'K.I.S.S,' featuring 'Fabulous Life,' which was used in the national #FashionByBravo ad campaign on Bravo/NBCUniversal and 'Break Your Neck' featured in Ford commercial campaign. In 2013, Mýa independently manufactured the limited Mint of K.I.S.S. for fans, and in 2014, Mýa began releasing a series of EP's. The first EP titled 'With Love' was released February 14th, Valentine's Day marking the 16th anniversary of her first single 'It's All About Me,' released February 14th, 1998. On April 21st, 2014 Mýa released the 'Sweet XVI' EP marking the 16th anniversary of her self-titled, debut album Mýa on April 21st, 1998. On February 14th, 2015, Mýa released her 7th independent project 'Love Elevation Suite' consisting of all slow jams. On February 14th, 2016, Mýa released her 8th self-executive produced independent project Smoove Jones (LP). Learn more about Mýa and Planet 9 projects by visiting www.MýaMýa.com/music. Fans can connect with Mýa on her social media channels including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat at @Mýaplanet9. For more information regarding Mýa's new music, projects, events, fan contests and merchandise, including her signature vegan, organic Planet 9 wine and free vegan start guide, visit www.MyaMya.com.
On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, Dorset Theatre Festival began its 6th annual Jean E. Miller Young Playwrights Competition and Workshops. This program provides an opportunity for students to learn about playwriting and create a short 10-60 page play of their own. Workshop participants typically include more than 15 schools, 300 students, and 60 play submissions.
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