Paul McCartney News

Buckle up! In "I Don't Need A Map", Manda Kemp will take you on a wildly eclectic musical tour, reflecting on her colorfully convoluted personal journey and the unexpected forks, detours, and twists that led to her solo debut.

Among the finalists announced by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) for the 2017 Audie Awards, Recorded Books Inc., Tantor Media, HighBridge and christianaudio received 14 nominations across a wide range of categories, including Best Male Narrator.

Composer Richard Niles has released the highly acclaimed album “BANDZILLA RISES!!!” Jazz Weekly says “BANDZILLA is hip to the bone!” while Music Street Journal says BANDZILLA “is killer jazz fusion that just plain rocks!

Veteran GRAMMY Awards® producer Ken Ehrlich has extended his long-term commitment to The Recording Academy® through 2020.

It's the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' groundbreaking Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, and that's a cause for a POPS musical celebration!

Lucky Shivers are four friends from London and Northampton who've been working on a record above a karate studio in Leicester

Tom Petty will be honored as the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year in celebration of his extraordinary creative accomplishments and significant charitable work. Proceeds from the annual Person of the Year tribute—now in its 27th year—provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical, and personal need.

'What's a marimba?' It's like a xylophone, but bigger and more fabulous -- just like Brian.

Austin's White Denim have confirmed their new album 'Stiff,' out March 25th, 2016 via Downtown Records. 'Stiff' comes three years after their critical and commercial breakout 'Corsicana Lemonade' which landed the band bookings with Kimmel (from SXSW), Austin City Limits, Letterman, Conan, and Jools Holland, raves from Rolling Stone, SPIN, WSJ, Gorilla vs. Bear + more, and headlining slots at their biggest venues to date by far. Turns out they were just getting warmed up.

Coming off an extraordinary 63 shows in 2016, Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer Steve Miller is excited to announce his 2017 summer tour campaign. Steve and his band look forward to delving into their deep catalogue of hits from the '60s, '70s and '80s. The tour will make a one-night stop at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Tuesday, Aug. 8. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, Feb. 3 at noon PT.

Kronos Quartet/Kronos Performing Arts Association is proud to announce the third group of composers for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire. Launched in 2015, Fifty for the Future is an exciting partnership with Carnegie Hall and others to create 50 new works - by 25 women and 25 men - expressly for the training of students and emerging professionals.

Relive the memories of the era when The Beatles ruled the world of rock and roll. 

“It's Our Time,” the new single from emerging singer, songwriter and performer Jonny P, is out today (purchase here). Of the song, Glide Magazine praises, “...a convincingly inspirational anthem...” Listen HERE.

After wildly successful and sold out tours throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin and North America, Brian May, Roger Taylor + Adam Lambert will debut a brand new show specially designed and created for this outing, bringing fans all their favorite Queen hits, like 'Another One Bites the Dust,'  'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'We Will Rock You,' 'We Are The Champions'.  The high-energy concert will bring their history alive in all its passion and glory, with stops in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and more, before wrapping on August 5 in Houston, TX at the Toyota Center.  The tour is presented by Live Nation.

Billboard.com reports that Queen and Adam Lambert are set to rock North American stages again this summer.

???????One of the world's greatest living singer-songwriters and front man of legendary bands Crowded House and Split Enz Neil Finn will kick off the 2017 Adelaide Festival with a free opening weekend concert at the Adelaide Riverbank on Sunday, March 5.

In one of D.C.'s most anticipated social events of the year, the Kennedy Center pays tribute to musical icon John Lennon at the 2017 Kennedy Center Spring Gala on Monday, May 8, 2017 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the iconic comedy classic WAYNE'S WORLD, SpectiCast and Paramount Pictures are hosting a most excellent, two-night, theatrical event on February 7th and 8th, 2017.

Due to demand, Steve Martin and Martin Short have added two new 2017 dates of their hilarious show "An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Lives featuring the Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko" at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Tickets for the two new shows scheduled Friday, Aug. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 29 will go on-sale Friday, Jan. 27 at noon PT. The performances are presented jointly by AEG Live and Caesars Entertainment.

North Carolina Theatre will be presenting Always...Patsy Cline from January 20th-29th at A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater. I recently got to speak with the two stars of this production Carter Calvert and Two-Time Emmy Winner Sally Struthers.