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The Recording Academy will honor its 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients with 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®,' an awards ceremony and live tribute concert on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This year's Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Hal Blaine, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan, the Meters, Queen, and Tina Turner. Additional Special Merit Awards honorees to be celebrated include Bill Graham, Seymour Stein, and John Williams, who are this year's Trustees Award honorees, and Tony Agnello and Richard Factor, who are the Technical GRAMMY Award recipients. Also being honored is Melissa Salguero, this year's recipient of the Music Educator Award. Led by GRAMMY®-nominated industry icon Greg Phillinganes as musical director, the tribute concert will feature rare performances by honorees and never-seen renditions by those they've inspired. Currently scheduled to appear are eight-time GRAMMY winner Herb Alpert, who will honor Blaine; past GRAMMY nominee Micky Dolenz, who will be honoring Diamond; GRAMMY winner Sammy Hagar, who will pay tribute to Graham; 13-time GRAMMY winner and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Harris; past GRAMMY nominee Ledisi, who will salute Jordan; and three-time GRAMMY winner Trisha Yearwood, who will pay tribute to Harris. Presenters for the evening include actress Angela Bassett and GRAMMY winner Henry Rollins. Additional performers and presenters will be announced shortly. Tickets for the event will be on sale via Ticketmasterbeginning today. 

The dynamic cast of TINA the musical led by Adrienne Warren rocked out the Britain's Got Talent finale last night! Check out the performance below! 

Jalen N'Gonda has released his debut EP Talking About Mary, which features the new track 'Don't You Remember' that premiered on The 405 earlier this week. The EP, a culmination of an extraordinary musical journey from the US to the UK, also includes the soul-heavy tracks 'I Guess That Makes Me A Loser', 'We Fell Out Of Love', and the acoustic version of 'Holler (When You Call My Name)'. LISTEN HERE

After five years touring the incredible Billy Joel Songbook to sold out theatres across the country, the hugely talented Elio Pace now turns his attention to another of his musical heroes - Elvis Presley, in his highly anticipated new show, Elio Pace presents Elvis Presley.

Last night, Megan Hilty went to see Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on the West End. While there, she met up with her friend Adrienne Warren, who stars in the show, backstage and snapped a few photos! Check them out below!

After five years touring the incredible Billy Joel Songbook to sold out theatres across the country, the hugely talented Elio Pacenow turns his attention to another of his musical heroes – Elvis Presley, in his highly anticipated new show, Elio Pace presents Elvis Presley.

TINA, a new musical based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner just opened at the Aldwych Theatre and is currently booking to 16 February 2019. Check out all new footage from the production below!

TINA, a new musical based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner, is pleased to confirm that 140,000 new tickets will go on sale today (Wednesday 18 April 2018) at 12noon BST. The production which officially opened at the Aldwych Theatre last night, is now booking to 16 February 2019.

TINA, a new musical based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner just opened at the Aldwych Theatre. In honor of the big night, check out this throwback photo of Tina Turner herself, performing at The Ritz in 1983!

TINA, a new musical based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner just opened at the Aldwych Theatre and is currently booking to 20 October 2018. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, choreography is by Anthony Van Laast, with set and costume designs by Mark Thompson, musical supervision by Nicholas Skilbeck, lighting by Bruno Poet, sound by Nevin Steinberg, projection design by Jeff Sugg and orchestrations by Ethan Popp.

TINA, a new musical based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner continues at the Aldwych Theatre and is currently booking to 20 October 2018.

When the scourge of rock 'n' roll crossed the Atlantic and invaded Europe in the late 1950s, most people thought it was just another passing fad from America.  But no one imagined in their wildest dreams that this “fad” would also be the force that would deal the fatal blow to communism and tear the Eastern Europe's Iron Curtain to shreds. No amount of Soviet tanks and bayonets was a match for this tsunami. But a young kid growing up in Warsaw, Poland, did know.  He heard that sound and knew instantly this was BIG; this was no fad, this was the sound of rebellion. Hearing Bob Dylan's words, '... But even the President of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked,' he knew it was time to kick ass - with electric guitar. Lucky for him, the communist authorities didn't take kindly to his ideas and, in no time at all, kicked his ass - straight out of the country.  

When the scourge of rock 'n' roll crossed the Atlantic and invaded Europe in the late 1950s, most people thought it was just another passing fad from America. But no one imagined in their wildest dreams that this 'fad' would also be the force that would deal the fatal blow to communism and tear the Eastern Europe's Iron Curtain to shreds. No amount of Soviet tanks and bayonets was a match for this tsunami. But a young kid growing up in Warsaw, Poland, did know. He heard that sound and knew instantly this was BIG; this was no fad, this was the sound of rebellion. Hearing Bob Dylan's words, '... But even the President of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked,' he knew it was time to kick ass - with electric guitar. Lucky for him, the communist authorities didn't take kindly to his ideas and, in no time at all, kicked his ass - straight out of the country.

John Prine's new song 'God Only Knows,' is premiering today. 

TINA, a new musical based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner is now previewing at the Aldwych Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at Adrienne Warren starring in the title role as Tina Turner. View the photo below!

When the scourge of rock 'n' roll crossed the Atlantic and invaded Europe in the late 1950s, most people thought it was just another passing fad from America.  But no one imagined in their wildest dreams that this “fad” would also be the force that would deal the fatal blow to communism and tear the Eastern Europe's Iron Curtain to shreds. No amount of Soviet tanks and bayonets was a match for this tsunami. But a young kid growing up in Warsaw, Poland, did know.  He heard that sound and knew instantly this was BIG; this was no fad, this was the sound of rebellion. Hearing Bob Dylan's words, '... But even the President of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked,' he knew it was time to kick ass - with electric guitar. Lucky for him, the communist authorities didn't take kindly to his ideas and, in no time at all, kicked his ass - straight out of the country.  

Jalen N'Gonda has released the new single 'I Guess That Makes Me a Loser', which is available today. A series of dates for the spring and summer have also been confirmed, including Bonnaroo in Tennessee, with more headline shows and festival appearances to be confirmed soon. 'I Guess That Makes Me A Loser' is taken from Jalen N'Gonda's new EP, which will follow early summer.

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL playing right now at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) is the most jukebox of juke box musicals. With a book by Douglas McGrath, it tells the story of King's life and career using songs that she wrote, often together wither sometimes partner and spouse Gerry Goffin, and other contemporary songs by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector and others. What makes it the 'most juke box?' In a play that runs two and a half hours (including intermission), the very talented cast performs over twenty-five songs. Why so many songs? It's a play about songwriters whose best friends are songwriters, who among them wrote some of the most popular songs of the sixties and seventies. With so many songs to cover, McGrath let the music carry the first act and left the story of King's metamorphosis from composer to singer songwriter to Act 2. Somebody is doing something right because BEAUTIFUL opened on Broadway in January of 2014 and has been running ever since. This stop in Providence is the second in our fair city since it went on tour in 2015. As near as I could tell, everybody present had a helluva time last night.

TINA, a new musical based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner, officially opens at the Aldwych Theatre on 17 April 2018, with previews beginning on 21 March 2018 , is now booking to 20 October 2018.

TINA, a new musical based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner, officially opens at the Aldwych Theatre on 17 April 2018, with previews beginning on 21 March 2018 is now booking to 20 October 2018.