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Influential powerhouse Lizzo will take the stage to perform at the "2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards," celebrating pop culture's biggest night with the performances, stories and moments that drove the conversation this year. 

This year's GRAMMY® Charity Online Auctions—Spring Edition features a wide range of exclusive items from GRAMMY winners Leon Bridges, H.E.R., Annie Lennox, , Little Big Town, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis,Chris Stapleton, and Trisha Yearwood, GRAMMY nominees Jackson Browne, Miley Cyrus, Kesha, Shawn Mendes, Katy Perry, and many more. Macklemore is the 2019 MusiCares Concert For Recovery honoree.

ADA Worldwide today announced an exclusive partnership with multi-platinum entertainer Sara Evans and her label, Born To Fly Records. ADA Worldwide will support the Nashville-based label across sales and distribution on a global scale. Launched in 2017, Born To Fly Records is home to Evans' critically acclaimed eighth studio record, Words, which was named one of Billboard and Rolling Stone's Top Country Albums of the Year. The ACM Female Vocalist of the Year is currently prepping her new album, due later this year.

MusiCares®, an affiliated charity of the Recording Academy, announced today that the 2019 MusiCares Concert For Recovery will honor multi-GRAMMY® winnerMacklemore on Thursday, May 16 at The Novo at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Macklemore will receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award in recognition of his significant dedication to and support of MusiCares and his commitment to helping others in the addiction recovery process. The Concert For Recovery will feature Joel McHale as the host. The evening will also present a tribute to Mac Miller, and will close with a special performance by Macklemore.Additional performers will be announced shortly.

Television host, best-selling author, and music lover, Rachael Ray, will return to Austin for the 12th  anniversary of her Feedback Festival set for Thursday, March 14 through Saturday, March 16, 2019. Performances from around 30 artists will take place at two venues over the course of three days, with unbelievable food and drinks included.

Announcing today the first round of Official Selections in Shorts and Episodics category for the upcoming 2nd Annual Mammoth Film Festival. Last year's inaugural festival drew headlines for being 'the biggest first year film festival ever organized' and this year's lineup and events aim to repeat and expand the momentum. The festival is expanding to 5 days and taking place February 7-11, 2019 in the town of Mammoth Lakes, CA. The festival's slate of World Premieres include feature films, short films, indie episodics, VR,  and a wide variety of documentaries. Additional projects will be announced in the coming weeks, and MammothFF is excited to align itself with other great film festivals like HollyShorts and SeriesFest in year two of the festival.

The McCallum Theatre presents Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox on Saturday, December 8, at 8:00pm. Featuring a rotating collective of virtuosic vocalists with sizzling stage presence, Postmodern Jukebox performs pop music in a time machine, reimagining Top 40 hits by artists such as Beyonce, Celine Dion, Radiohead and more with vintage, Gatsby-esque glam and a contagious energy that will have audiences' toes tapping. To usher in the upcoming Twenty-Twenties, famed time-twisting musical collective Postmodern Jukebox will circumnavigate the globe with their Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 Tour. The tour is meant to prepare the world for a new decade, one that Postmodern Jukebox creator Scott Bradlee hopes will see a return to the style and craftsmanship that typified the music of past generations.

In the two years since the release of its best-selling compilation album The Essentials, Postmodern Jukebox has grown from a viral sensation to a worldwide phenomenon. Founder and mastermind Scott Bradlee has taken his offbeat vision of gramophone music for a smartphone world and transformed it into a throwback empire, with celebrity guests alongside world class vocal talent, ambitiously eccentric surprises alongside meticulously crafted arrangements, and a touring show that has thrilled music lovers of all generations across six continents.

Chegg Inc., the Smarter Way to Student, in partnership with truth, one of the largest and most successful national youth tobacco prevention campaigns, today announced that one U.S. college or high school campus can win a once-in-a-lifetime visit from Liam Payne, former member of One Direction and award-winning artist. Beginning today, high school and college students can vote for their school to win this on-campus experience through an online contest. Liam Payne will take over the classroom to host an exclusive Q&A with students, giving them insight in to his experience rising to global fame in one of the most successful pop groups and his transition to a solo artist. Student's at the winning school will also be treated to a private concert from Liam, as he performs a selection of his hit records.

One of the biggest breakout artists of the past year, Bazzi, has unveiled a spectacular new video for “Beautiful (Ft. Camila Cabello)” a new version of his hit single that sees him teaming with multi-platinum global chart-topping singer/songwriter Camila Cabello, just off of her two back-to-back #1 singles, “Havana” and “Never Be the Same.” Directed by Jason Koenig (Ed Sheeran “Perfect,” Macklemore + Ryan Lewis “Downtown”) on location in New Orleans at Muriel's on Jackson Square, the visual is streaming now HERE.

It's been 10 years since Spotify officially launched for fans. Since October 2008, fans all over the world have enjoyed a decade of music discovery, finding new artists and tracks to fall in love with and rediscovering old favorites. Spotify now has 180 million monthly active listeners across 65 countries. And as of August 31, 2018, they've paid over 10 billion euros to rights holders since launch. Spotify has a music library of over 40 million songs and podcasts, and 3 billion-plus user-created playlists. And to date, over 2,000 genres have been identified on Spotify, among them Wonky (electronic music characterized by synths with unusual time signatures), Shimmer Pop (a Swedish cousin of indie pop and indietronica), and British Blues (the blues … with a British flavor).

MTV's 'Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out' returns for SEASON 11 today, July 12 with two back-to-back episodes beginning at 11PM ET/PT, followed by new episodes Today and Friday nights at 11PM ET/PT. This season's star-studded roster includes Rick Ross, TIP & Hustle Gang, Vic Mensa, KeKe Palmer, Winnie Harlow, Matt Barnes, Trick Daddy, Amara La Negra, Rich The Kid, Tyga, Justine Skye, Cordell Broadus, and many more.

When you think of the song, 'Summertime,' perhaps you hear the elegant Ella Fitzgerald-or the earthy Janis Joplin-singing in your mind. But, while many great covers exist, there's nothing like experiencing the song where 'fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high,' as Gershwin first wrote it: for the powerful voice of an opera singer.

MTV's 'Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out' returns for SEASON 11 on Thursday, July 12 with two back-to-back episodes beginning at 11PM ET/PT, followed by new episodes Thursday and Friday nights at 11PM ET/PT. This season's star-studded roster includes Rick Ross, TIP & Hustle Gang, Vic Mensa, KeKe Palmer, Winnie Harlow, Matt Barnes, Trick Daddy, Amara La Negra, Rich The Kid, Tyga, Justine Skye, Cordell Broadus, and many more.

ADA Worldwide announces an exclusive partnership with BIG Label Records.  ADA Worldwide will support the burgeoning record label, anchored by “pioneering independent” Aaron Watson, across sales, distribution, promotion, and retail marketing, while maintaining the imprint's true autonomy.  The global partnership will position BIG Label Records as a full service independent record label.

 dick clark productions and NBC announced today that chart-topping musicians Macklemore and Kesha will perform their heartfelt single, “Good Old Days,” together in a special performance presented by T-Mobile, as part of the “2018 Billboard Music Awards.” The duo will perform their feel-good hit – which debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart - just down the Strip from the main show on Toshiba Plaza outside of T-Mobile Arena.

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All Our Exes Live In Texas will be headlining an upcoming US tour, announced today, as their return to North America. This follows the group's winning of the 2017 ARIA—effectively Australia's Grammy—for Best Roots & Blues Album, as well as their appearance on Kesha's megahit 'Praying.' Last summer, at a Sydney recording session with Ryan Lewis and Ben Abraham, All Our Exes Live in Texas—the four Australian vocalist-instrumentalists Elana Stone(accordion), Katie Wighton (guitar), Hannah Crofts (ukulele), and Georgia Mooney (mandolin)—laid down backing vocals on an unreleased Kesha song, as a favor to the producer. Little did anyone know then that this very recording would land on 'Praying' in its original form.

The NCAA and Turner Live Events, alongside official NCAA Corporate Champions AT&T, Coca-Cola, and Capital One have announced additional artists for the 2018 NCAA March Madness Music Festival. The free, three-day live music celebration, set to take place March 30 – April 1, is open to the public at Hemisfair in San Antonio.

The Soul Rebels were the musical guest on last night's Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Watch them perform '504' with Jon Batiste and Stay Human below!