Sam Smith News

The 88th Annual Academy Awards telecast aired live coast-to-coast on Sunday, February 28th (8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT).

It's been a busy week for Patti Murin. On Monday, it was announced that the erstwhile Lysistrata Jones would be joining the cast of the upcoming Broadway show NERDS THE MUSICAL. That same day, she began rehearsals with co-stars Rory O'Malley, Bryan Fenkart, and Lindsay Mendez, and now, she is capping off her week by live-blogging the Academy Awards' Red Carpet.

Broadway veteran Matt Doyle (THE BOOK OF MORMON, WAR HORSE, SPRING AWAKENING) will release his first full-length album -- UNCONTROLLED -- today, February 26th, 2016. He is thrilled to celebrate the release of the album at Le Poisson Rouge.

Inspired by writer and director Sam Bailey's own personal history, and created by Parrot in the Tank in collaboration with Barrel Organ's Joe Boylan, Gaulier graduate Andrea Foa and actor and filmmaker Kyle Shephard, BLACK DOG GOLD FISH explores the repercussions of clinical depression on day to day life, spinning the story of one troubled aquarium employee as he tries to liberate the captive fish back into the sea. In spite of his best efforts he accidentally punches one of the fish to death and is thrown face to face with his own Black Dog; a goldfish with a silver tongue.

Broadway veteran Matt Doyle (THE BOOK OF MORMON, WAR HORSE, SPRING AWAKENING) will release his first full-length album -- UNCONTROLLED -- on February 26th, 2016. Below, check out a just-released music video for 'Moment.'

Oscar® winners Morgan Freeman and John Legend have been added to the list of presenters, along with J.J. Abrams, Sacha Baron Cohen and Henry Cavill, for the 88th Oscars® telecast.

Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, announced today that Billboard magazine named its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lucian Grainge as No. 1 on its list of the 100 most powerful people in the global music industry.

OSCARS producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin announced today a third slate of presenters for the 88th OSCARS telecast. Among the new names are stage and screen star -- and winner last year for THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING -- Eddie Redmayne, alongside theatre vet Cate Blanchett, INTO THE WOODS' Emily Blunt, THE WIZ LIVE's Common, comedian Louis C.K. and more.

A diverse, all-star lineup of GRAMMY® nominees, previous winners, and film and TV stars will take the stage as presenters for the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards®.

iHeartMedia and Turner announced today the finalists for the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Sunday, April 3 at the historic Forum in Los Angeles. The event will be televised live on TBS, TNT and truTV at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will be simulcast on iHeartMedia stations nationwide, as well as on the iHeartRadio digital music platform.

Marcus Linial of ML Presents, producer of Back To The Eighties Show with Jessie's Girl, has just announced THE MUSIC OF ADELE & SAM SMITH. Tonight, February 2nd, you'll have a chance to experience a live tribute concert at the beautiful City Winery.

Oscar nominee Lee Daniels will be directing a documentary on Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater and is asking music fans to contribute visual or audio-visual material for the project. 

Oscars® producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin announced today the first slate of presenters for the 88th Oscars telecast. The Oscars, hosted by Chris Rock, will air live OSCAR® SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, on the ABC Television Network.

?Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Jennifer Knoepfle to the role of Senior Vice President and Head of West Coast A&R, based in the company's Los Angeles office.

Broadway veteran Matt Doyle (THE BOOK OF MORMON, WAR HORSE, SPRING AWAKENING) will release his first full-length album -- UNCONTROLLED -- on February 26th, 2016. He is thrilled to celebrate the release of the album at Le Poisson Rouge.

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances, January 20-31, 2016. Scroll down for details or visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!

iHeartMedia announced today the return of the annual star-studded iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 23 and 24 in Las Vegas, and its Daytime Village which will return to the Las Vegas Village

The BRIT Award for MasterCard British Album of the Year is hotly contested each year and 2016 is no different. Adele, Coldplay, Florence + the Machine, James Bay and Jamie xx go head-to-head for arguably the biggest award of the night.

The Recording Academy and TBWAChiatDay have teamed for the ninth year to promote the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards with the advertising campaign 'Witness Greatness.'

Tonight's the night! As of this evening, the 2016 awards season officially begins with the Golden Globes, honoring excellence in film and television.