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This fall, the popular series A CHEF'S LIFE returns to PBS stations with a highly-anticipated second season.

John Mellencampwill release one of the most distinguished records of his career,Plain Spokenon September 23, 2014

Check out photos from Day 1 of the Lollapalooza Festival at Grant Park on August 1, 2014 in Chicago. This year marks the festival's 10-year anniversary in Chicago's lakefront Grant Park. Arctic Monkeys, Calvin Harris, Lorde, the Avett Brothers, Foster The People, Childish Gambino and Nas are just some of the other 130 artists confirmed for this year's Lolla, which is marking a decade in the iconic Chicago park. Check out the line-up below. Lollapalooza co-founder Perry Farrell will host some of dance music's biggest names as well including Zedd, Sebastian Ingrosso and Flosstradamus.Up-and-coming artists like Bleachers, NONONO and Vic Mensa are also on the bill, as are a spate of international acts, including South African rock act Kongos and Ireland's Kodaline. Eminem previously headlined Lollapalooza in 2011, and KOL did the same in 2009. Skrillex follows in the footsteps of dance acts like Avicii and Justice, who made the leap to the main stages in 2012.

Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas - named a “game changer for the Strip” by Vegas Magazine - will welcome EDM mainstays Chromeo, Flume, Cut Copy and Disclosure as part of their diverse August lineup.

Grammy Winner Lorde to Write First Single for HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 Soundtrack

12 Miles North today announced the lineup for its 8th Annual Take Me to the River Festival Music and Arts Festival, which will comprise 21 live concerts, two dance performances, over a dozen local food and beverage trucks, new art installations, and a plethora of fun, workshops and outdoor children's activities, September 6th 12:00 - 10:00pm. More than 2,000 people will gather to celebrate one of the final Festivals of the summer season. See below for complete program and ticket information.

Keith Urban, ZZ Top, Weezer, Jason Derulo, The Moody Blues, Sam Hunt, Postmodern Jukebox and Southern Hospitality are among the 300-plus musical acts that will take the stage when Musikfest celebrates its 31st year Aug. 1-10 in Bethlehem, Pa. The largest free music festival in the nation, the event will showcase more than 500 performances during its 10-day run, with free concerts on 13 of 14 stages.

WFUV (90.7 FM/wfuv.org) will bring performances and highlights from three major festivals to the airwaves and Internet this summer.

Stunning new voices. The type that make you stop, that force you to listen, then listen again. They can come from anywhere and everywhere. Young or old, that natural quality is a rare and wonderful thing. And sometimes they've just been hiding in plain sight, like Hannah Gill, whose debut EP launches a remarkable, mature talent. (released on Greene Street Music, March 4th, 2014)

Ramin Karimloo has burst into this Broadway season, playing everyone's favorite ex-con, Jean Valjean, in the new revival of Les Miserables. This re-imagined production, written by Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schonberg, is currently playing at the Imperial Theatre. You might not know him yet, but below, BroadwayWorld gives you just a few reasons to love Broadway's newest leading man!

It may be cold and snowy outside, but ArtsQuest and TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, are teaming up to knock out Old Man Winter with a hot VIP Musikfest experience. This August, Musikfest is giving one member of the public and a guest the opportunity to go behind the scenes at the festival's Sands Steel Stage main stage for a VIP experience unlike any other.

The Las Vegas entertainment experience and music scene will once again be redefined as Brooklyn Bowl opens its doors March 2014 at The LINQ, Caesars Entertainment's open air district in the center of the world famous Las Vegas Strip.

For the first time since its move to the 11:35 p.m./10:35 p.m., CT time slot, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live will hit the road -- traveling to Austin, Texas. The show's week-long trip to the state's capital is timed with the 28th annual South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Festival -- a unique convergence of original music, independent films and emerging technologies.

Oxford-based Lewis Watson makes music that emanates warmth and sincerity. Hot on the heels of his critically acclaimed Four More Songs EP, and hitting the iTunes Top 10 with all four of his EPs, he will release his new Some Songs With Some Friends today, December 17th via Warner Music.

On September 29th in New York City, a cross generational gathering of some of the brightest stars and biggest names in folk music gathered in Town Hall for a one-night only concert performance.

SHOWTIME announced today that the network has just acquired exclusive television rights to film and air the one-night only benefit concert ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER TIME: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF 'INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS,'

Hot on the heels of his critically acclaimed Four More Songs EP, and hitting the iTunes Top 10 with all four of his EPs, Lewis Watson will release his new Some Songs With Some Friends December 17th via Warner Music.

On September 29th in New York City, a cross generational gathering of some of the brightest stars and biggest names in folk music gathered in Town Hall for a one-night only concert performance.

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, under the Artistic Direction of Diane Paulus, has announced that the folk band Poor Old Shine has joined the company of The Heart of Robin Hood to create and perform live original music. The production is written by David Farr and directed by Gisli Örn Gardarsson and begins performances Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at the Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge and runs through Sunday, January 19, 2014. It will be available for press viewing from Wednesday, December 18 at 7:30pm.

CBS Interactive's award-winning webcast concert series, LIVE ON LETTERMAN, presented by AT&T, will feature indie folk-rock darlings the Avett Brothers, performing live from the world-famous Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City and webcast on CBS.com and VEVO, tonight, Oct. 30 (8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT).