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Today, just in time for Valentine's Day, singer-songwriter-musician, Summer Walker released a brand-new version of her track “Body” only on Amazon Music.

Today, just in time for Valentine's Day, singer-songwriter-musician, Summer Walker released a brand-new version of her track “Body” only on Amazon Music. A standout from Summer's smash hit 2019 album, Over It, the new version of “Body” finds Walker fleshing out the album standout, reimagining London on The Track's original production for a full band. The track is featured as part of R&B Rotation, Amazon Music's global playlist that spotlights the best new R&B tracks out each week. Updating every Friday, the playlist offers a deep dive into the best in modern R&B, featuring everyone from exciting new talents like Summer Walker to established stars such as The Weekend.

Dixon Place will present Tin Pan Alley 2, a free concert series featuring new musical theatre works on Friday, February 14, 2020 at 7:30pm. After three successful concerts in 2019, this time it will be showcasing new works by writers Pablo Concha, Jessie Field, and Joel Paszkowski, and hosted by Durra Leung and Sam Rosenblatt. The event is free. For more information and RSVP, please go to http://dixonplace.org/performances/tin-pan-alley-02-14-20/

It's a season of change when LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD returns to TLC on Tuesday, March 31 at 9pm ET/PT. The new episodes usher in an abundance of change for all of the Roloffs; from a pregnancy to farm renovations to a new house and everything in between.

Live Nation Urban & The Roots team up to present the thirteenth annual “Roots Picnic” Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, PA. This year the Picnic will take place at the Mann at Fairmount Park, for the second consecutive year.

Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber has officially opened at Paper Mill Playhouse! With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and written with Richard Curtis, Unmasked will continue through Sunday, March 1, 2020.

Kicking off Academy Awards weekend, BACARDÍ hosted a star-studded, invite-only party in celebration of actor and filmmaker Michael B. Jordan's 33rd birthday atDelilah in West Hollywood. The iconic rum brand, which has previously collaborated with Jordan on the debut of “The Angel's Share” short films and numerous brand-owned events over the years, continued its relationship with the self-professed “rum guy” by celebrating his birthday in the best way possible – with a BACARDÍ rum cocktail in hand.

For the first time in its 60-plus year history and six productions on Broadway, West Side Story - a musical whose iconic dance scenes have an instant recognizability in both the musical theater world and in culture in general - will not include the original Jerome Robbins and Peter Gennaro choreography. This Ivo van Hove-led revival of the classic has thrown away convention and brought in the talents of a choreographer iconic in her own right, to bring this musical into the modern age.

Akeelah and the Bee is a family-fun production that highlights an 11-year old African-American girl's journey of surviving the inner-city challenges of the Chicago projects to her acrimonious success as a finalist/winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.  The stage adaptation remained true to the movie's original theme about overcoming obstacles (poverty, bullying, inner-city woes such as shooting and drugs, racial and societal stereotypes, etc.), while stressing the importance of the strong community ties and love that undergird Akeelah's rise to success. 

The producers of & Juliet have announced that there will be a special sing-a-long performance of the acclaimed show at the Shaftesbury Theatre on Tuesday 12 May.

Justin Bieber is now officially the first artist to reach 50 million subscribers on his YouTube artist channel. This new milestone solidifies Bieber as the most subscribed artist on YouTube. With over 20 billion views across the platform to date, this is the latest of many record breaking moments Bieber has accomplished as a YouTube Creator over the course of his career. This announcement also comes with news that Bieber's highly-anticipated YouTube Original series, “Justin Bieber: Seasons,” now ranks as YouTube Originals' most-watch debut episode in its first week to date, reaching over 97 countries worldwide.

Huntington Theatre Company announces the award-winning creative team of Huntington Playwriting Fellow Lydia R. Diamond's (Stick Fly on Broadway and the Huntington, Smart People at the Huntington) stage adaptation of Toni Morrison's first novel The Bluest Eye. Ms. Diamond's stage adaptation of this profound piece of American literature by the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author will be directed by one of American Theatre's a?oeTheatre Workers You Should Know,a?? Awoye Timpo (In Old Age at New York Theatre Workshop, Good Grief at the Vineyard Theatre). The Bluest Eye begins performances at the Huntington Avenue Theatre (264 Huntington Avenue, Boston) Friday, April 24, 2020 and runs through Sunday, May 24, 2020.

On 30 April, Todd Phillips' ground-breaking, award-winning film Joker will be screened with the accompaniment of a live orchestra playing composer Hildur Guðnadóttir's award-winning score for the first time ever, for a limited engagement. The tour's World Premiere will take place at London's Eventim Apollo on the 30th before it embarks on an international schedule.

ALG Brands ('ALG') has been engaged as the exclusive branding agent for the Sam Cooke estate, it was announced today by ALG CEO Ashley Austin.

The countdown is officially on for critically acclaimed one-queen Live Show Smoke & Mirrors, with less than a month to go until global drag superstar and theatre artist Sasha Velour will tour 9 cities in the UK and Ireland from the 2 - 14 of March 2020. The season 9 champion of RuPaul's Drag Race brings the highly anticipated show to the UK and Ireland following sold out dates in London, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago, and more. Smoke & Mirrors has been widely praised as an astounding combination of drag, theatre, visual art, magic, and personal storytelling. Watch Velour explode into rose petals, vanish in a puff of smoke, saw herself in half, conjure a rainstorm and even transform into a tree - it's a spectacle that must be seen to be believed. The new Smoke & Mirrors UK Trailer is out now!

Tonight, at a celebration honoring theatre excellence on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and special guests gathered in the National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery for theatreWashington's announcement of nominees for the 36th Annual Helen Hayes Awards, which will be presented on Monday, May 18 at an event at the Anthem.

Company on Broadway producer Chris Harper checks in with BroadwayWorld to discuss all things Company, the future of his company, London vs. Broadway, cast recording hopes and so much more!

Broadcasters Fi Glover and Jane Garvey are to embark on a brand-new tour with their live show of smash hit BBC Radio 4 podcast Fortunatelya?? with Fi and Jane. This is the first podcast licence tour arrangement that BBC Radio 4 have embarked on with a commercial partner. The tour of the hit podcast experience no one knew they wanted, until they got it, will take in an initial 6 dates, beginning at The Lowry, Salford on 8th March and concluding at Theatre Royal, Norwich on 7th July. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 5th February at 10am from www.fane.co.uk/fortunately.

Bernadette Robinson, who has built a reputation as a vocal chameleon able to recreate the sound of the 20th century divas, brings back her solo show SONGS FOR NOBODIES for another season at the Sydney Opera House.

In celebration of what would be legendary film and television icon Ricardo Montalbán's 100th birthday in 2020, the historic Hollywood theatre, The Montalbán, whose moniker is “where entertainment begins,” is unveiling new plans to fulfill Ricardo Montalbán's dream of diversity and inclusion. This year, the owners of The Montalbán, Ricardo's son in law and President of The Montalbán Company, LLC, Gilbert Smith, and daughter Anita, have plans to expand the theatre's musical performances, beginning with The Company Men on February 21 and 22; and The Soul of Broadway Starring Terron Brooks on February 28 and 29.