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The President and First Lady will invite top contemporary artists to the White House as part of its “In Performance at the White House” series.

I'm aware that this word is a tad overused these days, but THAT was truly EPIC! That may go down as my favorite episode to date of this series. You are about to witness some gushing, so be prepared.

Baz Lurhmann's STRICTLY BALLROOM is ready to dance into Britain -- without its signature director.

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.

The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced today that tickets for GHOST QUARTET and THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS will go on sale Thursday, February 11 at 10 a.m. GHOST QUARTET, a song cycle about love, death and whiskey, with music and lyrics by two-time OBIE Award winner Dave Malloy, will be performing four shows April 7 through April 9, 2016.

Fall Out Boy, Little Big Town, NE-YO and Pentatonix are just a handful of music's biggest superstars who'll take to the stage during THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY: DISNEYLAND 60.

Gabrielle Stravelli - the celebrated pop/jazz vocalist and songwriter - has launched a crowdfunding campaign with Indiegogo to finance her upcoming album to be released later this year.

The Leonia Chamber Musicians Society, Inc., a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, will present WARM MUSIC ON A WINTER AFTERNOON, the first of two concerts of its 2015-2016 season on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.

In the video below, Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the Broadway hit, speaks on his musical influences, inspiration, Grammy Award nomination and how he hopes the show will expose hip-hop and musical theater to new audiences.

MAC Presents is pleased to announce Haley Zimring as Director of Content Strategy. A strategic business thinker and entertainment-savvy professional, Haley spent the last three years combining her love of the two on behalf ofBloomberg News.

Multi-platinum selling, Grammy-nominated hip-hop magnate Rick Ross has signed an exclusive new worldwide deal with Epic Records, it was announced today by LA Reid, Chairman and CEO, Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

Today Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes announces the release of 'Tell Me', the latest music video by Chicago hip-hop artist Dray'Soul. The video can currently be viewed in its entirety at the Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes website.

The 68th season of the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, under the leadership of General Manager Bernard Foccroulle, will present an international roster of artists in six major vocal productions plus an opera-in-concert from June 30 - July 20. New Festival productions this year are Mozart's Cosi fan tutte directed by Christophe Honore and conducted by Louis Langree with the Freiburger Barockorchester; Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande led by Esa-Pekka Salonen with the Philharmonia Orchestra; and completing the Festival's Handel Cycle, Il Trionfo del tempo e del disinganno conducted by Emmanuelle Haimwith Le Concert d'Astree. In addition, the 2016 season will feature a concert version of Rameau's Zoroastre with Raphael Pichon leading the orchestra and choir of the Ensemble Pygmalion.

UNTAPPED!, a uniquely cheeky Australian brew of hip hop, percussion, beatboxing and competitive tapping performed by a band of virtuosic performers from Down Under, will take over The New Victory Theater stage, February 5-21.

Mount Baker Theatre presents FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL, beginning Wednesday, January 27 at 7pm.  

Music legend Brian Wilson has announced a 2016 world tour to celebrate and perform the iconic album Pet Sounds for a final time, in honor of its 50th anniversary. Originally released on May 16, 1966, Pet Sounds is universally hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time. With more than 70 dates being confirmed, and several previously announced dates selling out in record time, Wilson and his band will be joined by former bandmates Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin when they kick off the tour this Spring and perform at the Fox Theatre Friday, September 30 at 8 p.m. Fans can expect a live performance of Pet Sounds in its entirety, as well as top hits and fan favorites spanning his 54-year career with The Beach Boys and as a solo artist.

Turn down for what? Get ready to turn up and party the weekend away as Temple Nightclub, located in the SOMA District, becomes the Bay Area's Super Bowl party hub with three nights of unforgettable parties hosted by artists Fabolous, Afrojack and Lil Jon and a special guest beginning Thursday, Feb. 4 through Sunday, Feb. 7. A surprise special guest will be announced for Friday, Feb. 5.

Told and lovingly retold in books, movies, illustrations, ballets, and plays, Williams' emotionally riveting and gently moral tale will see yet another deserved new life when London's award-winning Unicorn Theatre brings the American premiere of Purni Morell's celebrated production to The New Victory Theater, January 22-31.

Singer-songwriter Ginette Claudette announces the release of her latest single “Time” from her new EP “All the way back” which fuses classic R&B with today's urban and pop music. Listen to the new track HERE.