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Top Dawg Entertainment, with Toyota and BET and The Orchard, will bring live performances, career activations and a mobile recording studio to nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Playwright Stephen Sheffer's new play LEAN-TO, directed by Jesse Jou, will run Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters, presented by New Light Theater Project and Pendragon Theatre.

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club has revealed Fall performances of its 65th season–featuring dozens of new works from around the world, including La MaMa Block Party celebrating 65 years, the return of the La MaMa Puppet Festival, and more.

Ensemble for These Times selected 13 composers for its third Call for Scores for Solo Piano, with works to be performed by pianist Dale Tsang in San Francisco and Berkeley.

New Light Theater Project and Pendragon Theatre will present Stephen Sheffer's new play about a hiker and a couple forced to share a woodland shelter, directed by Jesse Jou Off-Broadway.

Tony Award winner Beth Leavel was inducted into the Muny Hall of Fame, honoring her contributions in more than a dozen Muny productions over four decades. See photos from the ceremony!

Japanese band SiM will release the album HOOMAN AFTER ALL via UNFD, with frontman MAH describing it as a tribute to rock's late-nineties and early-2000s era.

FRIGID New York will present its 29th season, including the Days of the Dead Festival, Gotham Storytelling Festival, and The Fire This Time Festival, with performances at UNDER St. Marks.

Tony Award winner Beth Leavel, who stars as Katie Connelly in the Muny production of Meet Me In St. Louis, will be inducted into the Muny Hall of Fame, honoring her contributions in more than a dozen Muny productions over four decades.

TAKING BACK SUNDAY will commemorate the 20th anniversary of its album LOUDER NOW with a deluxe anniversary edition, according to a release from Big Picture Media.

ARIEL QUARTET will release the third volume of its complete Beethoven string quartet cycle on Orchid Classics, ahead of a box set marking the composer's 200th anniversary.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater in New York revealed a monthlong slate of jazz performances, including Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes, Monty Alexander, and the MIKI YAMANAKA TRIO.

If you have never experienced a Penguin Project production before, you are missing out. It is one of the most inspiring, heart-warming theatre experiences.

City Theatre Austin will present the Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q, directed by Matthew Shead with musical direction by Carrie Culver, closing the company's anniversary season.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra will open single ticket sales for its upcoming subscription season, featuring Andris Nelsons' final season as music director and guest artist Yo-Yo Ma.

The Emma Rice Company has announced full casting for Rice's adaptation of Tristan & Yseult, which will embark on a UK tour, with previews at Theatre Royal Bath. Learn more here.

Japanese boy band SUPER EIGHT’s You Yokoyama has released phase two of his special “ROCK TO YOU” solo project with sophomore album “ROCK FOR YOU,” now available to download and stream worldwide on YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music, and more.

Susan Egan, who played the role of Meg in the original Hercules film, joined viral social media stars Jonathan Tilkin and Anthony Gargiula for a rendition of 'I Won't Say (I'm in Love)' from Hercules.  Check out the video here!

The Strokes' Reality Awaits is out now, their first album in six years, featuring 'Going Shopping' and 'Falling out of Love,' produced by Rick Rubin.

Marc Anthony brings VEGAS...MY WAY! back to Fontainebleau Las Vegas's BleauLive Theater with five shows this July and August. Get ticket details now.

The Crystal Method announced a 25th anniversary celebration for 'Tweekend,' including a limited edition vinyl release, a remix package, and a fall tour.

Japanese boy band SUPER EIGHT's Tadayoshi Ohkura offers viewers an all-access backstage pass to his production process as he channels 22 years of performing experience into mentoring over 150 STARTO ENTERTAINMENT Juniors in the all-new original docuseries POTENTIAL 'Tadayoshi Ohkura,' now available to stream worldwide on Netflix and on Prime Video in Japan.

Jaiden Leo Riley discusses making his professional leading man debut as Edward Lewis in PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at Clear Space Theatre Company, running July 1 through August 25, 2026 in Rehoboth Beach.

The 2026 headliners for The New York Comedy Festival include Ben Bankas, Mojo Brookzz, Comic Relief x The Moth, Dropout, Adam Friedland, Gayme Show! Starring Matt Rogers and Dave Mizzoni, Ilana Glazer, Jess Hilarious, Jordan Jensen, Jordan Klepper, Marc Maron, Joanne McNally, Ms. Pat, Sarah Sherman & Patti Harrison, Daniel Sloss, Ziwe and more.

Global rock superstars Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool – will release the NIMRODS original soundtrack, arriving July 31. The album features 22 fan-favorite, career-spanning Green Day songs.