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Midlands based hard rock band, The Bad Flowers have today launched their official lyric video to promote their new single 'Who Needs A Soul'. The single is released on Friday 14th September and coincides with their Planet Rocks Presents co-headline with Federal Charm starting at the Bristol Thekla on Wednesday 19th September. Special guests will be Those Damn Crows. Tickets are available from planetrocktickets.co.uk and thebadflowers.uk.

Following an immensely successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018, a previous sell-out, award-winning run at The Vault Festival 2016 and a highly successful run at The Bunker London 2016, Rive Productions are delighted to bring Isley Lynn's on tour.

Songs for Sound, a Nashville-based charity working to protect and restore hearing for the 360 million people worldwide that suffer from hearing loss, brings a free hearing health clinic to the 100th American Legion National Convention on Aug. 24th-30th. Hearing loss is a growing national health crisis and it is on the rise among all age groups. Veterans are among the most highly affected. Hearing loss and tinnitus (ringingbuzzinghumming in the ear) are the #2 and #1 military injuries, respectively. The #HEARtheMUSIC Project operates a mobile hearing health clinic supported by presenting sponsor Cochlear Americas, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions. The clinic travels the nation conducting free hearing screenings on state-of-the-art Otohub sponsored software. Sponsor Phonak not only supports the mission, but also provides demo hearing aids and information for attendees. Founder, Jaime Vernon, states a great feature is the collection of follow up packets tailored for Veterans. (Click here to see the clinic in action.) 'I am the mother of a deaf child, Lexi, who is thriving because of her cochlear implants. However, it is the time prior to Lexi's diagnosis which is most troubling. We were given bad information at nearly every turn for 14 months. Looking back, had I had a roadmap for Lexi to hear, she could have been implanted and developed language even sooner. I want that for everyone. All ages, all shapes and sizes, but especially for these men and women who have given our country so much.' Results from the first 2.5 years of the #HEARtheMUSICProject highlight the significance of its mission. Over 18,000 free hearing screenings have been given and half (50%) of participants were referred for further testing. Those results are due to the targeted approach by Vernon and her Songs for Sound team. Here's a breakout of those referred to a local Audiologist for further testing: 85% of Senior Veterans 56% of Adults 38% of Teens 20% of Children These numbers sound the alarm that as a nation we need to do better to identify and treat hearing loss, especially among veterans. Untreated hearing loss is linked to depression, anxiety and social isolation as well as a greater risk of falling, cognitive decline and increased rates of dementia including Alzheimer's. In the workforce, untreated hearing loss contributes to less productivity, early retirement, disability retirement and job loss. 'Hearing loss in the military and veteran community is deeply personal for me,' says Jaime. 'Both of my nephews served in the U.S. Army out of Fort Campbell in Tennessee. One is still serving and is exposed to risk daily.' 'Cochlear is proud to support Songs for Sound's efforts that provide access to free hearing screenings, hearing health and hearing treatment information to thousands across the United States,' said Patricia Trautwein, audiologist and vice president of marketing and product management for Cochlear Americas. 'It's especially gratifying to have a role in bringing this information and access to our veterans who, through their service to our country, are so commonly affected by hearing loss.' The #HEARtheMUSIC Project runs entirely on sponsorships and donations. To support the mission and give the gift of hearing click here. About Songs for Sound Songs for Sound is a Nashville based 501c3 charity that strives to protect and restore hearing, using music as inspiration and outreach, to improve the lives of the 360 million people suffering from hearing loss. The #HEARtheMUSIC Project 2016-2017 Tour aims to reach 50,000 ears across the nation. Sponsorships are available by contacting jvernon@songsforsound.com. For additional information on Songs For Sound visit www.songsforsound.com. To volunteer click here.

Sheffield based, multi-platinum selling Bring Me The Horizon are set to release a new album entitled amo via Columbia Records on 11th January 2019. Debut track, Mantra , was Annie Mac's Hottest Record on Radio 1 last night. The band also announces their 'First Love' North American Tour 2019, full details below.

Grab your guitars and look to the stars! Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati begins its 2018-2019 Season with the charming regional premiere of Fly By Night written by Kim Rosenstock, Will Connolly, and Michael Mitnick. This enchanting musical sparkles with humor and heart as two sisters follow their stars to New York City's stage and food service industry where the light of love leads to unexpected discoveries about fate and fortune.

Speak Up, Rise Up, now in its second year, is back with an all new storytelling festival. During the course of a week, over 40 productions and more than 100 artists will share the stage.

Inspired by true South African stories that seem too ridiculous to be true, The Good, The Bad and The Fugly explores social interactions behind the safety of our screens. Three women, three social media accounts and three times the drama. A tongue-in cheek musical comedy exposing all the hilarious consequences of online personas, strong opinions and bad behaviour. This production showcases the good, the bad and the downright ugly and gives us all an opportunity to laugh at ourselves. The Good, The Bad and The Fugly sets out to embody the complexities of being a South African in today's social networking fiasco. #nofilter

Before I, Tonya and even before “the incident,” there was Sharp Edges - the documentary made thirty-two years ago by Yale University student Sandra Luckow as part of her senior thesis. Following its successful theatrical run and awards campaign with I, Tonya, NEON has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary and will distribute it in theaters for one week beginning on July 6th.

Midlands based hard rock band, The Bad Flowers and Stockport-based blues rockers Federal Charm will co-headline a Planet Rock Presents tour in the UK starting at the Thekla Bristol on Wednesday 19th September finishing up on Sunday 30th September at London's Borderline. Tickets go on sale at 9am Friday 1st June from planetrocktickets.co.uk, thebadflowers.uk and federalcharm.com.

Opera Saratoga's Artistic and General Director Lawrence Edelson announced that the company's 2018 Summer Festival will feature new productions of four operas at The Spa Little Theatre in Spa State Park, along with a wide variety of free and ticketed concert events from May 26 through July 15 at venues throughout the region.

Today, the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) continues its 22-year legacy of providing a platform for diverse storytelling and emerging filmmakers, by announcing the 2018 official selections in all screening categories. The festival returns to Miami Beach, FL from June 13-17. 

Inspired by true South African stories that seem too ridiculous to be true, The Good, The Bad and The Fugly explores social interactions behind the safety of our screens. Three women, three social media accounts and three times the drama. A tongue-in cheek musical comedy exposing all the hilarious consequences of online personas, strong opinions and bad behaviour. This production showcases the good, the bad and the downright ugly and gives us all an opportunity to laugh at ourselves. The Good, The Bad and The Fugly sets out to embody the complexities of being a South African in today's social networking fiasco. #nofilter

New Line Cinema's comedy 'Life of the Party' stars Melissa McCarthy under the direction of Ben Falcone. When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna (McCarthy) turns regret into re-set by going back to college...landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna-now Dee Rock-embraces freedom, fun and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.

Continuing the momentum created with the current season launch of its Music Knows No Borders series, Executive Director Thor Steingraber unveils the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts' 2018-19 Season, which features four world premieres, two American premieres, several of the world's greatest orchestras, innovative jazz programs, two tributes to Hollywood legends, Broadway classics plus artists from 18 different nations who will appear on stage at The Soraya next season.  New Subscription Series tickets will go on sale May 1, 2018.

dick clark productions and NBC today announced the first round of performers for the “2018 Billboard Music Awards.” Top New Artist nominee, Camila Cabello, UK's hottest act, Dua Lipa, and multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter, Shawn Mendes, will all take the stage on a night filled with music's biggest names!

Smash fans' dreams came true last week when Katharine McPhee made her Broadway debut as Jenna in Waitress! So what's the rest of the star-studded cast of NBC's Smash been up to? We took a look at where just a few of our favorite Smash alums are now!

Telemundo revealed today more music stars set to perform at the upcoming 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards, including Latin trap phenomenon Bad Bunny, new Latina millennial icon Becky G, world-renowned urban singer Daddy Yankee, Popular Spanish pop singer David Bisbal,reggaeton singer and songwriter De La Guetto, prolific urban singer and songwriter Farruko, international superstar Luis Fonsi, Dominican urban artist Natti Natasha, Mexican pop trio Reik, Colombian singer and songwriter Sebastian Yatra, multi-award winning salsa singer Victor Manuelle, Puerto Rican singer and record producer, Wisin, and urban singer and songwriter Yandel. They join previously announced performers Calibre 50, Cardi B, Chayanne, Christian Nodal, CNCO, J Balvin, Karol G, Maluma, Maná, Nicky Jam, Ozuna, Quavo, Ricky Martin and Sofia Reyes.

dick clark productions and NBC today announced nominees for the "2018 Billboard Music Awards," which will honor the year's most successful artists in 57 categories of music.  Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran lead the pack with 15 nominations each, followed by Post Malone with 13, Imagine Dragons with 11, Drake with 9 and Justin Bieber and Cardi B with 8. The "2018 Billboard Music Awards" will broadcast LIVE coast to coast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 20 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC.

Conceived in the shadow of New York City in the dying embers of 2016, some 20 miles west of its lavish neon clutches, The Nectars rapidly climbed out of the tangled New Jersey suburbs to thrust themselves into the local alternative rock consciousness. Their punk-inflamed guitars, inventive harmonies, trashy beats, funkadelia and raw vocals lay a foundation that's got NYC hipsters buzzing around their scorching live performance.

Outdoor summer entertainment venue Music by the Lake, presented by George Williams College of Aurora University, announces its 18th annual season presenting artist debuts and a range of musical genres and shows, including orchestral music, contemporary and nostalgic pop/rock, country and family programming. The summer series, which includes weekend events from June 24 through August 11, features events for all ages to enjoy.

The National Tour of the 2016 Tony Award-winning play THE HUMANS makes its Boston debut at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre. Playwright Stephen Karam, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, is well-known to local theater audiences from his dark comedy SONS OF THE PROPHET, and SPEECH AND DEBATE. With humor and heart, THE HUMANS offers an in-depth look at the foibles and fears of the members of one family and how they help each other survive in an increasingly unforgiving world.

In 1920, the Russian writer Isaac Babel reports on a Red Cavalry campaign in Poland. In 1936, Stalin's NKVD chief Nicolai Yezhov unleashes the Great Purge. In 1989, a mysterious KGB agent spying on a woman in Dresden falls in love. In 2010, an aircraft carrying most of the Polish government crashes near the Russian city of Smolensk…

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) will present the Abbey Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre's acclaimed 2016 production of CYPRUS AVENUE, a new play written by David Ireland and directed by Royal Court Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone, featuring Stephen Rea, who last performed at The Public in 2008 in Sam Shepard's Kicking a Dead Horse. Following encore engagements at Dublin's Peacock Stage at the Abbey Theatre (April 30-May 19) and the MAC in Belfast (May 23-26), CYPRUS AVENUE will begin previews for a limited eight-week run on Saturday, June 2 and run through Sunday, July 29 in The Public's LuEsther Hall, with an official press opening on Monday, June 25.

National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, announces five NNPN Rolling World Premieres (RWP): Ready Steady Yeti Go by David Jacobi, Ripe Frenzy by Jennifer Barclay, Apples in Winter by Jennifer Fawcett, The Mermaid Hour by David Valdes Greenwood, and Heartland by Gabriel Jason Dean. The five plays will receive a total of 17 NNPN RWP productions, with each play seeing at least three distinct productions in a 12-month period.

Bad Gyal is as international a phenomenon as they come. Originating from Spain, the Barcelona based artist twists the blueprints of dancehall, reggaeton and forward-thinking club music and splices them, possessing a sound that's alluring, innovative and completely unique. After the high-energy fervor of previous singles 'Blink' and 'Candela,' Bad Gyal today releases her highly anticipated sophomore mixtape, Worldwide Angel. Collaborating with the likes of Jam City, Dubbel Dutch, D33J, DJ Florentino, FakeGuido, Paul Marmota, El Guincho and Faberoa, Bad Gyal has utilized the talents of some of the world's most progressive producers to create the most realized rendering of her vision to date.