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Keith Urban’s “THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR” has added Tyler Hubbard, lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling, record-breaking duo Florida Georgia Line, who will join Urban’s fall lineup, that already includes 3x GRAMMY® nominee Ingrid Andress. “THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR,” brought Urban back to the road late last month after nearly four years.

The Mountain Goats share “Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome,” the anthemic new single from their highly anticipated upcoming album Bleed Out. The Mountain Goats are currently on the road on a duo tour. Dates also include a full-band US fall tour that kicks off in August, and Europe and the UK shows in the fall.

The New Faith will be released as part of Smithsonian Folkways’ African American Legacy series—co-conceived with and supported by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Conceived, written and recorded during lockdown, the album aims to envision what Black religious music would sound like in a not-so-distant future.

Select Spring Pops 2022, Tanglewood 2022, and Archival Pops and Tanglewood Programs are available for video-On-Demand viewing at BSO.ORG/NOW from June 23 through September 30 and can be viewed on the web and via Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Select Samsung Smart TVs

Dawes and Bahamas have announced a special co-headline tour. “An Evening with Dawes and Bahamas” will see them performing together for two unique live sets, with Dawes backing Bahamas and Bahamas joining Dawes for a collaborative performance. The tour begins  September 7 at Knoxville, TN’s Bijou Theatre and then travels the US through the month.

LA Opera has announced the seven performers who will be joining the company this fall as new members of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program for the 2022/23 season. 

Recorded at Echo Mountain Recording in Asheville, NC, the track was written by multiple members of the band each taking lead vocals on their verse filled out by the band's trademark harmonies and riveting musicianship. “Sweet Spot” marks the final recording to feature founding member lead vocalist Woody Platt before he departs.

The album, a cinematic experience inspired by action movies from the 60s, 70s and 80s, was produced by Bully’s Alicia Bognanno. Bleed Out is available for pre-order now on “High-Velocity Spatter” red marble, double Peak Vinyl, CD, or cassette in the Merge store or the Mountain Goats' band store. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

Complete casting has been announced for year four of the Tony Award-winning musical’s North American Tour. Find out who is in the cast, the tour schedule and how to get tickets.

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation today announces the 2022 recipients of its prestigious Richard Tucker Award, Richard Tucker Career Grant, and Sara Tucker Study Grant.

The Public Theater and National Black Theatre will begin previews on Thursday, May 12 for the upcoming New York Premiere of FAT HAM, written by James Ijames and directed by Public Theater Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director Saheem Ali.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Asolo Repertory Theatre's world premiere of the new musical KNOXVILLE. The project reunites Frank Galati, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, the Tony Award-winning creative team behind Broadway's Ragtime.

Asolo Repertory Theatre is presenting the world premiere of the new musical KNOXVILLE. The project reunites Frank Galati, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, the Tony Award-winning creative team behind Broadway's Ragtime.

Today singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy reveals, “Heart Shape,” the B-side of her new single “Love Is Real” via ATO. Next month Margaret will head off on tour as the direct support for Spoon. She was handpicked by Jim Eno to join the tour and her dates with them kick off April 6 in Boston, MA and conclude in Wilmington, NC on April 28.

Back with their first new music since the 2020 release of Something You Needed, indie frontrunners flipturn today release “Playground.” Currently, flipturn is in the middle of a North American run with Wilderado. Later in the year, they will hit the road with Mt. Joy and Rainbow Kitten Surprise. Check out the complete list of tour dates now!

The Public Theater and National Black Theatre announced complete casting today for the upcoming New York Premiere of FAT HAM written by James Ijames and directed by Public Theater Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director Saheem Ali.

The cast is comprised of established Broadway artists and local rising stars. Part of the Virginia Arts Festival's 25th Anniversary Season, the new production is led by Conductor Rob Fisher, the Festival's Artistic Advisor of Musical Theater & American Songbook and Stage Director Matt Kunkel.

The Virginia Arts Festival has announced the complete cast for The Sound of Music, co-produced by the Festival and the Virginia Opera May 13-15 at the Harrison Opera House.

Get full details on all jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running March 22 - April 3.

French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan will once again tour North America. In early 2020, Bensusan began his USA tour, but unfortunately a fledgling pandemic cut his North American tour short. 

French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan is excited to once again tour North America. In early 2020, Bensusan began his USA tour, but unfortunately a fledgling pandemic cut his North American tour short.

Baltimore-based duo Ed Schrader’s Music Beat will release its new album Nightclub Daydreaming later this month, and today the band shares the record’s final single, “European Moons.” In addition to the single release, check out a personal statement by Ed and upcoming tour dates!

After being postponed (twice), Haley is thrilled to finally get her chance to perform her new songs live for the first time since the release of Below the Salt. Check out the new tour dates now! Highlights include two nights in LA at the Fonda, two nights in SF at The Fillmore, NYC’s Brooklyn Steele, Chicago, Texas and more. Check out new tour dates!

BroadwayWorld talks to composer Paul Gordon and director Robert Kelley about their collaboration on a glorious new musical adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility' which runs live onstage at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto from March 9th to April 3rd.

The concert features mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, soprano Kearstin Piper Brown, and baritone Jorell Williams, together with pianists Nathaniel LaNasa and Steven Blier, in works by Black composers that include H. Leslie Adams, Margaret Bonds, Harry Burleigh, Adolphus C. Hailstork, Robert Owens, Hale Smith, and William Grant Still..