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The STELLAR GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS will air on BET with Kirk Franklin hosting and performing, featuring a lineup including Le'Andria Johnson, Jekalyn Carr, John P. Kee and Tye Tribbett.

Instrumental rock band POLYPHIA has announced its fifth studio album BE NOT AFRAID, alongside a new single and music video for POWER IN THE BLOOD, filmed in Rio de Janeiro.

Chinese American Bear, the duo of Anne Tong and Bryce Barsten, released a new single and video from their album DIM SUM & THEN SOME, out via Moshi Moshi Records.

Carter Faith will join Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves and Shaboozey on tour this fall while also headlining her own CHERRY VALLEY FOREVER TOUR, with stops in Raleigh, San Diego and Chicago.

Beck Center for the Arts will present work by David Buttram, Rafael Valdivieso, and Gina Washington in the Hoffman-Stach Gallery, exploring culture, identity, and memory.

Conductor and pianist Donald Lee III has been named Music Director, joining a roster of new Handorf Company Artists that includes sopranos, a mezzo-soprano, and a tenor for the upcoming season.

Haley Bennett and Jack Whitehall star in VIRGINIA WOOLF'S NIGHT & DAY, a stage production directed by Tina Gharavi, set to open in theaters across the country.

STARZ announced five new series regulars, including Shannon Wallace, Curtiss Cook, Lauren E. Banks, Liv Symone, and Jason Dirden, joining its untitled drama set in Texas's Black rodeo world.

Netflix has partnered with creator Kevin Langue to bring THE KEVIN LANGUE SHOW and KEVIN LANGUE 2 to the streaming service, with curated episodes followed by new installments dropping alongside YouTube.

Los Angeles band Drag Talk, featuring former GHOST members, announced its debut album and shared the single and video for "Pony Up" ahead of the record's release.

TAEMIN announced presale and ticket sale dates for the North American leg of his world tour, opening October 12 in San Jose and running through October 23 in Newark.

Stephen Day released a video for his single YOU WOULDN'T KNOW ahead of his self-titled album, out October 2 via Riser House. His 25-date tour begins October 3 in Minneapolis and runs through November 21 in Denver.

Cabaret Voltaire has released a video for 'Don't Argue - 7" Version,' produced with Adrian Sherwood, taken from a remastered reissue of the album CODE arriving on vinyl and triple CD via Mute.

The San Diego trio released "Black Pleather," the first single from their upcoming album BURNING FLOOR on Alternative Tentacles, ahead of a North American tour kicking off Sept. 17 in Santa Cruz, CA.

Lee Emi released the single and video "Smoke in Empty Rooms" ahead of her debut LP DESTROY EVERYTHING, out October 2, and will kick off a US tour in November following an October 3 hometown show in Grand Rapids, MI.

Three-time Tony Award and Grammy Award nominee Jennifer Simard will step into the role of Mildred Layton in Schmigadoon! on Broadway beginning in September. Learn more here!

Write Club Chicago will launch its 17th season at Gman Tavern in Chicago's Lakeview East neighborhood, with additional bouts announced for the remainder of the year.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is  August 25, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly return for the second season of the sci-fi thriller, based on Blake Crouch's novel, alongside a companion podcast hosted by Crouch.

Los Angeles dance-punk trio PUREST FORM will release its RESISTANCE EP via Dais Records on September 4, with live dates including Los Angeles on Aug 25 and Sep 11, Austin on Sep 18, and Chicago on Sep 25.

The League of Chicago Theatres will bring back its Tickets for a 20 promotion, offering $20 tickets to select Chicago-area productions through Hot Tix using a discount code.

Keir GoGwilt will lead a concert featuring poet Edgar Garcia, vocalist Mariana Flores Bucio and flutist Wilfrido Terrazas at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, marking the album release of THE ZARABANDA VARIATIONS.

Vincent Heden's bold, controversial Lola anchors a Kinky Boots that stumbles early and dances late — but Bruxellons' craft makes it sing regardless.

FringeArts will offer Preview Nights, a Fringe Fair at Cherry Street Pier, and guided Tour de Fringe experiences to help audiences explore Philly Fringe Festival programming.

Theater Wit will present the Chicago premiere of Tim Venable's ADOLESCENT SALVATION, directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos, featuring Jordan Levene, Piper Jean Bailey and Brandon Acosta.