Closer 2022

A stellar cast celebrates 70 years of Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire's remarkable songwriting partnership at the American Songbook Association's gala, with dazzling performances, historic reunions, and an unforgettable emotional highlight.

Janet Devlin released a new single, 'How Do Cowboys Say Goodbye,' a cinematic Western-themed track exploring the end of a relationship. The song features moody guitar and layered vocals recorded with a Nashville band.

Rock icon Slash received the Les Paul Spirit Award at an intimate celebration at The Les Paul Recording Studio in Hollywood, honoring his innovation and creative legacy.

The Royal Shakespeare Company has released all new behind the scenes photos from My Neighbour Totoro, to mark the production entering the final twelve weeks of its run at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Check out the photos here.

Canadian indie rock band GIZMO released their debut album ALL YOUR WORSHIPS via Victory Pool. The Charlottetown four-piece blend 1990s slacker rock influences with guitar-driven melodies and introspective songwriting.

Saxophonist-composer Johannes Enders premiered the lead single from his upcoming album PHANTOM HAPPINESS, featuring pianist Rainer Böhm, bassist Doug Weiss, and drummer Jorge Rossy on the Enja Records label.

Los Angeles rock trio FAILURE starts a fall tour behind LOCATION LOST, their seventh studio album featuring collaborations with Hayley Williams and other artists.

FINNEAS released a cover of Feist's 'My Moon My Man' as an Amazon Music original ahead of Feist's induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Singer-songwriter Ian Noe released his third studio album, a 16-song concept album featuring country music hall of famer Charlie McCoy and other collaborators. The record includes the track "Kickin' It In Nashville," which references Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, and HARDY.

SOFT CELL released a new music video for the single "In Heaven (When I Dance With You)" and announced a U.S. tour set for this fall.

Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic recorded Shostakovich's Fifth and Seventh Symphonies. The album will be released digitally on November 6, 2026, with a physical CD edition following in November 2026.

CHARGED PARTICLES returns with its second live album featuring trumpeter Randy Brecker as special guest, recorded at the Half Moon Bay club and available via Origin Records.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Managing Director Kendra Ekelund will step down in Spring 2027, as she and her family relocate to Charlotte, North Carolina to be closer to extended family.

Desdemona Chiang, Cheeyang Ng, and Eric Sorrels' new musical THE PHOENIX has been chosen for Rhinebeck Writers Retreat's Triple R Program, with a staged reading set for NYC.

Jamie T released the second single from his forthcoming album GHOSTS (100 DAYS OF MORNING), sampling Leif Vollebekk and name-checking Lily Allen, THE STREETS, Tracy Emin, Paul Heaton and Liam Howlett. He will perform solo intimate shows from Dundee to Southampton starting in October.

Danny Wimmer Presents and Spotify announced a partnership for the rock festival's 12th edition, featuring MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, IRON MAIDEN, TOOL, LIMP BIZKIT, Pantera and nearly 200 bands across seven stages in Louisville.

The CHUTZPAH! FESTIVAL will present music, theatre, comedy, dance, and storytelling by local, national, and international artists through a multicultural Jewish lens across multiple Vancouver venues.

The fifth season of AMAZON MUSIC LIVE will present concert performances from major touring artists, airing after Thursday Night Football on Amazon Music, Prime Video, and Twitch.

Philly hardcore band SOUL GLO announced their new album NA I'M GON GRAB ALLAT, featuring guest appearances from Tunde Adebimpe, MIKE, BbyMutha, and others. The album follows the band's 2022 release Diaspora Problems.

J. Harrison Ghee exclusively tells BroadwayWorld about the moment they learned that they need a kidney transplant and may have to prepare for dialysis.

Before Vitoria de Oliveira had New York credits, a feature film lead, or a conservatory certificate from The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, she had rehearsal. A lot of it. Rooms in Madrid. Lines repeated until they stopped sounding like lines. Bodies moving through scenes that had to be made alive again, even when everyone was tired.

Noah Kahan's Great Divide tour hit a sold-out BC Place on Aug 28, marking his biggest Vancouver show yet with Gigi Perez and Annabelle Dinda opening.

54 Below will host a lineup of performers including Britani Bateman with Lagoona Bloo, Claybourne Elder, Charles Busch, Ute Lemper, Linda Eder, Orfeh, and Jeanna de Waal, alongside a Frank Sinatra tribute concert and other cabaret acts.

THE LINDA LINDAS released their third studio album GOTTA GET OUT via Reprise/Warner Records, alongside a music video for 'Everybody Told Me.' The band's North American tour begins next month, including Brooklyn on October 8 and Los Angeles on November 7.

54 Below will present the return of Claybourne Elder – best known for starring in HBO’s “The Gilded Age” and Broadway’s Company – in his all-new show “Can I Tell You Something?”.