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Jim James' fifth solo album, WOWED OUT, is out now. The My Morning Jacket frontman will begin a solo acoustic headline tour November 28 in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Kane Brown will release a new song titled BOOTS featuring Shania Twain, a tribute to her classic Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?, via Sony Music Nashville.

FOGHAT has released a music video for "My Babe," the first single from its upcoming triple vinyl release LIVE & LOUD ACROSS THE U.S.A., the band's first live album featuring its current lineup.

NYC rockers NICOTINE DOLLS announced a self-titled sophomore album via BMG and released lead single "Enemy," co-produced by frontman Sam Cieri and Marti Frederiksen.

Terri Clark will release a 17-track live album capturing her headline debut at the Ryman Auditorium, featuring surprise appearances by Ashley McBryde and Trisha Yearwood.

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.

The Glasgow queer indie pop band will return with its first album in years, recorded with Rod Jones of Idlewild at his Edinburgh studio.

Jim James released the single and video for "Lost Child" ahead of his solo album WOWED OUT, out Friday, August 28. His acoustic headline tour opens November 28 in Louisville, KY.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present Playwrights' Platform, a live anthology of new short plays, on its outdoor Meadow Stage and in the Black Box Theater as part of its Annual Festival.

Danny Wimmer Presents released the daily music schedule for AFTERSHOCK, featuring headliners MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, TOOL, LIMP BIZKIT and PIERCE THE VEIL across five stages at Discovery Park in Sacramento.

London artist Molly Burman, performing as MOLLY AND THE DOLLY SHOP, released the single MOVE INSIDE, a personal track addressing her experience of sexual assault.

The Village Trip will present a concert celebrating the Greenwich Village Folk Festival's 40th anniversary, featuring performers including Suzanne Vega, Noel Paul Stookey and John McCutcheon.

Lakeshore Records released BAD ZOMBIES, a mashup of Billie Eilish's Bad Guy and Crazy Dave's Theme from Plants Vs Zombies, performed by The String Revolution and cellist Tina Guo.

FOGHAT will release its first live album featuring the band's current lineup, a triple vinyl set that also includes the vinyl debut of SHAKEN & STIRRED by Earl & the Agitators.

Irish folk trio AMBLE announced their second studio album, LOVE AND ALL ITS WARES, arriving January 29 via Warner Records, alongside new single LAST RITES and additional UK/EU tour dates.

Jonathan Something released the single Gasoline and a live session video ahead of his upcoming album One More Lonesome Cowboy Song, out via High Shelter and Virgin Music Group.

To quote Skaespeare, 'I have had a most rare vision.' In this vision, I saw a day where the Nashville Shakespeare Festival's annual Shakespeare in the Park productions would return to Centennial Park. Funnily enough, the last time the company had performed there was my first time seeing Shakespeare in the Park.

The Orchard Project announced the writers and projects selected for its upcoming Episodic Lab, a summer residency for television, film, and audio storytelling held at Skidmore College.

George Clanton will bring his electronic pop sound to the FOX THEATRE, with general admission tickets set to go on sale for the all-ages show.

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.

Broadway veteran Ben Davis will join the cast of Hadestown on Broadway. He replaces the previously revealed Geno Segers, and joins Jasmin Saavoy Brown, Norbert Leo Butz, Amber Iman and Kayko in the cast.

Indonesia has a long history of theatrical forms that integrate musical elements to the performance. From traditional art forms such as Lenong and Ludruk, to the birth of Komedie Stamboel during the colonial era, up to the modern influence of American musical theater, thespians throughout the nation have always been exploring how music can add another layer to theatrical works. 

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Annie-B Parson, the choreographer of American Utopia. We discussed what first drew her to dance and choreography, what it was like to work with David Byrne and the musicians to create a fully choreographed concert and some of her favourite moments from the show.

Beautifully and tenderly directed by Matthew McCray, this ferociously performed and often visually hypnotic intimate production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is such a pleasant surprise, instantly becoming one of Chance Theater's most piercingly emotional new musicals it has ever produced. This vibrant and humanely grounded new production of the 2018 jukebox musical—featuring music from Alanis Morissette—continues performances in Anaheim Hills through August 9, 2026.

Beast Philanthropy, Stand Up To Cancer, Amgen, and St. Baldrick's Foundation launched a global pediatric cancer fundraising campaign on MrBeast's YouTube channel, with LeBron James joining to support a new SU2C Pediatric Cancer Dream Team.