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A new book by Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov features essays from 80 celebrated musicians, including Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Chris Stapleton, and Jamie xx, highlighting overlooked and beloved albums.

Rowan Atkinson will bring his new theatre show ROWAN LIVE to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London for a strictly limited season of 30 performances, featuring his most famous comedy sketches and iconic characters.

Milan Records has released the CONTROL Resonant soundtrack, featuring Petri Alanko's score and the vocal track 'The One I Once Knew' with Amelia Jones.

Riverside Studios in Hammersmith announced its winter season lineup, featuring eight productions including TINDERELLA, LITTLE LORD FONDLEROY, and ACT OF GOD as part of the venue's 50th anniversary celebration.

Bergen Performing Arts Center will launch its centennial celebration with an evening featuring Tony-nominated performer Vanessa Williams, a multi-platinum recording artist and acclaimed actress.

Composer Huang Ruo will serve as Seattle Opera's first Composer-in-Residence, beginning with the Seattle premiere of M. BUTTERFLY and culminating in the world premiere of THE WEDDING BANQUET.

The Public Theater revealed its 2026-27 season lineup, expanding to 18 productions. The season includes world premieres from playwright Caryl Churchill and theater company Elevator Repair Service, plus new works by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen.

Hannah Cohen released a cover of Robert Lester Folsom's 'Music and Dreams' from the MUSIC AND DREAMS: 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, a re-release of Folsom's 1976 debut record via Anthology.

Odyssey Opera will present rarely performed works by Edward MacDowell, Amy Beach, and George Whitefield Chadwick in a one-night concert at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston.

Director Richard Linklater has provided an update on the film adaptation of Merrily We Roll Along, which will be filmed over 20 years, sharing that the fourth section, out of nine total, will begin filming soon. Learn more here!

Paddington The Musical has announced a new cast including Abbie Purvis and Hassan Taj as alternating Paddington performers, as the show celebrates its first year in London.

Stevie Wonder marks the 50th anniversary of SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE with a four-song EP of unreleased recordings from the album's original sessions, mixed by the album's engineering team.

The Redneck Castaway Band will perform a tribute to Kenny Chesney at Jaffrey's Park Theatre on Saturday, October 3, at 7:30 p.m. The concert takes place in the theatre's award-winning 330-seat Eppes Auditorium.

The Steve Bardwil Band released a deluxe edition of STARDUST IN DISGUISE, produced by 11-time Grammy Award winner Joe Chiccarelli. The album features wistful love songs and psychedelic influences.

SOMM Recordings will release three chamber music recordings featuring British composers Ivor Hodgson and Sir George Dyson, performed by the ensemble I Musicanti and conducted by Leon Bosch.

Pianist Chengcheng Ma will perform his Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital Hall, featuring world and U.S. premieres and works by living composers.

Peter Byrne, singer and songwriter for synth-pop band NAKED EYES, died in Los Angeles after a brief illness. The duo achieved four top 40 hits including the #8 hit 'Always Something There to Remind Me.'

Marquee TV will offer documentaries and performance films spanning arts and culture, including a Vivaldi anniversary special, a Vermeer exhibition film, and opera programming.

The modern dance company will present three Paul Taylor masterworks including Piazzolla Caldera, Spindrift, and Cloven Kingdom at the Bronx venue The Lehman Center.

Final tickets have been released for the Sydney season of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, following record-breaking sales in Melbourne. The production stars Broadway's Will Swenson in his Australian debut.

The discourse surrounding reasons for reviving musicals on Broadway is a relatively recent phenomenon. These days, if a show is announced for a revival, a sentence that often follows is: “Why are they reviving it?” 

Clara Luz Iranzo, Mario Arévalo, and Max Lifchitz will perform art songs from eight Latin American countries at Scorca Hall in New York City, with free admission and a livestream option.

THE LEGENDARY WAILERS will headline the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center's free Backyard Bash concert, joined by special guest THIRD WORLD, in Miami-Dade County.

Satinwood will present a folk-rock tribute concert celebrating the catalogs of Harry Chapin and Cat Stevens, drawing from Greatest Stories Live and Tea for the Tillerman.

Vinylphyle releases a premium vinyl edition of the Bee Gees' 1976 album CHILDREN OF THE WORLD, cut from the original tape and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at RTI.