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Part of the award-winning Biography series, A&E Network will premiere three new documentaries exploring the lives and careers of comedy giants Chris Farley, Jeff Dunham and Jeff Foxworthy. Airing across Monday, May 27 and Tuesday, May 28, the specials will delve deep into the careers and personal lives of these dynamic performers to give viewers an insider's look at what it took for each to reach the top.

Chris Turner, a Veteran of the United States Marines announced the release of his first single off his upcoming EP, 'American Made,' to be the emotion tugging, 'If You Drink.' In a given year, approximately 5.2 million people suffer from PTSD. The video depicts the raw emotion and is dedicated to bring awareness to those who suffer. A soft release of the video has already garnered nearly 8K views prior to the official release. Watch the video below!

Coming off their recent performance at the Singer-Songwriters of Cape May Conference and Showcase and announced as the new House Band for WLNY/CBS TV'S “Live It Up! With Donna Drake”, psychedelic funk rockers The Chris Ruben Band are getting ready to drop their next brand new single “Cold Shoulder”! They'll release the new tune along with a live show filming for RiseUp TV on Saturday, May 11th at The Rail (281 W Main St, Smithtown, NY 11787). Chris Ruben himself will also be a featured character on Season Two of the series.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents CHRIS NEWCOMER: BIG SONGS, BIG LAUGHS, BIG HEART on June 26th, 2019. Male soprano and self-proclaimed "Kander Kid" Chris Newcomer returns to the Feinstein's/54 Below stage with a brand new show for one night only. Expect the unexpected as Chris belts some of his favorite barn-burners, classic standards, and maybe even a song made up on the spot!  Join Chris for a night of big singing, big laughing, and big heart…ing!

The guest lineups for the upcoming episodes of Live from Here with Chris Thile in Dallas onApril 6, New York on April 13 & 20 and Nashville on April 27 are set, featuring The Head and The Heart, Sara Bareilles, The Milk Carton Kids, Josh Ritter, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Esperanza Spalding, Del McCoury Band and more. See below for full details on this season's schedule.

Chris Robinson Brotherhood has announced its latest studio album 'Servants of the Sun' will be released June 14 on Silver Arrow Records. The CRB's sixth full-length recording since forming in 2011 finds the band setting aside the studio explorations of more recent work, instead coming full circle to deliver their most direct, bare bones, rock n' roll offering since debut companion albums 'Big Moon Ritual' and 'The Magic Door.'  The first single “Comin' Round The Mountain” is out today on all streaming services.

Chris Shiflett's new solo album, Hard Lessons, will be released June 14 on East Beach Records & Tapes/Thirty Tigers and is now available for pre-order. Produced by Grammy Award-winning Dave Cobb, the album features ten new songs including the lead single “Welcome To Your First Heartache,” which is premiering today—listen/share HERE.

Following a year that's already seen them hit the stages of the 2019 Millenium Music Conference, famed NYC venue PIANOS and more - The Chris Ruben Band recently announced they will begin performing as the house band for WLNY/CBS TV'S “Live It Up! With Donna Drake”! Known for “Delivering Hope, Motivation & Inspiration” on air and on the web with a following in 25 countries, the program recently won two National Telly Awards and will now feature CRB performing their unique brand of psychedelic funk/rock between segments.

Today, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah releases “Forevergirl,” the second single from his upcoming album Ancestral Recall (out March 22nd via the Ropeadope / Stretch Music labels). Featuring Chris Turner and Mike Larry Draw, the song was praised by The FADER who called it “a hypersyncopated but blissful love song.”  So far the album has also been praised by New York Times, Afropunk, Highsnobiety, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, HipHopDX, Cool Hunting, Brooklyn Vegan, and Paste, who said “the future of jazz is here and Adjuah is shattering boundaries in incredible ways.” Additional collaborators on Ancestral Recall include Saul Williams, Elena Pinderhughes, Weedie Braimah, Logan Richardson, and others.

Chris Hemsworth will play wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan in a biopic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Todd Phillips directs, with Scott Silver and John Pollono writing the script.

Even in traditionally-based music, every band evolves. As the world of Bluegrass continues to widen its tent of what is and isn't accepted as part of the genre, it remains an artform that contains a traditional tenant next to one open to individual expression. With harmony between the two, Bluegrass has remained a perfect medium for songwriting. Chris Jones & The Night Drivers have taken advantage of this creative environment, becoming award-winning veterans at writing, performing and recording, with Jones being one of the foremost songwriters in Bluegrass - so much so, he has helped evolve the genre over the last several years by adding his deeply personal and original style to his music.

Multi-platinum RCA Nashville recording artist Chris Young officially impacts radio today with “Raised On Country”garnering 65 country radio station adds. Written by Young, Cary Barlowe and co-producer Corey Crowder, the new track is one of this week's most-added songs at country radio. “Raised On Country” is available on all platforms HERE.

SKB Records has announced the twelfth and final month of the groundbreaking new music and video series LENA HALL Obsessed from the Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee. Obsessed: Chris Cornell - celebrating the late Grunge trailblazer who fronted Soundgarden and Audioslave before creating his own unique brand of modern rock - is now available for pre-order

Chris's new book, Rise Up!, looks at Broadway and American society from Angels in America to Hamilton. In an interview with fellow critic Matt Wolf, at the Bloomsbury Institute yesterday, Chris talked about what makes a show successful, how the theatre has changed in American and Britain, and what we can expect to see in the future.

Hoff-Barthelson Music School is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Kenniff as its new Dean of Programs, effective November 29, 2018. In this vital role, Chris will lead the ongoing development and delivery of the School's comprehensive music education programs for students of all ages and at all levels of development.

Netflix has released the second trailer for OUTLAW KING starring Chris Pine. The film is opening in select theaters and launching globally on Netflix November 9, 2018!

Chris Goode's new solo storytelling show is a sad and strange fairytale for adults about what happens when you refuse to accept that you're lost. Mirabel is tender, hallucinatory and disturbing story that follows a lone child through a desolate landscape after the end of the world, conjured by Chris's distinctive lyrical style with a richly immersive visual and sound design. Combining the bedtime-story charm of his The Adventures of Wound Man and Shirley with the harsh and uncompromising edge of Men in the Cities, Mirabel is a fable about present day anxieties surrounding climate breakdown and the politics of nihilism.

Three-time Maple Blues Award-nominee Chris Antonik has announced a new acoustic tour for Fall 2018 with Canadian vocalist and partner Ashley Belmer, called NORTHWOOD. NORTHWOOD will be touring across Canada, October 10 – December 1, 2018. They will also be performing in Toronto on November 2, 2018 at the Burdock.

It's been a busy year for rock musician Chris Clemence. The hit songwriter and bassist, who's known for 'California Brain', 'Can You Feel It', and 'Let's Go' (which is the anthem for the NY Giants, Rangers, and Knicks) will be debuting his new band Bad Blood later this year on Extreme / Sony Records.

It was announced today, 1st October, that USA comedian and star of viral YouTube series Gayle (contributing to over 78 million views across his YouTube channel and Facebook page with 250,000 subscribers and 220,000 followers respectively), Chris Fleming is set to visit the UK with his brand new show, Chris Fleming: Live at Soho Theatre from 29th October to 3rd November.