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Acclaimed singer-songwriter-producer Bazzi continues to take 2018 by storm, premiering the video for “Beautiful” – a visually stunning angelic love story. The track, an early fan-favorite, is also being featured now as a global Snapchat Lens and charting #15 on Shazam's Global Top 100. The video release follows the announce of Bazzi's completely sold out headline tour kicking off July 8th in Seattle, WA. “The Cosmic Tour” arrives on the heels of his performances as special guest on Camila Cabello's sold out “Never Be The Same” North American tour and the release of his debut album COSMIC,which saw a Top 15 debut on the Billboard 200 and boasts over 525 million streams worldwide to date. Bazzi is also featured this month as Apple Music's “Up Next” artist, with an exclusive documentary and live performances available now on the streaming service (link).

Stand By You, the first single from EveryOneBand, the biggest band and largest interactive recording project ever, has arrived!

Laurie Metcalf on the reboot of 'Roseanne,' Broadway's 'Three Tall Women' and 'The Big Bang Theory.'

Calling all dance fans! Enter to win a chance-of-a-lifetime to attend the So You Think You Can Dance finale. Enter the #15DaysofDanceSweepstakes for a chance to win four tickets to the #SYTYCD Finale this September, including flight to LA and Hotel for two nights.

On Thursday, May 31, Rooftop Films will present the New York Premiere of Nancy, filmmaker Christina Choe's Andrea Riseborough-starring thriller that took home the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The event, which is free with an RSVP, will take place outdoors at MetroTech Commons in Downtown Brooklyn, and include a live musical performance. Choe– who received the 2014 Rooftop Films and Eastern Effects Equipment Grant to complete the film –will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.   

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rebel Wilson is joining Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson in director Taika Waititi's Nazi Germany satire Jojo Rabbit.

According to Variety, Michelle Williams will star in “This Is Jane,” Amazon Studios' historical drama that follows women who provided abortion services in the years before legalized abortion.

Last November, Los Angeles-based Americountry troubadour Jason Hawk Harris, who enjoyed indelible success as a founding member and lead guitarist of indie folk outfit The Show Ponies, stepped into the spotlight with the release of his debut solo EP, Formaldehyde, Tobacco and Tulips.

The GRAMMY Museum® is pleased to announce Lois MacMillan of South Middle School in Grants Pass, Ore., as the recipient of the 2018 Jane Ortner Education Award. The award honors K-12 academic teachers who use music in the classroom as a powerful educational tool. MacMillan will receive an honorarium and will be recognized later this year at the annual GRAMMY Museum Gala in Los Angeles. South Middle School will also receive a grant.

Fresh off announcing that country super-group Little Big Town will host the “2018 CMT Music Awards,” CMT today revealed that Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Kelly Clarkson, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt will perform at this year's show, premiering LIVE from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 6th at 8 pm ET/ PT.  Additional performers will be announced soon. 

As Boomerang streams into its second year, the premium video subscription service is revealing some of its new, 2018 offerings for kids, families and animation fans. Launched April 2017 with a renowned animation library of over 5,000 titles including the Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes franchises alongside original series, today the service unveiled multiple new and renewed original series, additional platform partners, and enhanced product features, including a fully translated Spanish experience premiering this Memorial Day Weekend, to expand its overall consumer experience.

With 2018 in full swing, NYC-based Shock Radar recently released their latest full length studio album “Innovations” produced over a five year period, tracked and mixed in the most illustrious recording studios in the world!  

Ms. Lauryn Hill today announces the addition of 12 European dates to her newly announced World Tour, celebrating twenty years of her anthemic debut solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The GRAMMY® Award-winning artist will kick off the European leg of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary Tour this winter on 15th November in Oslo, before the tour continues through, Belgium, France, UK, Ireland, Luxembourg, Holland, Denmark before culminating in Sweden on 10th December.

On the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day, PBS' multi award-winning NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT welcomes THE VOICE Season 14 finalist Spensha Baker, to open the show with a special performance of the “National Anthem,” honoring the service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform, their families at home and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.   A 29-year tradition unlike anything else on television, America's national night of remembrance takes us back to the real meaning of the holiday through personal stories interwoven with musical performances.

Motorsports pioneer Danica Patrick will host “The 2018 ESPYS Presented by Capital One” when it is broadcast live on ABC, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 (8:00–11:00 p.m. EDT), from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The trailblazing racecar driver will be joined by top celebrities from sports and entertainment to commemorate the past year in sports by recognizing major sports achievements, reliving unforgettable moments, and saluting the leading performers and performances. 

Brynn Cartelli, a 15-year-old music and high school student from Longmeadow, Mass., was crowned champion of “The Voice” tonight. The soulful pop artist is the youngest winner ever in the history of NBC's four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series.

Today, LA-based artist morgxn announces a 22-date fall tour with the rock trio Dreamers. The month-long tour starts on September 13th in San Diego and will go through Texas, Florida, visit both East and West coasts, and go via Chicago to end in Kansas on October 10th.

“Siren” takes us inside Bristol Cove—a coastal town known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean. The series stars Alex Roe (“The 5th Wave”) as Ben, a bright marine biologist who finds himself drawn to a mysterious new girl in town, Ryn, played by Eline Powell (“Game of Thrones”), who is a strange young woman with a deep dark secret. Fola Evans-Akingbola (“An American Exorcism”) stars as Maddie, also a marine biologist who works with Ben, and is highly suspicious of Ryn. Ian Verdun (“Life's a Drag”) stars as Xander, a deep sea fisherman on a quest to uncover the truth; and Rena Owen (“Star Wars” Episodes II and III) as Helen, the town eccentric who seems to know more about the mermaids than she lets on. Based on a story by Eric Wald and Dean White who both serve as executive produces. Emily Whitesell (“Finding Carter”) is on board as Showrunner and Executive Producer. Brad Luff, Nate Hopper and RD Robb are also attached as executive producers.

To grasp the purpose of trumpeter Russell Gunn's newest creation, The Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra, it's important to understand that the alchemist's recordings are cultural and historical amalgams as much as they are audacious musical experimentations rooted in jazz. His mission for the 19-piece Big Band slated to issue its debut album, “Get It How You Live” on the Ropeadope label on July 13, is to breathe new life into “traditional” jazz Big Bands by expanding its possibilities in the modern era. Adding voice to the collection produced by Gunn that incorporates all shades of jazz, R&B, pop, hip hop and funk is Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Dionne Farris.

According to Variety, Richard Gere will play a media baron in upcoming BBC drama “MotherFatherSon,” the Hollywood star's first TV role in almost three decades. His character in the BBC Two series, Max, is a charismatic self-made American businessman who owns media outlets in London and around the world.