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Documenting a pair of sold out performances at Mississippi Studios and The Doug Fir late last year, the Portland, OR-based John Craigie will take the unique step of issuing a second live album in his relatively young career with the release of LIVE - Opening For Steinbeck (out March 16). With wry observational humor interwoven in both story and song, the album is an ideal introduction to an artist doing something that's simultaneously old and brand new.

Craig Wedren is an acclaimed songwriter, singer and film & television composer; he recently released Adult Desire, his fourth solo album, and first since 2011. In conjunction with Adult Desire, the former Shudder to Think frontman also created Adult Desire 360°, an innovative VR app. Craig is set to perform the music from Adult Desire on March 2 in San Diego and March 5 in Los Angeles.

Jukebox the Ghost share the joyful video for their new single 'Everybody's Lonely' - the first single from new studio album Off To The Races, set to be released March 30th via Jukebox the Ghost/Caroline. The single impacted Alternative &  AAA Radio last week and has made a quick impression with programmers & audiences alike, breaking into the Top 50 its first week out with spins at Los Angeles' Alt 98.7, Denver's KTCL, and dozens of other stations across the country! Watch the video HERE. 

GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter/performer/producer/actress/activist, Janelle Monáe, unveiled new details of her highly-anticipated third solo album project, DIRTY COMPUTER. The “Emotion Picture” includes an album and an accompanying narrative film. The album is available for pre-order beginning today and arrives everywhere Friday, April 27th. Release date for the accompanying narrative film to be announced soon.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air Essence's 11th annual “Black Women in Hollywood Awards” as a primetime special event on Saturday, March 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. For over a decade, the star-studded celebration has been at the forefront of honoring Hollywood's most creative and accomplished African-American female visionaries, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes.

Paul Nelson is recognized as one of today's most talented guitarists and live performers. Nelson not only has the distinction of being the hand-picked guitar protégé, bandmate and producer to legendary rock/blues icon Johnny Winter but he has toured the world over performing and or recording alongside an endless who's who list of top artists including Eric Clapton, Slash, Billy Gibbons, Ben Harper, Robben Ford, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, James Cotton, Joe Perry, Susan Tedeschi, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, John Popper, Dr. John, Larry Carlton, Leslie West, Joe Bonamassa, Sonny Landreth, Dickey Betts to Joe Walsh and more... Paul will be touring the US & Canada this winter/spring 2018.

Entertainment One (eOne) and Palomar are pleased to announce that Sky Italia has come on board in the development of new series Gaddafi, based on the life and times of Muammar Gaddafi and its lingering effects on the world today. Gaddafi is being developed by Roberto Saviano (Gomorrah) and created and written by Roberto Saviano, Nadav Schirman (The Green Prince) with Clive Bradley (Trapped, City of Vice) joining the project as a co-writer.

Food Network announced today the Food Network® Fantasy Kitchen Giveaway which will give one lucky fan a chance to win $250,000 toward the kitchen of their dreams. This first-ever sweepstakes which launches today will be accompanied by a multi-platform experience including content and promotion across Food Network's linear, digital and print platforms, as well as across additional Scripps Networks Interactive channels. 

Nominees for the Location Managers Guild International's (LMGI) 5th Annual Awards were announced today by LMGI president Eric Klosterman. The awards honor productions in feature films, television programs and commercials from around the globe, in which the creative use of filming locations enhances or helps to drive the storyline. The LMGI Awards also recognize outstanding service by Film Commissions for their support “above and beyond” during the production process. Winners will be revealed during a formal ceremony on Saturday, April 7, 2018.

BØRNS rocked The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with his performance of I DON'T WANT YOU BACK. Watch the full clip of his performance below!

Joan Baez's highly anticipated new album, Whistle Down The Wind, is exclusively streaming now via NPR Music's “First Listen,” who proclaim, “This particular batch of folk songs amplifies Baez ever-present gift for interpretation.” Stream the album here.

The sixth stunning edition of Sandbox Festival is set to be an intimate and breathtaking jewel in the festival calendar, offering up three full days of what is sure to be an electronic music odyssey. The location is the magical El Gouna resort on the Red Sea Riviera in Egypt, and the vibe once again will focus on community, pushing musical boundaries and mixing up established names with talented local artists. This is a festival that prizes music, love, friendships, connections, dancing, sun and sea in equal measure, and it welcomes one and all with open arms.

What if you could be a fly on the wall for some of the most chilling conversations in the history of crime? What if you could hear these conversations, word-for-word, exactly as they really happened? Investigation Discovery's (ID) all-new series, EVIL TALKS: CHILLING CONFESSIONS takes viewers inside the interrogation room to witness first-hand the clever tactics employed by detectives in hopes of securing a criminal confession. From establishing rapport with their suspects, to old-fashioned “good cop, bad cop” questioning, the new series showcases real-life interrogation strategies used by police to break their suspects and confess what really happened. EVIL TALKS: CHILLING CONFESSIONS premieres Monday, March 12 at 9/8c, only on Investigation Discovery.

Erika Wennerstrom is excited to share the new song from her debut solo record, Sweet Unknown, out March 23 on Partisan Records. 'Twisted Highway' is the first track on the new album and it got its premiere yesterday via Billboard Magazine.

Combat Records is thrilled to announce the signing of Bay Area Metal staples HATCHET, who will release their new LP DYING TO EXIST on June 22, 2018 via COMBAT RECORDS/EMP LABEL GROUP.

Kent Alterman, President of Comedy Central announced today that the Emmy® Award-winning Comedy Central series, Drunk History, has been renewed for a sixth season with sixteen episodes. Created for television by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner, Drunk History is produced by Central Productions and executive produced by Waters and Konner, along with Gary Sanchez Productions' Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Owen Burke. Ian Friedman and Daniel Wolfberg are the Executives in Charge of Production for Comedy Central. The fifth season currently airs on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Soccer Mommy - twenty-year old Nashville native Sophie Allison - will release her highly anticipated debut LP Clean next week, but starting today the album can be heard in its entirety courtesy of NPR First Listen. Clean is Allison's journey out of her bedroom and into the studio with a full band and an incredible record produced by Gabe Wax (War On Drugs, Deerhunter, Beirut) and mixed by Ali Chant (Perfume Genius, PJ Harvey). 'I'd never made a full album before, just EPs and random tracks thrown together. I wanted it to be a lot more cohesive than the rest of the stuff that came before,' explains Allison. The result is Clean, the cohesive album Allison dreamt of making, and a record that presents Soccer Mommy as a singular artist, wise beyond her years, with an emotional authenticity of her own. Listen to it HERE.

Emerging British artist Jade Bird recently covered Alanis Morisette's “Right Through You.” The live performance video is premiering today via Inspirerwho says, “A fitting tune for the time we currently live in. The rawness of the video is matched perfectly by the rawness in Bird's voice. With just a microphone, and an acoustic guitar, she draws you in and makes you believe the message of empowerment.” 

Concerts at Saint Thomas presents acclaimed conductor Stephen Darlington and The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, for an evening of British choral masterpieces at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue on April 6. The choir will perform works by Handel, Purcell, Byrd (including his haunting Mass for Four Voices), and more as a part of Stephen Darlington's farewell tour after more than 40 years of association with Christ Church.

Multi-talented and beloved Texas artist Patricia Vonne announces the upcoming release of her seventh album, 'Top of the Mountain,' out on Bandolera Records on Friday, May 25. Vonne has made a name for herself around the world as a multi-faceted musician, songwriter, actress, filmmaker and more. Now, with the release of her latest project, Vonne is positioned to once again enchant music lovers as she flows between genres and creates a sound only she could conjure.