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Legendary funk outfit Chromeo debuts “Bedroom Calling” featuring The-Dream, the second track from their forthcoming album Head Over Heels. The band is set to tour the world this spring and summer. With dates kicking off April 3 in Vancouver, the tour will continue with stops in Paris, Berlin and New York as well as appearances at Coachella, Bonnaroo,Primavera Sound and more this summer.

With the release of their new album OUT IN THE OPEN (Ramseur Records), Steep Canyon Rangers affirm their place as one of the most versatile and idiosyncratic bands in all of contemporary American music. The GRAMMY® Award-winning, North Carolina-based sextet has spent nearly two decades bending and shaping the bluegrass aesthetic, wedding it to elements of pop, country, folk rock, and more to create something original and all their own. OUT IN THE OPEN is perhaps Steep Canyon Rangers' bravest excursion thus far, transcending bluegrass while in many ways getting closest to the genre's true form thanks to producer Joe Henry's very traditional approach toward recording.

The biggest and most celebrated Iranian artist of our time, Googoosh, today announces a special, limited run of U.S. dates for 'The Memory Makers Tour', produced by Live Nation. The legendary singer will perform at some of the most iconic venues in the U.S., including February 24th at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC and March 3rd at Beacon Theatre in New York, NY. The dates conclude May 12th with a finale fitting of the icon who will be the first Persian female singer ever to perform at the famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. Fellow Iranian music legend Hassan Shamaizadeh will also join the highly anticipated run of shows.

The 15th Annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (BSDFF), the largest documentary film festival in the American West, is slated for February 16-25, 2018 in Missoula, MT. This year Big Sky is proud to launch the Native Filmmaker Initiative, funded in part by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, including a strand of films directed or produced by Native American filmmakers and a fellowship program. Additional special programming will include a free opening night screening of campaign finance exposé Dark Money, a special live listening event with audio documentaries, and virtual reality selection The Antarctica Series from New York Times VR.

Original Hit Series 90 DAY FIANCE and its Immensely Popular Spinoffs 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EVER AFTER?, 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE THE 90 DAYS and 90 DAY FIANCE: WHAT NOW? Will Return in 2018. Experiencing significant growth across all four shows from the 90 DAY FIANCE franchise, TLC has green-lit each to return in 2018. The runaway hit franchise set record ratings in 2017.

America's leading mystery and suspense network Investigation Discovery (ID) has given an early greenlight for season three of the network's hit series, PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES. A partnership between ID, Radley Studios and Time Inc. Productions, the award-winning television group of multi-platform consumer media company Time Inc., PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES draws on the original reporting of PEOPLE's award-winning true crime editorial team, delving into extraordinary tales of ordinary people thrust into the national spotlight. The third season is currently slated to premiere late 2018.

The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the world's only major mixed martial arts league, has reached exclusive multi-platform distribution agreements for 2018 with NBC Sports Group and Facebook. The new deal will allow approximately 300 million MMA fans worldwide to watch every PFL fight live on television, tablets, smart phones, and other connected devices. In addition, the PFL has named Peter Murray as its Chief Executive Officer. Murray had previously held senior executive positions at Under Armour and the National Football League.

Oxygen Media, the new destination for high-quality crime programming, debuts “Killing Versace: The Hunt For A Serial Killer” hosted by Kate Snow, NBC News Senior National Correspondent, on Sunday, February 11 at 7 p.m. ET/PT. The one-hour special delves deep into Andrew Cunanan's maniacal and calculated killing spree, culminating in the shocking and untimely death of fashion icon Gianni Versace. For more information visit Oxygen.com.

NBC Olympics will present unprecedented coverage of the Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 this March, including 94 hours on television, which nearly doubles coverage of Sochi 2014. In all, NBC Olympics will present more than 250 hours of coverage across NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app, beginning with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, March 9.

Today, MSNBC named Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Trymaine Lee a Correspondent for MSNBC. Lee – who until now was a National Reporter contributing online and on air for NBC News and MSNBC digital – will remain based in New York City. His appointment is effective immediately.

Telemundo Deportes wraps up its coverage of the 2017-18 NFL season presenting the exclusive Spanish-language telecast of Super Bowl LII, live from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN. The telecast will air on Universo Sunday, Feb. 4. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET with a pre-game special, followed by the highly anticipated game featuring the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood's “The Champion” will open NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl LII this Sunday, Feb. 4. The hit song, which features Ludacris, was released earlier this month.

CMA Songwriters Series will return to London's indigo at The O2 Thursday, March 8 as part of the sixth annual C2C (Country 2 Country) festival. The sold-out performance will be hosted by award-winning songwriterBrett James, who will be joined by top tunesmiths Luke Combs, Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby and Kip Moore. This marks the fifth London appearance for the Country Music Association's critically-acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series.

alt-J announces a unique concert at Forest Hills Stadium on June 15. It will mark the largest venue the band has ever headlined in North America, and is the only immersive sound show in the continent. In another first for the band, the show will feature a surround speaker system enveloping the entire audience. The speakers will be used throughout the show to position sound effects mixed into a variety of the band's material, thus creating an immersive sound experience. The band has recently won the prestigious 'Knights Of Illumination' award for lighting production in an arena, which will also be featured at this show. For this special event, the entire venue will be general admission, including floor and bowl, so that fans can enjoy the show from every angle.

The JUNO Awards will be heading to Southwestern Ontario as The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today that London will host The 2019 JUNO Awards along with all JUNO Week festivities, March 11 – March 17, 2019. The 48th Annual JUNO Awards will be broadcast live on CBC from Budweiser Gardens, on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

Russian Circles have never been ones to stay quiet, and their first announcement of 2018 only serves to prove that predilection. This March and April, Russian Circles will be joined by Sargent House management roster-mates King Woman for a North American tour.  Spanning just over three weeks, the bands will play shows in select markets from coast to coast; check out the full tour routing below.

French DJ & producer Klingande joins forces with US trio Autograf and Dragonette to deliver their new melodic production, 'Hope For Tomorrow', out now via Ultra Music. 'Hope For Tomorrow' showcases the perfect blend of all three artists' unique styles, and follows a big 2017 for Klingande, having supported David Guetta at his BIG residency at Ushuaia in Ibiza in summer, as well as performances at Creamfields Malta,Tomorrowland and the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The Dessoff Choir continues its 93rd season with a one-night only concert, March 11, 2018, at downtown's Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. Program includes The Little Match Girl Passion, the allegorical choral reenactment of the Passion by composer David Lang (b.1957), Bach's (1685-1750) Komm Jesu, komm, and the complete Chichester Psalms by Bernstein.

Los Angeles-based Chamber Pop choir Honey Child will release their self-titled debut on February 9th through Aeronaut Records. The 9-song album was recorded at the legendary EastWest Studios in the famed Studio 3 where The Beach Boys helmed their storied Pet Sounds. The album is available now for pre-order digitally from iTunes, digital and vinyl from Amazon, and is set to hit all major streaming services.

Indie singer-songwriter Merritt Gibson is set to release her debut album, Eyes On Us, on March 30, 2018.  Recorded in July 2016 with Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer Mitch Dane at his Sputnik Sound studio in Nashville, the forthcoming album is full of songs that truly mean something, be it advice to other young women, reflections on youth and love, defiance of the status quo, or a deeper understanding of the self. From a wide range of inspiration and sources, Gibson creates a holistic view of what it means to be a young woman today. She states: “My songs are the synthesis of my life and the lives I observe and imagine.” Gibson crafts songs with a seamless musical and lyrical balance of both mystery and familiarity, of grand emotion and real life.