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Aaron Lazar, Barbra Streisand, & More Nominated For 2025 GRAMMYS - Full List of Nominations

Aaron Lazar, Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande more were nominated for GRAMMYS. Check out the full list of nominations now! The Outsiders, Suffs and more were nominated in the Best Musical Theatre Album category.
Listen: Barbra Streisand Releases New Song 'Love Will Survive' for THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ

Emmy, Grammy, Oscar® and Tony Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, writer, and director, Barbra Streisand has recorded a new song “Love Will Survive,” which will serve as the end title of the upcoming Peacock and Sky Original series, The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Listen to the song here!
Idina Menzel to Launch TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME TOUR This Summer

Idina Menzel is going on tour this summer! See if Menzel is performing in a city near you, and learn how to purchase tickets.
Barbra Streisand to Release New Single for Peacock Series THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ

Babs is back! It has been announced that Emmy, Grammy, Oscar® and Tony Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, writer, and director, Barbra Streisand has recorded a brand-new song “Love Will Survive,” which will be the end title of the upcoming Peacock and Sky Original series, The Tattooist of Auschwitz. This will be Streisand’s first ever recording for a TV series and will be released globally by Columbia Records on April 25th, ahead of the series global launch on May 2nd. 
ASCAP Unwraps Top 10 New Classic Holiday Songs Chart Featuring Kelly Clarkson, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Meghan Trainor, Jimmy Fallon & More

ASCAP Unwraps Top 10 New Classic Holiday Songs Chart featuring Kelly Clarkson, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Meghan Trainor, Jimmy Fallon, and more. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers, both the Top 10 ASCAP New Classic Holiday Songs.
Video: Eric Zayne Shares 80's Nostalgia Inspired 'Tropicana Kisses' Music Video

Eric Zayne has released his music video for the makeout soundtrack of 2023 in “Tropicana Kisses.” All instruments and production were done by Eric Zayne himself. The video, which highlights the breezy, intoxicating energy of LA, was co-directed by Lauren Hashian, Spicy Rico, + Emmanuel Ramos and produced by Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions.
Listen: Two New Barbra Streisand Albums Set For Release In October, Listen to the First Track!

Two new albums featuring Barbra Streisand will be released next month. EVERGREENS: Celebrating Six Decades on Columbia Records and YENTL: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will both be available on Friday, October 27. Learn more about both albums, and how to pre-order them now, here!
Idina Menzel to Release New Single 'Move' Next Week

Menzel previously shared a preview of the pop song on her TikTok, listen to a sneak peek before its release next week now! A skillful songwriter, Menzel's prolific recording career includes multiple cast albums and the solo albums: 'Still I Can't Be Still,' 'Here, I Stand,' and her last album, 'idina.,' which was released in September 2016.
Bloomingdale School Of Music To Present 2022 Free Holiday Concert, December 9

Bloomingdale School of Music announces December programming for its 2022/23 Free Faculty Concert Series at the David Greer Concert Hall, 323 W. 108th Street, NYC.
Bloomingdale School of Music 2022/23 Announces Free Faculty Concert Series For December 2022

The series continues with String Quartet Gems on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7pm, the annual Holiday Concert on Friday, December 9, 2022 at 7pm, and Virtuosic Violin-Piano Collaboration: Two Sonatas and a Ballet on Friday, December 16, 2022 at 7pm, both presented in-person and via livestream.
Video: Watch a Clip of Idina Menzel on CELEBRITY IOU - Airing Tonight!

Watch a clip of Idina Menzel with “Property Brothers” stars Drew and Jonathan Scott on HGTV's Celebrity IOU!
VIDEO: Asher Monroe Releases Chapter Three of XR Concert 'A Rose Amidst The Thorns'

For the project, Monroe created an XR (extended reality live concert) using the same technology used to produce visuals for Disney’s “The Mandalorian”, with the same studio team behind Billie Eilish's “Where Do We Go” XR live stream and Kid Cudi’s Amazon Prime special, “Watch A Man Named Scott”. Watch the video now!
GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR, The Behind-the-Scenes Battle Splayed Out In Public

It surprised the industry this week when playwright David Adjmi went public about his own tale of developing an Oscar Levant play with Sean Hayes – and not the one that will be seen on Broadway this spring. It has become a he said/they said battle, but BroadwayWorld has the most info in the war of words thus far, including emails between Adjmi and Hayes.
VIDEO: Idina Menzel Covers Harry Styles' 'Adore You'

Idina Menzel has shared a video of herself covering Harry Styles' hit Adore You! Watch the video here!
Asher Monroe Announces New Album 'Windows of Time'

Lyrically, Windows of Time is soul-baring and weaves a spiritual thread throughout its tracks while Asher speaks to his passions as well as his personal life, tapping into his happy marriage to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills newcomer Diana Jenkins and the joys of recently becoming a father for the first time.
VIDEO: Idina Menzel Surprises WICKED Star Talia Suskauer on THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW

Broadway's Tony Award-winning original Elphaba, Idina Menzel, stopped by The Kelly Clarkson Show for a surprise visit with the Broadway production's current green girl, Talia Suskauer.
Idina Menzel Launches New Clothing Line

Idina Menzel has launched a new clothing line called Encore! Learn more about where you can buy it and to see the latest designs.
Photos: Idina Menzel Attends a Performance of WICKED and Poses With the Cast

Idina Menzel returned to her roots this weekend as she stopped by a performance of Wicked at the Gershwin Theater.
LISA HOWARD: THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR Album to be Released

FatLab Music has announced the upcoming release of “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” a very special collection of seasonal favorites – some things old and some things new – by Broadway singing actress Lisa Howard (It Shoulda Been You, Escape to Margaritaville), just in time for the holidays!
Pop-R&B Singer/Songwriter Jennifer Lauren Releases Soaring New Single “Kingdom Come”

If that moment in any action flick where the hero or heroine struts away in slow motion, wind in their hair, as something ignites and then explodes at their backs, needed a perfect soundtrack, Canadian singer-songwriter Jennifer Lauren's new single 'Kingdom Come' - available now - is it.

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