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It’s World Radio Day and the 2026 theme “Radio and Artificial Intelligence stresses that “AI IS A TOOL, NOT A VOICE!” This theme focuses on using AI for innovation, efficiency, and deepening listener connections while emphasizing that human judgment and ethics remain the core of trusted radio broadcasting. World Radio Day World Radio Day was [...]

The 13th annual JanArtsNYC starts igniting the city this week when several  festivals get underway, including the Jazz Congress & Unity Jazz Festival, Winter Jazzfest and APAP, to name …
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New Yorkers are still hung up on iconic British rock band The Zombies. If Wednesday night's premiere film screening event was any indication - as the screeninig concept tours across the u.S.to 7 addtional major cities .

Winter NYC Off-Broadway WeekSM returns February 17th through March 9th, 2025.  This season’s 2-for-1 ticket sales program features 29 Off-Broadway performances, including 18 new participants. Tickets are available for purchase at  nyctourism.com/offbroadwayweek. "We’re excited to welcome 18 new productions to NYC Off-Broadway Week this winter, showcasing the City’s most innovative theatrical productions at a value,”  [...]

Nominations for the 97th Annual Oscars® are out and this year's slate is filled with some fan favorites, some surprises, some slights and an historic first in the Supporting Actress Category as Karla Sophia Garcon ((Emilia Perez) becomes the first transgender person to receive the nomination from the Academy. Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott host [...]

The ultimate value for visitors and locals to New York City returns with the annual NYC Winter OutingSM (January 21 thru February 9), when three of NYC Tourism’s signature programs align: NYC Restaurant Week, NYC Broadway WeekSM and NYC Must-See WeekSM. Hotel savings are also obtainable as the winter season offers the most attractive rates of the year [...]

The 12th annual JanArtsNYC starts to swing this week when several  festivals get underway, including the Jazz Congress & Unity Jazz Festival, Winter Jazzfest and APAP, to name a few. Each year New York City becomes a performing arts mecca all month-long as artists and organizations around the globe trek to the Big Apple to [...]

Today is National Radio Day -- a time to recognize American Radio and all the people involved in the industry. We salute the inventors, all stations, broadcasters, producers, reporters and deejays. Radio has Socially Sparked® our lives for over 100 years. Invented in the 1890s, it is still a vital communication medium. The radio not [...]

The world leaves their heart with Great American Songbook crooner Tony Bennett who died Friday at 96 years old. His devotion to performing and preserving the American standards spans decades and touched people of many generations. In honor of Mr Bennett we share our 2016 feature on the man, the crooner, author and activist who [...]

Legendary acoustic guitarist Laurence Juber’s wind beneath Paul McCartney’s WINGS still blows mighty fierce. This two time Grammy®-Winner and former lead guitarist in WINGS flew into the Big Apple …
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announces its 2023 inductees and they represent a diverse group of artists. Four of the of seven Inductees in the Performer …
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The 2023 Nominees for the 76th Annual Tony Awards take center stage as they were announced live earlier this morning from New York City on CBS This Morning followed …
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If ever there is a Must See Movie to go to, it is “Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.” It may have taken over 50 years to adapt …
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The lights sparkle and the curtains rise high every year for World Theatre Day. We celebrate theatre each year on March 27th to raise awareness about the importance of …
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July ignites sparks for Independence Days in countries of Canada, United States of America and France; Reggae Day in Jamaica and Nelson Mandela Day worldwide. It’s a month of …
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Summer's ultimate comeback is Festival of New York! The inaugural Festival of New York is a collaboration and celebration of the best NYC has to offer: art, culture, and most importantly — the people whose hearts beat for New York. From Memorial Day  thru Labor Day the Festival will showcase live musical events, city-wide dance [...]

The nominations are out and 75 is look'n good as the 2022 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards® return LIVE to New York City's Radio City Music Hall after a two year hiatus. This year marks the 75th Anniversary of Broadway's coveted annual Tony Awards Presentation and it will make history on several fronts. The Tony [...]

SummerStage returns to New York City in sparks after a 2 year hiatus with a full season of shows. The Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage will celebrate New York’s revival and the festival’s return to 12 local community parks across the city celebrating culture at a time when neighborhood parks have never been more [...]

It’s back in live action! Record Store Day 2022 returns full throttle to a single day format with a few caveats. Due to the uncertain times we all are living in RSD has made some contingencies in preparation for the unexpected. Record Store Day 2022 returns The global pandemic affected record stores worldwide in 2020. That [...]

And the GRAMMY® goes to women rockers on and off the musical stage this year.  Last night’s 64th annual GRAMMY Awards show returned fully LIVE after last year's pandemic postponement and scaled-back live show with pandemic protocols. The coveted awards show had to move it’s scheduled late January 2022 date due to the persistent presence [...]