Larger-than-life country duo Big & Rich are releasing their sixth studio album, "Did It For The Party," today before the pair rocks NBC's "Today" Monday, Sept. 18.

Singer/songwriter Grace VanderWaal has announced her debut album, "Just the Beginning," will release Friday, Nov. 3. The 12-track album features her infectious single "Moonlight," which has over 15 million combined video views and 18 million combined worldwide streams, along with the beat-driven track "Sick of Being Told" and the just-released song "So Much More Than This."

Shea's 710 Theatre will be the recipient of $200,000 in state funds obtained by New York State Sen. Chris Jacobs. The monies will support construction costs for building upgrades that are part of a multiyear project.

Two-time Grammy Award winners for KING & COUNTRY have struck gold as the Recording Industry Association of America has certified the group's current album, "Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.," gold, signifying sales of 500,000 albums.

The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, announces the 11th annual Ronald McDonald House charity holiday concert will be "Kenny Rogers The Gambler's Last Deal: Christmas & Hits," with special guest Linda Davis. The show is set for 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16. Tickets go on sale online at 10 a.m. Friday, with the box office opening at noon.

Nancy Wilson has joined forces with vocalist Liv Warfield - formerly of Prince's New Power Generation - to create a dynamic live band she dubbed Roadcase Royale. The outfit is set to release its first record on Sept. 22, the 10-song "First Things First," and is opening for the Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band "Silver Bullet Tour" this fall.

"Dancing with the Stars" is gearing up to celebrate its 25th season, and the new celebrity cast members are sparkling up their wardrobes, breaking in their dancing shoes and readying themselves for their first dance on the ballroom floor, as the season kicks off Monday, Sept. 18 (8-10:01 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.

On Saturday, Artpark became the latest venue to fall under William Close's spell as the world-renowned installation artist performed with his Earth Harp Collective on the newly extended Earth Harp, featuring more than two-dozen 1,000-foot-plus strings that sailed and wailed above the Lewiston audience.

"Big Bang," by Plasticiens Volants, made its U.S. debut on Saturday, Sept. 2, at Artpark in Lewiston. The dazzling, one-night-only aerial exhibition combined large-scale pieces of floating art in the skies with performance artists on the ground - all to the beat of the touring company's original soundtrack.

Artpark & Company billed the final "Tuesdays in the Park" concert of 2017 as a '70s-meets-'80s night of music. The event featured Nerds Gone Wild and John Kay & Steppenwolf.

Three-time GMA Dove Award-winning recording artist Christy Nockels has released a new single, "Build My Life," available now. Following the release of her widely praised Christmas album, "A Thrill of Hope," Nockels said she hopes to invite listeners into a deeper place of worship and understanding of the wonder of God in "Build My Life."

Multiplatinum, award-winning pop star Rachel Platten returns with her powerful new single "Broken Glass," the first taste of music from her forthcoming album, set to be released this fall via Columbia Records.

Universal Music Group, the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announces a brand-new album of solo piano music from legendary Swedish composer and ABBA co-founder Benny Andersson. The album, titled simply "Piano," will be released on Friday, Sept. 29, through iconic classical music label Deutsche Grammophon.

Global superstar Shania Twain has announced she will hit the road next year in support of her new album, "NOW." These dates mark Shania's first tour since "Rock This Country" back in 2015. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off May 3 in Tacoma, Washington, and will run through the rest of the summer, culminating in Las Vegas on Aug. 4 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

At a press conference Wednesday before media reps and their children as special guests, world-renowned entertainer Dolly Parton announced the release of "I Believe In You," her first album written and recorded for kids and those young at heart.

After 21 nights of music across 16 different states, Tedeschi Trucks Band has completed their triumphant third annual "Wheels of Soul" tour.

Liam Gallagher's high-profile return has already encompassed life-affirming live shows around the world with more than 12 million streams of the lead track "Wall Of Glass," and the recent "Chinatown," which Rolling Stone compared to the Oasis classic "Champagne Supernova."

Fallsview Casino Resort presents a November to remember, with entertainment including rock legends Roger Daltrey and Jefferson Starship, Canadian music icon Sarah McLachlan, '80s hit makers Huey Lewis and the News, and Storia Italiana, featuring acclaimed Italian musicians Orchestra Casadei, Cosetta Gigli, Ron and I Vianella.

Alice Cooper and earMUSIC are celebrating the worldwide chart success of Alice Cooper's album "Paranormal." The record was produced by long-time Cooper producer Bob Ezrin for earMUSIC, the rock label part of the Edel AG group, which markets and distributes the album worldwide through its international network.

The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts presents "Brain Candy Live!" starring Adam Savage and Michael Stevens at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22. Tickets go on sale at noon Friday, Aug. 11. A limited number of VIP tickets (premium seating and meet-and-greet) are available for $129.

Members of Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling Newsboys took a break from their summer tour schedule to help build homes in Baja, Mexico, last week. In partnership with Baja Christian Ministries and God's Not Dead Missions, Newsboys' Michael Tait and Duncan Phillips joined volunteers from around the U.S. to construct two homes for disadvantaged families, and lead street evangelism teams in the area.

Vertical Worship announces the release of their latest project, "Vertical Worship," available this Friday, Aug. 4. This studio LP is their fifth release with Essential Worship/Provident Label Group/Sony Music since 2012, and follows their latest live recording, "Frontiers," which released a year ago this week.

George Thorogood might be B-B-B-B-"Bad to the Bone," but he's not a bad performer. In fact, he's quite a good showman. On Tuesday at Artpark, he had the crowd in the palm of his hand, as he told stories in song and performed hit singles from the 1980s.

Artpark & Company welcomed one of its largest crowds of the season on Monday, as punk rock fans came out to see Blink-182 perform.

Ten NFL players will join seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multiplatinum superstar artist Carrie Underwood for her performance of "Oh, Sunday Night," the opening theme for primetime television's No. 1 program, NBC's "Sunday Night Football."

"Found," the critically praised and highly anticipated new studio set from Christian rock powerhouse Seventh Day Slumber, bows today. The album's title-cut and lead single - penned by Seventh Day Slumber's Joseph Rojas and Jeremy Holderfield, along with acclaimed singer/songwriter Daniel Doss - has been serviced to Christian radio formats around the country.

As advertised, Blondie and Garbage brought buckets of angst and political disdain to Lewiston on Tuesday as part of the "Rage and Rapture" Tour stop at Artpark in Lewiston. They also brought truckloads of talent, stellar production and a batch of hit songs primarily from the 1980s and '90s.

On "Sky is Falling," the fist-pumping lead single from Seventh Day Slumber's new album "Found," lead singer Joseph Rojas sings, "It's not over unless you give up the fight."

Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter and history-making season 10 victor of NBC's "The Voice," Alisan Porter released her brand-new single, "Change," at all digital retailers today. It's available HERE.

Britt is one of the performers at this year's Kingdom Bound Music Festival at Darien Lake. She is slated to perform at 8:15 p.m. Friday, July 29, on the amphitheater stage.

Shantel VanSanten: "This season is something that I feel so excited about. I think it's so much better than the show that we had last year."

It was announced over the weekend at D23 Expo that in August, one of the biggest animated films in history - "The Lion King" - joins the highly celebrated Walt Disney Signature Collection.

1980's arena pop/rock act Loverboy headlined this week's "Tuesdays in the Park" concert series at Artpark in Lewiston.

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge headlines a stellar October entertainment lineup at Fallsview Casino Resort. She takes the stage Oct. 19-20.

Echosmith returns with their highly anticipated sophomore album, "Inside A Dream," out Friday, Sept. 29, via Warner Bros. Records. The 11-song set marks the long-awaited follow-up to their 2013 gold-certified debut "Talking Dreams," which spawned the triple-platinum breakout hit "Cool Kids." A new track, "Goodbye," will be released this Friday, alongside the official music video.

Artpark & Company on Monday announced John Kay and Steppenwolf will headline the final show of the "KeyBank presents Tuesdays in the Park" concert series on Aug. 29. The Outdoor Amphitheater concert event will also feature special guests Nerds Gone Wild.

Grammy Award-winning rock band Muse announced it would perform a special concert on Monday, July 24, at City Parks Foundation's SummerStage in Central Park to benefit The Coalition for the Homeless.

Electro-pop sensation Lights has released the video for "Giants," the lead single from her upcoming album "Skin&Earth." The video brings the album's companion comic book series to life, featuring Lights stepping into the dystopian world she's created, fully in character as her protagonist En, as she is followed and lured away by a mysterious spirit.

Long celebrated for quality videos that are as innovative and provocative as the music they make, Depeche Mode is once again releasing a thrilling music video, with the release of "Going Backwards." The stunning video, featuring a stripped-back performance of the track and filmed in 360-degree technology, can be seen online here: http://smarturl.it/GoingBackwards360.

Ballet dancer extraordinaire Misty Copeland, the first African-American principal ballerina in the history of American Ballet Theatre, will be a guest judge on the July 18 and 25 episodes of NBC's new, high-rated competition series "World of Dance."