Grammy-Award winning and multi-Platinum selling band Casting Crowns will release their new studio album, "Only Jesus," on Nov. 16. Today, a new song, "Nobody" (ft. Matthew West), is available everywhere and is one of six songs that will be released early from the new project before the street date.

The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, Christian music's largest annual tour and one of the top first quarter tours in the world, made a series of major announcements during festivities held Monday evening. Streamed around the world via Facebook LIVE, the event — at Nashville's Hard Rock Café — was attended by artists, industry personnel and national media. Revealing a history-making tour first, Winter Jam will be presented on a 360-degree "in the round" center stage, showcasing a diverse lineup helmed by supergroup Newsboys United.

Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter and one of the hottest rising female artists in country music, Lauren Alaina, released her new single, "Ladies in the '90s," on Friday, after teasing her new song last month on Instagram - creating a firestorm of anticipation with her fans. "Ladies In the '90s" has shipped to country radio and goes for official radio adds on Oct. 15.

Rend Collective's new hit single, "Counting Every Blessing," has set a new career precedent for the Irish celebration band. No. 4 and climbing at Christian airplay, the track is Rend Collective's highest-charting radio single, spending nine consecutive weeks in the Top 10, reaching over 7.9 million listeners. Adding to the momentum, the song's music video has gained over 1.5 million views on YouTube, with more than 15.5 million streams topping 124 thousand units in global track consumption.

The "SiriusXM Presents: Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up The Girl 20th Anniversary Tour" visits Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo for 8 p.m. shows on Oct. 19-21. Per the band's marketing agent, BB Gun Press, each night will see the Goo Goo Dolls perform the full record, then stage an additional set "packed with surprises and more of their hits."

Rocket Entertainment and Universal Music Group, the world leader in music-based entertainment, announced a significant new agreement to provide Elton John, one of music's most iconic artists and the most successful male solo artist in U.S. Billboard chart history, the industry's best resources and expertise across recorded music, music publishing and licensing rights.

Fight The Fury is the new metal project from Skillet frontman and bassist John Cooper. The band, which also features Skillet guitarist Seth Morrison, along with drummer Jared Ward and guitarist John Panzer III, will release its debut EP via Atlantic Records later this year, with full details to be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, click HERE.

Capitol Christian Music Group artists and husband and wife Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes have released a special new song together, "Cover The Earth," available at all digital outlets. Click HERE to listen or purchase the single. On Thursday, they debuted the live music video of the standalone song. Originally written by Daniella Mason, this song has been made anew with a bridge written by Cody putting their unique spin on the popular song.

The Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino Events Center will welcome Jewel's "Handmade Holiday Tour" with Atz, Atz Lee and Nikos Kilcher ("Alaska: The Last Frontier") on Saturday, Dec. 8 (7 p.m.). Tickets go on sale this Friday at noon and start at $35.

Marking the band's 20th consecutive year of touring, Trans-Siberian Orchestra on Monday announced its highly anticipated winter tour 2018.

With a career that spans more than 15 years in the music business, it's safe to say Dierks Bentley knows how to captivate his audience by this point.

Seven-time Grammy winner, star of NBC's "Sunday Night Football" opening song, "American Idol" champion and Pollstar top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood is set to embark upon "The Cry Pretty Tour 360" next spring. Underwood will perform in Buffalo on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. She will visit KeyBank Center alongside opening acts Maddie & Tae and Runaway June.

Two legendary rock 'n' roll superstars joined forces on Tuesday at Artpark.

Artpark's production of "The Odyssey" lived up to billing on Sunday, as the Mainstage Theater show delivered on what the visual and performing arts company promised: Broadway professionals telling the tale of Odysseus and Penelope; grand props, including a spinning stage and a giant monster; members of the community joining together to serve as the people of Ithaca; and even a couple of Easter eggs, in the form of cameos from local celebrities and groups.

Playing to capacity audiences during a history-making string of spring and summer shows, the unprecedented "Newsboys United Tour" has been extended through the end of the year.

Fallsview Casino Resort presents its October entertainment lineup, featuring rock, pop and country stars, and big-ticket stage shows.

Canadian music royalty again visited Lewiston this week, as Artpark & Company hosted Blue Rodeo with Colin James. Between the two acts, fans were treated to an assortment of rock, blues, country and pop songs.

CMA award-winning country music superstar Dierks Bentley is set to release his newest single, "Burning Man," to country radio on July 2.

Artpark & Company welcomed Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers with The Wood Brothers to Lewiston this week as part of the "Tuesdays in the Park" concert series.

Matthew West released a special version of his chart-topping album "All In," featuring five brand-new acoustic tracks.

Artpark & Company hosted its annual Summer Solstice Celebration on Saturday. The event was coordinated and directed by Kate LoConti, Jon Lehrer, Sonia Clark and Tanis Winslow.

Legendary Aerosmith frontman, "American Idol" judge, father of "Lord of the Rings" actress Liv, and current country music superstar Steven Tyler presented a clinic in rock star-ery at Artpark.

"97 Rock" personality Rich "Bull" Gaenzler joined Canalside Management Group on Thursday to announce the lineup for "Canalside Live," the boardwalk's 2018 summer concert series. The acts include:

The BPO has planned a busy summer season that will not only take the orchestra to venues throughout Western New York's eight counties, but will extend its missions of education and community engagement.

This fall, multi-Platinum-selling Grammy-nominated band Goo Goo Dolls will embark on the "SiriusXM Presents: Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up The Girl 20th Anniversary Tour," in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their iconic album, "Dizzy Up The Girl." The band will perform the record in its entirety at each show, followed by an additional set packed with surprises and more of their hits.

With more than 30 million albums sold, 18 million digital single sales, billions of streams and 12 iconic hits combined, 3 Doors Down and Collective Soul are inviting fans aboard "The Rock & Roll Express" Tour this summer.

Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winners Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert's co-headlining "The Bandwagon Tour" will visit the Darien Lake Amphitheater in Darien Center at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16.

Multi-platinum and award-winning artists Daryl Hall & John Oates and Train on Monday announced a co-headline North American summer tour, kicking off May 1 in Sacramento, California, and wrapping Aug. 11 in Seattle, Washington.

Seven-time Grammy Award-winning and current nominees Lady Antebellum and three-time Grammy-winner Darius Rucker announced they will head out on the road together for their co-headlining "Summer Plays On Tour," kicking off July 19 in Toronto.

Grammy Award-winner Chris Tomlin continues to work to bring the church together in unity and prayer with his "Worship Night In America" (WNIA) tour. It kicks off again April 5, 2018. Special guests include Kim Walker Smith of Jesus Culture, Matt Maher, Christine D'Clario, Tauren Wells, and Pat Barrett. The tour will hit 24 markets across the U.S., including Rochester, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Philadelphia.

Rend Collective has announced the next trek of their "Good News North America Tour Pt. 2." Kicking off on March 1, 2018, in Orlando, the tour will hit 32 markets throughout the U.S., including Houston, Portland, Kansas City and Buffalo.

Multiplatinum-selling artist AWOLNATION announced the release of their third studio album, "Here Come The Runts," will be Feb. 2, 2018. Fans can preorder the album starting tomorrow at awolnationmusic.com and receive instant downloads of "Seven Sticks of Dynamite," and current single "Passion," which was the No. 1 most added at alternative radio and currently No. 14 on the alt radio charts.

WKSE "Kiss" 98.5-AM, WTSS "Star" 102.5-FM and Metamorphic Concerts will welcome TSO to Buffalo's KeyBank Center for two shows Saturday, Dec. 16 (3 and 8 p.m.) A portion of the proceeds will benefit the John R. Oishei Children's Hospital and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of WNY.

Acclaimed, multi-award-nominated songstress Cam is set to delight fans anxious for new music as she previews her 2018 Arista Nashville/RCA Records sophomore album with the release of "Diane," the forthcoming collection's debut single, available now HERE.

The newest signing to Capitol CMG, The Young Escape, has released their debut single "good life," available now. Delivering energetic pop music with a dance/electronic edge, geared toward youth and young adults, the four-piece band from southern California is made up of siblings Ryan, McKenna, Kyrsten and Luke Johns. In addition to "good life," The Young Escape also released a music video accompanying the song.

Following a sold-out summer arena tour highlighted by their triumphant U.K. return in front of 65,000-plus fans as special guests of The Killers during British Summer Time Festival at Hyde Park, Tears for Fears (Roland Orzabal - vocals, guitar, keyboards - and Curt Smith - vocals, bass, keyboards) close out 2017 with the release of their first career-spanning greatest hits album, "Rule The World."

A once-in-a-lifetime cultural event that's been exactly 30 years in the making, British pop powerhouse Bananarama touch down in 2018 for their first four dates in North America, as the original three-piece lineup: Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward and Siobhan Fahey.

Multiplatinum, award-winning pop star Rachel Platten has announced the release of her brand-new album, "Waves," available everywhere Friday, Oct. 27, via Columbia Records. Fans can re-order the album today and receive Platten's new song, "Perfect For You," which Entertainment Weekly excitedly called a "dance-able tell-off" and "irresistible jam."

Rend Collective announced Friday the group's sixth studio album, "Good News," is set to release in January 2018.

Black River Christian's Hannah Kerr announces the Oct. 20 release of her holiday EP, "Emmanuel." The six-song project was produced by Mark Miller and will be available in both digital and physical formats.