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Mike Field releases 'Traffic Police' video before Toronto concert
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Toronto jazz trumpeter Mike Field has released the official video for ‘Traffic Police’ from his album Nashland, with the Toronto-shot clip arriving before his Aug. 5 hometown show at Reid’s Distillery.
A' Musical Instruments Design Awards open 2026 entries
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A’ Design Award & Competition has opened entries for the 2026 A’ International Musical Instruments Design Awards, a global competition for instrument designers, makers and music technology companies.
Key Point Academy opens 90,000-square-foot Downtown Miami campus
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Key Point Academy has opened a new more than 90,000-square-foot campus on Biscayne Boulevard, giving the Miami school a single Downtown location for students from Pre-K through 12th grade.
Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding returns to Rio Hotel & Casino Aug. 20
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The long-running interactive comedy dinner show is coming back to Las Vegas on Aug. 20, 2026, with a revamped production at Rio Hotel & Casino.
Gina's Skinny Italian lands Publix and Kroger placement in Tennessee
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Gina’s Skinny Italian is expanding across Tennessee with products headed to all 62 Publix stores and select Kroger end caps in Middle Tennessee by the end of July. The retail win gives the founder-led Italian food brand a bigger foothold in a key…
Borgo Monchiero Heritage by Atmosphere set to open in Italy
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Borgo Monchiero Heritage by Atmosphere will open July 16 in Langhe, Italy, after a restoration of an 18th-century monastery into a 25-key boutique hotel.
Giovanni Scafoglio frames new album as antidote to social media toxicity
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Italian artist Giovanni Scafoglio has released Musicology Mashup, a 78-minute album built from neuroscience research, field recordings and 21 international collaborators to counter algorithmic overload.
A' Design Award opens 2026 entries for entertainment and streaming media awards
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A’ Design Award & Competition has opened entries for its 2026 entertainment, content creation and streaming media awards, with eligibility for projects from the past 10 years.
Mathew Knowles tells WMF 2026 music industry must embrace AI and data
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Mathew Knowles used the WMF 2026 mainstage in Bologna to argue that music brands need strategy, intellectual property control and fan community building to win in the AI era. The former Destiny’s Child and Beyoncé executive said the industry is…
bOydestiNy pushes new single as album rolls out support
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bOydestiNy is spotlighting the single Super Love! (Milly’s Song) from his 2026 album Listen Up! (Óyeme), with the track set for a June 26, 2026 launch and gaining international radio support.
EU Fab 6 launches Wine Sound album from Abruzzo winemaking
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The EU Fab 6 campaign has released Wine Sound, a new album and short film built from the recorded sounds of Abruzzo vineyards and wineries.
EU Fab 6 launches Wine Sound album inspired by Abruzzo winemaking
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The EU Fab 6 campaign has released Wine Sound, a 10-track album and 25-minute short film built from recorded sounds of viticulture and winemaking in Abruzzo.
North/South Chamber Orchestra ends 46th season with free June 16 concert in New York
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The North/South Chamber Orchestra will close its 46th consecutive season on June 16 at Christ & St. Stephen’s Church in Manhattan with works by living composers from France, the Czech Republic and the U.S. The free concert features clarinetist…
Kat Gang sets June 19 release for intimate jazz album BOSSA & BORDEAUX
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Jazz singer Kat Gang will release BOSSA & BORDEAUX on June 19, 2026, a French- and Portuguese-language album shaped by her New York quintet residency and built around acoustic jazz, chanson and bossa nova.
Global Art & Fashion Gala marks America 250 at the Kennedy Center
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The Global Humanities Foundation hosted the Global Art & Fashion Gala – America the Beautiful at the Kennedy Center on Aug. 17, 2026, drawing diplomats, artists and civic leaders from more than 15 countries.
Billy Joel tribute tour to hit more than 35 U.S. cities
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Right Angle Entertainment and Maple Tree Entertainment have launched The Billy Joel Legacy: A Tribute Experience, a national concert tour opening Sept. 17 in Stamford, Connecticut.
E. Travers returns with a Nashville-set Sheridan Nash mystery
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E. Travers has released The Older the Violin, the Sweeter the Music: A Sheridan Nash Mystery, a crime novel that pairs Nashville music culture with an international smuggling investigation.
Columbus Citizens Foundation wraps fresco training for scholarship students
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Columbus Citizens Foundation completed a 10-day fresco painting course in New York for scholarship recipients, led by Italian master artists and backed by the Ladies Auxiliary.
Vale! ULB releases genre-blurring single Devórame
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Vale! ULB has released “Devórame,” a Latin crossover track built on Brazilian funk, Cuban percussion and New Orleans bounce.
Comstock and Fasano bring a cocktail-party concert to the Hamptons
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Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano will perform “A Swell-egant, Elegant Party” at LTV Studios in Wainscott on Aug. 1 as Hamptons Summer Songbook by the Sea continues its third season.
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