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Asbury Park Presents Weekly Talent Search: ‘Asbury Park’s Got Talent’

By Michele Amabile | April 5, 2022

Asbury Park is looking for talent this Friday night (April 8) with a weekly competition, ‘Asbury Park’s Got Talent,” starting at 7 p.m. at Macrobites on Springwood Avenue. The competition is open to contestants 10…

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New Jersey Native Brooke Alexx Debuts on NBC Show ‘American Song Contest’

By Michele Amabile | April 5, 2022

New Jersey native Brooke Alexx represented The Garden State loud and proud with her catchy new song, “I Don’t Take Pictures Anymore,” Monday night (April 5) on NBC’s “American Song Contest,” and even in Los…

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Foo Fighters Sweep Grammy Awards; Taylor Hawkins Honored

By Michele Amabile | April 4, 2022

It was a bittersweet night for the Foo Fighters, who picked up three Grammy Awards sweeping all three rock categories with wins for Best Rock Album for Medicine at Night, Best Rock Song for “Waiting on a War”…

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Steven Tyler Rocks Annual Grammy Party

By Michele Amabile | April 4, 2022

Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler’s annual Grammy Award viewing party in Los Angeles is known as the hottest party of the week, and despite scheduled performer Miley Cyrus bowing out due to a positive Covid…

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George Harrison Box Set Wins Grammy

By Michele Amabile | April 4, 2022

George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition (Capitol/UMe) was a big winner Sunday night (April 3), taking the Grammy Award for Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. The award for the box set- released in celebration of five…

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Get Hollywood Star, Release New Album

By Michele Amabile | April 1, 2022

Fresh off of getting their star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, The Red Hot Chili Peppers are releasing their latest album, Unlimited Love, today (April 1). The album, which is the band’s 12th studio set,…

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Elton John Adds Second Date At MetLife Stadium

By Michele Amabile | April 1, 2022

Elton John will say farewell to New Jersey–twice–with the addition of a second date at East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium July 24. Sir Elton, who just turned 75, was originally slated to play just one show…

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Basie Center Announces Arts Scholarships for Graduating Monmouth Seniors

By Michele Amabile | March 31, 2022

The Count Basie Center for the Arts  is offering six, $2,500 scholarships: the Moser Taboada Arts Impact Scholarship, the Amy Giinther Fredericks Music Education Scholarship, the Yvonne Lamb Scudiery Arts Impact Scholarship, a scholarship gifted by Count Basie Center Board of…

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Scorpions Announce Madison Square Garden Concert to Celebrate Bangladesh

By Michele Amabile | March 30, 2022

The German rock band Scorpions will rock Madison Square Garden like a hurricane this spring to celebrate Bangladesh’s 50 years of independence and to help the U.N.D.P. launch a global awareness campaign on cyber security.…

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Mick Jagger Co-Writes Song for New Series

By Michele Amabile | March 29, 2022

Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger has co-written the theme song of a new  Apple TV+ series Slow Horses , set to debut this Friday (April 1). The song–“Strange Game”–was co-written with  Academy Award-nominated film composer Daniel Pemberton.…

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