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N.Flying Band Leader Lee Seung-hyub.

Midtown Manhattan

A decade of rock n’ roll comes ‘full circle:’ N.Flying put the beat in the heart of New York City at the Palladium in Times Square

Posted on August 30, 2025

G-Dragon kicked off his tour at the Prudential Center.

Music

Thousands hail the Return of the ‘K-Pop King:’ G-Dragon holds two sold-out performances at Newark Prudential Center

Posted on August 29, 2025

The Queer Urban Orchestra's artistic director and conductor David Bloom and general manager Brian Shaw.

Gay City News

Queer Urban Orchestra creates ‘a place for us’ among LGBTQ musicians and allies

Big Ocean toured the United Nations

Music

Big Ocean paved waves for inclusivity in NYC and at the United Nations Development Programme

Posted on August 20, 2025

ARTMS at Town Hall last year

Midtown Manhattan

K-Pop goddesses ARTMS talk ‘Club Icarus’ after Midtown nightclub party with fans

Posted on August 19, 2025

HONGJOONG of ATEEZ

Music

Exclusive: Insight into new mini album ‘In Your Fantasy’ remix with ATEEZ & Yaeji

Posted on August 16, 2025

Xdinary Heroes k-rock music band

Music

Inside Xdinary Heroes’ ‘Beautiful Mind’ tour, K-Rockstars discuss the art of music

Posted on August 15, 2025

K-Pop star Baekhyun perform at the Prudential Center

Music

From South Korea to New Jersey: How a beloved arena became a K-Pop mecca for fans

Posted on August 14, 2025

Jamaican Reggae Queen Marcia Griffiths.

Caribbean Life

Marcia Griffiths joins Beres Hammond, Cham for reggae magic this weekend

From left, Carimi, Sizzla, and Shirley Ann Cyril-Mayers.

Caribbean Life

Excitement builds: Carimi and more added to CMA Awards!

people performing at Harlem Summerstage

Harlem

Harlem Summerstage brings soul to Harlem Week

Posted on August 13, 2025

Michael T. lying down at David Bowie tribute show

‘Let’s Dance’? No, let’s time travel to David Bowie’s 1980 at Joe’s Pub with Michael T.’s glamorous show

Posted on August 13, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

For the Record: Greenpoint café spins vinyl and brews community

N.Flying the K-rock band

Midtown Manhattan

N.Flying set to soar in NYC for US Tour ‘&CON4 : FULL CIRCLE’

Posted on August 8, 2025

Voting is open for the VMAs.

Music

Voting open for VMAs as the award show gears up for return to UBS Arena

Posted on August 7, 2025

woman singing on stage as fans applaud at Lucinda's in East Village

Lucinda Williams on stage, Johnny Cash in the bathroom at the East Village’s newest honky-tonk bar

Posted on August 6, 2025

Busta Rhymes

LI Press

Long Island’s Busta Rhymes added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Mirage parent company, Avant Gardner, files for bankruptcy

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Brooklyn Paper

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! shifts lineup to reflect borough’s changing communities

Keshi in Washington Square Park

‘A man of the people’: Keshi invites fans to bring their guitars for Washington Square Park meet and greet

Posted on August 3, 2025

Braata Productions folks singers huddle for "Banana.”

Caribbean Life

Vibes on Vibes

poster of missing teens from 1973

Brooklyn Paper

‘Never forgotten’: Investigators renew push to solve 1973 disappearance of Brooklyn teens

ATEEZ returned to Citi Field for a huge show.

Queens

ATEEZ makes triumphant return to Citi Field, drawing thousands of fans

Posted on July 23, 2025

Travis Japan at Sony Hall on Oct 16, 2024.

Music

Travis Japan set to dazzle New York City once more with epic return

Posted on July 18, 2025

SAN of ATEEZ at a surprised listening party in Soho.

Soho

A SoHo ‘Fantasy:’ hello82 surprises fans with ATEEZ listening party

Posted on July 16, 2025

K-pop star BIBI made a pitstop in Midtown to surprise her fans.

Midtown Manhattan

Global icon BIBI takes a bite out of the Big Apple, surprises fans in Midtown

Posted on July 9, 2025

Musical and life partners Kelly Green and Luca Soul Rosenfeld before their gig at Mezzrow in the West Village

Jazz duo builds a life, a home studio, and healing sound together

Posted on July 9, 2025

Baekhyun performed at the Prudential Center.

Music

Thousands cross the Hudson for EXO alum Baekhyun’s first solo concert

Posted on July 8, 2025

the K-pop band NOWZ

Music

Exclusive: NOWZ tells amNewYork they are ready to ignite the world with their music

Posted on July 4, 2025

Man in The Grateful Dead shirt holding book with photograph

Truckin’ through the years: David Gans guides a trip down The Grateful Dead memory lane

Posted on July 2, 2025

Linda May Han Oh performed at the Village Vanguard.

Music

PHOTOS: Bassist Linda May Han Oh takes the stage at Village Vanguard

Posted on June 28, 2025

barclays center planet brooklyn

Brooklyn Paper

Machel Montano, Ludmilla, CupcakKe and more to headline first-ever Planet Brooklyn festival

The Folk Music Society of New York performs at the 2024 "Porch Stomp" folk music festival on Governors Island.

Strum, stomp, sing: Porch Stomp Folk Music Fest hits Governors Island this Saturday

Posted on June 18, 2025

K-Rock group The Rose at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Tribeca

‘The Rose: Comeback to Me’ documentary heals Tribeca Festival through music

Posted on June 18, 2025

queens jazz trail

QNS

Queens Jazz Trail Concert Series brings music to parks from Astoria to Jamaica

Stray Kids partnered with Musicians on Call to light the Empire State Building in honor of the power of music.

Midtown Manhattan

Stray Kids light the Empire State Building in honor of the healing power of music

Posted on June 17, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Rita Ora to headline free Brooklyn concert as Wimbledon’s ‘The Hill in New York’ returns

Conan Gray performs at Gov Ball.

Queens

Gov Ball continues to rock Queens despite downpour

Posted on June 13, 2025

NY: Sunny’s Bar Red Hook

Brooklyn Paper

Sunny’s Bar in Brooklyn defies odds, recognized for inspiring disaster comeback

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Army Terminal unveils summer series celebrating culture and community

Hudson River Music festival singers before big crowd

Music

For Pete’s sake: Hudson River Music Festival makes a comeback drawing from legacy of Pete Seeger

Posted on June 10, 2025

July Quin performs at Bronx Summer Jam in 2023.

Bronx

Bronx Summer Jam to return for fourth year in a row this month

Posted on June 7, 2025

American Ballet Theatre Celebrates 85th Anniversary At 2025 Spring Gala – Arrivals

Arts & Entertainment

American Ballet Theatre’s 85th anniversary gala was a love letter to New York’s glamorous soul

Posted on June 5, 2025

Fans reveling at Governor's Ball in Queens in 2024

Queens

Govball is this weekend in Queens — here’s what you need to know

Posted on June 4, 2025

Jazz legend Roscoe Mitchell performs during the 2025 Vision Fest.

PHOTOS: Jazz legend Roscoe Mitchell takes the stage for Vision Festival 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025

Starfox and the Fleet band portrait

Music

Starfox & the Fleet: Theatrical, time-traveling and totally genre-bending glam rock in the East Village

Posted on June 4, 2025

The annual 116th Street Festival in New York City, which has the largest population of Puerto Ricans outside Puerto Rico, is the largest Puerto Rican festival in the world.

40th annual 116th Street Festival to dance through East Harlem this weekend

Posted on June 4, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! announces 47th season lineup featuring Grace Jones, Janelle Monáe and More

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