Recording Academy Opens Advocacy Office with Holiday Open House
To celebrate The Recording Academy’s new DC home and Advocacy HQ, the organization hosted a holiday party featuring Members of Congress… and GRAMMY nominee Julia Michaels.
Music
DC Wins Lil Wayne TIDAL Concert
The Grammy Award-winning rapper, in partnership with TIDAL, recently announced that, as a result of thousands of fans voting in TIDAL’s tour contest, he will come to DC on December 21 as a part of the TIDAL X: Lil Wayne I Ain’t Sh*t Without You Fan Appreciation Tour.
Musical Legend Johnny Mathis Gives, Gets Surprise Tribute
Musical legend Johnny Mathis gave a tribute to others — and got a little tribute himself — at Child Justice‘s 4th Annual Heroes of Child Justice fundraising event in late September at the Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center. The platinum Billboard star and Grammy… Read More
All Things Go Returns w/ Carly Rae Jepsen and All-Female Favorites
The 2018 All Things Go Fall Classic music and food festival returns to Union Market (1309 5th Street NE) this Fall with headliners Carly Rae Jepsen, BØRNS, Maggie Rogers and Billie Eilish. This year’s two-day lineup — Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7 —… Read More
Songwriters Sing for their Rights at Annual ASCAP “We Write the Songs”
“This past year has been a wild ride in the fight for music creators’ rights,” said ASCAP Foundation President, Paul Williams. In celebration of American songwriting, The ASCAP Foundation and The Library of Congress jointly held the tenth annual “We Write the Songs” event at the… Read More
Hamilton’s Euan Morton Headlines Gala at Round House Theater
Round House Theater in Bethesda, MD played host to Euan Morton Friday Night (May 12th), replaying his theatre life onstage at the annual Broadway in Bethesda Gala. The Tony Award nominee and Broadway veteran headlined the Gala performance, which also featured singer-songwriter Catherine Backus as… Read More
Arena Stage Gala Features Local Musical Great Mary McBride
“I love that we are already spilling drinks,” Mary BcBride laughed as water bottles fell from atop a speaker during the first song of her all-American musical set at the Kreeger Theatre during the 2018 Arena Stage Gala Thursday night. After an awards presentation to… Read More
Inside the All Things Go Fall Classic at Union Market
The fourth annual All Things Go Fall Classic rocked Union Market with more than 10,000 music and food fans who packed the iconic culinary and retail district for the three-day festival. Headliners Young Thug, Foster the People and Galantis led the slate of hip hop, alternative and electronic acts who hit the stage for a… Read More
A Last Look Inside the National Harbor Snow Globe
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be inside a snow globe, this one comes pretty close. This weekend is your last chance to chill inside the Summer Snow Globe inside National Harbor’s special events venue the Harbor Dome. Savor the last days of… Read More
Protecting the Precious Copyright: ASCAP’s ‘We Write the Songs’
Late last month, in celebration of American songwriting, the ASCAP Foundation and The Library of Congress jointly held the ninth annual “We Write the Songs” event at the historic Coolidge Auditorium in The Library of Congress. As part of this special event hosted by ASCAP… Read More
