Swizz Beatz and several labels sued BoatYard Lake Norman in federal court, saying the Cornelius club played "Party Up" and other ASCAP works without a license.

Long Beach showed off renderings for an LGBTQ+ Cultural District on Broadway — featuring a Pride Plaza, new lighting and $3.3M in seed funds for the first phase. Community feedback will shape the next steps.

The Napa Valley Opera House has been rebranded as Napa Music Hall, with a 160‑seat Club, a 650‑capacity Ballroom and plans for hundreds of shows downtown.

A century-old Uptown church now hosts concerts, but about 20 urns still sit in a columbarium. Volunteers are racing to find relatives and new resting places before the wall is removed.

The Menil Collection is transforming its Fresco Building into a dedicated venue for contemporary artist projects after recent renovations.

Satchmo SummerFest returns Aug. 1–2 with free music, lectures and a Satchmo Salute second-line; the Jazz Mass will be held again at St. Augustine Church's sanctuary.

A Country Music Hall of Fame retrospective traces Kenny Chesney's rise with guitars, handwritten lyrics and the 'Old Blue Chair' that inspired his song.

The New York Historical opens its $175M Tang Wing Thursday, adding galleries, classrooms, a Weitzman Shoe Museum and semiquincentennial programming.

The family behind the Strawberry Music Festival canceled its Oct. 15–18 fall gathering in Grass Valley while organizers regroup; tickets can be refunded or rolled into spring.

Walter Parazaider, founding saxophonist of Chicago, has died at 81. His woodwind work helped define the band's horn-driven sound.

Smithsonian’s Starstruck VR experience opens in Penn Quarter — a 40-minute, science-driven walk through a 3D universe built from real telescope data.

Flickr’s MODE festival will bring big-name music and a star-studded photography program to downtown Minneapolis September 18–20, 2026. Headliners include Vince Staples, Tycho and Cory Wong.

The Brooks Museum will reopen downtown on Dec. 6 as the Memphis Art Museum, offering permanent free admission for Shelby County residents and opening with a Hooks Brothers retrospective.