Jermaine Dupri sued Sony in Manhattan federal court, alleging decades of unpaid and underreported royalties tied to So So Def releases and his production work. The complaint seeks at least $18 million.

The MLK Jr. Birth Home on Auburn Avenue reopens this Saturday after preservation work. Ranger-led presentations and limited in-person tours will return.

Phoenix Art Museum will present "Kim Chong Hak, Painter of Seoraksan" Sept. 9, 2026–Feb. 21, 2027, a touring survey from Atlanta’s High featuring 70+ works in the Steele Gallery.

Hamilton returns to Atlanta’s Fox Theatre Sept. 2–20, 2026. Tickets are reported to go on sale June 18 and a digital lottery will offer $10 seats.

CBS renewed Beyond the Gates through 2028 and staged a Young and the Restless crossover filmed in Doraville — a boost for Atlanta production crews.

The inaugural bamX Black Music Week has filled Morehouse with panels, awards and showcases this week and will cap with a youth‑soccer kickoff on Saturday. The program pairs legacy honors with industry and community programming.

A three-day Black Romance Book Festival filled downtown Atlanta with panels, signings and after-hours events, organizers said.

JapanFest Atlanta returns Sept. 19–20 at Gas South Convention Center with martial-arts demos, bonsai and ikebana workshops, a Ginza-style street and an omikoshi parade.

A new Nelson Mandela sculpture now greets travelers at Hartsfield‑Jackson. The work by Cape Town artist Marco Olivier was made from recycled ocean plastic.

The I'm So ATL campaign will place murals, sculptures and pop-up performances across dozens of Atlanta parks this summer and cap the run with a free festival at Piedmont Park.

The 14th annual Atlanta Fringe opens next Wednesday and runs two weeks across East Atlanta and Little Five Points, with dozens of shows and free family programming.

Gloria and Emily Estefan's Basura launches May 30 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. The mother‑daughter duo co-wrote the score for a musical inspired by Paraguay's Recycled Orchestra.

The High’s sweeping Noguchi retrospective reframes the artist as a designer and spotlights Atlanta’s Playscapes. Nearly 200 objects are on view through Aug. 2.