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Billboard Music Award Winning Blues/Rocker Kenny Wayne Shepherd Tour Arrives at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
June 20, 2026
"It's a little bit of both," said
7X Grammy Award nominated Blues/Rock legend Kenny Wayne Shepherd about his June 20, 2026, show at the Cerritos
Center for the Performing Arts when I asked what his fans can expect at the concert. "Songs from the first album...then
a whole set of other music. Some shows I have an opening band, but this one it's just the Kenny Wayne Shepherd band playing
for two hours."
The first album Kenny
talks about gave him his first hit song "Ledbetter Heights" which is now 30 years-old. The "Ledbetter Heights:
The 30th Anniversary Session" album from the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band is to be released May 8, 2026.
"We out on tour now," Kenny told me as we talked about his
show coming to the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts June 20th. "We're playing from the album ("Ledbetter
Heights: The 30th Anniversary Session") for the first time."
The music video from the title track has garnered over 2,200 in just two weeks. His "Hey Baby"
music video with Bobby Rush has over 56,000 views in just a year and his "I Found Love" music video released two
months ago has over 19,000 views. The... <Read the full May 5, 2026 column here...>
The Pulse of Entertainment: Country Music Sibling Duo Maddy and Colton Release Debut Single ‘He
Rose'
"I started playing for her when I was
11," said Colton James when I asked how him and his sister Maddy Grace became a duo debuting with the single "He
Rose". "By the time I was 13 I was singing at open mics."
The single Maddy and Colton released is co-written by the duo and
Ryan "Uncle Ryano" Reynolds. The single is produced by Reynolds and Bryan Austin.
"I started writing songs at the age of 12 or 13," Maddy added. "I
picked up the piano a little. Colton started playing the piano."
"We started singing together at open-mics and gigs, it's been about two years," Colton said of their
experience singing together before this debut single "He Rose." "A guy we met through our Uncle Ryano helped
write the song."
"We never met....the
first time we met he pitched this song," Grace pointed out.
John Legend to Kick-Off New Season at the Cerritos
Centr for the Performing Arts on August 1, 2026 with a Live Performance
(Cerritos, CA) - He's the man behind the hit song "Ordinary People" and he
is coming to the Cerritos Center for the Performance Arts Saturday August 1, 2026, and his name is John
Legend. Legend is going to perform his extraordinary catalog of hits to officially kick-off the new 2026-2027 Season
at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts for "A Night of Songs & Stories."
Grammy Award Winning Norman Brown Releases New
Album 'Authentically Norman' on Shanachie Entertainment
(New York NY) - The Grammy Award winning Atlanta-based Jazz guitarist Norman Brown recently
released his anticipated new album, "Authentically Norman" on Shanachie Entertainment. The album
features 11 sterling originals and collaborations with Wirlie Morris (Charlie Wilson, Keith Sweat, Boyz II Men, etc.), label-mate
Paul Brown (George Benson, Luther Vandross, and Boney James, etc.), and Shane Theriot (Hall & Oates, The Neville Brothers
and Beyoncé, etc.). On the "Authentically Norman" project he crafts the ultimate sonic companion for moments
of celebration, reflection, rejuvenation, inspiration and romance.
A musician's musician, Norman Brown has collaborated with George Benson as well as countless
others including Dave Koz, Brian McKnight, Kirk Whalum, Miki Howard, Jeff Lorber, Gerald Albright, Rick Braun, Peabo Bryson,
and Chanté Moore.
(Atlanta, GA) - Grammy Award nominated artist
Johnny Venus, best known as one half of the acclaimed duo EarthGang, continues his journey into a new musical chapter with
the solo release of "I Want You Back" (Sincethe80s/Epic Records) the first single from his forthcoming debut set
to release later this year.
This track
offers listeners a glimpse into the deeply personal body of work Johnny has been building as he steps forward out on his own.
Produced by Grammy Award nominated producer Dominique Sanders, "I Want You Back" also features songwriting by Grammy
Award nominated Baby Tate and Grammy Award winning songwriter and producer The-Dream, with mixing by Grammy Award winning
engineer Neal Pogue.
On the track, Johnny leans
into the vulnerability and emotional honesty that define this new era of his artistry, exploring love, reflection, and growth
through his signature blend of soul, R&B, and funk.
The
single is brought to life with the music video, a stunning visualizer, directed by TJ Sawyer and Salomé Gomise-Trezise.
Through a series of intimate moments, the piece traces the arc of a
romance between Johnny and a past lover, beginning with the promise of new connection, rising into intimacy, fracturing under
the weight of truth, and dissolving into solitude. Rather than presenting love as a straight path, the video shows the feeling
moves in circles.
"I Want You Back"
arrives as Johnny builds towards the release of his highly anticipated debut solo album later this year, following the August
2025 release of his EP Shooter. As he prepares to share more music and step onto stages around the world in the coming months,
2026 is shaping up to be a defining year for Johnny, further solidifying his place as one of music's most thoughtful and dynamic
voices.
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(Source: Epic Records)
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