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May 7, 2015

Angélique Kidjo Honored With David Rockefeller Award

Angélique Kidjo, West African singer, songwriter, activist, UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador and founder of the Batonga Foundation has just been honored with a 2015 David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award by global nonprofit Synergos, dedicated to addressing complex problems of poverty and inequality around the world. The honor was bestowed upon Kidjo and co-honoree Ratan N. Tata at the organization’s annual University for a Night Gala, and places Kidjo in the company of past recipients including Kofi Annan, Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, Jennifer and Peter Buffett, Mo Ibrahim, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Zainab Salbi and, of course, David Rockefeller.

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May 7, 2015

Dave Matthews Plays For Letterman Tonight

Dave Matthews Band will perform on CBS Interactive’s limited-run concert web series, LEGENDS ON LETTERMAN, tonight and pay a final visit to LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN tomorrow, May 8.LEGENDS ON LETTERMAN celebrates the musical acts that have performed on LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN throughout the 21 years the show has been on CBS.The webcast featuring Dave Matthews Band will be available live on CBS.com tonight at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT and on-demand on CBS.com, the CBS Apps and select CBS Audience Network partner sites.

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May 7, 2015

They Might Be Giants’ “Answer” Shared With Conan

Grammy-winning They Might Be Giants’ latest rock album Glean is a collection from their 2015 Dial-A-Song re-launch. Released April 21 via Idlewild Reordings, Glean debuted at #5 Independent Albums, #6 Alternative Albums, #7 Top Rock Albums, #38 Top Album Sales and #67 Billboard 200! In celebration of the album release, the band performed the deceivingly dark, yet ferociously catchy album track “Answer” on CONAN last night and continue on a national headlining tour, bringing fans to their feet at a sold-out show in Seattle tonight.

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May 7, 2015

Jon Pousette-Dart’s Talk Revealed

Pousette-Dart has been creating music for four decades strong now, from his ‘70s days leading the Pousette-Dart Band — one of the busiest touring groups of the era, sharing stages with countless legendary artists ranging from the Byrds to Jerry Garcia, to Billy Joel and Yes, and the infamous Frampton Comes Alive tour – all the way to his solo work in the ‘90s and beyond, where he has written and performed with numerous luminaries on the American music scene. Needless to say, the execution of timeless music is a feat he well knows the value of.

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May 7, 2015

Grace Potter, Peter Frampton & Allen Toussaint Play For Dear Jerry

Grace Potter, Peter Frampton and Allen Toussaint are the latest performers announced as part of the prestigious lineup of artists taking part in DEAR JERRY: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF JERRY GARCIA, a once-in-a-lifetime concert event taping honoring one of the most influential musicians of our time. The concert will take place at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Washington, DC, on May 14. These superstar artists will join the extraordinary lineup featuring: Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann’s Billy & the Kids, Bob Weir, Bruce Hornsby, Buddy Miller, David Grisman, Eric Church, Greensky Bluegrass, Jimmy Cliff, Jorma Kaukonen, Los Lobos, Moe., O.A.R., Railroad Earth, The Disco Biscuits, Trampled By Turtles, Widespread Panic, Yonder Mountain String Band and Communion featuring Phil Lesh, Stu Allen, Grahame Lesh, Ross James, Alex Koford, and Jason Crosby.

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May 7, 2015

Shania Twain’s Rock This Country Tour Extends

One of the world’s best-selling female artist in history, Shania Twain, will be extending her ROCK THIS COUNTRY tour into the Fall of 2015, due to overwhelming fan demand. This will be her first North American tour in more than 11 years, and the now 67 date run comes hot on the heels of her hit two-year residency in Las Vegas at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

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