Nicki Minaj to receive Video Vanguard Award and perform live at 2022 "VMAs"

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Global superstar Nicki Minaj will receive MTV’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and perform for the first time since 2018 at the 2022 “VMAs,” airing LIVE from Prudential Center on Sunday, August 28 at 8:00pm. The 17x nominated and 5x “VMAs” winner, who took home her first Moon Person for Best Hip Hop Video in 2011, is nominated this year for “Best Hip Hop.” 

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MTV Announces First Round of Performers for 2022 VMAs

(NEWARK, NJ) -- MTV has announced Anitta, J Balvin, Marshmello x Khalid and Panic! At The Disco as the first round of global superstars set to perform at the 2022 “VMAs” LIVE from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Sunday, August 28th at 8:00pm.

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Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues gets ready for the IBC Challenge 2022

(LAKE COMO, NJ) -- The 38th Annual International Blues Challenge (IBC), the largest gathering of blues bands in the world, will be held by The Blues Foundation in Memphis, TN from January 24-28, 2023. As an affiliate of The Blues Foundation, the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation will again choose representatives to participate in the IBC Memphis Challenge through a local competition on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Salty's Beach Bar in Lake Como, NJ.  The past year's winners were the Shadetree Mechanics band, and James Dalton as a solo act.

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Joe's Pub in September

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Joe’s Pub has announced their fall programming. September 2022 offers incredible performances from Latine artists: Afro-Cuban jazz grooves from Dayramir González, an evening of Latin alternative music with Jessica Medina & Mai-Elka Prado, Latin-folk influences from the Argentine female-powered band Fémina.  Plus there's the dreamy Stephanie Chou, who combines classical European and Chinese influences, Taiwanese artist Chien Chien Lu, who shares a distinctive approach to contemporary jazz, and hilarious anti-racist girl group, AzN PoP!  Here's a look at the programming at Joe's Pub in September.

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Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Love & Let Go" by cr0wcallz

My Jersey Shore-raised nephew who goes by the stage name cr0wcallz has been killin' it as a DJ in his new hometown of New Hope, as well as his future hometown of Brooklyn.

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State Theatre New Jersey presents Scotty McCreery on November 7th

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Scotty McCreery – Fall of Summer Tour on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7:30pm. McCreery has been a household name for nearly half his life, ever since making history in 2011 as both the first country artist and the youngest male artist of any genre to debut his first studio album, the Platinum-certified Clear as Day, at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.

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IJS & Greg Burrus Present HWM Harlem Nights Across the Hudson featuring Lee Odom & Michael Gray on October 30th

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American Brass Quintet Comes to Sewell on November 10th

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Albert Music Hall presents 2nd Annual Jersey Devil Show