Magic 98.3 is the official sponsor of the Broadway series at State Theatre New Jersey. It’s going to be a Broadway season full of fun and farce, mystery and misfits, friendships and frenemies. Oh, and sequins, lots, and lots of sequins.
Experience universal stories of heart and home, love and loss, remorse and redemption, and, ultimately, the power of optimism and determination. You’ll also love the star-studded line-up of Broadway’s best singers in special one-night-only concerts.
The Broadway Series opener is Pretty Woman: The Musical, and it’s based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time. It springs to life with a powerhouse creative team led by two-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde).
Joel and Maryann talked with Kerry D’Jovanni who plays David Morse. Look for the premiere of Kerry’s original play “The H Word.” His credits also include Kinky Boots, Celebrity, MSC & Holland America Cruise lines, Dreamgirls, and Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Listen to his interview here…
Other Broadway shows include Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive,Chicago: The Musical, Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony, Come From Away, Audra McDonald In Concert, Annie, The Cher Show, Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’,An Evening With Sutton Foster, Clue, The Kite Runner, and Mean Girls.
It’s brought to the stage by lead producer Paula Wagner, and it features an original score by Grammy-winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and a book by the movie’s legendary director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J. F. Lawton. Pretty Woman: The Musical will lift your spirits and light up your heart.
Featured in the musical is Roy Orbison and Bill Dee’s international smash hit song “Oh, Pretty Woman,” which inspired one of the most beloved romantic comedy films of all time starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. Pretty Woman the film was a huge international hit when it was released in 1990. Now, 30 years later, Broadway.com says Pretty Woman: The Musical is “Big romance and big fun!” It delivers on all the iconic moments you remember. For tickets to experience this dazzling theatrical take on a love story for the ages go to STNJ.org.
Most Googled Music Artists of the Year
Music artists are constantly vying for the top of the charts. But an artist’s relevance is about more than just the hit singles and albums these days. It’s even about more than concert ticket an merch sales. Wettfreunde analyzed Google search results over the last year to find out what music artists have been the most searched in different countries around the world.
With K-pop being on the rise in popularity worldwide, it is no surprise that the biggest boy bands and girl bands from that genre made the list. BTS and Blackpink are the most famous, and more K-pop bands are gaining popularity in the US as well. The K-pop genre is popular for its catchy rhythms and choruses, as all mainstream pop music has. The groups consist of young, attractive, and stylish members, just like the teen idols of decades past. Meanwhile, U.S. based pop stars have extended their reach globally to their fans via social media and touring, propelling the interest in searches on Google.
The Reach Music Artists Have
For the music artists who haven’t gone on tour or released new music in the last year, their influence on their fans across the world has kept them relevant enough to keep them on people’s minds. For example, Rihanna has not released an album since 2016’s Anti. She offered her voice for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack with “Lift Me Up” in 2022 and performed at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show. Despite not having new music for her fans, RiRi gave birth to two children with her partner, A$AP Rocky, and runs multiple successful businesses, which seem to keep her busy enough.
The search results of the 1000 most-streamed artists across 189 countries were compared. Keep scrolling to see the results of which music artists are the most searched of the year.
Taylor Swift
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Taylor Swift is the most-searched artist in the US. With new music and the US leg of her Eras Tour, it comes as no surprise as Swift dominated with 27 states searching her the most.
Future
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Future is the most-searched in Alabama and Mississippi. The Atlanta rapper is constantly releasing new music, collaborating with artists like The Weeknd, Lil Uzi Vert, and Don Toliver, to name a few. He announced on X in May 2023 that he was "locked in album mode."
BLACKPINK
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The South Korean girl group's popularity has skyrocketed around the world and in the US. They dominated 13 countries as the most-search music artists, with nearly 16 million searches monthly! They headlined Coachella in 2023 and made four stops in the US as part of their World Tour.
Bad Bunny
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The Puerto Rican rapper and singer isn't the only artist who had a standout year. Bad Bunny is the 5th most-searched artist globally, with 18 countries searching for him the most each month. As for the US, 17 states search for "Where She Goes" artist the most.
Shakira
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Shakira ranks 4th in the world for most Google searches, with 19 countries looking up the "Acróstico" singer over six million times monthly. The Colombian artist has put out new music in 2023 and shows no signs of slowing down.
Rihanna
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Between performing at the Super Bowl and announcing back-to-back pregnancies, RiRi is the 3rd most-searched music artist. With 29 countries around the world searching for her the most monthly, she also runs successful businesses with her lingerie brand Savage X Fenty, as well as her cosmetics brand, Fenty Beauty. Though she hasn't released an album since 2016's 'Anti,' she is widely regarded as one of the most prominent singers of the 21st century.
BTS
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BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band that takes the number one spot of most-searched music artists globally with 42 countries with an average of 13.6 million monthly searches over the last year! The 7-member group have 3 of its members entering the military, and their remaining members will have to enlist by the end of the year for 18 months, as per South Korean military law.
Joel Katz is the Morning Show Personality, Assistant Program Director, Podcast Host, Voiceover artist, audio producer, and Digital Content Writer for Magic 98.3. Joel has been working in New Jersey radio since college and started at Magic in 2002 as the Morning Show Host, “I can’t think of another place where I’d fit more perfectly; it’s just a great company with awesome people.” Joel is married to Kathleen, his elementary school sweetheart (they were each other’s first dates at age 9), shares a birthday with his oldest son, Ty, and has twins, Kiera and Liam. Joel runs at least 3.1 miles every day and enjoys playing basketball, doing laundry, saving his turn signal for when he really needs it, kissing dogs through a fence, using coasters, making that cool noise by rubbing his fingers on balloons, and chasing after ping pong balls on a windy cruise ship.
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