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Musicians Reach Tentative Deal with Film and TV Studios — But No Streaming Residuals

November 27, 2019

Musicians have reached a tentative deal with film and television studios, despite not getting their most pressing demand: residuals for streaming, which they had fought for through their #BandTogether campaig... Read More...

Sundance Will Screen Documentary Examining Michael Jackson's Alleged Child Molestation

After ‘Leaving Neverland,’ the Michael Jackson Estate Approves an Official Biopic

Colin Cohen

November 22, 2019

The producer of the film Bohemian Rhapsody has secured the rights to make a biopic about Michael Jackson from the late singer's estate. Graham King and his GK Films will also have access to Jackson's complet... Read More...

NCT 127, SuperM and EXO Management Group SM Entertainment Inks Deal With CAA

Marsha Silva

November 5, 2019

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has signed a representation deal with South Korea's SM Entertainment, which manages K-pop stars such as NCT 127, SuperM and EXO. The agreement means that for the first time an A... Read More...

Paramount Is Producing a Biopic About the Bee Gees

Marsha Silva

October 31, 2019

Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures in association with Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King and producer-financier Sister are producing a biopic of the Bee Gees. The British brothers Robin, Barr... Read More...

Kanye West’s 35-Minute IMAX Movie Made $1 Million In a Weekend

Paul Resnikoff

October 28, 2019

Kanye West's short-length IMAX film Jesus is King brought in healthy weekend box office receipts. Limited-run, in-theater artist films are sometimes profitable, but overall a small niche for artists and the ... Read More...

Pedophile Gary Glitter Isn’t Earning a Dime from ‘Joker,’ Universal Music Insists

Marsha Silva

October 15, 2019

People were understandably upset that film director Todd Phillips chose Gary Glitter’s “Rock and Roll Part 2” in his movie “Joker,” considering that Glitter is serving a 16-year sentence for child sex abuse. ... Read More...

Tekashi 6ix9ine Docuseries Is Officially Happening — 50 Cent Executive Producing

Marsha Silva

October 8, 2019

Tekashi 6ix9ine will be the centerpiece of an upcoming docuseries — though we're not sure how this one ends. The previously rumored Tekashi 6ix9ine docuseries is officially being made, with 50 Cent ser... Read More...

Slayer Film ‘The Repentless Killogy’ Is Being Released In Theaters Worldwide

Marsha Silva

October 3, 2019

Legendary thrash metal band Slayer will be screening their new concert film on November 6th. The concert/action film, which is entitled The Repentless Killogy, will appear in over 1,500 movie theaters around... Read More...

YouTube Is Officially Delivering a Johnny Cash Documentary — But It Won’t Be Restricted to Premium Subscribers

Marsha Silva

October 1, 2019

Earlier today (October 1st), YouTube announced the new date that its Johnny Cash documentary would premiere. But surprisingly, the doc will be shown on the platform for free to anyone — free or paid — worldw... Read More...

Guild of Music Supervisors President: “We’re Not Paid Enough. I’m Getting Paid Less Now Than I Was In 1999.”

Marsha Silva

September 18, 2019

In a wide-ranging interview, Thomas Golubic, president of the Guild of Music Supervisors, talked about the many difficulties facing those who are responsible for supervising music production in motion picture... Read More...

After Being Moved by ‘The Friend,’ Robert Plant Agrees to License Two Led Zeppelin Songs at a Steep Discount

Marsha Silva

September 9, 2019

It's all too common to hear stories about greed in the music industry, which makes stories of the opposite downright exceptional. One of these occurred just days before Gabriela Cowperthwaite's film The Frie... Read More...

A Definitive Louis Armstrong Documentary Is In the Works — With Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries Leading the Effort

Paul Resnikoff

August 12, 2019

Earlier today, it was announced that Ron Howard's Imagine Documentaries had reached a deal with the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation to produce a feature-length documentary about the famed jazz musi... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

What Is Attribution?

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

Critical Casting Decisions Finalized in Upcoming Snoop Dogg Biopic

Music Artists Coalition and a Broad Hollywood Consortium File a Weighty Amicus Brief Supporting the New York Times Against OpenAI and Microsoft

Bankrupt Damon Dash, Once Among the Richest of Rap Titans, Auctions Off His Life Story for $550,000 to Satisfy Creditors

Doja Cat and Meta Tee Up ‘Tour Ma Vie’ Documentary Filmed Entirely With Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

Ahead of ‘Michael 2’ Comes a Slew of New MJ Documentaries

After ‘Leaving Neverland,’ the Michael Jackson Estate Approves an Official Biopic

NCT 127, SuperM and EXO Management Group SM Entertainment Inks Deal With CAA

Paramount Is Producing a Biopic About the Bee Gees

Kanye West’s 35-Minute IMAX Movie Made $1 Million In a Weekend

Pedophile Gary Glitter Isn’t Earning a Dime from ‘Joker,’ Universal Music Insists

Tekashi 6ix9ine Docuseries Is Officially Happening — 50 Cent Executive Producing

Slayer Film ‘The Repentless Killogy’ Is Being Released In Theaters Worldwide

YouTube Is Officially Delivering a Johnny Cash Documentary — But It Won’t Be Restricted to Premium Subscribers

Guild of Music Supervisors President: “We’re Not Paid Enough. I’m Getting Paid Less Now Than I Was In 1999.”

After Being Moved by ‘The Friend,’ Robert Plant Agrees to License Two Led Zeppelin Songs at a Steep Discount

A Definitive Louis Armstrong Documentary Is In the Works — With Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries Leading the Effort