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Tupac Shakur, as featured in the film 'All Eyez on Me'

A Five-Part Tupac Shakur Documentary Series Is Happening — FX Secures the Rights

August 7, 2019

FX has confirmed its acquisition of a 5-part docuseries about the life of famed rapper Tupac Shakur. Allen Hughes, who was the director of Defiant Ones is helming the project, which is entitled Outlaw: The S... Read More...

Jay-Z, Will Smith Executive Producing an Emmett Till Biopic for ABC — Shown from the Perspective of Till’s Mother

Marsha Silva

August 6, 2019

A dark reminder of America's past is being told from a different perspective. Jay-Z and Will Smith are set to produce an Emmett Till biopic that tells Till's story from the perspective of his mother. The ser... Read More...

Motown Records Unveils Two Mentorship Programs in Detroit

Showtime Cues Up ‘Hitsville,’ One of the Most In-Depth Motown Documentaries to Date

Marsha Silva

July 23, 2019

The Berry Gordy-backed Motown documentary, 'Hitsville,' is slated to premiere on August 24th. Showtime's much-anticipated Motown documentary, Hitsville: The Making of Motown, is now scheduled to broadcas... Read More...

Michael Jackson Sexual Abuse Documentary Leaving Neverland Receives Five Emmy Nominations

Marsha Silva

July 17, 2019

Both Leaving Neverland and Surviving R. Kelly received Emmy nominations. Leaving Neverland, the 2019 HBO documentary that tells the story of two individuals who claim that Michael Jackson sexuall... Read More...

Austin Butler Chosen to Play Elvis Presley In Upcoming Warner Bros. Biopic

Ashley King

July 15, 2019

Austin Butler will star in an Elvis Presley biopic film, directed by Baz Luhrmann for Warner Bros. The studio tested with a handful of actors in full make-up and hair to see who would land the role. Butle... Read More...

Wasting Little Time, Scooter Braun Inks an Exclusive First Look Deal With Amazon Studios

Paul Resnikoff

July 11, 2019

The deal, which involves Braun's SB Projects, calls for multiple film and TV productions for Amazon Studios. After brokering a $300 million-plus acquisition of Big Machine Label Group and subsequently gettin... Read More...

Versatile Composer Yurun Wu Is Drawing Acclaim Across Film and Advertising

DMN Artist Spotlight

July 10, 2019

Known as a versatile and prolific composer, Yurun Wu has sustained and contributed significantly to major studio blockbusters, award-winning films and leading advertising campaigns. A graduate of the prestig... Read More...

Vladimir Putin Slams Elton John's Criticism of 'Rocketman' Cuts Over LGTB Content

Vladimir Putin Defends Russia’s Homophobic Censorship of Elton John’s ‘Rocketman’

Daniel Sanchez

July 1, 2019

Several weeks ago, ahead of Rocketman’s release in the country, Russian distributors removed scenes depicting homosexual sex and drug use in the Elton John biopic. At the Moscow premiere, for example, critic... Read More...

Mucho Mas Media and De Line Productions Set to Produce Jenni Rivera Biopic

A Jenni Rivera Biopic Is In the Works — “Jenni’s Story Is One That Deserves to be Told”

Daniel Sanchez

June 18, 2019

With her family’s support, the late Jenni Rivera’s life will soon become a movie. Mucho Mas Media and De Line Productions will produce the movie, a biopic of the famed Mexican-American singer and songwriter.... Read More...

Kid Cudi Named Co-Star In Upcoming ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ Movie

Ashley King

June 15, 2019

Kid Cudi will co-star in the upcoming Bill & Ted: Face the Music movie, alongside Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. It looks like Cudi has a pretty significant role in the film. The upcoming movie is expe... Read More...

T.I. Tapped to Star In Flint Water Documentary Produced by Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment

Marsha Silva

June 14, 2019

Rapper/actor T.I. just secured a significant film role. The multidimensional rapper will star in a feature-length work about Flint, Michigan's water crisis. The movie is (tentatively) entitled Flint, and ... Read More...

Netflix’s Bob Dylan Biopic, Rolling Thunder Revue, Is Ready — Here’s the Trailer

Ashley King

June 4, 2019

Netflix revealed the first trailer for Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story, a biopic directed by Martin Scorsese. The documentary arrives on June 12th and will accompany a new release. Scorsese's doc... 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

A Five-Part Tupac Shakur Documentary Series Is Happening — FX Secures the Rights

Jay-Z, Will Smith Executive Producing an Emmett Till Biopic for ABC — Shown from the Perspective of Till’s Mother

Showtime Cues Up ‘Hitsville,’ One of the Most In-Depth Motown Documentaries to Date

Michael Jackson Sexual Abuse Documentary Leaving Neverland Receives Five Emmy Nominations

Austin Butler Chosen to Play Elvis Presley In Upcoming Warner Bros. Biopic

Wasting Little Time, Scooter Braun Inks an Exclusive First Look Deal With Amazon Studios

Versatile Composer Yurun Wu Is Drawing Acclaim Across Film and Advertising

Vladimir Putin Defends Russia’s Homophobic Censorship of Elton John’s ‘Rocketman’

A Jenni Rivera Biopic Is In the Works — “Jenni’s Story Is One That Deserves to be Told”

Kid Cudi Named Co-Star In Upcoming ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ Movie

T.I. Tapped to Star In Flint Water Documentary Produced by Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment

Netflix’s Bob Dylan Biopic, Rolling Thunder Revue, Is Ready — Here’s the Trailer