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New Jersey’s Lighthouse Festival Embraces a Drive-In Screening Format

Dylan Smith
May 20, 2020
A shot of Sydney, Australia's Bass Hill Drive-In Cinema. Photo Credit: J Bar New Jersey’s Lighthouse Film Festival is proceeding with its 2020 edition, but attendees will enjoy the featured movies outdoors, i... Read More...

AI-Focused MatchTune Inks 15,000-Track Deal With BMG Production Music

Dylan Smith
May 18, 2020
(photo: Franck V.) AI-focused music-to-video platform MatchTune has closed a 15,000-track deal with advertising and media music provider BMG Production Music. BMG Production Music and MatchTune shared news o... Read More...
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The ‘Other Music’ Documentary Was Planned for Record Store Day. Now It’s Going 100% Virtual, With Profits Benefiting Shuttered Independent Record Stores

Dylan Smith
April 10, 2020
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Other Music, a documentary that explores the influence of the namesake record store on artists and New York City’s music scene, is set to receive a “Virtual Cinema” release.  Some of the profits will benefit ... Read More...

Coachella Was Supposed to Start Today — Instead, YouTube and Organizers Have Released a Free Documentary

Dylan Smith
April 10, 2020
Until the coronavirus (COVID-19) forced a change of plans, Coachella was slated to begin today, April 10th. And to commemorate the occasion and keep fans entertained while they’re social distancing and self-q... Read More...

Billie Eilish Officially Releases the Next James Bond Theme Song, “No Time to Die”

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February 14, 2020
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The long-awaited James Bond theme song from Billie Eilish has been released. “No Time to Die” is available on YouTube and most streaming services. The four-minute track will be prominently featured in the up... Read More...

Nipsey Hussle Documentary Sparks Intense Bidding War Between Netflix, Amazon, and Apple

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February 11, 2020
Nipsey Hussle and Big Sean at Howard University, 2009 (photo: Big Sean CC by 2.0) Netflix is reportedly close to edging out Apple and Amazon for the rights to Ava DuVernay’s long-awaited Nipsey Hussle documen... Read More...
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Photo: Coco Curranski / CC by 2.0 On the Record, a documentary that explores sexual assault and rape allegations made against Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons, has been bought by HBO.  Last month, ... Read More...

Billie Eilish Will Record the Latest James Bond Theme Song — Youngest Singer Ever

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January 14, 2020
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Photo of Billie Eilish by Glenn Francis of Pacific Pro Digital Photography. EON Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM), and Universal Pictures International have announced that Billie Eilish will sing... Read More...
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Photo of Aretha Franklin The youngest son of singer Aretha Franklin is calling for a boycott of the upcoming biopic of Franklin starring Jennifer Hudson. In a Facebook post, Kecalf Franklin took issue with M... Read More...
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Taylor Swift Couldn’t Save ‘Cats’ — Losses Projected at $100MM

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December 30, 2019
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Some movie industry insiders believe that the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats could ultimately lose as much as $100 million, despite the appearance of pop superstar Taylor Swift. Cats opened be... Read More...
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December 23, 2019
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Not even pop superstar Taylor Swift could save the film adaption of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats, which bombed with both critics and most moviegoers. The film, which was produced by Universal and Worki... Read More...

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

Colin Cohen
November 27, 2019
photo: Linda A. Rapka/AFM Local 47 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 ... Read More...
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