In an unusual move that seems intended to eliminate age-discrimination in music releases, BMG, one of the world’s largest music companies, announced Tuesday that it will abandon the “outdated” industry distinction between “frontline” — a.k.a. new releases — and older catalog recordings. The company, which notes that older catalog recordings…
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A24 has acquired worldwide rights to the classic Talking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense.” A 4K restoration of the movie will be released in theaters globally later this year. Jonathan Demme, the acclaimed filmmaker of “Silence of the Lambs” and “Philadelphia,” directed 1984’s “Stop Making Sense,” which is regarded…
The world of ‘Black Panther’ is reeling from the loss of King T’Chala. Facing an uncertain future, who will take up the mantle of the Black Panther to defend ‘Wakanda Forever’ from future foes and who is the Cancer in the cast of characters?
There may not have heretofore been a huge amount of overlap between revered musician Ben Harper’s audience and the one commanded by pop superstar Harry Styles. But that may be part of the point in Styles having enlisted Harper to open his entire sold-out 15-concert run of shows at Los…
People Magazine’s website published an obituary of legendary musician Joni Michell — but spoiler alert: The iconic singer isn’t dead.