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INXS’ ‘Original Sin’ Short Film and Soundtrack Coming Soon
Accompanying the visual is a 13-song soundtrack, said to be the first-ever INXS-specific project between Petrol Records and UMe. Original Sin takes its name from the Australian new wave band’s 1984 song, produced by Nile Rodgers, and is the final project from the late Chris “CM” Murphy, INXS’s longtime executive producer and champion. Murphy managed the rockers from 1979 until 1995 and again in the 2000s, and oversaw a string of successful campaigns that breathed new life into their profile and catalog. He passed away Jan. 16 at the age of 66. Original Sin – The 7 Sins was presented to the world’s press with a webinar featuring the film’s cast, crew and INXS founding member Kirk Pengilly. “This has been a labor of love in every way that one can call something a labor...
Encanto’s Trailer Will Make You Dance, Thanks To Lin-Manuel Miranda
A trailer for Disney’s upcoming animated musical film Encanto has dropped today (July 8), and we have a first look at the new music Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has composed for the movie. Set in the mountains of Colombia, Encanto tells the colorful story of a magical family called the Madrigals. However, teenage protagonist Mirabel, voiced by Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Stephanie Beatriz, is the only non-magical child and has to cope with being just “ordinary.” Yet danger lurks in the horizon to threaten her family’s magic, and she may be their only hope and savior. One of Miranda’s new songs is featured in the trailer, and it characteristically blends folk-music elements with a bright beat easy to dance to, as well as lyrics vocalizing the film’s title and its setting in Colombia. In ...
Elle Has A Tough Choice To Make In The Kissing Booth 3 Trailer
The first trailer for the third and final installment of The Kissing Booth trilogy is here! And not surprisingly, Elle is stuck yet again in another dilemma to choose between guys. Stars Joey King, Joel Courtney, and Jacob Elordi are back, reprising their roles as Elle Evans and the Lynn brothers Lee and Noah. The Kissing Booth 3 follows Elle as she enjoys her last summer at a beach house before going off to college, ticking off a list of fun bucket-list experiences with her best friend Lee while also balancing her relationship with Noah. But Elle has yet to choose which college to attend. Will she move across the country to go to Harvard with Noah or stay locally at UC Berkeley with Lee? Things get even more complicated when an old flame from the previous movie, Marco (Taylor Zakhar Perez...
How A Sisterly Friendship Helped Florence Pugh Through Black Widow
By Emlyn Travis It’s mid-afternoon on a hot September day in 2019 when the actress Florence Pugh sweeps into the press tent at Pinewood Studios, located in a rural town outside London, with a secret weapon: a package of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. “Do you want one?” she goads, outstretching the open bag toward a group of journalists. “I think some of you might want one of these, because there are so many.” Pugh’s lighthearted charisma is a salve in the sweltering autumn heat as she laughs loudly. She hands out candy while dressed in a white, battle-worn stealth suit minutes after stepping off the set of a multi-million dollar Marvel blockbuster film. “They’re minis! Go on, have one! Pass it around!” As she settles into a studio chair, Pugh is excited to “finally” talk about the marvelous m...
‘Amy Winehouse & Me: Dionne’s Story’ to Premiere on MTV, Paramount+: Exclusive
On July 23, MTV and Paramount+ will begin airing the documentary Amy Winehouse & Me: Dionne’s Story, which tell the singer’s story through the lens of her goddaughter, Dionne Bromfield, Billboard can announce. The doc about the iconic “Rehab” singer, who died on July 23, 2011, is slated to begin airing on July 23 in almost 180 countries outside the U.S. and on Paramount+ in Australia, Canada, Latin America and the Nordics later this summer. “I can’t tell you now just how therapeutic this journey has been for me. Finally, I can move forward into the next chapter of my career knowing that I have dealt with emotions that have been buried for years,” says Bromfield, a singer-songwriter. “I hope this documentary shows Amy as more than just a person struggling with ad...
Camila Cabello Is Spellbinding In The Magical Cinderella Teaser
The first teaser trailer for the new Cinderella has dropped! A modern twist to the classic fairy tale, the upcoming film stars Camila Cabello in her first major acting role as the title character. The 30-second trailer, released today (June 30), shows Cinderella, or “Ella,” as an aspiring seamstress who wants the world to know her name, away from the basement she is forced to dwell in. She belts an ambitious song that is implied to also be about her wish to go to the ball. A brief scene follows her genderless fairy godparent Fab G, played by Billy Porter, appearing to her, ready to make her dreams come true — to which Cinderella replies, “Yes, I was singing and crying about it like two minutes ago.” The musical film also features an all-star cast. Broadway and Frozen “Let It Go” sing...
Zola‘s Journey From Phone To Film Screen: ‘Every Tweet Is In There’
By Alex Gonzalez On a fateful weekend in 2015, A’Ziah “Zola” King embarked on a journey that would change her life. What was meant to be a quick trip from Detroit to Tampa, Florida to make some extra cash turned into a downward spiral of visits from strange men, pimping, stripping, and fallouts. In October of that year, King shared the story in a series of 148 tweets, pioneering the Twitter thread storytelling format and receiving international attention. This Wednesday (June 30), the iconic #ZolaStory comes to life on the big screen as Zola, a film almost six years in the making. While King herself has admitted that some parts of the original Twitter story are embellished, she says writer-director Janicza Bravo managed to capture the story King wanted to tell. “Every tweet is in there,” K...
Stone Temple Pilots’ Scott Weiland Movie Is in the Works
“Scott was glamorous, complicated and wounded. His childhood had a big effect on his struggles with addiction,” Beagan added in her own statement. A California native, Weiland formed the band Stone Temple Pilots with brothers Robert and Dean DeLeo and saw huge commercial success in the 1990s. In 1993, the band’s debut album Core peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 followed by an even bigger achievement a year later in 1994 when STP released the No. 1 album Purple, which contained several radio hits including the songs “Big Empty,” “Vasoline” and “Interstate Love Song.” Erwin and producer Orian Williams are fulfilling a long-standing dream to make a film about Weiland’s life. “We want to make the most authentic film possible about this remarkable artist. Beyond Scott’s page ...
Ana de la Reguera on ‘Forever Purge,’ Artists Who Soundtracked Her Childhood & More
Mexican actress, producer and writer Ana de la Reguera grew up in a music-filled home with artists such as Lupita D’Alessio, Camilo Sesto, Emmanuel and Los Bukis soundtracking her childhood. In fact, her older sister, Ali Gua Gua, went on to become a singer-songwriter playing for rock-punk bands in Argentina and Mexico. De la Reguera took a different path, which led her to Hollywood, but she’s still entrenched in music thanks to her sister and her love for all types of Latin genres, from reggaeton to rock en Español. Following de la Reguera’s semi-autobiographical show Ana, where music is key to telling the story of her journey as an actress, the upcoming horror film The Forever Purge finds de la Reguera in a more serious and action-filled setting, where sh...
Mary J. Blige ‘My Life’ Doc Shows Why She’ll Forever Be Queen in Black Culture
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cindy Ord / Getty In 2019, Mary J. Blige’s iconic sophomore album, My Life turned 25-years old. In commemoration of the 1994 instant classic that had such a soul-level impact on Black America, the Queen decided to film a documentary detailing why so many of us felt seen. At an exclusive screening in Atlanta, hosted by Kenny Burns on behalf of radio station V-103, select fans were treated to an exclusive preview of the highly anticipated film, produced by Mary J. Blige, herself, along with Sean Love Combs and Ashaunna Ayars. Upon entrance, the guests were greeted with hors d’oeuvres and select cocktails featuring Mary’s signature Sun Goddess wine fused with Summer Citrus Ciroc to create a themed drink fit for the night aptly dubbed “Ciroc Summer...
‘In the Heights’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard’s Soundtracks Chart
The soundtrack album to the movie musical In the Heights jumps 16-1 on Billboard’s Soundtracks chart (dated June 26), following the set’s first full tracking week of activity. It’s the first live-action musical soundtrack to top the chart since The Greatest Showman spent its 34th and (so far) final week at No. 1 on the Sept. 12, 2020-dated list. In the Heights bumps the Moana animated film soundtrack from No. 1, as it falls to No. 2 after 47 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1. All of the songs on the In the Heights album were written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Miranda also wrote many of the tunes on the Moana album, including the Grammy Award-winning song “How Far I’ll Go.” Billboard’s Soundtracks chart ranks the most popular soundtracks of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consum...
Bob Dylan Film ‘Odd and Ends’ Sets Digital Release From Sony Music Entertainment
Dylan completists have seen much of this material in other forms but for the less indoctrinated, there are nuggets to be mined, such as from Paris in 1966 when Dylan – in his skinny-suit glory – faces a hostile audience that feels he’s betrayed his folk roots by going electric, spending an inordinate amount of time tuning his guitar during the acoustic half of the show. “You see, my electric guitar never goes out of tune,” he says to the booing throng, dripping with sarcasm. Also being released simultaneously in newly packaged form are four concert films: Bob Dylan: Trouble No More – A Musical Film; The Other Side Of The Mirror: Bob Dylan Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965, Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, and Bob Dylan: ...
