Proven winners will vie with talented upstarts at the Ninth Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards tonight. Hans Zimmer, Carter Burwell, Terence Blanchard and Alexandre Desplat are among the nominees in the feature film original score category, where Mary Queen of Scots‘ Max Richter and Green Book’s Kris Bowers are also in contention. Recently minted superstar […]
Composer Danny Elfman teamed with Tyler, the Creator, to come up with a new version of the classic “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch” for the animated film Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, released by Universal Pictures Nov. 9. The film also contains Tyler’s original song, “I Am the Grinch,” which plays over the end credits, […]
Keith Richards has consolidated his solo recordings catalog at BMG. The agreement now brings together Richards’ 1978 debut solo single and four solo albums from 1988-2010, alongside the sizable Rolling Stones publishing catalog that BMG has represented since 2013. Just in time for the holidays, BMG will issue a commemorative 40th anniversary release of Richards’ […]
In a move that will solidify Variety and Rolling Stone music coverage on the international stage while providing UK-based Music Business Worldwide a heightened profile stateside, MBW has entered into a content-sharing arrangement with Penske Media Corporation, owner of both Variety and Rolling Stone. MBW founder and publisher Tim Ingham will write a weekly industry-focused column for Rolling Stone, appearing […]
Hotshot Canadian indie music publisher and production house Ole has named Helen Murphy its new chief executive officer. She succeeds founder Robert Ott, who will continue to serve as an advisor to Murphy and the Ole Board of Directors. In May, Ott effectively cashed out, selling his equity to equity partner the Ontario Teacher’s Pension […]
The Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody just broke the $100 million mark for North America this weekend, raking in a healthy $31.2 million in its second week of release for a global cume of $185.3 million – or what Comscore senior analyst Paul Dergarabedian summed up as “a rockin’ weekend!” The 20th Century Fox release starring Rami Malek […]
Working with producers Peter Jackson and James Cameron in the same year was mind-bending, according to composer Tom Holkenborg, the composer known as Junkie XL, who took to social media to tout the December release Mortal Engines and 2019’s Alita: Battle Angel. “I’m excited to officially announce that I am finishing up the original score to […]
Performing rights organization BMI has announced it will open an office in Austin, it’s first inTexas. The new office, expected to open in early 2019, will allow BMI to work directly with the talented songwriters, composers, publishers and emerging songwriter/artists in the thriving Austin music community and help enhance their ability to earn a living by […]
Singer Joni Mitchell was feted with a 75th birthday celebration by friends and admirers including Seal, James Taylor and Tom Hanks, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles Nov. 7. The festive JONI 75: A Birthday Celebration was reported on by Chris Willman of Variety. Diana Krall and Kris Kristofferson were among those performing. Friends including […]
When Bohemian Rhapsody arrives on DVD this season it will contain full-length songs of Queen’s six-tune Live Aid set — an extended 20-minute version of the sequence that closes the film in London’s Wembley stadium. In theaters, the scene lasts 12 minutes and includes four songs. Although the songs were performed by the actors and shot in […]
