Among 2019 Grammy nominees Willie Nelson summed it up best for visual media contenders with “It Was A Very Good Year,” one of two performances he has on the broader honorees list — 84 categories in all. Black Panther and its creative visionary Kendrick Lamar generated the most nominations overall, with eight, including notice in the […]
In a music list that spread the wealth, Black Panther was doubly rewarded with Golden Globes nominations in both the song and score categories. The Marvel blockbuster received a total of three Globes noms, including best picture, and was touted as the first comic book-based film to receive recognition in that category. A Star is […]
Composer James Newton Howard tops the box office charts with Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald and a $62.2 million domestic box office haul in its debut frame. The Warner Bros. film is Howard’s second installment in the wizarding series, continuing the themes he developed in 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The films […]
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, […]
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 […]
From the talking drums of Senegal to influence of Dutch electronica and New Orleans jazz, the globalization of world music was on display at the inaugural Variety Music for Screens Conference, where music Jon Burlingame speculated the powerhouse posse assembled for the “High Scorers – Composer Roundtable” session might be “the most diverse composer panel […]
WaterTower Music today announced the details of the original motion picture soundtrack for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the second of five all new adventures in the Wizarding World created by J.K. Rowling. The film opens in theaters Nov.16. Grammy and Emmy award-winner and multiple Oscar nominee James Newton Howard (Fantastic Beasts and Where […]
With Kid Rock and Sam &Dave’s Sam Moore looking on as witnesses, President Donald Trump today signed the Music Modernization Act into law. Various iterations of the bill, which updates antiquated copyright payment policies and is heralded as bringing music into the digital era, have kicked around the hill over the past sessions of congress. […]
Apple announced today that it closed its $400 million acquisition of music recognition app Shazam, a transaction initiated late last year. Shazam lets users identify songs simply by listening to the music playing around them. In a press release, Apple said it intends to offer its experience ad-free for all users “so everyone can enjoy the […]
A decades-long US music battle is winding to a conclusion with full Senate passage of the Music Modernization Act today. Continuing opposition by SiriusXM and some last minute maneuvering by the Blackstone Group, owner of SESAC and the Harry Fox Agency, kept things contentious up until the last minute, but were not perceived as serious […]
