Black Movie Songs Dominate Oscar Race; Live Nation Hopeful About Summer Shows; 'Billie Eilish' Film Reviewed

View on web New reader? Subscribe Music News February 26, 2021 With Songs From Black Films Dominating Awards Race, H.E.R., Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr. and Others Discuss Why the Change Has Come H.E.R., Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr. and others discuss the songs from Black-themed films that are leaders in the best original song race. By Chris Willman • Read More Live Nation CEO Says U.S. Music Festivals Could Reopen by 'Mid-Summer' Encouraged by a timeline set by the U.S. government, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino says U.S. music festivals could return by "mid-summer." Read More 'Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry' Review: A Very Good Documentary Hang-Out Movie RJ Cutler's film shines a light on the old-meets-new electricity that's made Billie Eilish the quintessential pop star of the 21st century. Read More Recording Andra Day as Billie Holiday Was an Exercise in 'Surround' Sound Producer Salaam Remi reveals how the music, and Andra Days vocals, was recorded for Lee Daniels' "The United States Vs. Billie Holiday." Read More Maren Morris, Chris Stapleton Lead Academy of Country Music Awards Nominations With Six Each The nominations for the Academy of Country Music Awards are led by Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton with six each; Miranda Lambert got five. Read More Taylor Swift Makes It Official: 'Lover Fest' Shows Won't Be Rescheduled The "Lover Fest" shows Taylor Swift was set to do in 2020 won't be rescheduled, she says, and remaining ticket holders should seek refunds. Read More Bobby Shmurda's First Day Out of Prison Is a Celebration Flush With Cash, Designer Clothes and Quavo "He had this dream: a jet flooded out with his gang, his family, a couple vibes," Quavo told GQ of Bobby Shmurda's first day out of prison. Read More 'Promising Young Woman,' 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Among Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominees (EXCLUSIVE) Among the nominees for the 2021 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards are "Promising Young Woman," "Soul" and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Read More Music Streaming Revenues Cross $10 Billion Mark Fueled by Double-Digit Growth in 2020 The RIAA has released its year-end revenue report for 2020. And despite a year of enormous hardships, there's some positive news to share. Read More Julien Baker's 'Little Oblivions' Places Her Songs in Prettier Frames, But the Picture Is No Less Intense: Album Review Julien Baker’s"‘Little Oblivions," a giant leap forward, places her songs in more fleshed out frames, but the picture is just a … Read More Darius Rucker on Post Malone's Cover of Hootie & the Blowfish's 'Only Wanna Be With You': 'He Always Has a Fresh Way to Say Things' Darius Rucker reacts to Post Malone's cover of Hootie & the Blowfish's 'Only Wanna Be With You' for the Pokemon 25 celebration. Read More Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak Form a Band, Silk Sonic, With First Single Coming in March Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak announced they've formed a band, Silk Sonic, with Bootsy Collins as a guest and a first single due in a week. Read More Henry Jackman on Stepping Out of His Comfort Zone to Score Addiction Drama 'Cherry' Composer Henry Jackman talks about stepping out of his "comfort zone" to score the Russo Brothers' addiction drama "Cherry." Read More Lindsay Lohan and Crystal Waters See Streaming Surges Following 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Lip Syncs 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Lip syncs have created a huge surge in music streams for Crystal Waters, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears. Read More Brett Ratner's Milli Vanilli Film Dropped by Avi Lerner's Millennium Media Millennium Media is no longer involved in the selling or production of Brett Ratner's Milli Vanilli film, Variety has confirmed. Read More Sparks Ignited When Motown Met Bob Dylan on Four Tops' Compassion Anthem 'Reach Out I'll Be There' Four Tops’ immortal "Reach Out I'll Be There" encompassed compassion on so many relatable levels. No wonder Biden used it on his campa … This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com by Variety. Please add email@email.variety.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the Preferences Center to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. Copyright © 2021 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. 11175 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90025 View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Your Privacy Rights | Ad Choices | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Update Profile