Gold Mouf Chronicles

By Matt Donnelly

Baseball season may have been delayed this year by the coronavirus, but Hollywood’s major studios are about to play a doubleheader.

A day after a Los Angeles federal judge dismissed most of the Writers Guild of America's claims in its lawsuit against the major agencies, the guild wrote a note to its members on its next steps. "This is not the 'victory' they predicted or that they needed, which was the complete dismissal of the lawsuit," read a letter signed by the WGA's agency negotiating committee, referring to plaintiff agencies CAA, UTA and WME.

Barbra Streisand shared a message of support to LGBTQ+ fans during an appearance on GLAAD’s Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone livestream on Sunday night.

Rum.Gold thought that his time in quarantine would be somewhat relaxing. "You would think that with nothing but time, you'd be pretty calm and steady, but it's been pretty up and down to be honest," he tells Billboard from his Brooklyn apartment.

The Infamous, Mobb Deep’s classic 1995 album, is getting a 25th anniversary digital-only reissue. The new expanded edition includes bonus tracks previously unavailable on streaming, including “Shook One, Part I” (Original Version) and the Infamous Sessions Mixes of “The Money (Version 2)” and “Lifestyles of the Infamous.” The Infamous - 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition arrives this Friday, April 24, via Certified Classics. A vinyl anniversary reissue is set to be released later this year.

Kesha, Adam Lambert, Sharon Stone, and Matt Bomer are among the stars throwing their support behind an upcoming digital GLAAD fundraising event.

GLAAD may have cancelled its annual Media Awards for 2020 in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn’t mean they’re sidelining themselves for the duration.

Charlotte-born, D.C.-based rapper Mavi and Brooklyn’s Maassai have shared a new song. The track, “fire alarm (!),” is produced by Greenss. Listen below.

By Tom Grater

By Jill Goldsmith

After 11 years on the small screen, Nolan Gould is saying goodbye to Modern Family and Luke Dunphy.

The music world is still mourning the loss of legendary singer-songwriter Bill Withers, who died earlier this week. While fans revisited his classic songs like “Lean On Me” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” there are some stories about the soul singer that fans may not know. One memorable tale is how his label, the now-defunct Sussex Records, once bought him a golden toilet seat.

By Peter White

Specialist streaming service Mubi has teamed up with fashion label Prada’s Fondazione Prada foundation on “Perfect Failures,” a curated selection of movies deemed to have been “widely misunderstood” upon their release.