How Costume Designer Jenny Eagan Crafted a Music Biz Look for ‘The High Note’

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThough “The King of Staten Island” is based in part on the real life of Pete Davidson, costume designer Sarah Mae Burton (“The Big Sick”) knew she didn’t want Davidson’s character to look like the “SNL” cast member.“Pete has a distinctive style [“scrumbo” — logos, sweats, Hawaiian shirts and neon] in the media, and we wanted to make sure we weren’t dressing him like that,” she says. In the Judd Apatow film, which Universal is offering on VOD on June 12, Davidson

Killer Mike has addressed the timely arrival of Run The Jewels’ new album.The rapper recently delivered an impassioned speech in Atlanta after protests against racial injustice began in the city in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

The Masked Singer is, of course, seeing those incredible costumes week after week — and no, I'm not talking about Nick Cannon's consistent commitment to bedazzled opulence. I'm talking about the works of wearable art created by the show's costume director Marina Toybina, an Emmy-winning artist who oversees the creation of the masterpieces we've seen on the show.

protests across the country following the death of George Floyd, black artists have dropped meaningful new music, with many sending the profits to a good cause. Kane Brown surprised fans with a track he's been keeping under wraps for months, dropping a soulful country tribute to unity, «Worldwide Beautiful,» Tracee Ellis Ross stepped up to full diva status with soundtrack, and Run the Jewels dropped their fourth album early and for free, following Killer Mike's tearful, impassioned speech to

Members of the Kardashian crew are doing what they can to support the Black Lives Matter movement — not to mention, the families of recent police killing victims.

Tracee Ellis Ross and Dakota Johnson‘s new movie The High Note is now available to rent at home on demand and the film includes a scene that sheds light on what it’s like to be a black woman in the music industry.

The High Note, now available on premium VOD, sees Tracee Ellis Ross star as fictional diva Gracie Davis alongside Dakota Johnson as her assistant, Maggie. The pair sat down with The Hollywood Reporter remotely to discuss where they turned for inspiration and why viewers will love their movie.

Tracee Ellis Ross was pushed out of her comfort zone with her wardrobe in The High Note.

As social distancing becomes the new norm amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, theater screens remain darkened -- forcing many studios to push back release dates of upcoming films. But some are dropping their newest releases on streaming for at-home quarantine viewing, instead.

Movies about pursuing dreams are no new thing in Hollywood. Film offers a great platform for these stories to be told as they usually come from people that can reflect on their own experiences; often, they can also inspire audiences to take action in their own lives – movies like The Pursuit of Happyness, La La Land, Good Will Hunting.

Nisha Ganatra’s “The High Note,” has a Tracee Ellis Ross problem, meaning that there isn’t enough of her in the movie. The script, procured by Flora Greeson, focuses chiefly on Dakota Johnson, which isn’t a bummer trade at all: Her deceptively breezy charm has enough strength to hold up even the hollowest pictures, no matter how many shades of grey they’re brushed with.

“The High Note” began life as a screenplay titled “Covers,” and at times the music-themed drama turns into a tribute to the power of a cover song performed by someone other than the person who originated it: Aretha Franklin with Bobby “Blue” Bland’s “Share Your Love,” the Staples Singers with the Band’s “The Weight,” P.P Arnold with Cat Stevens’ “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” the Dixie Chicks with Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” …

We’ve just been sent along a brand new featurette for this week’s new rental release The High Note. The film features a great cast that includes Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Zoë Chao, Bill Pullman, Eddie Izzard, and Ice Cube. The movie will be released in most of the major territories from Friday through Universal Pictures.

By Jazz Tangcay

In December 2017, two months after sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein came to light, former music industry executive Drew Dixon went public with her story accusing hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons of rape. When the documentary On The Record, which recounts her story and decision to come forward, debuts May 27 on HBO Max, it lands at a different moment on the #MeToo trajectory.

When Boots No7 launches a new super serum, the world takes note. It all started back in 2007 when a BBC documentary revealed No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Serum, £26 here really smoothed out wrinkles – and the UK went wild.