Sony Music Backs Music Doc Streamer The Coda Collection, With Founders Including Yoko Ono

Robin Thicke has looked back on the controversial music video for his song ‘Blurred Lines’, admitting he will “never make” one like it again.‘Blurred Lines’, which saw Thicke collaborate with Pharrell Williams and T.I., was widely criticised following its 2013 release with its lyrics and accompanying music video accused of perpetuating misogyny, male chauvinism and a culture of date rape.As The Independent reports, the clip was branded as “kind of rapey” by The Daily Beast’s Tricia Romano upon

British dance music pioneers The Prodigy are getting the documentary treatment. Pulse Films —the studio behind Gangs of London, Riz Ahmed's recent film Mogul Mowgli and Spike Jonze's Beastie Boys Story —is producing the project, which will mark the first feature-length music documentary about the band.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSony Music Publishing has rebranded, introducing what it describes as “a new brand identity with a redesigned logo and revitalized mission.”Under the leadership of Jon Platt, chairman & CEO since 2019, the renewal of the Sony Music Publishing name signifies an important step in the company’s evolution and further aligns the business with Sony’s entertainment brands, according to the announcement.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUniversal and Sony Music, the two largest music companies in the world, have inked licensing agreements with the music streaming and discovery service Audiomack.

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Green People, who produce a range of organic pet care products, about their tips for bathing a puppy for the first time as well as finding the most appropriate pet shampoo for your pup. The UK’s experiencing a puppy baby boom as the rising number of people working from home has seen more of us welcome a dog into the family.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSony Music Entertainment announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Kobalt Music Group to acquire Kobalt’s recorded-music operations, including AWAL, and Kobalt Neighboring Rights.AWAL and Neighbouring Rights will become a new division within SME’s suite of independent artist and label services offerings and will be enhanced by the technology and network of SME’s independent music distribution company, The Orchard, according to the announcement.

COVID-19 CANCELLATIONS & POSTPONEMENTSThe Coachella festival in California has again been pushed back due to COVID-19. Originally scheduled for April last year, the festival was postponed to October and then to April this year.

Yoko Ono and Experience Hendrix’s – the estate of Jimi Hendrix – Janie Hendrix.The venture also has the backing of Sony Music Entertainment, with Coda Collection set to screen a number of new documentaries, music film premieres and rare concert footage by a host of much-loved artists.“The Coda Collection tells the stories of the most iconic moments in music with fresh perspectives, unique editorial and exclusive video content,” a statement about the channel promises.The Coda Collection will

With familiar faces and a few surprises, there was a whole lot of star power at this year’s Paris Fashion Week. Demi Moore hit the catwalk once again on Tuesday — this time modeling for Fendi’s spring/summer 2021 collection — stunning the audience with a plunging off-the-shoulder silk suit and wide-leg trousers.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Fernando Frias new film, Mexican Oscar hopeful “I’m No Longer Here,” gives audiences a look into the American dream, and his deconstruction of it.Rather than cast well-known actors, Frias relied on his casting director to find non-actors to help tell the story of Ulises, played by Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño who goes on a journey from Monterrey, Mexico to New York for a new life, except his American dream isn’t all it’s expected to be.Frias teamed with

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Coda Collection, a new multi-media company, is launching a channel on Amazon Prime featuring rare concerts and music documentaries, exclusive premieres for films and more. The channel is combined with an editorial destination across Coda’s desktop and mobile sites, providing another perspective on the artists and music featured in the content.