Massive Attack, Cocteau Twins’ Liz Fraser, Portishead’s Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley, IDLES and Tricky.
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorNewcomer Apple TV Plus landed its first Oscar nomination in the animated feature category thanks to “Wolfwalkers.”A mix of 17th century Irish folklore with female empowerment and actual history, it comes from animation studio Cartoon Saloon, the third in its Irish trilogy after “The Secret of Kells” and “Song of the Sea.”The artists deliberately left pencil lines in as part of their visual storytelling.
Animators were encouraged by co-directors Ross Stewart and Tomm
.Massive Attack, Cocteau Twins’ Liz Fraser, Portishead’s Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley, IDLES and Tricky.
As the culture select committee of the UK Parliament finishes off its report following that big old inquiry into the economics of streaming, 156 artists have put their name to a letter to Prime Minister ‘Boris’ Johnson which contains three key demands: the extension of performer equitable remuneration to the making available right, a competition investigation into the dominance of the major music companies, and a new regulator “to ensure the lawful and fair treatment of music-makers”.The
Ashley Cain has shared his sadness and warned fans against scam artists who have set up fake Facebook pages in his daughter Azaylia’s name. Ex On The Beach star Ashley’s daughter was given days to live earlier this month after she was diagnosed with leukaemia at just eight weeks old.
EXCLUSIVE: Will Berson, who is up for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar as the co-writer of Warner Bros’ Judas and the Black Messiah, has joined A3 Artists Agency for representation.
Mickey Guyton gave a powerful performance of “Black Like Me” at the Grammys last month, it was a statement moment for her and all of the other African-American artists who are stomping across country music’s color lines.No doubt — black artists such as Guyton, Kane Brown, Jimmie Allen and Nashville veteran Darius Rucker are leading a diversity movement in the traditionally white country-music industry.
Aaron Chalmers has become a dad for the second time as girlfriend Talia Oatway gave birth to a little baby boy.The Geordie Shore star, who quit booze after welcoming first son Romeo, took to Instagram to reveal the special news.The 33 year old shared an adorable picture of the tot, along with snaps with his mum and dad, and shared the little one's name. He captioned them: "Welcome to world baby Maddox.
Internationally renowned actress Viola Davis has opened up about Hollywood’s treatment of people of colour, particularly Black artists in a recent interview with Variety. The star has expressed her thoughts about inclusivity in the film industry countless times in the past.
Apple Music has sent a letter to artists and labels saying that it now pays double what Spotify does per stream on average.According to figures from last year, in the US Spotify paid $0.00437 per stream on average while Apple Music paid $0.00735 on average.In the letter, which was sent to labels and publishers and posted on the platform’s artist dashboard, Apple Music said it now pays one cent per stream on average.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe “wolfvision” sequence in Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar-nominated animated feature “Wolfwalkers” is perhaps one of the most striking animated moments this year.Set in 1650 Ireland, the film follows Robyn (voiced by Honor Kneafsey), a wolf hunter’s daughter brought to Ireland as part of the English colonization of the Emerald Isle during the time of Oliver Cromwell. Robyn wants join her father in the hunt but he bans her from going into the forest.
Moscow International Film Festival Unveils PlanThe Moscow International Film Festival is set to run as a physical event in the Russian capital from April 22 to 29, making it one of the first international film festivals to take place in physical form this year. The event will run on site for the Russian public and virtually for international delegates.
It’s been two weeks since new mum Laura Whitmore gave birth to her beautiful baby girl but that hasn’t stopped the presenter making a return to her Celebrity Juice duties. Since giving birth, the Irish beauty has been rocking numerous outfits showcasing her post pregnancy figure and fans have gone wild for it and applauded the star on how hardworking she is.
Many of us have come to see it as an odd term of endearment, but it appears Superintendent Ted Hastings’s classic one-liner in Line of Duty is more sentimental than we thought.
Today’s announcement that the CBS crime drama reboot of MacGyver was closing out its run at the end of the month left fans and cast members with mixed emotions. Topping the list were series star Lucas Till and Justin Hires, who put out “thank-you” posts to capture their feelings in the moment.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterHollywood is full of filmmaking collectives — camps of creative people who met at the bottom and carry each other, hopefully, to great heights.Particularly sacred (and occasionally fraught) is the relationship between producer and director, a delicate balance of trust and honesty.
Thalia and Tommy Mottola introduced their newest family member to the world. It was puppy love at first sight for the powerhouse pair as they officially welcomed a three-month-old doberman with adorable social media posts over the weekend.