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Sun Records, Iconic Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis Recordings Sold to Primary Wave

Primary Wave has bought the iconic Sun Records label, including its 6,000 song masters with such classic recordings as Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes,” Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Great Balls of Fire,” Johnny Cash’s “I Walk The Line,” Roy Orbison’s “Ooby Dooby” and Billy Lee Riley’s “Red Hot” among them. Terms of the deal were not […]

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley Biopic Pushed to 2022

Baz Luhrmann’s untitled Elvis Presley biopic is singing to a new tune. Warner Bros. announced Thursday that the film will now debut in theaters on June 3, 2022, instead of Nov. 5, 2021. The change means that the movie may get a traditional theatrical run, versus being one of the 2021 Warner Bros. titles scheduled […]

Paul McCartney Photobombed a TikToker & She Didn’t Even Notice

When taking photos on the street in New York City, you’re bound to have passersby in your shot. But what if it was Sir Paul McCartney walking by? TikTok user Mae Archie recently shared a hilarious video to the tune of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” in which she recalls “taking pictures in nyc and realising when i […]

How to Diversify Music Companies’ Corporate Boards & Why It Matters

When the music industry halted business in June to reflect on systemic racism, former BET chairman/CEO Debra Lee knew exactly where she wanted to get to work: corporate boardrooms. “That’s where the power is,” says Lee, who in January launched consulting firm The Monarchs Collective with the goal of putting more BIPOC folks in those […]

2 Chainz Swaps Places With His Dog Trappy in Trippy ‘Grey Area’ Music Video

2 Chainz takes his lyric “I’m a beast, I’m a dog” literally in a new music video for “Grey Area,” which premiered Thursday (Jan. 28). The ATL rapper and his pup Trappy S. Goyard eat mushrooms and experience a Freaky Friday-esque switcheroo. But don’t worry: He made a note toward the end of the video clarifying […]