Facing ever-tightening competition, Apple Music has picked up the pace in the last few months. After growing to 50 million subscribers, launching amusic-publishing divisionandhosting a number of exclusive concerts and documentaries on the content side, the music-streaming service is now working on bolstering its offerings in one key area: data. …
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R.E.M. collected rare and unreleased live and studio material for the massive R.E.M. at the BBC box set, out October 19th via Craft Recordings. The career-spanning set, assembled from the BBC and band archives, will be available in several formats: digital, 2-CD, 2-LP and a Super Deluxe 8-CD/1-DVD box set. …
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Former Cosby Show actor Geoffrey Owens appeared on Good Morning America to discuss the job-shaming he experienced after photos of him working at Trader Joe’s recently made headlines. Last week, UK tabloid The Daily Mail ran a story on Owens with the headline, “From Learning Lines to Serving the Long …
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“This morning my longest friend in this world went home to be with our Father,” Smokey Robinson wrote on Twitter after Aretha Franklin‘s death. Robinson grew uparound the corner from the Franklin house in Detroit’s North End, where Franklin’s father, Rev. C.L. Franklin, hosted some of gospel music’s biggest names. …
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Items from Robin Williams‘ personal collection of watches, film memorabilia and artwork will head to a Sotheby’s auction block this October. Creating a Stage: The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams also includes autographed movie scripts, props, awards and wardrobe from the late actor’s career. The auction also features “contemporary …
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Ed Sheeran reflects on his childhood, musical development and creative challenges in a new trailer for Apple Music’s Songwriter, an upcoming documentary about the pop star, out August 28th. The documentary was filmed over a decade, as Sheeran’s filmmaker cousin Murray Cummings followedthe singer on tours and in recording studios. …
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