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Just days before the 20th anniversary of Aaliyah’s death, the singer’s 1996 sophomore album was released on streaming services for the first time ever. The move came amid a years-long dispute between the late artist’s estate and her uncle Barry Hankerson, the Blackground Records founder who also owns all of Aaliyah’s masters. On Saturday, Hankerson posted […]

Nearly 20 years after her death, Aaliyah’s catalog is starting to make its way to streaming services.  Aaliyah’s sophomore album, One in a Million, became available on streaming platforms on Friday. The coming-of-age project was originally released in 1996 and introduced the unique sound that became synonymous with the iconic singer. Production from Timbaland and Missy Elliott spawned the album on tracks like “If […]

Emma Stone just locked in a deal to star in the sequel to Disney’s Cruella, according to Deadline.  The Oscar winner reportedly signed off on the film’s follow-up after Disney saw some backlash over the theatrical-Disney+ Premier model, and it is still unclear if the sequel will be released just theatrically or in homes as well, […]

After decades of legal battles with Tommy Boy Records, De La Soul announced today that their full catalog will soon be available to stream everywhere. The announcement comes as the group’s original label, Tommy Boy Records, was acquired by Reservoir Music in a $100 million deal. “We’re thrilled,” said the group’s Dave “Trugoy the Dove” […]

AMC has reached a deal with Warner Bros. that will allow the beleaguered theater chain (basically all theater chains these days) to show WB’s movie slate in its theaters for 45 days in 2022. Note that in December 2020, AMC made sure to note the negative impact that WB releasing its whole 2021 movie slate on HBO Max would have on […]

After years of not having control of their back catalog, legendary hip-hop trio De La Soul finally owns the rights to their music. Talib Kweli took to Instagram on Saturday to confirm the news.  “Ladies and gentlemen I spoke to @djmaseo from the legendary @wearedelasoul today and it’s official,” Kweli wrote in a post. “After years of being taken advantage […]

Aaliyah’s team has laid out a preemptive defense against those who are trying to “leech off” the singer’s life’s work. On Wednesday night, the Estate of Aaliyah Haughton issued a strongly worded statement about the unsavory tactics used by those who are trying to release unauthorized projects associated with the late artist. The message reiterated the estate’s commitment […]

The very expensive Lord Of The Rings series that’ll be streamed on Prime Video has an official debut date. Depending on when you’re reading this the longest you’ll have to wait is exactly 13 months. Variety reports that the highly-anticipated series will be available starting September 2, 2022. Following that date new episodes will be released weekly.  Filming for the show’s […]

Following lackluster growth in the second quarter of 2021, Netflix recently announced that they would provide subscribers streaming access to video games free of charge as part of existing subscriptions. According to Variety, Netflix’s incredible growth during the pandemic seems to be waning, with a crucial 430,000 subscribers lost in Q2 in the company’s United […]

In partnership with Blumhouse and Morgan Creek Productions, Universal acquired the worldwide rights to The Exorcist for $400 million with its sights set on a trilogy starring Leslie Odom Jr., Variety has learned.  Ellen Burstyn will reprise her Oscar-nominated role as Chris MacNeil in the 1973 film by the same name. Odom will play a father who tracks down MacNeil after his […]