Mumbai: Michael Jackson’s Thriller is back at the top of the charts this week following a Halloween-inspired surge in sales and coast-to-coast zombie dance tributes to the album. The Legacy Recordings’ 25th Anniversary CD/DVD...
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Warner/Chappell Music ups Sowders as SVP head of A&R, U.S.
Mumbai: Warner/Chappell Music has promoted Greg Sowders as senior vice president and head of A&R, U.S. Based in Los Angeles and effective immediately, he will continue to report to Warner/Chappell Music president and Warner/Chappell...
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Stuber Productions and Universal Pictures extend pact through 2013
Mumbai: Universal Pictures and Scott Stuber have extended Stuber’s producing pact with the studio through 2013. A key producer with a long history at Universal, Stuber recently expanded Stuber Productions bringing on Pam Abdy...
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Universal Pictures to produce film adaptation of In The Heights
Mumbai: Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to produce a feature film based on In The Heights, a multi-generational and multi-ethnic musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes. In The Heights has exhilarated...
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EMI Music announces leaders of three new business units
Mumbai: EMI Music chief executive Elio Leoni-Sceti has confirmed the leadership of the company’s three newly-established global business units: New Music, Catalogue and Music Services. Leoni-Sceti will lead the New Music unit as its...
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Indian short film Aakhiri Munadi selected for Italy Film Festival
Mumbai: The 15-minute Indian short film Aakhiri Munadi has been selected for the River to River Italy Film Festival. Aakhiri Munadi is written and directed by NSD student Ahsan Bakhsh. He had also written...
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