Is it too early to call song of the year? Olivia Rodrigo’s debut single, “Drivers License,” makes it difficult to not believe that both she and the moving power ballad are meant to completely dominate 2021. Rodrigo’s nostalgic, piano-assisted song builds slowly as a story about the 17-year-old finally getting …
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On Friday, Disney released the music video for “Loyal Brave True,” Christina Aguilera’s thematic song for the live-actionMulan remake. It’s one of two contributions that Aguilera has made to the new movie’s soundtrack, along with an updated version of “Reflection,” her theme from the original Mulan in 1998. “The filmMulan …
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Media bundles are gaining momentum, which is good news for deal-seeking entertainment fans. As the Walt Disney Company prepares to debut its video-streaming service Disney+, it’s shoring up its defenses against industry leader Netflix by striking a major promotional deal with Verizon — echoing a tactic that music-streaming services have …
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Coinciding with the release of Disney‘s 2019 CGI adaptation of The Lion King, Beyoncé released a double music video for the songs “Spirit” and “Bigger,” which both appear in the movie. Beyoncé previously released the standalone “Spirit” video on Tuesday. In both videos the singer – who voices Nala in …
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Did Aladdin just get woke? Looks like it. It’s an inspired choice to cast Guy Ritchie’s live-action version of Disney’s 1992 animated hit with persons of color. That’s Will Smith as the Genie, embodying the character Robin Williams brought to hilarious vocal life in 1992 and doing the role proud. …
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