When Little Richard died at age 87 in May 2020 during the depths of the pandemic, New York filmmaker Lisa Cortés found herself listening to his music nonstop, from classics like “Good Golly Miss Molly,” “Lucille,” and “Long Tall Sally,” to a wide range of surprising tributes, from Bob Dylan to Dave Grohl.
“I heard his music all over and it brought me a lot of joy,” she said during a recent interview with IndieWire. “Wait a minute,” she said to herself, “there’s never been a story, he hasn’t had that opportunity.” When she pitched her idea for a documentary following Little Richard with a twist — the final feature offers a slightly supernatural recasting of his musical career — Bungalow Entertainment and Rolling Stone Films agreed to back her, along with executive producer Dee Rees.
After directing two shorts and a music documentary (“The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion”) and co-directing...
“I heard his music all over and it brought me a lot of joy,” she said during a recent interview with IndieWire. “Wait a minute,” she said to herself, “there’s never been a story, he hasn’t had that opportunity.” When she pitched her idea for a documentary following Little Richard with a twist — the final feature offers a slightly supernatural recasting of his musical career — Bungalow Entertainment and Rolling Stone Films agreed to back her, along with executive producer Dee Rees.
After directing two shorts and a music documentary (“The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion”) and co-directing...
- 4/18/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Lisa Cortés’ “Little Richard: I Am Everything” makes clear the complications within the life of Little Richard. Here was a queer Black man from Macon, Georgia who was a proudly flamboyant and irresistibly charming ball of energy that combusted into rock and roll. The cultural touchstones of the man born Richard Wayne Penniman are so resonant we know “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Lucille,” and more not as songs, but as the lexicon of ourselves. And yet, how could a man who dressed with wild openness — his glittering jumpsuit, a swooshing hairstyle, caked on makeup — appear so lost within himself?
In “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” Cortés aims to answer that question. Unlike her previous film, the Stacey Abrams-centered “All In: The Fight for Democracy” (co-directed by Liz Garbus), her swing at Richard’s life and career never manages to separate the man himself from his own mythmaking.
Cortés...
In “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” Cortés aims to answer that question. Unlike her previous film, the Stacey Abrams-centered “All In: The Fight for Democracy” (co-directed by Liz Garbus), her swing at Richard’s life and career never manages to separate the man himself from his own mythmaking.
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- 1/20/2023
- by Robert Daniels
- Indiewire
The 2023 Grammy nominations were announced on Tuesday morning, 9:00am Pacific/12:00 Noon Eastern, in dozens of categories honoring the best music of the year across a wide range of genres. Scroll down for our live updating list of nominees in all categories.
SEEBillboard Hot 100: Every #1 song of 2022
These awards honor the best musical achievements from the eligibility period of October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. In most categories there are five nomination slots, but in the big four general field races – Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist – there are 10 nominees, a change made just last year and a reflection of the increasing breadth of eligible music competing every season.
Another change made by the recording academy last year was the elimination of the secret, anonymous nomination review committees that made the final determinations about who made the cut, leading to surprising...
SEEBillboard Hot 100: Every #1 song of 2022
These awards honor the best musical achievements from the eligibility period of October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. In most categories there are five nomination slots, but in the big four general field races – Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist – there are 10 nominees, a change made just last year and a reflection of the increasing breadth of eligible music competing every season.
Another change made by the recording academy last year was the elimination of the secret, anonymous nomination review committees that made the final determinations about who made the cut, leading to surprising...
- 11/15/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Rolling Stone is back in Texas for the first weekend of the Austin City Limits music festival, featuring behind-the-scenes coverage from the grounds. Hosted by Jon Weigell and Charlie Cooper, we’re going all-access with your favorite performing artists, including Benee, Conan Gray, Aly & Aj, Marcus Mumford, Japanese Breakfast, and more. You never know what special guests may drop in, so follow Rolling Stone’s Twitch channel to be part of the experience.
Streaming begins at today, Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. Edt, featuring appearances by Cory Henry, Primo the Alien,...
Streaming begins at today, Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. Edt, featuring appearances by Cory Henry, Primo the Alien,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Christopher Cruz
- Rollingstone.com
For the second year running, Patreon co-founder Jack Conte will bestow one lucky creator with what amounts to a year’s salary -- $50,000, paid out in a monthly stipend -- so they can solely focus on their artistic endeavors.
The two-year-old endowment fund, dubbed Super Patron: A Creator Arts Endowment F*ck Yeah!, was established by Conte with $1 million worth of Patreon stock, but is a nonprofit initiative that operates as a separate initiative from Patreon itself (which just raised $90 million in venture funding at a $1.2 billion valuation).
Applications for the second iteration of the program are available now at SuperPatron.org. The process is lightweight and open-ended -- though the ensuing product must be consumable within a span of three minutes, and submitted by Oct. 16. The selection committee who will choose this year’s recipient includes singer/songwriter Cory Henry, musician Dessa Of Doomtree, visual artist Keef Knight, YouTuber Elle Mills,...
The two-year-old endowment fund, dubbed Super Patron: A Creator Arts Endowment F*ck Yeah!, was established by Conte with $1 million worth of Patreon stock, but is a nonprofit initiative that operates as a separate initiative from Patreon itself (which just raised $90 million in venture funding at a $1.2 billion valuation).
Applications for the second iteration of the program are available now at SuperPatron.org. The process is lightweight and open-ended -- though the ensuing product must be consumable within a span of three minutes, and submitted by Oct. 16. The selection committee who will choose this year’s recipient includes singer/songwriter Cory Henry, musician Dessa Of Doomtree, visual artist Keef Knight, YouTuber Elle Mills,...
- 9/16/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Megan Thee Stallion, Shawn Mendes and Rihanna are among the hundreds of celebrity signatories of an open letter from the music, entertainment and sport industries supporting police reform legislation in California. The statement, released Wednesday, urges the governor and state legislature to approve two bills addressing police accountability.
Among the other musicians putting their names to the letter are Asap Ferg, Young the Giant, the Jonas Brothers, Meek Mill, Anderson .Paak, Death Cab for Cutie, Migos, Kehlani, Miguel, Ludwig Goransson, Mary J. Blige, Summer Walker, Richie Sambora, Journey, deadmau5, Aloe Blacc and Steven Tyler & Joe Perry.
Actors Sarah Paulson, Robert DeNiro, Lucy Hale, Zooey Deschanel, Cynthia Erivo, Josh Gad, Mandy Moore, Chrissy Metz, Sterling K. Brown, Chris Sullivan, Alyssa Milano and Debra Messing were among those signing. Companies and organizations signing on included the three top label groups — Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Group — along with ASCAP,...
Among the other musicians putting their names to the letter are Asap Ferg, Young the Giant, the Jonas Brothers, Meek Mill, Anderson .Paak, Death Cab for Cutie, Migos, Kehlani, Miguel, Ludwig Goransson, Mary J. Blige, Summer Walker, Richie Sambora, Journey, deadmau5, Aloe Blacc and Steven Tyler & Joe Perry.
Actors Sarah Paulson, Robert DeNiro, Lucy Hale, Zooey Deschanel, Cynthia Erivo, Josh Gad, Mandy Moore, Chrissy Metz, Sterling K. Brown, Chris Sullivan, Alyssa Milano and Debra Messing were among those signing. Companies and organizations signing on included the three top label groups — Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Group — along with ASCAP,...
- 8/19/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
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