Prince’s estate denied Sinead O’Connor use of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ for new documentary

Syd Barrett is to be the subject of a new documentary titled Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett And Pink Floyd.According to Deadline, the upcoming film was co-directed by Roddy Bogawa and the late graphic designer Storm Thorgerson. The latter was the co-founder of Hipgnosis, the London-based firm that specialised in creating album cover art for rock acts.The company made the iconic artwork for Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973), ‘Wish You Were Here’ (1975) and more.

EXCLUSIVE: Mercury Studios has completed work on a documentary about the co-founder of one of the greatest rock n’ roll bands of all time.

Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are stepping out for a screening of their new movie at the 2022 New York Film Festival.

Lewis Capaldi has joined forces with his celebrity pal Niall Horan to bring out a new documentary where the pair road trip around Ireland - and it will be on our screens this weekend.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic In “Nuclear,” his intensely compelling, must-see documentary, Oliver Stone makes the vital and historical case that nuclear power has been the victim of a perception/reality conundrum, one that is now in the process of being overturned. The perception is that nuclear power is dangerous: too dangerous to be an essential component of providing our energy needs. The reality, argues Stone, is that nuclear power is clean, abundant, and safe. “Nuclear” says that the ominous reality of our energy crisis — the looming catastrophe of climate change, the hopeful yet stubbornly incremental growth of renewables like wind and solar — is too urgent for nuclear power not to be an essential component of providing our energy needs.

Nicole Kidman is a doting mom to four children, although prefers to mainly keep her personal life out of the spotlight.MORE: Nicole Kidman showcases impressive abs during backstage moment with Keith UrbanHowever, her two oldest children - Connor and Isabella - are occasionally active on social media, giving an insight into their lives in the process.Over the weekend, Connor - who is a keen fisherman - took to Instagram to share a photo of himself holding his rather large catch of the day - a giant fish that he caught in Venice, Louisiana.VIDEO: Nicole Kidman talks 16 years of marriage to Keith Urban"Size matters," he captioned the post.SEE: Nicole Kidman's latest photo from Greek vacation will take your breath awayMORE: Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman to spend rest of year apartConnor and his older sister Bella were adopted by Nicole and Tom during their marriage. Connor briefly followed in his parents’ footsteps and starred in two films, 2008's Seven Pounds and 2012's Red Dawn remake — before going on to pursue his passion for deep-sea fishing.While Connor has remained in the US, where he pursues his love of deep sea fishing, Bella now lives in Croydon, London, with her husband, Max Parker.

Kanye West has released a new 30-minute documentary titled LAST WEEK. The film, uploaded to YouTube on Monday (October 10), depicts West taking meetings and attending a children's basketball game with his family and ex-wife Kim Kardashian. Watch above.

Willow Smith is hitting the stage at Studio 8H!

Hans Zimmer is set to be explored in BBC documentary Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel.The hour-long film will chart the composer’s 40-year career from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty. Over his career, he’s composed scores for blockbuster films like The Lion King, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Gladiator, The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Dune and many others.Along with his work in Hollywood, the documentary will cover his work on BBC projects like Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II and Frozen Planet II.Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel also features interviews with directors Ron Howard, Denis Villeneuve, Christopher Nolan, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Barry Levinson, James L Brooks, Gore Verbinski, Steve McQueen, Stephen Frears and Tim Bevan.Speaking about the documentary, Zimmer said: “I’m honoured to be sharing this insight into my career and life with the BBC audience.

The Prince estate has revealed that it denied permission for Sinead O’Connor to use her version of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in a new documentary about her career because they “didn’t feel she deserved to use the song”.Although best known via O’Connor’s 1990 cover of it, ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ was written and originally performed by Prince. Hence the need for the estate – via its publishing deal with Universal Music – to grant permission for O’Connor’s version of the song to be included in the documentary, which is called ‘Nothing Compares’.“Nothing compares to Prince’s [1993] live version with Rosie Gaines that is featured on the ’Hits 1’ album and we are re-releasing that album on vinyl on 4 Nov”, Prince’s half-sister Sharon Nelson tells Billboard.

Anne Heche’s son, Homer Laffoon, recently filed documents stating that he opposes the validity of emails sent in 2011 between the actress and her ex-boyfriend James Tupper, making him the executor of her estate.“Mr. Tupper repeatedly refers to the email … as a ‘will.’ However — as a matter of law — the email does not qualify as either a holographic will or formal witnessed will,” the 20-year-old wrote on the court documents.The filing also states that the emails fail “to satisfy the legal requirements for a valid formal witnessed will” as it was not signed by the actress “and does not have two witnesses who signed the document during [her] lifetime.”This means that Homer claims to be “the person with the highest priority of appointment” and would be “legally entitled” to be appointed as administrator of her mother’s estate.Homer filed a petition to be appointed as executor, requesting his half-brother, Atlas Tupper, to be listed with him as sole heirs following the tragic death of their mother.

An “explosive claim” made against Prince Andrew is explored in a new documentary.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Prince Andrew, Duke of York is the subject of a new documentary coming soon to Peacock. Titled “Prince Andrew: Banished,” the 90-minute doc will explore the sexual assault allegations against the royal and his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, which eventually caused Queen Elizabeth II to strip her son of his military titles and royal patronages.

To Hell And Back. You can watch it below.The upcoming series will see Osbourne fully document her experience at CBS, including the events that led to her departure from the American talkshow The Talk, as well as the subsequent fallout.To Hell And Back will also include insight and personal stories from her husband and music icon Ozzy Osbourne, along with their children Jack and Kelly.Additionally, the docuseries will feature interviews with those were part of and witnessed the controversy that led to Osbourne’s departure from The Talk, including Piers Morgan and Meghan McCain, former co-host of ABC’s The View.On the announcement of the series, Fox Nation’s president Jason Klarman said in a statement: “We are excited to be the place that Sharon chose to tell her incredible story.

NME about the challenges they faced as they brought the Mediterranean festival statesideAlfonso Lanza, co-director of Primavera Sound, has spoken with NME about bringing the Barcelona music festival stateside, the biggest challenges they faced coordinating the festival in the US, and what he’s most excited about for Primavera’s first Los Angeles edition.Primavera first announced they’d be bringing the festival from Spain to the US back in 2019. However, both the 2020 and 2021 festivals were cancelled due to coronavirus-enforced restrictions.

When filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson was growing up in Northern Ireland in the late 1980s, she says the whole of the island – the North and the Republic – desperately needed transformation.

Strictly Come Dancing is hitting our screens and celebrities will be busy putting on their dancing shoes to pair up with their professional partners. This year viewers will see Will Mellor, Helen Skelton and Kym Marsh take to the Strictly dance floor alongside other famous faces from TV, music, sport and comedy to try and win the Glitterball trophy in Strictly 2022. Every year the professionals put together spectacular dance routines for their celebrity partners, all whilst performing in elaborate dance sequences with their professional crew too.

A woman who has accused celebrity chef Mario Batali of sexual misconduct anonymously has now gone on the record in a newly released Discovery+ documentary. "Batali: The Fall of a Superstar Chef" premiered on the streaming service on Thursday. In the documentary, a former hostess at one of Batali’s restaurants, Eva DeVirgilis, accuses the chef of sexually assaulting her in 2005.

Prince William is said to have felt “relief” when Prince Harry moved to California back in 2020 alongside his wife Meghan Markle, a new book has claimed. Since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex started their new life together in Los Angeles, the pair have only returned to the UK a number of times, most recently for the 10 days of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.