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If you still can’t get enough of “I’m Just Ken,” Ryan Gosling‘s ear-candy standout from the Barbie soundtrack, the actor (slash singer) and writer-producer Mark Ronson just released an EP with three new mixes of the song including the holiday-style “I’m Just Ken – Merry Kristmas Barbie”
Atlantic Records also posted an official video for “Merry Kristmas Barbie” – the “K” spelling is a Ken joke – which shows Gosling performing the song in studio and joshing & working with Ronson and co-writer/co-producer Andrew Wyatt in the studio.
Also included on the digital EP is an unplugged version, “I’m Just Ken – In My Feelings Acoustic,” and a full-on dance rendition “I’m Just Ken – Purple Disco Machine Remix.”
The Christmas, or “Kristmas,” version was teased in an Instagram post yesterday showing Ronson repeatedly and playfully turning down the volume on Gosling’s vocals. (Watch it below.)
In the Instagram post, Ronson wrote that he sent Gosling the holiday version just last week “and he dug it & it sounded so f***ing xmas that we were like, ‘man, can we get this out in a week?!’ Since I’m the person who throws on Stevie’s ‘Someday at Christmas’ the day after Thanksgiving, this appealed to me greatly. So he rerecorded the vocals and here we are, a week later serving up this version that we love with about 5 days til no one wants to hear a xmas record, but sometimes u have to do it for fun (& maybe a little for Barbie). Happy holidays, we hope u enjoy.”
Today, Ronson wrote that the acoustic version “puts a lump in my throat” and said the Purple Disco Machine remix has been in the works since last summer “but we didn’t have a proper reason to put it out til now.”
“I’m very excited about all this because i love this song and the
Ryan Seacrest is getting ready to host his 19th New Year’s Eve special and this year he’ll be joined by Rita Ora as his co-host!
Eva Mendes displayed grace and generosity while hyping up her longtime love Ryan Gosling and his latest Barbie project.
Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo and more have received mentions on the shortlist for the 2024 Academy Awards. Yesterday (December 21), the Academy announced its shortlists in 10 categories, including Best Original Song and Best Original Score.
While the Oscar original song shortlist is typically good about spreading the wealth around, three movies dominated close to half the spaces with Barbie cleared to be nominated for three songs, The Color Purple two and Apple Original Film’s Flora and Son two. Of the 15 spots, Warner Bros owns five of ’em between Barbie and Color Purple.
Eva Mendes is sharing her support for Ryan Gosling. The Hollywood star shared her thoughts on her romantic partner making music again, revealing that she wants him to get back in the studio following the release of his latest EP, which features four versions of the hit song ‘I’m Just Ken’ from the Barbie movie.MEET RYAN GOSLING’S SPOOKY BAND ‘DEAD MAN’S BONES’EVA MENDES SHARES AN ADORABLE CHRISTMAS THROWBACKEVA MENDES LOOKS SPORTY AND COMFY WHILE OUT IN SANTA BARBARAMade in collaboration with Mark Ronson, fans of the actor are encouraging him to make another album with his band Dead Man’s Bones, as this is not the first time he has shown his musical skills.“So grateful to [Mark Ronson] for getting my man to make more music,” Eva wrote on Instagram, sharing a clip of the live performance in the studio.
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists in 10 categories for the upcoming 96th Oscars ceremony. Overall, Greta Gerwig’s meta-comedy “Barbie” had the most mentions with five including sound, original song for its three submissions from Billie Eilish (“What I Was Made For?”), Dua Lipa (“Dance the Night”) and Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (“I’m Just Ken”), and original score, from the latter duo. The big miss for “Barbie” was in makeup and hairstyling, which was the category that yielded the most surprises.
OK, it’s that time of year, the holidays. As you generally know, we mostly avoid the scuttlebutt of daily internet rumors.
-mania was dying down, the star of Greta Gerwig's film proved us all wrong. That's right, Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson (the producer who, along with Andrew Wyatt, wrote “I'm Just Ken” for Barbie) have released a festive remix of “I'm Just Ken.” Merry Christmas.And there's more—the pair also released an official music video, complete with a minute-long preamble set in a Mojo Dojo Casa House recording studio bedecked in festive decorations. (or is he in character as Ken… we simply cannot tell) frets about whether “I'm Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie)” will feel fresh.
Ryan Gosling is getting ready for awards season. The actor has released a record made in collaboration with Mark Ronson, responsible for the “Barbie” soundtrack, featuring three new songs, including “I’m Just Ken.” The record is also Christmas themed, and was dropped right in time for the holidays. Meet Ryan Gosling’s spooky band ‘Dead Man’s Bones’Golden Globes 2024: Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez are among the nomineesThe record was released alongside a music video, which shows Gosling performing alongside Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, the other music supervisor for “Barbie”.
Margot Robbie’s Barbie exposed all of his “blond fragility” on the big screen in the summer blockbuster that brought the iconic Mattel doll to life, it’s “the man behind the tan” — as memorably Kenoughed by Ryan Gosling — who is having the last laugh in 2023.“I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie)” — a new holiday rendition of his signature number in Greta Gerwig’s box-office smash — dropped from the hunky heavens on Wednesday.The Yuletide twist arrives just five days before Santa will be delivering Barbies and Kens to little girls and boys all around the (snow) globe.The “Kristmas” makeover of “I’m Just Ken” puts a sweeping, Phil Spector-esque spin on the song that was written by “Barbie” music supervisors Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. And the string-laden setting decks the ditty in seasonal splendor as Gosling ever-so-earnestly sings lines such as “Am I not hot when I’m in my feelings?”Clearly still hopelessly devoted to his dream doll — who leaves him behind for the real world at the end of the film — Gosling ends with, “Merry Kristmas, Barbie / Wherever you are.”The “I’m Just Ken” revamp comes ringing in with a video of the song featuring Ronson and Wyatt.
Look, Margot Robbie is Barbie. 30 years from now, when people are talking about the mega-blockbuster “Barbie” film, they’ll remember that Margot Robbie starred in the movie.
Ryan Gosling has revisited his iconic song for the Barbie soundtrack, and reimagined it as a Christmas classic.Shared today (December 20), the new release sees the actor – who took on the role of Ken in Greta Gerwig’s hit film – take his song ‘I’m Just Ken’, and re-record it in time for the festive season.Recorded alongside and produced by Mark Ronson, the new Christmas edition of the track is titled ‘I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie)’, and also comes as part of a new ‘Ken’ EP – consisting of three new versions of the song.For the most part, the festive version remains loyal to the debut release, but now incorporates more of an epic approach to that of the original, complete with bells and an orchestra.What’s more, it also comes alongside a new music video set inside a heavily decorated recording studio. In the footage, Gosling is seen telling Ronson how he envisions the final product before they both come together to record it.
Ryan Gosling is giving us all a Christmas present!
Eva Mendes is feeling the Kenergy as she supports her partner Ryan Gosling‘s upcoming project!
Ryan Gosling is working on something in the recording studio.
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We’ve been talking about a Blumhouse remake of “Wolfman” for years now. Way back in 2020, after the massive success of Leigh Whannell’s “Invisible Man,” he was quickly snatched up by Blumhouse to take another Universal Monster and reimagine it.
Barbie has scored the most nominations for next year’s Golden Globes, inching slightly ahead of former summer box office rival Oppenheimer.The nominations for the upcoming ceremony were announced today (December 11), starting awards season off.Both films became huge critical and commercial successes after being released this summer, starting the ‘Barbenheimer’ trend of fans going to see both films on the same day.It now looks like both could be set to dominate awards season, with Barbie scoring nine nominations including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director for Greta Gerwig and Best Actress – Musical or Comedy for Margot Robbie.The film also earned three Best Original Song nods, for ‘What Was I Made For?’ by Billie Eilish and Finneas, ‘Dance the Night’ by Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, and ‘I’m Just Ken’ by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt.Oppenheimer follows behind with eight nominations, including Best Director for Christopher Nolan, as well as acting nods for Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr.Both films are also up for the new category of Cinematic and Box Office Achievement in Motion Pictures. Other nominees include Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3, John Wick: Chapter 4, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, The Super Mario Bros Movie and Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.Other notable nominees across the board include Poor Things and Killers Of The Flower Moon, which both trail behind with seven nominations each.
Barbie‘s huge impact this awards season continued to be felt on Monday, as the film claimed a leading nine nominations at the Golden Globes, including three of six slots in the category of Best Original Song – Motion Picture.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music As expected, Ariana Grande has signed with Brandon Creed and his new Good World Management firm, sources close to the situation confirm to Variety. The news comes four months after sources confirmed that the singer had parted ways with longtime manager Scooter Braun who, apart from a period of several months in 2017, had managed her since the release of her debut album a decade ago.