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Emily Ratajkowski is not a fan of Netflix’s new film ‘Blonde.’ The 31-year-old actress shared her thoughts on social media, joining the online criticism about the Marilyn Monroe biopic starring Ana de Armas.“We love to fetishize female pain,” the model said on TikTok. “Look at Amy Winehouse. Look at Britney Spears.

Addressing her criticism. Emily Ratajkowski did not hold back about the Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde — even though she didn’t have a chance to see the project for herself yet.

biopic *—*and says she's not surprised to hear it's another movie that "fetishizes female pain" while perfectly summarizing her views on the controversial movie.Since its release, the -starring film, directed by Andrew Dominik, has faced significant for its sensationalist depiction of the late star's life, with many arguing that we are seeing too many stories of exploited women getting the Hollywood treatment.And model Emily has backed that belief, as she explained in a video: "So I've been hearing a lot about this Marilyn Monroe movie, Blonde, which I haven't seen yet, but I'm not surprised to hear it's yet another movie fetishizing female pain, even in death."Speaking directly to the camera, Ratajkowski—who also called out during his cheating scandal recently—continued: "We love to fetishize female pain. Look at Amy Winehouse. Look at Britney Spears.

The Netflix release of “Blonde” has been met with controversy over director Andrew Dominik’s depiction of Marilyn Monroe (played by Ana de Armas), with critics and viewers alike slamming the film using such descriptives as “sexist,” “exploitative,” “detestable” and “cruel.”

Emily Ratajkowski has some harsh words about Blonde.

Zack Sharf While it’s been known for several years that Amy Winehouse was courted to sing the theme song for the 2008 James Bond tentpole “Quantum of Solace,” franchise producer Barbara Broccoli opened up about the process for the first time during a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly. Winehouse’s short-lived Bond experience is a small part of the upcoming Amazon Prime Video documentary “The Sound of 007,” which also references Radiohead’s scrapped theme song for “Spectre.” “Well, that was a very very distressing meeting, she was not at her best and my heart really went out to her,” Broccoli said about meeting with Winehouse for the “Quantum of Solace” theme song. “She was very fragile emotionally and, you know, you understood how she could create such moving material, because she has a great depth of feeling and it was very very tragic.”

James Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli has opened up about a “very sad” meeting she had with Amy Winehouse about recording the theme song.A new documentary, The Sound Of 007, has explored the music of the Bond franchise, which sees Broccoli recalling a meeting with Winehouse about writing the theme song for 2008’s Quantum Of Solace.“Well, that was a very very distressing meeting, [Winehouse] was not at her best and my heart really went out to her,” Broccoli says in the documentary, per Entertainment Weekly.“She was very fragile emotionally and, you know, you understood how she could create such moving material, because she has a great depth of feeling and it was very very tragic.“What an incredible talent, what an incredible voice, what an incredible person she was and it was very very sad.”Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas wrote the theme song for the last Bond film No Time To Die, and won an Oscar for their work on the track of the same name.The pair worked with Hans Zimmer and Johnny Marr on the track, with the latter saying that Eilish and her brother were “so classy”.“They’re so classy and know that if you want to do a Bond theme, it’s about doing something that’s your sound,” Marr told NME. “I wanted to protect that, and in the end we just kept coming back to ‘reduce, reduce, reduce’.

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The Beatles is currently involved in an ongoing silent auction all in the name of charity. This month, The Art of Music event is taking place in London - and globally, online - where a collection of unique pieces are being auctioned off online for Teenage Cancer Trust. One of the prized pieces is a photo taken by Paul McCartney's wife of The Beatles on the steps of the iconic recording studio Abbey Road.

Mark Ronson has paid fresh tribute to Taylor Hawkins, saying that the “beloved” late drummer “should have played on thousands more recordings”.Ronson spoke to NME as part of this week’s special Big Read cover feature, which offers an in-depth and behind-the-scenes look at the recent star-studded Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London.The producer made a guest appearance at this month’s Wembley Stadium event, teaming up with Dave Grohl‘s daughter Violet for a performance of The Zutons‘ ‘Valerie’ (made famous by Ronson’s 2007 hit cover with Amy Winehouse).Speaking to NME after the show, Ronson explained: “It was Taylor’s day but it felt like the theme of that day was very much about all the other rock ’n’ roll legends that are unfortunately not with us, whether that’s Bowie, Jeff Buckley or Amy.“Without taking the shine away from Taylor, I was just singing about everyone who should still be jamming with us.”He continued: “I knew Taylor a fraction as well as most of the other people performing, but it was amazing to be around all these other people who love Taylor, listening to stories about him, because it felt like spending a little more time with him.“We were texting three days before he passed about cutting some records.

David Bowie is set to receive a stone on London's Music Walk of Fame in Camden. The late 'Starman' hitmaker - who died following a secret battle with cancer in 2016 aged 69 - will be honoured with the tribute on September 15 at Camden Town Tube station. The music legend's stone joins those for The Who, Soul II Soul, Madness, and late icon Amy Winehouse.

David Bowie is set to become the latest musician to receive a walk on the Camden Music Walk of Fame in north London.The Who became the first act to be honoured with the special award when it launched in November 2019, after being touted as early as 2013. At that time, Amy Winehouse and Madness were both considered to be given stones on the walk, and both were unveiled in 2020.Bowie’s stone on the walk, outside Camden Town tube station, will be unveiled on September 15 at a ceremony that will see the star’s collaborators, friends and fans pay tribute to the late singer, who died in 2016.Lee Bennett, Founder of The Music Walk OF Fame, said: “David Bowie is a global influence, one of the ultimate influencers and sooner or later, we had to have him on The Music Walk Of Fame.  Our intention is for this to be the highest honour a music figure can receive in the UK and beyond,  the unveiling of David’s stone ensures that legacy.  We have huge plans for the future, but for now, let’s celebrate one of the greats of music.”The day after the stone is unveiled (September 16), new Bowie film Moonage Daydream, directed by Brett Morgen, will be released exclusively in IMAX on September 16 (hitting UK cinemas on September 23).

K.J. Yossman David Bowie is to be posthumously honored on London’s Music Walk of Fame. Bowie, who is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, will join other British music legends including Amy Winehouse, The Who, Soul2Soul and Madness by getting a stone inlaid into the pavement near Camden Town tube station in London. Bowie died in 2016. He would have celebrated his 75th birthday this year. The ceremony will take place on Sept. 15 followed by a private event with guests expected to include Bowie’s friends, fans and collaborators.

Amy Winehouse film Amy, is to create a new docuseries about Camden’s musical history.The four-part series, titled Camden, is being created for Disney+, and its reveal comes as part of the announcement of a handful of new projects for the streaming service, including a Keanu Reeves-starring documentary about a Formula 1 team, a show on the recent ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial and another documenting fashion in the ’90s.A synopsis for the new show reads: “Camden is a four-part original documentary series, brought to life by Lightbox, the production company founded by Academy-Award-winning producer Simon Chinn (“Man on Wire”, “Searching for Sugar Man”) and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn (“LA 92”, “Tina”) and Asif Kapadia, Academy-Award-winning director of Amy. Day One Pictures, the production company co-founded by Amy Winehouse’s original manager Nick Shymansky, with Jasper Waller-Bridge and Ben Friedman, also serve as executive producers.”It adds: “How has a small corner of North London changed music as we know it? This evocative series will reveal the extraordinary untold stories of how the lives and careers of many of today’s most iconic music acts were shaped by Camden, alongside some of the careers that were broken by it.

Eliza Rose is quickly becoming the name to know in the UK dance scene, after the phenomenal success of her breakthrough single, B.O.T.A (Baddest Of Them All).

While it’s not yet a lock, “Back To Black,” the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic, may have its lead. Variety reports that Marisa Abela, one of the stars of the HBO/BBC drama “Industry,” is the current frontrunner to play the late singer.

Naman Ramachandran Curious Films is producing “Running With The Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee,” a feature length documentary for Netflix telling the story of the life and death of software pioneer John McAfee.British-American McAfee was the inventor of one of the most successful, and reviled, pieces of software of all time: McAfee Antivirus. At his peak, McAfee was worth $100 million.

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Lady Gaga is having the time of her life kicking off the highly anticipated Chromatica Ball worldwide tour in Germany, after rumored to be playing Harley Quinn in the ‘Joker’ sequel, the singer is now showcasing incredible choreographies and taking us back to the ‘Mother Monster’ days with her extravagant wardrobe, hair and makeup, giving fans everything they want.And while the audience during the first concert were thrilled to have Gaga back on stage, performing Sour Candy, Free Woman, 911, Shallow and more, many were wondering about her chronic pain condition, as it is known that the singer and actress suffers from fibromyalgia.The 36-year-old performer, who seems to be the top choice to portray Amy Winehouse in an upcoming biopic, gave fans an insight of how she has been feeling lately, revealing that she is currently “pain-free.”“I want to really thank you for sticking it out with me and loving me through all the different iterations of my artistry as well as me as a person,” Gaga admitted to her fans. “I feel more clear today than I have in a long time and more pain-free than I have in ages.

Mark Ronson has reflected on the process of creating ‘Back to Black’ with Amy Winehouse as he opens up his studio process for the first time in a new BBC Maestro production course. Watch Ronson discuss his late close friend and collaborator, as well as discuss recent projects and what to expect from the new course, in the video above.The multi-award-winning musician, producer and songwriter will offer lessons on everything he’s learned throughout his career in the new series, from songwriting, recording, and production, to using industry software.

Jack White has spoken about his 2008 James Bond theme ‘Another Way To Die’, calling it “one of the most divisive things” he’s worked on.The former White Stripes musician wrote and produced the track – also featuring Alicia Keys – for Quantum Of Solace, which was the 22nd film in the Bond franchise. It reached Number Nine in the UK singles chart.Speaking on a recent edition of the Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend podcast, White acknowledged the mixed reaction to the collaborative song.“It’s one of the most divisive things I’ve been a part of,” the singer-songwriter explained.“To this day, it’s straight across the board.

Mark Ronson has partnered with the BBC to launch an online course in which he will share some of his production secrets.BBC Maestro is an 18-class virtual course that will show aspiring producers and musicians exactly how Ronson creates a new track, from writing a song to laying down instruments and playing with digital effects.Ronson said that the goal of the course, which will be released in full on July 5, is to show students “everything I do, and then you can apply this to your own process”.In addition to sharing tips about how to craft a song the ‘Uptown Funk’ hitmaker will talk through the process of collaborating with others and deconstruct some of his own records including Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’.Episodes of BBC Maestro will feature Ronson working with rapper Jon Bellion, singer Niya Norwood, engineer/mixer/producer Ricky Damian, and the Frighteners’ Richard Terrana.“Forget about all those things – commercial constraints, who will listen to this,” Ronson says at the end of the trailer for the course. “Just concentrate on making something that you truly find exciting, and that you would listen to.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSeven-time Grammy-winning producer Mark Ronson will give an in-depth master class on music production in a forthcoming BBC Maestro series, demonstrating in detail how he works as a producer, beat maker, musician, songwriter and collaborator. Ronson’s long resume includes classic albums with such legendary artists as Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, Adele, Bruno Mars (including the smash “Uptown Funk”), Paul McCartney, Lily Allen, Duran Duran and many others.The series, which launches on July 5, features 18 online lessons — with individual sub-chapters — wherein Ronson educates beginners on how to tackle songwriting, recording, production as well as advice on how to successfully collaborate with other musicians to create genre defying and timeless music.

Lauren Jauregui has failed to have success as a solo artist, but… it’s not all about hits.

’s record breaking second album, , was the biggest selling album in the world last year.

worked professionally in theatre, hiding the fact that every few months, my voice would completely disappear. Despite steaming my head over bowls of hot water, giving up alcohol and praying to Dr Theatre, as the final curtain fell on each production my melodic soprano would disintegrate into a husky Tom Waits. A few days of silence and it would return.

Mark Ronson has shared behind-the-scenes insight into working with Amy Winehouse – hear her demo vocal for ‘Back To Black’ below.Ronson was one of the late singer’s most influential collaborators, having produced her seminal second album, also called ‘Back to Black’, in 2006.Sharing a TikTok video of how they made the song together, Ronson said: “Amy came to my studio right here and we met for the first time and I instantly loved her and she played me all of this great Sixties music and she left and I got very inspired and I came up with this piano right here,” going on to play the piano riff from ‘Back To Black’.“The next day she came in and wrote these incredible lyrics which she scribbled in the back room,” he added, captioning the post: “All hail the lioness.”Watch the TikTok below.#stitch with @ruben.tt all hail the lioness ❤️ ♬ original sound – Mark Ronson Last year, Ronson expressed regret over the way he treated Winehouse while she was at the height of her addiction issues.“Obviously, we had our ups and downs, and it was troubling,” Ronson told The Guardian. “I don’t know if I fully loved the way that I behaved around her.”The DJ and producer subsequently explained that he wished he had been more vocal in supporting Winehouse throughout her struggles.“When she was going through addiction, I wish I’d been a little bit more upfront or confrontational about it,” he explained.

The fourth season of Stranger Things is premiering this weekend and a new star you’ll meet in the upcoming episodes is Elodie Grace Orkin!

Rosie Charles, Mo Othman and Kohzee were selected by the judging panel that consisted of record producer Hannah V and Thomas Smith, NME’s Commissioning Editor (New Music). Entrants were asked to send in a one-minute clip of them performing a piece of original music for consideration. The initiative seeks to unearth and support grassroots music talent by providing access to a professional recording experience and music industry experts.