Next month marks three years of Paramount+ and we are proud to continue to be a premiere streaming destination for news, sports and a Mountain of Entertainment.
In March, viewers will be transported through time to the opulence of the 1920s in the page-to-screen adaption of A Gentleman in Moscow starring Ewan McGregor. Hearts will soar when Little Wing, a family film about a young girl and a very special bird, takes flight. And sports fans will cheer as they stream both the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship games on CBS and UEFA Champions League matches that determine this year’s quarterfinalists.
For a closer look at all the entertainment coming to Paramount+ in March, check out the latest edition of View from the Peak.
This month, sports fans live streamed all the action of Super Bowl LVIII on Paramount+, delivering the most-streamed Super Bowl in history with an increase of +52% in Average Minute Audience over the previous year.
Streaming engagement was at an all-time high when viewers tuned in for the game, Usher's halftime show and Reba McEntire’s national anthem. Paramount+ scored the most minutes consumed for a Super Bowl stream with 2.64 billion minutes, making it the first Super Bowl stream to generate more than 2 billion minutes of consumption.
Fan excitement was over-the-top, and Super Bowl LVIII is the #1 most social telecast in history with a total of 62.8 million interactions, up 27% year-over-year.
Live sports such as the NFL ON CBS is one of the top sign-up drivers for the service. Once viewers tune in to watch a live event, they tend to stay to enjoy our variety of content that extends across genres. In fact, almost 90% of the viewing hours during these subscribers' lifetimes come from non-sports content. In particular, following the Super Bowl, Halo, which returned to the service for its second season just days before, saw strong engagement.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor and Alexa Goodall in A Gentleman in Moscow.
Next month, A Gentleman in Moscow, the highly anticipated adaptation of The New York Times best-selling novel by Amor Towles, debuts for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers. Set in post-revolutionary Russia, the limited series stars Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, an aristocrat sentenced to a lifetime of house arrest at The Hotel Metropol.
Rostov’s imprisonment meant that the hotel itself needed special attention throughout the series, so the production team built its version of the iconic building from scratch. “The Metropol Hotel is our world and it’s integral to the story,” said showrunner Ben Vanstone. “We stayed within the bounds of the hotel so it had to have the color, life and dynamism to keep our interest.”
As the world moves on, Rostov’s opulent domain remains unchanged. “It’s kind of a gilded cage that he’s in,” Vanstone said. “We wanted to have a sense that, while it may look beautiful with fantastic lights, decorations, plants and flowers, ultimately it’s still a prison.”
Lock yourself away when A Gentleman in Moscow premieres on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME on March 29.
The upcoming Paramount+ Original movie Little Wing introduces viewers to Kaitlyn (Brooklynn Prince), a teen looking to help her mother (Kelly Reilly) save their home. We recently sat down with Prince to learn about how she prepared for the role and her introduction to the unusual world of pigeon racing, which is central to the story.
Tell us a little bit about your process for finding this character.
The first thing I did was make a Kaitlyn playlist. I downloaded music I thought the character would like, which included artists like Green Day, Evanescence, No Doubt, Kathleen Hanna, The Ramones and many more. I also worked very closely with my mom, who also is my acting coach, on the approach we wanted to take with her. We felt that Kaitlyn needed a perfect blend of sass and vulnerability; she has so many layers that needed to be seen to make her feel like a real teen.
Before working on this film had you ever heard about pigeon racing?
It was something I never even knew existed. I thought it was fascinating how you can release all these pigeons that eventually find their way home. It shows you how intelligent they are and how home really has an effect on all of us.
Did you have any favorite pigeons you worked with on the set?
OMG! YES! I really connected with a few of the pigeons, but Apollo (who played the Granger) really stole my heart. Honestly, he’s the true MVP of the whole movie; sorry Brian [Cox]! Our bird handlers, Lauren and Roland, were so amazing and patient with me since I was nervous with the birds, at first, but I’ve grown to really love pigeons!
This film has such a phenomenal cast. What was it like working with everyone, especially legends like Brian Cox and Kelly Reilly?
Legends is right! Working with such great actors sometimes is super scary, so I just always felt the need to rise to every occasion to make them proud of me. Kelly was so much fun; she brought girl power to the set every day. There was a lot of testosterone on set, so it was nice to have her there. Brian and I got to spend a lot of time together, and I enjoyed every second. He told me so many amazing stories about his life and the theater and gave me a lot of advice. I feel so blessed by this cast.
Is there anything else you want to share about Little Wing?
Little Wing is a story for everybody. Everyone in the family is able to connect to a character. I hope it allows families to talk about mental health so that we, as human beings, can understand each other. Being a teen is hard, and everything feels big when you’re my age. I also think the movie is a great reminder to adults of what it feels like to be young and experience huge emotions.
Race to Paramount+ when Little Wing premieres on March 13.
Milan Škriniar and Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain
Football season has ended, but fútbol fans are more than ready to stream CBS Sports’ coverage of UEFA Champions League round of 16 matches. These games determine which teams will head to the quarterfinals for soccer's most prestigious annual trophy.
Paramount+ is the only place to watch every English-language UEFA Champions League match live in the U.S., and this year is already our most-streamed season ever. Notable matches to watch out for include Bayern Munich vs. Lazio on March 5, Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig on March 6 and Barcelona vs. Napoli on March 12.
In celebration of Women’s History Month, our Women Who Move Mountains collection shines a light on the real and fictional ladies who inspire us. New additions to the curated collection include June, a documentary that showcases the many talents of country-music legend June Carter Cash; Elsbeth, the brand-new The Good Wife spinoff, which sees the return of Carrie Preston as fan-favorite lawyer Elsbeth Tascioni; Special Ops: Lioness, which features powerful performances by Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira and Nicole Kidman, and many more shows and films that tell women's stories.
The fictional town of Hiddenville is poised for some big adventures when The Thundermans Return premieres on the service. In the film, super-powered teens Phoebe and Max are sent back to their hometown to lie low, but a nefarious supervillain has other plans. While fans wait for the new movie, they can relive the Thundermans’ earlier adventures with all four seasons of the hit Nickelodeon series, available to stream now.
Paramount+’s The Lodge is back with a new cross-country tour, including a pop-up at SXSW in Austin from March 8-11. Featuring new interactive experiences, The Lodge brings iconic Paramount+ franchises and beloved characters to fans and new audiences. Find more information about the tour schedule here.
Kevin James, Leah Remini and Jerry Stiller in The King of Queens
Next month, fans can expect lots of laughs when all nine seasons of the beloved CBS sitcom The King of Queens debuts on Paramount+. The series centers on Doug (Kevin James) and Carrie Heffernan (Leah Remini), a middle-class couple living in Queens, NY who must contend with both modern life and Carrie’s cantankerous father Arthur (Jerry Stiller).
Speaking of classic comedies, some of our favorite laugh riots are joining the service in March including Airplane!, Airplane II: The Sequel, Coming to America, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Wayne’s World, Not Another Teen Movie, Raising Arizona and more
ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVES, PREMIERES & EVENTS
3/1: War Pony premiere* Bound by their shared search for belonging, two young Oglala Lakota men growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation grapple with a world built against them as they navigate their unique paths to manhood.
3/6: Raging Grace premiere* Winner of the Grand Jury Award at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, this film follows the struggles of an undocumented Filipina immigrant who takes a job caring for an extremely wealthy but terminally ill old man.
3/7: The Thundermans Return premiere The epic adventures of a superhero family, introduced in the hit Nickelodeon series, continue in a brand new movie. When one save goes wrong, the Thundermans are sent back to Hiddenville.
3/12: Never Seen Again, season five premiere In this gripping true-crime series, family members recount the last time they saw their loved ones before they vanished into thin air.
3/13: Little Wing premiere Inspired by The New Yorker article by Susan Orlean, Little Wing follows Kaitlyn, a teen who is reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home. When stealing a valuable bird, Kaitlyn forms a bond with the owner that leads her to a new outlook on life.
3/29: A Gentleman in Moscow premiere* An adaptation of Amor Towles’ internationally best-selling novel, A Gentleman in Moscow follows Count Alexander Rostov who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, is sentenced to house arrest in the opulent Hotel Metropol.
3/30: Beyond The Aggressives: 25 Years Later premiere* In 2005, the groundbreaking film The Aggressives showcased the remarkable stories of queer BIPOC individuals Chin, Octavio, Trevon, and Kisha. Now, nearly 20 years later, the same four protagonists reunite to reflect on their past and envision new futures.
LIBRARY SHOWS
March 6
Air Warriors (Season 11)
March 7
CBS News Specials: State of the Union Address
March 8
Blaze and the Monster Machines: Blaze of Glory Blaze and the Monster Machines: Race to the Top of the World!
March 13
America's Hidden Stories (Season 3) Black Ink Crew Los Angeles (Season 2) Black Ink Crew New York (Season 10) Peppa Pig (Season 9) The Amazing Race (Season 36)**
March 20
The Last Cowboy (Season 4)
March 25
The King of Queens (Seasons 1-9)
March 27
Behind the Music (Season 2) LL Cool J Presents: The Rock the Bells Festival - Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop Ten Steps to Disaster (Season 2)
MOVIES
March 1
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Airplane II: The Sequel Airplane! All About the Benjamins An Elephant's Journey* Angela's Ashes At Any Price Awakenings* Black Sheep (1996) Blood Out* Burnt* Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Coming to America Deception (2008) Disturbia Drugstore Cowboy* Enough Said Flatliners (1990) Flyboys* Footloose (1984) Frank Miller's Sin City* Freelancers* Guns Akimbo* Happy-Go-Lucky* In Bloom* In Too Deep (1999) Inside Llewyn Davis Jagged Edge Lizzie* Miller's Crossing Noah (2004) Not Another Teen Movie Once Upon a Time in America Raising Arizona Requiem for a Dream* Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Seabiscuit Sleepy Hollow St. Elmo's Fire* The Abyss (1989) The Big Short The Brady Bunch Movie The Dictator The Drop The Gift* The Girl Next Door The Good Girl The Outsiders (1983) The Vatican Tapes* The Warriors (1979) Tommy Boy Wayne's World William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
March 2
The Accused
March 2
This Is Where I Leave You
March 3
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
March 8
Home Again (2017)*
March 10
What Happens Later*
March 11
Sleeping with Other People*
March 19
Carol (2015)*
March 31
Set Up*
SPORTS
3/1: Serie A – Lazio vs. AC Milan 3/2-3/3: Concacaf W Gold Cup Quarterfinals 3/2: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Arkansas @ Kentucky* 3/2: NCAA Men’s Basketball – USC @ Washington* 3/3: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Seton Hall @ UConn* 3/3: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Indiana @ Maryland* 3/3: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Michigan @ Ohio State* 3/3: Serie A – Napoli vs. Juventus 3/3: Barclays Women’s Super League – Arsenal vs. Tottenham 3/4-3/6: AFC Champions League Quarterfinals Leg 1 3/5: UEFA Champions League – Bayern Munich vs. Lazio 3/5: UEFA Champions League – Real Sociedad vs. PSG 3/6: UEFA Champions League – Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig 3/6: UEFA Champions League – Manchester City vs. Copenhagen 3/6: Concacaf W Gold Cup Semifinals 3/7: UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Leg 1 3/7: UEFA Europa Conference League Round of 16 Leg 1 3/9: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Memphis @ FAU* 3/9: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Texas A&M @ Ole Miss* 3/9: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Kentucky @ Tennessee* 3/10: NCAA Women’s Basketball – Big Ten Conference Women’s Championship* 3/10: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Championship* 3/10: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Michigan State @ Indiana* 3/10: Concacaf W Gold Cup Final 3/11-3/13: AFC Champions League Quarterfinals Leg 1 3/12: UEFA Champions League – Barcelona vs. Napoli 3/12: UEFA Champions League – Arsenal vs. Porto 3/13: UEFA Champions League – Borussia Dortmund vs. PSV 3/13: UEFA Champions League – Atlético Madrid vs. Inter Milan 3/14: UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Leg 2 3/14: UEFA Europa Conference League Round of 16 Leg 2 3/15: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals Draw 3/16: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Big Ten Men’s Semifinals* 3/16: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Mountain West Men’s Championship* 3/17: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Atlantic 10 Men’s Championship* 3/17: NCAA Men’s Basketball – Big Ten Men’s Championship* 3/17: NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Selection Show* 3/21: Concacaf Nations League – USA vs. Jamaica 3/21: Concacaf Nations League – Panama vs. Mexico 3/24: Concacaf Nations League Final & Third-Place Match 3/30: Formula E – 2024 Tokyo E-Prix* 3/30: Sail GP – Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix* 3/30: NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship* 3/31: PBR – Professional Bull Riders Nampa* Throughout March: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship* Throughout March: Italian Serie A competition Throughout March: Concacaf W Gold Cup competition Throughout March: Concacaf Nations League competition Throughout March: Scottish Professional Football League competition Throughout March: UEFA Europa League competition Throughout March: UEFA Europa Conference League competition Throughout March: Barclays Women’s Super League competition Throughout March: Argentina Liga Profesional de Fútbol competition
* Title is available to Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers.
**All Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers can live stream CBS titles via the live feed on Paramount+. Those titles will be available on-demand to all subscribers the day after they air live.
True Detective: Wait, the dead lady broke their toy so they all
gang stabbed her? What an absolutely
stupid ending. Disappointing they are
letting that writer take another stab at the property.
Death and Other Details:
Just when I thought this show could not get any worse, the chick who cannot act
tried to act like Manny Patinkin for half the episode.Ooof.
The Challenge: Battle
for a New Challenge:Oooof, after all
that Emmanuel wins.He is maybe the least
deserving winner in the history of the show.Please stop casting people who first language is not English.
Halo:Maybe this show should just skip the lore are
any resemblance to a plot and just do action sequences every week.
I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Extraordinary, Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan, True Detective, The Thread, Grouplove, Modern English, Kid Cudi, Eddie Vedder, and Chad Powers.
- Hulu has released the official trailer for the highly anticipated second season of the critically-acclaimed comedy "Extraordinary," along with new key art. Check it out below! The Original series will premiere Wednesday, March 6, only on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ in the rest of the world. Season two picks up where season one spectacularly left off, following Jen (Máiréad Tyers) on her powers journey as she enrols as a client at the power clinic. Jen soon discovers that the process of finding her power isn’t as easy as she hoped, and things in the rest of her life aren’t smooth sailing either. Ex-cat, now-boyfriend Jizzlord (Luke Rollason) has had an unexpected revelation about his past, and Kash (Bilal Hasna) and Carrie (Sofia Oxenham) are attempting to be totally mature and dignified about their break-up, which is not easy when they’re still living under the same roof. It seems that Jen and the gang are dealing with new levels of adulting and chaos that none of them are prepared for.
- Multi-Platinum singer-songwritersOlivia RodrigoandNoah Kahan team up on a special live recording that will be available at participating independent record stores as part of the celebration of Record Store Day.Olivia Rodrigo “Stick Season”/Noah Kahan “Lacy” - FROM THE BBC RADIO 1 LIVE LOUNGEwill be released onApril 20viaGeffen/Mercury/Republic. The 7-inch colored vinyl features three-time GRAMMY® Award winner Rodrigo covering Kahan’s breakout hit “Stick Season” on Side A and GRAMMY® Best New Artist nominee Kahan delivering a stunning rendition of “Lacy” from Rodrigo’s chart-topping sophomore album, GUTS, on Side B. “Stick Season,” the lead single from Kahan’s 2022 album of the same name, has been certified 2x Platinum in the U.S. “Lacy” was named as one of the best songs of 2023 by Variety, which noted, “Rodrigo makes poetry out of insecurity like nobody’s business.” More information and participating stores at recordstoreday.com.
- Get on the case and catch up on all the clues from HBO’s riveting Emmy Award®-winning limited series, as Warner Bros Discovery Home Entertainment releases True Detective: Night Country on Digital now, and on Blu-ray & DVD July 9. Fans and newcomers alike can binge on all 6 thrilling episodes from Season 4, while they search for answers and go behind the scenes with bonus content. True Detective: Night Country is available now to purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more. The series will also be available on Blu-ray & DVD by purchasing online and in-store at major retailers on July 9. Pre-order your copy now.
- Life Stories, a nonprofit media organization that produces and distributes films about people whose lives inspire meaningful change, announced it will stream THE THREAD, a new documentary interview series on YouTube in which exceptional individuals share the different paths they have taken to lead meaningful lives. 16 episodes of THE THREAD will premiere weekly from March 4 - June 17, 2024 and feature interviews with Gloria Estefan, Martin Sheen, Kurt "Big Boy" Alexander, Tony Hawk, Katie Couric, Mitt Romney, and other notable figures. THE THREAD will be made available to the public through the Life Stories website (LifeStories.org), Life Stories YouTube channel, and as a podcast across all major platforms. THE THREAD: Season One trailer can be seen here: https://youtu.be/jE6blJo48Sw
- GRAMMY® Best New Artist nominee and multi-platinum singer-songwriter Noah Kahan’s global smash hit “Stick Season” enters the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart this week following the release of the long-awaited, final installment of the Stick Season series, Stick Season (Forever). Released on February 9th via Mercury Records / Republic Records, Stick Season (Forever) debuted in the Top 3 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, and upon release, “Stick Season” immediately rose to #1 on the Spotify Top Songs USA Chart. Not to mention, this week following his two sold-out shows at London’s Wembley Arena, Kahan achieved a rare album and single charts double in the UK as Stick Season (Forever)toppedthe UK Official Albums Chart for the first time and “Stick Season” held the #1 position on the UK Official Singles Chart for the seventh consecutive week. Noah joins the likes of Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, and Adele as a select group of superstar artists to have accomplished this incredible achievement.
- Indie rock mainstays GROUPLOVE release their frenetic new single “Chances” to kick off their headline North American tour. With the band’s vocalist/keyboardist Hannah Hooper at the helm, the new offering is an overstimulated, hallucinogenic, aggressive singsong. A band that transcends their ever-shapeshifting genre, GROUPLOVE too has evolved over the last decade, channeling their ecstatic energy into the deepest tensions of the human psyche, all while playing with the contradictions and complications of existing — Stream “Chances." With this new single following their 2023 album I Want It All Right Now, and smashing the bottle on the ship of the Rock And Roll You Won’t Save Me Tour, GROUPLOVE will spend the next month on a massive headline run with support from Bully. VIP packages for the tour include access to an intimate pre-show soundcheck performance and Q&A, as well as an exclusive fan zine designed by the band. The months of May and June will also see the band make stops at Wildflower! Festival and Bonnaroo. See all upcoming tour dates here and below.
- Modern English is excited to announce the release of 1 2 3 4,the legendary British new wave/post-punk band’s first album of new material in eight years. Produced by Mario J. McNulty (David Bowie, Lou Reed, Nine Inch Nails), mixed by Cenzo Townsend and mastered at Abbey Road, 1 2 3 4retains the intrinsic spirit of these early post-punk days, and is also a sterling sonic example of what Modern English have always done best.The album encompasses seething songs with a punk bite (“Long in The Tooth,” “Plastic”), keyboard-forward melodic rockers ("Not Fake,” "Crazy Lovers") and simmering, darkwave-meets-post-punk gems (“Exploding,” “Out to Lunch”). With a touch of subtle themes lifted from After the Snow (1982) and Ricochet Days (1984)that include the environment, aging, failed relationships, love, politics and more, 1 2 3 4 finds the legendary band delving into nostalgia but, as always, exploring new creative territory. Stream the band’s new single, “Not Fake,” on YouTube HERE.
- Building out an artistic realm without comparison, GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum sonic visionary, artist, producer, actor and directorKid Cudiunveils a brand new offering entitled,INSANO (NITRO MEGA), out now viaRepublic Records. He has magnified the world of his 2024 ninth studio album,INSANO, with18 brand new tracksonINSANO (NITRO MEGA). As such, he delivers not just a spiritual successor, but a fully realized body of work in its own right and, asCudiput it on Twitter,“a continuation, a elevation of the vibes.” Listen HERE. It notably includes a like minded cohort of talent, namely Wiz Khalifa, Lil Yachty, Bone Thugs & Harmony, Chip The Ripper and more. Check out the full tracklisting below.
- The second annualReportin’ For Dutytook place last weekend, honoring the late Leslie Jordan’s life of service by raising over $1 MillionforEB Research Partnership (EBRP), an organization close to his heart that is dedicated to funding research to treat and cure Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). The night featured intimate performances fromPost Malone, EBRP Co-FounderEddie Vedder,The War And Treaty,Jelly Roll, Ruby Amanfu, Jake Wesley Rogers and Dan Spencer. Watch Post Malone and Eddie Vedder perform “Better Man”Taking place atHumble Baron at Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, TN, the concert and live auction helped support EBRP, which funds innovative and life-saving rare disease research projects.
- Hulu announced the series order for half-hour comedy “Chad Powers,” from co-creators and executive producers Glen Powell and Michael Waldron. Eli Manning serves as executive producer along with Omaha Productions’ Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz, Ben Brown and ESPN. Waldron and Adam Fasullo are producing for Anomaly Pictures. The series stars Powell, who is also co-creating, co-writing and executive producing under his production co-banner Barnstorm Productions. It hails from 20th Television. When bad behavior nukes hotshot QB Russ Holliday’s college career, he disguises himself and walks onto a struggling Southern football team as the talented, affable Chad Powers. Based on the sketch produced by NFL Films and Omaha Productions that aired on ESPN+ as part of the Eli's Places series, the half-hour comedy from 20th Televison will stream on Hulu. Powell and Waldron co-wrote the pilot.
True Detective:It seems like this show started out with an
interesting scientists being frozen into an ice sculpture but has been overtaken
but some unsolved, generic domestic violence case.Thankfully there is only one week left.
Death and Other
Details: Killing some nobody is one thing, but kind of bold that this shadowy
figure knocked off a governor.I guess
that will be the downfall of the shadowy figure.
La Brea:The show was just dumb fun for the first two
seasons, but budget cuts really hurt this final season with multiple characters
only showing up for an episode or two.But they did regain that dumb fun for the series finale.The scene with the army with guns being taken
down by people with bows and arrows may have been the funniest thing the show has
ever down.
The Challenge: Battle
for a New Challenge:Repeating
Control, Chaos, and Conquest just is not working for the finale.At least we only have one episode left in
this season.Well, and then probably a
two part reunion.
Resident Alien: Harry working in an office may end up being
weirder than him being a doctor.I also
cannot imagine it will end well.
Ghosts:I thought the British boyfriend was going to
be the one sucked off, but if one of the main characters had to go, it was probably
for the best that the hippie was sucked off.She was the least funny and the I do not remember anything because I
took too many drugs is just a one note joke.I wonder if she will get replaced by the headless guy, or we will just have
one less main ghost.
I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Wicked, Bob Marley, Rod Stewart, The Black Crowes, and Hulu's spring schedule.
- After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season. Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. WICKED – In Theaters November 27.
- In conjunction with the upcoming biopicBob Marley: One Love,which is based on the life of global icon,Island/UMewill be releasing a new limited edition ofBob Marley’s timeless album,Exodus, onMay 24, 2024. Including an exclusive 10” LP of rare bonus tracks and an essay by Jamaican historianHerbie Miller, this all-new package will be encased in a gatefold design for the first time and is available for preorderHERE. Cited by Time Magazine as the Best Album of the 20th Century (“Every song is a classic, from the messages of love to the anthems of revolution”) and the BBC as the “album that defined the 20th Century,” the legacy ofExodusextends beyond genres, eras, and continents, whose impact propelled Third World culture and politics into the global spotlight.
- To mark Valentine's Day, Sir Rod Stewart and Jools Holland with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra release“Pennies From Heaven," their third offering from the exquisite collaborative album Swing Fever- out February 23rd on Warner Records. The track sees a sensational interpretation of the early American classic written by Arthur Johnston and Johnny Burke. As Jools explains,"It’s such a lovely song and you can do it a lot of different ways. The lyrics are very optimistic and positive, and in the mouth of Rod, they're like modern poems of the 20th century. It's an expression of joy and the message of it is, 'It's going to be alright.'"
- legendary rock band The Black Crowes debut “Cross Your Fingers,” their second release from their highly anticipated new album Happiness Bastards, dropping March 15th via the band’s own Silver Arrow Records. An electrifying plea against a toxic lover “Cross Your Fingers” couples’ romantic agony with a killer guitar riff, emphasizing the blistering heat of a fraught relationship. Stream “Cross Your Fingers” HERE. Following the exhilarating lead single “Wanting and Waiting,” from the forthcoming album Happiness Bastards, “Cross Your Fingers” packs on the momentum with the urgency of a band who is just getting started. A delicate acoustic introduction makes way for an explosive, guitar-tearing drop and rhythmic chorus infused with the funk and soul of the Robinson Brothers’ Georgia roots. Since its release in January, “Wanting and Waiting” has dominated the airwaves – already top 10 at four radio formats, including AAA, Americana, Active Rock, and Canadian Active Rock.
- Hulu announced launch dates for three forthcoming titles: “Under The Bridge,” “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told,” and “The Contestant.” Please see below for Hulu's Spring Programming Slate. Click on the title for the trailer (if available):
SERIES
EXTRAORDINARY SEASON 2 (MARCH 6, 2024,all at once)
