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Ringo Starr remembered his “good friend” Tom Petty in a new interview following the rock icon’s death at the age of 66. “I’ll miss Tom. Tom was a good friend. I played with Tom, Tom played with me. I got to know him over the years, really got to know him when he was in the [Traveling] Wilburys ’cause of George [Harrison],” Starr told Billboard . “All through my career we’ve lost really great friends, and people who aren’t my friends, but were great musicians and writers. In our business we’ve lost them very young as well. But overall there’s still a lot of us out there doing what we do.” Starr happened to be in Las Vegas on business at the time of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting, which occurred hours before Petty’s death. “The vibe was pretty low – understandably, of course,” Starr said of the hours after the shooting. “Then in the middle of this meeting someone turned to me and said, ‘ Tom Petty ’s dead.’ ‘Oh my God! What else can go down?’ It was a shock. … [Read more...] about Ringo Starr on ‘Good Friend’ Tom Petty’s Death: ‘It Was a Shock’

The latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast pays tribute to the life and music of Tom Petty , who died October 2nd. It features unheard interview audio with the artist himself, plus a clip of Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell and a live interview with Petty biographer Warren Zanes. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes , Spotify or check it out below. Here, a few highlights: In a 2010 interview with Rolling Stone Music Now host Brian Hiatt, Petty talks about making his album Mojo – and details his optimism about the future. “As time goes by, you seem to weed out the things that were making your life hard,” Petty says, before explaining his determination to keep recording and touring as long as possible: “Oh, I intend to hit it. I’m not going anywhere.” In a 2015 interview with Andy Greene, we hear Petty explain – in remarks that went viral again in the wake of his death – why he regretting using the Confederate flag onstage in the ‘80s … [Read more...] about Listen to Exclusive Tom Petty Interviews

Kesha honored Tom Petty with a stripped-down cover of “Into the Great Wide Open” during her concert in Boston Wednesday. Petty died Monday at the age of 66 after going into cardiac arrest. “I’m not trying to be a downer, but I just think this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and I wanna pay my respects,” Kesha said, as her guitarist began to pluck the opening chords to “Into the Great Wide Open.” The cover found Kesha delivering a smoldering vocal performance over the lone guitar, expertly capturing the hope and ruin of Petty’s wannabe rock star, Eddie. Kesha is an avowed Petty fan and has performed twice at the annual Petty tribute concert, Petty Fest . In 2012, she teamed with the Black Keys’ Patrick Carney and the Cabin Down Band for a performance of “Mary Jane’s Last Dance,” while in 2014 she sang “Free Fallin.'” Kesha recently released her new album, Rainbow . The singer is on tour in support of the LP, with the trek scheduled to wrap … [Read more...] about Watch Kesha’s Stark Cover of Tom Petty’s ‘Into the Great Wide Open’

A new Ocean’s Eleven film starring Margot Robbie is in “active development” at Warner Bros ., Deadline can confirm. Four-time Emmy winner Jay Roach ( Bombshell ) is looking to direct the pic, which is not yet greenlighted. While we hear that the film scripted by Carrie Solomon will be set in Europe in the 1960s, further details with regard to its plot are being kept under wraps. Robbie and Tom Ackerly will produce for LuckyChap, alongside Roach and Michelle Graham for Everyman Pictures. Gary Ross, Olivia Milch and LuckyChap’s Josey McNamara will exec produce alongside Village Roadshow, which may also co-finance the project. Warner Bros. is eyeing a production start in spring of 2023. Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh launched the Ocean’s heist franchise—based on the 1960 Rat Pack pic—with Ocean’s Eleven back in 2001. The film starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts grossed over $450M worldwide, with its success spurring additional titles … [Read more...] about New ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Film Starring Margot Robbie In “Active Development” At Warner Bros; Jay Roach Will Direct

Kendrick Lamar takes aim at his own image and delves into the darker sides of his psyche on his long-awaited new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers .  “I am not your savior,” he raps, while almost compulsively revealing his sexual history, a bout with writer’s block, relationship troubles, and more. The album’s brutal honesty and oft-deliberate messiness makes it one of the year’s most fascinating releases, even as it’s earned Lamar some of the first mixed reviews of his career. On the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now , Marcus J. Moore, author of the definitive Lamar biography The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America , joins host Brian Hiatt to dig deep on the album. The episode goes song by song through the album, from the brilliance of tracks like “Die Hard” and “Crown” to Lamar’s surprising personal revelations to the widely criticized lyrics of “Auntie Diaries” to the decision to spotlight rapper Kodak Black despite … [Read more...] about Why Kendrick Lamar’s New Album Is His Most Controversial Work

Applause Entertainment announces its most ambitious series yet... a sweeping tale of Indian Independence seen through the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi! The content studio acquired the rights to the two most definitive books on 'Gandhi' authored by noted historian Ramachandra Guha. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Looks Perfect In Pink As She Completes 20 Years At Cannes Film Festival Truth, love, non-violence and an iron-willed determination, the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi are timeless. He was a great leader, a symbol of peace and a marvel of humanity, who with his extraordinary deeds changed the course of Indian history, and impacted generations of leaders all over the world. Bringing alive the period of Indian Independence through the lens of our greatest freedom fighters, Applause Entertainment, a venture of Aditya Birla Group announces a monumental biopic on the life of 'Gandhi'. Based on the writings of renowned historian and author - Ramachandra Guha, a … [Read more...] about Applause Entertainment Announces New Series On Mahatma Gandhi Starring Pratik Gandhi

Box office is big news this week, not so much for its totals as for its totemic significance. Throngs will greet Top Gun: Maverick , but will kids join the grownups to see a nearly 60 year-old actor starring in a sequel to a 36 year-old hit? At the other end of the audience spectrum, will seniors conquer their torpor to catch the new Downton and even lure their kids – the movie is dubiously titled Downton Abbey: A New Era to motivate the youth quadrant. These are edgy days for an industry seeking clues to two big puzzles: Does a broad demographic truly crave a return to the cool comfort of their movie theaters? And, if so, what sorts of movies would best combat their streamer fatigue? In Los Angeles there’s one dark portent: The multiscreen Landmark Theater on Pico, long the cathedral of indie films, will shut its doors forever shortly after the opening of Downton Abbey . Charles S. Cohen, Landmark’s owner who is a dedicated film nerd – he owns 35 other … [Read more...] about Peter Bart: It’s Back To The Future For The Box Office If ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Hits Stratosphere

BUDAPEST, Hungary — European and American conservatives descended on this city Thursday morning to bemoan the supposed ‘suicide’ of Western civilization. The impending cultural death was blamed on a variety of causes, including immigrants who were “replacing” native-born workers; communists and “progressivists” pushing “gender madness”; and liberal democracy, which was creating a new “civic religion” out of the rights of man. Speakers, ranging from the CEO of Parler to the Prime Minister of Hungary, railed against the ‘woke’ media and the “unified troops of the international left” during a series of programming blocs with titles like “Western Civilization Under Attack,” “In God We Trust,” and “The Culture Wars in the Media.” It was the opening day of CPAC Hungary, the first European edition of the American Conservative Union’s flagship confab, and dark clouds were forming over Hungary. “James Burnham said that civilization dies only by suicide. I’m afraid that our lack of … [Read more...] about CPAC Europe Is a Safe Space for Authoritarians — and the Republicans Who Love Them

The strategy to license Yellowstone and other major properties to rival streaming services like Peacock and HBO Max, which Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish has called “unfortunate,” is out the window, according to CFO Naveen Chopra . “We’re no longer licensing big, franchise IP to third parties. Back in the day when Paramount didn’t have its own streaming service, that was the best way to monetize content,” Chopra said during an appearance today at MoffettNathanson’s 9th annual Media and Communications Summit. “Today, that doesn’t necessarily make sense. As some of those things come up, we’ll keep them for our owned and operated platform.” Moderator Michael Nathanson cited heavy viewing on Netflix of Paramount shows like NCIS, wondering if that demand would persuade the company to continue selling off those rights. In answering, Chopra didn’t bring up any specific shows. He joined the company, then known as ViacomCBS, in August 2020, after a large licensing … [Read more...] about ‘Yellowstone’-Style Licensing Deals With Rival Streamers Are No Longer In Paramount’s Forecast, CFO Naveen Chopra Confirms

Netflix has shared the new trailer for the third season of The Umbrella Academy , the superhero show based on the comic book series by My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way . The new season, premiering June 22 on the streaming service, finds the Umbrella Academy facing off against the mysterious Sparrow Academy via a paradox that loops together multiple timelines. In the alternate reality, the siblings were never adopted by millionaire Reginald Hargreeves, and instead, he took in seven different individuals, dubbed the Sparrow Academy. “ Back at the Academy, the Umbrellas clash with a new squad of Hargreeves siblings as a mysterious force begins to wreak havoc on the city,” Netflix said of Season 3 in a synopsis. In the trailer, the Hargreeves struggle with having been replaced by a “bunch of blobs and cubes and birds and shit,” led by an alternate version of their own Number Six, Ben Hargreeves (Justin H. Min). But nonetheless, they must convince the Sparrows to help them fix … [Read more...] about ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 3 Trailer Introduces the Sparrow Academy