Music
Whitney Houston Documentary Coming From Miramax and Roadside
Miramax has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Whitney,” the officially authorized Whitney Houston documentary that’s in the works, Deadline has reported. Miramax will team up with Roadside...
Award-Winning Female Composers Recognized at “The Women Who Score” Concert
Of the 112 original scores eligible for an Oscar last award season, only three, or 2.7 percent, were composed or co-composed by women. Female composers are sorely underrepresented in the industry,...
Queen Latifah To Be Recognized at “VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens”
Multi-hyphenate talent Queen Latifah will be celebrated at “VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens.” The Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner will executive produce the event via Flavor Unit....
Trailer Watch: “Presenting Princess Shaw” Introduces a Bold New Voice
Get ready to fall in love with incomparable Princess Shaw. A trailer has arrived for “Presenting Princess Shaw,” a doc centered on a talented and charming songstress who followed her...
Prince, Queer Girls and the Permission to be Weird
The permission to be weird isn’t so much granted as it is finally realized. Yet if you were a queer kid growing up in the 1980s, the permission to be weird was something you thought would...
Watch: Pussy Riot Releases New English-Language Music Video “I Can’t Breathe”
Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina have released the group’s first song in English as a response to the killing of Eric Garner by NYPD officers last summer. “It’s getting...
Barbra Streisand is About to Make History: Six Decades of Being #1
Barbra Streisand is about to make history. In all likelihood, her new album, Partners, will debut at №1 on the Billboard 200 chart next week. What is remarkable about this achievement is that, if...
UK Classical Music Critics Fat-Shame Opera Singer
“Dumpy,” “unsightly and unappealing,” and “a chubby bundle of puppy fat” are some of the insults hurled at Irish mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught in reviews — all written by male...
Opera America Announces Eight Winners of Women Composers Competition
Any Women and Hollywood readers who wade into the gender politics of the classical music world will find the same types of issues as the movie business. Women are underrepresented in the prestigious...
Monday Morning Pick You Up: Carole King and Sara Bareilles Duet at the Grammys
To help get your work week off on the right foot, check out this inspirational performance from rock music legend (and recipient of the 2014 Music Cares honor) Carole King and the amazingly talented...
Beyonce Caps a Banner Year for Pop Feminism
It’s been a great year for female empowerment in pop. Madonna and Lady Gaga became music’s top earners, Top 40 hosted ballads and art-dance songs about female strength, former riot grrrl...
Rashida Jones Speaks Out Against the “Pornification” of the Music Industry
Near nudity is the new normal. The race to the skimpiest bottoms among female pop stars (and video vixens in the background) arguably began in the eighties, when Madonna writhed around on a MTV VMA...
The Punk Singer Director Sini Anderson: “It’s Not Hard to be Drawn to Kathleen Hanna’s Story”
Sini Anderson has worked in film for over ten years as a producer, first assistant director, and creative consultant. The Punk Singer is Anderson’s first feature length documentary. She has served...
Madonna and Lady Gaga Are Music’s Top Earners
Pop is a woman’s game. And a pseudonym is apparently a girl’s best friend, since Forbes has named Madonna and Lady Gaga music’s first and second highest earners, respectively. Though Madonna...
Lily Allen Calls Out Sexism in the Music Industry, Undermines Her Message with Questionable Video
Lily Allen has staked a claim in mainstream music as pop’s most adorable tomboy, first arriving on YouTube in a flouncy dress and mall sneakers. Her public persona balances the sweetness in her...
Call Me Maybe — Feminist Ryan Gosling Edition
Who says feminists have no sense of humor? This is from the folks at the School of Social Work at Portland State U. h/t Sandy Leotti
Feminist Pussy Riot Band on Trial in Russia
Something horrific is going on in Moscow that needs a lot more attention. Three women who are members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot were jailed several months ago for “hooliganism” and...
Wish Me Away: Interview with Directors Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf
This is a repost of the interview I did at the premiere of the film last summer at Newfest in NYC. The film opens in NYC today and is also available on demand. Info here. Women and Hollywood: How...
Guest Post: One Woman’s View of Composing In/Out of Hollywood
Writing a blog for a website called Women & Hollywood presents an interesting opportunity for this film composer who dwells primarily in the world of independent documentaries. While not really...
Cannes Trailer Watch: The Sapphires
The film premiered to wild applause in Cannes. The Weinstein Company has already snapped this Australian film up. It opens in Australia in August. The rest of the world TBD. Here’s the description...