HOLLYWOODLAND - blog 3 · 4:43pm Nov 17th, 2017
HOLLYWOODLAND
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
So . . . and this is abrupt . . . this week we have the boss from ABC-TV's HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER. She reveals who actually survived those fall finale twists with Entertainment Weekly's Natalie Abrams.
Warning: This story contains major spoilers from the fall finale of How to Get Away with Murder. Read at your own risk!
How to Get Away With Murder finally revealed what happened on that fateful night — and some fans might honestly be happy about it.
During the season 4 fall finale, the K4’s arrogant former classmate Simon Drake (Behzad Dabu) was revealed to be the flash-forward victim. In their quest to take down Jorge Castillo’s company, they planned to frame Simon, who overheard them scheming and grabbed Laurel’s (Karla Souza) gun, subsequently tripping over a chair and shooting himself in the head.
Knowing that Annalise (Viola Davis) found out what they were doing, Laurel then headed for her motel, but suffered a miscarriage while stuck on the elevator — a result of Frank (Charlie Weber) accidentally hitting her stomach earlier in the hour while choking out Connor (Jack Falahee). Annalise seemed to be able to revive the premature baby as viewers heard a cry in the closing moments of the hour. Who died? Who survived? EW turned to executive producer Pete Nowalk to get the scoop:
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Can you confirm whether Simon is dead?
PETE NOWALK: I cannot confirm that. The dilemma is they did not want Simon to die, clearly, before all this happened, but it might be more helpful if he does die. That is the big question for our characters. It gives them quite a moral debate within themselves.Asher (Matt McGorry) is in jail for Simon’s death. What can you tease for how he’s handling this and what’s next?
The question for Asher is, what did he tell that detective that got him arrested? Did he tell him the truth? Did he confess? Did he tell him part of the truth? Or did he lie and they caught him in a lie? Whether he stays in jail or not is going to be the big question of the next episode. What I do like about all the characters, even though it’s different from season to season, is they are learning how to handle these situations. They’re all thinking ahead, like Annalise has taught them to. Asher is doing that as well.We heard a baby cry at the end of the hour. So was Annalise able to save the baby?
Yes, I will give you that. That baby cry is real! It is a heroic moment for Annalise. It’s just a sense of relief. When we saw her outside that elevator, she’s probably as raw and instinctive as we’ve ever seen her, so I think we should feel happy about that baby cry.Did that flash-forward with Laurel actually take place that night? Because Isaac (Jimmy Smits) mentioned they had found Laurel with a lot of drugs in her system in the premiere, which is not something that we saw in the fall finale.
That’s a great question. I’ll tell you what happened, but this is so boring: We only aired eight episodes before our break this year, where usually we air nine. That’s just because of where Thanksgiving fell. And it really hurt my brain to be like, “Wait, we’re not going to catch up to all those moments? We’re not going to give the audience answers? They’re going to hate us.” But I literally didn’t have enough minutes to squeeze it all in. You’ll see Laurel, you’ll see all those flash-forward moments, you know, like Michaela and Isaac together, what is Isaac doing at the hospital anyway, what the drugs were in Laurel’s system — you’ll get all of that in our premiere in January.Dominic (Nicholas Gonzalez) overheard Connor mentioning the drive with the Antares information. Will Laurel’s father then know the truth of what’s happening?
Yeah, Laurel’s dad is a smart cookie, so I think he’s going to find out a lot of things, it’s just like, when? There’s also a version where he knew about things already. Dominic being there is not a good thing.Will we see both Jorge (Esai Morales) and Dominic more when the show returns?
We’re going to pick up right where we left off pretty much when we come back. Dominic is still standing there at the bottom of the stairs with Connor very nearby, which should make you scared. Dominic is obviously working for the dad, so we assume that he’s going to find out, and what he does about that is going to be big.Bonnie (Liza Weil) told Annalise that she loved her. Was it real or was it a manipulation?
I do think it was real, and we’re going to get to the heart of that in future episodes of what does that love look like. But I do think Bonnie is contrite and lonely and in need of Annalise. Actually, one of my favorite scenes in that episode was between Bonnie and Nate. I like how funny they are with each other, but I think Bonnie is just lost.How will Michaela (Aja Naomi King) handle all this?
She’s going to feel a lot of guilt about Simon, a lot of guilt about Laurel. What I like about Michaela that’s different from how we first met her in the first season is she really took control of that situation as the Boss Bitch. So Michaela is probably the strongest of the students right now.Should the K4 worry about Connor coming forward about what happened, since he’s the weakest the link?
Yeah, they all worry about who is going to be the first one to crack. Also, they’re looking for a leader basically, since they haven’t had one, and we’ll see if anyone steps up and does that.Will you be exploring Annalise and Isaac’s feelings for one another?
Yeah, their relationship is really complicated. He’s going to get involved in these flash-forwards somehow, and that’s going to further complicate this relationship. They are two people who — as Annalise says, “I’m a drunk, you’re an addict” — experience darkness and the dark side in a very specific way that draws them to each other.What’s the driving force of the back half of the season, both for where Simon’s shooting takes us, but also the class-action lawsuit and what danger that puts Annalise in?
The danger right now is that she’s going to be screwed, and that class action is going to be screwed, because of the mess with the Wes murder, the baby, and Jorge. She has to be really above-board to help all these people. That’s a version of the person she wants to be and is really struggling to be. The danger is really, is she going to disappoint all these people? Is she going to ruin her reputation even further? Also, is she going to be caught for all the things they ever did? She’s always just clawing her way to air and some people are trying to pull her back down. What the kids did is really unforgivable in terms of that, because she was really almost getting her life together.How are the kids dealing in the back half of the season?
They are traumatized, but trying to keep the pieces together. Oliver is the only one who has not been through this, so I think there’s a lot of fun dynamics between how Oliver deals versus how they deal, and if they can all support each other through it.How to Get Away With Murder will return Thursday, Jan. 18, at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.
A guest star on the internet program TRANSPARENT has accused its star Jeffery Tambor of sexual harrassment, according to Lynette Rice, also from Entertainment Weekly.
Another woman who worked on Transparent has made allegations against star Jeffrey Tambor, claiming the actor became inappropriately physical and made sexual comments while they worked together on the Amazon show.
Trace Lysette, who played a yoga teacher and stripper named Shea on the Emmy-winning show, alleged in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter that Tambor once said he wanted to “attack [her] sexually” after she emerged from wardrobe wearing a lingerie top and short-shorts. He also allegedly rubbed up against Lysette, who said she could feel “his penis on my hip through his thin pajamas.”
“I laughed it off and rolled my eyes,” Lysette said in the statement. “I had a job to do and I had to do it with Jeffrey, the lead of our show. When they called action, I put that moment in the corner into its own corner of my mind. Compartmentalizing has always been part of my survival took kit, long before I came to Hollywood. It’s sh–ty to admit out loud — and I don’t say it to justify what I went through — but given the journey and circumstances of my life, I was used to being treated as a sexual object by men — this one just happened to be famous.”
“Despite multiple uncomfortable experiences with Jeffrey, it has been an incredible, career-solidifying honor to bring life to my character Shea on Amazon’s Transparent,” continued Lysette, who is transgender. “Working on the award-winning series as a low-income trans woman with active roots in New York’s ball culture is a rare opportunity most of my sisters are not given.”
In a statement to EW, Tambor said, “For the past four years, I’ve had the huge privilege — and huge responsibility — of playing Maura Pfefferman, a transgender woman, in a show that I know has had an enormous, positive impact on a community that has been too long dismissed and misunderstood. Now I find myself accused of behavior that any civilized person would condemn unreservedly. I know I haven’t always been the easiest person to work with. I can be volatile and ill-tempered, and too often I express my opinions harshly and without tact. But I have never been a predator — ever. I am deeply sorry if any action of mine was ever misinterpreted by anyone as being sexually aggressive or if I ever offended or hurt anyone. But the fact is, for all my flaws, I am not a predator and the idea that someone might see me in that way is more distressing than I can express.”
An Amazon spokesperson told Deadline — which first reported Lysette’s allegations — that the allegations will be added to the ongoing investigation into Tambor.
Last week, Amazon began looking into Tambor’s behavior after sexual harassment claims were made against him by a past employee, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed to EW. The actor gave a statement to Deadline that said a “former disgruntled assistant” claims he “acted in an improper manner toward her.” The assistant made the claims in a private Facebook post.
In a statement to EW, Transparent creator Jill Soloway said, “Anything that would diminish the level of respect, safety, and inclusion so fundamental to our workplace is completely antithetical to our principles. We are cooperating with the investigation into this matter.”
Tambor has won two Emmys for headlining the Amazon comedy. The show’s fifth season is not yet in production.
We'll be back in a moment.
Is Justice League better than Batman vs. Superman? Chris Nashawaty is here to review the picture, which opens today.
Thanks Jesse. First, the good news. Justice League is better than its joylessly somber dress rehearsal, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Now the “but”…you knew there was a “but” coming, right? But it also marks a pretty steep comedown from the giddy highs of Wonder Woman. When Gal Gadot’s proto-feminist Amazonian avenger got her solo showcase earlier this year, there were a lot of DC partisans who finally had a reason to feel bullish about the state of their union. Following the exit of Christian Bale in 2012, it was the first real glimmer of hope that maybe the studio was headed in the right direction. That the future was bright. Justice League won’t extinguish that hope. Not by a long shot. But it also doesn’t quite translate into a winning streak either. It’s a placeholder in a franchise that’s already had too many placeholders.
Directed by Zack Snyder (with a big assist from Joss Whedon—a balancing act of darkness and light), the film kicks off with the world mourning the death of Superman. Rank and file mortals aren’t the only ones grieving either. Minus the Man of Steel, Batman and Wonder Woman are down a man. And into this imbalance has come a swarm of locust-like flying demons doing the buzzing bidding of a mysterious super-threat to humanity. Our heroes need help. So Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince head off to recruit a trio of new teammates to join the cause: Aquaman, The Flash, and Cyborg.
The first third of the film, which doubles as a previously-in-the-world-of-DC catch-up as well as an assembling-the-new-team scouting mission, has a welcome breezy energy. The pace of Justice League, which clocks in under two hours, feels like a blessing after so much bloat in previous superhero films. And Snyder’s gorgeously slick visual style is as easy on the eyes as ever. He seems to dream in comic book panels. While Gadot is as effortlessly charismatic as she was in Wonder Woman, Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne/Batman has turned into a bit of a drag (only occasionally leavened by Jeremy Irons’ ever-loyal Alfred). There’s a smugness in his performance that only appeared around the edges in Dawn of Justice. Now it’s the whole show. When Affleck’s Bruce Wayne heads off to convince Jason Momoa’s Aquaman to enlist, he wisecracks, “I hear you talk to fish…” with a cocky, condescending grin on his mug. At that moment, Affleck looks like the highest-paid captive in a hostage video. Fortunately, there are other actors who look like they actually want to be there.
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Chris Nashawaty
November 15, 2017 AT 02:50 AM ESTJustice League
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Movie
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Drama
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11/17/17
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Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller
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Zack Snyder
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PG-13We gave it an C+
First, the good news. Justice League is better than its joylessly somber dress rehearsal, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Now the “but”…you knew there was a “but” coming, right? But it also marks a pretty steep comedown from the giddy highs of Wonder Woman. When Gal Gadot’s proto-feminist Amazonian avenger got her solo showcase earlier this year, there were a lot of DC partisans who finally had a reason to feel bullish about the state of their union. Following the exit of Christian Bale in 2012, it was the first real glimmer of hope that maybe the studio was headed in the right direction. That the future was bright. Justice League won’t extinguish that hope. Not by a long shot. But it also doesn’t quite translate into a winning streak either. It’s a placeholder in a franchise that’s already had too many placeholders.
Directed by Zack Snyder (with a big assist from Joss Whedon — a balancing act of darkness and light), the film kicks off with the world mourning the death of Superman. Rank and file mortals aren’t the only ones grieving either. Minus the Man of Steel, Batman and Wonder Woman are down a man. And into this imbalance has come a swarm of locust-like flying demons doing the buzzing bidding of a mysterious super-threat to humanity. Our heroes need help. So Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince head off to recruit a trio of new teammates to join the cause: Aquaman, The Flash, and Cyborg.
The first third of the film, which doubles as a previously-in-the-world-of-DC catch-up as well as an assembling-the-new-team scouting mission, has a welcome breezy energy. The pace of Justice League, which clocks in under two hours, feels like a blessing after so much bloat in previous superhero films. And Snyder’s gorgeously slick visual style is as easy on the eyes as ever. He seems to dream in comic book panels. While Gadot is as effortlessly charismatic as she was in Wonder Woman, Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne/Batman has turned into a bit of a drag (only occasionally leavened by Jeremy Irons’ ever-loyal Alfred). There’s a smugness in his performance that only appeared around the edges in Dawn of Justice. Now it’s the whole show. When Affleck’s Bruce Wayne heads off to convince Jason Momoa’s Aquaman to enlist, he wisecracks, “I hear you talk to fish…” with a cocky, condescending grin on his mug. At that moment, Affleck looks like the highest-paid captive in a hostage video. Fortunately, there are other actors who look like they actually want to be there.
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With his long rocker hair, boozy swagger, and frescoes of scaly tattoos, Momoa looks like a cross between Michael Phelps and a member of the Oakland branch of the Hells Angels. You could argue (as comics lovers have for ages) about how critical it is for this team to have an ambassador to the deep, but Momoa ends up getting one of the movie’s best scenes. During one of the group’s impromptu pow wows, Aquaman begins to insult all of the other superheroes and their backstories—except for Wonder Woman, whom he has a thing for. He thinks he’s just saying all of these brutally honest things in his head, then he realizes that he’s actually saying them out loud because he’s sitting on Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth.
Ezra Miller’s the Flash, on the other hand, is more overtly needy in his bid for laughs. Like Tom Holand’s Spider-Man, he gives the movie a energetically loose and nerdy shot in the arm. At first, his nervous, stammering character is a caffeinated breath of fresh air. He’s like a stand-in for all of the fanboys in the audience, geeking out over how cool the Batcave is. But after a while a little of this shtick goes a long way, and you’d gladly trade in half of his motormouth one-liners for a blurringly fast action sequence half as clever as Quicksilver’s in X-Men: Days of Future Past. As for Ray Fisher’s Cyborg, a tragic, Robocop half-man/half-machine loner genius…well, someone has to draw the short stick. At one point, he’s even forced to say “Boo-yah”—a word no one other than a ‘90s SportsCenter host could successfully pull off. In what will be a secret to absolutely no one, there’s also the Lazarus-like resurrection of Henry Cavill’s Superman, who still has to sort out his tense relationship with the Caped Crusader.
Once united, the Super Six have to take on the villain behind all those flying insects, Steppenwolf. And during his first appearance it quickly becomes clear that Justice League has an Apocalypse problem. Like that big blue X-Men baddie, Steppenwolf is one of those patently phony CGI creations that gives the film a uncanny-valley shlockiness. He looks like a cross between a Viking and a billy goat. The best thing about him is that he booms threats in the menacing basso profundo of Ciaran Hinds. The worst thing is…pretty much everything else, including his world-destroying M.O. to find and unite three all-powerful, vibrating supernatural “mother boxes” that are only slightly less ridiculous than Infinity Stones. Is it really that hard to come up with a decent villain who wants something other than geometric maguffins?
Still, there are things to like in Justice League. The chemistry between the old and new castmembers being the main one, thanks to Whedon and co-writer Chris Terrio. And the handful of call-back cameos from Amy Adams’ Lois Lane, Diane Lane’s Martha Kent, and Connie Nielsen’s Queen Hippolyta are all welcome without overstaying that welcome (the same goes for newcomers like J.K. Simmons’ Commissioner Gordon). It’s obvious to anyone watching Justice League next to the other DC films that the studio brass handed down a mandate to lighten the mood and make things funnier and more Marvel-y. And, to an extent, Justice League accomplishes that. But it also feels like so much attention was paid to the smaller, fizzier character moments that the bigger picture of the film’s overarching plot was a second or third priority. Some day, hopefully soon, DC will get the recipe right again and duplicate Wonder Woman’s storytelling magic. But today isn’t that day, and Justice League unfortunately isn’t that film. I give it a C+.
Thank you Mr. Nashawaty. For the general assessments on this and other pictures, come back after the commercial break following this story. Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has responded to speculation that Taylor Swift’s new song “Dress” from Reputation is actually about him. He says that he doesn’t think that the theory holds weight.
“I don’t think it is [about me],” said Sheeran in a recent Instagram live stream with AugustMan magazine. “I think if you read into it, it’s not. She mentions someone with a buzzcut haircut—I’ve never had a buzzcut haircut.” (As PEOPLE points out, Swift’s boyfriend Joe Alwyn had a buzz cut when he appeared at the 2016 Met Ball, where the pair were at one point rumored to have met.)
The theory stems from Swift’s lyrics both in the opening verse and the chorus. In the first verse of “Dress,” she sings, “There is an indentation in the shape of you/Made your mark on me, a golden tattoo,” leading fans to think Swift is referencing Sheeran’s hit “Shape of You.” In the chorus, she repeatedly sings, “I don’t want you like a best friend/Only bought this dress so you could take it off.” Given that the two pop stars have a well-documented friendship—Sheeran even appears in reputation‘s second track, “End Game”—the lyric only led to further speculation.
While Swift hasn’t provided her intent behind those lyrics, it seems like she’s saving her references for Alwyn. And for fans disappointed in the dismissal of a possible Swift-Sheeran love connection, fret not—Sheeran released a romantic music video for “Perfect” with Zoey Deutch last week, and that should fill the void.
Check out Sheeran’s comments on the theory above.
And we will be right back.
Now let's hear from Jeff Giles on Rotten Tomatoes.
This weekend at the movies, we have some super friends (Justice League, starring Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot), a one-of-a-kind boy (Wonder, starring Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, and Owen Wilson), and a talking donkey (The Star, featuring the voices of Steven Yeun and Gina Rodriguez). What are the critics saying?
Justice League (2017) 38%
Relatively rare is the modern blockbuster that hasn’t felt at least a few of the flames in development hell, but even by those standards, Justice League has taken a very long road to theaters. Warner Bros. has struggled with how best to adapt this flagship DC property for years — fans may recall the 1997 TV series that never got off the ground, as well as the George Miller movie that nearly started filming before being derailed by the 2007-’08 writers’ strike and a fight over Australian tax credits. It wasn’t until Zack Snyder took the helm of the DC Extended Universe that things really started shaping up, and even with the multimillion-dollar momentum of that franchise behind it, this movie has had to power through all manner of behind-the-scenes turmoil.
All of which is to say that while it takes a ton of luck, hard work, and investors’ money to get any movie made, this one has always seemed a little more star-crossed than most, and it’s kind of amazing that it’s actually really here. And it would be lovely to report that all the extra time and effort paid off on the screen — that the first big team-up between Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Cyborg (Ray Fisher), and the Flash (Ezra Miller) is every bit as amazing as its superpowered central characters. Alas, the DCEU’s long streak of critical misfortune seems destined to continue here: although reviews describe an all-star outing that’s altogether more entertaining than many of the franchise’s other entries, it’s still fatally undermined by a number of glaring flaws, including a muddled plot, tonal mishmash, and a villain made out of distracting CGI. There’s still hope for these heroes on the big screen, but their first joint outing is decidedly less than the sum of its parts.
Wonder (2017) 84%
If you have kids — or your literary tastes run to YA fiction — then you’re no doubt already familiar with Wonder, the bestselling R.J. Palacio novel about a good-hearted boy finding his way in the public school system while struggling to make friends in spite of a genetic disorder that affects his appearance. Like a lot of the best entries in the genre, the story is a message delivery mechanism that still packs a wallop of an emotional punch, which is why it’s become enough of a widespread favorite to inspire a companion novel, a spinoff book, and now a family-friendly film starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and — as our young hero Auggie — breakout Room actor Jacob Tremblay.
Needless to say, this is the type of movie that means to leave the audience with a good-sized lump in its collective throat, and critics say it’s to Wonder‘s credit that director Stephen Chbosky doesn’t shy away from the story’s mile-wide sentimental streak — and that he’s working with a cast gifted enough to anchor the material with honesty and bring its characters fully to life. It’s a slow softball over the middle of the plate for audiences in the mood to watch something with an uplifting message, in other words — but it’s also skillfully crafted enough to win over viewers who pride themselves on staying dry-eyed during a movie’s most heartwarming moments.
The Star (2017) 68%
Christmas is getting closer, and the cineplex has already shifted into yuletide gear. We’ve already had A Bad Moms Christmas and the holiday-themed Daddy’s Home 2 — and this weekend, we’re getting The Star, an animated retelling of the First Noel. We all know the story, of course, but this version offers a different perspective: instead of Mary, Joseph, and their immaculately conceived little bundle of joy, The Star follows the adventures of a donkey named Bo (Steven Yuen), a sheep named Ruth (Aidy Bryant), and a dove named Dave (Keegan-Michael Key). Rounded out by an eclectic voice cast that also includes Kelly Clarkson, Gina Rodriguez, and Zachary Levi, this Sony production boasts a little more mainstream star power than your average faith-based offering — and broader entertainment value, according to critics who say this animated outing works as a perfectly serviceable way to spend 96 minutes at the theater with your kids. It may not bump A Christmas Story or Home Alone out of your family’s annual holiday viewing rotation, but it looks a lot better than that one where Dudley Moore was an elf, and that should definitely count for something.
What’s New on TV
Marvel's The Punisher: Season 1 (2017) 68%
A rocky start can’t keep The Punisher from pushing the boundaries of Marvel’s TV universe with a fresh take on the comics-derived action thriller.
Also Opening This Week In Limited Release
- Mr. Roosevelt (2017) , about an aspiring star who’s forced to confront old relationships and memories when she’s called home to deal with an emergency, is at 100 percent.
- Mudbound (2017) , about the ties and conflicts between two Mississippi Delta farming families after World War II, is Certified Fresh at 96 percent.
- On the Beach at Night Alone (Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja) (2017) , writer-director Hong Sang-soo‘s elliptical look at star-crossed, unrequited, and lost love, is at 95 percent.
- A Fantastic Woman (Una mujer fantástica) (2018) , a drama depicting the complicated aftermath of a man’s death and its impact on his trans lover, is at 94 percent.
- Big Sonia (2017) , a documentary about the stranger-than-fiction life — and larger-than-life personality — of a nonagenarian Holocaust survivor, is at 86 percent.
- Sweet Virginia (2017) , in which the residents of a remote Alaskan town find their cloistered existence upended by the arrival of a mysterious stranger, is at 82 percent.
- The Breadwinner (2017) , the animated odyssey of a young girl in post-Taliban Afghanistan, is at 82 percent.
- Song of Granite (2017) , a look at the life and legacy of traditional Irish sean nós performer Joe Heaney, is at 78 percent.
- Angelica (2017) , a Victorian drama with supernatural horror overtones, is at 67 percent.
- Porto (2017) , starring Anton Yelchin and Lucie Lucas as two people who share a brief but meaningful connection, is at 59 percent.
- Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) , starring Denzel Washington as a defense attorney whose idealistic nature is put to the test personally and professionally, is at 50 percent.
What's New in Music
Morrissey recorded a new album, Low in High School, in France and Italy. On Metacritic, it has a score of 61.
That was the only album reviewed for this slow music week. Other releases:
- Fake Nudes, from the Barenaked Ladies, on Vanguard, is set to spawn the hit "Lookin' Up".
- The single "Busload of Faith" came from a new album by Bob Seger called I Knew You When (Capitol), but it will be noted for its including as a deluxe edition bonus track "Glenn Song," which was penned by Seger as a tribute to his friend Glenn Frey of the Eagles, who had died one year before. On January 18, 2017—eight months before the album was announced—Seger released "Glenn Song" for free on his official website. The song recounts his long friendship with Frey that began in 1966.
- Nobody is putting out Polygondwanaland exclusively. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard has decided to put this record in the public domain; the band will not sell copies of the album, and will put the master tapes online for anyone to use.
But Mavis Staples intends to sell copies of her album, If All I Was Was Black, all songs on which were penned by a guy named Jeff Tweedy.
[It] bring us all together as a people. That's what I hope to do. You can't stop me. You can't break me. I'm too loving. These songs are going to change the world.
According to Paloma Faith,
The Architect [RCA/Epic] is a social observation record. I was adamant that I wouldn't write about love. I wanted to look outside of myself. I'm coming at politics from the perspective of the common man or woman, observing why people are suffering. Each song on the record is about a different pocket of the socio-political world that I've been delving into. I wanted to write something more modern. On previous albums I've been more concerned with the past, but now I'm looking forward because of motherhood and wanting to change things for a better future. It's a marriage of old and new.
- To Songbird Serenade, I mean Sia, Everyday Is Christmas (Atlantic/Monkey Puzzle). And it's an opportunity to grant the wish of Ben from Oddity Archive: all 10 tracks on this album are original Christmas songs: "Santa's Coming for Us", "Candy Cane Lane", "Snowman", "Snowflake", "Ho Ho Ho", "Puppies Are Forever", "Sunshine", "Underneath the Mistleto", "Everyday Is Christmas" and "Underneath the Christmas Lights".
- The singles "Bloodstream", "Baltimore" and "Angel" all came from British classical musician Tokio Myers, on her debut album, Our Generation.
- Singer Tove Lo, from Sweden, sings about her "Disco Tits" on the album Blue Lips (Lady Wood Phase II) which came out through Island.
- In yet another blast from '90s past, Utopia is the latest album from Björk. Singles off this are "The Gate" and "Blissing Me".
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