Showbiz Sandbox 563: The Grammy Nominations Are Bigger and More Baffling Than Ever
November 30, 2021
When this year’s Grammy nominations were announced last week the Recording Academy made a last minute decision to expand some of its biggest categories from eight to 10 nominees. This allowed popular artists like Taylor Swift, Kanye West and Lil Nas X to be included in this year’s list. While this generates a small amount of grumbling, we discuss why it may not be such a bad move.
Meanwhile the Thanksgiving weekend helped the worldwide box office continue to recover from the ongoing pandemic. Still some industry watchers are dismayed that popular releases like Disney’s “Encanto” and the latest “Ghostbusters” aren’t opening to bigger numbers. Though, when you have studios claiming blockbusters such as the Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” are still in the red after earning nearly a billion dollars, would it really matter if they doubled their opening weekend gross?
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how Adele got Spotify to stop shuffling around, The Weeknd breaks a long-standing record on the music charts and Netflix (sort of) becomes more transparent with viewership data.
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‘Encanto’ Chimes In With $70M Global Bow; ‘No Time To Die’ Overtakes ‘Spectre’ In UK
https://deadline.com/2021/11/encanto-house-of-gucci-no-time-to-die-international-box-office-china-global-international-box-office-1234881090/
Box Office: Thanksgiving Winners and Losers, From ‘House of Gucci’ to ‘King Richard’
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-winners-losers-house-of-gucci-1235053651/
Dune Is Returning to IMAX for a Limited Time
https://gizmodo.com/dune-is-returning-to-imax-for-a-limited-time-1848119751
‘Licorice Pizza’ Delivers: Paul Thomas Anderson Pic’s Opening Among Filmmaker’s Best With Record Screen Average
https://deadline.com/2021/11/licorice-pizza-paul-thomas-anderson-thanksgiving-indie-box-office-1234881070/
‘House of Cards’ Producer Wins $31 Million in Arbitration Against Kevin Spacey
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/house-of-cards-kevin-spacey-arbitration-1235117425/
At Last Minute, Kanye West, Taylor Swift Added as Top Grammy Nominees
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/24/arts/music/grammy-nominations-taylor-swift-kanye-west.html
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’s Anthony McCarten Sues Queen Biopic Producers Over Profits
https://deadline.com/2021/11/bohemian-rhapsody-profits-lawsuit-queen-freddie-mercury-writer-anthony-mccarten-fox-1234876595/
Adele Single-Handedly Made Spotify Change How Albums Are Played on the Streaming Service
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-spotify-shuffle-1260816/
The Greatest Hit: The New No. 1 Song of All Time
https://www.billboard.com/music/features/the-weeknd-blinding-lights-billboard-cover-story-2021-interview-1235001282
IATSE Members Ratify New Film & TV Contracts
https://deadline.com/2021/11/iatse-film-tv-contracts-ratified-1234873770/
Let’s Overanalyze Netflix’s New Viewing Metrics
https://www.vulture.com/2021/10/netflix-new-ratings-metrics-viewership-analysis.html
Miss America, Once a TV Staple, Now Will Stream Only
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/miss-america-pageant-streaming-video-peacock-1235117447/
Hulu With Live TV Is Raising Its Price to $70 But Will Include the Disney Bundle
https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/19/22792286/hulu-live-tv-price-increase-70-disney-bundle
Nielsen Plans Overhaul for Commercial Ratings, Will Track Viewers for Specific Ads
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/nielsen-tv-commercial-ratings-overhaul-viewers-streaming-1235116960/
Disney Plans to Spend $33B on Content Next Year
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-streaming-content-spend-2022-1235052916/
‘Station 19,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Big Sky’ Surge in Multiplatform Viewing
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/greys-anatomy-station-19-big-ratings-muiltiplatform-1235050616/
David Gulpilil, Pioneering Indigenous Australian Actor, Dies at 68
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/david-gulpilil-dead-crocodile-dundee-pioneering-indigenous-australian-actor-1235053787/
Don Phillips Dies: ‘Dazed And Confused’ & ‘Fast Times At Ridgemont High’ Casting Director
https://deadline.com/2021/11/don-phillips-dead-dazed-and-confused-fast-times-at-ridgemont-high-casting-director-melvin-and-howard-producer-1234880977/
Geoffrey Johnson, Casting Director of ‘Cats’ and ‘Phantom of the Opera,’ Dies at 91
https://variety.com/2021/legit/news/geoffrey-johnson-casting-director-cats-and-phantom-of-the-opera-dies-obituary-1235120701/
Mick Rock, Legendary Music Photographer, Dies at 72
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/mick-rock-dead-at-72-123505037/
Dave Frishberg Dies: Jazz Musician, Writer Of ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ Tune ‘I’m Just A Bill’ Was 88
https://deadline.com/2021/11/dave-frishberg-dead-im-just-a-bill-song-schoolhouse-rock-1234877300/
Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/theater/stephen-sondheim-dead.html
James Rocchi, Film Critic, Dies at 53
https://www.thewrap.com/james-rocchi-film-critic-obit-53/
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