Showbiz Sandbox 391: For Your Consideration – Grammy Marketing Campaigns
December 4, 2017
Hip-hop artists lead the nominees for this year’s Grammy Awards with Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar the front runners for Album Of The Year. Steve Knopper, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and author of several books about the music industry, joins us to explain how musicians have taken a lesson from Hollywood and begun mounting marketing campaigns to snag music’s highest honor.
Accolades for the year’s best movies have also begun to be doled out with critics groups announcing their picks. “Call Me By Your Name,” “The Florida Project,” and “Lady Bird” seem to be the big favorites as we head into awards season.
Meanwhile, allegations of sexual misconduct continue to pile up against entertainment and media personalities. Just when we thought it couldn’t get much worse, “Today” anchor Matt Lauer was fired by NBC News over sexual harassment and famed Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine was suspended over accusations of sexual abuse.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including how Stephen Colbert continues to win the late night wars, director Bryan Singer disappears from the set of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and why Disney is suing Redbox.
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Steve Knopper’s Website
http://knopps.com/
MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson
http://amzn.to/2jUiF09
Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age
http://amzn.to/2AYF5Iw
How Artists Are Playing the Grammy Game
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/how-artists-managers-woo-grammy-voters-w512149
comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of December 3, 2017
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-december-3-2017-300565658.html
Disney Will Remove the Awful 20-Minute ‘Frozen’ Short From ‘Coco’ This Week
http://mashable.com/2017/12/02/coco-olaf-frozen-adventure-short-removed/#tYI0Qz3hLkqj
‘Lady Bird’ Sets Rotten Tomatoes Record as the Website’s Best Reviewed Movie of All Time
http://www.indiewire.com/2017/11/lady-bird-rotten-tomatoes-record-greta-gerwig-1201901145/
Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ Named Best Film of 2017 by National Board of Review
http://variety.com/2017/film/awards/steven-spielbergs-the-post-named-best-film-of-2017-by-national-board-of-review-1202624800/
Call Me By Your Name’s Armie Hammer to Make His Broadway Debut in Straight White Men
http://www.playbill.com/article/call-me-by-your-names-armie-hammer-to-make-his-broadway-debut-in-straight-white-men
‘Lady Bird’ Named Best Picture by New York Film Critics Circle
http://variety.com/2017/film/awards/2017-new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-voting-1202626767/
‘Call Me by Your Name’ Selected as Best Picture by L.A. Film Critics Association
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/la-film-critics-association-winners-2017-1063801
‘Jersey Shore’ Revived at MTV With Original Cast
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jersey-shore-revived-at-mtv-original-cast-1061931
Grammy Nominations 2018: Complete List
http://variety.com/2017/music/news/2018-grammy-nominations-list-nominees-1202623881/
‘Elementary’ Season 6 Lands Additional Episode Order at CBS
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/elementary-season-6-cbs-1202625787/
91-Year-Old New York City Cabaret Law Repealed
http://www.playbill.com/article/91-year-old-new-york-city-cabaret-law-repealed
B&N Has Disappointing Second Quarter
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/75503-b-n-has-disappointing-second-quarter.html
‘American Gods’ Showrunners Bryan Fuller, Michael Green Exit
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/american-gods-1202626402/
Disney Sues to Block Redbox’s Digital Movie Sales
http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/disney-sues-redbox-digital-movie-downloads-1202627882/
A Sharp Decline for Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/business/media/jimmy-fallon-tonight-show-ratings-colbert-kimmel-decline.html
Fox Halts Production on Queen Biopic Due to Bryan Singer Absence
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/fox-halts-production-queen-biopic-due-bryan-singer-absence-1063710
NBC News Fires Matt Lauer, Citing Complaint About “Inappropriate Sexual Behavior”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbc-news-terminates-matt-lauer-citing-complaint-inappropriate-sexual-behavior-1062408
Matt Lauer Breaks Silence on Sexual Misconduct Claims
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/matt-lauer-responds-sexual-misconduct-claims-1062958
NBC News Will Not Pay Settlement to Matt Lauer
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/matt-lauer-nbc-news-sexual-harassment-settlement-1202628360/
Bill O’Reilly, Fox News Sued by Former Producer for Defamation
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/bill-oreilly-fox-news-sued-defamation-rachel-witlieb-bernstein-1202629726/
Broadway Casting Director Fired for Sexual Misconduct
http://variety.com/2017/legit/news/casting-director-fired-sexual-misconduct-1202627410/
Angela Lansbury’s sexual harassment comments spark social-media backlash
https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/angela-lansbury-social-media-backlash-1.15237918
Garrison Keillor Fired Over Alleged Improper Behavior
http://www.startribune.com/garrison-keillor-says-fired-over-alleged-improper-behavior/460800743/
Writer Jenny Lumet: Russell Simmons Sexually Violated Me
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/writer-jenny-lumet-russell-simmons-sexually-violated-me-guest-column-1062934
Russell Simmons Steps Down From Companies Following Sexual Assault Allegation
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/russell-simmons-jenny-lumet-sexual-assault-allegation-1202626935/
Playwright Israel Horovitz Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Nine Women
http://variety.com/2017/legit/news/israel-horovitz-sexual-midsconduct-1202627067/
The Men Who Cost Clinton the Election
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/opinion/matt-lauer-hillary-clinton.html
Geoffrey Rush Resigns From Australian Academy Over Allegations of Inappropriate Behavior
http://variety.com/2017/film/asia/geoffrey-rush-resigns-australian-academy-inappropriate-behavior-allegations-1202628803/
Met Opera to Investigate James Levine Over Sexual Abuse Accusation
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/02/arts/music/james-levine-sexual-misconduct-met-opera.html
Met Opera Suspends James Levine After New Sexual Abuse Accusations
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/03/arts/music/james-levine-met-opera.html
Jim Nabors, the Cheerful Gomer Pyle on Two TV Series, Dies at 87
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jim-nabors-dead-gomer-pyle-andy-griffith-show-star-was-87-1008103
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