SOBER SONGS, a daring new musical by Michael Levin (New York Times Best Selling author), with music direction and arrangements by Brian Reynolds, choreography by Megan Roe, directed by Chris Mackin, ...

Bittersweet news for the yet-to-be-announced Best Original Song nominees at this year's Oscars: The 2025 ceremony will do away with live performances from each contender. In a letter sent to the ...

Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage ...

It's almost like clockwork: The Oscar producers decide to cut something from the broadcast, ostensibly to save time, raising the ire of many. This year it's the songwriters and musicians of the ...

The songs nominated in the Best Original Song category at this year’s Academy Awards will not be performed live on the Oscar show, according to an email sent to Academy members Wednesday afternoon. In ...

Memes and viral songs come to life in this epic instrument experiment, turning familiar internet hits into full, dynamic performances. Each instrument adds a unique personality, energy, and unexpected ...

Describing the decision to remove the performances of nominated songs as "just another example of the devaluation of music, and its creators," SCL president Ashley Irwin asks "for even abbreviated ...

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. You may have heard about some changes to the 2025 Oscars program or you're watching the show ...

The Society of Composers & Lyricists, whose members include many of the industry’s top songwriters and film composers, has asked the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to reconsider its ...

The billion-dollar blockbuster plowed its pink convertible through eight Academy Award nominations, including a pair for best original song, and emerged victorious. Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell ...