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“Tokyo Crush,” a pioneering France-Japan comedy romance, won the Series Mania Forum Best Project Award, awarded for best title at the French TV festival’s hugely popular Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.

One of Series Mania’s industry centerpieces, the Pitching Sessions saw 15 projects presented to an industry audience on Tuesday at Series Mania in Lille, northern France.

Carrying a €50,000 cash prize, the award was announced by Laurence Herszberg, Series Mania founder and general director, and the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions jury president, M.K. Kennedy, Studiocanal executive managing director of TV Series.

“It really stood out. It was a truly inspiring project where we found space for conflict and characters that would really offer different points of entry for different members of the audience. We found it was truly singular,” she said.

“It’s not easy being selected among 400 projects from all over the world and it’s even harder to be on...

This documentary takes you behind-the-scenes on the Fab Four’s first trip to America.

It is one of the fundamental moments in pop culture history and one of the defining events of an era. In February 1964, the British band known as The Beatles made its way to the United States for the first time jump starting a phenomenon that continues to this day. In the new documentary “Beatles '64” from Disney+ you get to witness never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage of the Fab Four on their first-ever visit to the States. You can stream the documentary beginning on Friday, Nov. 29 only with a subscription to Disney+.

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Hikaru Utada‘s tour special is now available to stream!

The 41-year-old “First Love” Japanese pop icon’s latest film, captures the singer’s Science Fiction Tour 2024 trek earlier in the year, and is available to stream right now on Prime Video.

The tour kicked off in Fukuoka, Japan in July and wrapped up with two sold-out nights at Yokohama’s K-Arena in September, and included two landmark performances in Taipei and Hong Kong, drawing in over 258,000 attendees.

The setlist includes highlights from the superstar’s 25-year career.

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In addition to the tour, fans worldwide can also now stream Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018 and Live Sessions from Air Studios (2022), both available exclusively on Prime Video.

Find out what TV shows just got renewed and cancelled at Prime Video.

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Get ready to put on your blue suede shoes for the ultimate celebration of the King of Rock and Roll when Elvis Radio (Ch. 76) brings you exclusive coverage of Elvis Week 2024 live from Graceland.

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August 9–17, enjoy music specials, Elvis concerts, in-depth interviews, Guest DJ shows, and our annual broadcast of The Candlelight Vigil. Plus, special guests and fans share stories, memories, and more on-air throughout the week. Tune in to satellite channel 76 and streaming on the SiriusXM app to hear it all.

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Join thousands of Elvis fans at the gates of Graceland in Memphis as they gather in remembrance of the King of Rock and Roll, celebrating his life and legacy 47 years after his passing.

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At the same time Sleater-Kinney were recording their latest full-length, Little Rope, they realized some of the songs would feel different with new lighting. So they recut them with producer John Goodmanson at Portland, Oregon’s Flora Recording. Three of those renditions make up the new EP, Frayed Rope Sessions, which came out today, International Women’s Day. The group will donate all net proceeds from sales of the EP via Bandcamp today to Noise for Now, an organization that helps provide resources for reproductive rights around the country.

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Get ready for a night of heartfelt melodies and soulful performances on “CMT Campfire Sessions” as Season 3 continues with Episode 5, titled “Love Songs.” This musical series is known for bringing together an all-star lineup of country artists, and this episode is no exception. Tune in to Cmtv at 10:00 Pm on Friday, February 9, 2024, for a romantic and unforgettable evening.

In “Love Songs,” viewers can expect an enchanting musical journey as some of the biggest names in country music, including Riley Green, Sara Evans, Chris Young, and more, come together to celebrate the power of love through song. These talented artists not only perform their hits but also share their favorite love songs, adding a personal touch to the evening.

Expect to be serenaded with timeless classics like “At Last” and “When You Say Nothing At All,” as well as touching original compositions that capture the essence of love in all its forms.

Spotify has announced its most-streamed artist, song and album of the year, and Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Bad Bunny have reason to celebrate.

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Thanks to Midnights and Taylor’s Version re-records of Speak Now and 1989, Swift is Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the year with 26.1 billion global streams. As an expression of her gratitude, Swift took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce the anticipated release of “You’re Losing Me (From The Vault)” — which is now available to stream.

Swift is followed by Bad Bunny, The Weeknd — who didn’t release a new album this year — Drake, Peso Pluma, Feid, Travis Scott, Sza, Karol G and Lana Del Rey.

While Morgan Wallen didn’t make the top global artists list, he came in third for most-streamed acts in the U.S. 21 Savage, Zach Bryan and Kanye West also made the Top 10.

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Legendary recording engineer and producer Steve Albini has opened up about the historic recording sessions with Nirvana that produced the band’s final album In Utero. Speaking with NME, Albini revealed the lengths he and the band went to in order to keep the recording sessions secret.

“I had to do everything I could to keep it under wraps to make sure that we didn’t get overrun by fans and the added nonsense,” Albini said. This included booking the studio in a remote location under a pseudonym inspired by the Sex Pistols.

It was 1993, and Nirvana had become global superstars due to the success of 1991’s Nevermind. Albini — who had already built up a reputation for himself as an engineer and member of the punk rock outfit Big Black — had never met the band prior to their working together, but knew that he would need to find a secluded...