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Olivia Rodrigo reveals the trick that producer Dan Nigro uses to get a better vocal take from her: “When I'm not giving an emotional enough performance, he will actually just set up the camera on his phone and film me, and I'll always do a better job”

She's been speaking to director Cameron Crowe about her latest album, You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love

MusicRadar

"I wanted to dance with it, meld his incendiary words with my soul." Listen to Halestorm's Lzzy Hale take on a Soundgarden rarity with Chris Cornell tribute project King Ultramega

Chris Cornell tribute project King Ultramega tackle a deep cut from grunge superstars Soundgarden

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“He called me and said, ‘There’s a scene in this film which is going to make it a hit all over again.’ I saw it and said, ‘Oh my God!’ When I played that song in England it would go down like a lead zeppelin”: The story of Elton John’s classic sleeper hit

“I knew Bernie would like me to do this one because it’s about his girlfriend”

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 12-18 includes Harrison Ford and Kristen Bell

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of July 12-18 include actor Harrison Ford, country singer Louise Mandrell and actor-director Cameron Crowe

The Independent UK

“The day that I finished learning the last song on the album, I wept. I felt like a bona fide musician”: Amanda Seyfried reflects on her viral Joni Mitchell moment – and the Joni biopic she was preparing for that never happened

She learned to play the whole of Blue and earned praise from Beck

MusicRadar

"I was thinking about all the singers that came from the Seattle scene and how many of them had since died." Pearl Jam's Mike McCready announces rock opera about the history of grunge in Seattle

Mike McCready's Farewell to Seasons will also be published as a graphic novel

Louder

The Uncool by Cameron Crowe audiobook review – memoir of an awestruck insider

The film-maker and author narrates this vivid account of his wide-eyed adventures as a young music journalist in 70s America, hanging out with heroes from David Bowie to Led Zeppelin

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The last thing we need is more biopics – but Meryl Streep as Joni Mitchell sounds irresistible

COMMENT: Springsteen and Dylan have already had the movie treatment, The Beatles are up next, with Joni Mitchell on the horizon. Patrick Smith was ready for it all to stop, until one exciting bit of casting news

The Independent UK

“She’s kept all of her costumes, all of her clothes, all of her instruments": Is Meryl Streep playing Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe's upcoming biopic?

Project has been four years in development

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Meryl Streep to play iconic musician in new biopic

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The Independent UK

Meryl Streep confirmed to play Joni Mitchell in forthcoming biopic

Film will be directed by Cameron Crowe

The Independent UK

Meryl Streep cast as Joni Mitchell in new biopic

The Oscar-winning actor will star in the Cameron Crowe-directed feature about the singer-songwriter’s life

The Guardian - UK

Paramount Plus just added 117 new movies — here's the 5 I'm streaming first

Paramount Plus just added 117 movies on Feb. 1, 2026. Here are the five I'd recommend streaming right now.

Tom’s Guide

Meryl Streep to play Joni Mitchell

Hollywood veteran Meryl Streep is to play music legend Joni Mitchell in a new biopic, according to record industry mogul Clive Davis.

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3 new to Paramount+ movies you need to stream this weekend (Jan. 30-Feb. 1)

Paramount+ just added a ton of must-watch movies worth watching this weekend. Here's my top 3 picks.

The Conversation

What’s cooler than sex, drugs and pashing models? I found out from 3 rock memoirs

At the height of his success, Evan Dando was notorious for his good looks, heavy drug use and flaky personality. As his memoir, Rumours of My Demise, effectively attests, the Lemonheads frontman was also a shameless rock’n’roll caricature whose addictions and puerile hedonism repeatedly sabotaged his friendships and relationships, along…

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Tom Cruise knows everyone's scripts

Cameron Crowe has praised Tom Cruise as a "blast to direct" because he always knows what is going on and is willing to try anything.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Allen White reveals what’s stopping him from doing a rom-com

‘The Bear’ actor said he wants to star in the next ‘When Harry Met Sally’

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Billy Crudup on Method acting and Trump’s America: ‘It is becoming an increasingly lawless community’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW : The star of ‘Almost Famous’ and ‘The Morning Show’ talks to Patrick Smith about forcing out tears in ‘Jay Kelly’, playing the lawman in ‘High Noon’, and bumping into ‘golden god’ Robert Plant

The Guardian - UK

The Uncool by Cameron Crowe review – inside rock’s wildest decade

From shadowing a cocaine-addled David Bowie to winning over Joni Mitchell, deliciously readable tales by the director of Almost Famous

The Independent UK

Cameron Crowe: ‘I think Bowie remembered it all. He just didn’t want to remember it with me’

INTERVIEW: The Oscar-winning filmmaker behind ‘Almost Famous’ and ‘Jerry Maguire’ has written a memoir about his extraordinary life on the road as a 15-year-old journalist for Rolling Stone magazine. He speaks to Adam White about early success, his surprising love of ‘We Bought a Zoo’, and his bittersweet reunion with…

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: When Virginia Giuffre met Jeffrey Epstein, Malala Yousafzai, and life as a diagnosed narcissist

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - UK

‘Rock stars would be like, Yeah, bring the kid in’: Cameron Crowe on his wild years as a teenage music journalist

The film-maker told his own story in Almost Famous. Now he’s looking back on his younger days with Bowie and Led Zeppelin and revealing the family tragedy he’s finally facing up to

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The Cool Story Behind How John Cusack’s Iconic Boom Box Scene In Say Anything Came Together

One of the most iconic scenes of the ‘80s wasn’t as simple as it seems.

The Independent UK

25 years later, Penny Lane is still the heart and soul of Almost Famous

IN FOCUS: Kate Hudson became a star – and earned an Oscar nomination – for her touching, multi-faceted performance in Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film, and it remains the movie’s most compelling element, writes Kathryn Vann

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