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They are presented in no particular order:
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WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on MAX.
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WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Disney+.
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It is an astonishing display of transparency in the music business: In 2019, music manager Scooter Braun香蕉视频直播檚 Ithaca Holdings announced that it was acquiring Big Machine Label Group, which released Taylor Swift香蕉视频直播檚 first six studio albums and owns her masters. At the time, Swift said she learned about the deal as a result, she began in order to own her new versions. A new two-part documentary, 香蕉视频直播淭aylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun: Bad Blood香蕉视频直播 interrogates the deal 香蕉视频直播 and offers digestible details for those hoping to learn more about what went awry, from varying perspectives.
WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on MAX.
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WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
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Last year, pop香蕉视频直播檚 major players released blockbuster concert films. Both and the non-narrative topped AP香蕉视频直播檚 2023 best of list, for breaking the fourth wall (in the case of the former) and artfully created a near-replica of the live experience (in the case of the latter). This year, the present pop phenom Olivia Rodrigo takes the mantle with her Netflix special, If you missed her on the road, don香蕉视频直播檛 worry. This film captures the magic.
WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Netflix.
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WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Disney+.
香蕉视频直播淭he Greatest Night in Pop香蕉视频直播
Nearly 40 years ago, superstars Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Paul Simon, Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, Lionel Richie, Billy Joel and , under the unimpeachable tutelage of the late great Quincy Jones, came together to record 香蕉视频直播淲e Are the World, a 1985 charity single for African famine relief. A new Netflix documentary, takes a behind-the-scenes look at the complex birth of an unexpected megahit 香蕉视频直播 and just what it was like to have all that talent in one studio, for one night.
WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Netflix.
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WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Amazon Prime.
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WHERE TO WATCH: Currently in theaters and will premiere on CNN on New Year香蕉视频直播檚 Day.
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WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Apple TV+.