LIGHTS, CAMERA, KA-CHING!: Streaming brought the industry back, so what's next for labels and publishers looking to rake in major revenue? Taking artist catalogs to the big screen for music-driven documentaries and biopics, including much-anticipated Elton John feature Rocketman

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  • Author(s): ROSENBAUM, CLAUDIA; Christman, Ed
  • Source:
    Billboard. 5/25/2019, Vol. 131 Issue 13, p40-46. 5p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Graph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      JOHN, Elton, 1947-; CATALOGS; LABELS; ARTISTS; RIVERS
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the interest of the music industry in the production of music documentaries and biographical films about musicians. Topics explored include the portrayal of the late singer Freddie Mercury by actor Rami Malek in the 2018 film "Bohemian Rhapsody," the marketing of artists through these films noted by Universal Music Enterprises chief executive officer (CEO) Bruce Resnikoff, and the qualities of an effective biographical film according to entertainment lawyer John Branca.