Artist Spotlight
Lizzo Shines Bright in Her Hollywood Debut as Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Lizzo is officially making the jump from music megastar to Hollywood leading lady. Long a multi Grammy-winning artist and already an Emmy winner, this time she’s eyeing a different kind of gold, maybe an Oscar, as she plays Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Rosetta, an upcoming biopic. The film, produced by Amazon MGM Studios, is written by Natalie Chadiez and Kwynn Perry and will chronicle the trailblazing and traumatic story of one of music’s most revolutionary figures. Sister Rosetta Tharpe, known as the godmother of rock ‘n’ roll, made her mark on music history in concrete ways.
She was known for her searing guitar work and gospel-fortified sound, and she tore away from the conventions of the day to create a genre that would inspire legends like Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry. Lizzo’s casting in this defining role is both a celebration of her artistic breadth and a worthy tribute to the audacious spirit of Tharpe. “Inspired by true events, the film will portray a transformative moment in Tharpe’s life, one of revolutionary innovation, unrepentant passion, and clandestine love,” Deadline reports. As Sister Rosetta’s life unfolds onscreen, audiences will see her breaking musical boundaries, navigating the complexities of a society unwilling to accept her truths, and ultimately turning a wedding into what would become the first-ever stadium concert.
Lizzo’s magnetic nature and commanding presence make her an ideal pick to embody the resilience and brilliance of this music legend.” But with Rosetta’s debut much anticipated, Lizzo has a lot more to tangle with in 2025. She has just announced her hotly anticipated album Love In Real Life for later this year, and it will probably come after a string of new spring singles. The film’s official release date is still being kept under wraps, but given Lizzo’s influence, you can bet the countdown has already started.
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“Subterranean Homesick Blues” finds a new direction through Ghost of Panama
Rearranging a song that carries six decades of cultural weight is a creative challenge, but Ghost of Panama approaches “Subterranean Homesick Blues” with clear purpose. The rock band radically reworks Bob Dylan’s counter-culture hit, reshaping its identity while keeping its rebellious spirit. It’s a tribute to musical heritage and a statement of artistic independence all in one.
This new interpretation is very much shaped by the production, made at Ghost of Panama’s home studio in West London. The setting allows an intimate approach to reinterpreting a familiar song and lets the group engage directly with the material, taking it in a new artistic direction.
“Subterranean Homesick Blues” centers on the tension between conservation and transformation. Ghost of Panama is true to the song’s rebellious spirit without adding to its legacy, and this approach gives the release an adventurous feel, grounded in countercultural energy but driven by a desire to see what the composition can become in a different musical context.
Their version of this 60-year-old classic shows that respecting a song’s history can also mean breaking the rules and finding new ways to express its spirit. Fundamentally, “Subterranean Homesick Blues” presents Ghost of Panama as artists who want to engage with the past without being tied to it. The release’s strongest identity is a familiar heritage reimagined through a singularly forward-looking creative vision.
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“NO MORE” by Amanda Holley connects healing, awakening, and survival
“NO MORE“ carries that kind of emotional weight, and some songs feel like they come from lived experience but reach for something bigger. Amanda Holley blends R&B and soul, turning a lifetime of survival into a vision of healing, awakening, and the determination to move beyond what caused the pain.
“NO MORE“ is a healing anthem for people who have gone through bad experiences and reached a place of higher awareness, but it’s also an emotionally charged protest. The duality is introspective and outward-looking at the same time, turning personal survival into a broader declaration that some experiences, conditions, or cycles should end.
Holley had a premonition of the song six months before the world went into global shutdown. In the vocal booth, working out melodies with her collaborators, she pictured people in the streets. Those images were hard to imagine at the time, but subsequent events would make them painfully familiar.
“NO MORE“ is given a particularly contemplative underpinning by the context. The identity of R&B and soul leaves room for emotion. The song’s themes link survival, awakening, resistance, and the need for change. Amanda Holley is an artist using music to process personal endurance and a broader sense of social awakening. It’s got a complicated significance, and its release feels like a glimpse of a moment when personal intuition and public reality collided in an unexpected way.
Photo Credit: Yulia Shusharina
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