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‘Ma Rainey’ composer Branford Marsalis remembers Chadwick Boseman: “He was all about the work”

The late Marvel icon is tipped to win a posthumous Oscar this weekend

The NME debate: are we still living in Ma Rainey’s world?

In Partnership with Netflix  If you’ve watched Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the brand new Netflix movie, you’ll know this: there is plenty to talk about:...

Ma Rainey and the unsung women who invented rock ‘n’ roll

In Partnership with Netflix  Ma Rainey (1886-1939) The songwriting, performing, venue-owning one-woman music industry The subject of landmark new movie Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, on Netflix now,...

Watch Hamzaa’s stunning reinterpretation of Ma Rainey’s ‘Deep Moaning Blues’

In Partnership with Netflix  One of the many things we see in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is that the passage of time doesn’t necessarily go...

Loved ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’? Here’s your essential further viewing

In Partnership with Netflix  Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, on Netflix on December 18, has won critical acclaim for its depiction of the formidable ‘Mother Of...

NME to launch Ma Rainey’s Melody Maker, an immersive site celebrating Netflix’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

It’s Viola Davis’s greatest performance yet. It’s the film everyone’s talking about. It’s a movie NME hailed as “a fitting swansong for Chadwick Boseman,...

Five reasons to watch ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ on Netflix

In Partnership with Netflix  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ord7gP151vk It’s not really about a bottom No, 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom' is the name of a song recorded by Gertrude ‘Ma’ Rainey,...

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ review: a soulful swansong for Chadwick Boseman

The 'Black Panther' icon stars opposite Viola Davis in his final film performance

Here’s the first look at Chadwick Boseman’s final film, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

Viola Davis described Boseman as "the ultimate collaborator"
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