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2025 Live-Action “Lilo & Stitch” Film Comes to Disney+ on September 3

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The 2025 Lilo & Stitch movie, a cultural touchstone and global box-office sensation, is coming to Disney+ on September 3. Long-time fans recognize Chris Sanders as the voice of Stitch in the original 2002 movie. Sanders is voicing Stitch again in the 2025 live-action film. After crash-landing on Kauaʻi in a police cruiser, Stitch is adopted by Lilo. Here’s the scoop:

Lilo & Stitch (2025) is directed by Dean Fleischer Camp. This film stars Maia Kealoha as Lilo and Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani. Kealoha and Agudong are both strong actors, creating believable chemistry on screen. Camp instantly knew Kealoha was the perfect actress for Lilo’s character. Kealoha’s good energy can light up any room, and she delivered a solid performance.

“Maia Kealoha was such an amazing find for our film. Maia embodies Lilo in a bunch of different ways… Like, she really was honestly one of the better actors I’ve ever worked with,” Dean Camp shared.

Disney’s Lilo & Stitch (2025) is a great film that preserves some aspects of the original film. Maia Kealoha as Lilo and Sydney Elizebeth Agudong as Nani anchor this film with their solid acting and effortless connections to both characters’ personas. The dynamic between Lilo & Stitch is believable in this 2025 live-action film. Long-time fans recognize Chris Sanders as the only actor who should be the voice of Stitch. (Sanders also wrote and directed the original 2002 movie.)

The Lilo & Stitch (2025) soundtrack album also captures the heart of the movie. The “Burning Love” cover, recorded by Nyjah Music & Zyah Rhythm, is a standout soundtrack. This refreshing version has a catchy hook and pitch-perfect harmonies, with high-energy notes that make a radio-friendly hit. Bruno Mars plays the guitar on this track. Mars is the uncle of Nyjah Music & Zyah Rhythm. Like Mars, Music & Rhythm can also sing and dance. The original Lilo & Stitch movie also featured a “Burning Love” cover, sung by Wynonna Judd. A classic tune, “Burning Love” helps capture this movie’s nostalgia and ‘ohana.

ʻOhana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten. 💙

A breakout film, Lilo & Stitch (2025) is the first film to earn $1B in 2025. Twenty-three years later, Lilo & Stitch (2025) unites long-time fans and people of different generations who can relate to the story of this classic movie. This film is uniting fans from different countries as they experience the heart of ‘ohana. Now, Lilo & Stitch (2025) is on Disney+.

If you’ve already seen Lilo & Stitch (2025), what did you think of the ending? Do you have a favorite film soundtrack or movie scene? Comment below!

Silk Sonic, Foo Fighters sweep music categories at 2022 GRAMMYs

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The 2022 GRAMMYs took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and Trevor Noah hosted this year’s music awards show. Silk Sonic and the Foo Fighters received multiple awards. Here is a quick recap:

At center stage, Silk Sonic performed “Leave the Door Open” and “777”. These songs are featured on Silk Sonic’s latest album, An Evening with Silk Sonic. Bruno Mars sang and played his green Fender Stratocaster guitar, while Anderson .Paak rapped and played drums effortlessly. This energetic performance featured a brass section, keyboards, and percussion instruments. Silk Sonic swept several major categories at the GRAMMYs, as “Leave the Door Open” won in the following categories: Best R&B Performance (tied with Jasmine Sullivan), Best R&B Song, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year.

The Foo Fighters swept the rock categories, as the band won three GRAMMYs: Best Rock Song (“Waiting on a War”), Best Rock Performance (“Making a Fire”), and Best Rock Album (“Medicine at Midnight”). The Foo Fighters did not attend the GRAMMYs this year and they also canceled their tour… During the live telecast, Billie Eilish paid tribute to the late Taylor Hawkins (iconic Foo Fighters drummer) while wearing a custom-made shirt designed by Willy Chavarria. Eilish performed this moving tribute with her brother FINNEAS.

‘An Evening with Silk Sonic’ to launch November 12

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Written by Giavanna Foster

Grammy-winning recording artists Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak are members of Silk Sonic, a popular group. Silk Sonic’s debut album will be launching in November 2021. Here’s the scoop:

This year, Silk Sonic has launched two singles: “Leave the Door Open” and “Skate“. “Leave the Door Open” received two MTV Video Music Awards: best editing and best R&B video. Also, this single peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. Silk Sonic’s “Skate” music video landed at #2 on YouTube Trending. Now, Silk Sonic has recorded a 9-track album featuring Bootsy Collins as a special guest host. An Evening with Silk Sonic is set to launch on November 12 (and it is available to pre-order right now). On October 8, the official release date for this album was confirmed. See below:

Silk Sonic’s “Skate” video glides to #2 on YouTube Trending

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Written by Giavanna Foster

Recording artists Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak are members of the supergroup known as Silk Sonic. Also, Silk Sonic’s new “Skate” video has glided to #2 on YouTube Trending. Here’s the scoop:

On July 30, 2021, Silk Sonic’s “Skate” (single) was released and the official video premiered on YouTube. Mars said that “Skate” was written in the studio as he and his team imagined performing a song in a roller rink. During an Apple Music interview, Mars shared that this single “came about as part of thought exercise in the studio”. Now, Silk Sonic’s “Skate” video has received 15.7M+ YouTube views and 770K likes. The “Skate” video was directed by Bruno Mars, Florent Déchard, and Philippe Tayag. This video features a crew of skating dancers, live instruments, and choreography. “Skate” is the second single of Silk Sonic’s debut album, An Evening with Silk Sonic. Bootsy Collins will be featured as the narrator on this album. Stay tuned for more updates.

Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open” lands at #1 on iTunes charts, trends internationally

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Silk Sonic’s new project, “Leave the Door Open”, is receiving international buzz. This new single peaked at #1 on multiple iTunes charts. Also, it peaked at #1 on YouTube’s Trending videos lists in multiple countries. Here’s the scoop:

Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open”, an R&B/ soul song, is the band’s first single. The “Leave the Door Open” video landed at #1 on U.S.’s YouTube Trending music videos list. It is also trending internationally, as it peaked at #1 on the United Kingdom’s YouTube Trending music videos list and #5 on Japan’s YouTube Trending music videos list. “Leave the Door Open” also peaked at #1 on iTunes’s charts for R&B songs as well as the chart for top songs (all genres).

With 3.8M+ streams, “Leave the Door Open” landed at #6 on Spotify’s global chart. See the following tweet:

https://twitter.com/MikeAdamOnAir/status/1368626261946478595

Silk Sonic is Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s collaborative project. Also, Bootsy Collins came up with Silk Sonic’s band name. Mars and .Paak shared their thoughts about the art of songwriting and recording in the studio together:

Anderson .Paak said, “When you get in and you can jam with someone… another artist that can hold it down and you’re bouncing… That’s different. That’s different, you know, and you’re really creating a groove from scratch…”

Bruno Mars added, “You know, he [Anderson .Paak] is one of the baddest drummers I’ve ever seen… You’re gonna hear that all over the album… That’s what really inspired so much. I’ve never created music like that, with, like drums being the focus… I’ll pick up a guitar, I do it almost backwards like… ‘That’s What I Like’ and ‘Uptown Funk’ is, like, written on a piano.”

Silk Sonic’s album is called An Evening with Silk Sonic, and Bootsy Collins is featured as a host and special guest. Bruno Mars and D’Mile are the producers for this album. The release date for An Evening with Silk Sonic has not been announced yet. For more information, click here to go to Silk Sonic’s website. Stay tuned for more updates.