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The fine folks at Origin Music, Mojo’s Australian partners, landed REO classic “Can’t Fight This Feeling” in a new heart-tugging advert for Toyota’s HiLux pick-up trucks. The spots will run across the continent for a year.
You’ll hear KISS’ “A World Without Heroes” powering the final scene in the latest episode of Showtime’s finance drama Billions. The evocative ballad from the early-’80s was written by the band along with Lou Reed and producer Bob Ezrin.
Listen for The Friends Of Distinction’s 1969 ballad “Going In Circles” in a key scene in the closing episode of ABC’s The Wonder Years Season 2. The coming-of-age comedy narrated by Don Cheadle is a re-boot of the late-80’s version starring Fred Savage.
The second season of HBO’s Winning Time opens with a montage of LA Lakers wins soundtracked by The Emotions’ 1977 pop-soul smash “Best Of My Love”. The sports drama follows the lives of the 1980’s Lakers as they became one of basketball’s most revered dynasties.
Mojo creatives landed “Ain’t It True”, an Andy Williams deep cut from 1965, in a scene in new ABC comedy This Fool. The series stars Chris Estrada as a Latino millennial trying to make a difference in South Central LA.
Listen for Sturgill Simpson’s a capella cover of Larry Gatlin’s “All The Gold In California” in a recent episode of HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones. The 1979 Country #1 is performed in the Gemstone’s church as various members of the family engage in a brawl outside.
You’ll hear Bernie Wayne’s iconic “There She Is Miss America” playing in the background as the young women of Riverdale sign up to compete in the CW drama’s Miss Teen Riverdale pageant.
You’ll hear two Mojo bangers, Nine Days’ “Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)” and Republica’s “Ready To Go”, in the new episode of Freeform’s Cruel Summer. The teen drama, set in mid-90’s Texas, follows the interconnected lives of two teen girls after one of them mysteriously disappears.
Listen for “The Man”, the lead single from the Killers’ 2017 album Wonderful Wonderful, in Quarterback, a new NFL-produced series about the demanding life of pro football players. The song was co-written and produced by Mojo’s Jacknife Lee.
Mojo creatives landed REO Speedwagon’s “Roll With The Changes” in the opening scene of Sony Pictures Insidious: The Red Door. The fifth installment of the supernatural horror film sees actor/director Patrick Wilson’s Josh and Ty Simpkins’ Dalton face off with demons from their past.
Listen for Danity Kane’s 2008 hit “Damaged” in Netflix’ Glamorous. The LGBTQ+ comedy stars Miss Benny as a young queer influencer who finds themselves working for a legendary makeup mogul played by Kim Cattrall.
You’ll see the young stars of ABC’s The Wonder Years reboot strutting the halls on their first day of 8th grade to “Gonna Be A Big Man”, a funky mid-’60s jam by Rampart Records’ The Soul-Jers.
Legendary songwriter and artist Lou Christie is the latest guest on Atlantic Records A&R Chief Pete Ganbarg’s acclaimed Rock & Roll High School podcast. Lou shares inside stories spanning his more than 60-year career on the popular interview show. Listen here: https://www.rockschoolpodcast.com/
Kevin Cronin will be among the featured guest stars as this year’s American Idol wraps up, duetting with contestant Zachariah Smith on the REO classic “Take It On The Run”. The reality singing competition hosted by Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie is completing its 21st season.
Love To Love You, Donna Summer features clips of four very special songs – “Electricity”, “Lost In The Moment”, “Woman” and “I’m A Rainbow” – co-written by Donna Summer and her songwriter/artist husband Bruce Sudano. The HBO Max documentary, an inside look at the superstar’s life, was directed by Roger Ross Williams and Bruce and Donna’s daughter, Brooklyn.
Mojo creatives landed Paul Evans’ demo version of his 1966 Ray Conniff hit “Happiness Is” in the new advert campaign for e-commerce company Etsy. The spots, running in both the US and UK, show how little things can make people happy.
Mojo sync-ers landed an uptempo boogie-woogie soul version of the classic western ballad “Home On The Range” in the latest episode of Fox drama 9-1-1. The early-60’s track features one of soul icon Barry White’s first ever lead vocals from his time as a member of Rampart Records group The Atlantics.
The Electric Mayhem, the veteran rock band featuring Zoot, Animal, Dr Teeth and a slew of other Muppets, has covered KISS classic “Rock And Roll All Nite”. The track appears in an episode of the Disney+ musical comedy series Muppets Mayhem as well as on the band’s first-ever Billboard charting album.
UK soul singer Rebecca Ferguson will duet with a Ukrainian vocalist to perform Duran Duran’s 1993 classic “Ordinary World” during the semi-finals of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The 67th edition of the popular competition show will take place in Liverpool England.
Listen for Bing Crosby’s playful “Quizas Quizas Quizas” backgrounding a scene in Paramount+ Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies. The Grease prequel, set in the mid-50s, follows four young women who rebel against the strict moral codes of Rydell High.
The Mojo sync team landed REO Speedwagon’s “Time For Me To Fly” in the very last scene of the final episode of ABC’s long-running sitcom The Goldbergs. The band’s 1978 hit plays as the Goldberg family gather together and imagine what the future will bring.
You’ll hear Jerry Reed’s “When You’re Hot You’re Hot” blasting from a van named ‘vantastic’ in IFC’s new comedy Paint. The films stars Owen Wilson as the popular host of a long-running public television painting show who suddenly has to contend with a younger, more talented competitor.
The cast of CBS’ Bob ❤️ Abishola celebrated Chuey and Kami’s engagement by dancing around Abishola’s nursing station to The Emotion’s 1977 classic “Best Of My Love”. The Al McKay-penned track closed out the final episode of the popular sitcom’s 4th season on a high note.
Another Mojo song, Tony Ballard’s “It’s On Me”, highlights the soundtrack of tonight’s episode of CW’s All American. The LA-based sports drama inspired by the life of pro football’s Spencer Paysinger, now in its fifth season, has become a Monday night obsession.
You’ll hear REO Speedwagon’s “Can’t Fight This Feeling” in AIR: Courting A Legend powering Nike chief Phil Knight as he tests an early version of his classic Air Jordans. The Amazon sports drama reunites Ben Affleck (as Knight) and Matt Damon (as marketing exec Sonny Vaccaro) as they try to sign rookie MIchael Jordan to his first sponsorship deal.
Everybody’s favorite 90’s throwback, “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover”, plays twice during a wedding reception on the new Apple TV+ comedy The Big Door Prize. The Chris O’Dowd-starrer tells the story of a mysterious machine which turns up in a small town grocery store and is able to predict people’s futures.
KISS classics “Rock And Roll All Nite” and “Shout It Out Loud” power the soundtrack of Spinning Gold, a biopic based on the life of Casablanca Records impresario Neil Bogart. The film highlights Bogart’s uncanny ability to find and promote such groundbreaking artists as KISS, Donna Summer and The Village People in their mid-70s heyday.
DL Byron’s “Shadows Of The Night” is the star of karaoke night in the debut episode of new comedy series Unstable. The Netflix show stars Rob Lowe and his son, John Owen Lowe, navigating life after the loss of their wife and mother.
Republica helps Ted Lasso kick off season 3 with a bang as you’ll hear a remix of their 1996 hit “Ready To Go” powering an advert for PR queen Keeley Jones’ company. The popular Apple TV+ comedy has Jason Sudeikis playing a former college football coach who takes the reins of a British soccer league team.
Listen for Jerry Reed’s “Guitar Man” soundtracking a wild scene in the debut episode of Netflix’ Agent Elvis in which the King has an epic battle with an evil limo driver. The animated action comedy series, created by Priscilla Presley and voiced by Matthew McConaughey, Don Cheadle and Niecy Nash, imagines Elvis doubling as a secret agent.