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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.
Big congrats to our own John Hampson, whose custom versions of his Nine Days’ hit “Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)” were woven throughout multiple Oscar winner Everything Everywhere All At Once. Best Director winners the Daniels were so personally inspired by the 2000 pop hit that they also included several lyric lines in their script.
If you listen closely, you’ll hear a parody of the Miss America Pageant theme crowning the winner of a canned sausage competition in an upcoming episode of Fox’ The Great North. The animated comedy about a father trying to raise four kids in small-town Alaska, features the voices of Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate and Will Forte.
Mojo creatives landed the 1980 pop/country standard “Lookin’ For Love” in promos for the third season of FX’ Dave. The comedy, created by and co-starring rapper/comic Dave Burd a/k/a Lil Dicky, tells the story of a neurotic man in his late-20s who’s convinced himself that he’s destined to be one of the greatest rappers of all time.
We can’t think of a better song than the English Beat’s “March Of The Swivelheads” to power a scene where Perez is making a mad dash through the hospital halls on ABC’s The Good Doctor.
Johnny Mathis’ “Misty”, co-written by Mojo’s Johnny Burke, sets the mood in a scene where Joe Mantegna’s Rossi flashes back to a long-ago wedding anniversary dinner on Paramount+’s crime drama Criminal Minds: Evolution.
Listen for the Buck Owens classic “Act Naturally” in Murf The Surf, a new MGM+ docuseries which tells the story of Jack Murphy, America’s most infamous jewel thief. The song is a perfect fit for a scene where Murf finds out that a well known director is planning to make a movie about his life.
Mojo creatives landed a boisterous car-aoke singalong of Nine Days classic “Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)” in buzzing new Apple TV+ sitcom Shrinking. The show stars Jason Siegel as a grieving therapist who goes rogue and starts telling his patients exactly what he thinks about them.
Listen for the Louvin Brothers’ honky tonk classic “Cash On The Barrel Head” in the opening scene of the debut episode of Peacock’s new Natasha Lyonne starring dramedy series Poker Face.
PBS’ American Masters series has released a documentary chronicling the life of acclaimed musician and songstress Roberta Flack. Titled simply “Roberta”, the film explores how she developed her singular style, how she mentored many of her contemporaries and how she inspired a new generation of music makers.
Listen for “Run It Back” by Houston’s-own Young Chapa in an upcoming episode of CW’s All American. The popular sports drama is inspired by the life of Pro Football player Spencer Paysinger.
As Junior tries to become the big man on campus in season 5 of Freeform’s Grown-Ish, you’ll hear rising R&B artist GoGo Morrow setting a chill mood at an open mic performing her single “In The Way”, which samples Brownstone’s “If You Love Me”.
Mojo creatives landed “Pressure And Time”, the edgy title track from Rival Sons’ 2011 sophomore album, in the new national advert campaign for Chevy Silverado trucks.
The Beat’s early-’80s classic “Mirror In The Bathroom” is featured in Sam Mendes’ new romantic drama Empire Of Light. The film, which centers around an old movie theater on the south coast of England, is a tribute to the magic of cinema.