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The Frame

Mahershala Ali's Aim Is 'True'

By The Frame Staff
Published Aug 27, 2019 10:31 AM
Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali ("Moonlight") has an Emmy nomination for his role in the third season of HBO's "True Detective."
Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali ("Moonlight") has an Emmy nomination for his role in the third season of HBO's "True Detective."
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The actor already has Academy Awards for "Moonlight" and "Green Book," and now he has an Emmy nomination for "True Detective"; China is a huge and growing market for music streaming, but its biggest platform is under scrutiny by the government there.
Mahershala Ali's Aim Is 'True'
The actor already has Academy Awards for "Moonlight" and "Green Book," and now he has an Emmy nomination for "True Detective"; China is a huge and growing market for music streaming, but its biggest platform is under scrutiny by the government there.

On today's show:

An Actor On Top Of His Game

(Starts at 7:45)

Mahershala Ali is having a moment. Coming off Oscar wins for his parts in "Green Book" and "Moonlight," he now has an an Emmy nomination for his role as Wayne Hays in the third season of HBO’s "True Detective." Ali was also recently cast as Blade in the upcoming Marvel reboot. He visited The Frame's studio recently and spoke with John Horn about launching his own production company and transitioning out of the role-chasing mindset of a struggling actor, to be more intentional about his career moving forward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpUznQds8p4

Trouble For China's Biggest Music Streamer

(Starts at :45)

John Horn talks with Lucas Shaw of Bloomberg News about a story he co-authored regarding China's biggest music streaming platform: "Tencent Music Entertainment Group is under investigation by China’s antitrust authority in a review that could end exclusive licensing deals it forged with the world’s biggest record labels. The State Administration of Market Regulation launched the probe in January and is scrutinizing the Shenzhen-based company’s dealings with music labels including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group Corp."