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Famed British recording studio Abbey Road will be the subject of a feature doc from UK photographer and filmmaker Mary McCartney, daughter of Paul McCartney whose Beatles famously recorded their eleventh studio album there and named it after the site.

K.J. Yossman Mercury Studios, the production company behind recent Abbey Road Studios doc “If These Walls Could Sing,” have unveiled their new feature, about composer Felix Mendelssohn’s genius sister Fanny. Although Felix, who is best known for writing “The Wedding March,” is still world-renowned 175 years after his death, his sister Fanny was also a prolific musician, composing 450 works – including her own wedding music – before she died in her early 40s. “Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn” tells her story. Sheila Hayman (“Mendelssohn, The Nazis and Me”) directs the doc, which also stars classical artist Isata Kanneh-Mason bringing Mendelssohn’s works to life. Filming has taken place in Berlin, New York, London, Oxford and Buckingham Palace, where Kanneh-Mason played Queen Victoria’s piano.

DEALSDJ Khaled has announced a new alliance between him and his We The Best label and Universal Music’s Def Jam division. The rapper and producer originally worked with Universal labels on his releases, but has more recently had a partnership with Sony Music’s Epic Records.