Religiosity isn’t a particularly good look lately, at least as it’s being performed by politicians. Artists, though — especially one the caliber of Jamaica’s Samory-Tour Frazer, a.k.a. Samory I — can still conjure the unifying power, beauty and healing that religion sometimes brings. Samory made this clear on Black Gold, his promising 2017 debut, with its Rastafarian calling card “Rasta Nuh Gangsta,” a policy brief to a local cop book-ended by Nyabinghi drumming and a potent dub breakdown. And his new album Strength is, even more so, a...
- 11/17/2023
- by Will Hermes
- Rollingstone.com
The singer is the latest A-lister to drop Scooter Braun as their manager.
Ariana Grande is ending things with Scooter Braun. Amid speculation that one of the famed manager’s biggest clients has cut ties with him, a source close to the situation confirms that Grande is leaving both Braun and his company, Hybe.
“Scooter’s team is spinning the story. There is absolutely no truth to her staying,” the source says of Grande, who unfollowed Braun on social media earlier this month.
Read More: Taylor Swift Collaborator Jack Antonoff Throws Shade At Scooter Braun
Et has reached out to Braun’s rep for comment. TMZ was first to report the news.
Another source tells Et that Braun’s separation from Grande, Demi Lovato, Idina Menzel and others “has been a long time coming.”
“They have felt undervalued and underappreciated and like Scooter hasn’t been present since the Hybe deal,...
Ariana Grande is ending things with Scooter Braun. Amid speculation that one of the famed manager’s biggest clients has cut ties with him, a source close to the situation confirms that Grande is leaving both Braun and his company, Hybe.
“Scooter’s team is spinning the story. There is absolutely no truth to her staying,” the source says of Grande, who unfollowed Braun on social media earlier this month.
Read More: Taylor Swift Collaborator Jack Antonoff Throws Shade At Scooter Braun
Et has reached out to Braun’s rep for comment. TMZ was first to report the news.
Another source tells Et that Braun’s separation from Grande, Demi Lovato, Idina Menzel and others “has been a long time coming.”
“They have felt undervalued and underappreciated and like Scooter hasn’t been present since the Hybe deal,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Alex Nino Gheciu
- ET Canada
Longtime “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr. spoke about the future of late-night TV at Variety and Rolling Stone’s Truth Seekers Summit, presented by Showtime, saying he believes studios don’t realize that the more they look to downsize shows, the more likely they will face stiff competition from TikTok creators and other social media stars who can retain the rights to their content.
“I think the cheaper that they choose to make the product, the more accessible and affordable you make it for outside competitors to come in,” Wood Jr. said, when answering a question about if he was interested in hosting the Comedy Central talker following the exit of Trevor Noah, or any late-night show, in general.
“That’s the thing that I don’t think the entertainment studios understand is, if you want to get rid of an audience if you want to make the show a little smaller,...
“I think the cheaper that they choose to make the product, the more accessible and affordable you make it for outside competitors to come in,” Wood Jr. said, when answering a question about if he was interested in hosting the Comedy Central talker following the exit of Trevor Noah, or any late-night show, in general.
“That’s the thing that I don’t think the entertainment studios understand is, if you want to get rid of an audience if you want to make the show a little smaller,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Variety has promoted Jem Aswad to lead all music content across digital, print and live media platforms as executive editor, music.
Aswad will oversee all aspects of Variety‘s music-related editorial operations and staff. He will also continue to serve as Variety‘s leading voice on the business of music, penning cover stories, deep-dive features, investigative stories, personality profiles and reviews. With his promotion, Aswad will also help steer Variety‘s music-related event franchises, including Hitmakers and Music Mogul of the Year, and contribute significantly to developing music programming for live media events.
Aswad is based in Variety‘s New York office and reports to co-editors in chief Cynthia Littleton and Ramin Setoodeh. Shirley Halperin, Variety’s executive editor, music since 2017, is stepping down to become editor in chief of Los Angeles magazine.
“We could not be more excited to announce that Jem will be leading Variety’s music team,...
Aswad will oversee all aspects of Variety‘s music-related editorial operations and staff. He will also continue to serve as Variety‘s leading voice on the business of music, penning cover stories, deep-dive features, investigative stories, personality profiles and reviews. With his promotion, Aswad will also help steer Variety‘s music-related event franchises, including Hitmakers and Music Mogul of the Year, and contribute significantly to developing music programming for live media events.
Aswad is based in Variety‘s New York office and reports to co-editors in chief Cynthia Littleton and Ramin Setoodeh. Shirley Halperin, Variety’s executive editor, music since 2017, is stepping down to become editor in chief of Los Angeles magazine.
“We could not be more excited to announce that Jem will be leading Variety’s music team,...
- 5/9/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
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