Honoring her family? Pete Davidson‘s new tattoo seems to honor Kim Kardashian and her four children, who she shares with ex-husband Kanye West.
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Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicAbou “Bu” Thiam has been appointed executive vice president at Columbia Records. Reporting into chairman and CEO Ron Perry, Bu’s position will straddle A&R and strategic initiatives across all genres for the label that’s home to Lil Nas X, Harry Styles, Adele, the Kid Laroi and many others.Thiam has been working closely with Perry and Columbia via a joint venture, Buvision, where he signed the artists KayCyy and Rican.
“We all know breaking a new artist is very difficult, and to see the Columbia team be so committed in the early stages of KayCyy’s career — from marketing, strategic branding, his EP rollout etc. — was very impressive,” says Thiam.
“Columbia’s culture is breaking New artists — like Fivio, Lil Nas X, Polo G, the Kid Laroi — and Ron is a true music man at heart, you don’t see that type of artist development anymore.” Thiam is also known for managing Kanye West, with whom he will continue to work — “Always, that’s my brother,” says Thiam. His real-life brother is the singer Akon.
When Akon was negotiating his first label deal, he insisted his younger sibling come on board as his A&R. As Akon became a multiplatinum R&B star, Thiam began branching out, playing a role in the early careers of Lady Gaga, Jeremih and T-Pain.At 28, he was hired as vice president of A&R at Def Jam — the youngest person ever to hold that position — and from there he was introduced to West, when the label’s then CEO, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, brought him along to West’s Hawaii studio as he was recording “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.”“It was a great experience; I was able to learn from one of the greatest music minds, L.A.
Honoring her family? Pete Davidson‘s new tattoo seems to honor Kim Kardashian and her four children, who she shares with ex-husband Kanye West.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMichael Fabiani has been promoted to Senior VP of Communications at MTV Entertainment, the network announced on Friday.Fabiani not only leads awards for the group, but he also oversees “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “The Challenge,” “The Real World: Homecoming” and other shows that feature on MTV’s slate.“Whether it’s driving the cultural conversation around ‘Drag Race,’ building on the enormous success of ‘Jersey Shore’ or leading breakthrough Emmy campaigns which have helped bring our brands to new heights, Michael has done an extraordinary job spearheading these press efforts,” said Liza Burnett Fefferman, EVP and head of communications at Paramount Media Networks and MTV Entertainment Studios. “His passion for our content, deep media ties and team first mentality is a testament to his strong work ethic and I can’t wait to see him continue to flourish.” In this expanded role, Fabiani will broaden his purview with additional scripted series from Taylor Sheridan including the forthcoming “Lioness,” “Tulsa King” and “American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials.”Fabiani previously served as vice president of communications.
Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19.
Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for Covid, the White House said on Tuesday.
Darcy Donelan, who started her career at Voltage Pictures, today returns to the company as Vice President, Development & Production.
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Blutstein has been appointed to the new position of Vice President, Feature and Television Development at Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr.’s production company, Artists for Artists.
Thania Garcia Tim Glover has been promoted to the role of executive vice president of A&R at Interscope Records, it was announced today (April 20) by Interscope Geffen A&M. In his new position, Glover will continue to work with the label’s roster of artists and emerging talent which includes Tierra Whack, Earthgang and Bas, among others.Glover joined Interscope Records in 2014 and since then has worked across a roster of over 20 artists including Dreamville’s JID and Ari Lennox.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterMary Margaret has exited her role as editor-in-chief of Entertainment Weekly, and she’ll be replaced by EW executive editor Patrick Gomez, who has been named to the position of General Manager, said a spokesperson for Dotdash Meredith.The news comes after EW published its final print issue last month, part of Dotdash Meredith’s decision to cease print editions for six of its titles, including EW and InStyle.
Andrew Roy, who has overseen international coverage for the BBC, is joining CBS News as vice president and London bureau chief.
Kim Kardashian has opened up about the difficulties of naming her children, with the Skims founder revealing that she didn’t name her four children until they were born. The 41-year-old mother-of-four appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan on Friday, where she admitted that “the hardest thing ever” in life is to name a child.
Sasha Urban editorWho is Michael Davies?That would be the answer to the question of who Sony has named the new executive producer of “Jeopardy!,” as Davies announced on Thursday. The announcement comes after former EP and host Mike Richards was ousted from both of his positions in August, and Davies replaced him in the interim.“Today, I am delighted to announce that I have accepted Sony’s offer to become the show’s full time executive producer,” Davies wrote on the “Jeopardy!” blog Thursday.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterNetflix has promoted Emily Feingold to vice president of communications, Variety has learned exclusively.The experienced and well-liked executive will now oversee communications for the streaming giant across the United States and Canada. She reports to Rachel Whetstone, Netflix chief communications officer.“I am thrilled that Emily has been appointed as Netflix’s new VP of communications.
On the final day of March, Harry Styles shared "As It Was," the lead single from his third studio album, Harry's House, which drops May 20 via Columbia. After its first full week of life, the track has debuted at No.
Pete Davidson, 28, was spotted hanging out with his girlfriend Kim Kardashian’s, 41, oldest daughter, North West for the first time. The two were seen going for a joy ride in a cute pink Moke car, as evidenced in pics captured by TMZ which you can see here. It seems like North was helping the Saturday Night Live actor handle the steering wheel as they both turned back and smiled at the camera.
Maluma is touring Europe with his Papi Juancho World Tour. The Colombian singer and actor recreated Julio Iglesias’ iconic private jet photo as a tribute to one of its most legendary European stars.
Barack Obama returned to the White House on Tuesday for the first time in five years and, as he started speaking, referred to Joe Biden as “vice president.”
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Harry Styles dropped «As It Was» on Friday and already fans catapulted the track to great heights.The 28-year-old GRAMMY winner's new single off his third album,, became Spotify's most-streamed song in the U.S. in a single day in Spotify history with 8.3 million streams. That record previously belonged to Olivia Rodrigo's «drivers license,» which had 8 million streams back in January.But that's not all.