Abrams Artists Agency Rebrands As A3 Artists Agency

For Hollywood’s biggest talent agencies, working from home has been the least of tough adjustments in the stunning fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Revenue streams at the companies have suddenly dried up as show business has shut down.

By Mike Fleming Jr

By Jill Goldsmith

By Mike Fleming Jr

On the heels of a letter from the Recording Academy appealing to Congress for financial assistance for the music community, the Music Artists Coalition sent a similar letter to Congress signed by dozens of artists and executives, including Don Henley, Lizzo, Maren Morris, John Mayer, Stevie Nicks, Gwen Stefani, Def Leppard and many others.

Rising pop singer Charlotte Lawrence is receiving an outpouring of support from the music community and celeb pals following her post on Tuesday (March 17) that she has been diagnosed with coronavirus.The comments section of the pop star's Instagram post was flooded with well wishes following the revelation, with Ireland Baldwin writing, "get well soon!!" and Alec Benjamin commenting, "Thinking of you !! ... Get better soon !"Nina Nesbitt and Gracie Abrams (daughter of J.J.

NFL superstar Tom Brady is leaving the New England Patriots, ending an era for the quarterback and the team that Brady lead to six Super Bowl championships since he signed on in 2001.

A Utah technology company settled a lawsuit with the booking agency for The Killers that disputed the agency’s contention the rock band should be paid for a scheduled show at the firm’s canceled conference, which was called off due to the spreading coronavirus pandemic.

By Jill Goldsmith

As concern over the spread of coronavirus spread rapidly this week, the world’s two largest live-entertainment companies, AEG and Live Nation, and several major agencies have announced that they are suspending tours for the rest of March.

CAA, Paradigm and ICM are joining the slew of companies in Los Angeles and New York that are offering their employees work-from-home options in light of the coronavirus outbreak. On Wednesday, Paradigm announced via an internal memo that it is allowing New York employees to work from home if they choose.

CAA, Paradigm and ICM are joining the slew of companies in Los Angeles and New York that are offering their employees work-from-home options in light of the coronavirus outbreak.On Wednesday, Paradigm announced via an internal memo that it is allowing New York employees to work from home if they choose. Starting Thursday, CAA is allowing employees in all offices to voluntarily work from home as well, an internal memo sent Wednesday noted.

Director J.J. Abrams refused to listen to Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels when he suggested it was time to kill off his robot character C-3PO in The Rise Of Skywalker.

ICM Partners has made its first major move since taking on its first private equity investment three months ago. The company has acquired London-based music agency Primary Talent International, which books for more than 900 artists, including alt-J, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Daft Punk, Dave, Dropkick Murphys, Justice, Lana del Rey, Noel Gallagher, Patti Smith, Phoenix, Stormzy, The 1975, The Cure, The Pussycat Dolls and Two Door Cinema Club.

ICM Partners has made its first major move since taking on its first private equity investment three months ago. The company has acquired London-based music agency Primary Talent International, which books for more than 900 artists, inclu

By Andreas Wiseman

ICM Partners has cut a deal to acquire U.K. music booking agency Primary Talent International.

Forget the Ides Of March. For New England Patriots’ fans, March 18 — the day Tom Brady enters free agency — is the date their fates are decided.