‘Bringing Columbia Home’: The Gotham Group & Makesay To Produce Film Examining Aftermath Of Space Shuttle Disaster

MOSCOW -- A Russian actor and a film director have rocketed to space on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit.Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko blasted off Tuesday for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft together with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a veteran of three space missions.

EXCLUSIVE: Eric Nicks, who has worked with the likes of Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, and Foxy Brown, has teamed up with Dorothy Toran and Leslie Farrell’s Lauren Grace Media to develop a range of music television projects.

Soulsavers have announced a new album ‘Imposter’, which reimagines songs from acts including Neil Young, PJ Harvey, Cat Power, Bob Dylan and more.The latest joint album between the Depeche Mode frontman and Soulsavers (Rich Machin) is described in press material as reinterpretations of 12 songs “from across genres and time periods” rather than a covers album.

A Tribe Called Quest‘s Q-Tip recently revealed that he tried to get Megan Thee Stallion signed three years ago, but labels passed due to her social media views.During a recent episode of Math Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion, the rapper said he invited Stallion out to New York City in 2018 after seeing one of her rap videos online.

Ellise Shafer administrator“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is expected to dominate the domestic box office this weekend, with an estimated opening haul of $71.3 million.The Marvel sequel, which is distributed by Sony and playing exclusively in theaters, sank its teeth into $37.25 million on Friday from 4,225 locations.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Hunter Schafer got to present an award tonight to her new friend— Ella Yelich-O’Connor, or, as the rest of us know her, Lorde.But, before they were pals, Schafer was introduced to Lorde the same way we all were, she said in her speech while introducing the honoree at Variety’s Power of Women event: through her 2013 song “Royals.”“Lorde’s debut album and song were everything.

Phoebe Bridgers is being sued for defamation by record producer Chris Nelson of Sound Space Studios, who claims the singer falsely accused him of abusive behaviour in October last year.The Los Angeles producer – who is not credited as having worked professionally with Bridgers – is seeking $3.8million (£2.8million) in damages from the singer-songwriter.

Republicans are blocking a new government spending bill and a raise in the debt ceiling as part of their efforts to stop the Biden administration’s agenda. And because two right wing Democrats refuse to reform the filibuster, Democrats have been struggling to solve this problem.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn another big move for Columbia Records’ A&R department, Katie Vinten has been named senior vice president of A&R for the label. The move was announced by Rani Hancock, the new executive VP and head of A&R for the Sony Music-owned label, to whom Vinten will report.“Katie’s consummate understanding of song craft as well as her innate ability to nurture artists and creatives makes her a wonderful addition to the Columbia Records A&R team” stated Hancock.

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett are giving fans an inside look at the making of their new record!

tweeted CNN’s Brian Stelter, including the statement from CEO Carlos Watson that called the column a “hitjob.”Hamilton Nolan, who serves as the Columbia Journalism Review’s public editor for the Washington Post, added, “Journalism is a field where people who are good at writing and reporting get paid $60k to produce news, and ‘Media’ is a field where people who are good at nothing get paid a million dollars to trick rich people into losing money.”He linked to the Times story, which revealed the

LOS ANGELES -- Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson remembered hearing stories about how two brothers emerged from rough inner-city Detroit streets to become wealthy drug kingpins and eventually embraced by hip-hop culture.Jackson heard Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory’s nickname mentioned countless times in rap songs by Jeezy, T.I. and Rick Ross.

Red carpet official! The famously private Ashley Olsen made her first red carpet appearance in nearly two years, and her first alongside longtime boyfriend, Louis Eisner.

EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has signed Indian director, writer and producer Pan Nalin, whose latest feature Last Film Show was well-received at Tribeca this year.

Angelique Jackson Deon and Roxanne Avent Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group is set to produce and finance “The Daryl Davis Project” alongside Misha Collins, Trish Hofmann, Victoria Vantoch, Philip Schneider and two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank.The new project tells the true story of Daryl Davis (pictured above), a Black pianist who uses music to forge unlikely friendships with members of the KKK with the mission to turn their hearts away from an allegiance to white supremacy.

Stephen Colbert and the team enjoyed a big win at this year's Emmy Awards, and they accepted the honor with the help of a surprise guest. As Colbert and his crew of writers and producers took the stage on Sunday to accept the award for Outstanding Live Variety Special, former late-night talk show host and comedy icon Conan O'Brien walked up with the group and stood onstage as the audience laughed and Colbert hilariously refrained from addressing his presence.The host — who won the award for his

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFighting the gender gap in the music industry is not a role that Mattel’s Barbie doll traditionally has taken on, but the company has used the iconic figure for exactly that purpose with its awesome Music-Producer doll, which it announced earlier this week.The company, which partnered with veteran songwriter-producer Ester Dean for the series, is making empowerment the primary theme for the doll too, saying it is “designed to introduce girls to an underrepresented

Grant Gustin has been photographed on the set of The Flash for the first time since his wife gave birth last month!

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