Dan Parise, Emmy and Grammy-Nominated Television and Event Producer, Dies

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeLast month, when the Television Academy asked Creative Arts Emmy nominees to pre-tape their acceptance speeches, it caused a bit of a stir.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorToots Hibbert, an influential and veteran Jamaican ska and reggae singer and founder of the band the Maytals, has died. He was 77.

Gemma Collins has turned heads once again as she hosted a drive-in bingo event. The 39 year old, who recently left fans recoiling after sending flirty messages to Piers Morgan, was photographed at Event City in Manchester to host the big night organised by PlayOJO.The former TOWIE star donned a stunning off-the-shoulder black top for the outing, which she teamed with black jeans and a pair of sliders.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticThis once-proud category fell on hard times when the networks abandoned the format, and increasingly cable outlets did too. HBO and Netflix have kept it alive, the latter finding safe harbor here the past three years with an anthology series of ‘movies’ from its Black Mirror franchise, which was finally ruled ineligible here.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn Sept. 13, Carl Cox, Pete Tong and Roger Sanchez are just three of the legendary DJs who will take part in “For Beirut,” a 12-hour-long livestream event presented by Electronic Labor Day and Beatport ReConnect to raise funds to support Lebanon and its people in the wake of the August 4 explosion that killed more than 200 people and leveled a large area of the city.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- William “Bill” Pursell, a Grammy-nominated composer who worked as a Nashville studio musician with artists like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, has died.

William "Bill" Pursell, a Grammy-nominated composer and pianist famous for composing "Our Winter Love," has died. He was 94.

Naman Ramachandran “Love Actually” director Richard Curtis will headline a webinar on Oct. 1, co-hosted by the Royal Television Society and green charity Global Action Plan.The event, titled “Making a Drama Out of a Crisis,” aims to offer new insights into what youth audiences want to watch.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorErick Morillo, a veteran DJ who broke into the mainstream with the 1990s hit “I Like to Move It,” was found dead Tuesday, Miami Beach police told Local 10 in Miami.Morillo, who was 49, was facing charges of sexual assault and was scheduled for a court hearing on Friday.Officers told the news outlet that they received a 911 call at 10:42 a.m., and that detectives are on scene and in the preliminary stages of the investigation.Morillo was arrested in August after

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorJuried award for the 72nd Emmy Awards were revealed Tuesday, with honors in the categories of animation, choreography, interactive programming and motion design going to the likes of animator Genndy Tartakovsky for Primal, Mandy Moore for her choreography on NBC’s Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and the team from Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s HitRecord.The categories require all entrants to be screened by a panel of professionals in peer groups; unlike the typical

Jimmy Kimmel’s summer-long hiatus from hosting his late-night show is coming to an end the day after he hosts the Emmy Awards. The comedian announced in June that he would be taking a break from hosting his long-running ABC late-night show.The 52-year-old made sure to note that there’s nothing wrong in his life or with his family that led to the decision.

Paul Mescal is opening up about his first Emmy nomination in a brand new interview, and addressing Normal People co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones‘s snub.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAs the 72nd Emmys goes virtual, so will the media that covers it.

Dan Parise on Monday brought forth many sad and shocked tributes from his friends in the music industry.A 30-year veteran producer, Parise was nominated for a “Best Music Film” Grammy Award and an “Outstanding Special Class” Emmy Awards for his work as producer of the “Beyonce & Jay-Z: On the Run” concert film, and also received an Emmy nom for his work on the “12-12-12: A Concert for [Hurricane] Sandy Relief.” After working at Live Nation for many years, he founded Diversified Production

Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week, the actress shared that even though the Emmys are going digital this year to adhere to social-distancing guidelines, she plans to dress up regardless. The 23-year-old is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Rue Bennett on HBO's Euphoria—her first ever Emmy nod.

Zendaya revealed last week on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that she plans to still dress up for this year's virtual Emmy Awards, even though she'll be joining from home.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticA column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit.Just as the 10- day kickoff for final Emmy voting started in earnest at 9AM on Friday, not one but an unprecedented two regular issues of Emmy Magazine ,the exclusive magazine sent to all 23,000 voting members of the Television Academy, arrived in tandem, both chock full of FYC ads which (including Deadline as you can probably tell) are still everywhere in this Covid-fused Emmy

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHipgnosis Songs announced that it has acquired 50% of the copyright interest and writers share in the song catalog of Wu-Tang Clan’s primary producer, Robert “RZA” Diggs. He has produced nearly all of Wu-Tang Clan’s albums, as well as many of the multiple solo albums released by the group’s members.The group’s enormously influential debut album, “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers),” was released in 1993 and has been followed by a series of group and solo releases,

So often it’s only after an extraordinary moment or experience that we realize how extraordinary it actually was. You wish you could go back in time and tell your brain, “Remember this.