Epic Records Restructures Urban Promotion Department, Cynthia Johnson and Cory Johnson Upped to VP

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMotown Records announced that Brian Nolan has been appointed executive vice president of the label and executive VP of marketing, effective immediately. According to the announcement, in this new role, Nolan joins the label’s executive leadership team and will help guide the company as well as oversee Motown’s marketing teams and initiatives.

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt jokingly mock one another in dueling trailers for “Jungle Cruise”.

Knives Out 2, which is already a highly-anticipated sequel for fans of the Oscar-nominated 2019 instalment, has officially kickstarted production in Spetses, an affluent island in Greece, as revealed by director Rian Johnson on Twitter. Amongst the star-studded cast, spotted on set by paparazzi were Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr.

 Nicole Kidman and  Keith Urban are celebrating 15 years of marriage by sharing an intimate glimpse at their relationship.On Thursday, June 24, The Undoing actress 54 posted photo of her husband licking her neck as she tilts her head back in a moment of pure bliss.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter years of criticism over a lack of female and diverse representation in its membership and the Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy is continuing its efforts to expand its voting body by extending invitations to 2,710 established music professionals “from wide-ranging backgrounds, genres and disciplines,” according to the announcement.It states that the 2021 class of invitees is 48 percent female, 32 percent Black or African American+, 13 percent Hispanic or

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban had reason to celebrate on Friday as they marked their 15th wedding anniversary.MORE: Keith Urban shares moving rare photo of daughters and wife Nicole KidmanThe country singer took to Instagram to share a sweet selfie of the couple – which had been taken over the festive period – showing them both embracing in front of a Christmas tree.In the photo, the pair were wearing matching Christmas pyjamas emblazoned with candy cane and ginger man cartoon prints. VIDEO:

They may have been married for 15 years but Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have definitely been keeping the passion alive.

My oh my. Nicole Kidman wished husband Keith Urban a happy 15th wedding anniversary with a seductive photo on June 24. The Academy Award winner, 54, shared an image taken by French photographer JR on her Instagram. In the photo, the actor’s head is tilted back while the country music singer, 53, gives her neck a lick. “Happy Anniversary baby!” Nicole captioned the post, complete with red lipstick emojis to mirror the bold lip she has in the photo, seen HERE.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are still going strong after 15 years together!

Still hot after 15 years! To commemorate this 15th anniversary today, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban shared a racy snap on social media that has fans divided.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe United States is the only major country in the world where terrestrial radio pays no royalties to performers or recorded-music copyright owners of the songs they play, a situation that is largely due to the powerful radio lobby’s influence in Congress. While the more than 8,300 AM and FM stations across the country pay royalties to songwriters, they have never paid performers or copyright holders, although streaming services do.On Thursday, Reps.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEricka Coulter has joined Warner Records as senior vice president of A&R, the company announced Wednesday (June 23). Coulter was most recently VP of A&R at Epic Records, where she worked with acts including Rick Ross, Giveon, and Lonr., among others; prior to her six-year tenure at Epic, she held posts at Interscope and Capitol (Evolve) Records.

Fast and Furious films.The actor and producer reflected on the “tough love” he gave Johnson in order to get the best performance out of him as Hobbs.“It was a tough character to embody, the Hobbs character,” Diesel said in a new interview with Men’s Health.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLiterally minutes after the announcement that the Recording Academy has named Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Panos A. Panay to the new roles of co-presidents hit the wires, the pair and CEO Harvey Mason, jr.

Vin Diesel is explaining his complicated relationship with his co-star, Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson.Diesel talks about Johnson in a new interview with, after the two made headlines in 2016 due to a reported on-set feud. In 2016, Johnson called a few of his male co-stars  «candy a**es» and «unprofessional» on Instagram, which fans quickly speculated was about Diesel.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records, Sony Music Publishing and Spotify were among the big winners at last week’s Clio Music Awards.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs previously reported by Variety, Imran Majid and Justin Eshak officially have been appointed Co-CEOs of Universal Music Group’s legendary Island Records label, effective Jan. 1, 2022.Eshak and Majid will join Island from Columbia Records, where they were previously co-heads of A&R.The appointment, effective January 1, 2022, marks a return to UMG for Majid and Eshak, who met at UMG’s Republic Records in 2004 where they worked as A&R executives.