Erika Ender Signs Global Partnership Deal with BMG: Exclusive

Ben Affleck is currently on a promo tour for his upcoming movie, — and being especially candid about everything from his sobriety to his divorce to Batman — but it's his next project that fans of Affleck, period pieces and will be most intrigued by.

Ben Affleck is currently on a promo tour for his upcoming movie, — and being especially candid about everything from his sobriety to his divorce to Batman — but it's his next project that fans of Affleck, period pieces and will be most intrigued by.

star, Eric Winter, is dishing on the ABC series’ fun upcoming cameo from comedian Pete Davidson.

Christoph Waltz and Guy Pearce are to star in the fantasy adventure comedy The Portable Door, adapted from Tom Holt's six-book fantasy series, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.The Jim Henson Company and Story Bridge Films, behind Daybreakers and Bait, are producing, withArcLight Films representing the project at the European Film Market in Berlin for all territories outside of Australia and New Zealand.Patrick Gibson (The OA, Tolkien) stars in the film, which Jeffrey Walker (Ali’s Wedding,

Justin Bieber collaborator Poo Bear, whose real name is Jason Boyd, has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Peermusic. The songwriter and producer is credited on such hits as Bieber’s “Where Are Ü Now,” “What Do You Mean?” and the remix of Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” featuring Daddy Yankee along with Usher’s “Caught Up,” “I Don’t Care” by Ed Sheeran and “10,000 Hours” by Dan + Shay, among some 500 million records sold worldwide. He was named to Variety‘s Hitmakers list in 2017.

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Taylor Swift has signed a new publishing deal for her songwriting with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG).

Taylor Swift has switched music publishers, signing an exclusive global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) after being with Sony/ATV since she first came to Nashville.The agreement, which was announced Thursday and will take effect immediately, strengthens Swift's partnership with the Universal Music family. Universal Music Group serves as Swift’s exclusive worldwide recorded music partner and UMG's Republic Records serves as her U.S.

Taylor Swift has signed an exclusive global publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, broadening her partnership with the Universal Music Group, where Republic Records currently serves as her U.S. label partner.

"It’s an honour to get to work with such an incredible team"

Eric Hutchinson has unveiled his new single "Rock Out Tonight," premiering on Wednesday (Feb. 5) exclusively via Billboard.In the peppy, guitar-fueled track, the singer-songwriter revisits his glory days as a teenager stuck in '90s suburbia.

WME has signed vlogger Anastasia Radzinskaia, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.Born in Russia six years ago, Radzinskaia (who vlogs under monikers including "Like Nastya" and "Stacy") generates almost $20 million a year in advertising revenue across her eight channels, which collectively have attracted 3.3 billion monthly views and 110 million subscribers, with 200,000 more subscribing every day from around the world.

Jason Crabb has signed with Red Street Records, the Christian label launched last year by Rascal Flatts’ bassist Jay DeMarcus, Billboard has learned exclusively.

CNCO has signed a global music publishing agreement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. The multi-year deal covers the group’s catalog of current and future songs, Billboard can confirm. 

Sky Studios has signed a first-look script deal with comedy and entertainment indie Ranga Bee, the production company founded by BAFTA-nominated comedian Romesh Ranganathan and Emmy-winning executive producer and director Benjamin Green.