GroupM North America CEO Sharb Farjami On Streaming, Ad Disruption And His Unplanned Path From Rugby Pitch To Corner Office – Deadline Q&A

EXCLUSIVE: Sky, Warner Music Entertainment and Screen Scotland are collaborating on a feature doc profiling the unique legacy of Scottish funk sensation Average White Band, with Warner taking North American distribution.

Post Malone has announced a slew of North American dates for his upcoming ‘F-1 Trillion’ tour – see the full list of dates below.The rapper-singer took to social media last night to announce the new tour, which has been billed as “a collection of country songs”. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given the musician’s transition from rap and pop to country music over the last few years. This has most recently culminated in Post Malone announcing a new country album, ‘F-1 Trillion’, due for release on August 16.

The Jesus and Mary Chain will be heading out on a North American tour with the Psychedelic Furs later this year.The tour kicks off in Philadelphia on September 29 and will see the band take in numerous cities across the continent in October and November.They will then wrap up at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California on November 11. Also opening for them alongside the Psychedelic Furs will be Frankie Rose.Check out the tour dates below and buy your tickets here.SEPTEMBER29 – Philadelphia, PA, Franklin Music HallOCTOBER1 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall2 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theater4 – New York, NY – The Beacon Theatre5 – Brooklyn, NY – The Brooklyn Paramount6 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem8 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center Music Hall9 – Toronto, Ontario – Queen Elizabeth Theater11 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral Theater12 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre13 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed16 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater17 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace19 – Des Moines, IA – Val-Air Ballroom20 – St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre22 – La Vista, NE – The Astro23 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater24 – Salina, KS – Stiefel Theatre26 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium29 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre30 – Portland, OR – Crystal BallroomNOVEMBER1 – Redding, CA – Redding Civic Auditorium2 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic3 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort Grand Theatre6 – Riverside, CA – Fox Performing Arts Center8 – San Diego, CA – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park9 – Inglewood, CA – YouTube TheaterIn other news, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Robert Fripp are among the artists who have launched a lawsuit against the PRS over songwriter royalties.The case is centred around how the organisation handles royalties

Anderson .Paak has announced a 2024 North American tour which will see him perform his second album ‘Malibu’ in its entirety.The 14-date run will kick off at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Oregon on September 18. From there, the artist will make stops in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Wantagh.

Dr Who actress Jenna Coleman surprised fans when she announced her pregnancy, after showing off her growing baby bump at an exhibition in Chatsworth House last week.The star has been embracing maternity fashion, often seen in gorgeous midi dresses that beautifully highlight her baby bump. At a recent Merit and Tove dinner party, Jenna wore a stunning dress from Tove, the Raquel Dress, priced at £995 here, in a soft green shade.The dress features long sleeves and a flowing satin skirt, cut on the bias to flatter Jenna's pregnant figure.

Inside Out 2 is officially the biggest movie of the year in North America!

Blink-182 have kicked off their 2024 North American tour last night (June 20) and debuted a new song along with their classic deep cuts.The band – comprised of the original line-up Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker – took over the Kia Center in Orlando Flordia last night to kick off their 2024 ‘One More Time’ tour.Comprised of 26 tracks, the night’s setlist included deep cuts such as ‘Obvious’ and ‘M+M’s’ which were played with Delonge for the first time since 2013. They also performed ‘When Your Heart Stops Beating’ and ‘There Is’ which are tracks from their side-projects +44 and Box Car Racer respectively.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Brazilian romantic comedy “Perfect Endings” has sold to distributors in North America and several territories in Europe. Berlin-based sales agency M-Appeal is handling world sales rights.

Elliott Gould has said Donald Sutherland was “like my brother” as he paid tribute to his M*A*S*H co-star, who died Thursday aged 88.

Sabrina Carpenter has announced her 2024 North American “The Short N’ Sweet Tour” which is set to kick off later this year.The ‘Nonsense’ singer is set to begin her arena tour at the Nationwide Arena in Colombus, Ohio on September 23. From there, she will make stops in major cities such as Toronto, New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Orlando, Austin, Dallas, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and more.Carpenter’s tour will wrap up at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on November 15.

Peter Andre has opened up about how he is acting differently as a dad this time around, after the arrival of his fifth child. Baby Arabella was born on the 2nd April, his third child with his doctor wife Emily MacDonagh. Peter, the proud father of five, opened up to The Sun about his changing feelings towards fatherhood.

EXCLUSIVE: Dread, the L.A.-based distribution and financing company of Epic Pictures, has acquired North American rights to Korean action film A Man of Reason from Acemaker Movieworks. The feature directorial debut of veteran actor Jung Woo-sung will have a limited theatrical release on July 5 before heading to VOD.

Alex Ritman While he may be best known for features such as “The King of Scotland” and “The Mauritanian,” Kevin Macdonald has directed a number of documentaries about well-known figures, including 2012’s Bob Marley doc “Marley,” 2018’s revelatory “Whitney” about Whitney Houston and last year’s “High & Low: John Galliano.” His latest film, “Klitschko: More Than a Fight” — which opens the 2024 Sheffield Doc/Fest on Wednesday (and lands on Sky Documentaries in August) — is a little different. At its center is Vitali Klitschko, the Ukrainian heavyweight boxing legend who, alongside his brother Wladimir, dominated the sport for a decade starting in the mid-2000s.

EXCLUSIVE: Ketchup Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Ozi, Voice of the Forest, an animated feature produced by Appian Way Productions, Mike Medavoy and GCI Film, which features a voice cast led by Amandla Stenberg.

Wave to Earth have announced the North American leg of their upcoming 2024 ‘0.03’ world tour, with concerts in the US and Canada.Wave to Earth announced their 2024 ‘0.03’ world tour today (June 11), starting with the concerts and dates for the North American leg. It’ll take place from September to November this year, with 25 shows across both the US and Canada.The band will kick off their tour on September 16 at the Vogue Theatre in the Canadian city of Vancouver.

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has shared his thoughts on Taylor Swift, after attending one of her ‘Eras’ tour dates.The pop-punk icon took to Instagram earlier this week to share a photo of himself at one of Taylor Swift’s shows, as part of her record-breaking ‘Eras’ tour dates.While at the show in France, he accepted friendship bracelets from fans and went on to share his admiration for the live performance.“Just saw Taylor Swift eras tour in Lyon France!! Great production. Great voice. Great entertainer.

Alex Ritman “Small Things Like These,” the Irish drama starring newly-minted Oscar winner Cillian Murphy that opened the Berlinale earlier this year, finally has a domestic home, Variety has learned, with Lionsgate picking up the film for the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland. The studio will partner with Roadside Attractions for its North American theatrical release.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the April release of his 10th comedy special, Tommy Tiernan: Tomfoolery, and a sold-out U.S. theatre tour in 2023, Irish comic Tommy Tiernan has announced North American theater tour dates for his new show, Tommy Tiernan: tommedian, which will see him visit 13 cities from coast to coast in October and November.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “13-foot tall Black Man in Oakland.” That’s how “I’m a Virgo” creator Boots Riley pitched his latest show to actor Jharrel Jerome. “This is the wildest title to an email I’ve seen. I don’t know what he’s talking about,” Jerome tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast.

HyunA has announced her upcoming 2024 ‘My Attitude’ tour in North America, featuring concerts in the US and Canada.Today (June 4), HyunA unveiled the dates and venues for her brand-new solo tour of North America, titled ‘My Attitude’. The tour currently features eight shows across the month of August, in both the US and Canada.The K-pop star will kick off her tour at The Factory in Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas on August 7, with a second show in Houston the day after.