Hidden Empire Film Group Taps Quincy Newell as COO (Exclusive)

, Mo (Alex Newell) starts to warm up to the idea of meeting his new flame, Perry's (David St. John), young children — even though he doesn't have a knack for kids.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Music Group and Spotify have entered into a new partnership that will see the two companies develop a series of original podcasts built around WMG’s extensive and diverse artists’ and songwriters’ catalogs.“The most impactful podcasts share with music the key component of storytelling and personal experience.

It was a big night for The White Tiger's Adarsh Gourav at the recently concluded BAFTA 2021 as the young actor scored his first nomination in the Best Actor category. Adarsh was nominated alongside heavyweight performers like Anthony Hopkins, Chadwick Boseman, Mads Mikkelsen, Riz Ahmed and Tahar Rahim.

Jon Burlingame editorMusic legend Quincy Jones received the Icon Award, while veteran music supervisor Maureen Crowe received the Legacy Award, at Sunday night’s 11th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards.The GMS awards were held virtually and it was the most all-star event the group had yet assembled. Presenters included John Legend, Regina King, and Billie Eilish.Stevie Wonder recalled meeting Quincy Jones at New York’s legendary Apollo Theater when he was just 14 years old.

As the delayed awards season inches closer, the BAFTA awards is all set to go live on Sunday night in London. This year, the BAFTA nominees are a diverse group of personalities ranging from actors to filmmakers to casts.

Film and television development executive Jessie Henderson is joining Apple Studios as a feature executive, reporting to Apple Original Films’ Matt Dentler, head of features. Henderson, who joins the company next week, will be part of the growing Apple Original Films team based in Los Angeles, which includes feature executive Lejo Pet, who recently joined Apple from Paramount Pictures.

CAA has signed prolific social media content producer Dhar Mann for representation in all areas. Mann as a writer and producer of inspirational content has 40 million social media followers and more than 16 billion views.

EXCLUSIVE: Effective immediately, Highland Film Group has hired Caleb Ward as VP of Acquisitions while promoting Anita Levian to Head of Business and Legal Affairs from Senior Director of Business Affairs.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEarlier this year, South London musician DWY (pronounced “Dewey”) released a concept album called “8-Bit Memories.” The tracks varied from “Black Boy,” an observation of society, to “Summers Over,” a song about growing up.Now the singer-songwriter has a short film, titled after the album, which producer RadicalMedia is planning to take on the festival circuit.

Jimmy Fallon and Addison Rae caught backlash after performing dances on "The Tonight Show" without crediting the Black creators that came up with the routines.  The TikTok star appeared on the late-night show Friday to perform a series of eight dances that have been taking the popular social media site by storm.

TOWIE stars Tommy Mallet and Liam ‘Gatsby’ Blackwell appear to have fallen out and have unfollowed each other on social media. The pair have not been seen filming together for months and Liam wasn’t present at Tommy and girlfriend Georgia Kousoulou’s pregnancy announcement in December 2020.

Angelique Jackson “Minari” star Alan S. Kim has already captured audiences and critics’ hearts, and now the young star has landed new agents.The eight-year-old has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.Kim earned rave reviews for his breakout performance as David Yi in Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari,” which has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture.

The Tribeca Film Festival is moving ahead with its 20th-anniversary edition this June, moving screenings to outdoor venues and becoming the first major U.S. film festival held in person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.As part of the festival, outdoor screenings will be held in all five New York City boroughs using portable 40-foot LED screens that will travel to different venues; community screenings will be included as part of the program.

Director, writer and actor Matt Ross has signed with CAA. Ross will direct and executive produce Starz’s upcoming Watergate anthology series Gaslit, which stars Julia Roberts and Sean Penn.

EXCLUSIVE: Documentary+, the nascent streaming service from XTR, is bolstering its rank with the hire of Sundance’s Charlie Sextro.

Angelique Jackson Issa Rae is sticking with HBO.Rae has reupped her commitment, inking an new five-year overall deal that brings her Hoorae media label in partnership with WarnerMedia. The pact gives HBO, HBO Max and Warner Bros.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorElsa Majimbo, comedian and social-media phenom, has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.A native of Kenya, Majimbo attracted worldwide attention during last year’s COVID-19 lockdowns with her funny, pared-down Instagram monologues — coupled with her contagious laugh, tiny sunglasses and predilection for potato crisps (which Americans call “chips”).

Antonio Ferme editorDavid Levy, the former president of Turner, has been appointed chairman of data firm Genius Sports.According to Sportico, he will lead the board’s oversight of company operations and strategy. Genius Sports is the leading provider of sports betting data and marketing.

Ava DuVernay’s superhero DC drama Naomi has found its lead. Kaci Walfall (Army Wives, Power, The Lion King on Broadway) has been tapped for the titular role in The CW drama pilot, from DuVernay’s Array Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television. Also set as series regulars are Alexander Wraith (Orange Is the New Black, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Cranston Johnson (Filthy Rich, P-Valley, Hap and Leonard) and newcomer Camila Moreno.

recently announced the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards this year along with her hubby and Singer Nick Jonas. The actress became the first Indian in history to announce the Oscar nominees.