ICM Partners Promotes 14 New Agents

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMarisa Lauro-Norris, a 15-year veteran of Def Jam Recordings and its parent company, Universal Music, has been promoted to senior vice president of international marketing, it was announced today by interim chairman/CEO Jeff Harleston.  In her new role, Lauro-Norris will lead all inter­national marketing activities at the Def Jam label.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety has promoted Jem Aswad  to Deputy Music Editor.Based in New York, Aswad joined Variety in April 2017 from Billboard.

green-lit this week by Governor of New York Andrew M.

Cicely Tyson will have an official public viewing later this month. The family of the late actress shared she’ll be lying in repose from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 15.

Cicely Tyson will have an official public viewing later this month. The family of the late actress shared she'll be lying repose from 10 a.m.

Her jewels create high-wattage red carpet moments, but lately Lorraine Schwartz is focused on inclusivity in her industry. "I wanted to share my passion with a new generation," explains the New York-based designer.“This is an industry that tends to be passed on from generation to generation — the grandfather teaches his son, who then passes the knowledge along to his son.

Moving on up! After appearing on season Real Housewives of New York City, Barbara Kavovit is setting her sights on something bigger: the New York City mayoral race.

The New York Times reportedly fired award-winning queer journalist Lauren Wolfe, after she posted a Tweet saying she had “chills” watching US President Joe Biden’s plane land in Washington.The newspaper’s action was preceded by an online campaign of abuse, harassment and threats against Wolfe over her perceived pro-Biden tilt.

Clayton Davis The New York Film Critics Online have announced their winners for the best films and performances of the year, with “Minari” from A24 topping the best picture category.

ICM Partners has promoted 14 agents, including seven from its 2020 class and seven more newly minted agents this year. The promotions come from multiple divisions at the agency in Los Angeles and New York, including from among the branded entertainment, concerts, digital, lit, publications, talent and theater departments.

Always keep an eye out for Paul McCartney.

ICM Partners has announced the promotion of 14 agents – seven from 2020 and seven from 2021 – across a number of divisions including concerts, TV production, literature and talent.

Italian film producer Alberto Grimaldi, whose credits include The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and Gangs of New York, has died. He was 95.

The New York Post recently snagged a few photos of the apartment Jennifer Aniston has been living in, in New York and it looks almost identical to Rachel and Monica’s apartment!  While the modern fixtures and the colour theme of the apartment is neutral and updated, the space and design of the place is exactly like their apartment in the hit TV show Friends! For the unversed, Jennifer had been staying with her Picture Perfect co-star Andrea Bendewald at West Village townhouse in New York

Rowdy Rebel's long-awaited release from prison came in December — he was locked up in 2014 on multiple charges along with Bobby Schmurda — and on Thursday he dropped his first post-prison song "RE-ROUTE," created with New York rap godhead Funkmaster Flex. The song is a loose, riotous cut of New York drill, and emphasizes how well-timed Rebel's release was with the explosion of artists like Pop Smoke (R.I.P) and Fivio Foreign.

Ellise Shafer administratorAlberto Grimaldi, a film producer whose credits include the Spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York,” has died. He was 95.Grimaldi’s son, Maurizio Grimaldi, confirmed his death to Variety, adding that his father died of natural causes.Born in Naples, Italy on March 28, 1925, Grimaldi originally studied law before starting his own production company, Produzioni Europee Associati, or P.E.A., in 1961.

On Sunday, iconic filmmaker Spike Lee was honored by the New York Film Critics Circle with a special award for his short New York New York, which was filmed during the pandemic. After fellow filmmaker Martin Scorsese presented him with the award, Lee did not mince words during his acceptance speech which was pre-recorded on January 6, the day when Donald Trump supporters invaded the Capitol.

The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC celebrated its 86th annual awards ceremony to celebrate this year’s winners and for the first time, it was virtual.

The New York Times and Left/Right Productions have teamed up for a new documentary titled Framing Britney Spears, centred on Britney Spears‘ conservatorship.The film is set to launch as the sixth instalment of The New York Times Presents docuseries, hosted on US television channel FX and FX On Hulu.