Jack Harlow, Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X, Lana Del Rey and More to Be Honored at Variety’s Hitmakers Event

Lil Nas X is a man of the people!On Saturday, December 4, the “Call Me By Your Name” singer attended Variety’s Hitmakers Brunch, where he rounded up some of his famous friends for a star-studded TikTok video.

The Recording Academy is making some changes to Taylor Swift‘s nominations at the 2022 Grammys.

Lana Del Rey has set her sights on a collaboration with Migos, saying that she “loves everything” that the rap trio make.The singer was speaking after picking up Variety‘s Artist Of The Decade Award at its Hitmakers brunch in Los Angeles on Saturday (December 4), making an emotional acceptance speech.On the red carpet at the event, Lana said that she hopes to work with Migos in the future and showered them with compliments.She said: “I love them. Everything they do.

Olivia Rodrigo and Phoebe Bridgers have engaged in a discussion via Instagram Live, after both appearing on the television program Austin City Limits.The two singer-songwriters both appeared on the December 4 episode of the PBS show, showcasing performances filmed at Austin’s Moody Theatre – marking Rodrigo’s first-ever visit to the Texan city.After performing a few days apart from one another in October for the episode, the two hopped on Instagram Live to discuss touring.

Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff and Annie Clark – aka St. Vincent – as part of the list of nominees on Olivia Rodrigo‘s 2022 Album Of The Year Grammy nomination for her debut ‘Sour’.Swift, Antonoff and Clark were originally listed as part of the credited writers for the nomination, given Swift’s 2019 single ‘Cruel Summer’ was interpolated on Rodrigo’s top-five 2021 single ‘deja vu’.

Lil Nas X used Variety’s 2021 Hitmakers Brunch as an opportunity to create some new content for TikTok. 

Lana Del Rey was the recipient of Variety‘s Decade Award yesterday (December 4), receiving the title at its Hitmakers brunch in Los Angeles.After being presented the award by producer Mike Dean, who she collaborated with on recent track ‘Wildflower Wildfire’, she thanked many of the people who helped her on her journey in an emotional acceptance speech.“My managers helped me up the stairs,” she said. “I still haven’t mastered the art of walking in heels.

Lil Nas X had so much fun with his celeb friends while attending the Variety Hitmakers Brunch!

Jennifer Yuma editorGrammy-winning musician John Mayer might just have a future in standup comedy.While presenting the label of the year award to Columbia Records’ Ron Perry and Jenifer Mallory at Variety‘s Hitmakers event on Saturday, Mayer had the audience in stitches with his nearly four-minute speech.

Olivia Rodrigo spent time mingling with all of the celebrities at the Variety Hitmakers Brunch!

William Earl Lana Del Rey was presented with the Decade Award during the Dec. 4 Variety Hitmakers brunch held in Los Angeles.

Selome Hailu editorVariety‘s annual Hitmakers event, presented by Peacock and comedy series “Girls5eva,” takes place Dec. 2, returning to an in-person red carpet and invite-only brunch after last year’s virtual event.A red carpet pre-show hosted by Variety‘s Marc Malkin, Angelique Jackson, Elizabeth Wagmeister and Clayton Davis begins at 11:30 a.m.

Joshua Bassett and Olivia Rodrigo haven’t spoken in quite a while, according to him. In an interview with GQ, the 20-year-old actor and singer claims that Rodrigo, his 18-year-old “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” co-star and rumoured ex, hasn’t spoken to him since the release of her debut single, “Drivers License,” in January.

Jonathan Cohen As 2021 draws to a close, to say the hits keep on coming for Columbia Records would be an understatement. At press time, Variety’s Hitmakers Label of the Year, led by chairman and CEO Ron Perry (pictured at left) and executive VP-general manager Jenifer Mallory (right), had the top three songs on Mediabase’s Top 40 chart (Lil Nas X’s “Industry Baby” featuring Jack Harlow, the Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” and Adele’s “Easy on Me”).

Joshua Bassett is revving up some more Drivers License drama.

Kyle Eustice Mike Dean is fielding texts from Madonna, promoting his latest solo album, “4:22,” nursing a joint and trying to answer interview questions. But there’s beauty in the chaos.