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EXCLUSIVE: Former Warner Bros Europe executive Josh Berger has been appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees at the UK’s Brit School.
The UK school, founded in 1991, has trained more than 10,000 young people in music, theatre, dance, media production, and visual arts. Alumni include Adele, Tom Holland, Amy Winehouse, Cush Jumbo and Loyle Carner.
The school was founded with the support of The Brit Trust, who remain its largest sponsor.
Berger was previously President and Managing Director of Warner Bros. UK, Ireland and Spain, and chair of the BFI, the UK’s lead organization for film. He most recently turned to producing on Guy Ritchie’s upcoming movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal, The Interpreter. He is executive producer of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and a producer of the Tony-winning musical Ain’t Too Proud.
Berger, who is also a Board Director of RADA, said: “The Brit school takes young people from every background and turns them into our next generation of talent. I’ve seen first-hand the critical importance that the Brit school plays in providing a free arts education and I am excited and proud to be able to help build on its legacy – the school is indispensable to the future of the creative industries in the UK and beyond.”
The School Principal, Stuart Worden, commented: “The Brit school has impacted on the lives of our many students in so many ways with graduates going on to remarkable careers in the creative industries and beyond. We are thrilled to have industry titan Josh Berger joining the extraordinary BRIT family as Chair of the Board of Trustees. I know we can achieve great things together as we look to the future of the school in our 30th anniversary year.”
The appointment comes in advance of a 30th
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Fans of the late Amy Winehouse will soon have a new vinyl to add to their collections alongside Frank and Back to Black, as her iconic 2007 Glastonbury set is to become available on 12-inch for the first time.
Kids really asked the darnedest things.
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Amy Winehouse’s iconic performance at Glastonbury Festival in 2007 is being released on vinyl for the first time ever.The vinyl release of ‘Live at Glastonbury 2007’ will mark the 15th anniversary of Winehouse’s legendary performance on the Pyramid Stage, her second time playing Glastonbury. She performed her timeless hits like ‘Rehab’, ‘You Know I’m No Good’, ‘Tears Dry On Their Own’ and ‘Valerie’.
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wide. Think less Harmony Korine Dickies throwback, more fancy dress zoot suit – of which a direct facsimile has landed in the real world. Last night at the LA premiere of Ambulance (the latest Michael Bay spectacle that puts paramedics at the centre of his signature pyrotechnic show), two of its stars in Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II went for these such trousers.
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Photos have emerged from the set of Tom Holland‘s upcoming Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room!
Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell revealed she had taken a lasting 'reminder' of her character Emma Brooker from the set upon her exit. The 28-year-old has played the bubbly barmaid for four years but announced she was leaving the soap earlier this year. “I actually pinched quite a few bits – but I was allowed to pinch them,” she told OK! magazine.
Scarlett Byrne has welcomed twin daughters with her husband, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s son Cooper. The English actress, who played Slytherin student Pansy Parkinson in the wizarding films, said her “heart grew twice” after giving birth on Saturday. Sharing a photo of her holding the new arrivals in the hospital, Byrne revealed their names to her 412,000 Instagram followers.
Naman Ramachandran Warner Bros.’ “The Batman” dominated the U.K. and Ireland box office for the fourth weekend in a row with £1.66 million ($2.1 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.
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The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, Frank Ocean and more all recorded some of their finest work.The chosen artists will complete a two-day recording process with guidance from Hannah V, a Gold-selling record producer and songwriter who has worked alongside Stormzy, JP Cooper, Yola and more, as well as a team of Abbey Road experts.DHL FAST-TRACK is a music initiative created in collaboration with Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music-based entertainment company, and aims to shine a spotlight on rising emerging artists, with both companies offering their local and global expertise to support and uplift musicians.To apply, artists must record a 1 minute video performance of an original piece of music, and post the video publicly on their Instagram, tagging @dhlexpress and using the hashtag #FASTTRACKSessions. The winning artists will be selected by a panel that includes Hannah V as well as NME’s Commissioning Editor (New Music), Thomas Smith, who will be judging the entries both on the performance of their work, as well as future potential.The competition is open to artists and bands from the United Kingdom only, and artists must be available to attend the recording sessions between April 26 – 29, 2022.
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It was an emotional night for Sheridan Smith on Starstruck as the singing show returned after a break on Saturday night.
sang Amy's iconic song Rehab in a bid to impress the judges, Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert, Beverly Knight and Jason Manford. However, when host Olly Murs asked the panel for their critique, Sheridan broke down in tears as she remembered the 'beautiful soul'. he pair had become close friends after meeting in a queue for London club Proud Galleries in Camden.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are in Spain promoting their new movie!