Miley Cyrus “signs new deal” with Columbia Records

Miley Cyrus has penned a lengthy letter to Hannah Montana to mark the 15-year anniversary of the show’s first episode – you can read it below.The teen sitcom premiered on the Disney Channel on March 24, 2006, when Cyrus was just 13 years old. It concluded back in 2011 after four seasons and a feature-length film (released in 2009).Taking to Instagram, the pop star reflected on the series in a heartfelt handwritten note.

Miley Cyrus may have long past outgrown her Hannah Montana days but the 28-year-old singer will always keep her iconic alter-ego close to her heart.

Joe Jonas, 31, had fans confused on Mar. 24 when he shared an Instagram video of a massive pink and purple flower arrangement Miley Cyrus, 28, sent to him and his wife Sophie Turner, 25, to thank them for naming their daughter after her title character in Hannah Montana. The singer gifted the flowers, which were in the shape of a star, on the 15th anniversary of the Disney show’s premiere and attached a note to them, which fans were able to read in the clip.

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“Dear Hannah Montana, I still love you 15 years later,” Miley Cyrus wrote in the caption of a lengthy letter she shared to Instagram and Twitter on March 24 — which marked the 15th anniversary of the hit tv show that catapulted her to fame. The Disney alum, now 28, played the titular character, Hannah Montana, whose long blonde hair, colorful outfits and unique singing voice captured the hearts of teens everywhere. The show aired on the Disney Channel from 2006 until 2011.

@HannahMontana, I still love you 15 years later. #HMForever pic.twitter.com/TBqZd5aOKhWhile the series launched the “Midnight Sky” singer’s acting and music careers, the show has also solidified itself as one of the most iconic Disney Channel sitcoms of the 2000s.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIsland Records has offered Justin Eshak and Imran Majid positions as the label’s new co-heads, and multiple sources tell Variety the pair has accepted.The pair, pictured right and left above, respectively, were most recently executive VPs and co-heads of A&R at Columbia Records, roles they’d held since 2018.The two replace former president/CEO Darcus Beese, who announced he was stepping down to return to his native U.K. last month.

Tom Odell has announced the release of his fourth album and has shared new single ‘Monster V.1’ – listen to it below.‘Monsters’, the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Jubilee Road’, is set to arrive on June 25 via Columbia Records and will feature the previously released ‘Numb’.Odell accompanied the announcement with a new song called ‘Monster V.1’.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicJoining Variety for its first-ever all-music edition of the “Strictly Business” podcast is Sony Music Group chairman Rob Stringer, who oversees the standalone labels Columbia, RCA, Epic and Arista Records as well as Sony Music Publishing and The Orchard and leads a staff of more than 5,000 employees around the world.Stringer has spent his entire professional career in the Sony system, starting out as a marketing trainee in his native U.K., then moving up

Nancy Grace will host a new series for Fox Nation called America’s Most Wanted Overtime, tied to the Fox network airing of America’s Most Wanted, and she also has signed a new multiyear deal in which she will continue Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.

Grimes has confirmed rumours that she has signed a new record deal with Sony’s Columbia label. So now we know for sure.

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DEALSGrimes has signed a new record deal with Sony’s Columbia label, according to Billboard. The musician has worked with 4AD for the last decade, releasing three albums with the indie label.————————————————–LIVE BUSINESSThe Music Venue Trust has launched new campaign #WomenToTheFront, highlighting women and female-identifying people who work in the grassroots music sector.

Grimes has reportedly signed to Columbia Records, according to a Billboard source.A report claims that she’s made the switch to a major label, leaving 4AD, the label she released her most successful projects to date, ‘Visions’ (2012), ‘Art Angels’ (2015) and ‘Miss Anthropocene’ (2020).In 2018, Grimes hit out at 4AD, promising that ‘Miss Anthropocene’ would be her “final album for my shit label” and looked forward to its follow-up, which she said would be “my first album on a label of my choosing

Miley Cyrus takes her music career to another level, by signing a major record deal with Columbia records.Following the success of her album Plastic Hearts, the pop-star turned rockstar took the decision to sign the new deal, as her three-year contract with Sony Music’s RCA Records was about to come to an end.Both labels are owned by Sony Music, however the 28-year-old singer is reported to have a close relationship with Columbia CEO and Chairman Ron Perry.A post shared by Miley Cyrus

EXCLUSIVE: Heather Hach, the screenwriter behind 2003’s Freaky Friday and What to Expect When You’re Expecting, has signed with A3 for representation. Hach is attached to pen Sony’s adaptation of Allison Winn Scotch’s Broadway Books novel Time of My Life, Deadline can confirm.

Tim Wu, a professor and lawyer known for coining the term “net neutrality” and for writing authoritative media books like The Master Switch, has been named to a White House post.