‘Miss Juneteenth’ Made Available on Academy Streaming Platform for Oscar Consideration (EXCLUSIVE)

Rebecca Davis editorWarner Music’s independent distribution division ADA launched on Monday in Japan, the world’s second-largest music market.

Clayton Davis As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave Hollywood studios in flux, there are still key decisions being discussed internally about the Oscars, such as actors’ placements in the acting categories. With six months until the Academy Awards, there are several factors needed in order to set a film up for awards season success.

Clare Crawley has «nothing but respect» for Matt James -- but she also thinks it was always his goal to be the Bachelor.The first Black male lead in franchise history, Matt was previously announced as a contestant on Clare's upcoming season of , though due to the coronavirus, the cycle halted production in March before Clare even met her men at the Bachelor mansion.

Rebecca Davis editorUniversal Music Group on Tuesday appointed Simon Jerome Nasser as managing director for Universal Music Singapore and its Southeast Asia head of live, a newly created role.

Clayton Davis The Academy has taken its fair share of hits over the years, failing to recognize the very best films and performances each year, especially when it comes to people of color. #OscarsSoWhite highlights the absence of all talents that fail to get cited, despite much of Black actors and actresses’ conversation.

Clayton Davis The year continues to provide plenty more surprises — and flies on the heads of politicians — and over the last week we saw “Dune” from Warner Bros. exit the calendar year, something that was very much expected around these parts.

Chris Willman Music WriterMatthew West pulled off a sweep of the top two honors at the ASCAP Christian Music Awards, picking up both songwriter of the year and song of the year in kudos that were announced online Wednesday.Earning song of the year stripes was “Nobody,” a song West wrote and then had recorded by Casting Crowns, with himself billed as a featured artist on the track.

Clayton Davis The first official trailer and new poster for the documentary feature film “Collective,” which debuted at the Venice Film Festival last year, has been shared exclusively with Variety.Directed by Alexander Nanau (“Toto and His Sisters”), the film follows a team of investigative journalists at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud.

Independent reports, where she read from her poetry book Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass and held a meet and greet with fans. She wore a glittery mesh face mask which appeared to provide no barrier to respiratory droplets at the event.

Lana Del Rey is getting called out by her fans… and you know what? She totally deserves it!

Lana Del Rey has been criticised by some of her fans after appearing to wear a mesh face mask during a meet-and-greet event.The singer held a signing event for her new poetry book Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass at a Barnes & Noble store in Los Angeles on Friday (October 2).Images from the event have since appeared online, which see Del Rey taking photos with fans.Lana Del Rey meets with fans at surprise book signing event for her collection of poetry, #VBBOTG, in LA.

Lana Del Rey is being met with backlash amid the pandemic.

Lana Del Rey has received a backlash after photos emerged showing her wearing what appeared to be a mesh facemask at a surprise meet-and-greet with fans. Images from the event showed the singer, who was celebrating the album release edition of her new poetry collection – Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass – taking part in a reading and then taking pictures with fans.Who is Hope Hicks?Anthony Joshua agrees two-fight deal to face Tyson Fury, says Eddie HearnBoys Don't Cry - trailerChrissy

Mike Johnson has nothing but positive feelings about Matt James becoming the Bachelor. James became the franchise’s first Black male lead when his announcement was made in June; many fans had thought Johnson, a fan favourite from Hannah Brown’s season of “The Bachelorette”, would have gotten the gig.

Clayton Davis Sony Pictures Classics has released the first trailer for “I Carry You With Me” (“Te Llevo Conmigo”) from Heidi Ewing.After premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January, the pic is one of Mexico’s major hopefuls for the best international feature race at this year’s Academy Awards.

Clayton Davis “What an excellent day for an exorcism.”-Linda Blair, “The Exorcist” (1973)If asked to describe a typical “Oscar” film, you’d likely hear phrases like “biopic” or “sprawling epic.” If there’s a genre that’s been grievously undervalued, and to a greater extent, disrespected within the industry space, it’s horror. It can be argued that it’s one of two genres that comes with an embedded bias, preventing wide acceptance (the other being “musicals”).

Mike Johnson has nothing but positive feelings about Matt James becoming the Bachelor. James became the franchise's first Black male lead when his announcement was made in June; many fans had thought Johnson, a fan favorite from Hannah Brown's season of, would have gotten the gig. After James' casting, Johnson took to social media to share his support.

Clayton Davis The most somber part of the best day of the year — the Oscars — is when the ceremony takes a pause to remember the artists that have left us. This upcoming Academy ceremony will likely be as devastating as ever with the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging our country and industry.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.