Music Agents Jeffrey Hasson and Matt Meyer Join UTA

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Small Engine Repair, the indie adaptation of John Pollono’s play, finally gets its big screen moment as it tries to find theatrical distribution the only way it is done in Los Angeles these days — at the drive-in. Written and directed by Pollono a decade after it became an underground stage hit in LA, the film will be screened by 30WEST and CAA Media Finance for buyers at The Electric Dusk Drive-In on Wednesday.

Ben Affleck is debuting his new look while getting back to his old funnyman ways with bestie Matt Damon.

Former Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, who led the country’s army for six years under ex-President Enrique Peña Nieto, has been arrested on drug trafficking and money laundering charges at Los Angeles International Airport, U.S.

A Tennessee mayor has resigned after he was allegedly caught shoplifting around $300 worth of merchandise from Target. Fairview Mayor John Blade, 53, submitted his resignation Tuesday, nearly a month after he was accused of swiping items from a store in Spring Hill, the Nashville Tennessean reported.

For his first public performance since experiencing a gut-wrenching pregnancy loss weeks ago with Chrissy Teigen, John Legend dug deep and brought heartfelt emotion to his set at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday night.

The Billboard Music Awards took place in Los Angeles following a six-month coronavirus-enforced delay.

© 2020 Donald Kravitz ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - MARCH 06: Mike Tyson performs his one man show "Undisputed Truth" in the Music Box at the Borgata on March 6, 2020 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

John Frusciante has shared the third taste of his forthcoming album – a new track titled ‘Brand E’.The track premiered alongside an abstract, sci-fi music video, which was directed by Amalia Irons and shot in various locations in Los Angeles.Frusciante and Lee Bootee star in the visual, as well as a cat named Tanya – a stand-in for Frusciante’s late cat Maya, which his forthcoming album is named after.Watch the music video for ‘Brand E’ below:The new track follows previous singles ‘Amethblowl’

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders has sparked speculation that he’s working on new music after he was photographed in a recording studio.Images posted on Instagram by the photographer Andreas Neumann last night (October 12) show Helders sitting behind a drum kit in a Los Angeles studio, surrounded by a selection of keyboards and amplifiers.“Loved seeing you brother @matthelders xoxo,” Neumann captioned the snap.Neumann offered little context for the photo, but eagle-eyed fans noticed that he

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorUTA said Tuesday that it has hired music agents Jeffrey Hasson and Matt Meyer, who both had been at Paradigm. Hasson will join the leadership of the agency’s Nashville office, while Meyer will be based in Los Angeles.The latest moves in UTA Music’s ranks come less than two weeks after former WME Head of East Coast Music Samantha Kirby Yoh joined as co-head.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: After a successful West Coast/East Coast partnership over the past three years, Platform PR and Serge PR are becoming one — officially partnering under the Platform banner.Scott Boute (Serge PR CEO) will join Siri Garber (Platform PR CEO) and Angela Mach (Platform PR Vice President) to head up the West Coast office in Los Angeles, with industry veteran Darren Olcsvary remaining head of New York operations.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineSince early March, when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, and businesses across the United States started to shutter, live comedy — like all kinds of live performance — has been virtually nonexistent.

The cast of The West Wing is together again!