Music Industry Moves: ‘Barbie’ Music Supervisor George Drakoulias Named Creative Director of Premier Music Group

Thania Garcia Elektra Entertainment has elevated Jacob Fain to the role of executive vice president and head of A&R. Fain will continue to work out of Los Angeles and report to Elektra President Gregg Nadel. Fain joined Elektra in 2020 and played a part in signing country star Bailey Zimmerman to the Warner Music Group label.

Pharrell Williams never expected to become the men’s creative director of Louis Vuitton.

Inder Phull When Napster emerged in 1999, the music industry experienced an existential crisis. The advent of peer-to-peer digital file-sharing devalued music and caused an industry-wide downturn, leaving traditional gatekeepers wondering what would come next.

Poppy‘s former creative director has backed the singer’s claims that Grimes “bullied” her into signing an NDA.Earlier this week, Grimes reignited her years-old feud with the singer, accusing her of “spreading false information for personal gain”. In 2018, Poppy spoke out against Grimes and her team regarding their collaboration, ‘Play Destroy’.“We planned the song coming out months ago, and she was preventing it,” explained Poppy.

Thania Garcia Belinda has inked a deal with Warner Music to commence a new phase of the Mexican pop artist and actress’ long career. Belinda touts business endeavors in television, fashion and music, having first been introduced to the world as a child actress in some of Mexico’s most popular soap operas including “Amigos x Siempre.” As a young adult, Belinda appeared in numerous other films, including the Disney Channel original movie “The Cheetah Girls 2.” Her most recognizable hits include “Dopamina,” “Luz sin Gravedad,” “Egoísta,” “Bella Traición,” and “En la Obscuridad,” all of which are featured across the four studio albums she’s released.

Heartstopper has revealed Taylor Swift offered her music for use in the show.Swift’s song ‘seven’, taken from her 2020 album ‘folklore’, is used in a pivotal scene featuring lesbian couple Tara (Corinna Brown) and Darcy (Kizzy Edgell) in the last episode’s second season.Now, the show’s music supervisor, Matt Biffa, has said Swift had given them special permission to use the song.Biffa was responding on Twitter to a fan who thought the show had “big bucks” because they were able to use a Taylor Swift song.“No, she just thought the scene was beautiful and we were then able to make it work,” he wrote.so you mean THIS heartstopper scene with 'seven' by taylor swift in the background that highlights sapphic love and absolute queer joy, she was willing to get less money because she thought it was beautiful and her song would be perfect for it????

EXCLUSIVE: George A. Romero’s “final zombie movie” Twilight Of The Dead has got fresh impetus with backing from Roundtable Entertainment and a planned late 2023 start date in Puerto Rico.

Lizzo‘s one-time creative director and another former dancer both have come out publicly to agree with the claims made in the bombshell lawsuit first filed against the singer on Tuesday.

V (real name Kim Tae-hyung), a member of K-pop boyband BTS, has tapped NewJeans creative director Min Hee-jin for his upcoming solo album.Toda (August 2), V’s label Big Hit Music revealed to Sports Donga that the singer would be working with Min Hee-jin, the CEO of NewJean’s label ADOR, for his much-anticipated solo album. The ADOR head is set to lead the project, including elements such as the music, choreography and promotion style.Alongside the confirmation, Big Hit’s also released statements by both V and Min Hee-jin about their upcoming collaboration. “I received the offer late last year,” Min Hee-jin said, as translated by Koreaboo.

Former members of Lizzo‘s team are coming forward in support of the lawsuit against the star brought forward by three of her dancers.

RAYE has spoken to NME about her music industry battle to be shortlisted for the Mercury 2023, as well as her recent collab with Stormzy and hopes for longevity. Watch our interview above.The London singer-songwriter was speaking at the launch of the Mercury Prize 2023, where her 2023 debut ‘My 21st Century Blues‘ was shortlisted alongside albums by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, J Hus, Jessie Ware, Olivia Dean, Fred Again.., Young Fathers and Shygirl.“To be recognised for a body of work is something that I’ve really wanted for a really long time,” she told NME.

EXCLUSIVE: LA-based VFX studio Saffronic has hired an Executive Creative Director, soon after Skyler Mattson was named CEO.

Sophia Scorziello editor Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl “Salt” James are set to join the 2023 Guild of Music Supervisors State of Music in Media conference. Now in its ninth year, the annual gathering of music leaders and legends commemorates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Chuck D is set to lead the “Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World” panel alongside music industry vet Lorrie Boula as they discuss their joint project, the 2023 PBS television program of the same name.

Saweetie knows that means it's «Shot O' Clock!» The «Best Friend» rapper released two new tracks on Friday: the party anthem «Shot O' Clock» and a collab with YG and Tyga titled «Birthday.»«I think 'Birthday' is like, the pregame, and 'Shot O' Clock' is the party, you know?» Saweetie told ET's Denny Directo when he exclusively joined her on the glamorous set of the «Shot O' Clock» music video.«When me and my homegirls, my family, my friends are turning up, we always like, 'Shot o' clock!'» she said of the inspiration for the track. "[I knew] we needed a shot o'clock anthem.«The song may be about partying hard, but the luxurious music video is all about elegance.»It's just the ode to old Hollywood," Saweetie explained.

Barbie pretty much took over the world. Sure there was the movie itself and the very impressive media tour that showcased Barbie high-fashion, but even on a local level, Barbie was everywhere. From your hair tools to your shoe choice, and even winter oodies, Pink was in and we couldn't escape.

Morrissey has posted a scathing essay on his personal website, condemning the posthumous praise and crocodile tears that followed Sinead O’Connor’s death on Wednesday.

Morrissey has written a scathing critique of the music industry’s response to the death of Sinead O’Connor.The Irish singer’s family announced yesterday she had passed away at the age of 56, sparking a wave of tributes from across the music industry.However, in a new blog post titled ‘You Know I Couldn’t Last’, Morrissey criticised the wider industry’s response to her death, arguing that it was hypocritical when they “hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you”.“She had only so much ‘self’ to give,” the former Smiths frontman began. “She was dropped by her label after selling 7 million albums for them.

EXCLUSIVE: Musicians including OMB Peezy, Jxdn and Meet Me @ The Altar are among those starring in a new music documentary series.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music + The Beatport Group is opening applications for grants to its second annual Diversity + Parity Fund. The investment initiative is designed to support organizations that focus on underrepresented groups and promote diversity within the music industry.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Three cheers for Director Barbie. Greta Gerwig cemented box office history as her cotton candy-colored blockbuster “Barbie” scored a massive $155 million in its opening weekend, marking the biggest debut ever for a film directed by a woman. “Captain Marvel,” which was co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, previously held the title with $153 million in 2019. “Wonder Woman,” from filmmaker Patty Jenkins, stood as the record-holder for a movie solely directed by a woman with $103 million in 2017. “Barbie” has notched several other box office records, including the biggest opening weekend of the year — besting “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($146 million).