New programme launched to help deaf and disabled people enter live music industry

Finding a new pair of jeans can be a tough task. We’re faced with sifting through different fits like mom, boyfriend, skinny, super skinny – the list goes on.

Katy Perry is officially a mother! The “Firework” singer, 35, welcomed her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom, 43, which was confirmed on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The couple partnered with charity UNICEF — with whom they’re Goodwill Ambassadors — to make their big announcement. “We are floating with love and wonder from the safe and healthy arrival of our daughter,” Katy and Orlando said in a joint statement, shared to UNICEF’s Instagram, confirming they named their baby Daisy Dove Bloom.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterCAA’s Dave Bugliari, Michael Cooper, Jack Whigham, and Mick Sullivan are departing the agency, CAA has confirmed to Variety.The four agents are reportedly joining ex-CAA agent Peter Micelli’s new management and production company, according to Deadline, which first reported the news.

Django Django drummer/producer Dave Maclean has launched a new house music project under the moniker Hugo Paris.Maclean, who last released a full-length album with Django Django in 2018 (‘Marble Skies’), revealed that his first love is house and techno music and that he’d always intended to make dance music.“I started DJing and making hip hop, dancehall, house and techno beats on a sampler and 4-track in the mid ‘90s,” Dave said [quotes via Dork].“My love of house and techno can be traced back

The Scottish Government’s Job Start Payment is a one-off grant of £250 to help with the costs of starting a new job. The upper age limit rises to 25 for care leavers and the payment rises to £400 if the person has a child.

2 Chainz has revealed the release date for his forthcoming sixth album ‘So Help Me God’.The US rapper officially announced the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Rap Or Go To The League’ earlier this month, saying that his “bars are up to par” on the new record.Taking to his official Instagram account yesterday (August 17), 2 Chainz shared a series of images of himself alongside the LP’s date of arrival.

NME about their call for the government to urgently provide support to their industry while unable to work due to COVID-19 restrictions.Earlier this month, the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign saw artists and industry figures take to social media to demand that the government share arts funding to protect the future live crew, musicians and the individuals working behind the scenes.Despite the government’s recent £1.57billion to help the arts, culture and heritage industries survive the impact of

2 Chainz has announced that he’s working on his next album, ‘So Help Me God’.Speaking in a new interview, the rapper revealed that he’s working on a “full rollout” for his sixth studio album and that his “bars are up to par” on the new project.“You will be seeing a rollout from me,” he told The Breakfast Club. “Videos, all that shit been shot.

don’t be that guy."This week saw the launch of the Music Industry Collaborative Commitment, a shareable tool and resource for artists to use as they enter into one-to-one situations with collaborators or potential business partners.The Commitment is a set of common-sense commandments, intended to create a platform for safety and confidence for music-makers as they pursue opportunities where, sadly, barriers still firmly exist.The project was designed with the “acknowledgement that there are

Naman Ramachandran New Metric Media, the Toronto and Los Angeles-based producers of award-winning Hulu/Crave comedy series “Letterkenny” and Netflix/CityTV drama “Bad Blood,” has partnered with talent agency The Feldman Agency to launch a live entertainment company.Titled Tourbo, the new entity will focus on developing premium popular brands that currently exist as screen-based I.P., podcasts and online content as live touring entertainment for the global stage.

Eat Out to Help Out scheme begins at participating eateries. The initiative has been launched by the UK Government in a bid to restart the economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

U2 have donated a further $1,500,000 (£1.2m) to helping the live music survive during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.It comes after the Bono-fronted rock band donated €10m to Irish COVID-19 relief efforts back in April.According to Billboard, this new amount also includes the €200,000 (£180K) amount that the group raised in a recent fundraiser for Ireland’s music industry.Bono and the Edge shared a video of their acoustic rendition of the Led Zeppelin classic ‘Stairway To

U2, a band renowned for their long-running charitable efforts on a global scale, is continuing to give back during the coronavirus pandemic. After donating €10m to Irish COVID-19 relief efforts back in April, the rock outfit is now donating an additional $1,500,000 to provide relief for the live music industry, which is suffering economically as the pandemic forces closures of live music venues, leaving many out of work.

Johnny Depp is the victim of "career-ending" false allegations, his lawyer has claimed on the final day of the star's libel case over an article published in The Sun.Mr Depp, 57, is suing the tabloid’s publisher, News Group Newspapers (NGN) and its executive editor, Dan Wootton, over a 2018 article which labelled him a “wife beater”. NGN relies on 14 alleged incidents of domestic violence against the star by ex-wife Amber Heard.

closing submissions are continuing in Johnny Depp's libel trial against The Sun as the High Court enters its final day. Mr Depp, 57, is suing the tabloid’s publisher, News Group Newspapers (NGN) and its executive editor, Dan Wootton, over a 2018 article which labelled him a “wife beater”.

closing submissions are continuing in Johnny Depp's libel trial against The Sun as the High Court hearing nears an end.Mr Depp, 57, is suing the tabloid’s publisher, News Group Newspapers (NGN) and its executive editor, Dan Wootton, over a 2018 article which labelled him a “wife beater”. NGN relies on 14 alleged incidents of domestic violence against the star by ex-wife Amber Heard.