‘Old Town Road Remix’ Songwriter Jozzy Signs With Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Ted Johnson Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee are under fire for the use of another piece of music — Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”The estate of songwriter Leonard Cohen and Sony/ATV Publishing say that they specifically declined the Republican National Committee’s request for the song, but it was played any way during the final night of the convention, as Trump delivered his acceptance speech from the South Lawn of the White House.Michael L.

Sony/ATV has signed producer and songwriter Bernie Herms to a worldwide publishing deal. Herms has worked with a broad range of artists during his career, including Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban, Kelly Clarkson, Andrea Bocelli and Selena Gomez.“Bernie is one of smartest, most genuine and open-hearted songwriters I have ever met”, says Sony/ATV Nashville CEO Rusty Gaston.

As he cruised into the fall of 1995, Robert Rodriguez had a plan for avoiding the dreaded sophomore slump. His debut feature, “El Mariachi,” was an indie sensation two years earlier – originally intended as a self-financed calling card of a movie, solely for the Mexican home video market, it had found unexpected success on the film festival circuit and was picked up for full-on theatrical and video distribution by Columbia Pictures.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Kimberlé Crenshaw, the cofounder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum, a gender and racial justice legal think tank.Crenshaw is a leading authority on civil rights, Black feminist legal theory, and race, racism and the law.She is also the founder and executive director of the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies at Columbia Law School; the Promise Institute Professor at UCLA Law School; and the

LGBTQ Nation and Queerty have screen shots of the posts, which include jokes about Mexicans demonstrating “laziness” and stealing phones and a “large Black man” character who sells crystal meth.

Riyadh Khalaf thinks 'Celebrity MasterChef' brings out the "worst and best in you". The YouTube star recently won the coveted 'MasterChef' trophy after seeing off competition from the likes of Sir Matthew Pinsent and Sam Quek, and Riyadh has now confessed that tensions ran high throughout the competition.

Celebrity MasterChef winner Riyadh Khalaf has admitted that it wasn't always a happy kitchen on the BBC One reality show.YouTuber Riyadh won over judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode in the series finale late last month, defeating English rower Sir Matthew Pinsent and Olympic champion Sam Quek.Riyadh looked back on his time in the MasterChef kitchen on The One Show on Thursday (August 13), where he admitted that tensions ran high throughout the competition."You know when you stand at the back of

Sony/ATV in the US has signed a worldwide admin deal with singer songwriter Jocelyn Donald – aka Jozzy – who has collaborated with the likes of Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Usher, Summer Walker, Lil Wayne, Coldplay, Ella Mai and 21 Savage.But how is Donald feeling about her new publishing partner? She’s “THRILLED” of course! “I’m THRILLED to be working with Jon Platt and Sony/ATV”, says she. “There’s no doubt we’ll do great things together.

Pharrell Williams had all the reasons in the world to be smiling. His infectious hit song “Happy” was the previous year’s top seller in the U.S., an international smash and soon to be a major Grammy moment.

Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae are enjoying a little getaway in Mexico!

A83 Rest and Be Thankful. Heavy rain across Argyll and Bute on Tuesday caused both the main route and the Old Military Road (OMR) to be blocked earlier this week.

Independent music publisher TwentySeven Music has extended its ongoing creative partnership with Sony/ATV, marking the occasion by signing country singer-songwriter Jimmie Allen to a worldwide publishing deal.“[TwentySeven founders] Barry [Weiss] and Jenna [Andrews] continue to be first-rate creative partners for Sony/ATV and I’m eager to continue our work together”, says Sony/ATV CEO Jon Platt.

Stockport's short-lived Viking-themed restaurant, The Glass Spider will be a Victorian-style swing bar.

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Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterCountry star, songwriter and producer Jon Pardi has extended his worldwide deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville.Most recently heard alongside Thomas Rhett on the country hit “Beer Can’t Fix,” Pardi’s latest album “Heartache Medication,” has sold over 1 million units and 10 million digital singles and is also nominated for the ACM album of the year award.