Quality Control and Network Advisory to Launch Vocal Podcast Network (EXCLUSIVE)

EXCLUSIVE: Hipster Death Rattle, a drama/satire with comedic elements from Rafael Agustín, Marvin Lemus, and Wilmer Valderrama, is in the works at The CW.

Apple Original Films has confirmed it will be the studio backing and distributing Bad Blood, the drama about the shocking rise and fall of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes that Adam McKay is writing to direct, with Jennifer Lawrence starring. The project was originally set up at Legendary after a heated auction in 2016, and it will be a coproduction between Apple Studios and Legendary. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries has a multi-year first look deal at Apple for scripted movies.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAtlantic Records has announced a new artist development partnership and joint venture label deal with Detroit-based independent music company Assemble Sound.

The BBC has revealed its annual Sound Of longlist. The 2022 list, which aims to highlight the new and rising artists expected to shape the upcoming year, includes London-based rapper Central Cee, viral star PinkPantheress, and afrobeats singer Tems, best known for her song "Essence" with WizKid.

Ari Lennox has opened up on her recent arrest in Amsterdam, which she’s claimed was over her reaction to an incident of racial profiling, calling the experience “painful” and saying she’s “not OK”.Late last month, Lennox shared on social media that she was being arrested at Amsterdam airport.

The Bachelor star Clayton Echard poses with Bachelorette alum Michelle Young at the iHeartRadio 102.7 KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2021 presented by Capital One at The Forum on Friday night (December 3) in Los Angeles.

Marcus Lamb, who founded the Texas-based Christian television network Daystar, died on Tuesday from complications of the coronavirus. He was 64 and his death was confirmed by his wife, Joni Lamb, on a show they cohosted on the network.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralian contemporary political thriller series “Total Control” has been licensed by broadcasters and streamers across Asia and Latin America, following the recent launch of a second season.Starring Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griffiths, the show confronts a range of issues around race, diversity and First Nations rights.

Ari Lennox is speaking out about an alleged racial profiling incident.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIssa Rae has unveiled the soundtrack for the next soundtrack to her Peabody-award-winning HBO series “Insecure,” which features new songs from Saweetie — “Get It Girl,” which dropped earlier this month — Nnena, Thundercat, B.K. Habermehl, TeaMarrr and Amindi, among many others.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe earliest recordings by most classic artists are dreadful. The Beatles’ early demos? Awful.

Bethany Joy Lenz and Tyler Hynes are here for more Hallmark cheer.The duo co-star in Hallmark Channel's upcoming holiday film, which premieres the day after Thanksgiving, and only ET exclusively debuts a sneak peek.The story kicks off when a writer, Jamie (Hynes), convinces his his ex-girlfriend, Emily (Lenz), to pose as a faux couple for Christmas — a tried and true rom-com trope! As you can imagine, their pretend relationship takes an turn, for better or worse.In ET's exclusive clip, Jamie

Anna Marie de la Fuente In its continued bid to create meaningful, impactful content, Exile Content Studio has teamed up with Cuban composers/ musicians Beatriz “Bea” Luengo and Yoteul Romero to produce docu feature “Homeland and Life” (“Patria y Vida”), based on the artists’ two-time 2021 Latin Grammy-winning hip-hop song of the same title.The doc could not be more timely as the song has become a viral sensation and a rallying cry for Cubans who have been staging massive protests against their

Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s Network Distributing has sealed a deal with iconic British horror label Hammer Films to form Hammer Studios Ltd.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIssa Rae has unveiled the soundtrack for the next soundtrack to her Peabody-award-winning HBO series “Insecure,” which features new songs from Saweetie — “Get It Girl,” which dropped earlier this month — Nnena, Thundercat, B.K. Habermehl, TeaMarrr and Amindi, among many others.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorBobby Flay and Discovery’s Food Network have reached an agreement on a new three-year contract, a deal that comes about six weeks after negotiations stalled because the sides were too far apart on financial terms.The celebrity chef, restaurateur and author has set an exclusive pact that will keep him in the Discovery family through the middle of the decade and up to his 30th on-air anniversary with the cabler.

Jessy Lanza has spent the best part of the last decade making people move. The Hamilton, Ontario-born producer and vocalist released her debut album Pull My Hair Back in 2013, bringing in R&B influences to add a shimmering layer of gloss to her minimal electronic sounds.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorApple Music has released an expanded, exclusive holiday collection with its second annual “Carols Covered” playlist, available in Spatial Audio.

Naman Ramachandran Podcast studio Wondery has set up “Harsh Reality,” a six-part investigative series on trans reality TV star Miriam Rivera.The series aims to unpack the true story of Rivera, the Mexican model and star of the controversial 2004 British reality dating show “There’s Something About Miriam.” Set in a villa in Ibiza, the series followed six men who competed for a cash prize and for the love of Rivera.