Relativity Records Vet Jim ‘Koz’ Kozlowski Dies at 71

Duggar family matriarch and patriarch Jim-Bob, 55, and Michelle, 54, have spoken out after their hit series Counting On was cancelled by TLC. The couple released a statement in the wake of the news that the reality show had been axed after 11 seasons, opening up about the family’s “difficult and painful” moments in a July 3 post.

Jon Hamm and John Slattery are working together again!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMany people were surprised that, after an initial 14-ish-month-long run and 236 performances, Bruce Springsteen is bringing his “Springsteen on Broadway” autobiographical show back for a summer-long second run that heralds the larger return of Broadway after 15 months of pandemic.

Jon Avnet’s “Righteous Kill,” starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino.Hargrave was a native of Los Angeles who graduated with a B.S. in business from California State University, Northridge.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter years of criticism over a lack of female and diverse representation in its membership and the Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy is continuing its efforts to expand its voting body by extending invitations to 2,710 established music professionals “from wide-ranging backgrounds, genres and disciplines,” according to the announcement.It states that the 2021 class of invitees is 48 percent female, 32 percent Black or African American+, 13 percent Hispanic or

Brian Eno in April 2020, in order to raise funds for Hassell’s “long-term health issues.”In their statement, Hassell’s family confirmed that all further donations will “allow the tremendous personal archive of his music, much unreleased, to be preserved and shared with the world for years to come,” adding: “We also hope to provide philanthropic gifts of scholarship and contributions to issues close to Jon’s heart, like supporting the working rights of musicians.” You can donate to that cause

Nandi Bushell and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders have recorded a “jam” together, the young musician has revealed.The 11-year-old drummer became a viral sensation after posting a video of her covering Nirvana’s ‘In Bloom’ in November 2019.Since then, she has engaged in a drum battle with Dave Grohl and received praise from Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, Queens Of The Stone Age, Royal Blood and more.Now, Helders has paid Bushell a visit at her home to record what the child star has

Jon Moxley, formerly known as Dean Ambrose in WWE, is sounding off on his former wrestling company once again and this time, he's targeting the elaborated promos and wrestling matches which aren't his cup of tea.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe United States is the only major country in the world where terrestrial radio pays no royalties to performers or recorded-music copyright owners of the songs they play, a situation that is largely due to the powerful radio lobby’s influence in Congress. While the more than 8,300 AM and FM stations across the country pay royalties to songwriters, they have never paid performers or copyright holders, although streaming services do.On Thursday, Reps.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEricka Coulter has joined Warner Records as senior vice president of A&R, the company announced Wednesday (June 23). Coulter was most recently VP of A&R at Epic Records, where she worked with acts including Rick Ross, Giveon, and Lonr., among others; prior to her six-year tenure at Epic, she held posts at Interscope and Capitol (Evolve) Records.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLiterally minutes after the announcement that the Recording Academy has named Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Panos A. Panay to the new roles of co-presidents hit the wires, the pair and CEO Harvey Mason, jr.

Roy Trakin Jim Bessman, a music journalist whose work appeared in Billboard for more than a quarter-century, as well as in Cashbox and Variety, died Tuesday morning at age 68 in New York City. The cause of death was an aneurysm.Beyond the byline, Bessman may be best known within the writing community for his 30-year friendship with Bob Merlis, former Warner Bros.

Jake Bongiovi, 19, may be used to making headlines for being Jon Bon Jovi‘s son, but he’s doing so for a different reason this time. The hunk seemingly confirmed a romance with Millie Bobby Brown, 17, when the duo held hands during an outing in the Big Apple on June 17. He and the Stranger Things star were dressed in summer-friendly clothing and appeared relaxed and comfortable together as they brought along an adorable pooch in a tote bag.

As streaming encroaches on the theatrical window, the overwritten notion by the media during the pandemic has been that cinema is dead.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records, Sony Music Publishing and Spotify were among the big winners at last week’s Clio Music Awards.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs previously reported by Variety, Imran Majid and Justin Eshak officially have been appointed Co-CEOs of Universal Music Group’s legendary Island Records label, effective Jan. 1, 2022.Eshak and Majid will join Island from Columbia Records, where they were previously co-heads of A&R.The appointment, effective January 1, 2022, marks a return to UMG for Majid and Eshak, who met at UMG’s Republic Records in 2004 where they worked as A&R executives.

Jen Shah filed a motion on Monday to dismiss the federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering against her that she pleaded not guilty to in April. In court documents obtained by ET, Shah is asking for the indictment against her to be dismissed due to «legal and factual insufficiency» and suppression of evidence.Shah was arrested in March for her alleged involvement in an alleged long-running telemarketing scam.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn what is described as a major tactical restructuring of the national and regional staffs of the Epic Records Urban Promotion Department, Cynthia Johnson and Cory “Sparks” Johnson have been promoted to Vice Presidents of Urban Promotion, it was announced today by the company’s EVP of promotion, Traci Adams, to whom both will report.According to the announcement, in their new positions, the two will devise and execute Urban Radio promotion campaigns to obtain

Veteran character actor Ned Beatty has died aged 83. The Deliverance star passed away from natural causes on Sunday, surrounded by his family, according to his manager, Deborah Miller.