Republic Records Co-President Wendy Goldstein Talks Ariana Grande, the Weeknd, and the Art of A&R

Reese Witherspoon paid an in-person visit to “The Tonight Show”, and discussed being part of the star-studded voice cast of new animated musical “Sing 2”.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorClaudia Butzky has been promoted to executive vice president of brand partnerships & sync for Warner Records. In her expanded role, Butzky will continue to lead the label’s brand partnership team while also overseeing the strategy for creative music placement and campaigns across film, television, gaming, sports and related platforms.

's season 21 finale will feature some star-studded performances!In addition to the Top 5 competitors — Girl Named Tom, Jershika Maple, Paris Winningham, Wendy Moten and Hailey Mia — performing alongside their coaches, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend, NBC has also announced on a whole host of A-list stars who will be taking the stage during next Tuesday's live, two-hour finale.First-time coach Ariana Grande will perform with Kid Cudi, as the pair debut the first live performance of

season 21 finale!The 56-year-old Nashville-based singer has been a frontrunner all season, but her finale performance of «Over the Rainbow» brought the house down at the end of Monday's live finale performance, leaving the coaches on their feet and speechless.«I don't think i've ever seen anyone with a gift like you have,» John Legend raved. «And then you just stand there and do it with nonchalance!..

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has promoted Lucas Romeo to senior VP of promotion, effective immediately, EVP Gary Spangler announced on Monday.Based in New York, Romeo will oversee promotion efforts across multiple formats, guiding the promotion team and breaking artists in today’s new landscape. Romeo joined Republic in 2014 as regional promotion manager in Nashville, before returning to New York to serve as VP of Top 40.

A version of this story about the songs from “Don’t Look Up” first appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.Of all the uproarious moments in Adam McKay’s doomsday comedy “Don’t Look Up,” one of the most surprising comes late in the film when the character of pop star Riley Bina, played by Ariana Grande, performs at a huge outdoor concert and sings her new anthem “Just Look Up.”The song begins as a love song and ends essentially welcoming the comet that is on its way to

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi perform their new collaborative track ‘Just Look Up’ in the upcoming film Don’t Look Up – watch the scene below.Released last week, the team-up will feature in the Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence-starring movie, which is set to land on Netflix on December 24.

John Legend is singing Ariana Grande's praises. coach spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about working with the  singer on this season of the signing competition series, and how she took the show to a whole other level.«It's been so good.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe Weeknd, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande were the three most-played artists across radio formats in 2021, followed by Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo, according to a year-end report from Mediabase.Rounding out the top 10 radio artists in Mediabase’s ranking were Pop Smoke, Doja Cat, 24kGoldn, Ava Max and Drake.Although she was only the fourth-biggest artist at radio overall, Dua Lipa had the No.

unexpected Christmas collaborations to top off the year.This week, the Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon enlisted the help of two of the biggest artists in the music industry to release the perfect song for an unprecendented holiday season. With vocals from Ariana Grande and rapping from Megan Thee Stallion, “It Was a… (Masked Christmas)” is the anthem we didn’t know we needed.As he premiered the song on his show, Fallon said the track had been months in the making.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has named Dave Rocco to the newly created role of chief creative officer, label founders Monte Lipman and Avery Lipman announced on Wedesday. According to the announcement, Rocco “will bring his creative vision, innovative thinking and strategic expertise to Republic and its world-class roster of artists.”“In many ways, Dave is an artist trapped in an executive’s body,” said Monte Lipman.

Ariana Grande said a tearful goodbye to the last remaining members of her team on the season 21 semifinals of “The Voice” on Tuesday.

Ariana Grande said a tearful goodbye to the last remaining members of her team on season 21 semifinals on Tuesday.The first-time coach will be without a competitor in next week's finale, after the Top 8 was whittled down to the Top 5 performers, and father-son duo Jim and Sasha Allen were officially eliminated from the competition.«Tuesdays are the worst days, ever,» Ari said through tears as she shared her last message with her team following the Instant Save.«I think the best gift of this

 season 21 is headed to the big finale!Following the Top 8 performances on Monday night, Tuesday's live show features the announcement of the Top 5 competitors, who will move on to next week's live finals.

 season 21 is headed to the big finale!Following the Top 8 performances on Monday night, Tuesday's live show features the announcement of the Top 5 competitors, who will move on to next week's live finals.

Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion and Jimmy Fallon -- it's the trio the music world didn't need they needed but got after a comedic, yet masterful, performance in «It Was a… (Masked Christmas)» song.The pandemic-themed holiday song dropped at midnight but the music video made its debut Monday night on. The 3-minute song is an ode to the pandemic and what everyone's been through, highs and lows.«It's basically about, like, how last year was just rough on everybody,» Fallon explained.

Jimmy Fallon, Ariana Grande, and Megan Thee Stallion just released the perfect Christmas song for a COVID world.

Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion for a shimmery pop tune about Christmas in the time of COVID-19.‘It Was A… (Masked Christmas)’ takes cues from the Yuletide songs of decades past, with bubbly, ‘80s-esque synths and a sharp, mix-filling beat evocative of early ‘00s pop.

season 21 semifinals are here — and it's time to vote for the artists you want to see in the finale!On Monday, each of the Top 8 singers are taking the stage for brand new live performances, in the hopes of winning America's vote and moving on to next week's season 21 finale.