Searchlight and Adam McKay Tap ‘Succession’s’ Mark Mylod to Direct ‘The Menu’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran Universal Music Group (UMG) has expanded its Middle East and North Africa operations by launching new divisions in Morocco and Israel.Universal Music Morocco will operate from Casablanca, led by business development executive Serena Safieddine, who will work alongside UMG’s regional headquarters in Dubai, and report into Patrick Boulos, CEO of Universal Music MENA.The Morocco team will develop projects with Universal Music France, where labels have previously achieved success

Naman Ramachandran Universal Music Group (UMG) has expanded its Middle East and North Africa operations by launching new divisions in Morocco and Israel.Universal Music Morocco will operate from Casablanca, led by business development executive Serena Safieddine, who will work alongside UMG’s regional headquarters in Dubai, and report into Patrick Boulos, CEO of Universal Music MENA.The Morocco team will develop projects with Universal Music France, where labels have previously achieved success

Elisabeth Moss to entertain the masses during quarantine. Her modern retelling of a Universal Classic Monster flick, n, was among the first movies to stream early when theaters shuttered.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicMusic executive Steven Victor is launching a philanthropic arm of his Victor Victor Worldwide (VVW) venture. With it, the Universal Music Group senior vice-president of A&R is committing $1 million to the newly formed Victor Victor Foundation (VVF).Victor, whose background includes running G.O.O.D.

Aitana has been making waves in the  music  industry since 2018. And now, with the release of the visuals to her latest single Enemigos, she’s saving it!.

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The end of 2019 was pretty tumultuous for filmmaker Alexander Payne. Just weeks before he was set to direct a feature for Netflix, starring Mads Mikkelsen, the project was scrapped.

If you were to make a list of the actors in Hollywood that are the most sought-after talents in the business, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone that would beat out Leonardo DiCaprio. Not only is he an Oscar-winning talent that is able to create a buzz about any project he’s in just by lending his name to it, he’s also incredibly picky.

Mark Mylod, one of the directors behind the HBO hit Succession, is in talks to helm Searchlight's long-gestating psychological thriller The Menu. Adam McKay, who acts as an executive producer and director on the cable series, will produce the project that is set in the world of eccentric culinary culture.

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Ky-Mani Marley and Jacob Anderson, who records under the name Raleigh Ritchie and is most well-known for playing the character named Grey Worm on HBO’s Game of Thrones, have both signed to Alacran Records.

You can't keep a good dog (contest) down. While the novel coronavirus pandemic may have made a dog's dinner of this year's Cannes Film Festival, it hasn't stopped its annual canine competition, the Palm Dog.

As we head into Memorial Day weekend, some of country’s top artists have new tunes to keep you company through your sheltering-in-place backyard barbeque.Jake Owen, “Made For You”Owen follows up “Homemade,” his eighth No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart, with this sentimental, straight-down-the-middle love ballad that is sure to be a mainstay at weddings for years to come.

Jesse & Joy return to the Latin Pop Albums chart top 10 as AIRE opens at No. 7 on the May 23 survey. The Mexican duo’s fifth studio album marks its first chart appearance on the top tier in almost five years, and clocks its fifth top 10 on the list. AIRE follows Un Besito Más, the Latin Grammy winner which debut

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