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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFive agents formerly with Paradigm have launched a new agency called TBA that represents The War on Drugs, Courtney Barnett, Chvrches, Jose Gonzales, Guided by Voices, Jay Som, Yaeji, Omar Apollo and many other artists.The company, which has offices in New York and Los Angeles, was founded by agents Marshall Betts, Avery McTaggart, Amy Davidman, Ryan Craven, and Devin Landau.

Regardless of your thoughts about Michael Jackson’s legacy in light of the accusations of sexual abuse and assault with underage children, it appears his music is still striking a chord with a generation that is finding themselves surrounded by racism and violence, seemingly on a daily basis. And one of Jackson’s music videos is being re-edited to reflect the modern times by the original director, Spike Lee.

Andrew Hampp Teddy Riley can remember the first time he experimented with the concept of 3D audio, nearly 30 years ago during the making of Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous.” Using the now-defunct Roland RSS Space Sound Compressor, Riley filtered his voice through the gear to create a surround-sound “5-4-3-2-1” countdown during the intro of Jackson’s 1991 single “Jam” in an era when such technology was too prohibitively expensive and bulky for the masses.“It’s come a long way,” says Riley.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEven in a pandemic, the VMAs found a way to start off their show with a bang: The Weeknd performed his smash single “Blinding Lights” 1,100 feet above New York, from the city’s highest observation deck, Edge at Hudson Yards.Weeknd was in the guise of the busted-nose character he portrays on his latest album, “After Hours,” and the performance began in a way similar to the album’s videos, which depict the character having a surreal and absolutely terrible night in

Spike Lee has shared a new version of the video for Michael Jackson’s ‘They Don’t Care About Us’ to mark what would be the star’s 62nd birthday.The acclaimed director was behind the camera for the two original videos for the track – one shot in Brazil and another set in a prison.The new visuals for the ‘HIStory: Past, Present and Future’ track incorporate footage from 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests from locations around the world, including Rio De Janeiro, Helsinki, Atlanta, Cape Town, and

Christina Aguilera just dropped a stunning new version of the “Mulan” track “Reflection”.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorStaging an awards show in a pandemic is a steep challenge, but for the VMAs on Sunday night, MTV and Toyota will present Latinx music stars Maluma and CNCO performing at a special drive-in location, where fans can enjoy the performances in a safe and controlled environment at an undisclosed iconic location overlooking the New York skyline.The performances will both be debuts: Colombian singer — and recent Variety cover star — Maluma will perform “Hawaii,” from his

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeHas variety sketch peaked? This year’s Emmy category got caught in the rule change that limited the number of nominations in proportion to the number of contenders submitted — and with just 14 entries, that meant only three ballot slots.

Andrew Hampp Like many professional musicians, Roger Neill wears many hats: he’s an in-demand composer for film (including Mike Mills’ “20th Century Women” and “Beginners”), TV (Amazon’s Golden Globe-winning comedy “Mozart In The Jungle,” Fox’s “King Of The Hill”) and radio (NPR’s “This American Life”).

Squid have launched their own record label called Ink, with its first release being a new EP from the band’s guitarist Anton Pearson.The Brighton five-piece announced the news on Twitter earlier today (August 26), explaining that the label will serve as “a hub for our solo music and collabs that exist outside of the linear Squid time-line!!”Accompanying the announcement was Pearson’s five-track EP ‘It’s Time For Us All To Leave Now’, which is made up of “nature-influenced drone music.”It’s

The cast of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” have been left underwhelmed by Quebec’s new French-language version of the show.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSometimes, the laugh’s on us. Last year, at the start of Emmy campaign season, most pundits believed it would be a race to the finish between Amazon Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPhoenix have released their first new song since 2017, “Identical,” which is featured in Sofia Coppola’s forthcoming film “On the Rocks,” which reunites the director with “Lost in Translation” star Bill Murray as well as Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans.The song, the band’s first release since 2017’s album “Ti Amo,” can also be heard in the new trailer for the upcoming Original Films and A24 film.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn simpler times, it wasn’t uncommon to see Brooklyn-born New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer out and about in the city — but it was a little surreal to see him standing outside the indie mecca Baby’s All Right, located in the city’s hipster-centric Williamsburg neighborhood, on Tuesday afternoon, alongside LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and several of the owners or managers of the city’s top independent venues.The senator was stepping up to show his support

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHBO’s “Lovecraft Country” has already made history for its entirely online orchestral score, co-composed by Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq.But for noted musical multitasker Saadiq – with a resume that includes a Grammy (and 15 nominations), a 2018 Oscar nom, nine studio albums (five as a solo act, four with previous group Tony! Toni! Toné!) and countless hits as a writer/producer for artists like D’Angelo, Solange, Mary J.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe 2002 murder of Jam Master Jay, DJ for the pioneering hip-hop group Run-DMC, has been unsolved for nearly 18 years, but federal prosecutors on Monday announced the indictment of two men who have long been suspects in the crime.The men, Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan, Jr., were indicted on charges of murder while engaged in drug trafficking, according to an indictment unsealed in the Eastern District of New York that also charged the two with drug offenses, the

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeNot only has the COVID-19 pandemic upended the entertainment business (and, well, all businesses for that matter), it also put a sudden dent in what had been a more straight-ahead race to Emmy glory this year. A year ago, “Succession” Season 2 launched right in the middle of voting, and quickly turned into a phenomenon.

supermarket shelves later this week. The controversial food snack was discontinued by Bernard Matthews in 2005 following what the company described as “negative press”.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHolly Humberstone is a 20-year-old British singer-songwriter whose reputation precedes her via several singles released earlier this year — which have garnered rave reviews, ranging from the New York Times to the BBC to the Lefsetz Letter — and a European tour opening for Lewis Capaldi just before the pandemic, during which she played to 12,000 people at London’s Wembley Arena.As is often the case with such seemingly wide-ranging appeal, it’s all for a good reason:

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThree men who prosecutors claim are connected to R. Kelly were charged in federal court for using threats, intimidation and bribes in an attempt to influence the testimony of the singer’s alleged victims, according to the New York Times and CNN.