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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.

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.

, Pedro asks Chantel to come to the Dominican Republic amid his trip back to his home country becoming a disaster.Pedro traveled to the Dominican Republic to find out more about his father, who was largely absent from his childhood. Pedro is having a hard time reconciling the fact that he and his sister, Nicole, are products of their mom's affair with their dad, who was already married and had his own family.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWendy Goldstein, the newly minted co-president of Republic Records and A&R executive for the Weeknd, Ariana Grande, the Jonas Brothers and now John Legend, received some strong, backhanded inspiration when she was starting out as a 19-year-old assistant in Epic Records’ A&R department.“I was constantly told, ‘Women can’t be A&R people — what’s wrong with you?’” she says now.

Barbados is entering a new era with Rihanna as its National Hero. The Fenty founder received a high honor from her home country on Monday and was named a National Hero by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley in a ceremony marking the country's split from the British throne to become its own republic.Rihanna, born in Barbados in 1988 as Robyn Rihanna Fenty, wore an orange silk dress from Bottega Veneta, strappy heels and a black face mask as she sat alongside top officials for the event, complete

Barbados has entered a new era as a republic bringing the Queen’s position as head of state over the island to an end after 55 years. An inaugural ceremony took place marking the occasion on Tuesday, 29 November, in Bridgetown, the capital of the Caribbean country, welcoming in Barbados’ first president, Dame Sandra Mason.

Rihanna has been made a national hero in her home country of Barbados.

Rihanna just received a huge honor!

Rihanna has been honoured as part of the celebrations surrounding Barbados becoming a republic, with president-elect Sandra Mason set to become head of state after the country announced last year it would abolish its ties to the monarchy.Rihanna attended the declaration of the republic and inauguration ceremony for Mason in her hometown of Bridgetown on November 30.

Barbados on Monday prepared to remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, as it severs imperial ties some 400 years after English ships first reached the Caribbean island.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has promoted Wendy Goldstein and Jim Roppo to the roles of co-presidents, the label’s co-founders, Monte Lipman and Avery Lipman, announced Wednesday.Goldstein, one of the top A&R people in the music industry, has served as president of West Coast Creative since 2019 and is based in the Los Angeles office.

ITV Studios America, New Republic Pictures and Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films have teamed up to adapt The Champions, the 1960s British TV series from Dennis Spooner.

John Legend has signed a new record deal with Universal Music’s Republic Records, marking the occasion by releasing a new Christmas single.“I am excited to partner with Republic Records in this next chapter of my career”, says Legend. “Everyone at the label has been so wonderful to work with.

Chris Willman Music WriterAfter being with Sony Music since the beginning of his career, John Legend has signed with Republic Records, with his debut for his new label due next year and a holiday single coming out this week. Billboard broke the news.In a statement, Legend said, “I am excited to partner with Republic Records in this next chapter of my career.

New Republic Pictures, Francis Lawrence’s about:blank and Electric Shepherd Productions are teaming to adapt Philip K. Dick’s novel Vulcan’s Hammer for the big screen, with Hunger Games sequels helmer Lawrence is set to direct.

Angelique Jackson After piloting the “Hunger Games” franchise to more than $2 billion at the worldwide box office, Francis Lawrence is taking on another dystopian text — Philip K.

New Republic Pictures, Francis Lawrence’s about:blank and Electric Shepherd Productions have joined together to adapt Philip K. Dick’s novel “Vulcan Hammer,” the companies announced on Monday.Lawrence is set to direct the project.

EXCLUSIVE:  The 1917 Oscar winning studio New Republic Pictures has signed a development financing deal for movies and TV with LA-based Providence Film Group.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFour-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sam Smith has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with Tim & Danny Music and Warner Chappell Music through a new joint venture, covering all future works.

Meadow Walker is married!The late Paul Walker's daughter and actor Louis Thornton-Allan tied the knot in a gorgeous beachside ceremony. Meadow, 22, shared the happy news on her Instagram on Friday, along with a black-and-white video of her ceremony and reception.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGrammy, Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor-singer Billy Porter has inked a new deal with Island Records (U.K.) and Republic Records (U.S.) and is kicking it off with a new single called “Children” that will drop at 12 a.m. ET tonight (Oct.

Offset, 29, shocked everyone on the night of Oct. 11 when he surprised Cardi B with the birthday gift of a lifetime! The rapper bought his wife, who just turned 29, an incredible house in the Dominican Republic that includes a rooftop pool and he revealed the amazing news in front of her and her party guests during a video presentation.

Offset gave Cardi B a luxurious gift for her 29th birthday.The Migos rapper surprised his wife with a mega mansion in the Dominican Republic.

EXCLUSIVE:  New Republic Pictures has optioned New York Times best-selling author, historian and journalist Garrett M. Graff’s Politico article about the hunt for Osama bin Laden to adapt as a feature film.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records today formally launched Imperial Music, a new independent music company led by former Astralwerks executive Glenn Mendlinger that soft-launched last year.According to the announcement, the New York-based label is a new division of Republic and signs, develops and markets emerging independent artists and creators, and partners with Ingrooves Music Group for distribution services.

The characters have some parallels to audiences familiar with their US cousins. For one example, Amadioha is the Nigerian god of thunder to the Igbos and Yorubas.

Angelique Jackson Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has signed Comic Republic, Africa’s largest superhero franchise, for representation.

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic is getting a complete remake “from the ground up” and it will be a PS5 console exclusive, while also launching on PC.Announced at the beginning of the PlayStation Showcase 2021 last night (September 9), the teaser confirmed rumours from earlier this year of a Knights of The Old Republic remake.The reveal confirmed that the remake is not being handled by original developer BioWare but by Aspyr, who already have a track record of porting classic Star Wars

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has promoted Alex Coslov to senior VP of marketing strategy, the label’s executive VP and general manager Jim Roppo announced on Monday.

The CW has canceled the freshman series The Republic of Sarah after just one season.

Instagram page. “‘The Republic of Sarah’ will come to an end on Monday with what will now be our Series Finale.

There will be no second season for The Republic of Sarah.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has signed singer-songwriter Kim Petras, who will drop a new single tonight called “Future Starts Now.” The track is the first release from her upcoming debut album and the first release from her newly inked partnership with the label.Kim comments on the new single, “I felt so anxious at the start of lockdown, because for me the most anxiety-inducing thing is not being able to work and do what I love, “Future Starts Now” came from trying to stay

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorLondon-based sales agency Film Republic has picked up Peter Brunner’s “Luzifer,” which will feature next week in competition at the Locarno Film Festival.

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