‘The Idol’: HBO’s Music Industry Drama Series Adds Six To Cast

Mark Sutherland It’s been another tumultuous year for the U.K. music business.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Blues Foundation has named Judith Black its new president and CEO, effective January 1, 2022. Black is co-founder and previously served as President of the Tarik Black Foundation, which has a mission to “provide young people access to practical information and exposure through real world experiences.” She also held senior posts at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, St.

Jack Antonoff thinks the success of Taylor Swift‘s 10-minute version of “All Too Well” teaches an important lesson about the music industry.

Former TOWIE star Mike Hassini, 27, has been jailed after being caught with cocaine.The reality star had £144,000 of cocaine in his possession, and he was seen exchanging it, disguised in a cardboard box. Mike, who was on hit ITV reality show TOWIE from 2015 to 2018, has now been sentenced to six years and nine months in ail after admitting to drug offences at Snaresbrook crown court.

Charles Randolph is reteaming with Adam McKay for his latest project.

Nature triumphs. Green burgeons over streets, along concrete foundations and pillars; a handful of feral hogs snuffle, root, rut in the overgrowth.

The Modern Music Masters book series has launched its seventh title: Paul Weller - The Solo Years.

Music Climate Pact, has been launched by the UK’s Association of Independent Music (AIM) in collaboration with the record labels association, the BPI.The Pact sets out “a series of high-level commitments that will serve as a declaration of intent for the global music sector”, including a commitment to either sign up to the Science Based Targets Initiative or join the UN’s Race to Zero programme by February 2022.Both schemes require their participants to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to

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.

Selome Hailu editorMike Flanagan announced 20 new additions to the cast of his and Trevor Macy’s upcoming Netflix limited series “The Fall of the House of Usher,” including Samantha Sloyan and Rahul Kohli.Along with Sloyan and Kohli, new cast members include Henry Thomas, T’Nia Miller, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Katie Parker, Michael Trucco, Malcolm Goodwin, Crystal Balint, Kyleigh Curran, Paola Nuñez, Aya Furukawa, Matt Biedel, Daniel Jun, Ruth Codd, Robert Longstreet,

Selome Hailu editorMike Flanagan announced that Carla Gugino, Mark Hamill, Frank Langella, Mary McDonnell and Carl Lumbly have been added to the cast of his and Trevor Macy’s upcoming Netflix limited series “The Fall of the House of Usher.”“To tell this epic tale of greed, horror, and tragedy, we have assembled the largest ensemble cast in the history of Intrepid Pictures,” Flanagan wrote on Twitter.

Escape From Evil’ in 2015. Their final album ‘The Competition’ was released in 2019.Announcing the breakup on his website, vocalist J Hunter said: “It’s time for me and Nate (Nelson) to say goodbye to Lower Dens.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUTA has signed musician and former Poison frontman Bret Michaels in all areas.“Bret Michaels is a true multi-hyphenate. From music and branding, to sports and reality tv he brings 1000% to all his business endeavors and we are honored to welcome him to our roster,” said David Zedeck, partner and co-head of global music.

EXCLUSIVE: Yolanda Adams and Serayah have been tapped to star in Kingdom Business, a  music-driven drama executive produced by DeVon Franklin (Miracles From Heaven), Holly Carter (The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel), multi-Grammy-award-winner Kirk Franklin and Michael Van Dyck.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorJack Harlow told tales of being in second grade. Lil Nas X admitted he “had a lot of fun pissing people off” this year.

Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young are quickly building up their property portfolio.

Some new stars are joining The Weeknd‘s new show!

Mónica Marie Zorrilla HBO has cast Juliebeth Gonzalez, Maya Eshet, Tyson Ritter, Kate Lyn Sheil, Liz Sierra and Finley Rose Slater in “The Idol,” the upcoming modern-day cult drama from “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson, multi-hyphenate The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) and Reza Fahim.The hourlong drama series, which is currently in production, centers on a self-help guru and sect leader who develops a complicated relationship with a rising pop idol.

It’s starting to feel like we’ve seen just about every possible iteration of the post-apocalypse in films and TV series. “The Walking Dead” has shown us the zombie apocalypse.