Universal Music, Triller Bury the Hatchet With Worldwide Licensing Deals

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Ellise Shafer administratorLeading digital art brand Ikonick is teaming up with Bravado, Universal Music Group’s global merchandising and brand management company, to produce, market and distribute canvas art and NFTs across their extensive roster of artists.NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have become all the rage in the music industry in recent months.

Chris Willman Music WriterAfter he initially announced plans to release his debut album independently, singer-songwriter Sam Williams has signed with Universal Music Group Nashville, the company is announcing today. The 24-year-old son of country icon Hank Williams Jr.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentMoroccan director Aziz Tazi’s thriller “Night Walk,” featuring a turn by Mickey Rourke, has scored a slew of international sales prior to its U.S.

Jon Burlingame With today’s release of Ludovico Einaudi’s “Cinema,” Universal Music Group confirms its status as one of the world’s most soundtrack-friendly music companies.Music by Einaudi, the Italian composer and pianist, was featured in recent Oscar winners “Nomadland” and”The Father.” “Cinema” collects 28 pieces featured in those films and such earlier projects as “The Water Diviner,” “The Intouchables” and the miniseries “Doctor Zhivago.”Each of the last seven Academy Award winners for

Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, as well as the Beatles.

French media giant Vivendi has confirmed it is in talks to sell a 10% stake in Universal Music Group to hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings in a deal that values the music company at €35 billion ($42B).

Bill Ackman is eyeing a 10% stake in Universal Music Group, to be purchased by his special-purpose acquisition company. Vivendi-owned UMG, the world’s biggest music company, is headed for an IPO later this year.The hedge fund billionaire announced nearly a year ago his interest in aligning with a corporation of such size for his SPAC known as Pershing Square Tontine Holdings.

Kate Middleton allegedly told friends that it wasn’t too late to "pull" Meghan Markle and Prince Harry back in the fold before their tell-all with Oprah Winfrey aired. The claim is being made by Camilla Tominey, Associate Editor of the Daily Telegraph in London.

Kate Middleton reportedly told her pals that she didn't think it was "too late to pull" her brother-in-law Prince Harry or Meghan Markle "back in" prior to their interview with Oprah Winfrey in March. It's been said that the Duchess of Cambridge, 39, preached that the couple remained "much loved members of the family," despite their exit as senior members and their move across the pond to start afresh in Malibu, California.

Rebecca Davis editorWarner Music Group is expanding its mainland China hip-hop imprint JUUICE to the Greater China region of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, the firm said Thursday. Rapper Bohan Phoenix, one of the few bilingual, bicultural artists to find crossover success on both sides of the Pacific, has signed to the expanded imprint.Bohan Phoenix said he was “thrilled” to join JUUICE.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFabula, the Chile-based film and TV production house of Pablo and Juan de Diós Larrain, is set to produce “Maquíllame Otra Vez,” the first feature film to go into production at Fabula Mexico, launched to complement Fabula’s Santiago de Chile H.Q.

Apple TV+ has set a stellar ensemble cast for its bilingual thriller Now and Then, a drama that will be shot in Spanish and English.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterTom Rothman, Sony Pictures motion picture group chairman, has said many times, both on the record and in the private confines of Louis B.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVivendi, owner of the world’s largest music company, Universal Music Group, told investors on Tuesday that it is considering selling an additional 10% stake in the company to an unnamed U.S. investor.

A nimble ‘fairy queen’ from Ireland has gone viral after stealing the show at the Miss Universe pageant in the best way possible.

¡Viva Mexico! Andrea Meza was named Miss Universe 2020. The new beauty queen succeeds South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi, whose reign was extended after the 2020 pageant was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.For Mexico, this is the third crown in its history.

Joshua Jackson preps his operating room for a tricky surgery in the first trailer for his upcoming Peacock series, Dr. Death.

press release after the 69th annual pageant. “It is a dream come true to wear the Miss Universe crown, and I hope to serve the world through my advocacy for equality in the year to come and beyond.”In addition to holding the title of the most beautiful woman in the world, Meza has a degree in software engineering and is a certified make-up artist, model, activist and vegan.

The 2021 Miss Universe pageant is finally underway and the world finally has the new Miss Universe for the year. The show, which was delayed last year due to the ongoing coronavirus endemic, returned on May 16th to crown their new winner.