UTA Adds Geoff Sawyer As Video Games Agent With Ear For Music

Sarah Ramos (Parenthood) has been tapped to play Cheryl Pistono, the girlfriend of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in Adam McKay’s Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.

EXCLUSIVE: The Katie Aselton directed romantic comedy Mack & Rita has rounded out the cast which has already set Diane Keaton, Taylour Paige and Elizabeth Lail.

Even if you’re not a sports fan, you’re probably familiar with the Los Angeles Lakers and the team’s “Showtime” era of the ‘80s. That’s when you had players like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Larry Bird.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA said Wednesday that it has hired Mahzad Babayan and Scarlett Perlman as agents in the company’s Digital Talent division, where they will be tasked with generating opportunities for the agency’s roster of digital content creators that has grown to more than 130. The duo will be based in Los Angeles and report to UTA partner and Head of Digital Talent Ali Berman.

Lizzo arrives for an early dinner out with some friends and her mom in Los Angeles over the weekend.

LOS ANGELES -- Janet Jackson’s socially conscious album “Rhythm Nation 1814,” Louis Armstrong’s jazzy “When the Saints Go Marching In” and Nas’ debut release “Illmatic” are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording Registry.The Library of Congress announced Wednesday that Labelle’s song “Lady Marmalade” and Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration” are some of the titles tapped for preservation this year.

It’s been just over a year since HBO gave their series order for an untitled series on the Los Angeles Lakers from Academy Award-winning director Adam McKay (“The Big Short,” “Vice,” “Step Brothers”).

A major question about Adam McKay’s untitled Lakers series for HBO — Who will play Pat Riley — has been answered. Oscar winner Adrien Brody has been tapped to star as the former Los Angeles Lakers head coach in the drama series based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.

The 2021 Grammy Awards took advantage of its Southern California location in mid-March to stage an outdoor, socially-distanced awards presentation with some of the biggest stars in the music industry wearing masks and sitting at small, safely spaced tables.

Trevor Noah introduced a very differentGrammy Awardsshow on Sunday. "Tonight is going to be the biggest outdoor event this year besides the storming of the Capitol," said Noah, taking an outdoor stage in front of the Stapes Center in downtown Los Angeles to a small, socially distanced crowd of the star-studded nominees.

Mickey Guyton took over the 2021 Grammys in amazing style on Sunday (March 14) from Los Angeles.

2021 GRAMMY Awards will see the likes of Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Beyoncé competing for top honors, but it will also test whether the Recording Academy can pull off an awards show during a global pandemic. This year's Trevor Noah-hosted ceremony is an in-person show, taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center — instead of the GRAMMYs' usual home at the Staples Center — with outdoor performances on multiple socially distances stages from Cardi B, BTS,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Grammy Awards (all times local):3 p. m.

This weekend’s top 5 at the box office remained the same as last weekend’s, with Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” staying No. 1 with $5.4 million from 2,163 locations in its second weekend and a 10-day domestic total of $15.8 million and $52.6 million globally.

Women In Film, Los Angeles (WIF) is expanding its board of directors by six with the election appointments of Niija Kuykendall, Michelle Lee, Monica Levinson, Chris Nee, Shivani Rawat and Ida Ziniti. “Each of these impressive women is uniquely expert, whether as an executive, producer, creator, or agent," said board president Amy Baer, CEO of Gidden Media.

Counting On star Jinger Duggar has shared a sweet update on her four-month-old daughter Evie Jo.Jinger welcomed her second daughter in late 2020, and told fans that the "most exciting" part of this new chapter was "seeing how Felicity has graduated to big sister."Felicity, two, can be seen in the fun TLC video picking lemons off their tree and giving them to her little sister.