UTA Taps Lindsay Wagner as New Diversity Chief

Her next big role is as a mom! Jackie Cruz exclusively invited Us Weekly to experience a day in her life while soaking up the sun in Mexico during her pregnancy.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicThe road to UTA was a circuitous one for Mike Guirguis, better known as Mike G, one of the top agents working in music today with a roster that includes Young Thug, The Kid Laroi, Burna Boy and Wizkid, among others. The Los Angeles-born and -bred industry veteran, who’s of Egyptian descent, started out in radio, segued to management and landed at UTA in 2017, where he capitalized on relationships built over his 20-plus years in the business. The diversity of his experiences, from doing sales at L.A.

Lindsay Lohan is on a path to health and wellness! Or so it appears in the latest Super Bowl LVI commercial from Planet Fitness. The Mean Girls vet is at the center of the new spot for the gym franchise, which is advertising during the annual sports spectacular for the first time. The premise is that Lindsay’s life, which has been filled with legal and personal troubles in the past, is much better now that she works out on the regular.

BENEE has announced the details of her new EP ‘LYCHEE’ as well as dropping the lyric video for new single ‘Beach Boy’. Check it out below.‘LYCHEE’ arrives on March 4 via Republic Record and will be the follow-up to the New Zealand pop star’s 2020 debut ‘Hey u x’. Her latest single was produced by Greg Kurstin and the EP also features tracks penned by Kenny Beats and Rostam.“‘Beach Boy’ is pure fantasy, set in LA,” Benee shared in a statement.

A’Ziah “Zola” King, Jeremy O. Harris, Tommy Dorfman, and Cat Marnell.According to Page Six, the rapper “flew into New York City for [Fox’s] birthday” but immediately returned to Los Angeles to continue working on the Donda sequel.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Motion Picture Association announced Thursday it has hired Kathy Bañuelos to lead its lobbying efforts at state and local governments.Bañuelos comes to the trade organization from NBCUniversal, where she was vice president of government affairs. She will take over for Vans Stevenson, who has overseen state government lobbying for the MPA since 1995.In that period, Stevenson led the organization’s efforts in state capitols across the country to establish and expand tax incentives for film and TV production.

Vanessa Bryant debuted the new design for the NBA MVP trophy, inspired by her late husband and NBA superstar, Kobe Bryant. On Thursday, Vanessa shared the first look of the four-tiered trophy on her Instagram, and went into detail about how much of her husband's legacy is represented in it.  “Introducing the newly designed Kobe Bryant Trophy, awarded to the NBA All-Star MVP,” the mother of four wrote.“The eight-sided base represents Kobe’s No.

Kanye “Ye” West paused on working on his latest album,, for a special birthday celebration with girlfriend Julia Fox. The GRAMMY-winning rapper and his lady, who turned 32 on Wednesday, celebrated her birthday with several of Fox's close friends at NYC French Eatery, Lucien.  West, 44, was captured smiling as he sat next to the birthday girl as she opened presents.

Dakota Johnson had two highly anticipated movies that premiered during the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and both of them have now sold to streaming services!

Fans of “The Santa Clause” franchise have something to “ho, ho, ho” about.

The Chainsmokers have returned with their first new music in two years – listen to ‘High’ below.The New York EDM duo – comprising Alexander “Alex” Pall and Andrew “Drew” Taggart – released their third studio album, ‘World War Joy’, back in December 2019.Earlier this month, they teased their comeback by posting a brief snippet of ‘High’ on social media. “Who’s ready?” they wrote, adding the hashtag “#TCS4”.“The song perfectly captures the spirit of today’s relationships, the lengths we will go for someone we love, and the lies we tell ourselves to continue on unhappily,” the group explained of the track, the full version of which arrived today (January 28).“However, underlying these dark and often contentious lyrics is a production that feels celebratory because we all know at the end of the day, we never listen to advice.

Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has brought on Sydnie Karras in the newly-created position of Chief Accounting Officer.

The Smile, the side project of Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood with Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, have released their new single ‘The Smoke’ – you can hear the track below.The song is the follow-up to the trio’s debut single ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’, which arrived earlier this month.A lyric video for ‘The Smoke’ has been released today (January 27) to accompany the new track, with the clip being created by the BAFTA-winning writer and director Mark Jenkin.You can listen to The Smile’s ‘The Smoke’ below.The Smile’s three sold-out live shows in London this weekend (January 29-30) will be livestreamed online to a global audience.The livestreams, which will be directed by the award-winning Paul Dugdale and produced by Driift, will be available to watch at home and in select independent venues and cinemas across the UK, US and Europe.The Smoke (more on that later) at production rehearsals for this weekend… pic.twitter.com/WXJNhkLbsq— The Smile (@thesmiletheband) January 27, 2022You can find further information about the livestreams and screenings by heading here, and see this weekend’s broadcast schedule below.BROADCAST #1: London – 8pm Sat. / New York – 3pm Sat. / Los Angeles – 12pm Sat. / Sydney – 7am Sun. / Tokyo – 5am Sun.BROADCAST #2: London – 1am Sun. / New York – 8pm Sat. / Los Angeles – 5pm Sat. / Sydney – 12pm Sun. / Tokyo – 10am Sun.BROADCAST #3: London – 11am Sun. / New York – 6am Sun. / Los Angeles – 3am Sun. / Sydney – 10pm Sun. / Tokyo – 8pm Sun. Yorke performed The Smile’s ‘Free In The Knowledge’ at the Royal Albert Hall back in October as part of the Letters Live event, footage of which was released last month.

Sasha Urban editorKathryn Kates, a veteran film, television and theater actor known for her roles on “Seinfeld,” “Orange is the New Black” and “Many Saints of Newark,” died Saturday, according to an Instagram post from her talent agency. She was 73.“Our mighty @officialkathrynkates has passed away,” Headline Talent Agency wrote on Instagram.

announced Monday via Instagram.“She loved this craft and had enough patience to fill 10 ships. A true icon.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorFashion designer, creative director and activist Aurora James has signed with UTA.The CFDA award-winning James is the founder and creative director of the luxury accessory brand Brother Vellies, which has been worn by Pres. Barack Obama, Beyoncé, Meghan Markle, Rihanna, Zendaya, Serena Williams, Lady Gaga and Rep.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are stepping out for a bite to eat!