Variety and Sportico Announce Second Annual Co-Branded Sports & Entertainment Summit

Gold Rising talent development program, which invites college seniors and recent graduates on an eight-week summer educational initiative to help jumpstart their careers in film. Gold Rising participants will attend networking events, receive exclusive internship opportunities and hear from panelists and speakers from the industry’s top filmmakers.

Janet Jackson has announced a second London date with Wyclef Jean on her ‘Together Again’ tour later this year.The music legend is bringing her ‘Together Again’ tour to 10 cities later this year, kicking off in Paris at the Accor Arena on September 25.From there, she’ll continue on to stops in Birmingham, London, Glasgow and Manchester, before heading back to mainland Europe and concluding at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on October 10.The new London date will take place on September 29, the day after the original London show.The singer’s UK and European leg of her ‘Together Again’ tour will mark her first UK performance since Glastonbury 2019.

The waiting is almost over. Hundreds of thousands of Tartan Army have descended on Germany and millions more will watch around the globe as Scotland kick off Euro 2024 against the hosts in Munich's Allianz Arena.

Hollyoaks star Amy Maghera has revealed she's given birth to her second baby - and has chosen the name Kaya for her daughter.The actress shared an adorable black-and-white shot of herself in her hospital bed with her newborn in her arms. In her caption, Amy wrote: "Kaya Lana Taub." Amy, who welcomed her first baby just 18 months ago with her husband Ethan Taub, announced they were expecting their second daughter with a photo of their baby scan in January. She captioned the snap with: "Here we go again! The feet of my second babe.

Jamie xx has announced a second London show for 2024 due to phenomenal demand. Find all the details below.The DJ, producer and member of The xx is due to release his new solo album ‘In Waves’ on September 20 via Young, following on from his 2015 debut ‘In Colour’ (pre-order/pre-save here).Last week, the artist shared details of a huge homecoming show at Alexandra Palace in London on Thursday September 26. The gig has since sold out, and another date at the same venue has been confirmed for the day before (Wednesday September 25).Tickets for the additional show are on general sale now – you can buy yours here.A post shared by Jamie xx (@jamie___xx)Before his return to London, Jamie xx will headline the Woodsies stage at Glastonbury Festival 2024 later this month.He has previewed the forthcoming ‘In Waves’ with the single ‘Treat Each Other Right’.In a statement about the record, Jamie xx explained: “My new album, ‘In Waves’, will be out on September 20.

Two House Democrats again are expressing antitrust concerns about Venu, the upcoming sports streaming joint venture from Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, and are seeking more answers from the companies.

Hans Zimmer, Seal and more have been announced as special guests for Andrea Bocelli’s headline show at BST Hyde Park 2024. See the line-up below.The renowned classical singer is due to top the bill at the London concert series on Friday July 5.

Weezer‘s very first gig was opening for Keanu Reeves’ band Dogstar at a “dumpy” Los Angeles club called Rodiges.Thirty-two long years later, both groups are back on the road and playing much bigger venues. However, one doesn’t need to be a rock snob to know that they took relatively different paths to headliner status.In Weezer’s case, Rivers Cuomo and co.

William Earl As Variety expands its coverage of gaming, Jennifer Maas has been promoted to senior business writer, TV and video games. She will lead the entertainment news brand’s heightened coverage of the video game industry with special emphasis on the convergence of game content and IP with TV shows, movies, books and other media. With the promotion, Maas will drive enterprise reporting, features and breaking news coverage of gaming and related subjects, in addition to her duties covering TV business news.

A 'truly unique' grocery store and community canteen has announced it is closing down less than a year after undergoing a major rebrand.

Kylie Minogue‘s BST Hyde Park show next month.Minogue will be taking to the stage as part of hyde Park’s summer concert series on July 13. She will now be joined by Marina, Anitta and ALTÉGO, with more special guests soon to be announced.“I can’t wait to return to BST Hyde Park this summer,” Minogue said when the show was first announced in February.

England are set to face Bosnia-Herzegovina tonight in the first of two international friendlies ahead of their Euro 2024 campaign, which kicks off later this month.

Yungblud has announced the line-up for the second stage at BludFest – you can find all the details below.The Doncaster artist is due to play his biggest show yet at Milton Keynes Bowl on Sunday August 11. He’ll be joined by a host of support acts including recent collaborator Lil Yachty, as well as Soft Play, Nessa Barrett, The Damned, Lola Young and Jazmin Bean.Today (May 31), Yungblud – real name Dominic Harrison – has confirmed a further five artists who will perform on the second stage at the event.These are Noahfinnce, Jesse Jo Stark, Landon Barker (the son of Yungblud’s collaborator and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker), Hannah Grae and Aziya.Sharing the updated BludFest poster on social media, Yungblud wrote: “Our world.

Black Country, New Road have announced a London benefit concert in support of Palestine – you can find all the details below.The band are due to play a headline show at the EartH Theatre in Hackney on Thursday June 13. They’ll be joined by the special guest support acts Camera Picture, Aga Ujma and Skydaddy.All proceeds will go to Medical Aid For Palestinians and the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.Tickets are available now in return for a minimum £15 donation (per ticket).

The final round of Britain’s Got Talent auditions aired on Sunday 16 May before it switches to the live semi-finals. Some viewers, however, didn't quite feel satisfied by the latest episode.

Nicki Minaj just announced some very exciting news!

News Corp. and OpenAI have reached an multi-year agreement to provide content for use in artificial intelligence.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Tribeca Festival and Chanel have announced the artists selected for this year’s Artist Awards Program. This year’s participants, who gift an original work to be given to the festival’s winning filmmakers, include Deborah Kass, Erick & Elliot Jiménez, Glenn Ligon, Jenny Holzer, Joiri Minaya, José Parlá, Juliana Huxtable, Maia Cruz Palileo, Paul Anthony Smith and Tourmaline.

Saudi backed 3SIX9 Studios launched here in Cannes today with the promise of “bringing Hollywood to the Kingdom.” The new film and TV outfit has four co-founders and had four projects to talk about in Cannes.

Omar Apollo is back with a new album.