Verve Signs SXSW ‘Women Is Losers’ Filmmaker Lissette Feliciano

Artists Titus Kaphar has signed with UTA. Kaphar — whose artwork has appeared in exhibitions at Harlem's Studio Museum, MoMA PS1, and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC — was behind the Timemagazine cover for the issue centering on George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement.

British actress Emma Laird, who just booked a starring role opposite Jeremy Renner in Mayor of Kingstown, has signed with APA for representation in all areas. The signing is major one for Laird, who has no feature or series experience, and for the agency, which beat out four other agencies for the opportunity to sign the actress.

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Tucker has inked with ICM Partners for representation in all areas.

Slowthai has covered The Verve‘s classic single ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ – check out the performance below.The Northampton rapper – real name Tyron Frampton – delivered a stirring rendition of Richard Ashcroft and co’s 1997 track for a new Radio 1 live session, which aired tonight (April 28) as part of Annie Mac’s Future Sounds show.Reading the lyrics to the ‘Urban Hymns’ song from his phone, Slowthai was backed by a drummer, synth player, guitarist and saxophonist, who also played the flute for

EXCLUSIVE: Arsenio Hall has signed with Brillstein Entertainment Partners for management, as he prepares to get busy again as an actor. BEP and ICM Partners (which also reps him for comedy touring) will help that effort.

Susanna Reid had to fight back tears during Good Morning Britain on Tuesday as she spoke to Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole's family and friends about his tragic death.The news presenter was overcome with emotion a number of times during the interview as she spoke to the parents of the 20-year-old, known as Jimi, and his friend Bernard who had been with him when he jumped into the River Thames to save a woman who had fallen in.

EXCLUSIVE: Eliza Taylor, who starred as the lead on the CW series The 100 for seven seasons, has signed with Verve for representation and lined up her next project.

Annika Pham Copenhagen-based Final Cut for Real CEO Signe Byrge Sørensen might be unassuming and soft-spoken, but her vision, will power and fire for urgent stories have made her a world-class producer.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated animator and director Michael Thurmeier has inked with Range Media Partners.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed director, producer, and writer Matthew Perniciaro.

EXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter Terry Rossio has signed with Activist Artists Management for representation in all areas. 

Kurt Vile has announced that he’s signed with legendary jazz label Verve Records.According to Billboard, the musician, who has previously released his music via independent record labels including Mexican Summer and Matador, will release his first album for Verve Records next year.“I’ve admired the Verve logo on the back (and front!) of many a Velvet Underground album since my teens,” Vile said in a statement.

Chris Willman Music WriterAfter an 11-year, six-album run with the Matador label, singer-songwriter Kurt Vile has signed with Verve Records, the company announced Tuesday.Vile is said to be preparing an album for the label that will arrive in 2022.“I’ve been a massive fan of Kurt’s for years and feel beyond lucky to have him join the Verve roster,” Verve head Jamie Krents said in a statement.

EXCLUSIVE: Will Berson, who is up for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar as the co-writer of Warner Bros’ Judas and the Black Messiah, has joined A3 Artists Agency for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist breakout actor John Clarence Stewart has signed with The Gersh Agency for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Saldanha has signed with Range Media Partners. Saldanha is one of the principle creative forces behind the Ice Age and Rio franchises during his time at Blue Sky Studios, where his films grossed over $2 billion at box offices worldwide. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee, first for the animated short Gone Nutty  and more recently, the animated feature Ferdinand.

EXCLUSIVE: Prolific filmmaker and Servant executive producer M. Night Shyamalan has signed with Range Media Partners, which will also represent Shyamalan’s production company, Blinding Edge Pictures, run by President of Production, Ashwin Rajan. At Range, Shyamalan rejoins his former WME agents Tanya Cohen and Rich Cook, now both managers and partners at the new company. He will continued to be represented by WME and attorney Michael Schenkman.

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed James Reed, the co-writer and director behind My Octopus Teacher, Netflix’s first original documentary from South Africa that is up for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar. It follows Foster as he free-dives in a cold underwater kelp forest in South Africa and develops a relationship with a wild common octopus and documents a year in the unusual friendship.

EXCLUSIVE: Verve talent agency is bolstering its roster with a number of high-level executive producers and directors from Dick Wolf’s camp, including Arthur Forney, Fred Berner, Reza Tabrizi, Jim McKay, Michael Pressman, as well as consultant Connie Rice. The additions follow Verve’s acquisition of Paul Alan Smith’s New Deal Mfg. Co. last month.

New York Times bestselling author and artistAkwaeke Emezi has signed with Verve. Emezi’s firstnovel Freshwateris currently in development to be adapted as an FX series with Emezi writing and executive producing alongside Verve client Tamara P.