Warner Music Posts Solid Earnings, Execs Discuss Universal IPO, Vinyl on Call

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBroadly speaking, record-label bosses tend to have similar backgrounds, rising through A&R, promotion or management ranks, usually hitting a massive success that lands them the big job. And while Max Lousada, Warner Music Group’s head of recorded music, has followed some of that model, his background is unusual by any stretch, and is reflected not just in WMG’s approach to music but in the roster itself.

There are many familiar faces in the cast of Queen of the Universe!

Micah Richards has called the reaction to Ralf Rangnick's Manchester United interim manager appointment as an overreaction and has questioned the motivation surrounding the decision.

Jon Burlingame editorOne expects a Disney animated film to have great music. But when the setting is outside the United States, it’s especially crucial that the musical backdrop be true to the locale.

Lokomotiv Moscow's former president slammed Ralf Rangnick for 'only caring about money' ahead of his appointment as Manchester United's interim manager.

The next generation of Kardashians are TikTok stars in the making.

Penelope Disick and North West are only 9 and 8 years old, but they know their TikTok trends! Kourtney Kardashian, 42, posted the cutest video on November 24 of the two cousins lip-syncing Willow Smith, Tyler Cole, and THE ANXIETY’ssong “Meet Me At Our Spot.” Penelope and North also danced to the song as they lip-synced the song, which has gone viral on TikTok.

TUI has announced a series of offers in readiness for Black Friday later this week, with deals saving hundreds of pounds on holiday bookings flying out of Manchester Airport - including 24% off to Mexico, 22% off to Universal Orlando and 39% off trips to Iceland.

Marta Balaga Filmed over the course of one year, “Where Are We Headed?” – recently picked up by Taskovski Films – took director-cinematographer Ruslan Fedotow down into the Moscow Metro, where he found joy and sorrow commuting alongside each other every day. World premiering at IDFA, where it also got the support of the Bertha Fund, it played in EnergaCamerimage Film Festival’s Documentary Features Competition.“I was thinking about this idea for a long time,” Fedotow tells Variety.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Music announced early Wednesday morning that its acquisition group has raised $535 million in a secured senior notes deal.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Music Group has announced the launch of WMX, a services division that is intended to connect artists with fans and amplify brands. The new division includes a rebranded WEA commercial services & marketing network, as well as the company’s media & creative content arm.

Sidney Poitier New American Film School, the university announced on Tuesday. Boone Isaacs, also a former film marketing and public relations executive, will take the reins as director of the three-campus film school on Jan 1, 2022.

“Drunken Birds,” Canada’s official selection for Best International Film at next year’s Oscars, is a love story told in a dazzling, unexpected style. Mexican drug cartel minion Willy (Jorge Antonio Guerrero, the bad boyfriend in “Roma”) has fallen in love with his boss’ wife Marlena, which nearly costs him his life.

Saying “I do” in style. Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young tied the knot in October and the HGTV cameras captured all the special moments for an upcoming TV event.

Matthew Vaughn’s Marv is teaming with Warner Music Group (WMG) on joint venture Marv Music.

Vacation mode: activate! Vanessa Hudgens soaked in some sun, while relaxing in Antigua with her boyfriend Cole Tucker in an Instagram photo on Tuesday November 9. The 32-year-old actress shared a pair of photos, one of her posing on her own, and another with her 25-year-old, MLB player boyfriend, as they gazed out at the ocean together on the tropical getaway. She also tagged their resort at the tropical island.

Bad Bunny has given some details about his character in the third and final season of Netflix‘s Narcos: Mexico, marking his acting debut.Speaking on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Bad Bunny – real name Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio – described his character, Arturo ‘Kitty’ Paez, as “a cool guy”.“I’m a good guy but it was fun,” the rapper told Fallon, trying to find similarities between himself and Paez. “The character is a cool guy, a young guy.