Writers Guild and Studios Set Talks on New Basic Deal

In January, Alicia Keys hosted the Grammys for the second year in a row — after winning 15 gramophones of her own. And in her new book, “More Myself” (Flatiron Books) out Tuesday, the New York native, 39, reveals her journey to becoming a Grammy goddess. Here are five secrets that she shares in opening up the diary of her life.

Leaders of the Writers Guild of America have told members that they may need to extend to current contract beyond its current May 1 expiration due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Paradigm has reached an agreement with the Writers Guild of America, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The pact, which runs through April 2025, is based on the standard franchise agreement offered by the WGA, with a few key gains for Paradigm: Packaging fees will be allowed until Dec.

Paradigm Talent Agency has signed a new franchise agreement with the Writers Guild of America, allowing the agency to resume representation of its WGA-represented clients for the first time in nearly a year.

Blake Mills has a new album on the way, and he’s shared a new song called “Vanishing Twin” along with its music video. Mills co-wrote “Vanishing Twin” with Cass McCombs. Check out the video, directed by Justin Daashuur Hopkins, below.

Manchester United are looking to steal Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek away from Real Madrid, according to reports.

Last night, HAIM kicked off their five-stop deli tour at Sarge's in New York City. Crammed into the decades-old Murray Hill pillar amid heaps of pastrami and bowls of matzoh ball soup, the sister act delivered a four-song acoustic set that brought together some of their older hits ("The Wire" and "Want You Back") and some newer cuts ("Summer Girl" and new single "The Steps.")

The 2020 GLAAD Media Awards have been cancelled.

By David Robb

HAIM belted out a cover of Britney Spears’ “I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman” during a performance at Sarge’s Delicatessen in New York Tuesday.

In a milestone development, the Writers Guild of America  East has negotiated a first collective bargaining agreement with CBSN, the first anchored live-streaming news service to be unionized.

The Writers Guild of America West on Tuesday morning notified its members that it was canceling a large in-person membership meeting scheduled to be held that evening at the Hollywood Palladium and that in lieu of such meetings, the negotiating committee would share information by email over the next two weeks “as a precaution against COVID-19 (coronavirus).” The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are scheduled to begin talks March 23, but bargaining usually involves

The major studios have made their first big move in the 2020 cycle of labor negotiations with Hollywood unions. Now, the industry is waiting to see how that opening bid plays with the two unions that could be hot zones of volatility later this year: the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA.

The Writers Guild of America West has called off a membership meeting scheduled for Tuesday night at the Hollywood Palladium as a precaution against the coronavirus.

The Directors Guild of America’s board of directors unanimously approved a new three-year agreement reached several days earlier with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television producers, the DGA announced Saturday. The new pact features what the union described as "a nearly 50 percent increase in residuals" for work on streaming video platforms such as Netflix and Disney+, as well as healthy compensation gains that effectively equal or exceed three percent per year.

Laura Whitmore has reportedly signed a deal to return as the presenter for the summer series of Love Island.The TV presenter, who replaced Caroline Flack as the host before her tragic death earlier this month, is said to have negotiated a deal to stay as the presenter of the ITV2 dating show. According to The Sun, Laura has “sealed a £1million deal” after impressing show bosses and viewers of the programme.

Leaders of the Directors Guild of America have approved a three-year successor deal to the DGA master contract, triggering a ratification vote by the 18,000 members.

"Right now, I'm in my happiest moment of my career," Bad Bunny tells Billboard host Neja Joy during an interview in New York.