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BMG Announces Restructuring, Ups Thomas Scherer to Repertoire & Marketing President

BMG has announced a “streamlined restructuring” of its U.S. repertoire operation as part of a growth plan “designed to allow the company to accelerate out of the pandemic,” it was revealed Friday (Feb. 5). As part of the restructure, Thomas Scherer has been promoted to president, repertoire & marketing, Los Angeles and New York, leading […]

Super Bowl Weekend Concerts Are Scarce But Causing Headaches in Tampa

Crow Bar owner Tom DeGeorge is not in the mood to talk to the people calling about renting his Tampa bar during the Super Bowl. “I have told every one of them no,” DeGeorge says. “One guy complained that I hadn’t even listened to his offer and my response was ‘I know, and I don’t […]

This TikTok User Mashed Up ‘WAP’ With ‘Bop to the Top’ From ‘High School Musical’ & It’s Actually Good

Bop bop bop, bop to the top, slip and slide and ride that… “WAP”? In the most unlikely mashup of all time, TikTok user @kraziibird seamlessly blended Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s raunchy Billboard Hot 100 chart topper with High School Musical’s “Bop to the Top,” performed by Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel’s characters Sharpay and Ryan. And […]

Lil Yachty & Mattel Team Up for Action Comedy Film Based on Card Game Uno

Rapper Lil Yachty and Mattel are teaming on a feature adaption of the popular children’s card game Uno. The movie is described as an action heist comedy, set in the underground hip hop world of Atlanta. Yachty is attached to produce, with an eye to star in the movie. Marcy Kelly penned the movie, which will be […]

Harry Styles Joined by Emma Corrin in Amazon Romantic Drama ‘My Policeman’

The Crown star Emma Corrin has joined Harry Styles in My Policeman, a romantic drama for Amazon Studios. Michael Grandage will direct the adaptation of the Bethan Robert novel of the same name and will use an adapted screenplay by Ron Nyswaner. My Policeman will be produced by Greg Berlanti, Robbie Rogers and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti-Schechter Films, in […]

Anne Feeney, Inspirational Folk Singer & Activist, Dies at 69 of COVID-19

Anne Feeney, a folk singer who collaborated with Pete Seeger, John Prine and Peter, Paul and Mary and an impassioned activist who fought for workers’ and women’s rights, died Wednesday in Pittsburgh of COVID-19 complications. She was 69. “It is with a very heavy heart that we must announce the passing of our courageous, brilliant, […]

Britney Spears’ Social Media Manager Denies ‘Inaccurate Theories’ About the Star’s Instagram Posts

Britney Spears’ social media team has had enough of the rumors surrounding the pop star’s Instagram activity amid the #FreeBritney movement. Digital marketing company Crowd Surf’s cofounder Cassie Petrey denied speculation that Spears’ social media accounts are under strict control in a lengthy Instagram post on Tuesday (Feb. 2). She started off by saying that […]