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Dan + Shay Sign With New Management Team: ‘The Best Is Yet to Come’

Grammy-winning country duo Dan + Shay have signed with The Core Entertainment’s co-founders/CEOs Simon Tikhman and Kevin “Chief” Zaruk for artist management. “We’ve always admired The Core’s ‘music-first’ mentality, and from our first conversations with Simon, Chief, and the entire team, we knew that it was the perfect home for us,” said Dan Smyers and […]

Ryan Coogler and ‘Wicked’ Stars Land Grammy Nods as Recording Academy Identifies Nominees in Compilation Soundtrack Category

When the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Friday (Nov. 7), details were scant in the category of best compilation soundtrack for visual media. The five nominated soundtracks were identified, but the only individual named was Timothée Chalamet for singing Bob Dylan’s songs on the soundtrack to A Complete […]

AJ McLean Invites Taylor Swift To Perform Viral Mash-Up of ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ and ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)’ at BSB Vegas Residency

AJ McLean is obsessed. The target of his obsession for the past few weeks is creator Lydia Getachew’s viral remix of Taylor Swift‘s “Elizabeth Taylor” and the Backstreet Boys‘ iconic 1997 hit “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back),” which, not for nothing, were both produced by pop savant producer Max Martin. Back on Oct. 10, Getachew posted her […]

Merlin Names Charlie Lexton as New CEO

Merlin has appointed Charlie Lexton as its next CEO, effective Jan. 1, the indie licensing organization announced Wednesday (Nov. 12). Lexton will succeed Jeremy Sirota, who announced his exit in May after serving in the role since 2020. Lexton has worked for Merlin since its 2007 founding and has served as the organization’s COO since […]

Robert Irwin Dances to Perfection for ‘DWTS’ 20th Birthday Party

Dancing With The Stars celebrated its own, 20th Birthday Party on Tuesday night (Oct. 11), and Robert Irwin was handing out the gifts. Party night featured two unique rounds of dance. The first saw couples complete routines set to the songs of freestyle routines from earlier DWTS seasons. Then, each celebrity performed with a former […]