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Lenny Tavárez, Sony Music Publishing and More Recognized at 2025 SESAC Latina Music Awards: Complete Winners List
The SESAC Latina Music Awards honored Latin music songwriters and publishers on Wednesday night at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif. For a second consecutive year, Lenny Tavrez — be...
Thania Garcia May 29, 2025

Mads Mikkelsen Death Row Drama ‘Last Meals’ Lands Key Territory Sales for HanWay (EXCLUSIVE)
“Last Meals,” the Mads Mikkelsen and Boyd Holbrook starring drama from Oscar-nominated writer-director Ramin Bahrani (“The White Tiger”), has given international buyers somethi...
Alex Ritman May 29, 2025

Nick Kroll and the ‘Big Mouth’ Cast Get Emotional at Final Table Read (EXCLUSIVE)
"Big Mouth" may have taken its final bow on May 23, but the stars behind the beloved Emmy-winning series aren't done feeding the fans just yet. In a special look behind the scenes, Variety has exclusi...
Katcy Stephan May 29, 2025

Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Yellowbrick Launch Free Online Course, ‘This Is Animation’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks have teamed up with the educational platform Yellowbrick to present “This Is Animation,” an all-new, free-to-access online course desig...
Jazztangcay May 29, 2025

Adam Buxton teams up with Metronomy’s Joe Mount for debut album ‘Buckle Up’ and dreamy single ‘Pizza Time’
Adam Buxton has announced his debut album ‘Buckle Up’ – listen to lead single ‘Pizza Time’ below. Read More: Friends Like These: Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish The London ac...
Tom Skinner May 29, 2025

Jenna Fischer says it’s not true ‘The Office’ went downhill after Steve Carell left
Jenna Fischer has gone against the consensus that the US version of The Office went downhill after the departure of Steve Carell. READ MORE: The Office review – Amazon’s workaday Aust...
Liberty Dunworth May 29, 2025

Business Insider to Slash 21% of Staff in Shift Toward AI and Live Events; Union Slams Layoffs as ‘Pivot Away From Journalism Toward Greed’
Business Insider is making significant layoffs — cutting 21% of staffers across the board — as the Axel Springer-owned digital-media outlet pulls back in some areas and beefs up its live e...
Todd Spangler May 29, 2025

Every song on the ‘Dept. Q’ soundtrack
Between its detective noir premise and striking lead performance, Dept. Q looks set to be another hit series for Netflix. Created by Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit, Godless), the crime thriller...
Adam Starkey May 29, 2025

Ben Stiller and Adam Scott on ‘Severance’ Season 3, Stiller’s Scrapped Character and Potential Spinoffs: ‘There Are Two Specific Ideas’
When the second season of "Severance" premiered, and the workplace puzzle box quickly became the buzziest show on television, Adam Scott was in the Irish countryside filming an indie horror movie. Whe...
Ethan Shanfeld May 29, 2025

From the Oscars Red Carpet to Open Heart Surgery: What Variety’s Marc Malkin Wants You to Know About His Life-Saving Journey
I had just finished interviewing Ariana Grande on this year's Oscars red carpet when someone from her team asked me, "Are you going to get away after all this, take a little vacation?" I nodded my hea...
Marcmalkin May 29, 2025