Category Archives: Variety

Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Please Please Please’ Becomes Her First No. 1 Single
If it seems like Sabrina Carpenter is crossing major career milestones with each passing week, that’s because she is: the singer-songwriter and actor claims the first No. 1 single of her career ...
Thania Garcia Jun 24, 2024

Madonna Scores Highest-Grossing Tour of 2024 So Far as Live Music Growth Settles Down
Madonna has the highest-grossing worldwide tour of 2024 thus far, according to Pollstar’s mid-year report, thanks to the success of her “Celebration Tour.” With average ticket prices...
Steven J. Horowitz Jun 24, 2024

Taylor Swift Says Her Band ‘Plays Live for Three and a Half Hours,’ in Seeming Clapback to Dave Grohl’s Shadiness
Taylor Swift may not ever get around to responding directly to Dave Grohl’s controversial weekend jibe. But it sounds as if she’s already had her say, offering what is being taken by some ...
Chris Willman Jun 24, 2024

Gloria Calderon Kellett, Xolo Mariduena and Edward James Olmos and More Join NALIP’s 2024 Media Summit (EXCLUSIVE)
Activist Dolores Huerta, writer and showrunner Gloria Caldern Kellett, “Blue Beetle” star Xolo Mariduea, and Oscar-nominated actor Edward James Olmos are among the talented lineup at the N...
Clayton Davis Jun 24, 2024

MPA Hires FBI Official to Lead Antipiracy Fight
The Motion Picture Association announced that Larissa Knapp, most recently a high-ranking official at the FBI, has been hired to lead MPA’s content protection mission, which includes fighting ag...
Carolyn Giardina Jun 24, 2024

William Levy, Maggie Civantos to Headline Secuoya Studios’ Action Rom-Com ‘Bajo un Volcán’
Spain’s fast-growing Secuoya Studios has re-teamed with Cuban-North American actor-producer William Levy (“Resident Evil: The Final Chapter”) for the action romantic comedy film R...
Jamie Lang Jun 24, 2024

Academy CEO Bill Kramer Gets Contract Extension Through Oscars 100th Birthday
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer has had his contract renewed and will continue to lead the organization behind the Oscars through July 2028, taking him through the Academy&...
Varietybrentlang Jun 24, 2024

Banijay Rights Clinches ‘Big Brother’ for Malta
Banijay's landmark reality show "Big Brother" will launch in Malta later this year, thanks to a new pact inked by Banijay Rights with local producer, greatt company, run by co-founder Mark Grech. The ...
Anna Marie de la Fuente Jun 24, 2024

Iberian Wildfire Thriller Series ‘Lume’ Nails Down International Cast After Max Pickup (EXCLUSIVE)
Portuguese-Spanish echo-drama “Lume,” an RTP (Portugal), TV Galicia (Spain) and Max pickup, has filled out its Iberian cast. From the western side of the peninsula, Portuguese Academy Soph...
Jamie Lang Jun 24, 2024

‘Weiss & Morales’: European Co-Production is the ‘Medicine in the Crisis’ for an Industry in Recovery
“Weiss & Morales” is a new light crime drama procedural co-produced between Spain and Germany. It has received considerable industry attention over the past several weeks as broadcaste...
Jamie Lang Jun 24, 2024