Music Industry Moves: Live Nation Hires Cindy Agi, Leslie Hermelin Joins Marauder

CAITLYN Jenner took a swipe at the Kardashians today when quizzed on daughter Kylie giving birth. Kylie Jenner welcomed her second child into the world with partner Travis Scott on Sunday.

Channel 4, when it ran from 1996 until 2000.With presenter Chris Evans at the helm, the show even inspired its own spin-off, OFI Sunday, and became renowned for its interviews with celebrity guests, game show segments and, bizarrely, a TFI Friday mug Chris Evans kept on his desk.While these mugs were available to buy for a very limited time, the remaining stock was destroyed live on-air when a washing machine was dropped onto the ceramic mugs from high above the studio.During its last series, a string of guest presenters including the Spice Girls, the Big Brother cast and even Davina McCall took Chris’s place in 2000.The show was revived for a short time in 2015, with one series airing in October that year - but by 2016, Channel 4 had confirmed there were no plans to make any further series of the programme.But where are the presenters now? From a devastating yacht accident to divorces, we take a look.It’s fair to say that Chris Evans has faced his fair share of public scrutiny - especially after his stint as Top Gear host was reviled by viewers when he took over from Jeremy Clarkson.But his personal life has also been full of its own dramas - including his divorce from Doctor Who star Billie Piper.The pair initially tied the knot in 2001, a year after TFI Friday was axed, when Chris was aged 34 and Billie was just 19 - and the pair lasted until 2004 before going their separate ways.They eventually divorced in 2007, but remain close pals.Billie later explained that she needed to “fall apart” as a way to cope with the stress of being famous from an early age and dealing with the attention on her relationship.She explained that while many people saw her behaviour as “horribly debauched” and “irresponsible”, Billie said it

GARDEN Rescue viewers ripped into last night's "shockingly bad" transformation - and branded the new look "a total waste of £6k". Yesterday's instalment of the BBC show saw Ben and Shelley from Wing, Buckinghamshire, ask the Rich brothers and Arit Anderson for help.

GEORDIE Hospital viewers were left reaching for the tissues after a man with a broken back learned to walk again following a horror accident. The fly-on-the-wall Channel 4 documentary showcases the dedication and tireless work of some of our NHS heroes and follows the moving stories of the patients they care for.

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Holly Jones In anticipation of its world premiere at the Berlinale, Latido Films, which is handling international distribution, has provided Variety exclusive access to the international trailer for Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s debut feature, “Lullaby.”The film, which takes an earnest glimpse into the fraught dynamics of cross-generational caregiving, will be included as part of the Panorama strand at the fest, which lends a platform to projects covering societal taboos and topics not oft-breached by commercial cinema.In “Lullaby,” an exhausted Amaia (Laia Costa) is tasked with seeking comfort and aid from her aging parents as her husband, Javi (Mikel Bustamante), follows his career out of town after the birth of their child. A wide range of emotions are displayed as Amaia learns to understand and engage with her mother, Begoñia (Susi Sanchez), while forging her way towards independence. “We never talk about motherhood as a crisis.

Komplizen Film, the German indie run by Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade and Jonas Dornbach, has joined The Creatives, an alliance of independent production companies that has a three-year partnership for developing and funding series with Fremantle.

EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Horowitz believes his upcoming Magpie Murders adaptation is “the first time I’ve really got it right,” and has stated he will no longer write on classic TV murder mysteries.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSummer vacation season may have started in the U.K., but the fallout from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport’s Parliamentary Committee report into the economics of music streaming continues to keep much of the British industry hard at work.The report calls for a “complete reset” of the streaming economy and recommends measures, including introducing the right for performers to receive equitable digital music remuneration, and refers the major music companies to the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate what it called their “market dominance.”While the government’s response is not expected until early-to-mid September and it is under no obligation to follow the recommendations, the

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMiley Cyrus pulled out all the stops for her headlining Thursday night set at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago: She brought out Billy Idol, Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa, Kid Laroi and G Herbo; played covers of songs that “made me who I am” — Blondie’s “Heart of Glass,” the Pixies’ Where Is My Mind?,” Temple of the Dog’s “Say Hello to Heaven” and Idol’s “White Wedding” — and flashed a big “Free Britney” image, which was accompanied by handcuffs, on the video screen during Spears’ pre-recorded vocal on their 2013 song together, “SMS (Bangerz).”Miley Cyrus performed SMS BANGERZ FT Britney Spears with FREE BRITNEY signs at Lollapalooza tonight! pic.twitter.com/MHamGIGPEu— Miley Cyrus Edition (@MileyEdition) July 30,

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSilk Sonic, the lusciously retro duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak that debuted back in March with the smash throwback single “Leave the Door Open,” continue their loving tribute to the mid-1970s with the smooth R&B of “Skate.”Where the first single was based around 1974-era groups like the Commodores and the Chi-Lights, “Skate” pivots forward a couple of years with a sound more reminiscent of disco-era acts like Tavares and mid-tempo tracks from the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorReservoir Media, the fast growing music rights company that recently acquired the catalogs of members of Migos and Tommy Boy Records, has become a public company listing on NASDAQ. The company, which announced plans to go public back in April with a $788 million valuation, confirmed the closing of its previously announced business combination with Roth CH Acquisition II Co. (“ROCC”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company formed by Roth Capital Partners and Craig-Hallum Capital Group.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRange Media Partners, the fast-growing management company launched last year, has entered into a worldwide distribution agreement with Capitol Music Group and Virgin Music & Artist Label Services. According to the announcement, the deal spans all physical and digital distribution channels and will focus on releases under a new label, entitled Range Music.Range Media’s music division represents Mariah Carey, Jack Harlow, Justin Tranter, Wale, PartyNextDoor, Max, WondaGurl, Midland, D Smoke, and more.According to the announcement, the partnership is designed to expand the global reach and resources available to Range Media Partners and the musicians they represent.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLoud Robot, filmmaker JJ Abrams’ new label through RCA Records, has signed its second act, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sally Boy. The announcement comes with a new track and video “Bad Habits,” which you can see and hear below.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSay and think what you will about Kanye West — about his ego and politics and mental health and indefensible public statements and all the rest of it — but he actually is a musical genius, at least by the contemporary definition of the term.As a songwriter, lyricist and rapper, he’s excellent — but as a producer and conceptualist and creator of exciting and emotionally moving music (in both positive and negative ways), he’s brilliant.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJoey Jordison, co-founder and original drummer of the aggressive hard rock band Slipknot, has died, according to a statement from his family. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed, although the statement says he died “peacefully in his sleep.” He was 46.“We are heartbroken to share the news that Joey Jordison, prolific drummer, musician and artist passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 26, 2021.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAccording to figures released Monday, the Small Business Adminstration has awarded $7.5 billion of the $16 billion in #SaveOurStages federal relief to independent venues that was signed into law late in December, of which $6.3 billion has been paid out.While the SBA has done a solid job of moving things forward after six months of disastrous bureaucratic delays — which saw just 100 venues receiving funds as of June 10, resulting in the permanent closure of many other cash-strapped establishments — there is still a long way to go, and many venues say they still have not received a response from the SBA.Known as Small Venue Operators Grants (SVOG), the program has moved relatively quickly since it was placed

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd will be honored with the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award at the first annual Music in Action Awards, hosted by the Black Music Action Coalition and taking place September 23 at the 1 Hotel in West Hollywood.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGrammy-nominated rapper Jack Harlow and manager Chris Thomas, songwriter-producer Sean Douglas and manager Rachel Douglas, and Grammy-winning songwriting-production duo Nova Wav all have joined Range Media Partners; Thomas joins as managing partner and Rachel Douglas as partner in the company’s music division, respectively.Sean Douglas has written or co-written hits for Lizzo, Thomas Rhett and more, while Nova Wav have done the same for Beyonce, Jay-Z, DJ Khaled, Ariana Grande, H.E.R. and others.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorClive Davis and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the artists who will be joining Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson at the New York City “homecoming concert” in New York’s Central Park on August 21: Andrea Bocelli, LL Cool J, Kane Brown, Elvis Costello, Earth, Wind and Fire, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Cynthia Erivo, Jimmy Fallon, Wyclef Jean, Journey, the Killers, Gayle King, Don Lemon, Barry Manilow, Polo G, Patti Smith, Rob Thomas with Santana and guests Jimmy Fallon, Gayle King and Don Lemon, with more to be announced and presumably surprise appearances as well.Davis noted that Springsteen will join Patti Smith for a duet — presumably on their cowritten 1978 hit, “Because the

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSinead Harnett, Snail Mail, Ambar Lucid, Paris Texas and 23 other acts are members of YouTube Music’s Foundry Class of 2021, which focuses on independent artists.