Chris Thomas: Last News

Mike Wass Jack Harlow turned a retro sample into a No. 1 single with 2022’s “First Class” — which flips Fergie’s “Glamorous” — and did the same earlier this year with “Lovin on Me,” a riff on Cadillac Dale’s 1995 single “Whatever (Bass Solique).” “Lovin” went viral on TikTok before it was released, and then became the Kentucky rapper’s third chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100. The “Lovin on Me” story begins in 2023 when producer Sean Momberger — who also worked on Kendrick Lamar’s smash “Not Like Us” — stumbled on Dale’s deep cut while combing the internet for sounds.

William Earl Joel Zimmerman, one of the top agents in electronic dance music (EDM) and a 13-year veteran of WME, has joined Range Media Partners as a partner in the company’s music division. Range, launched two years ago, is helmed by managing partners Matt Graham, Jack Minihan, Tyler Henry, Melissa Ruderman, Chris Thomas and Evan Winiker, and boasts a label partnership with Capitol Music Group (CMG) and Virgin Music & Artist Label Services (Virgin). Among its clients are Jack Harlow, Justin Tranter, Cordae, Midland, Nova Wav, Tyga, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Hailey Whitters, Lauv, MAX, HARV, Sean Douglas and Wondagurl, among others. While at WME, Zimmerman acted as primary agent for dozens of top acts, helping grow EDM into a billion-dollar business by representing such artists as Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams, 88rising, Steve Lacy, Avicii, Martin Garrix, Steve Aoki, Psy, Kygo, Swedish House Mafia and Deadmau5 (whose real name is also Joel Zimmerman). His run at the agency followed the founding of Division One Talent in 2006, which was brought in-house to William Morris, marking the first time a department was specifically dedicated to EDM. There, Zimmerman helped establish long-term DJ residencies in Las Vegas and throughout the world.

The new TBS show Power Slap: Road to the Title is generating controversy on social media because its sole premise is to watch men and women slap each other – sometimes to the point of unconsciousness.