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Fifth Season, the company formerly known as Endeavor Content, is bulking up its non-scripted and documentary business.

Anthony Fauci said that when he was approached by the National Portrait Gallery of an “unusual person” they suggested to create his portrait, “not only was I not reluctant about it, I got very excited about it.”

Nine-time Grammy winner Joni Mitchell made a dramatic entrance into the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre for the Broadway opening of Almost Famous in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday night.The elusive Canadian folk legend - turning 79 next Monday - beamed while clad in a navy-blue flat cap over her signature braids as well as a black floral kimono and turquoise jewelry.Music mogul Clive Davis, 90; could be seen leaning in for a kiss to greet Joni (born Roberta Joan) in time before the curtain rose.

Ramona Singer put on an eye-popping display while attending the 2022 Angel Ball - hosted by Gabrielle's Angel Foundation - at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Monday.The Real Housewives Of New York City star, 65, sizzled in a long plunging silver sequin gown that showed off her ample cleavage. Others attending the star-studded event included Chaka Khan, Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Hilfiger, Melissa Gorga, Jackie Goldschneider, Clive Davis, Joy Corrigan and more.  Wow! Ramona Singer put on an eye-popping display while attending the 2022 Angel Ball - hosted by Gabrielle's Angel Foundation - at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on MondayThe Angel Ball honors individuals who have made significant humanitarian and philanthropic contributions in support of cancer research.  Singer added more silver sparkle to her look with a pair of chandelier earrings and a matching metallic purse.The blonde beauty wore her tresses parted in the middle and very lightly curled, and accentuated her features with dramatic lashes and a touch of pink lipstick.   Sizzling: The Real Housewives Of New York City star, 65, sizzled in a long plunging silver sequin gown that showed off her ample cleavage In style: Designer Tommy Hilfiger, 71, was dapper in a vivid blue velvet tuxedo, while his wife Dee Hilfiger, 55, wore an ornate fringe silver dress, sparkly boots and a wing-shaped purse Meanwhile legendary singer Chaka Khan, 69, dazzled in a black outfit with an opulent feather shawl, and wore her auburn hair in voluminous tight curls. The Ain't Nobody hitmaker wore bright pink lipstick for the occasion, and drew attention to her eyes with black eyeliner.Designer Tommy Hilfiger, 71, and wife Dee Hilfiger, 55, made a stylish pair as they posed

Simon Cowell’s label Syco.And to this day, Leona remains one of the most successful contestants of all time, even the late Whitney Houston offered to mentor the talented youngster while record executive Clive Davis signed Leona in the US for an astonishing £5million ($9.7million) deal.The songwriter has had a string of number ones under her belt over her stellar career, but Leona’s emotive ballad Bleeding Love made waves like no other.The hit became the first single by a British woman to top the US Billboard chart in over 20 years, and was also named the 17th most successful song in the US from 2000–2009.And it’s still a catchy masterpiece after all these years.Raising a glass to celebrate 15 years of the cinematic music video, which has over 200 million views online, she penned on Instagram: ’15 years today since ‘Bleeding Love’ was released ❤️.’‘I know this song has been the soundtrack to so many peoples highs and lows in love and I’m so grateful you let me into your hearts to share those special moments with you. ‘I’m so thankful to everyone who’s ever shown this record and me love, I’ll be forever grateful to you.

On Feb. 11, 2012, the world lost legendary performer Whitney Houston.  Just shy of the 11th anniversary of her death, fans will be reintroduced to Houston through her frequent collaborator and producer Clive Davis, who, along with several others, is releasing a biopic of the star, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." Davis told Fox News Digital, "Up to now, nobody has touched the real person of Whitney."  He was critical of previous projects that tried to tell Houston's story, saying "They've only – depending on their prejudice – it's been the downfall.

Audiences got their first look at Naomi Ackie as the late iconic American singer Whitney Houston in the new trailer for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody." The biopic is directed by Kasi Lemmons and written by Anthony McCarten, the creator of the critically acclaimed film "Bohemian Rhapsody." Featured in the trailer alongside Ackie is Ashton Sanders who plays Bobby Brown, Stanley Tucci as Davis, Clarke Peters as John Houston, Whitney’s father, and Tamara Tunie as Cissy Houston. With executive producers Clive Davis and Pat Houston, the singer's longtime manager, the film follows a young Whitney from her obscure music career to the height of her fame.

Talk of a Whitney Houston movie has been in the air ever since her tragic and untimley death in 2012. This December the long-awaited movie arrives and there's a trailer to stoke anticipation.

performance of the National Anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl. Near the end of the clip, an interviewer relays the message that some people don’t find her music “black enough,” to which she sharply replies: “I don’t know how to sing ‘black,’ and I don’t know how to sing ‘white’ either.

, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, has dropped, starring Naomie Ackie as the voice of a generation. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The trailer begins with legendary record executive Clive Davis, portrayed by Stanley Tucci, exiting a limo and entering a small concert venue. A young Whitney is unexpectedly thrust onstage to sing when her mother Cissy Houston (played by Tamara Tunie) loses her voice and can't sing as planned.

The trailer for the Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, just debuted online.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSony is bringing the spirit of Whitney Houston to theaters.The studio has released the first trailer for “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” a biographical drama about the life and times of the iconic singer.“The End of the F***ing World” star Naomi Ackie has the daunting task of portraying the legendary vocal powerhouse in the film, along with a cast that includes Ashton Sanders as Bobby Brown and Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis. Clarke Peters will be playing John Houston, Whitney’s father, and Tamara Tunie will be portraying Cissy Houston, Whitney’s mother.Sony describes “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” as a “no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice.” The film recounts the story of a New Jersey choir girl who became one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time.

Whitney Houston is getting the biopic treatment with “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.” The highly anticipated film — from director Kasi Lemmons — covers the musical icon’s legendary life and her tragic death at age 48. It also promises to feature songs that built her career, while ensuring her status among beloved artists.

Whitney Houston in the new biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody.The Star Wars actress will take on the role of the music icon in the upcoming film, and revealed in a new interview with NME that she was going for the role while making new film The Score.Asked whether the latter film helped get her in shape for playing Houston, Ackie replied: “I guess so. I remember being told about the audition, around the time we were shooting.“I remember being in a trailer with Will [Poulter] and saying ‘That is insane! There is no way that’s going to happen.

José Andrés, Clive Davis, Ava DuVernay, Marian Wright Edelman, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Serena Williams and Venus Williams will be honored at the National Portrait Gallery’s Portrait of a Nation Awards on Nov. 12.

Whitney Houston spent her last moments feasting on food and singing to herself before she was discovered dead in her bathtub, according to reports.The award-winning songstress left the world stunned when she tragically passed away in February 2012 at the age of 48, leaving behind her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown who she shared with ex-partner Bobbi Brown.Whitney was scheduled to appear at the annual pre-Grammy Awards party hosted by her long-time mentor Clive Davis during the evening on the day she died.READ MORE: Inside Whitney Houston’s 'intimate on all levels' romance with 'lover' Robyn CrawfordOn the morning of February 11, sources claimed she had breakfast at the Beverly Hilton Hotel alongside her daughter Bobbi, but later retired to suite Suite 434 where she ordered more food and took some Xanax.Talking to Radar Online about her drug addiction, a source told Radar Online: "She frequently took anti-anxiety medications to help her sleep after nights of heavy partying."She also took them before big performances to calm her nerves."A while later, Whitney apparently then took a phone call from her cousin, singer Dionne Warwick and discussed seating arrangements for the evening.This was then later followed by another call from her mum, gospel singer Cissy Houston, which the publication described as a "cheerful and upbeat" conversation.The reports also claimed that Whitney is said to have told her assistant that she had a sore throat and was going to take a bath before the pre-Grammys bash at which she was scheduled to perform at.It was then believed that the singer reportedly ordered more food via room service, eating a burger with fries while she ran the bath.

The Beatles famously sang about “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.” But for one of the Fab Four, it was George in the Back Room with Rubies at the iconic New York rock club Max’s Kansas City.The new documentary “Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC” — which will be screening at Joe’s Pub on Tuesday, Wednesday and July 30 — reveals that George Harrison had a gem of a way of picking up chicks in the VIP back room of Max’s.“He always carried a little pouch of rubies,” recalled Max’s legend Alice Cooper in the doc. “And once he decided which one he wanted to be with, then he would put the ruby down in front of her.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVeteran guitarist Carlos Santana passed out onstage during a concert at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan on Tuesday night, according to social media posts and video, but was treated quickly and was seen waiving to fans as he was wheeled offstage.Santana’s rep did not immediately respond to Variety‘s requests for comment.Carlos Santana waved to clapping fans as he’s helped off the stage pic.twitter.com/YA55N4QCZe— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 6, 2022 Tuesday evening’s incident took place during Santana’s summer-long “Miraculous Supernatural 2022” tour with Earth, Wind & Fire, which launched on June 17 and is scheduled to continue through the end of August. Just two weeks later, the musician, 74, is slated to resume his longstanding Las Vegas residency at the House of Blues in Las Vegas through the end of September before resuming for two more weeks in November.Late last year Santana underwent what his management described as an “unscheduled” heart procedure that caused the cancelation of that month’s residency in Las Vegas.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe music industry’s return to whatever passes for normal these days has been hit and miss, to put it mildly: Grammy Week, Coachella, and the first publishers’ week in three years have seen an uneven balance of caution and carelessness — some events have a relatively high percentage of masks and distancing, some have hardly any at all, and at each one you hear tales of how severe someone’s bout with Covid was or wasn’t, and that someone else couldn’t make it because they suddenly tested positive.The “publishers week” we’re referring to is the usual combination of A2IM’s Indie Week conference, the National Music Publishers Association’s annual meeting, and the closer, the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which is one of the most unique and memorable awards shows in the business — which is a parallel event to the Clive Davis pre-Grammy Gala in that it’s invite-only and features a number of once-in-a-lifetime performances. Not only is it the annual family reunion for the songwriting an publishing industry, over the years we’ve seen performances from  Neil Diamond, Drake, Tom Petty, Bonnie Raitt, Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande, Van Morrison, Cyndi Lauper, John Prine, Leon Russell, Elvis Costello and dozens of others, along with several completely unique homages: Lady Gaga singing Four Non-Blondes’ hit “What’s Up” to Linda Perry; Stevie Nicks belting “The Rose” to Bette Midler; Emmylou Harris performing Eric Clapton’s heartbreaking hit “Tears in Heaven” for the song’s co-writer Will Jennings; and one year, the evening ended with Billy Joel and Garth Brooks duetting at the piano in matching Stetson hats.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAt the first UJA-New York ceremony in three years, LL Cool J, Gayle King and Andy Cohen paid tribute and Maneskin played an acoustic set for Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s influential president and chief content officer, before an audience packed with music-industry brass on Wednesday.Greenstein’s impact and influence was amply demonstrated not only by Maneskin — who flew in specifically for the event from Europe, where they performed on the Eurovision Song Contest over the weekend — but by a tribute video that featured personal messages from Bruce Springsteen, Drake, Jimmy Buffett, Howard Stern, Megyn Kelly, Kevin Hart, Sway, Little Steven and others.Most importantly, the event raised a record $2 million-plus for the United Jewish Appeal, which provides assistance to people in need everywhere from Ukraine and the Middle East to New York and more than 70 countries around the world. Every year, UJA allocates approximately $150 million in grants — and to date has allocated more than $13 million in emergency funds for Ukraine.

Thania Garcia Wendy Ong brings an extraordinarily diverse background to her current role as president of TaP Music. Her career path has led her from Singapore to Hong Kong to New York to Los Angeles, working with Clive Davis, Diddy, New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Universal Music, Roc Nation, and beginning in 2018, at TaP, where she heads up the West Coast office and has worked closely with Lana Del Rey, Ellie Goulding, Caroline Polacheck and (previously) Dua Lipa.With vast experience in marketing and management — she was even head of classical at EMI Music — she finds all of her skills coming into play at the multifaceted TaP, which also includes a label and publishing and digital marketing divisions.