Kimberly Paige: Last News

We talk to a lot of important women at Glamour—, , , and the occasional . And while they span the professional spectrum and live all over the world, we’ve found that high-ranking women tend to have one thing in common: They’re truly excited to hold the door open for the women coming up behind them. In our series—part of our coverage—we asked some of those industry leaders to welcome the next generation to the table with their hard-earned life and career advice.

Thania Garcia The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) has announced Usher, LL Cool J, BET and Live Nation, among others as honorees for the 2024 BMAC Gala. The awards ceremony will be hosted by Kenny Burns in celebration of artists, executives, and activists “who are pivotal changemakers in championing racial equity and social justice within their community, and who are using their platforms and resources to make a positive impact on society,” according to BMAC. Usher, who is set to receive the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award, and LL Cool J, receiving recognition for the Clarence Avant Trailblazer Award, will both be present at the event on Sept.

Variety’s Entertainment Marketing Summit in Los Angeles, marketing pros came together to discuss their challenges, best practices and triumphs. Here are the highlights from the event, held Wednesday at 1 Hotel West Hollywood. Competition for Attention Is Fierce In the summit’s opening session, moderated by Variety co-editor-in chief Cynthia Littleton, panelists spoke about dealing with trying to win viewers amid the flood of content across platforms. “We’re competing with everything… This is no longer a linear-timeslot thing,” said Margaret Walker, SVP, NBC brand strategy and audience growth. Domenic DiMeglio, chief marketing officer of Paramount Streaming, said that staying close with fans on social can help inform content-development strategy. For example, he cited “Teen Wolf,” which ended its run on MTV in 2017 but “had a really engaged, rabid social fanbase.” That led the company to develop a “Teen Wolf” movie for Paramount+ that premiered in January.

BET said Friday that Simone Oliver has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Digital Content, and Jason Odom has joined Senior Vice President of Digital Operations. Both will report to Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Kimberly Paige and will help grow the network’s digital imprint.