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Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Longtime Google executive Tim Carter has joined the artificial intelligence company Flawless as head of its Artistic Rights Treasury group. The recently-announced division (A.R.T.) is a rights management platform for creative industries looking to advance with the use of AI, while still respecting creators and asset holders. Carter will be named vice president of ecosystems, having most recently spent nine years at Google developing and expanding the Android platform.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Lil Wayne spoke for a lot of people attending Saturday’s “50 Years of Hip-Hop” celebration at the official residence of the vice president of the United States in Washington, D.C.: At the conclusion of his set, he thanked the audience and said, “I cannot believe I am here.” Vice President Kamala Harris also spoke for many of the approximately 400 assembled artists, executives, politicians, journalists and others when she said as part of her opening remarks, “Hip-hop now shapes nearly every aspect of American popular culture, and it reflects the incredible diversity and ingenuity of the American people. I truly believe hip-hop is one of America’s greatest exports.” Although hip-hop has certainly received at least some of the respect it is due in recent years — nowhere near enough, considering it is indisputably the most important and influential cultural movement of the last half century — it was still surreal to be watching artists like Wayne, Common, Jeezy, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Doug E.

Kamala Harris marked the 50th anniversary of hip hop on Saturday with a first-of-its-kind celebration at the vice president’s residence on Saturday.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Vice President Kamala Harris will celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary Saturday by hosting an all-star celebration at her official residence featuring Common, Jeezy, MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante and more. The event is being presented in collaboration with the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective and Live Nation Urban and will welcome “artists, musicians, industry leaders and cultural trailblazers,” according to the announcement.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Rachel Allen has joined Bleecker Street as senior vice president of publicity. She begins her job at the indie studio this week after more than a decade in the public relations industry, including a five year stint at Cinetic Media, where she served as a director of publicity and led campaigns from festival launch to theatrical release and through awards season.

Vice President Kamala Harris spilled the tea on her bouncy ‘do — thanks to Keke Palmer. 

William Earl Dick Clark Productions (DCP) announced the appointment of Tamaya Petteway to SVP of partnerships on Tuesday morning. In her role, Petteway will run DCP’s sponsorship division overseeing revenue streams and profits related to sponsors, advertisers, locations and venues. She will also lead sales initiatives and strategy across all DCP platforms. Reporting into Jay Penske, CEO, chairman and founder of Penske Media and CEO of DCP, as well as Mike Kohn, DCP’s COO, Petteway will officially join the team on June 12. “Tamaya brings incredible experience, talent and authority to the role,” said Penske. “Her unique skill set, enthusiasm for entertainment and creative approach are one of a kind and I look forward to watching her evolve the sponsorship strategy at DCP for the future.”

EXCLUSIVE: Lon Haber & Co | IPPR has hired industry veteran Monica Gleberman as senior vice president. She will be based out of the company’s New York office.

Kamala Harris showed off her new vinyl records earlier this week and shared some of her favourite artists.The politician had been shopping in Home Rule Records in Washington, D.C.

EXCLUSIVE: Nick Nesbitt has been upped to Vice President of on the Studio Film Team at Netflix.

Kamala Harris has released a Spotify playlist to document her travels across Africa.The playlist, My Travels: Ghana, Tanzania, & Zambia was released in tandem of Harris’ tour around the continent. She included some of the biggest musical names in the diaspora –  including Ghana’s Amaarae, Tanzania’s Harmonize, and Zambia’s Chef 187.The 25-track-long playlist comes simultaneously with the announcement of Harris pledging to support “African Innovation” in Ghana.She said: “Together, we will address the challenges we face, and the opportunities ahead. America will be guided not by what we can do for our African partners, but what we can do with our African partners.”The playlist is available on Spotify now.

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and Glamour co-hosted a brunch to celebrate Women’s History Month, at the Vice President’s residence in Washington, D.C. In front of an audience of female trailblazers including Grammy award winner , Speaker Emerita , actors , Nicole Ari Parker and Phoebe Robinson, soccer star Ashlyn Harris, founder and CEO Emma Grede, fashion designer and Fifteen Percent Pledge founder , author and activist Marley Dias, and more, Vice President Harris gave a passionate speech about women’s power, economic empowerment, and the importance of passing paid leave. Guests including Megan Thee Stallion, Elaine Welteroth, Moonlyn Tsai, and more listen to speeches at the Glamour and Vice President's Women's History Month celebration.The Vice President told attendees, “Economic empowerment of women is about an investment in the future of our country. When you lift up the economic status of women, you lift up the economic status of families and communities, and all of society benefits.”She singled out Glamour's ongoing advocacy for , and in her opening remarks thanked , one of the new mothers featured in Glamour’s groundbreaking 28 Days paid leave project, who welcomed the Vice President on stage.

EXCLUSIVE:  CESD’s NY Theatrical Department has hired longtime agent Danielle De Lawder as Vice President.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Netflix exec Janice Lee has joined Fifth Studio as Vice President, Film Development and Production, with longtime team member Kara Duncan being promoted to the same role. The news comes as the global film and TV studio, formerly known as Endeavor Content, kicks off the year with four films heading to Sundance and another two soon heading to theaters.

EXCLUSIVE: Television executive and producer Natalie Berkus has been promoted to Senior Vice President at Imagine Television, where she will continue to develop series across both drama and comedy.

EXCLUSIVE: Isaac Katz has been appointed as Vice President of Production at Leviathan Productions, the independent production company launched last fall that focuses on creating premium film and TV content based on Jewish stories. 

EXCLUSIVE: Emily Furutani — who served as Director of Comedy Development for Universal Television -has joined Hulu Originals as Vice President, Comedy. She will report into Billy Rosenberg, the Head of Comedy for Hulu Originals.

Hallmark Media has named Kelly Garrett as Vice President of Development. Garrett reports to Samantha DiPippo, senior vice president, development, and will be based in Studio City.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has appointed former Aviron and The Weinstein Company executive Francois Martin to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Content Partnerships. 

Taylor Hale claimed that the former vice president of Miss USA sexually harassed her. During a Friday appearance on the Reality Steve podcast, the Big Brother star spoke out against former vice president of Miss USA, Max Sebrechts. Hale claimed that Sebrechts made unwanted sexual advances on her the morning after she competed in the 2021 Miss USA pageant.