HYBE, the South Korean label powering K-pop giants BTS and NewJeans, has acquired Exile Music, the music arm of Spanish-language entertainment studio Exile Content. HYBE Latin America will be based in Mexico, per the company’s announcement on Nov. 13, and will be led by its new CEO Kah Jong-Hyun, a former executive at YG Entertainment.
Nicki Minaj, Post Malone and Lil Uzi Vert are just a few of the acts slated to perform at Rolling Loud California 2024, poised to take over Los Angeles from March 15-17. The festival will be held for a second time at Inglewood’s Hollywood Park. The lineup features a large slate of artists including Rae
SPOILER ALERT: This story includes discussion of major plot developments on “Loki,” which is currently streaming on Disney+. Roughly 20 minutes after the news broke that the 118-day SAG-AFTRA strike had concluded, the first email I received from an actor’s publicist was for Ke Huy Quan. That’s how enthusiastic the recent Oscar-winning star of “Everything
Bendita Films Sales has taken worldwide rights outside Benelux to Jawad Rhalib’s social drama “Amal,” toplining award-winning Belgian actress Lubna Azabal, who appeared in Oscar-nominated films “Paradise Now” and “Incendies.” Télescope has acquired the film’s distribution rights for the Benelux region. “Amal” world premieres Nov. 17, competing in main competition at Tallinn’s 27th Black Nights
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Any Boygenius head knows that the three beloved members — Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus — have matching tooth tattoos, in reference to the band’s first EP called “Bite the Hand.” Those
After self-releasing three specials and amassing more than 17 million TikTok fans, Matt Rife is beyond gratified to have scored a Netflix special. “You work your entire career to feel accepted by a network standard,” Rife tells Variety, noting it was both arduous and creatively fulfilling to produce his YouTube specials — “Only Fans,” “Matthew
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Ahead of the theatrical debut of Taika Waititi “Next Goal Wins” this weekend, Searchlight Pictures and the lifestyle brand Accompany have released a limited-edition, artisan capsule collection for soccer players, consisting of a handmade
The U.K.’s independent film sector is heading for “market failure” due to industry conditions and inflation, producers body Pact has said. Pact, which represents a range of indie production companies, made the alarming assessment in a response to the U.K. government’s consultation on film and high-end TV. “The U.K.’s independent film sector is struggling and
The classic Talking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense” has generated $5 million at the box office since returning to theaters in the fall. With this benchmark, the “Stop Making Sense” re-release has generated more coinage than the film’s entire initial 41-week run ($4.95 million) in 1984. Of course, this milestone comes with a massive
Distribution platform Gathr and documentary distribution agency Roco Films have teamed to create Roco Voices, a new speakers bureau. Roco Voices, launching Nov. 14, will offer live speaking engagements with filmmakers and subject matter experts from Roco Film’s docu film catalog. The initial cohort of filmmakers to debut with Roco Voices include Academy Award winners
She’s been a doctor, U.S. president and a movie star but in the U.K. Barbie may go down in history as the only doll to have contributed almost $100 million (£80 million) to the local economy. The long-anticipated “Barbie” movie, which came out this summer, was largely shot in the U.K. at Warner Bros. Studios
Ahead of the Season 2 finale, FX has ordered a third season of “Welcome to Wrexham.” The forthcoming installment is scheduled for a spring 2024 premiere. Starring and executive produced by Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, the docuseries chronicles the two stars’ efforts to return Wrexham AFC, one of the oldest and most storied football
Matt LeBlanc honored his late “Friends” co-star Matthew Perry with a new tribute posted to Instagram in which LeBlanc called his time with Perry “among the favorite times of my life.” Perry died unexpectedly on Oct. 28 at 54 years old. LeBlanc issued a joint statement on Perry’s death shortly after with “Friends” cast members Jennifer
It’s hard to turn down Oprah Winfrey. But that’s exactly what Fantasia Barrino did when the original “Color Purple” star approached her in 2021 to play Celie, an abused and uneducated Southern Black woman at the turn of the 20th century, in a big-screen musical reimagining of the classic film and Alice Walker’s novel. Sixteen
Feel-good stories out of Gaza are not exactly plentiful at present, making “Life Is Beautiful” something of an anomaly. Though the predicament depicted — Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly’s unplanned long exile due to closed borders and political shifts — is hardly upbeat in outline, his ebullient personality insists on emphasizing humor and warmth. Thus this
Berlin-based sales agency M-Appeal has closed a deal with Reverso Films for the Spanish distribution of Lillah Halla’s “Power Alley.” Reverso Films, which specializes in distributing emerging talents from Europe and Latin America, will launch the film this week at the Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival. After a festival run in generalist, social issue and LGBTQ+
A new generation of hitmakers from all over Latin America has been recognized by the Latin Grammys as contenders for the title of best new artists of 2023. With roots in Colombia, Mexico, Spain, Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, the category is rich and wide-ranging in sound. This year, the Latin Recording Academy selected
“Praise Petey” has been canceled after just one season at Freeform. Series creator Anna Drezen shared the news in an Instagram post on Nov. 13. In the post, Drezen wrote, “I cannot believe we got to make this show. Best crew, best cast, top to bottom the dream of my life to make something this
Check out the official Migration trailer starring Kumail Nanjiani and Elizabeth Banks! ► Visit Fandango: https://www.fandango.com/migration-2023-231644/movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy US Release Date: December 22, 2023 Starring: Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Danny DeVito, Awkwafina, Carol Kane, Keegan-Michael Key Directed By: Benjamin
TikTok has long touted the app as a place to discover new music — and its ability to propel songs into viral hits. Now TikTok is hoping to derive incremental revenue from music fans who use the app. The company’s new Add to Music App feature lets users save songs from TikTok to third-party music
“La Vie en robots”? More than 60 years after her death, legendary French singer Edith Piaf will come to life in a new biopic that will use AI to recreate her voice and image. Warner Music Group announced that it has partnered with Piaf’s estate for “Edith,” set to be a 90-minute film set in
Since Outkast released their last album in 2006, the Grammy-winning group’s Andre “3000” Benjamin has released a small smattering of songs and memorably guested on tracks by artists ranging from Beyonce to Drake to Frank Ocean, but has kept fans waiting for his debut solo album. It’s finally dropping Friday, the artist suddenly announced out
YouTube wants to let creators tap into the power of artificial intelligence. But it’s also putting in place new policies requiring creators to indicate when they’ve uploaded AI-generated content — and the video giant also will adopt new ways to request that content that “simulates an identifiable individual” or “mimics an artist’s unique singing or
Disney’s “The Marvels” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £3.4 million ($4.2 million), according to numbers released by Comscore. However, in keeping with its global bow, the opening was soft as the latest installment in the MCU scored just above its stablemates “The Incredible Hulk” (2008) and “Captain America: The First Avenger”
The BBC is investigating five complaints into the conduct of Russell Brand during the comedian’s time as a presenter for the broadcaster. In September, the Sunday Times of London, The Times and U.K. broadcaster Channel 4’s documentary team “Dispatches” published the results of a year-long investigation where Brand was accused of “rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse.”
Elsa Zylberstein, the French actor-producer whose timely movie “Simone: Woman of a Century” was recently released in the U.S., has signed with CAA for representation. The actor’s performance as Simone Veil, an Auschwitz survivor who became a feminist icon and human rights activist, earned critical praise and struck a chord with French audiences, becoming one
Taylor Swift loves the English. The pop star has added two more London dates — Aug. 19 and 20 — to the European leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour. This brings Swift’s shows in London next year up to a total of eight, starting with three dates in June and followed by five more in
Growing streaming subscriptions lifted the bottom line at Tencent Music Entertainment, in the third quarter of its financial year, despite a top line decrease in revenues. Net profits hit $173 million (RMB1.26 billion), representing a 16% year-over-year increase. Tencent Music, which is a major stakeholder in both Spotify and Universal Music Group, reported figures on
Backed by the Cannes Film Market and Argentina’s INCAA film agency, the 15th Ventana Sur and its much anticipated works in progress sections, Primer Corte and Copia Final, unspool over Nov. 27-Dec. 1 in Buenos Aires. This year’s crop of films, either in post-production or completed, make scant reference to the region’s brutal historical past,
A vampire with qualms about killing to survive is no longer a figure exclusive to the “Twilight” franchise, when a Canadian French-language debut places a teenage girl in a tricky situation, torn between what the world demands of her and what she herself wants. The film’s title is eloquent enough — “Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting