Drake rehearsing Michael Jackson’s ‘Rock With You’ appears in ‘100 gigs’ archive

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Just days after Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” hit No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart, Island Records has promoted Jackie Winkler — who signed Carpenter to the label — senior vice president/ head of A&R, the company announced on Thursday. Based in Los Angeles, Winkler will report directly to Imran Majid and Justin Eshak, Co-CEOs of Island Records.

EastEnders viewers got more than they bargained for when Chrissie Watts, played by the fabulous Tracy-Ann Oberman, made a shocking return to the soap. Having been as iconic presence on Albert Square from 2004 to 2005, Chrissie charmed her way into viewers' hearts over 218 memorable episodes as Dirty Den's (Leslie Grantham) other half.

Netflix have a new slate of content heading your way – check out the new additions for September below.One of the month’s most anticipated new arrivals will be the concluding half of the new season of Emily In Paris. The rom-com drama returned for its fourth season last month, with the first five episodes dropping on August 15.On September 12, the remaining five episodes of the season will be added for Netflix subscribers, with Lily Collins’ marketing executive Emily Cooper’s narrative arc coming full circle.Netflix have also secured the festival hit His Three Daughters, a drama film starring Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon and Natasha Lyonne as three estranged sisters who return home to care for their ailing father.Directed by Azazel Jacobs (French Exit, The Lovers), it will receive a limited theatrical run from September 6 and then premiere on Netflix on September 20.Two hit US reality shows are returning this month too: the eighth season of Selling Sunset arrives on September 6, while the first four episodes of the latest season of The Circle will be out on September 11, with the remaining eight to follow later in the month.One of the most anticipated new film releases will be Rebel Ridge, directed by Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Blue Ruin).

Warner Bros. Discovery announced a new global structure for the company’s worldwide studio tours, retail destinations, touring exhibitions, and all location-based experiences, bringing together the existing licensed entertainment and owned and operated teams into a single worldwide division called Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences.

Marvel’s latest live-action show, “Agatha All Along,” is right around the corner and will premiere September 18 on Disney+. The series is, of course, a spin-off of Marvel’s “WandaVision” and was also created by the same showrunner, Jac Schaeffer.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. As we inch closer to the release of “Wicked,” set to hit theaters Nov. 22, dozens of brands are following the Yellow Brick Road to lucrative collaborations, limited-edition releases and other olive-green hued merch to celebrate the highly anticipated Broadway adaptation.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the sixth installment in the Wallace & Gromit stop-motion franchise from Aardman Animations, is set to world premiere on the closing day of AFI Fest, screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre, as part of the festival’s Red Carpet Premieres section, on October 27.

There is a disconcertingly ambivalent tone to Sicilian Letters, a very handsomely presented game of cop cats and mafioso mice flying the RAI quality-drama banner. On the one hand, there is the mob movie’s requisite number of murders, betrayals, overnight widows and irredeemably corrupt public officials. There is the expected childhood flashback showing the nastiest honcho in the Cosa Nostra learning his trade by doing something horrible to an animal. All this, and yet Sicilian Letters, directed by Favio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza,  is more of a romp than a revengers’ tragedy. 

TORONTO – The more you consider Nick Hamm’s “William Tell,” a gala world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, the more you realize how utterly wild it is. Set in 1307, it centers on a legendary archer, the title character (Claes Bang), and chronicles how this humble farmer in the Swiss Alps became a symbol of resistance against an evil Austrian kingdom.

TMZ on Thursday.His cause of death is unknown at this time.Rich Homie Quan’s family told the outlet they are heartbroken and shattered by his unexpected death.The rapper’s real name was Dequantes Lamar. He burst onto the mainstream hip-hop scene in 2013 with his instant hit, “Type of Way.” The single peaked at no.

Johnny Depp fans have been speculating that the actor has taken steps to fix his teeth, based on a new video on social media.A clip has been posted online of the Pirates Of The Caribbean star mixing drinks behind the bar of a venue in Exuma, Bahamas, in which his sparkling white teeth are on display.“Jacksparrow meets the killerbartender of Exuma Bahamas,” wrote the worker in question alongside the video. “Once in a lifetime moments with Mr.

Marta Balaga Taylor Russell broke down while presenting Ellen Burstyn with the Liberatum Pioneer Award in Venice. “Everyone in this room knows how incredible you are. I’ve been so affected by your life and your characters, and no, it’s not part of my speech,” she said on Thursday, tearing up.

A quirky home has come on the market after being turned into a fantasy land by its Disney-obsessed owner. From the outside, the property appears to be a normal semi-detached home but once you step inside it is rather eye-opening.

Selome Hailu Amazon Prime Video has ordered a docuseries about the popular Lisa Frank brand titled “Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story.” According to its official description, “Glitter and Greed” will examine “the neon-hued world of Lisa Frank Inc., a brand that defined girlhood for a generation of Americans only to seemingly disappear overnight. Behind the rainbows and psychedelic illustrations, we unravel a nostalgia-soaked, stranger-than-fiction tale that takes us into the hidden world that has been lurking at the heart of the company for decades.” The four-part series features over twenty interviews with insiders and enthusiasts of Lisa Frank Inc., along with multiple journalists.

Linkin Park have shared the details for their upcoming livestream ahead of their huge announcement later today (September 5).The nu-metal icons – comprised of surviving members Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mike Shinoda, Dave Farrell and Joe Hahn – are set to unveil some major news tonight in front of a live audience in Los Angeles which will also be livestreamed.Shinoda recently took to his X/Twitter account to tweet: “Don’t be late. Livestream tomorrow: 3pm PT at LinkinPark.com.” The link directs fans to the band’s official website where the landing page has a live stream video embedded which will go live at 11pm BST tonight (September 5).Don’t be late.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “The Masked Singer” is back later this month, and Variety has the first look at one of the opening performances — as well as a reveal of two more costumes. First up, here’s “Ship,” who performs a slowed down, moody version of Bastille’s “Pompeii” in the season premiere episode airing Wednesday, Sept 25th on Fox.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Joker: Folie à Deux” director Todd Phillips recently told Variety for a cover story that the goal in making the anticipated sequel to 2019’s “Joker” was “to make it feel like it was made by crazy people. The inmates are running the asylum.” It appears the director got his wish in part from his leading star Joaquin Phoenix, who would throw out the script on a whim and gather with Phillips and co-star Lady Gaga in his trailer to rewrite entire scenes from the ground up. “We’d very often meet in Joaquin’s trailer and sometimes we would just tear the script up and start all over,” Gaga recently told Vanity Fair for her own cover story.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Fox Entertainment has sealed a deal with TV scribe Hank Steinberg, the exec producer behind the network’s upcoming miseason drama “Doc.” Under the agreement, the latest in what Fox calls its “broadcast direct deals,” Steinberg will develop new scripted dramas to be produced and owned by Fox for the network. The deal was announced Thursday by FOX Television Network prexy Michael Thorn.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “9-1-1: Lone Star” is officially set to end with its upcoming Season 5 at Fox. The final 12-episode season of the drama series is set to premiere on Sept. 23, with the series finale now set for early 2025.

The Masked Singer will return for season 12 in Fall 2024 and filming has already happened for the new installment of the hit Fox franchise!

Coronation Street fans have branded a past exit a 'mistake' as Jack P Shepherd responded to being reminded of his show past. The actor commented on a post from former co-star Paula Lane as she marked nine years since filming something special with the David Platt actor.

The Greens and The Blacks aren’t the only factions facing off in “House Of The Dragon.” THR reports that there’s another conflict behind the scenes between series co-creators George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal that could lead to some serious fallout.

M. Night Shyamalan is back on the Hollywood map thanks to “Trap,” “Knock At The Cabin,” and his Apple TV+ series “Servant.” Now Max hopes his name will help launch a long-gestating movie to new heights.

Olivia Rodrigo, Tool, Justin Timberlake, Shawn Mendes and Rüfüs Du Sol have been announced as headliners for the Lollapalooza 2025 South American dates.Lollapalooza Chile, Lollapalooza Argentina and Lollapalooza Brasil will also see the likes of Benson Boone, Foster the People, Tate McRae, Parcels, Zedd, Charlotte de Witte, Teddy Swims, The Marías, Mon Laferte, Fontaines D.C. and many more take over their stages during their weekends.The Chile edition will take place on the weekend of March 21 – 23 at Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos in Santiago.

Robbie Williams has had his say on the Oasis reunion, and there’s a cheeky dig at Noel Gallagher in there too.The singer had a famous feud with the Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam, in the 1990s. Noel referred to him as “the fat dancer from Take That”, while Robbie went on to challenge Liam to a £100,000 fight at the 2000 Brit Awards.They started out as friends, however, and were pictured partying with each other at Glastonbury in 1995 shortly Williams left Take That – something he later described as the “start of his new life”.For the most part, it looks as though they’ve buried the hatchet since then– and Williams has spoken highly of Liam in the years since.And now, Williams has said of the reunion tour, which will take place across the UK and Ireland next summer: “The soap opera alone will either be exciting and or ghoulish to watch.

Prince William returned to Royal duties after his summer break, but he hasn’t lost his holiday beard, which had people talking when he first revealed the facial growth a few weeks good.The Prince of Wales also looked like he had a healthy tan as he visited an art project created by former homeless in his first official trip out since the summer holidays. William and wife Kate's Homewards project – a campaign which aims to develop a blueprint for eradicating homelessness in all its forms – is the force behind the art attraction which opened at the Saatchi Gallery in London in August.

A young woman who was killed in a horror crash in Perthshire tragically died just two days before her 20th birthday.

A Slice Of Fairness led by Audience Strategies, demonstrating how Aslice distributed $422,000 to over 27,000 producers from 57 countries since it first started.“We developed a revenue-sharing software that worked–without any corporate funding or influence,” they wrote in a statement. “Aslice has always been dedicated to ensuring music producers are compensated fairly, driven by a simple yet profound principle: share with the artists you love.”However, the report also pointed to the “the challenging dynamics of the electronic music industry”, adding that it did not make a profit whilst operating.

Jeremy Saulnier is one of the most exciting filmmakers working today. Unfortunately, it’s been quite a while since we’ve seen some of his work.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are enjoying some down time after back-to-back promo tours.

New research has discovered that menopausal women who consume 30 different types of plants a week have seen a significant improvement in their physical and psychological symptoms. The study, carried out by King's College London and the science and nutrition firm Zoe, tracked 70,000 UK-based participants for an average of seven months, encouraging them to adhere to a plant-based diet.

Blue’ s Antony Costa attends the 5th anniversary gala of "Mamma Mia! The Party" at The O2 Arena.This comes after the singer was hailed as a "Greek god" on Wednesday's episode of Loose Women.The 43 year old pop star joined ABBA legend Bjorn Ulvaeus to chat about his role as Nikos in Mamma Mia! The Party at the O2. Bjorn couldn't help but praise Antony, saying: "He is Nikos! He's lost some weight he looks like a Greek God, doesn't he?” Antony, clearly chuffed with the compliment, thanked Bjorn while Charlene White quipped: "If I say it, I'll get into trouble so I'm glad you've said it, Bjorn!” Discussing their experience at the show, Janet Street-Porter humorously expressed her concern for Antony's safety around the women, to which Bjorn added: "Especially now he's lost the weight!” Antony shared a recent incident where a woman got a bit too excited during a scene, making suggestive noises while filming him on her phone.

Jamie Lang Serial Maven Studios has given Variety exclusive access to the trailer for Neil Diamond and Joanne Robertson’s “So Surreal: Behind the Masks,” a Native American documentary world premiering at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. The film follows Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond (“Reel Injun,” “Red Fever”) as he studies the anthropological connection between Yup’ik and Northwest Coast ceremonial masks and surrealist artists inspired by them.

Patrick Mahomes‘ family has been in the spotlight since the Kansas City Chief star’s meteroric rise in the NFL!

Taylor Swift is set to appear at the NFL season opener between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens this evening (Thursday, September 5)!

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen are set to lead a limited series on the JonBenét Ramsey case at Paramount+, Variety has learned. The show was first reported to be in the works back in March, but it had not landed at Paramount+ at that time.