Sarah Bromberg: Celebs Rumors

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Issa Rae’s ‘Rap Sh!t” focuses on female friendships, but also female rappers and the challenges facing women in a male-dominated industry. For music supervisors Sarah Bromberg and Philippe Pierre, that meant pulling together a soundtrack of artists that not only reflected Miami’s rap scene but also the strong ties between its main characters. In the Max show, Shawna (Aida Osman, also a writer on the series) has been chasing fame as a solo rapper, and she reunites with her friend Mia (rapper Kamillion) to form a rap duo. Together they navigate success, friendship and the lively city of Miami. Here, Bromberg and Pierre break down key needle drops in the series and how they spent months trying to clear a Drake song, as well as having to change an original song at the last minute due to clearance issues.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Katori Hall’s “P-Valley,” a show about the female dancers at The Pynk, a popular strip club in Mississippi, uses music to shine a spotlight on southern female rappers and artists. In putting together the soundtrack for the series, music supervisors Sarah Bromberg and Stephanie Diaz-Matos turned to the show’s stars, J. Alphonse Nicholson and Loretta Devine, as well as Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion, to curate the anthems for Brandee Evans’ Mercedes, Elarica Johnson’s Autumn Night and Nicco Annan’s Uncle Clifford. Here, Bromberg and Diaz-Matos break down how they landed Beyoncé and other needle drops for the show’s second season.

EJ Panaligan editor Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the finalists for its Warner Bros. Discovery Access Music Supervisor program, which gives creative voices from historically underrepresented communities the training and tools to gain experience in television and film music supervision. The six selected participants, Mjeema Pickett, Tiffany Gouché, A.D. Johnson, Matthew Wang, Nikki Marshall and Willy Rodriguez, will participate in a curriculum developed by an advisory board of music supervisors Paul Broucek, President of Music, Warner Bros. Pictures; Bronwyn Savasta, SVP, Music, Warner Bros. Television; and Evyen Klean, Founder, Neophonic. The cohort will learn about production, IP management, publishing, soundtracks, deal negotiation in addition to music masters, record labels, research, clearance and licensing. The program will also allow participants to gain hands-on training in an experience that will assist in their future career goals in entertainment. After completing a string of Masterclasses, the cohort will be able to shadow a WBD music supervisor on a show or feature, through a partnership with HBO, HBO Max, WBTV and Warner Bros. Pictures.

Selome Hailu The process behind “Seduce & Scheme” was heavy on the scheming. “We snuck in the writers room and the studio when they were having the sessions for the soundtrack. We wasn’t even supposed to be in there!” says KaMillion, who plays Mia in the Issa Rae-created comedy series “Rap Sh!t” on HBO Max. The series follows Mia and Shawna (Aida Osman), friends from high school who reunite years down the line and form a rap duo that quickly skyrockets to notoriety — at least on the internet. To create the original songs that Shawna and Mia perform, as well as the soundtrack that pays major homage to the show’s Miami setting, Rae’s music company Raedio held “camps” where different rappers and songwriters came together to collaborate.

FILM CATEGORIESBest Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million: Steven Gizicki, “tick, tick… Boom!”Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $25 Million: Julianne Jordan, Justine von Winterfeldt, “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”                                                                        Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $10 Million: Mandi Collier, Frankie Pine, “Sylvie’s Love”Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $5 Million: Mandi Collier, Jen Malone, Nicole Weisberg, “Zola”                                                                    Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film: “Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto”Songwriter: Lin-Manuel Miranda                                                                                                      Performer: Sebastián Yatra                                                                                                   Music Supervisor: Tom MacDougall   TELEVISION CATEGORIESBest Music Supervision – Television Drama: Liza Richardson, “Lovecraft Country” – Season 1Best Music Supervision – Television Comedy or Musical: Janet Lopez, “The White Lotus” – Season 1                                                                                                                              Best Music Supervision – Reality Television: Sarah Bromberg, Stephanie Diaz-Matos, Eric Medina, “Sweet Life: Los Angeles” – Season 1                     Best Music Supervision – Television Movie: Laura Webb, Lindsay Wolfington, “To All the Boys: Always and Forever”                                       Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television: “F*** The Pain Away” from “Sex Education,” episodes 302 and