H.E.R. Signs With Lighthouse Management

EXCLUSIVE: William Spetz, writer, creator and star of the critically acclaimed Swedish series Tore, has signed with TFC Management.

EXCLUSIVE: Sons of Anarchy fan favorite Katey Sagal has signed with CAA for representation.

Jaden Thompson Moët Hennessy USA has inked a deal with Range Media Partners to amplify the brand’s presence in the world of entertainment and pop culture. Range will steer entertainment marketing initiatives for MHUSA, the luxury wine and spirits sector of LVMH. Moët and Chandon, Hennessy, Veuve Clicquot, Dom Pérignon and Belvedere Vodka are some of the MHUSA brands that the media company will focus on.

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Jaime King (Black Summer) has taken on new agents at Paradigm.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Donna Summer’s estate has sued Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign for copyright infringement over the unauthorized interpolation of the late singer’s “I Feel Love” on their song “Good (Don’t Die).” The suit, filed in California on Tuesday, asserts that West and Ty initially asked for permission to sample and use parts of “I Feel Love” on “Good (Don’t Die),” and were explicitly denied. “Good (Don’t Die)” is included on the duo’s latest album “Vultures 1,” featuring a female voice singing altered lyrics to the melody of “I Feel Love.” After the release of “Vultures 1” in early February, Summer’s husband Bruce Sudano took to socials to publicly denounce the interpolation on the song.

EXCLUSIVE: Heartstopper breakout Sebastian Croft has signed for representation with Anonymous Content.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Long-running, Grammy-winning rock band Kings of Leon are starting off 2024 with a bang, announcing that they have signed with Capitol Records, which will release their forthcoming ninth full-length studio album, to be followed by a major world tour. The album, titled “Can We Please Have Fun,” was produced by Harry Styles/ Florence and the Machine collaborator Kid Harpoon (who, with partner Tyler Johnson, was Variety’s Hitmakers 2022 Producer of the Year), is due on May 10 and is preceded by the lead single “Mustang,” available now. The song recalls the innovative and idiosyncratic sound of the group’s 2004 breakthrough album, “Aha Shake Heartbreak.” The group’s world tour, produced by Live Nation in North America, will hit 26 cities across the U.S.

Krystal Jung, best known as a member of girl group f(x), has seemingly signalled her return to music.Today (February 22), Krystal Jung took to Instagram with a new post to announce her new cover of Lalah Hathaway’s 1990 song ‘I’m Coming Back’. Her cover was released on her new Soundcloud page, which also features a cover of Toto’s 1979 song ‘Georgy Porgy’.Notably, the singer’s post was a collaboration with South Korean label Beasts And Natives Alike (BANA), which was founded by Kim Ki-hyun, formerly of SM Entertainment’s A&R team.

Leslie Moonves for “aiding and abetting the disclosure of confidential information and inducing or attempting to induce the misuse of a City position.” According to KNX Newsradio, in a unanimous 4-0 vote, committee president Jeffery J. Daar, VP Manjusha P. Kulkarni and members Rabbi Aryeh Cohen and Alex M.

EXCLUSIVE: Actress, writer and director Molly Gordon has signed with WME for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Clark Backo, recently seen as the female lead opposite LaKeith Stanfield in Apple TV+’s The Changeling, has signed with Linden Entertainment for management.

Jenelle Evans is posting videos showing her teenage son Jace back home after the surprising end of a CPS investigation into her and her husband, David Eason.

EXCLUSIVE: Succession’s Sarah Snook, now the toast of the town for her dazzling one-woman performance playing 26 characters in a breathtakingly innovative staging of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, will likely head to Broadway early in 2025 once she’s had a break, and if she wants to do it.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed acclaimed actor Rupert Friend for representation in all areas.

 EXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has signed actor Laz Alonso (The Boys) for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Money Heist: Berlin actor Julien Paschal has signed with international management company Alta Global Media.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer On “Do It,” nestled halfway through Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign’s collaborative album “Vultures 1,” America’s second-biggest controversy magnet raps, “You don’t like it? That’s your loss.” Contending and conversing with West’s music in 2024 is an obstacle course. The rapper, undeniably one of music’s most influential creative forces, has spent the past few years making headlines less for his music than the controversies by his own hand (and mouth), alienating casual listeners with divisive rhetoric and forcing his core fan base to reconcile with their evaluation of art made by a deeply polarizing artist.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Tatiana Maslany, the Emmy-winning actress known for her work on shows like Orphan Black and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, for representation in all areas.

K.J. Yossman Director and author Christian Schwochow has signed with CAA for representation, Variety has learned. Schwochow continues to be repped by Curtis Brown in the U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: Young Royals star Malte Gardinger has signed for representation with United Agents in the UK, as the Netflix show nears its final return next month.