Daily Archives: December 1, 2023

Meet the Team Behind Morgan Wallen’s Chart-Smashing Hits

Few artists ever have had a year on the scale of Morgan Wallen’s 2023. The crossover country star broke multiple streaming and radio records — such as having his smash “Last Night” become the longest-running solo No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history, with 16

Red Sea Film Foundation Drives African and Arab Films, Like ‘Four Daughters,’ as Well as Hollywood Movies, Like ‘Ferrari’

The third edition of the Red Sea Film Festival, taking place in Jeddah between Nov. 30 – Dec. 9, will be the culmination of a highly successful funding cycle for the Red Sea Film Foundation. Created in 2019 following the lifting of Saudi Arabia’s 30-year

Craig Mazin Reveals February Start Date for ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 During Variety’s A Night in the Writers Room

Season 2 of “The Last of Us” will commence on Feb. 12. Showrunner Craig Mazin disclosed the production start date during A Night in the Writers’ Room, a panel featuring writers from popular drama series moderated by Variety‘s senior TV features editor Emily Longeretta. The

HGTV’s ‘Love It or List It’ Star Hilary Farr Departs After 17 Seasons

HGTV designer Hilary Farr is leaving “Love It or List It” after 258 episodes on the home makeover/real estate series. She was featured on the show for 17 seasons alongside real estate agent David Visentin, with whom she had a friendly rivalry. On the show,

Bollywood Star Ranveer Singh Speaks About Reprising ‘Simbha’ Role and the ‘Binary’ Between Theatrical and Streaming

The intensity of the screams rumbling within the imposing Red Sea Mall could mean only one thing: there is a Bollywood star in Jeddah. The star in question is Ranveer Singh, one of the honorees at this year’s Red Sea Film Festival. The star accepted

CNN Launches Beta Test of CNN Shorts, TikTok-Style News Briefs, on Its Own Mobile Platform

In its never-ending effort to try to reach younger news consumers, CNN has launched CNN Shorts — a new vertical video player on its website designed for smartphones. CNN already produces vertical-video news briefs for platforms including TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels. Now it

Comedy Writers Talk Balancing Humor and Emotion at Variety’s A Night in the Writers Room: ‘It’s a Catharsis, Both the Comedy and the Tears’

What is a TV “comedy” in 2023? In an era of blurred genres, it’s not so cut and dry anymore. Opening Variety’s “A Night in the Writer’s Room,” Variety’s Michael Schneider asked the nine comedy writers on stage to raise their hand if their show

Republic Records Chief Monte Lipman on Being Label of the Year, and Owning Nearly Half of the Hitmakers Top 25

It’s remarkable enough that Republic Records has been Hitmakers label of the year four out of seven times — but they exceeded themselves in 2023 with 12 of the top 25 songs on our chart. Yes, country superstar Morgan Wallen held six of those slots, including