Harry Styles may be cast as Elvis Presley in upcoming biopic – Elvis Presley was an American icon, but a British guy may end up playing him in a new biopic. Pop star Harry Styles is in the running to portray the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in a movie by Australian director Baz Luhrmann, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The former One Direction singer and now solo artist made his big-screen debut in the Oscar-nominated 2017 film “Dunkirk.” – Read more at ABC News
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Scarypoolparty – “Out Loud” [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On – An artist like Scarypoolparty comes around only once in a lifetime. With a rare gift for musicality that stops you dead in your tracks, Alejandro Aranda has gone from moonlighting as a dishwasher in Pomona, California, that would frequent open mic nights to an artist with the world’s attention focused on him. And it was our resounding pleasure to highlight this once-in-a-lifetime talent as part of our latest “All Eyes On” showcase series. – Read more at OnesToWatch
American Idol contestant serving free meals in Kalamazoo – A former American Idol contestant and Western Michigan University grad is hosting a free community dinner in Kalamazoo. Matt Giraud will be serving meals, taking selfies, and signing autographs at the Douglass Community Association meal site from 4:30 until 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The event is free and open to the public and any donations given will go to Matt Giraud Fights Hunger fund with his goal of raising 3-million dollars to build a commissary and dining room in Kalamazoo to feed the homeless and achieve his goal of serving 1-million free meals within the next decade. – Read more at WKZO.com
What Is Big Machine Actually Worth In Its Pending Nine-Figure Acquisition By Ithaca Holdings? – With Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings apparently agreeing to pay upwards of $300 million for Scott Borchetta’s entire Big Machine operation, industry deal makers are wondering if that price tag is a final valuation for the Nashville-based company. While the Big Machine companies may well indeed be valued at the aforementioned price tag, industry insiders speculate it’s higher and Billboard’s math shows it might range as high as $600 million. But a deal always depends on what amount suitors are willing to pay, not what industry experts think it should be. All things considered, Billboard estimates the range somewhere between the upwards of $300 million amount and $460 million. – Read more at Billboard
