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A Cool Cat and Italian Rockers Highlight Our Grammy Preview

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Uneven Flow • Congress considers legislation amid renewed scrutiny of Ticketmaster’s business practices and sway over the touring biz

Stand-up Guy • WME’s Mike Berkowitz delivers laughs and profit by booking top comedy tours

The Tall and the Short of It • Awards show producers have long struggled with getting a winner’s microphone height right

Grassroots Must Grow for Black Women in Hollywood • Andrea Riseborough wasn’t the reason Black women missed Oscar noms, but the system sure is

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Grammys 2023

The Many Lives of Doja Cat • Pop star, rocker, rapper and hip-hop queen-in-the-making — how this wild provocateur is changing music her way

Ready to Dare • Doja Cat picks a few of her favorite looks

The Making of Måneskin • How four 20-somethings from Rome became the biggest rock band to emerge in years

Maneskin’s o U.S. Home • The relaunched Arista Records keeps things small but packs a big punch

Break My Ballot • Three Grammy voters explain the rationale behind their picks in top categories

Out From Behind the Curtain • The new songwriter of the year Grammy aims to recognize hitmakers who aren’t household names

Mushroom Magic • How a British-Australian independent label launched 25 years ago spawned a generation of music industry leaders

Best Picture • Nominees for Oscar’s top prize showcase the triumph of films over doomsday predictions of the past few years.

A Time Capsule of the COVID Era • Oscar best picture nominees range from intimate to epic and reflect our current times

‘All Quiet’ Leads Brit Contest, Rivals Are Everywhere • BAFTA film race sees German war epic battling wide array of competitors

Viewers Cozy up to COZI TV’s Nostalgia • Diginet triples ad revenue and ratings rise after 10 years

Coastal Confab Encourages Cinematic Education • Santa Barbara festival teaches students and budding filmmakers about the industry at large

Variety Artisans Awards Spotlight the Best in Crafts • Below-the-line crew contribute to bringing the filmmakers’ visions to life

TV Lovers and TV Makers Convene Once Again in Atlanta • After two years of virtual screenings, Georgia’s SCADTVfest re-opens its doors

Rookie Showrunner Earns Inaugural Variety Award • Sterlin Harjo launched critically acclaimed ‘Reservations Dogs’ in 2021

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Hot Titles From a Snowy Sundance • These heat-seekers got attendees talking at the Utah fest’s first in-person edition in three years

Muni Long • “I don’t plan on living up to anyone else’s expectations.”