Matt Factor has exited the New York office of bicoastal/international Propaganda Films. Staffer Tara Ford, who had teamed with Factor to cover the East Coast, now solely handles the territory for the company. Philip Fox Mills remains East Coast rep for bicoastal/international Satellite, a sister shop to Propaganda. Ford and Mills continue to work closely with Dana Balkin, head of sales for the Propaganda group of companies….Richard Fink of Fink Tank, New York, has taken on East Coast representation for Los Angeles-based Original Film….Tombo, the Hollywood-based shop headed by executive producer Fred Porter, has secured Gabrielle Giebels and Catherine De Angelis—a.k.a. Hot Betty—for Midwest representation. Terri Montgomery continues to rep Tombo in such central Midwest states as Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa….Highway 61, New York, has signed Adam Fine of LittleRedHen Entertainment, Santa Monica, for West Coast representation….Wow+Flutter Music+Sound, Los Angeles and Minneapolis, has named Los Angeles-based independent rep Jennifer Cohen to head up West Coast sales….Lankford Films, Houston, has signed Perry Schaffer and Corey Rogers of Schaffer & Co., New York, for East Coast sales, and Doug Stieber and Lynn Mutchler of Doug Stieber & Company, Chicago, to handle the Midwest….
Beyoncé Wins Album of the Year At The Grammys; Award Presented By L.A. Firefighters
Beyoncé has won album of the year for "Cowboy Carter" at the 2025 Grammys, delivering her — at last — the show's elusive top award.
The superstar, who is both the most awarded and nominated artist in Grammys history, has been up for the category four times before and many feel she has been snubbed by its top honors.
In winning album of the year with "Cowboy Carter," Beyoncé has become the first Black woman to win the top prize in the 21st century. The last was Lauryn Hill with "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" 26 years ago. Before her was Natalie Cole and Whitney Houston. That means Beyoncé is only the fourth Black woman to win album of the year at the Grammys.
Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department presented Beyoncé with the trophy Sunday, one of several times the show reflected the recent wildfires that burned thousands of homes.
"It's been many, many years," Beyoncé said in her speech. "I want to dedicate this to Ms. Martell," she said, referencing Linda Martell, the performer who became the first Black woman to play the Grand Ole Opry.
"We finally saw it happen, everyone," host Trevor Noah said, nodding to the long overdue achievement for one of music's transcendent artists.
Kendrick Lamar won song and record of the year for his diss track "Not Like Us," taking home two of the night's most prestigious awards.
"We're gonna dedicate this one to the city," Lamar said before shouting out Los Angeles area neighborhoods.
It is the second hip-hop single to ever win in the category. The first was Childish Gambino's "This Is America."
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