EXCLUSIVE: John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius’ Get Lifted Film Co. has signed an exclusive three-year overall deal with ABC Studios. The company is moving from Sony Pictures TV, where it was previously under a first-look deal. Under the pact, the company will work exclusively with ABC Studios in scripted…

A U.S. version of hit music/dating show Love At First Song based on South Korea’s CJ ENM's TV format is being developed by Critical Content, John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Co. and American Idol and Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings producer Simon Lythgoe and his Legacy Productions.

Love At First Song originally premiered on…

EXCLUSIVE: The 2019 Makers Conference is being livestreamed next week but no word yet if it will be on Netflix even though the streamer's Chief Content Officer is now among the luminaries who will be taking the stage in Dana Point, California.

Ted Sarandos will be joining John Legend, Aisha Tyler and Rise CEO and…

No word yet if Eminem will be showing up in Park City for one of those late night concerts that only happen at Sundance but the Oscar winning 8 Mile star is certainly part of the New Frontier slate for next year’s festival.

While it’s usually the films in competition and the premieres that attract a lot of the spotligh…

Oculus Studios has teamed with Baobab Studios for a bold VR experience for their animated feature Crow: The Legend which features the voices of John Legend, Oprah Winfrey, Constance Wu, and Diego Luna. The experience is set to launch next week on Oculus Rift and Oculus Go next week.

Crow: The Legend is a Native…

Recent EGOT winner John Legend has never been one to shy away from speaking his mind. During his performance at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City’s Central Park, Legend took the opportunity to call out the Senate in regards to this week’s events surrounding Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford.

Before p…

EXCLUSIVE: Get Lifted’s John Legend and Mike Jackson, the Emmy-winning executive producers of Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, have signed on to produce the family holiday musical Jingle Jangle for Netflix. The film is directed by David E. Talbert, who has written the script and will produce with Lyn…

The CW has put in development Lean On Me, a female-led hourlong drama inspired by the 1989 film that starred Morgan Freeman, from writer Wendy Calhoun (Station 19), LeBron James & Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment, John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius’ Get Lifted, and Warner Bros. TV.

Written by Calhoun…

John Legend is joining Season 16 of NBC’s hit singing competition The Voice as coach.

Legend, who achieved EGOT status this past weekend after winning an Emmy as a producer for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, will appear on the show’s upcoming spring cycle, joining returning coaches Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine…

NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert was a big winner on night two of the Creative Arts Emmys and as each win was announced, there was an outpour of love and praise for the late great Craig Zadan, who served as executive producer.

The live musical telecast based on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway smash is nomina…

Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert took home the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special Live, inducting not one, not two but three more people into the EGOT family: Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and John Legend.

Rice, Webber, and Legend (who also starred in the live production) took the stage to claim their spot in …

A relative newcomer to the small screen known for his portrayal of Terry Silver in Power, Broadway veteran Brandon Victor Dixon made a huge splash this season, earning his first Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. Signaling the prospect of a major crossover career for…