UTA has signed Pitbull, the Grammy-winning rap star and entrepreneur who just wrapped concert tours with Enrique Iglesias, Britney Spears and a residency at Planet Hollywood. The news comes as he readies to host his annual Worldwide NYE event at Bayfront Park in Miami on New Year's Eve. Pitbull, who NYE event was…

What a coup. Pitbull is coming aboard his first film to pen and perform an original song and also lend his voice to one of the key characters in STX’s UglyDolls, the animated film directed by Robert Rodriguez which will launch the company’s family and animation division. The film will be released in 2019. The film…

Pitbull is not without a New Year’s Eve gig. The rapper is set to join Univision’s live New Year’s Eve special ¡Feliz 2018! (Happy 2018!). Pitbull previously had a three-year run as host of Fox’s New Year’s Eve telecast, until the network announced in November that it had hired Steve Harvey as its new host. Univision…

Pitbull, the global star whose entertainment ventures stretch from music and concerts to TV production and hosting to a Las Vegas act, has inked with WME. The Miami native, born Armando Christian Perez, also will take his motivational speaking platform worldwide via his new agency. The Grammy-winning Pitbull released…

UPDATE, 5:15 PM with video and more information throughout: Viacom CEO Bob Bakish kicked off Nickelodeon’s sales-season opening upfront presentation Thursday afternoon from the stage of Jazz at Lincoln Center, saying Nickelodeon — one of the reorganized company’s six “flagship” brands — “is proud to be first” in it…

ABC's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on ABC delivered another potent ratings delivery. Featuring a performance by Carrie Underwood, the special drew a 10.0 household rating in the metered markets from 11:30 PM-1:15 AM and a 7.5 rating among adults 18-49 in the local people meters. That was…

Fox has bought Miami-set drama 305, from Endemol Shine Studios, with a script commitment plus penalty. Written by Sascha Penn (Survivor’s Remorse) and directed by Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies), 305 — named after the Miami area code — is executive produced by Miami-born-and-raised rapper Armando Perez, known by his…

After creating the HBO 2010 twentysomething series How to Make It in America, Ian Edelman soon turned his attention to feature films, making his directorial debut with Puerto Ricans In Paris, which he co-wrote with Neel Shah. Edelman’s America scribe partner Joseph Zolfo is also producing. The comedy revolves around…

The Weinstein Company has engaged Armando Christian Perez—better known as hip hop recording artist Pitbull—to be the catalyst for two reality TV series. The first is Pitbull: The Lyfe, which will focus on his world tour, recording sessions, and his life behind the scenes. The second one is The REAL Change Project, in…

Armando Christian Perez aka Pitbull will host the American Music Awards for a second straight year. That has become a nice side career for the popular singer who also has a New Year’s Eve show on Fox. Like last year, Pitbull also will perform a song from his new album at the 2014 AMAs, which will air live from the…

This weekend’s Streamy Awards will honor Pitbull, Michelle Phan, Shay Carl and Tyler Oakley as online-entertainment pioneers with the new ICONS awards. The four will be honored at a Friday night reception and during the Streamys main event Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton. Oakley, a major vlogger on LGBT issues…

Rapper Pitbull (Armando Christian Perez) will be counting down to 2015 with Fox, signing a deal for Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution special. Hosted by Pitbull and produced by Endemol, the special will air on Wednesday, December 31 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET live (CT/MT/PT tape-delayed) and is envisioned as potentially…