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There’s perhaps no one in the music industry more well-positioned for leadership than Ethiopia Habtemariam, who became chairman and CEO of Motown Records last week. Habtemariam, 41, has worked in music since she was a teenager, interning for LaFace and Elektra. She forwent a college education and worked up the ranks in music publishing at Universal before becoming Motown’s president in 2014, where she ushered in a renaissance for the historic record label — securing major partnerships with Quality Control and Blacksmith and bringing in a roster of prolific hip-hop artists. Motown’s place in the industry shifted from housing legendary R&B acts like the Jackson Five and the Supremes to pushing new chart-toppers such as Lil Baby, City Girls, and Migos. Related Stories Lamont Dozier Remembers Mary Wilson: 'She Was the Glue That Kept the Supremes Together' Mary Wilson, Co-Founder of Supremes, Dead at 76 Related Stories Jerry Jeff Walker's … [Read more...] about Ethiopia Habtemariam, Motown Records’ New CEO, on Recentering Black Music in Culture

EXCLUSIVE : Escalating a relationship at Jason Blum ’s Blumhouse, Carla Hacken has signed her Paper Pictures banner to a two-year first look producing deal. Among the films that Hacken will produce at Blumhouse is Coming Around Again , a romantic drama that Sophia Takal will direct from a script by Lawrence Michael Levine . The film is casting up, and focuses on a middle aged divorcee who rekindles a relationship with an old flame while vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard. Coming Around Again will be Takal’s third film for Blumhouse, for whom she last directed Black Christmas . Hacken’s Paper Pictures will develop film and TV projects, and she is also consulting to help Jason Blum’s company as is expands into streaming films. The deal will run for two years. Related Story Amazon In Talks For 'Fuel'; Action Pitch Vehicle For 'Lovecraft Country's Jurnee Smollett “Carla has exemplary taste and deep relationships,” said Blumhouse founder/CEO Blum. “Her … [Read more...] about Carla Hacken In Blumhouse First-Look; Sophia Takal-Helmed ‘Coming Around Again’ Casting Up