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Rolling Stone, Twitch, and four of the platform’s top music personalities have banned forces for #TwitchHeatwave, a charity event livestreaming Thursday.

The event kick off at 3 p.m. Edt with Rolling Stone’s channel, featuring a live interview with senior writer Brittany Spanos. It will continue with live discussions led by professional music nerd Nardwuar, the Punk Rock Mba aka Finn McKenty, rappers-turned-late night talk show hosts Sir Michael Rocks and Owen Bones of Mystery School, and songwriter-producer Clinton Sparks. Rolling Stone will return to close out the event...

Latin superstar Ozuna is the latest artist to join esports company Xset, the singer and company tell Rolling Stone on Wednesday — marking another affirmation of the music industry’s rapidly growing appetite for video-game partnerships.

Xset and Ozuna’s team declined to give financial details on the new partnership — which has Ozuna joining the company as an investor and managing partner as well as a content creator — but Xset’s CEO Greg Selkoe says it’s the most substantial partnership the company’s made with an individual artist to date.

Last Thursday, at a West Hollywood mansion-turned-content house owned by social-media app Triller, Swae Lee contemplated his business strategy while eating buffalo chicken bites.

Lee spent the evening alternating between snacking on the microwavable bites (catered by Frank’s Red Hot), livestreaming on Twitch (with several influencers and esports competitors surrounding him) and getting trounced 43-0 in a game of Madden on the as-yet-unreleased PS5 — essentially, living a standard gamer night, if the gamer in question happened to be a rich and famous hip-hop artist.

“I want to make a video game,...

On Wednesday, July 24th, 2019, 2006 Wsop champion and poker philanthropist Jamie Gold hosted the 9th Annual Variety Charity Poker & Casino Night to benefit Variety The Children's Charity of Southern California.

Video: Kevin McHale Talks to Look To The Stars About Giving Back

Over 600 celebrities and entertainment executives played poker under the stars on the iconic Paramount Studios lot.

Bruce Buffer (the voice of the Ufc), kicked off the poker tournament with his signature catchphrase “It’s Time” and event host Jamie Gold invited guests to go All In for Variety’s Kids. Partygoers also enjoyed playing blackjack, roulette and craps.

Video: Look To The Stars Talks to Camryn Manheim

Guests enjoyed a gourmet dinner and a vintage treats bar featuring Twinkies, Cracker Jack and more. Variety SoCal supporters enjoyed the My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream Mochi BarTM with their delicious S’mores, Green Tea, Strawberry and Chocolate mocha ice cream and...