Good Play Music, a new LA-based firm specializing in management, publishing and career development for creatives, has launched under the leadership of Amanda Samii.

A former Capitol Records and Kobalt Music Publishing exec, Samii’s past work includes signing and developing the likes of FINNEAS, Marshmello, Niall Horan and Rogét Chahayed.

Joining her is Sam Schulman, longtime manager and A&R exec known for her work with ASHE, FINNEAS, Bishop Briggs and Ali Tamposi. Together, the former Noisemakers aim to offer individualized, client-focused support to their roster of talent.

Good Play’s roster already boasts 1b+ streams. Songwriter Annie Schindel contributed to Chappell Roan’s “Red Wine Supernova” and works with rising talent like Dasha and INJI, while Grammy-winning producer duo CASHÆ has powered hits for LE SSERAFIM, David Guetta and Miky Woodz. Photographer Elizabeth Miranda (Dua Lipa, JENNIE) and director Hunter Moreno (Selena Gomez, mgk) are among the visual creatives on the roster.

“At Good Play, our mission is to elevate our clients' talents, break down barriers, and spark meaningful conversations that inspire change in the entertainment industry,” says Samii.

“With the business shifting back toward true artist and creative development, I feel lucky to be a part of its ever-changing landscape,” added Schulman.

Seen blissfully unaware this landed in our inbox are (l-r) Samii and Schulman.

Jimmy Fallon is having a happy “Holiday” season thanks to the runaway success of “Holiday,” the emphasis track from his Republic album, Holiday Seasoning Deluxe, which tops the Mediabase holiday and Hot AC charts.

The track, one of nine songs added to the original album, features the Jonas Brothers and LL Cool J and arrives on the heels of Jimmy Fallon’s Holiday Seasoning Spectacular television event, which aired last week on NBC and is now available to stream on Peacock.

The album includes previously released singles “It Was A… (Masked Christmas)” f/ Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion, “Almost Too Early For Christmas” f/ Dolly Parton and “Wrap Me Up” f/Meghan Trainor. To date, these holiday singles have received over 70 million combined Global streams.

HITS is currently sifting through the lumps of coal that have already arrived on our doorstep.

Grammy-winning industry vet Vicky Hamilton just established herself in the poetry realm with the release of Veiled Allusions, which Ingram Spark published on 11/21 and launched at a Foxes magazine-sponsored party at Desert 5 Spot.

Hamilton’s resume includes stands at Geffen and Vapor, as well as her own Small Hairy Dog imprint, which earned a 2000 Grammy for Best Traditional Folk album for June Carter Cash’s Press On. She says the 50 poems in Veiled Allusions were written over the course of decades, capturing, as she put it, “me at 15 through me at 66.”

She added, “Poetry was my first love. I started writing poetry in junior high school and continue to write poems today. I tried to pick the best poetry I had written over my lifetime for this book and included a few of my early poems to show my growth.”

Electric Panda recently optioned Hamilton’s first book, Appetite for Dysfunction, for a TV adaptation.