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A world-leading independent production company focused on content creation for film, television, digital & mobile distribution.
Monami Productions is a division of Monami Entertainment, a lifestyle and entertainment company specializing in talent management, cross-platform development & experiential marketing. Founded by Mona Scott-Young, Monami Entertainment was created on the premise of expanding upon Mona Scott-Young’s remarkable track record for success in all areas of the entertainment business; music, television, publishing & consumer products.
In 2005, Mona Scott-Young created Monami Entertainment. Today, Monami Entertainment houses Monami Productions, Monami Books, and several other companies. Monami Entertainment is a leading multi-media lifestyle and entertainment company with a speciality in talent management and cross-platform brand development. The company focuses on all areas of entertainment including film, television, music, publishing, food and beverage, and digital.
MONAMI NEWS
Jussie Smollett’s "The Lost Holliday" Co-Starring Vivica A. Fox, Receives Rave Reviews & Screens to Standing-Room-Only Audiences Nationwide!"
LOS ANGELES, CA - From the groundbreaking, award-winning musician, writer, producer, director, and star Jussie Smollett comes “The Lost Holliday" - a powerful, emotional, and heartwarming film that delves deep into the complexities of family dynamics. Through fatherhood, adoption, mother/son and father/daughter themes. relationships, death, grief, forgiveness, and the unbreakable bonds that transcend time and misunderstanding, "The Lost Holliday," delivers a story that resonates with audiences on many levels.
MISSY ELLIOTT’S FIRST-EVER HEADLINE TOUR: OUT OF THIS WORLD — THE MISSY ELLIOTT EXPERIENCE CREATES COSMIC EVENT WITH BUSTA RHYMES, CIARA, AND SPECIAL GUEST TIMBALAND
Today’s solar phenomenon was eclipsed by the supernova announcement of global superstar Missy Elliott’s history-making debut headline tour, OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience. Continuing her stellar dominance as one of the most significant artists in music, the pioneer of female Hip Hop/R&B will land in arenas across North America this summer with Hip Hop legend Busta Rhymes, Multi-Platinum selling superstar Ciara, and mega producer Timbaland.
XSCAPE & SWV ANNOUNCE THE QUEENS OF R&B TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS MÝA, TOTAL, AND 702
Produced by Monami Entertainment and Live Nation and represented by Seth Shomes through Day After Day Productions (DADP) the tour will kick off on June 27th in Concord, CA, at the Toyota Pavilion at Concord and continue its journey across the country, making stops at prestigious venues such as Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Full routing and ticketing information is available below.
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Deja Vu
Media Mogul Mona Scott-Young sits with Deja Vu to speak about her career, the iconic moments she has had the opportunity to be a part of, and the celebration of 50 years of Hip-Hop. Scott-Young also shouts out many pioneers in hip-hop such as Missy Elliot and Busta Rhymes. She also spoke on the rise and growth of the "Love and Hip-Hop" franchise and the success 13/14 years later. Mona Scott-Young also talks about expanding her franchise into the world of true crime with a new show called "Love & Murder." Check out the full interview now.
Black Enterprise | October 2023
Media mogul Mona Scott-Young is embarking on the film world with her newly produced BET+ original film, "Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy." Starring Taye Diggs, Apryl Jones, and familiar faces from her "Love and Hip-Hop" franchise, the two-part film series follows the real-life murder investigation of a successful Atlanta businessman renowned for revolutionizing the city's 911 system and his womanizing ways. Elsewhere, Mona explains how she got back into artist management after taking rising rapper Scar Lip under her wing following her managerial successes with Missy Elliot and Busta Rhymes.
MEDIA MOGUL MONA SCOTT-YOUNG RETURNS TO FILM WITH ‘LOVE & MURDER’ ON BET+
Media mogul Mona Scott-Young is back in the film world with her newly produced BET+ original film, Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy.
Starring Taye Diggs, Apryl Jones, and familiar faces from her Love and Hip Hop franchise, the two-part film follows the real-life murder investigation of Lance Herndon, a successful Atlanta businessman renowned for revolutionizing the city’s 911 system and his womanizing ways, who is found murdered in his own home.
The BET+ original film follows who might have wanted Lance dead in an investigation that reveals the truths and suspicions behind his professional and personal life.
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Executives of All Time
As featured in REAL SCREEN,
May/June 2022
"The advent of reality as a genre, at its core, about pulling the curtain back on a world and exploring the subculture or exploring something that the general population may have some tangential awareness of" Scott-Young says.
Reality Impact Report 2022: Meet the Titans of Unscripted TV
Whether on a streaming service, on broadcast TV or cable, there is a large amount of creatives and executives that made their mark on unscripted television over the last year. Despite the ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became a time for new ideas and new programming — from documentaries and competition shows, to dating series and comfort viewing — to thrive.
Here, Variety celebrates the talent behind the scenes who have made the biggest impact across all formats of unscripted.
