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Ashley Judd’s Sexual Harassment Claim Against Harvey Weinstein Revived by Appeals Court
Harvey Weinstein will have to face a sexual harassment claim from Ashley Judd even though the actress was never actually employed by the disgraced movie mogul. On Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that California Civil Code § 51.9 encompassed their relationship sufficiently to provide Judd with the ability to sue him for sexual harassment. Judd alleges in her complaint that she became Weinstein’s victim when the movie mogul made demands on her in a hotel room about 20 years ago. Judd says that she only escaped after relenting to a deal where she would let him touch her if she won an Academy Award. Later, Judd says she was in serious discussions for a big role in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings, but that opportunity was torpedoed after Weinstein or someone ...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Grilled at Big Tech Hearing About Being Unfair to Streamers
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos might be the richest person in the world, but he’s also a rookie. Until Wednesday, he had never before been grilled by lawmakers on Capitol Hill. That changed today when top executives at the nation’s leading technology companies gathered — at least virtually — for testimony before a House of Representatives antitrust subcommittee. There, Bezos faced blistering questions about whether the e-commerce giant has abused its market power. “A lot of people want to know when the HBO Max app will be available on your Fire devices,” Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) told Bezos. “I understand negotiations are ongoing but your company is not only asking for financial terms but also for content from Warner Media…. Is it fair to use your gatekeepe...
Alice Ivy Signs Global Publishing Deal With Concord, Native Tongue
Alice Ivy has struck a new worldwide publishing deal through a joint venture with Concord Music Publishing and Australian independent publisher Native Tongue. “Publishing is something I’ve taken my time with,” said Ivy of the new arrangement, which is effective immediately. “I wanted to hold off until I’d matured as a songwriter and a producer and wait for the right partners to come along. Between the team at Native Tongue, who’ve always looked out for me, and my new family at Concord, it feels like the best possible set-up for me at this exciting stage in my career. When it came down to it, they asked what I was looking for and I said, ‘I want to be jumping on planes and writing music every day’ and they said, ‘we can do that.'” The Melbourn...
Disclosure Unveil Gripping Video for New Single “Douha (Mali Mali)” from Forthcoming “Energy” LP
Disclosure have unveiled the latest cut from their highly anticipated third studio album Energy, the gripping deep house record “Douha (Mali Mali).” The single features Fatoumata Diawara, who teamed up with Disclosure back in 2018 for the Grammy Award-nominated single “Ultimatum.” In a potent vocal performance, the Malian singer-songwriter belts to the eclectic house flavors of the renowned English electronic duo, whose Energy LP is slated for an August 28th, 2020 release via Island Records. Disclosure also released a vibrant and breathtaking video, which was directed by Mahaneela, a London-born multidisciplinary artist with roots in Ghana, India, and Jamaica. “Right now, all over the world, we’re going t...
Music Marketplace Beatport Restores “Hard Techno” Genre Category
Music marketplace Beatport, which touts itself as the “world’s number one destination for electronic music,” has reinstated the platform’s “Hard Techno” category. The decision to restore the category was made after gathering feedback from the hard techno community as well as prominent labels, artists, and distributors. To flesh out the genre’s page on Beatport, it will be populated with music from the site’s current “Techno (Raw/Deep/Hypnotic)” and “Techno (Peak Time/Driving/Hard)” categories. The latter is set to be repurposed under the name “Techno (Peak Time/Driving).” Moreover, the newly minted “Hard Techno” section now features its own dedicated Top 100 chart. “Many labels and artists,...
Eric Prydz and Four Tet Will Debut First-Ever B2B Set at 2021 EXIT Festival
Just a few weeks ago, organizers of Serbia’s EXIT Festival announced the official cancellation of its 2020 event due to the impact of COVID-19. The news came not long after they unveiled an expansive lineup after the initial postponement was advised by Serbia’s Prime Minister. While this year’s festivities are a wash, 2021 is looking much brighter after the announcement of the first phase of the event’s lineup, which features a monumental B2B set. In the short lineup reveal video, two names paired together stood out like a sore thumb—Eric Prydz and Four Tet. The 20th anniversary of the award-winning festival will feature one of the most iconic finales when two of the world’s top DJs share the stage for the first time ever. If all goes according ...
DJ Snake and Malaa are Spinning a Virtual B2B Set Tomorrow
Two of the most prolific producers out of France are joining forces for a can’t-miss livestream event. DJ Snake and Malaa each took to Twitter today, July 29th, to announce that they are livestreaming a collaborative DJ set tomorrow. The performance will be broadcasted on YouTube via both artists’ channels, funneling Snake’s rip-roaring bass music flavors and Malaa’s menacing G-House style straight to fans’ devices. Snake is fresh off the release of his fan-favorite trap bomb “Trust Nobody” while Malaa is riding high off his haunting rework of REZZ and Grabbitz‘s single “Someone Else,” which marked the first time REZZ had released an official remix of one of her own songs. The set will begin at 2PM PT (5PM ET, 11PM CET) ...
RIK EMMETT On Upcoming TRIUMPH Documentary: ‘There’s A Surreal Nature To It’
Guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett of the legendary Canadian power trio TRIUMPH spoke to The Metal Voice about the forthcoming first-ever feature documentary about the band’s dramatic career. Produced by Emmy and Peabody award-winning Banger Films, “Triumph: Lay It On The Line” is a Crave original documentary that’s a celebratory, exhilarating thrill ride through the history of one of rock’s most unsung acts. Slated for release in the coming months, the film covers TRIUMPH‘s humble beginnings as staples of the GTA circuit in the mid-’70s to their heyday as touring juggernauts, selling out arenas and stadiums all across North America with their legendary spectacular live shows — and way beyond. Emmett said (see video below): “Banger, they’re ...
HALESTORM’s ‘Reimagined’ EP To Include AMY LEE Collaboration + Cover Of ‘I Will Always Love You’
HALESTORM has set an August 14 release date for “Halestorm Reimagined”, a collection of reworked original songs as well as a cover of “I Will Always Love You”, the love ballad made famous by Whitney Houston and Dolly Parton. The six-track effort will also include a reimagined version of the HALESTORM song “Break In”, featuring a guest appearance by EVANESCENCE‘s Amy Lee. The new version of the track, which originally appeared on HALESTORM‘s second album, 2012’s “The Strange Case Of…” , was recorded last October at a Nashville studio with producer Nick Raskulinecz, who had previously worked with both bands. “Halestorm Reimagined” track listing: 01. I Get Off 02. Miss The Misery 03. I Am The Fire 04. Break In...
LINKIN PARK’s MIKE SHINODA To Release ‘Dropped Frames Vol. 2’ Album On Friday; Track Listing Revealed
LINKIN PARK‘s Mike Shinoda will release the second installment of his “Dropped Frames” album series on Friday, July 31. Earlier today, Shinoda revealed the “Dropped Frames Vol. 2” track listing via his social media. It is as follows: 01. Transitions 02. Crystalina 03. Julio’s Revenge 04. Isolation Bird (featuring Money Mark) 05. Side Scrolling 06. Dungeon Crawler 07. Dog Whistles 08. Astral (featuring Elise Trouw) 09. Sunset Drive 10. Channeling Pt. 2 (featuring Dan Mayo) 11. King Paprika 12. Party Meow Mike recently told Forbes that he would release “at least three” “Dropped Frames” albums. He explained: “I’ve got the second one done and the third one is in progress. And I say in progress — basically, it’s just ...
FEAR FACTORY’s DINO CAZARES: ‘My Playing Was Never Influenced By PANTERA’
FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares has denied drawing influence from PANTERA, explaining that his playing and songwriting style was “already developed” by the time he got into the Texas metal act. Earlier today (Wednesday, July 29), Cazares tweeted that late PANTERA guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott told him that he used FEAR FACTORY‘s 1998 album “Obsolete” as a “reference” when he was mixing PANTERA‘s 2000 LP “Reinventing The Steel”. After one fan responded, “Pretty sure you said vulgar was the Demanufacture reference, in a remaster notes,” referring to PANTERA‘s 1992 record “Vulgar Display Of Power” and FEAR FACTORY‘s 1995 effort “Demanufacture”, Dino wrote: “I&...
Petition Calling For The Deportation of Miniature Varmint Tory Lanez Has Thousands of Signatures
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The Hotties want Daystar Peterson, aka Tory Lanez, deported immediately. Lanez is not in good favor with a lot of people following the incident where he allegedly shot Megan Thee Stallion in both of her feet we learned just a few days ago. Fans want the miniature rapper/singer booted from the United States and banished to his native land of Canada for reportedly inflicting harm upon the leader of the Hot Girl movement. If you think they are joking, a Change.org petition has been started calling for the deportation of Lanez, and it’s almost reached its goal of 25,000 signatures with over 17,000 and counting people signing up. The description of the call for action reads as follows: “Deport Tory Lanez (Daystar Peterson) back to Canada and ban him from ...
