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Weinstein Sexual Misconduct Settlement Confirmed by Bankruptcy Judge
Once a sexual misconduct claim is allowed, each accuser will have the choice of whether to release all future claims against Weinstein. If a woman chooses to release him, she’ll get what the examiner determines to be her full share. Those who choose not to release him will only receive 25 percent of the value assigned to their claim using the points system, and the rest will go to the insurance companies. The deal includes a mandatory perpetual release of claims against The Weinstein Co. and TWC board members and execs, including Bob Weinstein. The financial penalty for not releasing claims against Weinstein, and the mandatory release of claims against the others, drew sharp criticism from women who object to the deal. They also argued that women who have rape claims against Weinstei...
Sea Shanty Singer Nathan Evans Takes Fight to Olivia Rodrigo For U.K. Chart Title
There’s action aplenty in the U.K. chart races where Nathan Evans’ sea shanty “Wellerman” (Polydor) takes the challenge to Olivia Rodrigo’s leader “Drivers License” (Interscope) and just 103 units separate the two best-selling albums at the halfway point. Bicep, the Northern Irish electronic duo of Andrew Ferguson and Matthew McBriar, take top spot on the Official Chart Update with Isles, their second album. According to the Official Charts Company, Bicep’s latest is the most-downloaded LP over the weekend and the most-streamed new release of the week so far, and should easily eclipse the No. 20 peak of their self-titled debut album from 2017. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power...
Foo Fighters to Perform First Headlining Show of 2021 on Their New SiriusXM Channel
An all-new live performance by the Foo Fighters will air on Feb. 5, to celebrate the launch of the lineup’s Medicine At Midnight album as well as a limited-engagement radio channel on SiriusXM. The on-air concert, from the SiriusXM Garage in Los Angeles, will be hosted by SiriusXM’s Kat Corbett and attended by a virtual audience of SiriusXM subscribers. Additionally, as soon as Medicine At Midnight drops – at midnight on Feb. 5 [get it?]– the channel will broadcast the album in its entirety as a part of a track-by-track album special hosted by the band. Limited engagement channel 105 launches Feb. 3, and will air for two months on live satellite and streaming platforms. The channel will feature special commentary from Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, ...
System of a Down to Premiere ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’ Video During Livestream
System of a Down will premiere a music video for their single “Genocidal Humanoidz” as part of a livestream event that will raise funds for rehabilitation efforts for Armenian soldiers suffering from traumatic injuries. The livestream will launch at 9 am PT/12 pm ET on Jan. 30, and will begin with interviews with guests including Armenia Fund USA rep Maria Mehranian, Armenian-American musician Sebu Simonian, along with Harvard clinician Dr. Lilit Garibyan, who leads “Face Of Angel,” a charity that aims to provide medical scar laser treatments to soldiers with burn and trauma scars. The tune follows System of a Down’s release of their “Protect the Land” single. Between the two songs, the band have raised $600,000 for the Armenian Fund. This is their first new material since 2005’...
Trey Songz Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Officer at Kansas City Chiefs Game
R&B singer Trey Songz was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer after the singer put an officer in a headlock during the AFC Championship game at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. Video of the altercation shows Songz and the officer in a struggle, which ultimately ends with Songz being handcuffed by a sheriff. Attorney John P. O’Connor confirmed to the Kansas City Star that Songz — whose real name is Tremaine Neverson — had been arrested, but declined to comment further until he had a chance to talk with prosecutors. TMZ has the video of the incident (below) and a report, citing a police source, that Songz was arrested for misdemeanors — trespassing and resisting arrest — and assaulting a police officer, which is a felony. The site said that he...
Donald Trump’s coming impeachment trial aggravates rift among Republicans
The coming second impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly storming of the Capitol has aggravated a rift among his fellow Republicans that was on full display on Sunday. The post Donald Trump’s coming impeachment trial aggravates rift among Republicans appeared first on TODAY. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Adele Can’t Believe ’21’ Just Turned 10: ‘Well I Never!’
The album’s singles also did well, with “Rolling in the Deep,” “Set Fire to the Rain,” and “Someone Like You” each topping the Hot 100. 21 also earned Adele six trophies at the 54th annual Grammy Awards, including album of the year, record of the year, and song of the year. (She has a total of 15 Grammys to date.) In April 2017, 21 broke Billboard’s record for longest charting album by a woman on the Billboard 200. It surpassed Carole King‘s Tapestry with its 319th week at the time. The acclaimed album has since spent a total of 497 weeks on the chart. Adele’s most recent studio album was 2015’s 25. Though fans are eager for a new LP, the singer hasn’t given any hints as to when her fourth studio album might arrive. Wh...
SZA Says She’ll Ask Frank Ocean to Feature on ‘Good Days’
“Imma ask lol,” she wrote. While there’s no update as of Sunday, fans of both artists have already started daydreaming about a “Good Days” remix. “Ok but the frank ocean remix….let’s talk,” one person wrote to SZA on Twitter. Another tweeted: “If Sza really gets frank ocean on the good days remix my soul will quite literally leave my body.” “sza and frank ocean are both scorpios so if they do collab i know it’s gonna hit emotionally and i’m gonna cry for days,” wrote another fan. “The day Frank Ocean hops on Good Days by SZA is the day I pass away peacefully,” another person joked. See some of the reactions, and enjoy SZA’s “Good Days” again, below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you ...
Olivia Rodrigo Speeds to Second Week at U.K. No. 1 With ‘Drivers License’
This week, the hit single clocks up 13.7 million streams, the biggest one-week tally for a leader in two years, while a second track from the breakthrough artist cracks the Top 40 on the current frame, “All I Want,” a cut from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney +. It’s new at No. 32. At No. 2, “Don’t Play” is the highest new entry this week on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, giving Anne-Marie her highest-charting single as a lead artist, and career bests for KSI and Digital Farm Animals. The top five is completed by Ariana Grande’s “34+35” (Republic Records), up from No. 11 to No. 3, a new peak; followed by Little Mix’s “Sweet Melody” (down 4-2 via RCA) and The Kid Laroi’s “Without You” (RCA), up 6 -5, a new high. Also making waves is Longest Johns’ sea shanty “We...
Olivia Rodrigo Stays on Top In Australia With ‘Drivers License’
Also, British psychedelic pop outfit Glass Animals are on the climb, as “Heat Waves” improves 17-11 in its seventh week in the Top 50. “Heat Waves” was on fire earlier this week as it took out Triple J’s Hottest 100 countdown, one of the band’s three entries. Over on the national albums survey, Illy earns his second No. 1 with The Space Between. It’s the Melbourne rapper’s sixth album and the first since Two Degrees, which ruled the chart in November 2016. Also impacting the chart this week is The Good Times And The Bad Ones by American band Why Don’t We. It’s new at No. 2. Finally, Zayn returns to the Top 10 for the first time in nearly five years as Nobody Is Listening starts at No. 10. The third solo album from the former One Direction singer is the follow-up to 2018’s Icarus Falls, whi...
Porn Star Purchases $4 Million Castle Avicii Used to Produce His Final Album
Mia Malkova has purchased a piece of electronic dance music history. The AVN Award-winning porn superstar recently forked up $4 million for the massive Oregon castle that Avicii rented to produce Tim, the album that would ultimately prove to be the legendary artist’s last. According to Realtor.com, Avicii and his entourage stayed at the castle for seven weeks in 2018, when the iconic “Levels” producer wrote and recorded his posthumous album in the home’s cavernous library. The two-floor library is quite the location to create music, with a fireplace encrusted in crowned amethyst—a precious purple gemstone—and a ceiling affixed with a giant clock inside a compass. Realtor.com The 13,000-square-foot mansion, which took seven yea...
Viral “polyriddim” Producer phonon Signs to UTA, Prodigy Artists
It looks like viral “polyriddim” producer phonon will be inspiring awe and confusing dubstep fans for the foreseeable future. The blossoming bass music producer has announced his signing to United Talent Agency for booking services and Prodigy Artists for management. If you’ve ever heard “polyriddim,” you’ll understand the use of the word “confusing.” Instead of trying to explain the track, which was produced in a time signature more appropriate for Martians, we’ll let Eliminate illustrate. phonon isn’t a one-trick pony. He may have broken through with “Polyriddim,” but the track doubled as a launchpad for an innately gifted producer, as opposed to a flash in the pan. He proved as much after the rel...
