EXCLUSIVE: After winning one of the highly sought-after roles in the highly-anticipated Beetlejuice 2, Arthur Conti has also found a new agency as the actor has signed with WME.
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K-pop label YG Entertainment has provided an update on contract renewal negotiations with BLACKPINK, saying that they are still ongoing.The entertainment company made a brief statement to South Korean media, including Sports Chosun, yesterday (November 14) saying that it is “still negotiating with the artists regarding their exclusive contracts”, as translated by Koreaboo. No other details regarding the current status of the discussions were divulged, but YG Entertainment shared in the same statement that an announcement of the negotiations’ outcome “will be revealed through the document regarding major management issues related to investments.” An exact date for this report’s publication has yet to be announced.Negotiations surrounding the status of BLACKPINK’s expiring contracts with YG Entertainment have been underway since July, and their contracts were said to have expired in August.
Public debate was sparked when it was reported that member Lisa was unlikely to renew her contract past its expiration. At the time, the report also said negotiations for the remaining three members – Jennie, Jisoo and Rosé – were proceeding smoothly.In the months since BLACKPINK’s contracts with YG Entertainment had reportedly expired, the widespread uncertainty of BLACKPINK’s future with the company and as a group caused stocks for the company to plummet.On the same day of YG Entertainment’s July statement regarding BLACKPINK’s contract negotiations, stocks of the company, listed on the Korea Exchange, fell over six per cent by the end of trading day, closing at ₩74,300.
EXCLUSIVE: After winning one of the highly sought-after roles in the highly-anticipated Beetlejuice 2, Arthur Conti has also found a new agency as the actor has signed with WME.
Soundgarden‘s Matt Cameron has revealed that the band’s dispute with Chris Cornell‘s estate is still ongoing.Earlier this year, the band and the late frontman’s widow Vicky shared that they had settled their long-standing legal dispute and would be release the band’s final recordings. They released a joint statement that said they had “reached an amicable out-of-court resolution”.It added: “The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the band and Chris were working on.”While appearing as a guest on The Vinyl Guide podcast, Cameron, Soundgarden’s drummer, revealed that the band are still dealing with Cornell’s estate and that the chances of the band releasing the final songs with him on them are slim.“We’re still in the middle of a dispute with the estate,” he said.
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BLACKPINK have been presented with honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) medals by King Charles.BLACKPINK – comprised of Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé – were awarded the medals on November 22, during a state visit to the United Kingdom by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. The girl group received the MBEs “in recognition of their role as Advocates for the COP26 Summit in Glasgow”, Buckingham Palace said.“It’s amazing you’re still talking to each other after all these years,” King Charles jokingly said to the band at the ceremony, per Reuters.
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Blackpink, the multinational female music act that is the biggest girl group in the Korean pop (K-pop) firmament, may finally be close to renewing its collective contract with YG Entertainment. The news was widely reported in Korea on Monday and comes after months of speculation that the four-piece act – Jisoo (real name Kim Ji-soo), Lisa (Lalisa Manobal), Jennie (Kim Jennie) and Rose (Roseanne Park) – would take their acts to another shop. Blackpink’s previous contracts with YG expired in August. The Munhwa Ilbo (or Culture Daily) publication Monday claimed an exclusive with the information that Blackpink will re-up with YG, but the four individuals will not renew their exclusive contracts with the agency.
Married At First Sight star Peggy Rose has given fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse into her wedding vow renewal with husband Georges, as she shared a carousel of sweet images on Instagram. The pair have had their fair share of ups and downs, with Peggy dramatically announcing that she was leaving the experiment just a few weeks ago.
Demonstrators protesting Israel‘s actions in Gaza clashed with police outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. tonight, forcing the lockdown of nearby House of Representatives office buildings.
YG Entertainment trainee Ahyeon will no longer be debuting as part of the label’s highly anticipated girl group BABYMONSTER.Earlier today (November 15), South Korean news outlet News1 reported that BABYMONSTER will be debuting as a six-piece rather than a seven-piece with the departure of member/trainee Ahyeon from the group. The report cited “personal reasons” for her withdrawal, and also claimed that Ahyeon may re-join the group’s ranks at a later stage, but will not be present for their debut.Several hours after the reports surfaced, a representative from YG Entertainment released an official statement through press confirming the absence of Ahyeon from the debuting BABYMONSTER line-up.
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