Justin Bieber’s grandmother, Kathy Bieber, narrowly escaped death after being involved in a brutal car accident in the singer’s Canadian hometown of Stratford, Ontario.
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Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicFor this week’s edition of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast. we’re bringing you a panel discussion from the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills on May 4.Titled “Drop the Mic: The Business of Music,” I was joined on stage by four incredibly knowledgable music industry professionals (pictured, from left): Marc Cimino, chief operating officer of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG); Sherrese Clarke Soares, founder and CEO of HarbourView Equity Partners; Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy and a noted songwriter and producer who’s worked with the likes of Whitney Houston, Elton John and Justin Bieber; and Scott Pascucci, CEO of Concord and a Grammy-winning producer for the Ron Howard-directed 2016 documentary, “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week.” On the agenda: the booming business of catalog sales, which has seen the likes of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon cash out for paydays in the hundreds of millions of dollars and multiples of more than 20 times current market value.Indeed, In 2021, investors spent $5.3 billion on acquisitions of recorded music catalogs, publishing and other royalties.
Justin Bieber’s grandmother, Kathy Bieber, narrowly escaped death after being involved in a brutal car accident in the singer’s Canadian hometown of Stratford, Ontario.
Kate Moss, Stella McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Bruce Springsteen, and Cara Delevingne looked to be having a ball at Glastonbury, and oh to be part of that iconic crew. The legends of fashion and music posed together in a totally star-studded snap after Bruce joined headliner Sir Paul McCartney for an epic performance. Noel, who also performed with his band the High Flying Birds, took a moment to appreciate his fellow musician, giving us an (almost) smile in the incredible snap posted to Stella’s Instagram.
Years & Years spoke to NME backstage at Glastonbury 2022 and told us his dream collabs, what it’s like to play ‘Night Call’ live for fans, and what message he has for fans during this “difficult” time.Olly Alexander talked to us right before performing on the Other Stage on Sunday (June 26). Today’s show marked his third time taking the stage at Worthy Farm, and his first time taking the stage solo as Years & Years.“It’s the best,” Alexander said when asked about playing new music live to fans after the pandemic. “It’s so good to be back out there because it’s such an exchange.
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Chris Rock and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson were reportedly asked to host the 2022 Emmy Awards. The annual ceremony returns To NBC for the first time since 2018 on September 12, when 'Saturday Night Live's Michael Che and Colin Jost co-hosted. According to Deadline, the stand-up - who was struck by Will Smith while presenting an award at this year's Oscars - and the wrestler-turned-actor were both offered the job.
Rina Sawayama has dropped a glitzy video for the track, ‘This Hell’.The visual, directed by Ali Kaur, depicts the singer getting married in a lavish wedding, all while drinking, line-dancing, and playing air guitar. “We’re burning up together, baby, that makes two / Cause the devil’s wearing Prada and loves a little drama / This hell is better with you,” she sings on the track’s euphoric chorus.‘This Hell’ was first shared last month as the lead single to her new album, ‘Hold The Girl’.
Coldplay wrapped up the US leg of their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour in Florida last night (June 14) – watch support act H.E.R. join them on stage below.The band were playing at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, and toasted the end of the current leg of the huge 2022 world tour by inviting H.E.R.
Bob Dylan closed his ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ North American tour last night (June 11) and included a cover of The Grateful Dead in his set.The star has been on the road in support of his latest album since November 2021, taking a break between December 2021 and March 2022.The dates concluded last night at Oakland, California’s Fox Theater – his third of three nights at the venue. For the final song in his set, Dylan swapped the tour standard of ‘Every Grain Of Sand’ for a cover of The Grateful Dead’s ‘Friend Of The Devil’.It was the first time since 2007 that Dylan had performed the Dead song live, although it used to be a staple of his sets in the late ‘90s.
Pop superstar Justin Bieber could be left with a “long term” case of facial paralysis after suffering from a rare side effect of shingles that has severely limited the movement of his face. The 28 year old singer first shared the news on social media on Friday, that he was suffering from Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, a rare complication of the shingles virus. In a short video shared on Instagram, the star is seen visibly unable to blink as he shares his experience with fans and updates them on why he has had to cancel his highly anticipated appearances.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJustin Bieber took to Instagram on Friday to explain the “pretty serious virus” that has paralyzed half of his face and caused the cancelation of shows in Toronto and D.C. earlier this week. In a two-and-a-half-minute post, he explained and demonstrated that he is suffering from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a rare virus that affects nerves in the face and can cause facial paralysis.As if to prove the vercity of his condition, he shows quite clearly in the video: “As you can see, this eye is not blinking.
Paul McCartney's life and career. READ MORE: Life in the decade Beatlemania took over the world Growing up on , Paul had a difficult start to life, losing his mum to cancer at a young age. Having met John Lennon at Woolton Village Fete in 1957, he joined Lennon's band, The Quarrymen.
Glastonbury Festival may have to reconsider their travel plans as national rail strikes were confirmed for three days in late June.The RMT union announced that “over 50,000 railway workers will walkout as part of 3 days of national strike action later this month, in the biggest dispute on the network since 1989”.The nationwide strikes are due to take place on June 21, 23 and 25, which means that those travelling to Worthy Farm for the festival from June 22-26 may face disruption.Other events affected the same week include the British athletics championships in Manchester, and Elton John and The Rolling Stones‘ BST Hyde Park concerts.RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Railway workers have been treated appallingly and despite our best efforts in negotiations, the rail industry with the support of the government has failed to take their concerns seriously.“We have a cost-of-living crisis, and it is unacceptable for railway workers to either lose their jobs or face another year of a pay freeze when inflation is at 11.1% and rising. Our union will now embark on a sustained campaign of industrial action which will shut down the railway system.”He continued: “Rail companies are making at least £500m a year in profits, whilst fat cat rail bosses have been paid millions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Strokes’ catalogue.According to Rolling Stone, The Strokes frontman has sold a portion of both publishing rights and masters rights to Primary Wave for an undisclosed sum.Primary Wave have not revealed whether Casablancas has retained a portion of his stake. The sale only includes Casablancas’ rights for The Strokes’ music, not his other projects, a Primary Wave representative told Rolling Stone.Casablancas is the latest musician to have made money in the music copyright sales world.
Steve Baltin Skylar Grey’s co-signs and collaborators include Eminem and Rihanna (2010’s “Love The Way You Lie”), Diddy (“Coming Home”) and Dr. Dre (she contributed to 2011’s “I Need A Doctor” performance at the Grammys), and the singer and songwriter is herself a multiple Grammy nominee.