Olympic Figure Skaters Are on Thin Ice Over Music Copyright Rules
Some Olympic athletes have found themselves caught up in controversies over musical choices before and during one of the biggest competitions of their careers.
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Britney Spears sells rights to music catalog for undisclosed sum, say reports
Music publisher Primary Wave said to have bought rights to pop star’s music, including Toxic and Baby One More TimeBritney Spears has sold the rights to her music catalog, which includes hits such as Toxic, Baby One More Time and Gimme More, according …
‘Holy grail’ footage of David Bowie at his peak to feature in immersive London show
Earl’s Court performance of Heroes in 1978 is among highlights of exhibition exploring singer’s life and workRare “holy grail” footage of David Bowie performing Heroes at Earl’s Court in 1978 is to feature in a new immersive show about the singer’s lif…
‘Opportunity of a lifetime’: details emerge on couple who wed at Bad Bunny Super Bowl half-time show
Story of Eleisa ‘Elli’ Aparicio and Thomas ‘Tommy’ Wolter’s love began surfacing after their cameoThey celebrated their one-year anniversary as a couple in February 2024. And roughly just two years later, they said, “I do,” in one of the most watched S…
Chappell Roan drops Casey Wasserman talent agency after Epstein files revelations
Wasserman has apologised for communicating with Ghislaine Maxwell after flirtatious emails they exchanged more than 20 years ago were revealedThe pop star Chappell Roan has announced she has left her talent agency after emails between its founder and G…
‘Made me feel proudly American’: stars react to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show
While Trump has attacked the Grammy-winning Puerto Rican star, celebrities have come out in force to support the half-time showAs blue, red and white fireworks filled the sky at the end of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show, a message filled the scr…
Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonny Greenwood demand Phantom Thread music removed from Melania film
Director and composer of 2017 drama allege breach of agreement after score reused in controversial documentaryPaul Thomas Anderson and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, the director and composer, respectively, for Phantom Thread, have requested that music f…
Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90
Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in historyGhanaian musician Ebo Taylor, a definitive force behind the highlife genre, has died age 90.His son Kweku Taylor annou…
Bad Bunny to meet political moment as Maga fumes over Super Bowl show
Puerto Rican superstar promises ‘the world will dance’ in all-Spanish half-time gig that comes as Trump agents wage deadly crackdownFor 13 minutes on Sunday night, Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara will pulse with reggaeton, Latin trap and Caribbean rhythm…
Brad Arnold of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down dies aged 47
Lead singer died on Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancerBrad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, has died, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed wit…