AFM Ratifies Deal With AI Protections and Streaming Residuals

Simon Cowell began his career sorting mail in the offices of a record company, rising through the entertainment ranks to become known worldwide as TV's Mr Nasty. He's become known for his brutal honesty as a judge on America's Got Talent, The X Factor and American Idol.

The CW has opted not to renew affiliations with E.W. Scripps-owned stations in seven markets.

Emanuel Okusanya Afrobeats has been one of the fastest-growing musical genres of the past decade, but if any further evidence were needed that it has reached new peaks, just look at Nigerian singer Davido: Not only was he nominated for the first-ever Best African Music Performance Grammy earlier this year, he’s headlining New York’s Madison Square Garden tonight (April 17). Born David Adedeji Adeleke, Davido has been riding a steady upward trajectory: His latest album, “Timeless,” broke multiple records in the days after its release: It scored the highest number of first-day streams by an African album on Spotify, 10 tracks landed in the Apple Music US Top 200 songs chart, and the album’s standout track, “Unavailable” (featuring South African producer Musa Keys) sparked a global dance trend.

Netflix has struck an overall deal with the Colombian producers behind The Hijacking of Flight 601 (Secuestro del Vuelo 601), which launches on the streamer today.

Emmerdale star Amy Walsh has shared an admission about her new marriage as she prepares for move away from the ITV soap. The actress has opened up her home life to the cameras for the first time in the new ITVBe reality series Drama Queens.

Angelique Jackson Noted civil rights attorney Ben Crump has inked a seven-figure deal to author a series of crime novels for Bantam Books. Under the deal, Bantam Books will publish the first two installments of a crime fiction series written by Crump, who has defended and won significant settlements for the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Henrietta Lacks, the residents of Flint, Michigan and several others.

The Duke of York once hinted at a possible reunion with his former wife, Sarah, Duchess of York, admitting he wouldn't "rule out" the chance of remarrying her despite their split in 1996.The duo had a decade-long marriage from 1986 to 1996, which began with a romantic proposal at Floors Castle in Scotland and culminated in a grand wedding at Westminster Abbey on July 23. Their separation came in 1992, but it was the sensational images of Fergie getting her toes sucked by American businessman John Bryan that really rocked the boat, leading to her being ousted from the Royal inner circle.

EXCLUSIVE: Sandrine Holt (Daredevil: Born Again) and Corbin Bernsen (The Curse) have been tapped for recurring roles on Your Friends and Neighbors, Apple’s new drama series created by Jonathan Tropper, which is based on his original idea.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s some more intriguing casting for Luc Besson‘s big-budget reimagining of the Dracula story, Dracula – A Love Tale.

Scoop ( Friday, April 5), centers on Prince Andrew's first sit-down interview about his friendship with convicted sex offender, the late financier, (which later resulted in him stepping down from official royal duties), but the more profound story here is how it happened.That's where Anderson comes in. She plays BBC Newsnight anchor and journalist, Emily Maitlis, who conducted the infamous 2019 interview after months of tenacious work by her producer, Sam McAlister (played by Billie Piper), to secure the booking.“I remember hearing about the interview, but I hadn't seen it right [away],” Anderson tells me over Zoom from her New York hotel room.

The American Federation of Musicians officially has a new deal with the studios.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon has struck a deal that will see premium Lionsgate and Starz programming made available to to MGM+ customers in the U.K. Lionsgate+ subscribers who joined via Prime Video Channels in the U.K.

The Black Keys played a little prank.Band members Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney posted a humorous deepfake video on Instagram about how they were “the real Dan and Pat” and this clip was “not a panic press release from Warner Records.”One day later — on April 1 — the “Tighten Up” rockers dropped the act and announced their exciting ‘International Players Tour’ in support of their upcoming album “Ohio Players” with special guest The Head And The Heart and Circa Waves on select dates.Along the way, they’ll swing into New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Oct.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple’s Invasion is rounding out its Season 3 cast with Ashton Sanders (Moonlight, Wu-Tang: An American Saga) and Eric Lange (Perry Mason, Escape at Dannemora) who will tackle major recurring roles.

Love Island USA has officially found a new host after Sarah Hyland had to depart the show.

Jaden Thompson Ariana Madix has been upgraded from visiting bombshell to full-on host for “Love Island USA.” The “Vanderpump Rules” star will replace former host Sarah Hyland for the upcoming Season 6, which is set to premiere this summer. The reality series follows a group of young people isolated in a beautiful destination, where they strive to remain part of a couple and potentially win $100,000. Typically set in a tropical locale, previous seasons of “Love Island: USA” included Fiji, California, Las Vegas, and Hawaii.

Ariana Madix is heading to Fiji.

Meghan Markle has been busy building her lifestyle empire while the royal family deals with health struggles. Markle teased her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, on March 14 as the Duchess of Sussex launched a new Instagram account.There has been no formal announcement made by Markle or a spokesperson for the duchess and her husband, Prince Harry, about what exactly the new brand entails.

As the world reels from Kate Middleton’s news that she is being treated for cancer, Prince Harry will be full of regret over the damaged state of their once close relationship, a royal expert claims. Duncan Larcombe, a royal biographer and former royal editor, told us the Princess of Wales, 42, was once like “the sister Harry never had” and the bombshell news of her diagnosis has likely left him wishing he could “turn the clock back”.

KoRn have announced a massive 2024 North American tour with special guests Gojira and Spiritbox – see all details below.The nu metal giants have now shared details of a North American tour, which is set to kick off in September this year. KoRn will travel through states such as Florida, Illinois, California and Texas, before wrapping up in Minnesota.