Copyright Royalty Board Confirms Streaming Royalty Raise for Publishers and Songwriters

Brad Pitt is blessing us with a major summer fashion moment. The 58-year-old actor has been serving up lewks all week on the European promotional tour for his new film,, rocking everything from cozy pastels, to stylish black, to a breeze-flowing skirt. Fittingly (and functionally) for the season, he paired each and every ensemble with a pair of coordinating sunglasses. Let us revisit his style statements of the week, shall we? Pitt kicked things off with an eye-catching orange ensemble in Paris, France, at a photo call on Saturday, July 16.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBMG announced early Thursday that it has acquired the entire music publishing back catalog of French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre.The deal brings the rights in such groundbreaking albums as “Oxygene” and “Equinoxe” together with Jarre’s writer’s income stream. The company previously acquired the sound recordings of Jarre’s first three albums when it bought noted independent record label Francis Dreyfus Music in 2012.Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although for context, according to the announcement, Jarre has racked up 85 million-plus album sales over his career.Jarre said of his deal with the German-based company, “This partnership with BMG means a lot to me.

Joey King and Brad Pitt are continuing to show off their style while celebrating their new movie.

From sentimental odes to his family to your average inspirational script, Brad Pitt has a lot of tattoos, with new additions coming every so often. And we are here for it.

Brad Pitt has praised his good friend Sandra Bullock, joking that she would "drop everything" for the actor.MORE: Brad Pitt 'files lawsuit against Angelina Jolie' as she sells her stake in Chateau MiravalSpeaking to HELLO! at the UK premiere for his new movie Bullet Train, the actor was in a jovial spirit as he called their friendship "old time Hollywood; Brad recently made a cameo in her 2021 action flick The Lost City, and Sandra appears in Bullet Train.WATCH: Brad Pitt talks to HELLO! at the Bullet Train premiere"Sandy is an angel for me," Brad admitted. "I can call her for anything - she will drop her holiday for me.

Brad Pitt turned heads when the actor opted for a skirt instead of trousers at the Berlin premiere of his forthcoming film Bullet Train. Now, the Hollywood star has shared his thought process behind the knee-length skirt. When asked by an Associated Press reporter his reasoning behind wearing the brown linen skirt, the 58-year-old actor smiled and replied: “The breeze, the breeze.

Brad Pitt pulled off a casual, yet edgy look at the premiere of his new film Bullet Train.

Brad Pitt and Joey King are having fun at the latest Bullet Train press event!

Brad Pitt is taking cool for the summer to the next level! On Tuesday, the 58-year-old actor turned heads as he made his way down the red carpet during the premiere in Germany, rocking a skirt that showed off his leg tattoos, which he paired with a pink linen shirt over top a brown linen shirt and topped off with motorcycle boots. Pitt’s look didn’t just make a statement, but according to the star it also had a purpose. When asked by an  reporter about his style, Pitt replied with a smile, «The breeze, the breeze.» The father of six certainly felt the as he posed for pictures with fans during the event and also while standing with his co-stars, Zazie Beetz, David Leitch, Kelly McCormick, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. At the Berlin premiere of «Bullet Train,» Brad Pitt beats the heat by wearing a kilt. pic.twitter.com/qpK0AFCpsAThe women of also served up some looks.

We are on the verge of Michael Mann releasing his highly-anticipated “Heat” follow-up novel. And, as you might expect, discussion about the “Heat” prequel/sequel novel brings up questions about a possible film, which Mann has already expressed interest in previously.

Brad Pitt and Joey King are back on the Bullet Train press tour.

The cast of Bullet Train are clearly having a blast on their press tour!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThree songs from the posthumous 2010 Michael Jackson album “Michael,” which some fans have long insisted were not sung by the late artist, have been removed from streaming services.A statement from Jackson’s estate and Sony Music, which acquired the rights to unreleased material from the singer’s vaults in a blockbuster $250 million deal in 2010, says the songs were removed in an effort to “move beyond” the controversy but effectively maintains that the vocals were not faked: “Nothing should be read into this action concerning the authenticity of the tracks,” it emphasizes.“The Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music decided to remove the tracks ‘Breaking News,’ ‘Monster’ and ‘Keep Your Head Up,’ from the 2010 album ‘Michael’ as the simplest and best way to move beyond the conversation associated with these tracks once and for all,” the statement, issued Tuesday, reads. “The album’s remaining tracks remain available.

MixMag).The increase in rates, which amounts to 44 percent, follows a long battle with streaming platforms like Amazon Music, Spotify and YouTube.The percentage of label revenue (the TCC rate) has also been capped, meaning  publishers will only be able to receive a limited royalty rate.The president of The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), David Israelite said in a statement: “Today the court reaffirmed the headline rate increase we earned four long years ago, confirming that songwriters need and deserve a significant raise from the digital streaming services who profit from their work.“We will fight to increase the TCC, or percentage of label revenue, which amounts to an insurance policy for songwriters, in the next CRB and will also fight for stronger terms regarding bundles.”Artists will receive the backdated rates, although this could be months away according to Bart Herbison of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). He said it is “still unknown when songwriters will receive their payments”.He added: “The bad news is that the definition of “bundled services” and of total content costs, one of the streaming rate tiers, were not what we wished.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe French audio streaming service Deezer made its debut on the Paris Euronext market Tuesday and immediately plunged 35% from its €8.5 opening, rising slightly to level off at around €6.2 by late in the afternoon.Earlier this year the company, which is one of the world’s largest streaming services despite a relatively low U.S. profile, merged with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) with an eye toward going public at a $1.13 billion valuation.

Naman Ramachandran Poison frontman Bret Michaels has confirmed the hospitalization that caused the band to pull out of a concert in Nashville on Thursday.“To the incredible fans in Nashville, thank you for all your well wishes!!” Michaels posted on his Instagram account. “I was truly fired up to get on stage in the music city and perform, but due to an unknown complication & following hospitalization, it was not possible. I send my deepest apologies for being unable to rock the stage tonight!!! I’m working on being back 100% very soon & hope you rocked hard with my friends Motley/Leppard/Joan and Classless Act!!!A post shared by Bret Michaels Official (@bretmichaelsofficial)Poison were due to perform at Nashville’s Nissan stadium on Thursday alongside Def Leppard, Motley Crüe and Joan Jett at the Nashville stop of their The Stadium Tour.