European Union Launches Antitrust Probes Into Apple Pay, App Store

Get Layd has been the No. 1 album on Apple Music Nigeria since its release in May.“I have always used Apple Music, seeing my favorite artists on playlist covers and features but here I am looking pretty as Apple Music’s first Africa Rising artist,” said Lay in a statement.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentHungary, Europe’s second most popular destination for Hollywood shoots, is offering exemptions for U.S. cast and crew from the European Union ban announced Tuesday.

reopening travelers from 14 countries, but not America.American visitors will have to wait at least another two weeks because of rises in coronavirus cases stateside, according to the Tuesday announcement.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentThe head of the film commission in the Czech Republic, which recently hosted shows like “Carnival Row” for Amazon and “The Falcon & Winter Soldier” for Marvel/Disney Plus, has written to Hollywood studios to reassure them that the European Union ban on U.S.

Fontaines D.C. have announced an extensive run of European tour dates for next year.It follows the band’s recently announced UK tour in support of their upcoming second album ‘A Hero’s Death’.The band’s next European run will begin in early March 2021 and finish a month later, before they head out across the UK in May.View the new dates, which begin in Madrid at La Riviera on March 10, below.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorApple, which has been the target of sharp criticism over its App Store policies and the power it holds over developers, says it’s establishing a new process to hear the complaints of developers who disagree with with its policies about approving apps.The tech giant, as part of its 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference, on Monday announced to two changes that it will roll out this summer for the app review process.

Three days later, Kristin Cavallari was also seen at FIA, where she celebrated her publicist's birthday while rocking a black corset top, matching mini skirt and strappy stilettos. The party indulged in a feast that included spicy salon tartare cones, tuna poke and a bone-in ribeye.

Gabrielle Union wants to see more proactive efforts from Hollywood bosses to combat racism in the entertainment industry.

Gabrielle Union wants to see more proactive efforts from Hollywood bosses to combat racism in the entertainment industry.Following her departure from America’s Got Talent after just one season at the end of 2019, the actress maintained her departure came as a result of complaints she made about the “toxic” working environment behind the scenes, referencing harassment, inappropriate behaviour and misogynistic conduct.During an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, the star opened up on

Adam Lambert is sadly calling off his tour.

Gabrielle Union is speaking out amid her drama with . During an appearance on , Union explained what she had hoped to accomplish through her discrimination complaint against NBC, Simon Cowell, FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment, which she filed with California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing earlier this month.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentNorwegian producer Gudny Hummelvoll, whose Hummelfilm shingle is behind hit climate-crisis thriller “Occupied,” has been elected President of the European Producers Club.Hummelvoll is the first woman to head the organization of 130 prominent independent film and TV drama producers across Europe, including the U.K., who since 1993 have been jointly thrashing out pressing audiovisual industry issues and lobbying European Union legislators. She replaces

Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin «Toyin» Salau. After the body of the 19-year-old Florida activist was discovered days after she went missing, famous figures who have been vocal supporters of the BLM movement took to social media to mourn her death.Salau's body, and the body of 75-year-old Victoria Sims, were discovered by police in Tallahassee on Saturday evening.

The European Union said on Tuesday that it has launched antitrust investigations into Apple’s rules for developers on the distribution of apps via its App Store, as well as Apple Pay. The decision by the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, to look into whether Apple's rules for app developers "violate EU competition rules" comes after complaints by music streaming giant Spotify and an unnamed e-book/audiobook distributor.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe European Union has ratcheted up its scrutiny of Apple’s business practices.The EU announced Tuesday that it has formally launched investigations into whether Apple’s rules for app developers covering distribution of apps via the App Store violate EU competition rules.