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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the wake of reports of widespread sexual harassment at Sony Music Australia, Universal Music has become the second major label in the country to launch an investigation into inappropriate behavior at its offices, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald.The allegations surfaced in posts on an Instagram account called Beneath the Glass ceiling, claiming multiple cases of bullying, harassment, racism, homophobia, discrimination, as well as more serious

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie has sold her 115-title song catalog to Hipgnosis, the fast-growing music company that has spent more than $2 billion in three years acquiring rights to a vast number of popular songs.McVie, who first joined Fleetwood Mac in 1970, is the writer of many of the long-running group’s biggest hits, including “Don’t Stop,” “You Make Loving Fun,” “Over My Head,” “Songbird,” “Say You Love Me” and others.

FORTNITE ARIANA GRANDE LIVE EVENT - UPDATE FIVE: There is just one final performance left for the Fortnite Rift Tour. The final Ariana Grande concert is happening live in Fortnite at 11pm BST today (Sunday August 8), which is 3pm pacific time and 6pm eastern time.

Well, what a week it has been in the Love Island villa with all of the trials and tribulations going on. If it couldn't get better, during Sunday's episode we weren't just treated to one appearance from the gorgeous host of the show, Laura Whitmore, but two – lucky us.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs the live-music industry resumes operations while the Covid-19 variant spreads across the globe, Live Nation has issued a “best practices” document to artist teams for its events.According to the document, which was obtained by Variety, all of its shows will require proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for entry, and effective October 4, “all employees in the U.S.

From the pods and beyond. Since Damian Powers and Giannina Gibelli first met and fell in love on Netflix’s Love Is Blind, they have experienced both highs and lows throughout their multi-year relationship.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the wee hours of Thursday, Apple Music launched a livestream via an in-app takeover before Kanye West’s second livestream of his delayed new album, “Donda,” again at Mercedes Stadium in Atlanta.Two weeks ago, West — who has held similar listening events for his last two official albums — held a similar livestreamed session in the stadium ahead of the album’s originally planned release date of July 23.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLive Nation Entertainment, the world’s largest live-entertainment company, posted strong second-quarter earnings as the concert business cautiously moves ahead amid deep concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 variant and lower-than-sensible vaccination rates in the U.S.Operating income for the quarter was up over $450 million and its adjusted operating income was back in the black as the company “is pacing for growth in 2022, 2023 and beyond.” Its event-related

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCraig D’Souza (pictured) has joined WME as a partner, music co-heads Lucy Dickins, Kirk Sommer and Scott Clayton announced today.

We all know that Teddy Soares is an absolute prince for how he has ctreated Faye in Love Island, however, we were not expecting him to reveal he is actual real life royalty.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLive Nation has announced that Cindy Agi has joined its Concerts team as a Global Tour Promoter. In her new role, Agi will be responsible for building relationships with global touring artists and booking major international tours around the globe.Agi was previously the co-head of the hip-hop department at WME and was their first black female partner.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a bid to help bring fans back to concerts, Live Nation announced its “Return to Live” summer concert campaign, offering fans $20 all-in tickets to nearly 1,000 shows this year. While the company has used the tactic for slower-selling tours in the past, obviously in 2021, as its 40-plus outdoor venues across the U.S.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBillie Eilish will celebrate the release of her forthcoming album in style with a tribute concert to her hometown — “Happier Than Ever: a Love Letter to Los Angeles” — filmed at the Hollywood Bowl and accompanied by the L.A. Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.

Former Love Island winner Greg O'Shea couldn't contain his delight as he landed in Tokyo to compete in his first Olympics.The 26 year old Irish heartthrob, who won the dating series in 2019 with his ex-girlfriend Amber Gill, has been proudly documenting his epic journey on his Instagram page. And on Sunday, the professional rugby player beamed as he stood outside the terminal at Dublin Airport with his luggage ahead of his flight to Japan.

Judi Love says more needs to be done to tackle the issue of racism in our country and that the racial abuse faced by England players after the Euros final serves as a trigger for the black community. Writing in her exclusive weekly OK! magazine column, Judi believes it's about education and allies and urges everyone to call out things at home or in the workplace that don't feel right.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe War on Drugs will release “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” their first studio album since 2017’s “A Deeper Understanding,” on October 29 on Atlantic Records.