GOT7’s Yugyeom signs with Jay Park’s hip-hop label AOMG

Spotify has announced that it has reached an agreement with Kakao Entertainment (previously KakaoM), making their content available on the platform across the globe, including for the first time in South Korea.The two companies had been in a bitter dispute that saw Kakao — which last month launched a streaming service in Korea — removing the rights to hundreds of songs by its artists from Spotify after the licensing deal between the two companies expired and they failed to agree on new terms.

Financial services company Square, Inc., founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, will acquire "a significant majority ownership stake" of JAY-Z-led streaming service TIDAL in a deal worth $297 million in cash and stock, according to Bloomberg. TIDAL will continue to operate independently alongside Square, and JAY-Z will also join Square’s board of directors as part of the deal.

Square, the mobile payments firm run by Jack Dorsey, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Jay-Z's music streaming service Tidal for $297 million, the companies announced Thursday. Through the deal, Jay-Z and Tidal's other artist shareholders — including Beyoncé, Madonna and Rihanna — will continue to own their piece of the business, which will operate as an independent division within Square.

Jack Dorsey’s other company – Square – announced Thursday it’s buying a majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming music platform Tidal for $297 million in cash and stock.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSquare, the payments-processing company led by CEO Jack Dorsey, announced plans to buy a “significant” majority stake in Tidal, the music and entertainment streaming platform run by Jay-Z.Square said it expects to pay a $297 million, in a combination of cash and stock, for the Tidal stake, with existing artist shareholders the remaining stakeholders. Tidal will operate independently within Square.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has ordered a live-action series adaptation of the Korean webtoon “Dr. Brain.” The series will be the first completely Korean-language project at the streamer.Kim Jee-Woon will write and direct, with “Parasite” star Lee Sun-Kyun set to star.

Internet sensationJackie Weaver may be left without any authority as a result of a new Parish Council move.Jackie achieved global fame after her parish council meeting descended into chaos and she booted some members including the chairman out of her Zoom call.However it has emerged that Handforth Parish Council could now be abolished, leaving Jackie with no actual authority.Council Clerk Jackie, who we exclusively revealed comes from Motherwell, but changed her accent to fit in down South as a

William Earl Michelle Buteau, London Hughes and Sam Jay will participate in “Room for Discussion: Mentorship & Black Women in Comedy,” a conversation presented by Messenger, in honor of Black History Month. The comedians will interact with and answer questions from five up-and-coming Black female comics from the Facebook group Displaced Comedians, which was created during the pandemic for comedians to network and share opportunities.

direct to your inboxThe parish council Jackie Weaver famously struggled to bring to order could be abolished, it has emerged.The senior council official became an internet hit earlier this month after she hosted a chaotic Zoom meeting of Handforth Parish Council where councillors traded insults and were kicked out.An astonishing clip of the meeting has been viewed millions of times around the world and made an unlikely star of Ms Weaver, who struggled to maintain order in her role as chief

Jay-Z has sold 50 per cent of his luxury champagne brand to Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH).The rapper initially bought the Armand de Brignac brand, also known as the ‘Ace of Spades’ due to its logo, back in 2014 after the ‘Ace of Spades’ champagne featured in the video for his 2006 single ‘Show Me What You Got’.LVMH will now take over the global distribution of the Armand de Brignac brand, which is produced in the Champagne wine region of France, after its 50% acquisition was confirmed

Moet Hennessy is acquiring a 50% stake in rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z’s Champagne brand in an effort to up its cool factor and expand distribution.

Moet Hennessy is acquiring a 50% stake in rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z’s Champagne brand in an effort to up its cool factor and expand distribution.Terms of the deal, which was announced Monday, weren’t released.Armand de Brignac, known familiarly as Ace of Spades because of its distinctive label, is produced in France's Champagne region by a father and son who are 12th and 13th generation wine growers.Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, gave the brand a boost in 2006 when he featured one

GOT7 member Jackson Wang has revealed that he was not allowed to promote his solo material in South Korea while under his former label JYP Entertainment.Back in 2017, while still under JYP, Wang started his own label called Team Wang, through which he released a slew of solo material. Including his debut solo album ‘Mirrors’ in 2019, and singles such as ‘100 Ways’ and ‘Fendiman’.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBig Hit Entertainment, the South Korean company that brought BTS to the world, and Universal Music Group today announced an expanded strategic partnership that will see the two companies working together to “increase opportunities for artists through innovation and technology, whilst expanding the global reach of K-pop music and culture around the world,” according the announcement.

Jackie Weaver, who took part in the council meeting which went viral after descending into chaos, has said she was hoping for better behaviour.Meeting co-ordinator Jackie, originally from Motherwell, became an internet sensation last month when footage of her booting Handforth Parish Council members who had lost their cool off of a Zoom call surfaced online.The council met for the first time since the fiery episode, at 7pm on Wednesday, but Jackie said she would not be attending as the council's

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