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Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicThe estate of George Michael has extended its global publishing agreement with Warner Chappell Music U.K.

Safety concerns have been raised by some Trafford councillors who no longer want their home addresses to be publicly available online.

Rebecca Davis editorUniversal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) and Banijay signed an exclusive global music publishing and production agreement Thursday that seeks to maximize music-related revenues from the latter’s content catalogue.The deal reinforces UMPG’s foothold as a leading music publisher for film and TV content.Banijay’s portfolio includes over 110,000 hours of content, including shows such as “Peaky Blinders,” “Survivor,” “Temptation Island,” “Lego Masters,” “Black Mirror” and “Extreme

Bruce Springsteen has sold his masters and publishing rights to Sony Music in a combined deal worth around $500million (£377m), it has been reported.According to Billboard, the sale will give the company ownership of the musician’s entire back catalogue which includes 20 studio albums, 300 songs, 7 EPs, 23 live records and more.Springsteen has released his albums through Sony Music Entertainment imprint Columbia Records for his entire career, beginning with his 1973 debut ‘Greetings From Asbury

Seinfeld holiday Festivus, encouraging people to write in with complaints.The Tampa Bay Times has published their sixth annual prompt for readers to submit letters to celebrate Festivus.In ‘The Strike’, an episode of Seinfeld released in 1997, Jerry Stiller’s Frank Constanza makes up an anti-consumerist holiday called Festivus, which the publication has taken inspiration from.“What did strangers, family members, businesses, sports teams, your boss, your pets, your dentist, your local supermarket

Sony Music Publishing has extended its deal with 2021 Eurovision winners Mâneskin. Originally signed in 2017, the deal covers the band’s past and future catalogue.“It has been a huge privilege to work with Måneskin over the past four years, because they reflect how music should be – free-spoken, inclusive, and authentic – and it’s why their songs are so incredible”, says Paola Balestrazzi, A&R Director at Sony Music Publishing Italy.

John Legend's newest project brings him into the book business.Legend, Tony Award-winning producer Mike Jackson and Emmy Award-winner Ty Stiklorius are partnering with the publisher Zando for a new imprint, Get Lifted Books, an extension of the production company Get Lifted Film.Zando, an independent company founded last year by former Crown publisher Molly Stern, also has formed imprints with actor-producer Lena Waithe and “Gone Girl” novelist Gillian Flynn.“Get Lifted Film Co.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, respond to sexual harassment allegations.A spokesperson for Custom House, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it would not be releasing Cuomo’s “Deep Denial.” The book had been scheduled for fall 2022 and was billed as “a provocative analysis of the harsh truths that the pandemic and Trump years have exposed about America — about our strength and our character — and a roadmap of the work needed to make our ideals match

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUTA has signed musician and former Poison frontman Bret Michaels in all areas.“Bret Michaels is a true multi-hyphenate. From music and branding, to sports and reality tv he brings 1000% to all his business endeavors and we are honored to welcome him to our roster,” said David Zedeck, partner and co-head of global music.

Chris Cuomo is facing even more trouble.

The Beatles’ longtime roadie, manager and general acquaintance, who featured prominently in Peter Jackson’s docuseries The Beatles: Get Back – have announced the publication of an authorised biography set to cover his storied life and career.HarperCollins’ Dey Street Books imprint will publish it in 2023, with Evans’ estate working closely with author Kenneth Womack – himself an accredited Beatles scholar and, per his own website, “one of the world’s leading authorities on The Beatles and their

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The publisher of The Mail On Sunday has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against a ruling in favour of the Duchess of Sussex over publication of a personal letter to her estranged father, Thomas Markle.

A British court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by a newspaper publisher seeking to overturn an earlier ruling that it breached the privacy of the Duchess of Sussex by publishing portions of a letter she wrote to her estranged father.

Meghan Markle wrote to her father Thomas Markle after she married Prince Harry in 2018 was “manifestly excessive and hence unlawful.”The publisher of the Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline website challenged that decision at the Court of Appeal in London, which held a hearing last month.Associated Newspapers disputed Meghan’s claim that she didn't intend the letter to be seen by anyone but her father.

The British Board Of Film Classification (BBFC), which certifies film and TV content for the UK, has unveiled the results of a survey it commissioned into racism and discrimination on screen and how such scenes should impact classification.

Prince Charles' spokespeople address an allegation in a new US book that he made a comment about the skin colour of his grandchild An accusation of this behaviour has been published in Brothers And Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry and Meghan, written by American journalist Christopher Andersen.Due to be released on Tuesday, the book has already caused controversial buzz in the States after details of the allegation towards Prince Charles featured in the book, and was