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Laurent Hubert Laurent Hubert is CEO of Kobalt Music, one of the world’s largest music publishers. Variety welcomes responsible comment — contact [email protected]. As the CEO of Kobalt, the largest organization focused solely on songwriters, I felt that I had to speak out and share the plight of the songwriter vs. Spotify.

Despite June being quite a bit colder in Scotland than we would expect in summer, all we can do is hope that some warmer weather is on the way so that we can spend more time outdoors.

Naman Ramachandran India enjoyed a record year at the Cannes Film Festival — winning three major awards and an honor — and this is likely to have a positive impact on the country’s independent cinema scene, according to industry experts. Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” won the competition grand prix, Anasuya Sengupta was awarded best actress at the festival’s Un Certain Regard strand for “The Shameless” and Chidananda S. Naik’s “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know” was crowned the best film at the La Cinef section.

Whisky is Scotland's national drink and something many Scots - and others across the globe - enjoy supping. It can be an acquired taste and, of course, each whisky has its own characteristics.

Though the 2023–24 season finished last Saturday with the Champions League final, more football is swiftly on the horizon with this summer's European championships to begin in just over one week.

Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister-in-waiting is infuriated and on this occasion it’s not the Tories that have provoked her ire.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The second half of “Outlander” Season 7 has set its premiere date at Starz. The final eight episodes of the season will premiere on Nov. 22.

Lola Young has today (May 31) shared a new single ‘Messy’ while also announcing a new album, ‘This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway’. Check out the new single below.Speaking about the new album, the South London singer-songwriter said: “Here is my first born child, a fuck you to all my exes, and basically me just trying to figure out some shit openly and honestly on record.

Keir Starmer has backed the introduction of a recall mechanism at the Scottish Parliament to remove rule-breaking MSPs.

Over the years, a number of royal family members have gotten married in both private and very public ceremonies broadcast around the world. Various British royal family members wed people without royal status, and though regularly in the public eye, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle are just two of the many spouses who married into the family. Below are some of the spouses who married into the British royal family and a deeper look into their relationships.

New data published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) shows that approximately 740,000 families used Tax-Free Childcare for 966,000 children during the 2023/24 financial year, including 44,100 households in Scotland. With just a few weeks left to go before the start of the school holidays, families can easily sign up for Tax-Free Childcare and reap the rewards of annual savings of up to £2,000 per child, or £4,000 if their child is disabled.

The Northern Lights could soon be putting on a spectacular show again, as consistent solar storms from the sun are set to light up the skies.

With the General Election fast approaching, eagle-eyed observers may have noticed that Scotland has dropped from 59 constituencies to 57 after changes were made following a boundary review.

John Swinney will say the SNP can kick the Conservatives out of “every seat in Scotland” as he campaigns ahead of the General Election. The First Minister will on Monday campaign for votes in Dumfries, which is part of Scottish Secretary Alister Jack’s Dumfries and Galloway seat.

A "really fun" Scottish amusement park is currently available to book at a bargain price ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

Both King Charles and Prince William just completely reconfigured their schedules for the short-term future — and with nearly no notice whatsoever.

A young mum has been jailed for three years after pouring a kettle of boiling water over her boyfriend.

Antiques Roadshow specialist Theo Burrell has given a health update, after she expressed her concerns over awaiting results of her brain scan which took place a few weeks ago.

Lise Pedersen Danish-Spanish co-production “Only On Earth,” by award-winning Danish filmmaker Robin Petré (“Pulse,” “From the Wild Sea”), has picked up the top IEFTA Docs-in-Progress Award at Cannes Docs, the Cannes Film Market sidebar dedicated to documentary film. The film forms part of the Five Nordics Showcase, one of eight showcases presenting a total of 34 docs-in-progress this year. The others include Chile, Scotland, Palestine Circle Women Accelerator, Docs By The Sea, the East Doc Platform, and newcomer Switzerland.

Lee McCulloch has come up with the perfect farewell present for Rangers’ departing stars to leave behind before heading for the Ibrox exit - hope for next season.