James Blake on TikTok and fairness for artists: “The brainwashing worked and now people think music is free”

James Blake has reportedly found a “solution” to streaming, and has dropped previously unheard tracks on a new platform called Vault.The announcement from the musician comes after he went viral recently for a series of posts, criticising the lack of royalties artists can make by streaming their music or sharing it on TikTok. Following the posts online, Blake began teasing that he had found a “solution” to the issue.Now, he has revealed that this is through a newly launched platform called Vault, which allows fans to pay a monthly fee to receive unreleased music from an artist.

Happy Valley has won a trio of Broadcasting Press Guild Awards (BPG) a day after being nominated for six BAFTAs.

A.D. Amorosi After a handful of social media rants on the fairness of royalty payment structuring in the music industry, James Blake has announced his participation in the launch of Vault, a direct artist-to-fan streaming platform focused on unreleased music.“About a week ago I went viral with a post about the effects of streaming and TikTok on artists’ ability to support themselves,” said Blake in a post on X (formerly Twitter), announcing his new participation with Vault to provide artists with better streaming rates.

The trailer has been unveiled for the latest Star Wars series The Acolyte!

Nandi Bushell has performed a rock medley at the O2 Arena in front of 20,000 people – watch footage from the performance below.Recently, Bushell performed at the O2 Arena as part of the Young Voices youth choir tour, which played to a total of 600,000 attendees across the UK. Backed by the choir and a house band, Bushell performed a medley that consisted of classics from The Who, Metallica, Foo Fighters, Nirvana and many others.This past weekend, Bushell uploaded a clip of her performance onto YouTube, titled ‘The Greatest Rock Medley Ever!’.The medley kicked off with The Who’s ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, before transitioning to The Killers‘ ‘Somebody Told Me’.

K.J. Yossman “The Crown” may have ended last year, but Netflix has another royal drama in store. The streamer has released the first trailer for “Scoop,” its feature-length dramatization of Prince Andrew‘s toe-curling interview with “Newsnight” anchor Emily Maitlis.

Bruno Fernandes has heaped praise on Marco Reus following Borussia Dortmund's win over PSV Eindhoven. The 34-year-old midfielder fired his side into the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday night with a brilliant effort in stoppage time.

Ricky Martin and Kaia Gerber stepped out in Los Angeles for the highly anticipated premiere of ‘Palm Royale.’ The two actors posed for the cameras in Beverly Hills with the rest of the star-studded cast and talked to reporters about their experience working on the set of the Apple TV series.Kaia Gerber compliments Cindy Crawford in a throwback birthday photoRicky Martin secured his role in ‘Palm Royale’ after dancing with the show’s creatorRicky Martin speaks candidly about raising his teen boys, Matteo and ValentinoThe 22-year-old actress wore a 60’s inspired look, while the 52-year-old Puerto Rican actor wore an all-black suit. This time the model decided to wear Alaïa and went for a tropical vibe in a blue minidress featuring a high neck.

Dua Lipa and SZA, along with Coldplay, have been announced as the headliners for the iconic 2024 Glastonbury Music Festival.

Celebrity Big Brother contestant Louis Walsh has ignited a ramped-up war of words with X Factor breakouts Jedward, with the identical twin singers accusing Walsh of forcing them to give one of his PR workers £70,000 ($89,500).

Kanye West has delayed the release of his ‘Vultures 2’ album and has decided not to put his forthcoming releases on streaming.The rapper was slated to release the sequel to ‘Vultures 1‘, his collaborative project with Ty Dolla $ign, this past Friday (March 8). Now, fan accounts dedicated to the ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’ rapper have claimed that Ye has given them album updates and revealed that he will not be releasing the two remaining LPs from his ‘Vultures’ trilogy on streaming platforms.Fan account @yefanatics took to social media to share screenshots of their alleged conversation with Ye. The rapper compared streaming music to pirating and said that “It would be nice for our community to support the albums.”His message continued: “Was talking with the team about how to release the next album.

“This is a love letter to Black women,” Da’Vine Joy Randolph said backstage at the Academy Awards, having just collected her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Holdovers.

Noel and Sue Radford, famous for being the UK's largest family, have confessed that fame is not their "comfort zones", maintaining they're 'shy' individuals. During a recent book signing in Manchester for their new offering titled The Radfords: Making Life Count, the couple were taken aback by how many fans came to meet them.

The NHS in Scotland is "fighting for its life" after another dire set of monthly figures revealed the severe pressure hospitals continue to face.

Prior to making headlines the next day after a short-lived health scare that required a brief stay in hospital, Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins arrived at Dublin’s Complex arts center last Wednesday to present the Dublin film festival’s highest honor to Steve McQueen. Introduced in 2007 and named the Volta Award, after the first commercial cinema set up in Dublin in 1909 by writer James Joyce, its previous recipients include Daniel Day Lewis, Claudia Cardinale and Al Pacino. The famously serious director was in high spirits, enthusing that “festivals are about passion, a passion for film.” “There’s always a buzz, isn’t there?” he continued. “[As you] go to the next picture, the next film, you tend to give people tips and say, ‘Oh, you’ve got to see this, you’ve got to see that…’”

Following the accession of King Charles in September 2022, a number of changes that come with a new reign were automatically enacted - including one which affected Queen Camilla and Princess Beatrice. This move saw the pair both added to the list of Counsellors of State - meaning they can step in for the King if he is abroad, ill or becomes otherwise incapacitated and hold the powers of the sovereign in an emergency.

You blink - and it's March already. With spring just around the corner, it's a time to celebrate new beginnings - and, on our streaming services, a fresh batch of TV shows and films.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Jack Harlow has announced the lineup for his two-day Gazebo Festival, scheduled to take place on May 25-26 in his native Louisville, KY. Gazebo Festival is slated to touch down at Louisville’s Waterfront Park, featuring 26 acts across two stages.

Married At First Sight Australia has made a welcome return to TV screens, with a new set of singletons hoping to meet their perfect match at the end of the aisle.The Australian edition landed on screens in the UK on Monday, 26 February on E4 - delighting MAFS fans. In the first episode, we saw Cassandra and Tristan get hitched as well as Sara and Tim. However, it was Sara and Tim who had viewers talking, as things between them quickly took a downwards turn.

A$AP Rocky is stepping out in style for Milan Fashion Week.