Brandon Williams' Manchester United career may have gone off-track but his performances in pre-season have impressed team-mates.
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Peter Caranicas Deputy Editor Law firm Granderson Des Rochers (GDR) has announced that Jackson Abbeduto, formerly an exec at Google’s YouTube and Universal Music Publishing, has joined the firm’s New Media Practice as senior counsel. Abbeduto joins a collective of former in-house attorneys, led by Elizabeth Moody, working in the arena of digital music and tapping into opportunities to create new revenue streams for artists and songwriters. In addition to licensing deals on behalf of tech companies including Roblox, Hydrow, Styngr and Wave XR, GDR has been at the forefront of the legal implications of the current AI-generated music trend – helping creators and tech companies navigate the emerging landscape and ensuring that the artists and creators are appropriately compensated.
“I have long admired Granderson Des Rochers and, particularly Liz Moody,” said Abbeduto. “The firm’s attorneys are widely considered authorities in the field; its client base is of unparalleled sophistication and profile, and the firm always delivers great results on behalf of its clients. I could not be more excited to join my new colleagues at the vanguard of entertainment law.” Abbeduto joins GDR directly from YouTube, where he managed strategic relationships and handled licensing agreements with music publishers and performing rights organizations. Prior to that, he spent nearly a decade with Universal Music Publishing Group, helping to shape digital and new media initiatives on behalf of the publisher. At Universal, he structured and negotiated music deals with start-ups and large technology companies and worked with songwriters on digital rights issues. “Jackson’s character and impressive in-house background are reflective of the type of
Brandon Williams' Manchester United career may have gone off-track but his performances in pre-season have impressed team-mates.
Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton, Ricky Gervais, and others have shared their 75th birthday wishes for Yusuf/Cat Stevens. Check them out exclusively on NME below.The legendary musician first found fame with his debut album ‘Matthew And Son’ when he was just 18 in 1967, before releasing the likes of ‘First Cut Is The Deepest’, ‘Father And Son’, ‘Morning Has Broken’, ‘Peace Train’ and ‘Wild World’.
With season 11 production underway, Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval have seemingly managed to avoid one another in front of the cameras so far — but one Vanderpump Rules exec isn’t sure the pattern can continue.
A former farm worker’s cottage has undergone a £230,000 refurbishment to help save the former home of Robert Burns for posterity.
The Cleveland Guardians, a rough season so far may have just gotten even worse. Shane Bieber, the club’s ace, was shut down for two weeks on Saturday due to elbow inflammation. Bieber was already scratched from his next start to instead undergo an MRI.
draws closer, fans are eagerly anticipating getting a look inside Barbie Land — and what happens when the titular doll is forced to venture into the Real World.Not only that, but the film features a star-studded cast, packed with Barbies and Kens beyond just the central couple, played by Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Just like in the toy stores, there's a Doctor Barbie, a President Barbie, a Mermaid Barbie and many more! (All the Kens are just Kens, though.)From an MCU hero to a star to a world-famous pop icon, fans will have a blast seeing the who's who of pop culture as they frolic through the hot pink world of Barbie in the film, directed by Greta Gerwig and co-written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach.Read on to learn more about all the Barbies, Kens — and a few humans — who will be gracing the big screen when the movie premieres on July 21.
Izabella St. James was 26 and still in law school when she was invited to be one of Hugh Hefner’s seven girlfriends – and she happily hopped into the role. The pipe-smoking, robe-wearing founder of Playboy magazine died in 2017 at age 91.
Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz are hard at work filming for Vanderpump Rules season 11.
The lives of Dylan Scanlon's loved ones will never be the same again. The five-year-old's mother Claire was today (Friday) jailed for life, with a minimum term of 18, years for his murder.
Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Former Love Island star Tasha Ghouri gushed over her boyfriend Andrew Le Page in her latest Instagram post as the loved-up couple celebrate one whole year since she asked him to be her boyfriend on ITV’s Love Island.Tasha, who was the reality show's first ever deaf contestant, shared a few sweet snaps including the short clip from Love Island where she confessed her love to Andrew and made things official, and the couple seem to have gone from strength to strength. In the caption, Tasha gushed over the past year together as she said: “A year ago today I asked you to be my boyfriend and a year later here we are! You’re the kindest, sweetest, loving person I’ve ever met.” She continued: “Thank you for being the light in my life, the best light here’s to many more memories and giggles with you! Let’s go drink some more champs, ily!!! Huge love to @secret.cabins for hosting our anniversary”.
Jon Burlingame Despite all the musical superstars who entered this year’s Emmy competition, only one – Ed Sheeran – managed to score when the 75th annual Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday. Sheeran was nominated (along with co-writers Max Martin and Foy Vance) for the song “A Beautiful Game” for the season 3 finale of “Ted Lasso,” one of two songs from the popular Apple TV+ series that made it into the music-and-lyrics category. Emmy’s 550-member music peer group ignored the original songs entered by Dolly Parton, David Byrne, Steve Martin, Kid Cudi, Donald Glover and Lainey Wilson, as well as those from such Oscar-winning tunesmiths as Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
Amazon Prime Day 2023 is finally here and there are of viral TikTok finds that are now unbelievably on sale. These Prime deals aren't just TikTok famous, but they're top-rated on Amazon too.
The Barbie soundtrack, to its credit, has produced more memorable pop moments than most major motion picture soundtracks. Highlights include Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj's "Barbie World" (which interpolates Aqua's "Barbie Girl" and is now a top 10 hit), Charli XCX softening up the edges of her Vroom Vroom era for "Speed Drive," and PinkPantheress mixing club music, '90s pop, and Irish fiddle for the delightful and supremely weird "Angel." On Thursday, K-pop group FIFTY FIFTY and Kaliii kept the streak going with "Barbie Dreams," the soundtrack's latest cut.
Love Island star Ella Thomas has seemingly undergone a transformation ahead of her time in the Majorcan villa. Fans have been discovering old photos of Ella before she entered the villa to find love and she looked very different back in the day.
Both Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga will be back for season 14 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Us Weekly can confirm.
went missing in January while on a hike in California. He was last seen on Friday, January 13 in the Baldy Bowl area in the San Gabriel mountains, north of Los Angeles.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Universal Music Group has struck an agreement to acquire majority control of the second largest music catalog in Thailand, one of the fastest growing music markets in Asia. It is buying 70% of the music catalog of RS Group, a stock market-listed music distributor and artist management group. In its regulatory filing, RS group said that UMG is paying $45 million (THB1.61 billion) for the stake and that earn-out payments could lift this by a further $44.9 million (THB174 million). The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of the year. The music catalog will then form the core of a new partnership between UMG and RS Group with UMG becoming RS Group’s exclusive music service partner for new releases and new music repertoire worldwide. UMG will also receive exclusive rights of first refusal and matching rights to acquire new releases and repertoire. UMG will become the second-largest player in the Thai music market.
Sophia Scorziello editor Hollywood is paying tribute to Oscar winner Alan Arkin, who died on Thursday at 89. Known for his dry, straight-faced humor and wide range of roles, Arkin was a beloved member of the entertainment world throughout his more than seven decades of acting on screen and on stage. Arkin won his Oscar for his role in the 2006 indie road comedy “Little Miss Sunshine.” Arkin played Edwin Hoover, the nutty grandfather and biggest supporter of his granddaughter Olive Hoover (Abigail Breslin), a young girl competing in beauty pageant that sends her whole family on a road trip from New Mexico to California in their Volkswagen van.
Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland are giving back to their hometown of Houston, Texas.
Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland are giving back to their hometown of Houston, Texas.On Tuesday, Harris County officials announced that Bey and Kelly will be collaborating with the county to create 31 permanent housing units in Midtown for Houston's unhoused. County leaders will use $7.2 million in American Rescue Plan funds to develop housing at the Bread of Life gymnasium at 2019 Crawford Street, the reported.In addition to the 31 housing units, the permanent housing project — titled the Knowles-Rowland House — will have case managers, peer specialists, service specialists, and support services, including transportation, mental health, physical and behavioral health support.An «even bigger launch» on the housing units will be announced in September when Beyoncé is in Houston for her Renaissance World Tour. «Harris County and the city of Houston, jointly with the coalition for the homeless, have reduced homeless in the middle of the pandemic by 20 percent, and we've been able to hold that reduction,» Judge Lina Hidalgo said in a press conference Tuesday morning.