SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the winner of The Voice Season 23.
16.05.2023 - 15:07 / variety.com
Tiffany Red Tiffany Red is a Grammy-winning songwriter and songwriter advocate who has written hits for Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Jason Derulo and Zendaya, among others. She is founder and executive director of the 100 Percenters, a 501 c3 organization with the stated goal of advocating “for all music creatives with a focus on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and marginalized creatives.” Variety welcomes responsible commentary — email [email protected] to submit. Dear Music Publishers, I am writing this letter as a call to action for all major and independent music publishers to support the #paysongwriters movement. As the founder and executive director of the 100 Percenters, a music non-profit, and a songwriter myself for over 15 years, I have witnessed and experienced firsthand songwriters’ insurmountable struggles in their quest for a livable wage from publishing royalties. Unfortunately, the plight has increasingly led to one percent of the industry’s elite hogging most of the rewards. But what about everyone else? As I watch the Writers Guild of America and 11,500 of their members on strike for fair pay for screenwriters, I admire those with the courage to fight for a better tomorrow for their industry. And I wonder where that spirit is for songwriter’s compensation in the music industry.
It is disheartening to note that publishing companies have been turning a blind eye to this situation for far too long. Your silence on this matter speaks volumes: Sitting idly by and watching the songwriters signed to your companies continue to suffer is no longer an option. Given the potential backlash from the record labels you work with, you may hesitate to address this issue. However, I implore you to remember
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the winner of The Voice Season 23.
, the royal decided to move to California, in part, because in stepping back from royal duties, he could not count on police protection while in the UK. In the US, however, he can pay for security…and that security can be armed.Today, a London court decided that if he chooses to visit the land of his birth, Harry can't have police protection, even if he were to pay for it out of pocket.
Mathew Knowles says that it's up to Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.«It's a decision that the ladies would have to make,» Knowles, who served as a longtime manager for the group and Bey's father, told ET's Kevin Frazier. «And I would certainly, certainly support that decision as I still manage Destiny's Child. I would love to see that as well.»The veteran music executive knows the impact a reunion would have on the fans, who have been wishing for it since the women called it quits in 2006. «I think the fans will be just overjoyed, overwhelmed,» he says.
Bad Bunny appears to be teasing his new romance with Kendall Jenner!
Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor In the new Apple TV+ comedy noir series “High Desert,” Patricia Arquette and Matt Dillon play an off-and-on again couple so naturally that it seems like they must have starred together in some iconic 1990s indie movie. Surprisingly, they haven’t, but the off-kilter, sun-baked menace of films like Arquette starrers “True Romance” and “Lost Highway” permeates the new series, which is peopled with what Arquette calls “wild and weird creatures” in an environment that alternates between arid beauty and strip mall desolation. In “High Desert,” Arquette’s methadone-dependent, perennial wild child Peggy Newman could not be more different than her buttoned-up “Severance” character Harmony Cobel, whether she’s piloting a dune buggy around the desert, swinging from a chandelier in a Pioneertown Old West show or getting mixed up with another half-baked scam. Peggy, who recently lost her mother, needs to raise money to stay in their house. She hatches a plan to become a private investigator, getting mixed up in cases involving art forgeries and a missing guru’s wife and more. “High Desert” premiered on May 17, with new episodes rolling out weekly.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy showed support for the writers strike while attending the Cannes press conference for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” Kennedy has been a producer on the Harrison Ford-led franchise since its first installment. “When it comes to acknowledging the importance of writing, I think everybody up here has demonstrated that you can’t do any of this without great writing,” Kennedy said. “You can’t do any of this without great writing. All of us who create anything…I am in full support and I know most people are in full support of the writers getting what they deserve.” Kennedy said she’d like to see the strike resolved “in an environment where people can talk about what are some really complicated issues that are effecting the entire industry,” but it’s “going to take time.”
Reba McEntire nearly quit music after the death of her mother. The 68-year-old country music star had enjoyed decades of success with hits like 'Can't Even Get the Blues' and 'The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia' but when her mother Jacqueline died at the age of 93 following a battle with cancer, she briefly considered giving everything up because she was her motivation to do it in the first place. She told ETCanada: "We were home after Mama passed and [my sister] Susie and I were working in Mom and Daddy’s house, you know, straightening everything out and cleaning it out and separating things.
The 2023 Daytime Emmys were expected to take place next month.
ABC is taking a realistic approach to its fall schedule given the current writers strike, leaning into unscripted titles such as the return of Dancing with the Stars and a new Bachelor spinoff.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “The Voice” has not been much concerned with current Broadway voices until now. That’ll change in a big way with this coming Monday’s episode, which will feature a show-stopping number from “Shucked” — marking the first time a song from a currently running Broadway show has been featured on the long-running singing competition series. The song is “Independently Owned,” a major nightly showcase for Tony nominee Alex Newell. It’s been cited as the rare example of an original Broadway musical having its first and possibly biggest standing-ovation number come in the middle of the first act… and it’s a testament to “Shucked” as a whole that the production doesn’t feel like it’s going downhill from that early barn-burner.
#WGAstrong #writersstrike pic.twitter.com/TwGGH8raQjReed got a quote from a plane company on how much it would cost to fly the plane over all the studios, and the price came out to $1,862. Thanks to more than 100 donors, that goal was reached in less than 48 hours.
The writers strike took to the skies of Los Angeles on Monday, as a plane flew around all of the major production studios with a banner that read, “Pay the writers, you AI-holes.”
Shakira has released a very personal song titled ‘Acróstico,’ surprising her fans with a new emotional music video starring her two kids, 10-year-old Milan and 8-year-old Sasha.The proud mom can be seen playing the piano next to her kids, who also share her passion for music. The song is a special tribute to her children, with a series of clips that include adorable photos of them as babies.The video also seems to be a way for Shakira to start fresh, following their recent move to Miami, Florida.
Jennifer Lawrence is sharing just how she reacted to the real ad that inspired her new movie, No Hard Feelings.
Priyanka Chopra spilled about her relationship with Nick Jonas and their daughter Malti while on The Jennifer Hudson Show.
Disney won’t give a figure for the cost of the ongoing WGA strike yet, noting that the “new development” has not yet been quantified by the company.“We have not estimated that because that’s a new development and we haven’t really quantified what that is, because we don’t know how long it’s gonna last,” CFO Christine M. McCarthy said of the WGA strike during Wednesday’s earnings call.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Joe Russo is sounding the alarm about artificial intelligence. Six days before the Writers Guild of America (WGA) called for a strike, I spoke to Joe Russo at the Los Angeles premiere of “Citadel” about his concerns regarding AI. The use of AI has become a major point of contention between the guild and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTA). “I think everyone should be scared of AI,” Russo said. “I don’t know if you’ve heard any of the Drake ‘songs’ that have been dropping on social media, but it’s here. It’s not going anywhere.” The “Avengers” director said in order for AI to work, it must be a “tool servicing us rather than us servicing the tool.”
Biden’s comments came after a special screening of the upcoming Disney+ series “American Born Chinese,” held to honor Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.“Nights like these are a reminder of stories and the importance of treating storytellers with the dignity, respect and the value they deserve. I sincerely hope the writers strike in Hollywood gets resolved and the writers are given a fair deal they deserve as soon as possible,” Biden said.“This is an iconic, meaningful American industry.
It was a big night for talented acts on this week’s Britain’s Got Talent, as the judges continued to put through a raft of entertaining stars to progress to the next round. From singers to dance troupes and even a surprise return by one 90’s TV favourite, there was plenty to write home about as the series continued.
The Coronation of King Charles III is set to cost many millions of pounds – and the bill will largely be footed by UK taxpayers.