ODB estate sues Wu-Tang Productions over unpaid royalties

So You Think You Can Dance is back!

So You Think You Can Dance is officially returning to Fox – three years after its last season aired.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeTwo years after production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, “So You Think You Can Dance” is making a comeback. Fox announced on Wednesday that the long-delayed 17th season of the dance competition series will premiere this summer.Auditions for the new season will take place in March, as the show looks for “highly skilled dancers between the ages of 18 and 30, showcasing their talents in various dance styles, including contemporary, tap, hip-hop, ballroom, animation, breaking and more.” Aspiring contestants can sign up at danceshow2022.castingcrane.com or fox.com/dance.

Julia Fox is opening up about her short-lived and high-profile romance with Kanye «Ye» West, and has a lot of appreciation for the experience.Fox walked the red carpet at the premiere of  at Josie Robertson Plaza in New York City on Tuesday, and she spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about the relationship and subsequent split.«It was the best thing that could have happened to me,» Fox said of dating the artist.According to Fox, dating West was «like hitting a reset button. It kind of brought a spark back into my life that I had kind of forgotten about.»West and Fox first met in Miami during a New Year's Eve party.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticCritics matter. That’s how I interpret the love the Academy showed for “Drive My Car” this year, nominating the three-hour Japanese drama in four separate categories: best picture, director, adapted screenplay and international film, and in so doing, effectively issuing a referendum to the Spike Lee-led Cannes jury that awarded the Palme d’Or to the relatively divisive “Titane.”Sure, other non-U.S.

NEW YORK -- “This Might Hurt” by Stephanie Wrobel (Berkley)In “This Might Hurt” we meet first meet Natalie, an executive living in Boston. She focuses most of her energy on her career because she's lonely and unfulfilled with her regimented life.

Companies representing the estates of Jimi Hendrix Experience members Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell have requested that legal action filed with the courts in New York by the Hendrix estate and Sony Music be dismissed on jurisdiction grounds. That legal action seeks court confirmation that agreements reached between the Hendrix estate and Mitchell and Redding back in the early 1970s are still in force.The UK-based companies representing the Redding and Mitchell estates have filed their own litigation in the English courts, specifically against Sony Music UK.

Soprano Anna Netrebko added to her list of cancellations, withdrawing from a new production of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” at the Metropolitan Opera that is among seven new stagings the company announced Wednesday for its 2022-23 season.Nebrebko scrapped four performances of Verdi’s “Nabucco” at the Vienna State Opera from Nov. 1-12, saying she needed shoulder surgery. The 50-year-old then pulled out of four “Nabucco” performances at London’s Royal Opera from Jan.

Fashion Week season is finally upon us and designers around the world have been showcasing their Autumn/Winter 2022 collections. The shows give us a sneak peak at what to expect from high fashion brands, high street retailers and everything in between, as trends trickle down after being debuted on the catwalk.

This is one burglar we would not want to mess with!

John Carpenter has earned the respect of film fans and filmmakers around the world for basically revolutionizing genre filmmaking on multiple occasions with films like “Halloween,” “The Thing,” “Big Trouble In Little China,” and “Escape From New York.” But as the years have gone on and he hasn’t really been behind the camera in more than a decade, the filmmaker is known now as a man who loves to speak his mind, collect paychecks, and talk about sequels. Speaking to THR, John Carpenter continues to showcase his DGAF energy in a big way.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos enjoyed a romantic day together and shared an intimate photo on Instagram.The couple looked in love as they snuggled on the white sandy beach, but something else distracted fans. MORE: Kelly Ripa's son turns heads with athletic appearance in new college photo The Riverdale actor's social media followers were wondering what was behind them as it appeared to be an item of clothing hanging from the branches. WATCH: Kelly Ripa wows in monochrome swimsuit Mark captioned the photo: "My forever Valentine," and the post was met with well-wishes on Valentine's Day. Once they got over the sweet photo though, they asked: "What article of clothing is in the tree?" and another said: "I spy undies in the bushes," while a third commented: "Now put your shorts back on! We can all see them hanging over there in the bushes."MORE: Kelly Ripa celebrates huge news about son Michael - 'congratulations'MORE: 8 celebrity dads who have identical mini-mesKelly also took to Instagram to celebrate some other very special people in her life - their three children, Joaquin, Lola and Michael. A post shared by Mark Consuelos (@instasuelos)Their fans noticed clothing in the tree behind them She shared a snapshot of all three of them at the beach too and captioned it: "Happy Valentine's Day to the loves of my life."Kelly also included a photo with Mark and fans responded with strings of heart emojis. MORE: Kelly Ripa sizzles in yellow swimsuit in flashback photo with husband Mark ConsuelosThe photos were likely from their summer vacation when they all escaped New York for some fun in the sun abroad. A post shared by Kelly Ripa (@kellyripa)Kelly celebrated the loves of her life While the couple and their two oldest children

The family of slain Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has officially launched a wrongful death lawsuit over the shooting by Alec Baldwin that took the filmmaker’s life on October 21 last year.

Fake heiress Anna Sorokin, otherwise known as Anna Delvey, is working with Surviving R. Kelly producer Bunim/Murray Productions on a limited documentary series.

CBS Sunday Morning, Chase explained how it didn’t bother him when he heard that his former costars had bad experiences while working with him.“I guess you’d have to ask them. I don’t give a crap!” he laughed.“I am who I am. And I like where — who I am.

Ol’ Dirty Bastard has sued Wu-Tang Clan, alleging years of unpaid royalties to the late rapper’s estate.ODB, real name Russell Tyrone Jones, was a founding member of the Wu-Tang. He passed away in November 2004 at the age of 35 following an accidental drug overdose.Icelene Jones, ODB’s widow and the sole executor of his estate, has now taken legal action against Wu-Tang Clan, alleging that the late rapper’s estate is owed at least $1million (£737,565) in unpaid royalties (via Variety).Jones alleges in the suit, which was filed in New York Supreme Court yesterday (February 8), that Wu-Tang Clan Productions – which is owned and operated by RZA – did not pay royalties to ODB’s estate between 2011 and July 2021, when it sent a cheque for $130,000 (£95,000).While ODB’s estate also received some payments in 2019 and 2020 from Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., the suit claims that the two combined payments fell well short of what they are owed.The complaint cites a 1992 recording agreement, which states that ODB was to be paid 50 per cent of net earnings from publishing and recording royalties, as well as merchandising and videos.The suit further alleges that ODB’s estate has not been granted detailed accounting statements, despite repeated requests for accountings and payments over the last decade.Jones’ suit alleges breach of contract and is seeking damages of at least $1 million, as well as interest, attorneys’ fees and costs.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe widow of Ol’ Dirty Bastard sued Wu-Tang Clan Productions on Tuesday, alleging that the late rapper’s estate is owed at least $1 million in unpaid royalties.ODB, whose legal name was Russell Tyrone Jones, was a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, the rap group that catapulted to stardom in the early 1990s. He died of a drug overdose in 2004 at the age of 35.His widow, Icelene Jones, alleges in the lawsuit that Wu-Tang Clan Productions did not pay royalties to the estate from 2011 until July 2021, when it sent a check for $130,000.

K.J. Yossman Heirs of Jimi Hendrix’s former bandmates, bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, have filed a lawsuit against Sony Music in the U.K., alleging copyright infringement and seeking royalties.The filing, in London’s High Court, follows an application for a legal declaration made by Sony Music and the Hendrix estate in a Manhattan federal court last month that would pre-emptively exonerate them of all legal claims.Hendrix soared to fame in the 1960s after teaming up with British musicians Redding and Mitchell (pictured above with Hendrix, left and right, respectively) to form the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Spotify‘s royalty rates.The under-fire streaming service’s model means that a single stream of a song, and the revenue that brings in, is activated after just 30 seconds of airtime.As such, The Pocket Gods have decided to release a new album of songs that are all around the 30-second mark, inspired by an article in the i by New York-based music professor Mike Errico, who said that Spotify’s methods surrounding what constitutes a stream could signal the end of the three-minute pop song.“I saw the article and it made me think, ‘Why write longer songs when we get paid little enough for just 30 seconds?’,” The Pocket Gods frontman Mark Christopher Lee told i News.The new album – ‘1000×30 – Nobody Makes Money Anymore’ – directly references Spotify’s business model, and as such Lee says that it means the band “run the risk of being thrown off the platform”.Of the process of writing the album, he added: “We wrote and recorded 1,000 songs, each a shade over 30 seconds long for the album. The longest is 36 seconds.