One Liners: John Legend, Asiatic Records, Headie One, more

It became the speech heard around Hollywood — Jeff Sagansky’s blistering comments last week about the adverse impact the proliferation of the streaming-driven “cost plus” business model has had on profit participation struck a chord in the industry. A week after Deadline wrote about the media investor and producer’s speech at a NATPE event, the discussion over the issue continues, with agencies and unions mulling ways to step in and help the creative talent they represent.

We are so proud of Chrissy Teigen and John Legend‘s daughter Luna for KILLING IT at her dance recital this week!!

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s daughter, Luna, performed during a recital and was the star of the show.On Monday, Teigen took to Instagram to share photos and a video of their little one taking the stage. “yessss girl!” the author captioned the pictures. In the first shot, Luna smiles for the camera as she holds a bouquet of flowers.

While we’ve already hit some massive blockbuster tent poles for the summer season with superhero releases such as “Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness” and the Memorial Day showstopper “Top Gun: Maverick,” summer starts to hit its stride with June’s lineup of eclectic releases. Right off the bat, we’ve got heavy hitters such as the latest from Andrew Ahn and the buzzed-about David Cronenberg film, “Crimes of the Future” which just premiered at Cannes.

DIGITALApple has added a new Shazam guide to music venues and clubs in London to its Maps app. Presumably there are more of these planned for other cities.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSVenue operator ASM Global has appointed Sam Ryder (not the Eurovision singer) as General Manager of the York Barbican.

John Legend slammed Texas Senator Ted Cruz following Tuesday’s Robb Elementary School shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are enjoying a night out on the town!

RELEASESSuede have announced that they will release their ninth album, ‘Autofiction’, on 16 Sep. “’Autofiction’ is our punk record”, says Brett Anderson. “No whistles and bells.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are showing their support for Ellen DeGeneres!

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen's love for Ellen DeGeneres. The couple make a surprise visit on the Wednesday episode of  to share their support for the 64-year-old host as she gears up for her final episode on May 26.DeGeneres' eyes well up with tears as Legend and Teigen unexpectedly walk out on stage and give her a big hug.

Ellen DeGeneres is getting a huge surprise.

John Legend has called for Fox News’ Tucker Carlson to be “de-platformed”, accusing the presenter of espousing a racist theory that the Buffalo mass shooting suspect allegedly posted online.Payton S. Gendron, 18, is accused of carrying out what authorities have said was a racially-motivated attack at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York on Saturday (May 14) that left 10 people dead and three injured.

Glastonbury performance. The madness comes after he was hand-picked to perform at one the biggest celebrity events of the year. Sekou Sylla, from Ashby, is going from strength to strength after posting videos of his soulful singing to YouTube and Soundcloud.