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APPOINTMENTSDeezer has appointed Florence Lao as its General Counsel. “Deezer is leading the way for the future of the music industry and I’m looking forward to contributing to continued success, together with the talented teams in France and across the globe”, she says. “The music landscape is changing quickly, with Deezer playing a key role for its partners, the industry, and fans alike.

RELEASESCalvin Harris and Sam Smith have teamed up for new track ‘Desire’.Jessie Ware has released a new version of her song ‘Freak Me Now’, featuring Roisin Murphy. “It is a huge honour to have the queen of disco, Róisín Murphy, on ‘Freak Me Now’”, says Ware. “I messaged her hoping she may be interested in featuring on the song and before I knew it she was in the studio.

DEALSCTM Outlander has acquired a stack of music rights from producer/songwriter Fraser T Smith, including his interest in songs he worked on with the likes Tiësto, Rita Ora, Stormzy, Dave, Craig David and Raye. Says CTM Outlander CEO André de Raaff: “Fraser is a once in a generation songwriter and we look forward to shining a light on these compositions for years to come”.

APPOINTMENTSCamden’s Roundhouse venue has announced Rowan Kitching as its new Venue Director. “I am THRILLED to be joining the team at the Roundhouse, at an exciting time for such an iconic music and arts venue”, he says. ”The uniqueness and heritage of the space excites me, but most importantly the support to our vital creative youth programme.

APPOINTMENTSSony Music UK has announced the promotion of Negla Abdela to the role of Managing Director at its Ministry Of Sound label. She first joined the label in 2015 as Social Media Manager, becoming Head Of Digital in 2018 and General Manager in 2021.

DEALSWarp has signed Slauson Malone 1 – the musical project of artist Jasper Marsalis. “We’re elated to be working with Slauson Malone 1 at Warp”, says the label. “We support and believe in Jasper’s vision wholeheartedly and can’t wait for what’s to come”.————————————————–DIGITAL & D2F SERVICESYouTube Music has increased the price of a monthly subscription in the US from $9.99 to $10.99, with the wider YouTube Premium service also increasing its pricing, it going up two dollars a month to $13.99.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Josh Hartnett revealed to Playboy magazine in 2015 that he talked with Christopher Nolan about taking on the role of the Caped Crusader in the director’s “Batman Begins,” which launched Warner Bros.’ billion-dollar grossing “Dark Knight” trilogy. How far did those talks go before Nolan settled on Christian Bale instead? In a new interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Nolan confirmed talks with Hartnett took place, but his casting never got too serious. “No, it never got that far,” Nolan said when asked if he screen-tested Hartnett for the role of Batman. “I met with Josh and if I recall, he was a young actor whose work I was very interested in,” Nolan added. “I had an initial conversation with him but he had read my brother’s script for ‘The Prestige’ at the time and was more interested in getting involved with that. So it never went further than that.”

APPOINTMENTSUniversal Music has appointed Sally Davies as Managing Director of Abbey Road Studios. “It’s truly an honour and privilege to be taking on the role of Managing Director of Abbey Road Studios, a place of great music and ground-breaking sound”, she says.

APPOINTMENTSModest! Management has appointed Sarah Gallagher as Managing Director. She originally joined the company in 2009.

Courteney Cox is aging herself. On Sunday, the 59-year-old actress joined the group of celebs who have used TikTok's viral aging filter to get a glimpse of what they might look like in a few years.In the video, posted to the  alum's TikTok and Instagram, Courteney is shocked to see her older-looking face. The quick clip sees Courteney's current image alongside her aging face, complete with under-eye bags and wrinkles.«Whoa! How many more years is this?» she asks the camera. «Two,» a voice off-screen says in response.«Two? Oh f**k,» Courteney exclaims before the video comes to an abrupt end.«Stay in the moment!» she captioned the clip. Stay in the moment!Kim Kardashian also joined in on the fun.

BBC One viewers will notice a huge shake-up in the scheduling for The One Show on Friday night as the broadcaster has snubbed various flagship shows.

LEGALTim Westwood has been interviewed under police caution for a third time in relation to alleged sexual offences, the BBC reports. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that officers interviewed a 65 year old man earlier this week.

Hip Hop 50 concerts at Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden, Playboi Carti just announced his 28-concert ‘Antagonist Tour’ that will take him all over North America from Sept. 6 through Oct.

Yard Act have released their highly-anticipated new single ‘The Trench Coat Museum’ – check it out below.Arriving yesterday (July 12), the standalone single marks the band’s first original music since the release of their Mercury Prize-nominated 2022 debut album ‘The Overload’.According to the Leeds indie heroes, the song is one of reflection and self-awareness, and was co-produced by Gorillaz member Remi Kabaka Jr. Discussing the meaning behind the release, frontman James Smith elaborated on how the band have now reached a level of visibility which both “left us open to scrutiny and disdain just as much as love and appreciation.”“‘The Trench Coat Museum’ is about how our perception of everything shifts both collectively and individually over time at speeds we simply can’t measure in the moment,” he added.

Thania Garcia Playboi Carti has announced his upcoming fall 2023 “Antagonist Tour,” set to kick off in Denver on Sept. 6. Carti will be joined by rapper-producers Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang — who together make up the roster for Carti’s Opium label. Fresh off numerous festival appearances across the world, Carti will continue to add to his global repertoire with planned performances in major cities and arenas across the world including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam and more. Fans can purchase general on-sale tickets starting July 14 at noon local time (U.S.) and 5 p.m. (EU).

Coronation Street actress Paula Wilcox looked unrecognisable from her character Elaine Jones in a rare red carpet appearance. Paula, 73, has played Elaine on the cobbles since 2020, and she has become one of the most recognisable characters. However, as Paula attended the press night after party for Dr Semmelweis in London on Tuesday, 11 July, she looked completely different.

DEALSBucks Music Group has signed new songwriting agreements with Jamie McCool and Simon Pogson. “Jamie and Simon are incredibly talented and sought-after individuals with reputations that are growing every day among artist and industry communities alike”, says the music publisher’s MD Simon Platz. “They combine to make something really special.

RELEASESCorey Taylor has released new solo single ‘Post Traumatic Blues’. The song, he says, is “my attempt to describe for people what it’s like to deal with PTSD. Sometimes it’s so hard for people to understand the ups and downs, the severity of the cold and numbness, that I wanted to try and build a bridge lyrically between the ones living with the disease and the ones who are trying to help them”.

Andrea Evans, the two-time Daytime Emmy nominated actor who rose to fame in the 1970s and ’80s as the troublemaking teen Tina Lord on the ABC soap One Life To Live, died Sunday of cancer. She was 66.

, so there's no reason to think she wouldn't have written songs about her famous friends as well. Currently, the internet's preeminent scholars of Swiftian lore are convinced that Swift's newly released track titled “When Emma Falls in Love” is about Emma Stone.“When Emma Falls in Love” is one of six songs “from the vault” that from the original album.