One Liners: Warner Music, D:Ream, PRS For Music, more

The Music have rescheduled their hometown reunion show until 2022 – get all the details about the new date below.Last September, the band announced they would return to play a huge outdoor show in Leeds’ Temple Newsam Park on May 28, 2021, supported by The Cribs, The Coral, The Snuts and The Skinner Brothers.Due to continued COVID-19 restrictions in the UK, though, the gig has now been pushed back a year to June 2022.“Following the recent government roadmap out of restrictions we have

For Rena Owen, it was the role of a lifetime.

1970s soul singer Lenny Williams is having another go at getting his royalty dispute with Warner Music approved as a class action that could also benefit other artists signed to the major.Williams, who fronted R&B group Tower Of Power, sued Warner in 2018 over a common royalty gripe among artists, which is what happens to streaming income as it passes through a major’s international subsidiaries.He claims that Warner allows its different divisions around the world to deduct fees from his

reportedly flew ⅓ of the 90-person Globes voting bloc to Paris and put them up in the $1,400-a-night Peninsula hotel for a junket. The chic trip to the City of Lights might have helped net the show two nominations, including best comedy series.Meanwhile, Sia’s nominated film “Music” is awash in controversy for its happy-go-lucky portrayal of autism.

Mike Tyson is speaking out in response to the news that Hulu will be making an eight-episode limited series about his life.

It’s the Television Critics Association’s (TCA) winter press tour week. That means every network, streaming service, cable player, etc., is looking to dazzle the media and audiences with news and announcements.

Magic: The Gathering publishers Wizards of the Coast launched a new set of Secret Lair cards earlier this week (February 22), which focuses on Black artists, characters and stories.The ‘Black is Magic’ set of Secret Lair cards costs $39.99 (£28.35) for regular finish and $49.99 (£35.45) for foil cards.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs part of its mission to invest $100 million in organizations focused on achieving social justice, the Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund has announced its initial six grant recipients: Black Cultural Archives, Black Futures Lab, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC), Howard University, REFORM Alliance and Rhythm & Blues Foundation.The WMG/BFF SJF was established in June 2020 in the wake of the killings of George Floyd,

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Music Group has announced an investment in the Arab world’s largest independent record label, Rotana Music, which is part of Rotana Group, widely considered the largest entertainment company in the region.

Warner Records last week signed a distribution deal with Whiteworld Music, the independent label owned by Puerto Rican musician Myke Towers.“Myke is a distinctive songwriter, powerful performer and incredible artist”, says Max Lousada, CEO of Warner Music’s recorded music division. “He’s not only an exploding Latin superstar, but he’s at the forefront of a new generation of global talent that’s transcending languages, crossing boundaries and disrupting genres.

Chris Harrison's defense of Rachael Kirkconnell's racist behavior. Kaitlyn Bristowe, Mike Johnson and more alums have spoken out on social media condemning Harrison's comments during his Tuesday interview with Rachel Lindsay. (Harrison has since apologized, as has Kirkconnell, for her «offensive and racist» actions.) Just after Matt James' premiere last month, a TikTok user accused Kirkconnell -- an early front runner on the show — of bullying her in the past for dating Black men.

Google Doodle is once again honoring an important Latinx figure.

Warner Music is the latest record company to be sued over the termination right under US copyright law. Country artist Dwight Yoakam says that the major has refused to recognise the termination notices he has submitted to reclaim the US rights in his old recordings.

No fuzzy snow boots. No standing in lines that rival the queue for the rollercoasters at Disney World.

Against the backdrop of the global pandemic, Warner Music Group, which has top artists like Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa in its stable, posted record digital music revenues from emerging streaming platforms as part of its first-quarter financial performance posted on Monday.