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The Voice US judge Chance the Rapper has split from his wife of five years, Kirsten Corley.The musician announced the sad news on his Instagram story on Wednesday.The joint post read: "After a period of separation, the two of us have arrived at the decision to part ways. We came to this decision amicably and with gratitude for the same time we spent together. "God has blessed us with two beautiful daughters who we will continue to raise together.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer When the Writers Guild of America went on strike last May, union leaders argued that artificial intelligence posed an existential threat to writers, painting a picture of a dystopian future in which TV shows might be crafted by one writer and a machine. Ten months later, the tone in Hollywood labor circles has shifted significantly. At a March 3 rally in Los Angeles, Matthew Loeb, international president of IATSE, argued that AI has the potential to make union members’ jobs easier.

Kanye West has been sued by a former Yeezy and Donda Academy student, who claims that the rapper threatened to “cage” students.The lawsuit was filed by Trevor Phillips – a former employee of West – on Tuesday (April 2) in Los Angeles. In the case, he accuses the rapper now known as Ye of numerous explosive allegations including verbal abuse, threatening physical violence and comparing himself to Hitler.As highlighted by various outlets including NBC News, Rolling Stone and Consequence, Phillips alleges that West told students that he wanted to shave their heads and lock them in cages.

A dad who went to bed feeling 'great' woke up in the middle of the night with no memory - and couldn't even recognise his brother or his girlfriend.

Naman Ramachandran Bollywood A-list actor and musician Ayushmann Khurrana has signed a global recording deal with Warner Music India. Hit songs sung by Khurrana over the past decade include “Mitti Di Khushboo,” “Paani Da Rang” and “Mere Liye Tum Kaafi Ho.” Signing with Warner Music India will enable Khurrana to access the label’s global ecosystem, helping him connect with audiences and artists beyond India’s borders, Khurrana and the label said.

Peep Show fans are very happy about the discovery.Celebrating its 20th anniversary last year, Peep Show documented the increasingly tragic lives of bank manager Mark Corrigan (played by David Mitchell) and his layabout flatmate/ occasional musician Jeremy Usborne (played by Robert Webb). The show also featured the characters’ friends and partners, including the drug addict Super Hans (played by Matt King) and Olivia Colman as Sophie.Now, Zodiac Court in Croydon, which is Apollo House in the show – the place where Mark and Jez’s flat was located – is being redeveloped.In a digital image of the new development, fans have spotted what appears to be an Easter egg linking the show.One image features what appears to be a retail unit called ‘SuperHans’, in reference to the show’s beloved character.Check out the image here:A post shared by Dobby Club (@dobbyclub06)Last year, Peep Show co-writer Sam Bain revealed that they received offers to turn the hit Channel 4 sitcom into a play.Speaking to NME, Bain said that he and fellow co-writer Jesse Armstrong (Succession) had to reject the proposal because they couldn’t figure out how to make the show work on stage.The iconic comedy was shot through a POV perspective with the actors performing to camera, while the characters’ internal thoughts were added as narration.

in , these things aren’t official-official until they’re in Forbes, and Swift just joined the outlet’s rarefied ranks. (The Forbes of it all is why it was such a big deal when Kylie Jenner, ahem, her company’s business to the outlet.)On April 2, 2024, the magazine published its annual list of billionaires, , on which Swift clocks in at number fourteen (the bottom, actually), with 1.1B to her name.

Anya Taylor Joy confirmed she got married in secret!

The American Federation of Musicians officially has a new deal with the studios.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The American Federation of Musicians has voted to ratify its new contract with the major studios, which provides for streaming residuals and protections from artificial intelligence. The union represents musicians who perform on TV and movie scores or who appear on screen. Following 12 days of negotiations in January and February, it reached a tentative deal on Feb.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Lou Reed was indisputably one of the most provocative musicians the rock world has known, releasing songs about heroin abuse and sadomasochism on his very first album (“The Velvet Underground and Nico”), utilizing piercing guitar feedback on many of his songs, and scoring a global hit single in 1973 that referenced oral sex (“Walk on the Wild Side”). But arguably his single most provocative musical move was “Metal Machine Music,” a double-LP filled with nothing but deafening guitar feedback and effects that was released in 1975, at the peak of his commercial success.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Kacey Musgraves, Camila Cabello and more than 200 other artists have joined with the Artist Rights Alliance non-profit – an artist-led education and advocacy organization – to issue an open letter supported by more than 200 artists calling on “AI developers, technology companies, platforms, and digital music services to cease the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists.” A full list of signatories appears below. While AI-related threats such as deepfakes and voice cloning continue to attract significant (and legal) scrutiny, the letter also highlights two related trends: the use of musical works by AI developers without permission to train and produce AI “copycats,” and the use of AI “sound” to dilute royalty obligations.

The new series of The Repair Shop sees a pair of tiny cowboy boots walk into the barn.The boots are brought in by Diane Wynell-Sutherland., who reveals they were bought for her son by her brother Roger Pope, a session musician who found them while on his travels round America with stars such as Sir Elton John. Tragically, Roger died of cancer in 2013 but the boots are a treasured reminder of his love for his nephew.They’re cracked and faded, but Dean Westmoreland takes on the challenge to restore them to their former glory. Dean’s first problem was the size of the boots.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Production and songwriter credits for Beyoncé’s new album “Cowboy Carter” hit streaming services this past weekend, but she’s got a few more surprises in store when it comes to the musicians who played on the record. While accepting the Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Tuesday (April 1), Beyoncé revealed that Stevie Wonder played harmonica on her cover of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” a reimagining of the 1973 classic.

Thania Garcia Billie Eilish has long been combatting the music industry’s overconsumption habits by highlighting its sustainability wins and fails. In a recent interview centered around her environmental activism for Billboard, Eilish called out the “wasteful” ways the “biggest artists in the world” sell an overwhelming amount of vinyl variants, usually to secure their No. 1 entry on the publication’s albums chart.

Robert Glasper Experiment, has died aged 46. No cause of death has been given.The news was confirmed by Living Colour‘s Vernon Reid, who took to X/Twitter to call Benjamin’s passing a “brutal & terrible shock”.“My sincerest condolences go out to my YoHimBe Brother on this day of revelation,” Reird wrote. “I’m in a weird place with it.

Morgan Wade took preventative measures and got a double mastectomy.

.“This ain’t a Country album. This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album,” the 42-year-old musician of her eighth studio album—but that doesn’t mean she’s not leaning into Western style to promote her 27-track masterpiece.

Tom Sandoval is feeling “Dirrty” and inspired by pop icon Christina Aguilera.

Duffy is back on social media for the first time in four years. The 39-year-old singer took to Instagra

Gary Barlow is still "angry" about the tragic passing of his daughter Poppy and admits he has struggled to find "peace" in the last 12 years.The 53-year-old singer and his wife Dawn's fourth child Poppy arrived into the world stillborn in August 2012, just a few days before he was due to perform at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics with Take That. In a rare moment of public reflection about the effect Poppy's passing has had on him, Gary told how he has never really been able to process the loss of his baby girl, and he still feels a sense of bitter injustice that it had to happen to his family.

Tyler Posey opened up about his tattoos and what they mean to him.

Mdou Moctar has shared his explosive new single ‘Imouhar’ – the latest taste of his upcoming new album. Watch the video below.The Niger musician will release the full-length ‘Funeral For Justice’ on May 3 via Matador, and has previously released the album’s title track as its lead single.‘Imouhar’ has been written in tribute to the Tamasheq language, native to the Tuareg people to which Moctar belongs.

Women Musicians Insight Report was based on the responses of 2,526 musicians who identified as women in the Musicians’ Census, which was conducted by the Musicians’ Union and the charity Help Musicians in association with Women In CTRL.It found that women experience much higher levels of discrimination, sexual harassment, financial issues and structural barriers to career progression and also sheds light on the gender pay gap in the music industry. It also concludes that women often have shorter careers than their male peers, despite on average being more highly trained and educated.A third of women were found to have experienced sexual harassment while working as a musician, while a further quarter had witnessed it happening to others.

John Cameron Mitchell has signed on to produce the upcoming biopic about trans legend Candy Darling!

Keira Knightley is stepping out for the day with her husband James Righton.

Zayn Malik wants to collab with a major pop star!

is in her cowgirl era, and she’s got a to match. We’re just a few days out from the release of her forthcoming album, , and in true Virgo fashion, the musician has thought of every single detail, including her nails.We couldn’t help but notice that she’s been particularly loyal to a certain Western-inspired nail art aesthetic throughout much of the Cowboy Carter rollout.

US law enforcement agents have raided properties attached to musician Sean “Diddy” Combs.

A Complete Unknown, in which he plays Bob Dylan.Yeah, the guy your dad loves!This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Set in the downtown NYC music scene of the '60s, the film features an ensemble cast of buzzy young actors, many of whom will be playing now-famous musicians. Think Patti Smith's Just Kids meets Inside Llewyn Davis.

Anitta has confirmed details of her long-awaited new studio album ‘Funk Generation’, and has shared the latest single ‘Double Team’ – listen below.The Brazilian musician has revealed that the album will be out on April 26 via her new label Republic Records, alongside Universal Music Latin Entertainment.‘Double Team’ includes features from Puerto Rican artist Brray and Spanish singer Bad Gyal. Check it out here:Speaking about the record, Anitta has said: “’Funk Generation’ is an album where I celebrate my roots.

Cameron Diaz and husband Benji Madden have welcomed another baby!

WKRN News 2.“As the technology landscape evolves with artificial intelligence, I thank the General Assembly for its partnership in creating legal protection for our best-in-class artists and songwriters.”The #ELVISact is Law in TN!

Ricky Martin spilled on all things related to his love life.

Country singer Sara Evans is back together with her husband — despite that assault charge!