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a £1.57 billion support package handed to the arts sector by the government yesterday (July 5).The bailout will provide music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites with emergency grants and loans.The money is the biggest one-off investment in UK culture ever, helping companies, venues and institutions to survive the coronavirus pandemic without going out of business.Announcing the new funds, Boris Johnson said: “From iconic theatre and musicals, mesmerising

Dade Hayes Finance EditorFunimation, a leading provider of anime content, plans to expand its streaming service to Brazil and Mexico this fall, offering select subtitled and dubbed anime series in Spanish and Portuguese.The company, an independent joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex, already operates globally, with nine offices in six countries.

Jamie Foxx is going through a “process” to prepare for his role as Mike Tyson in the forthcoming biopic Finding Mike.The Oscar-winning actor has already begun to transform his body to match the former boxer’s physique, but Foxx’s former trainer-turned-stylist told Britain’s The Sun newspaper the journey is as much about his mental state as it is his physical strength.Explaining the star will need to go into a “dark hole” mentally to portray Tyson, Jack Manson insisted his pal has what it takes

remains at last week's figure of 65,101.

The Twisted Tales of the Ritalin Club alongside Ryan O'Sullivan last year, the English rockstar returns with the sequel titled The Twisted Tales Of The Ritalin Club 2: Weird Times at Quarry Banks University.

NBC News.The spokesperson did not say how many individuals were laid off or which departments were affected, though the cuts were layoffs as opposed to just furloughs.Laid off employees will receive severance pay, subsidized health benefits and help with professional reemployment, according to the spokesperson.Also Read: 'Jurassic World: Dominion' to Resume Production at UK Pinewood Studios by Early July“We have made the difficult decision to reduce our Parks & Resorts workforce across multiple

William DeVaughn, “Just be thankful for what you got.” Live music may have been all but erased due to the virus, but recorded music has shown to be resilient thanks to subscription streaming, which makes up almost three quarters of all recorded-music spend.Had this crisis hit when we went shopping for records at stores like Tower Records, one shudders to think if there would be anything left.Will Page is a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics, who previously was the chief economist

Alesha Dixon has revealed she's gearing up to make a music comeback, five years after her last album Do It For Love. The Britain's Got Talent judge, 41, who recently shared a rare family photo with partner Azuka Ononye and their two adorable daughters, has been writing and recording songs, but is yet to finish the her work due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorSTX has snapped up worldwide distribution rights to genre pic Run Rabbit Run, which will re-team Elisabeth Moss with The Handmaid’s Tale director Daina Reid.STXfilms will directly distribute in the U.S., UK and Ireland with STXinternational now aboard for international sales at the Cannes Virtual Market.

Brazilian sensation Anitta has signed with Warner Records, Billboard has learned.

We need a pronunciation lesson. Elon Musk and Grimes’ baby’s middle name is just as complicated as X Æ A-12. Well, because it’s almost exactly the same. According to X Æ A-12’s birth certificate, which was obtained by TMZ, the infant’s middle name is AE A-XII, so just a couple numerals different than his first.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorJurrassic World: Dominion star Bryce Dallas Howard has spoken about the film’s imminent return to production amid rigorous Covid security measures.We revealed earlier this week that production is gearing back up on the Universal blockbuster with cameras set to roll in early July.

Grimes and Elon Musk made a slight tweak to their newborn son X Æ A-12’s name on his birth certificate.The infant’s first name is X on the certificate, obtained by TMZ. His middle name is AE A-XII since birth names in California have to follow the English alphabet, excluding numbers and special signs.The “Delete Forever” singer, 32, gave birth to her first child and the entrepreneur’s sixth on May 4.

TMZ, the couple had to make further alterations when they realised birth names must be limited to the English alphabet – no numbers or special signs – in the state of California.According to California’s rules on names, on birth certificates they must use “the 26 alphabetical letters of the English language” but can include some punctuation marks like apostrophes and dashes.Finally, they settled on X AE A-XII Musk, with first name X, middle name AE A-XII, and Musk as his surname.The couple

coronavirus continues to affect every household in Scotland. Thousands of people across the country have been dealt a financial blow and affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer have confirmed the rescheduled dates for their postponed ‘Hella Mega Tour’ in the UK and Ireland – you can see the full schedule below.The trio of US bands were forced to cancel the inaugural European leg of the stint in April due to the coronavirus outbreak, and they told fans last month that it would be taking place instead at some point across summer 2021.Today (June 10), it has been announced that the ‘Hella Mega Tour’ in UK and Ireland run will now kick

Following last week’s Black Out Tuesday initiative, a new organisation has been formed in the UK seeking to ensure that this time round the commitments made by people and companies in the music industry to address prejudice, discrimination and racism – within the industry and beyond – are actually met.