Warner Music Strikes Deal With OneOf for Artist and Music NFTs (EXCLUSIVE)

K.J. Yossman Mike and Tim Duffy (“Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse”) have launched a next-generation culinary streaming platform titled World Chef.The on-demand platform, which launches Feb. 15, features content from food leaders such as “Top Chef” season 14 winner Brooke Williamson, Tim Hollingsworth, winner of Netflix’s “The Final Table,” and Food Network star Jet Tila, who will offer U.S.

A lawsuit against Warner Music testing the rights of artists in the US to reclaim the copyrights in their recordings after 35 years has been settled. Terms of that settlement are, needless to say, confidential.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Music Group has announced the launch of its Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Institute, following the unveiling of their DEI commitments as part of the company’s first Environmental Social Governance (ESG) report earlier this month. WMG’s first global head of DEI, Dr. Maurice A.

Katie Price has managed to avoid a court hearing by striking a deal to pay off her debts. The model and reality star, 43, who recently halted content on her OnlyFans page due to recovering from plastic surgery, was due to appear in High Court on Monday 14 February as part of her bankruptcy case.

Sir Mix-A-Lot and Whitney Houston rubbed shoulders atop the music charts. “Roseanne” and “Murphy Brown” ruled on TV.

Time to cash in! Mickey Guyton sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, February 13, and her performance clocked in at one minute and 51 seconds.

Mickey Guyton, 38, was gorgeous when she stepped out in front of the Super Bowl 2022 audience at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA on Feb. 13 to sing a memorable version of the “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The singer wore a royal blue long-sleeved dress and stood in front of an American flag and a group of background singers all wearing white as she belted out the lyrics to one of the most popular songs in the USA. She had her long hair wavy and down and showed off her powerful vocals as she wowed the crowd at the SoFi Stadium as well as viewers watching from all over the world.

Kicking off the night the right way! Mickey Guyton showed off her vocal chops when she performed the national anthem at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, February 13.

Chris Willman Music WriterUnofficially, at least, the United States has three national anthems now, not just one … which allowed three musical all-star artists — Mickey Guyton, Jhené Aiko and Mary Mary — to shine in the immediate run-up to Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles Sunday.Much-lauded country singer Guyton was in pole position just before the game to sing “The Star Spangled Banner,” as she has on many occasions before. Although a pianist was seen, Guyton’s version was for all intents and purposes a cappella, joined by a choir shortly before she gave Frances Scott Key’s tune a galvanizing key change.In a way, Guyton’s appearance was an act of symbolic consolidation, on top of just picking the rare current name act who’s capable of the vocal job.

Whitney Houston’s impact is felt a decade after her death. On Feb. 11, 2012, the GRAMMY-winning superstar died of drowning, and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.

Mickey Guyton is ready to kick off the big game! Ahead of performing the national anthem at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, the 38-year-old country music superstar told ET's Nischelle Turner how she's feeling about the major milestone. «I am freaking out. Oh my God,» Guyton told ET. «It’s just so much.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Music set a record for quarterly revenue in the fiscal first quarter that ended on Dec. 31, 2021, with $1.614 in revenue powered by a 31% increase in publishing revenue, 19% in recorded music and 21% in digital revenue.

Delia Derbyshire, will coincide with International Women’s Day 2022.Deliaphonic, which is now in its fourth year, returns to Coventry on March 3-6 for four days of screenings, music performances, Q&As, visual arts exhibitions and more.The festival will fall shortly before International Women’s Day on March 8. Events will take place at Coventry Cathedral and The Tin Music and Arts.Derbyshire, who was from Coventry, was one of electronic music’s early female pioneers.

Congratulations are in order for Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who's signed a solo deal with Warner Records.

EXCLUSIVE: The story of Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell, who created the sound of Philly Soul, is to be chronicled in a new feature documentary.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs part of its first Environment Social Governance report, Warner Music Group announced on Tuesday that it will waive unrecoupled debuts for heritage artists, following Sony Music, which made that move last year.Just hours later, a source confirmed to Variety that Universal plans to make a similar announcement as part of its ESG report later this year; Music Business Worldwide first reported that news.What that means is that eligible artists, songwriters and others who had not recouped their advances and/or other expenses will now receive royalties that previously had gone toward paying down those expenses. That situation has meant that many artists have received low or even no royalty payments as the company applied their earnings to paying down debts they may have incurred through signing advances or other recoupable expenses that standard record-label contracts oblige the artist to cover.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe CMT Music Awards, which agreed to move their date and venue when the 2022 Grammy Awards announced their relocation to Las Vegas, have unveiled the new date and venue for their inaugural broadcast on CBS: The show will now broadcast live from Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium on Monday, April 11, from 8 p.m – 11 p.m. ET; the West Coast broadcast will be delayed, although the show will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.“The biggest and best moments in music are coming to CBS this April,” said Jack Sussman, executive vice president, specials, music, live events & alternative programming for CBS.

Jay Pharoah is looking back on working with Bob Saget on a music video shortly before his death.The alum spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier, and was joined by DJ Whoo Kid, as they reflected on Saget's appearance in the music video for Desiigner's «Bakin,» which drops next week.In the video, Saget plays a chef, and Pharoah recalled how he was actually scheduled to appear in the scene alongside Saget on the day of the shoot.«I was supposed to be in the scene with him but I showed up late,» the comic recalled. «You always think in your head, 'You know what, I'll see him. I'm going to see him around, I can talk to him.' But you don't know how long you have with people, man.»According to DJ Whoo Kid, Saget was hesitant at first, because he wasn't sure what the video would involve.When asked how Saget felt about the video's more sexually charged or racy content, DJ Whoo Kid recalled, «He was very adamant about the respect for women and stuff like that.