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Cerys Davies
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Spotify once had a reputation for underpaying music artists. It hopes to change that perception
Residuals and royalties are often a point of contention between artists and streamers. Spotify says it's now the highest-paying retailer in the music industry. Here's…
SAG-AFTRA extends contract negotiations as WGA finalizes demands before meeting with major studios
'Tis the season for Hollywood negotiations. Last week, SAG-AFTRA and major Hollywood studios announced they would extend their negotiations for one week, and WGA released…
Live Nation reaches tentative settlement with Justice Department in antitrust lawsuit
Amidst the long-awaited trial, Live Nation is offering to settle the lawsuit from the Department of Justice. In the pending agreement, the ticketing giant is…
Woodstock legend and anti-war activist Joe McDonald dead at 84
Best known for leading an anti-war, profane chant at Woodstock, the lead singer of the late '60s rock band Country Joe and the Fish, Joe…
Elvis is still king — of the box office — as ‘EPiC’ earns $14 million in a win for music docs
Baz Luhrmann's "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert" earned $14 million in limited, wide releases, showing audience interest in music documentaries and concert films.
AI actor Tilly Norwood’s world is expanding with the ‘Tillyverse’
Xicoia, the AI talent studio responsible for creating AI actor Tilly Norwood, has plans to further develop the bot's digital universe. It's called the "Tillyverse."
‘Blindsided’ KTLA journalist and others speak out against recent layoffs
Following the layoffs of several longtime journalists on KTLA, some viewers and fellow journalists are airing their grievances on social media.
With its staff union still on strike, the Writers Guild of America West threatens to cancel its award ceremony
As the Writers Guild of America West's staff union strike enters its second week, the guild's management threatens to pull their annual award show.
Hollywood studios escalate dispute over ByteDance’s ‘pervasive copyright infringement’ with its AI tools
On Friday, the Motion Picture Association sent its own cease and desist letter to ByteDance, the company behind the controversial AI video generator, Seedance 2.0….
DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media
As streaming continues to dominate the film and TV industry, many Gen Z movie watchers are opting out and choosing physical formats instead.
