"It should never have been brought in the first place," Universal Music Group said about the suit accusing them of blocking the duo from obtaining the rights to their master recordings
Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over control over their master recordings, including hits like 1987’s “Push It,” has been dismissed by a New York judge. Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton, who constituted Salt-N-Pepa before DJ Spinderella joined,
The Grammy Week gala, hosted by female-led nonprofit We Are Moving the Needle, will also feature appearances by Olivia Rodrigo, Sia, and Addison Rae
Trump said he was not considering granting the request. The men used to be friendly in the social scene of New York in the 1990s and 2000s.
Kathryn Hahn isn’t quite done being a Disney villain. Variety has confirmed the “Agatha All Along” star is eyeing a leading role in the studio’s live-action “Tangled” film, in the role of baddie Mother Gothel. While Hahn is only in talks, she would join the previously reported
[New Times] When the United States speaks clearly about how it sees the world, we should pay attention, not because America is always right, but because its assumptions have a habit of shaping power, markets, and security far beyond its borders.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday recused himself from a battle between Louisiana parishes and major oil companies set to be argued next week. Alito regularly steps aside because of his direct stock holdings in more than two dozen companies, but the timing of his
Tim Bender, the CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse, says generative AI is "cancerous" and he doesn't want to deal with it.
Dozens of Republicans broke ranks and joined Democrats to override two of President Trump’s vetoes, though the effort ultimately fell short. Thirty-five Republicans voted to override a veto on a bill that would have funded a pipeline to deliver clean water to southeastern
Avowed will come to PlayStation in February The post 2025’s Underrated RPG Avowed Will Come To PS5 With A Big Update appeared first on Kotaku .
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Online and on the streets, protesters are expressing their rage and grief through art.
Hybe America has named former Motown and Universal Publishing top exec Ethiopia Habtemariam as president of music, effective immediately. She will be based in Los Angeles and Atlanta. According to the announcement, in the role, Habtemariam will help advance the company’s
The move to join Riyadh’s money-spinning $1 trillion Public Investment Fund, if sealed, would mark a sensational U-turn for the outgoing 79-year-old CEO of Partnership for New York City, who said last year she planned to reture.
While Sarah Catherine Hook might be best known for starring in high-stakes dramas and supernatural horrors, her latest turn in “People We Meet on Vacation” saw the star step into a new type of movie: a romantic comedy. “I’m so happy to be here, to be a mellow girl on screen,
Democrats and moderate Republicans hope the bill's passage will put pressure on the Senate to come up a bipartisan compromise.
The House on Thursday passed legislation to revive and extend expired ObamaCare tax credits in a bipartisan vote that is boosting hopes of centrist Republicans for a bipartisan deal to revive the tax credits. The tally, 230 to 196, highlighted the tenuous grip Speaker Mike
Melbourne mercury expected to hit 43C with higher temperatures inland and a total fire ban in place for all Victoria Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Dire bushfire conditions threatened
ICE has been invading U.S. cities, targeting, surveilling , harassing , assaulting , detaining , and torturing people who are undocumented immigrants. They also have targeted people with work permits , asylum seekers , permanent residents (people holding “green cards”),
On the third anniversary of the Jan. 8 attempted coup d'état, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva vetoed the entire Bill 2,162 approved by both Houses of Congress, providing for the reduction of sentences of the over 800 people convicted for their involvement in the
HYBE’s about to get hype: PR vet Johanna Fuentes has joined HYBE America as executive VP and head of communications and public relations. In the newly created role, she’ll handle all internal and external communications for HYBE across North and South America. Fuentes has most
WBD this week rejected PSKY’s current "hostile" offer for the company worth $30 a share, or $78 billion.
China has drawn up plans to minimize losses in Venezuela and fine-tune its broader overseas investment strategy after the United States captured the Latin American country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, on January 3. Since the US military operation in Venezuela, the Chinese
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in extended trading.
MS NOW contributor Philip Bump teared up on air Thursday as he spoke about the family of a 37-year-old Minnesota woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. Renee Nicole Macklin Good, whose death on Wednesday sparked nationwide outrage and
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Iran's economy is facing high inflation and other challenges, partly due to U.S. sanctions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, underscoring Washington's concerns about Tehran cracking down violently on anti-regime
AUCKLAND, Jan 9 - Fifteen whales restranded and six have died after a mass stranding at Farewell Spit on the coast of New Zealand’s South Island, conservation group Project Jonah said on Friday, as volunteers prepared to attempt to refloat them.
A day earlier, 55 whales were stranded in two locations in Farewell Spit.
Katie Anderson has been named executive vice president of acquisitions at upsizing indie label Black Bear. Coming from her role as VP at Sony Pictures, Anderson joins newly-minted Black Bear president and former CAA indie sales whiz Ben Kramer at the shop. She will service the
Perikatan Nasional is one of the longest-lasting coalitions for PAS, but the cracks are starting to show, says political analyst James Chai.
As China pursues a rethink of its housing policy, analysts warn that entrenched practices and misaligned incentives could undermine the push.
[SNA] - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has expressed regret over the joint statement issued by the African Union (AU) Commission on 6 January 2026, titled "Joint Statement between the African Union Commission and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),"
In addition to the instrumentals that brought him underground renown, the Columbus DJ-producer RJD2 (back home after a years-long stint in Philly) has frequently embarked on album-length collaborations with rappers. Around the time he released his classic debut album
The Paris Accord, signed on Tuesday by members of a “coalition of the willing” and aimed at providing security and economic guarantees for Ukraine, is a strange agreement. If it is taken seriously, it will convince the Russians to change their strategy in Ukraine, meaning the
GM is the latest car company to pull back from EVs in response to the Trump administration's policies and fading demand.
It also appears that CD Projekt has a pretty powerful incentive for releasing something big and new before the end of 2026.
Senate Republicans on Thursday lamented President Trump’s call for the ouster of five GOP members who voted with Democrats and dealt him a blow on the Venezuela war powers resolution, indicating the president's angry rant was a mistake as the party enters an election year.
Last November, Liverpool-based singer-songwriter Hank Bee announced her new EP a sudden hankering with the open-armed single “Corner.” Today she’s returned with another new song called “10:23.” “10:23” is a lilting rock song that embodies early works from folk-rockers Sharon
The Mario maker previously paid a fired contractor $26,000 The post Nintendo Faces Fresh Labor Complaints Three Years After Union-Busting Settlement appeared first on Kotaku .
A quantum trick based on interferometric measurements allows a team of researchers at LMU to detect even the smallest movements of a laser beam with extreme sensitivity.
Roxane Gay on the Guerrilla Girls, the uncertain future of the dictionary, Trump’s attacks on Venezuela and manufacturing consent, anti-ICE whistles, Snoopy turns 75, and more.
Lorwyn Eclipsed hasn't even been released, but player confusion has already led to a a rules correction on a card in the Dance of the Elements deck
During black summer, my daughters were too young to know what was happening. Now, amid another Australian heatwave, they deserve answers When the forecasts for this week started to roll in, my mind immediately drifted back to Australia’s black summer. I had taken my daughters
Traders placed wagers on whether the US will invade Cuba in 2026 – giving it a 10% chance – as well as when a possible strike might take place.
The Trump administration said Thursday it is considering the addition of a second floor for the West Wing in an effort to create "symmetry" amid the reconstruction of the East Wing ballroom. “We’re considering the idea of a modest one-story addition to the West Wing,” architect
Using a blend of computer modeling, structural and cell-based studies, scientists at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute have designed a group of potential diabetes drugs that reprogram insulin-resistant cells into a healthier state while limiting side effect risks of older
Lantlôs are back. The experimental post-black metal project fronted by Markus Skye — formerly known as Markus Siegenhort aka Herbst — announced a new album Nowhere In Between Forever, out April 3. The follow-up to 2021’s Wildhund has been introduced by the new single “Daisies.”
