Universal Music has agreed to pay up to $11.5 million and bump up royalties going forward to resolve a contention lawsuit that alleged it had cheated recording artists by improperly classifying digital downloads off of services like Apple's iTunes as "sales" rather than "licenses." The settlement, filed on Tuesday and needing judge's approval, would compensate an estimated 7,500 artists including named plaintiffs Chuck D. of Public Enemy, Rick James (by way of trust), Dave Mason of Traffic, Whitesnake, Andres Titus of Black Sheep, Ron Tyson of The Temptations, Martha Davis of the Motels, Feliciano Tavares and a
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- 4/14/2015
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Birthday shoutouts go to Apolo Ohno (above), who is 32, Naomi Campbell is 44, Maggie Q is 35, and Bernie Taupin is 64
Bryan Singer Files Motion to Dismiss Sex Abuse Case. It seems like this case is rapidly unraveling.
Those two Rochester radio hosts I mentioned yesterday have officially been fired. Cue the “What about free speech” bullshit.
Kristin Chenoweth Will Star in the New York Premiere of Andrew Lippa’s I Am Harvey Milk.
It was a big day for Harvey, who would have celebrated his 84th birthday today. His Forever Stamp was officially unveiled in Washington, with Senator Tammy Baldwin, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Nancy Pelosi attending (and that’s Mary Lambert on the left.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet on the Straight-Gay Alliance For Straight-Gay Marriage. Can you make out who they’re talking about? Especially Jesse.
In case you missed last night’s Season Finale, here’s the climactic scene.
Bryan Singer Files Motion to Dismiss Sex Abuse Case. It seems like this case is rapidly unraveling.
Those two Rochester radio hosts I mentioned yesterday have officially been fired. Cue the “What about free speech” bullshit.
Kristin Chenoweth Will Star in the New York Premiere of Andrew Lippa’s I Am Harvey Milk.
It was a big day for Harvey, who would have celebrated his 84th birthday today. His Forever Stamp was officially unveiled in Washington, with Senator Tammy Baldwin, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Nancy Pelosi attending (and that’s Mary Lambert on the left.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet on the Straight-Gay Alliance For Straight-Gay Marriage. Can you make out who they’re talking about? Especially Jesse.
In case you missed last night’s Season Finale, here’s the climactic scene.
- 5/22/2014
- by snicks
- The Backlot
![Sara Gilbert in Roseanne (1988)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYjdiNTU1YzItYjJjYS00NTM0LWJjN2EtYzI2MDk2MmYyZTA3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjkwOTAyMDU@._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,1,140,207_.jpg)
![Sara Gilbert in Roseanne (1988)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYjdiNTU1YzItYjJjYS00NTM0LWJjN2EtYzI2MDk2MmYyZTA3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjkwOTAyMDU@._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,1,140,207_.jpg)
Sara Gilbert is one happily married lady. The co-host of The Talk, 39, who wed musician Linda Perry late last month, gushed about her Justine Ungaro-photographed nuptials Monday on her show, sharing everything from photos to the meal plan to the special gift she received from her wife. "It definitely feels different," she explained to the audience, of life as a newlywed. "It feels more different than you expect. You feel like you're part of this institution and it's official, and, oh, I better not mess this up. You feel safer in a way and you feel like you've really committed and it's not about,...
- 4/7/2014
- PEOPLE.com
I went to an 80s rock concert this weekend and a wedding broke out ... is how guests at the nuptials of Linda Perry and Sara Gilbert must have felt ... because the affair was Jam Packed with rock performances. Perry and Gilbert tied the knot in Malibu on Sunday, after announcing their engagement a year ago. According to our sources, Sharon Osbourne, Julie Chen, Aisha Tyler, Steven Tyler, Juliette Lewis and Tobey Maguire were all in attendance.
- 4/1/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Birthday shoutouts go to Chris Evans (above), who is 32, out Olympian Blake Skjellerup is 28 (and we’ll have more with Blake in next week’s Briefs), and Kat Dennings is 27.
Smash star Megan Hilty has joined the cast of Sean Saves The World, in which she’ll play Sean Hayes‘ Bff.
I give it six months
Wait! So Playgirl was a … women’s magazine?
Jazz composer Terence Blanchard’s new opera Champion is inspired by gay boxer Emile Griffith.
Melissa McCarthy has responded to Myra Breckinridge star Rex Reed: “I felt really bad for someone who is swimming in so much hate. I just thought, that’s someone who’s in a really bad spot, and I am in such a happy spot. I laugh my head off every day with my husband and my kids who are mooning me and singing me songs.”
Dan Savage on “ex-gay” camps.
Smash star Megan Hilty has joined the cast of Sean Saves The World, in which she’ll play Sean Hayes‘ Bff.
I give it six months
Wait! So Playgirl was a … women’s magazine?
Jazz composer Terence Blanchard’s new opera Champion is inspired by gay boxer Emile Griffith.
Melissa McCarthy has responded to Myra Breckinridge star Rex Reed: “I felt really bad for someone who is swimming in so much hate. I just thought, that’s someone who’s in a really bad spot, and I am in such a happy spot. I laugh my head off every day with my husband and my kids who are mooning me and singing me songs.”
Dan Savage on “ex-gay” camps.
- 6/13/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Rugby God Thom Evans in a Fifty Shades Of Grey themed ad. For more of Thom, check out the Briefs Guy page.
Birthday shoutouts go to Wesley Snipes, who is 50, J.K. Rowling is 47, Dean Cain is 46, and Joey Richter is 23. Michelle Obama Gets Picked Up By Lesbian Wrestler.NBC is giving Dool fans a way to stay connected to the show while the characters lay bleeding and screaming for help for the next two weeks. "Each day at 11 am Pdt for 30 minutes, a member of the cast will lead an online Q&A with fans related to their character’s story line and tied to their behind-the-scenes video segment that will launch the same day on NBC.com." Sadly, no Chandler or Freddie. Op-ed: The Pink Bow Tie, or How I Feel When Straight Men Dress Like Us.Guess who Ryan Murphy wants to play Blaine's mother on Glee? I like it.
Birthday shoutouts go to Wesley Snipes, who is 50, J.K. Rowling is 47, Dean Cain is 46, and Joey Richter is 23. Michelle Obama Gets Picked Up By Lesbian Wrestler.NBC is giving Dool fans a way to stay connected to the show while the characters lay bleeding and screaming for help for the next two weeks. "Each day at 11 am Pdt for 30 minutes, a member of the cast will lead an online Q&A with fans related to their character’s story line and tied to their behind-the-scenes video segment that will launch the same day on NBC.com." Sadly, no Chandler or Freddie. Op-ed: The Pink Bow Tie, or How I Feel When Straight Men Dress Like Us.Guess who Ryan Murphy wants to play Blaine's mother on Glee? I like it.
- 7/31/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack edition for the 1986 action adventure film The Golden Child. The 3 CD set includes both John Barry’s unused score and Michel Colombier’s score from the Paramount Pictures-produced movie. The soundtrack set marks the premiere release of Barry’s unused score. Also included are Barry’s unused song Dance A Little Closer performed by Randy Edelman, as well as the composer’s song Best Man in the World performed by Ann Wilson. The release is limited to 5000 copies. To order the 3-Disc collections and to listen to audio clips, visit La-La Land Records’ webpage. The Golden Child directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis and Charles Dance centers on a private detective specializing in missing children who is charged with the task of finding a special child that dark forces want to eliminate.
Here’s the CD set...
Here’s the CD set...
- 7/15/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
La-La Land Records passed on info and cover art from two upcoming limited-edition soundtrack CDs for a pair of beloved horror films: Fred Dekker’s Night Of The Creeps (scored by Barry DeVorzon) and Tom Holland’s Child’S Play (music by Joe Renzetti). Burbank-area fans will have the chance to get both these discs signed, thanks to a special event at horror bookstore Dark Delicacies (4213 West Burbank Boulevard).
The Creeps soundtrack, limited to 2,000 units, includes 25 pieces of music, including 21 score tracks and four vintage songs, plus an audio interview with DeVorzon, for a total running time of 71 minutes, 26 seconds. Here are the details:
1. Main Title (3:32)
2. The Axe Man Cometh (1:15)
3. I’m Your Bud (:37)
4. Cylo Lab/It’s Alive (2:42)
5. Thrill Me’s Dream (:53)
6. Cindy’s Scream (3:43)
7. Done With an Axe (:33)
8. Screaming Like Banshees (1:23)
9. Zombie Cat/Zombie (:27)
10. The Bathroom Stall (2:38)
11. Will You Go With Me?...
The Creeps soundtrack, limited to 2,000 units, includes 25 pieces of music, including 21 score tracks and four vintage songs, plus an audio interview with DeVorzon, for a total running time of 71 minutes, 26 seconds. Here are the details:
1. Main Title (3:32)
2. The Axe Man Cometh (1:15)
3. I’m Your Bud (:37)
4. Cylo Lab/It’s Alive (2:42)
5. Thrill Me’s Dream (:53)
6. Cindy’s Scream (3:43)
7. Done With an Axe (:33)
8. Screaming Like Banshees (1:23)
9. Zombie Cat/Zombie (:27)
10. The Bathroom Stall (2:38)
11. Will You Go With Me?...
- 10/14/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
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