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Lizzo has shared that she’s been in on “intentional weight release journey” since 2023. She had also faced a lawsuit that year, filed by several of her former backup dancers who accused her of creating a “hostile, abusive work environment” and weight-shaming, accusations she vehemently denied. “With passion comes hard work and high standards,” she wrote on Instagram. “Sometimes I have to make hard decisions but it’s never my intention to make anyone feel uncomfortable or like they aren’t valued as an important part of the team.” “I know what it feels like to be body shamed on a daily…
Amid perhaps the more immediate threat of grizzly bears and moose roaming the perimeter of the Banff World Media Festival, several other pressing matters are sure to dominate the discourse at the upcoming event: Donald Trump and his tariff war, a brutal industry contraction and AI are just a few of the timely issues set to come up at the annual Canadian Rockies media conference, which focuses on content in the development stage. The U.S. president ignited industry-wide debate in early May with talk of a 100 percent foreign movie tariff, a federal tax credit and Americans possibly taking part…
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Silvestre Dangond and Emilia’s “Vestido Rojo” slides into an 8-1 climb, to rule Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart dated June 14. The coronation on the overall Latin radio tally follows a 39% surge in audience impressions in the United States, which translates to 8.3 million, during the May 29-June 5 tracking week, according to Luminate. It’s the third No. 1 for Dangond and second for Emilia. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Vestido Rojo” was released Feb. 6 on Sony Music Latin. It lands at the summit in its eighth week on the chart,…
Scooter Braun is cheering Justin Bieber on from the sidelines. Nearly two years after the pop superstar and his longtime manager parted ways following fallout speculation after Justin sold his… Source link
Earlier this month, The Hollywood Reporter published a sharp piece of cultural analysis titled “Are Music and Other Celebrity Films Killing the Documentary?” Nonfiction filmmakers and programmers interviewed for the feature weighed in on the influence of the major streamers, shifting away from formal invention and probing investigation toward authorized, artist-friendly docs that function primarily as marketing, brand management and fan service. Alison Ellwood’s Boy George & Culture Club is a solid example of this anodyne trend. It’s candid but seldom reveals much that’s fresh, as infectious as one of the Brit new wave band’s earworm hits but about as…
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Just one day before the 2025 BET Awards are set to take over Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater on Monday night (June 9), a slew of the most prolific songwriters and producers across R&B and hip-hop convened at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons for the 2025 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards on Sunday (June 8). Decked out in a floor-length, figure-hugging brown dress, Cardi B graciously accepted the Voice of the Culture Award as her fellow songwriters and artists looked on. “My voice has always been a reflection of what I live and what I’m living, which I feel is a…
E-mobility startup Kazam is set to raise $6 million in a Series B funding round led by existing investor Vertex Ventures, and with participation from Avaana Capital and Chakra Growth Capital. According to a Registrar of Companies (RoC) filing, IFC VVSEA Co-Invest LP— a co-investment vehicle set up by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to partner with venture capital funds, and Vertex Ventures jointly invested $4.9 million. Avaana Sustainability Fund invested $1.01 million while Chakra India Growth Fund invested $0.9 million in the funding round. Kazam’s board passed a resolution to issue Series B Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares having a…
Scooter Braun is getting real about his divorce. The talent manager—who split from Yael Cohen Braun, with whom he shares Jagger, 9, Levi, 7, and Hart, 5, in 2021 after seven years of marriage—shared that both he and his ex-wife contributed to things not working out between them. “I don’t want to go into detail, because I have a lot of respect,” Scooter said on The Diary of a CEO’s June 9 episode. “We’re family forever. It goes both ways. It’s not like there was one thing happening. Both people have to play a role in where we got to. Things…