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Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s Round-up is exclusively supported by BMI, a global leader in performing rights management, dedicated to supporting songwriters, composers and publishers and championing the value of music.This week, the European Commission paused its investigation into Universal Music Group‘s proposed $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings while awaiting requested information.Meanwhile, JYP Entertainment revealed its ambitious plans to create an “unprecedented” virtual K-pop artist, hiring AI and Unreal Engine experts for the project.Elsewhere, Cutting…
Katharine, the Duchess of Kent was the oldest member of the royal family prior to her death at age 92, but what was her relation to King Charles III? Buckingham Palace confirmed Katharine’s death in a statement released on Friday, September 5. “Her Royal Highness passed away peacefully last night at Kensington Palace, surrounded by her family,” the statement read. “The King and Queen and all Members of The Royal Family join The Duke of Kent, his children and grandchildren in mourning their loss and remembering fondly The Duchess’s life-long devotion to all the organisations with which she was associated,…
Match preview for England v Andorra England head into tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier against Andorra in a no-win position. A resounding win will be met with a shrug of the shoulders as ‘it’s only Andorra’ and any other result will bring widespread criticism. Thomas Tuchel found that out in the reverse fixture when his side toiled for large parts of the game in Barcelona before Harry Kane poked home the only goal. England under Tuchel have yet to fire. Wins over Andorra, Latvia and Albania have been laboured rather than impressive while a much-changed team put in an alarmingly poor…
new video loaded: Workers Remove Wreckage of Lisbon FunicularBy Nader Ibrahim•September 5, 2025Workers removed the wreckage of the Lisbon funicular that crashed on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 21 others. Tributes were paid to the victims at the site of the crash.
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Sydney Sweeney Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for Armani Beauty To quote Sydney Sweeney’s Euphoria character, she’s “never, ever been happier” — and that means body-shaming comments won’t faze her. “I see it, and I just can’t allow myself to have a reaction,” Sweeney told Variety in March 2024. “I don’t know how to explain it; I’m still trying to figure it out myself. People feel connected and free to be able to speak about me in whatever way they want because they believe that I’ve signed my life away.” She added, “It’s this weird relationship that people have with me that…
An 18-year-old woman has died and seven other people have been injured in a mass stabbing at a remote indigenous community in Canada, police say.The suspect also died in Thursday’s attack at a First Nations community in the province of Manitoba, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).The incident took place in Hollow Water First Nation, about 200km (124 miles) north-east of the city of Winnipeg.Police said the suspect was fleeing the scene when he died in a vehicle collision with an RCMP policewoman, who was critically injured. The family of one victim said he was awoken in the…
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Kristin Cavallari got into plenty of mischief in her teen years — and, at one point, got into a fight with ex-boyfriend Stephen Colletti that led to a run-in with the police. “In Laguna, I remember I got taken home by the cops because I was out,” Cavallari, 38, recalled on the Tuesday, September 2, episode of her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast. “Until you’re 18, there’s a curfew. I think it’s midnight and I was out past curfew.” Cavallari explained that at the time she was a junior and was out past curfew with Colletti, now 39, who was a…
Things are definitely interesting between the Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid B/R Open Ice: Frank Seravalli talking about the Edmonton Oilers, Connor McDavid, and where things may go. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “McDavid has mentioned that he wants to play it slowly. But beyond that, I think Connor McDavid is, to the best of my understanding, thinking long term here. Yes, having gone to two straight Stanley Cup Finals, getting as close as any team could without winning a Stanley Cup, the Edmonton Oilers are ready to roll this year. They’re ready to have another shot, particularly with an injection of…