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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 supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs.Taylor Swift broke the internet today (May 30) with the news that she’s bought back the master rights to her first six albums from investment firm Shamrock Capital.Elsewhere this week, HYBE dominated the news cycle. On Tuesday (May 27), we learned that it’s selling its entire 9.38% stake in rival K-Pop firm SM Entertainment to…
The Real Housewives of New York star Ubah Hassan is getting married! Ubah shared the news of her engagement to boyfriend Oliver Dachsel via Instagram on Saturday, May 31. She captioned a series of photos from the proposal, “To love and be loved by someone so kind, deeply good, and quietly breathtaking 💍 🧿.” The pair have been together since at least the show’s 14th season, when Ubah mentioned in an episode by referring to Dachsel as “Mr. Connecticut.” Dachsel, for the most part, stayed away from the cameras, and Ubah explained why during part 1 of the season 14…
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The US has sent Iran a proposal for a nuclear deal between Tehran and Washington, the White House confirmed on Saturday.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he had been presented with “elements of a US deal” by his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi during a short visit to the Iranian capital.It comes after a report by the UN nuclear watchdog said Iran had further stepped up its production of enriched uranium, a key component in the making of nuclear weapons.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Saturday it was in Tehran’s “best interest to accept” the deal, adding: “President Trump…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldUS envoy Steve Witkoff has rejected Hamas’s response to a fresh ceasefire proposal in the Gaza war as “totally unacceptable”.Hamas had earlier responded positively to the release of a comparable number of Israeli hostages, but raised “clarifications” regarding the overall deal, according to a diplomat briefed on the talks. The militant group also insisted that its goal was still to permanently end the war, secure a comprehensive Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, and guarantee increased humanitarian aid flows. “I received…
Savannah Chrisley has exciting plans for her future now that she’s finished advocating for her parents Todd and Julie to be released from prison. After Todd and Julie were pardoned by President Donald Trump earlier this week and released, Savannah, 27, told People on Friday, May 30 that she had a new personal goal in mind. “Personally, my whole goal was to travel to 30 countries by the time I turned 30,” she told the outlet. “I will be 28 in August. So right now I’m like, alright, now’s the perfect time. Mom and dad are home. I can travel…
For the second consecutive year, the hockey world is treated to a Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers. This rare rematch marks just the fifth time in the NHL’s expansion era that the same two teams will play for the Cup in back-to-back seasons, setting the stage for an epic sequel to last year’s dramatic seven-game series. The 2025 matchup carries extra weight: the Oilers are determined to avenge their heartbreaking Game 7 loss and end a 32-year Stanley Cup drought for Canadian teams, while the Panthers aim to become just the third franchise since…
Singapore – Of the many military officials darting across the lobby of Singapore’s Shangri-La Hotel this weekend, there has been one significant absence. China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun skipped the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier security forum, with Beijing sending a delegation of lower-ranking representatives instead. It was the first time since 2019 that China has not dispatched its defence minister to the high-level dialogue on regional defence, except when the event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beijing’s decision raised eyebrows in Singapore, coming at a time of heightened tensions between China and the…
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Academy Award-winning actor Benicio del Toro dished on scoring the lead role in director Wes Anderson’s latest film in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly. Del Toro, 58, plays the lead role of European businessman Zsa-zsa Korda who is planning to hand off his estate to his only daughter, a nun named Liesl (played by Mia Threapleton) in Anderson’s new comedy, The Phoenician Scheme, in theaters May 30. The actor first collaborated with Anderson in 2021, when he starred in the dramedy The French Dispatch alongside Tilda Swinton and Timothée Chalamet. However, this time around, he’s taking center stage. When…