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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, we learned that Lionel Richie filed to trademark the sound of his voice, joining Taylor Swift in a growing celebrity push to guard against AI deepfakes.Meanwhile, the US Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the NO FAKES Act, a bill that could cost online platforms up to…
I Will Find You author Harlan Coben weighed in on the Netflix show adapting his book — with some major changes and twists. “I’ll give you the emotional answer,” Coben, 64, exclusively told Us Weekly about his reaction. “When I first go on set, when I first see Sam Worthington and Britt Lower and Milo Ventimiglia and the rest of the huge cast and crew, I think to myself, ‘I had this little idea in the corner of my house in New Jersey and now all these fantastic people are going to bring it to life.’” Coben was delighted with…
Shakur Stevenson has offered his prediction for a potential clash between David Benavidez and Jai Opetaia, describing one man as a “beast”. Benavidez moved up to 200lbs last month, becoming a three-division world champion by dethroning Gilberto Ramirez with an emphatic sixth-round stoppage. But despite holding the WBO and WBA titles, ‘The Mexican Monster’ has since been named as the WBC’s mandatory challenger, putting him in position to face cruiserweight champion Noel Mikaelian. It was previously reported that Mikaelian would take on Opetaia later this year, yet it now seems that Benavidez has torpedoed their negotiations. The 29-year-old is now…
new video loaded: Moscow Tanker Blast Most Likely Russian Missile, Video ShowsA dramatic explosion that caused the lid of an oil tanker to fly into the sky during a Ukrainian aerial assault on Moscow was most likely caused by a Russian air defense missile, verified video shows.By James McManagan, Paul Sonne, Malachy Browne and Jackeline LunaJune 19, 2026
Israeli fire kills nine people in Gaza, including a child, medics say
Anne Hathaway has millions of fans thanks to her expansive acting catalog, but her husband, Adam Shulman, has always felt like home. “I knew from the second I met him that he was the love of my life,” Hathaway told Harper’s Bazaar UK in February 2013, less than one year after they got married. The Princess Diaries star recalled telling a mutual friend of theirs, “I’m going to marry that man,” soon after they first crossed paths. “I think he thought I was a little nuts, which I am a bit, but I’m also nice,” she teased. Hathaway — who…
Connor Hellebuyck would be a fit in Florida, but they don’t want to move Anton Lundell NHL Watcher: Darren Dreger on TSN OverDrive on the Florida Panthers being a potential fit for Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck: “At the very least (Anton) Lundell would have to come back in that deal, that would satisfy Winnipeg’s need at centre ice. Florida doesn’t want to trade Lundell, they have no interest in doing that” Are the Senators and Canadiens among the teams eyeing Rasmus Ristolainen? NHL Rumour Report: Elliotte Friedman on the FAN Hockey Show on Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen: “I’ve…
More than eight million South Africans are living with HIV – the highest number of any country in the world.
Singapore has spent decades selling the world on the promise that it can be trusted by all sides. For a new generation of AI companies, that pledge has never been more valuable. OpenAI and Google DeepMind both established applied AI labs in the city-state over the past year, while Anthropic began advertising local positions in finance, product support, and economic research. Chinese firms like Tencent have also deepened their investment in the country. “All the AI companies I work with, whether they’re from China, Korea or Japan, all use Singapore as a hub,” Gunja Gargeshwari, the chief revenue officer of…
Kyle Cooke has addressed his status on Summer House after sending the rumor mill into overdrive with a cryptic post. “End of Season 10 and a decade of filming this show as I know it,” Kyle, 43, clarified via an edited Instagram message on Thursday, June 18, alongside a slideshow from his final day filming season 10 of the Bravo series. “The show isn’t cancelled and this is not me announcing I won’t return. I was feeling emo and always planned sharing the cover photo because it DID feel like the end of an era, which is why everyone else…