Belarus Legalizes Piracy Of Audiovisual Material And Computer Software From “Unfriendly” Nations

TRNSMT has announced a fresh wave of 50 new acts who are joining the line-up of the Glasgow festival this summer.

Morning telly viewers were left stunned on Wednesday as Ayrshire featured on ITV’s This Morning and Loose Women during a Burns Day segment.

Mark Wilson is convinced there will be no way back for Jim Goodwin if he loses at Easter Road after the “strange” situation of Aberdeen releasing a statement backing their manager before demanding an “immediate response” following their Scottish Cup shocker against Darvel.

A rally will take place in Glasgow to oppose Tory anti-strike legislation as part of a day of national action by the trade union movement.

Alan Cumming has handed back OBE 14 years after being awarded in 2009.

Three men have been charged by police in connection with alleged involvement in serious organised crime.

A Lanarkshire cervical cancer survivor is calling for home test kits to be rolled out across the country in a bid to save women's lives.

Rick Astley has sued Yung Gravy over the track ‘Betty (Get Money)’, which borrows heavily from the former’s hit and Rickrolling meme classic ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’. Though it’s not a copyright case, with Astley claiming that his publicity rights were infringed when Young Gravy’s team employed a soundalike to recreate the ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ vocals within ‘Betty (Get Money)’.Part of the recent trend of new pop songs overtly and heavily interpolating old pop songs, Yung Gravy’s people got all the required permissions from the writers and publishers of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ to incorporate the 1987 song into the 2022 release.Indeed, as a result of licensing the interpolation, the writers of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ – the British 80s pop-making team that were Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman – get all the songwriting credits for ‘Betty (Get Money)’ on the database of US collecting society MLC.However, according to Billboard, Astley’s lawsuit explains that Yung Gravy wasn’t able to get permission to actually sample the original recording of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’.

DEALSConcord Music Publishing has acquired the majority of the songs catalogue of country songwriter Corey Crowder. “Corey is a proven, consistent, country hit-maker,” says Brad Kennard, SVP A&R at Concord Nashville. He adds that this here deal represents “a big leap forward for Concord’s footing within the active country market.

The man who unsuccessfully sued Cardi B over her use of a photo of his distinctive back tattoo on the artwork for a 2016 mixtape has requested another trial to consider his legal claim. That’s based on the argument two prejudicial errors of law occurred during the original court hearing.Kevin Brophy sued Cardi B – real name Belcalis Almánzar – in 2017.

How many times have you seen Iggy Pop’s penis? You’ve lost count, right? I honestly couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve seen Iggy Pop’s penis and I’ve never even been to see him play live, which is where it most commonly makes an appearance.Now, if that’s true for me, the numbers must be through the roof for people who regularly attend his shows. But just imagine what it must be like if you play in his band.

Diego Enrique Osorno is a first-rate reporter and filmmaker when it comes to tackling Mexico’s complicated political and sociocultural issues. Now, Osorno follows up his 2019 Netflix limited series “1994” with “La Montaña,” which has its world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam this weekend.

Actress, dancer and Holocaust survivor Ruth PosnerTo mark Holocaust Memorial Day, the 93-year-old has partnered with Holocaust Educational Trust to share her story in the hope that current and future generations never forget the horror of the Shoah – especially in the wake of rising antisemitism."How much do you want me to tell you about my life?" she asks, so we start at the beginning.Growing up, Ruth says she had two identities. As a young girl, she considered herself Jewish but primarily thought herself a Pole. She attended a Catholic school, the only Jewish student enrolled, and fully immersed herself in Polish traditions.

Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Wins First UK CommissionReese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine has won its first UK TV commission, a Channel 4 DIY series fronted by Stacey Solomon and exec produced by the Oscar-winning actress. The Candle Media-backed non-scripted outfit is producing Bricking It, in which Solomon will give viewers easy and helpful tips to makeover their homes themselves. Solomon also helms similar BBC series Sort Your Life Out and Channel 4 commissioner Clemency Green said she “has a natural talent for making a house a home.” Hello Sunshine’s UK division opened last year and is headed up by former Channel 4 commissioner Sarah Lazenby, who is EPing Bricking It with Solomon and Sara Rea. In the U.S., it has produced Prime Video’s Making the Cut and Netflix’s Get Organized.

EXCLUSIVE: Amelia Brown, Managing Director of Britain’s Got Talent, The X Factor and Too Hot to Handle producer Thames, is leaving to set up an entertainment production company.

Spike Lee is to receive a BFI Fellowship, the highest honor bestowed by the UK’s lead organization for film.

EXCLUSIVE: StudioCanal is returning to the UK television production investment scene as it finalizes a deal with an outfit co-founded by a Vigil and Downton Abbey director.