BMI Distributes Record $1.335 Billion in Fiscal 2021

Liverpool were allowed a goal against Nottingham Forest, despite Diogo Jota being 'clearly offside'.Jota plundered his 19th goal of the season on 78 minutes to sink Forest and fire Liverpool into an FA Cup semi final showdown with bitter rivals Manchester City at Wembley.But Steve Cooper's Championship side will wake up this morning knowing it could easily have been them heading to the famous stadium next month, after pushing Jurgen Klopp's men to the limit in this blood and thunder Cup clash.They had further cause for frustration, with Jota's winning goal appearing to have been scored from an offside position.Angry fans quickly took to social media after Jota had prodded the ball home from Kostas Tsimikas' shot, venting their anger at the decision to allow the goal.One fan fumed: “This better not count as a goal — Jota is clearly offside here.”Another added: “Isn't that Jota goal offside? I swear the rules change every week.”A third enraged fan also tweeted: “Diogo Jota is offside here and nobody can convince me otherwise.”Who will win this season's FA Cup? Let us know in the comments section below.Meanwhile, another angrily wrote: “VAR is f***ing disgraceful, Jota was offside.”Replays of the goal initially appeared to show that Jota had been offside before a VAR review clarified that Forest defender Tobias Figueiredo had marginally kept him onside.Liverpool were able to hold on after the goal, securing a spot in the last four and a meeting with their title rivals City, having been pushed to the limit by their Championship opponents.The game was fast and furious from the start, with Joe Worrall producing a great tackle on Jota as he charged through on goal, while at the opposite end Keinan Davis just failed to connect

Fans of BBC's Peaky Blinders have come to the conclusion that lead character Tommy Shelby will be killed off by the end of the season.With series 6 almost coming to a close with only three more episodes left, many viewers believed Tommy played by actor Cillian Murphy will not live to see by the end of it.During the latest episode, Tommy was left holding back his tears when he attended his daughter's funeral but the death of young Ruby may also lead to Tommy's demise.Jumping on Twitter, fans shared their views on the character.One person wrote: "I just know tommys going to die at the end of this season but i hope he reunites with Ruby in heaven or something."Another said: "Hate that everyone is saying Tommy is going to die this season… No," followed by a crying face emoji.A third penned: "I was calling it that Tommy would die on last season. I mean almost the entire family of this man died because of him."But as the show continued to progress, viewers realised that Tommy would most probably be on his way out relatively soon due to a brain tumour.As the doctor visited his office, he explained the realities of Tommy's situation and warned him that he will deteriorate.

Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain reportedly said "I haven't played for weeks" after he was substituted during Jurgen Klopp's side's victory over Nottingham Forest. The former Arsenal central midfielder was deployed on the right side of a three-man midfield during the Reds’ 1-0 away victory over Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semi-final.

dodo out of extinction following a dramatic DNA breakthrough. The dodo bird, which was wiped off the planet over 500 years ago, was 3ft tall and resided on the island of Mauritius.Experts managed to successfully sequence the entire genome of the creature, which means they would be able to clone it in the future, UNILad reported.

Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc and DIY SOS frontman Nick Knowles are the best of enemies.Mel confessed: "Nick Knowles really hates me. He absolutely detests me."I did this silly sort of Radio Times interview.

hacking group has emerged in the battle against Russia – and it says it has already sent a whopping 20 million texts to people living under Putin’s regime. Little is known about who is behind the mysterious Squad 303, but members say the Polish group is named after a fighter squadron from World War Two.In a terrifying video posted to the site's Twitter, a masked and hooded avatar explains in a croaky voice: "You wouldn't notice us in the store, on the street or the subway."Ukrainians are fighting with real guns.

Rachel Zegler has apparently been left off the guest list for this year’s Oscars.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticDavid Dobrik, the 25-year-old YouTube superstar, has a grin that speaks a thousand words. Dobrik is the quintessence of cute — eager and baby-faced, with big dark puppy eyes and floppy brown hair combed so that it never seems combed. Clad in sweatshirts that he wears like pajamas, he looks like the comic-strip character Dondi crossed with Mark Wahlberg in 1995 crossed with the world’s smarmiest frat-house douche.

Bella Hadid shares a kiss with boyfriend Marc Kalman during their outing in New York City on Sunday afternoon (March 20).

West Side Story reminds its audience that “There’s a Place for Us.” Except, perhaps, for actress Rachel Zegler, who took to Instagram today to lament that she wasn’t invited to the March 27th Oscars ceremony in Hollywood.

Ciara and Russell Wilson just shared a totally new side of their relationship with fans, who are all saying the same thing.MORE: Ciara inundated with congratulations as she announces exciting family newsThe singer took to Instagram to share a candid argument the two had recently, proving that they're not always on the same page.The debate was sparked after Russell found something belonging to Ciara, and he wanted to throw it away.WATCH: Russell drops to one knee to propose having more babies MORE: Ciara stuns with super short hair transformationThe video took place inside the couple's stunning kitchen, with them leaning on their kitchen counter as the Level Up singer began to explain an important rule of hers to her husband. She said: "Babe, can I just tell you a rule of thumb for women…"She went on to explain to the footballer that whenever he sees "a nail tip of any kind sitting somewhere, don't throw it away, just put it to the side." She went on to show how the nail on her left ring finger, which was clad with her massive wedding ring, had a chipped nail.Russell wasn't keen on his wife's request, immediately saying: "That is nasty," as well as: "I'm throwing that thing out!"A post shared by Ciara (@ciara)The hilarious argumentHe began to joke about her nails as she pleaded with him to take her seriously.

Chrissy Teigen is opening up about what awards season has been like since becoming sober. ET's Matt Cohen spoke to Teigen at the 7th annual Hollywood Beauty Awards Saturday, where she shared how nice it was to not have feelings of «immense regret» for something she drunkenly said or did.«These things are very weird for me, because I'm so used to getting so hammered at these things,» Teigen, who celebrated six months without alcohol in January, admitted.

Lenny Kravitz and Jason Momoa are taking their bond on the road!  On Saturday, the “Stop Crying Your Heart Out” singer posted a photo of him and the actor during a motorcycle ride. “Ride or die. Brothers for life,” Kravitz wrote next to the picture that shows Momoa embracing him while they sit on their motorcycles.

Jessie J turned up the heat in Florida for her performance at the 17th Annual AIDS Walk and Music Fest on Saturday (March 19). The British born beauty, 33, whose real name is Jessica Ellen Cornish, stole the spotlight for the charity event in a fiery red, skintight ensemble. All eyes were focused on the “Bang Bang” singer as she took to the Fort Lauderdale stage in the iconic outfit perfectly fit for a pop princess.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records today formally launched Imperial Music, a new independent music company led by former Astralwerks executive Glenn Mendlinger that soft-launched last year.According to the announcement, the New York-based label is a new division of Republic and signs, develops and markets emerging independent artists and creators, and partners with Ingrooves Music Group for distribution services.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRecorded music revenues in the U.S. grew 27% in the first half of 2021 over 2020, according to the RIAA’s mid-year report.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEd Sheeran will perform at the 2021 MTV VMAs on Sunday night, where he will take over the Toyota Stage for performance of his brand-new single “Shivers,” which dropped Thursday night and is featured on his forthcoming new album “=,” due on Oct. 29.Sheeran is up for three nominations at this year’s show for Video of the Year, Best Art Direction and Best Choreography all due to his chart-topping hit “Bad Habits.”He joins previously announced performers Doja Cat (who is also the show’s host), Camila Cabello, Chlöe, Justin Bieber, Kacey Musgraves, Lil Nas X, Machine Gun Kelly, Shawn Mendes, Olivia Rodrigo and Twenty One Pilots; additional performers will be announced soon.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMusic and technology conference Mondo.NYC have announced that the keynote speakers for its Music & Tech Law Symposium will be the newly-appointed Recording Academy Co-Presidents Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Panos A. Panay, interviewed by attorney Adrian Perry, Partner and Co-Chair of Music Industry Practice at Covington & Burling LLP.In one of their first public appearances together in their new roles, attendees will hear the two discussing the Recording Academy’s plans to drive innovation and accountability in the organization at 1 p.m.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe U.K. regulator Competition and Markets Authority has raised concerns around Sony Music’s purchase of Kobalt’s recorded-music services division AWAL, after the first phase of its investigation into the acquisition.The investigation found that the distribution of recorded music in the U.K.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRising indie quartet Big Thief have surprise-released a new song called “Certainty” that was written and recorded directly to 4-track during a three-day power outage. The recorder was plugged into a cigarette lighter, according to the announcement.Guitarist Buck Meek explained the complicated jerry-rigged recording process.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has promoted Alex Coslov to senior VP of marketing strategy, the label’s executive VP and general manager Jim Roppo announced on Monday. He is based at the Universal Music label’s New York headquarters.According to the announcement, Coslov will continue to devise, engage and enact marketing strategies and initiatives for a diverse roster, including Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, Florence + The Machine, Lorde, James Blake, Clairo, John Mellencamp, Yung Gravy, Glass Animals, Lord Huron, James Bay, Bastille and others.