Bob Dylan wins in legal battle with former collaborator’s estate over his $300 million catalogue sale

COVID to gain entry to live events.As the office of New York City mayor Eric Adams confirmed on Friday (March 4), the ‘Key To NYC’ vaccine mandate was removed today (Monday, March 7).From now on, people visiting indoor venues – including restaurants, fitness facilities, and entertainment establishments – don’t need to show that they are protected against the virus before being admitted.However, such settings “will still have the flexibility to require proof of vaccination or masking indoors if they choose” to do so. You can see the thread of tweets below.BREAKING: NYC is lifting the indoor mask mandate for DOE schools K-12, starting Monday, March 7.Masks will be optional in indoor settings & will be available for anyone who wants to wear one.Masks will continue to be required for all settings with kids under 5 years of age.

Sam Smith and Normani copied elements of a song on their hit collaboration, ‘Dancing With A Stranger.’In a complaint filed in a Los Angeles federal court last week (March 4), songwriters Jordan Vincent, Christopher Miranda and Rosco Banlaoi allege that the pair’s song has the “same” title, chorus and composition as a song they wrote.

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Bob Odenkirk, the experience of having a massive heart attack and almost dying on set is something that will be on his mind to some degree for the foreseeable future. The same goes for his co-star, and the woman who saved his life, Rhea Seehorn.The co-stars walked the red carpet at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday, and they spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi about Odenkirk's shocking near-death experience.According to the actor, it was actually more frightening for Seehorn than for himself.«She got scared, I wasn't scared.

A Place In The Sun presenter Laura Hamilton had been expecting to fly to Spain yesterday, but instead of soaking up the bright rays of the sun in an exotic location abroad, it was more a bad case of the blues, after she tested positive for Covid.The star took to Instagram to share her frustration with her 153,000 followers."I just wanted to post this story as a few people have asked me: 'Are you okay?' following my post yesterday about being positive with Covid," she began in a clip from Instagram Stories."I'm very frustrated because I don't have any symptoms really - maybe a little bit of a blocked up nose and a little bit of a husky voice," she continued."I did have a cough a few days ago but I actually feel fine and I wouldn't have done a test, but I'm required to for work."It's when I did my test yesterday morning, before travelling to the airport, that I found out that I was Covid positive."Laura had expected to get the all-clear due to feeling normal, but just moments before setting off, her plans were put on ice."So very frustrating," she groaned, "but there you go!"However, the TV star has the perfect location for any self-isolation she may now choose to do, as she has just arrived at a new, albeit temporary, home."I moved into a new rented property which is where I'm staying now for a good few months while I renovate the inside of my house which is all very exciting."She added triumphantly: "I've unpacked, I'm all set up!"As someone who typically assists in selling houses, the 39-year-old seemed pleased to be on the receiving end this time and to be moving into a new place of her own.Newly single Laura split from her husband Alex Goward earlier this year, with whom she shares two children, and she recalled

Regina Hall is gearing up for her big night hosting the upcoming 2022 Academy Awards, where she'll be sharing the spotlight with co-hosts and comedy icons Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer. Needless to say, she's looking forward to the experience and is bringing her best to the stage.Hall stunned in a shimmering, golden dress on the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards red carpet on Sunday, where spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi about her upcoming high-profile gig.Hall, who took the stage during Sunday's show to present the award for Best Supporting Male, said her brief appearance at the Independent Spirit Awards would be something like a trial run for what's to come.«It's a little test on the stage, right before the big stage,» Hall said with a smile.Looking toward the future, the celebrated actress said she's looking forward to sharing hosting duty with the two stand-up comedy legends.«I think it's exciting, like, it's Women's History Month, it's quite historic, like all of us together,» Hall said.

“Life After Death” — his second and final studio album — the rapper was making plans to hypnotize London in support of the ambitious double LP. And while the bottles were popping at Vibe magazine’s post-Soul Train Awards party in Los Angeles, he was trying to convince DJ Clark Kent to be his spinning sidekick across the pond.“He was like, ‘Yo, you gotta go on the road with me. We gonna go to London for this new album,’ ” Kent — who at the time was senior vice president of A&R at Motown Records — told The Post.

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The Queen is really "desperate" to meet her great granddaughter Lilibet, and grandson Prince Harry, 37, and Meghan Markle's second child, according to claims from a royal author.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, 40, gave their child a great honour by naming her after her great-grandmother the Queen. But sadly, despite baby Lili being born last June 4, the 95 year old monarch still hasn't had the opportunity to meet her yet given the couple now permanently reside in Montecito, California. It is believed that Princess Eugenie, 31, is the only royal to have made the trip across the pond to America.

Holly Willoughby was caught getting the giggles on live TV during Monday's edition of This Morning, as the star was forced to reveal she'd had a problem with her Spanx underwear. Unable to control her laughing following a brief ITV break, the 41 year old mum-of-three ignored the regular schedule to go off-cue. "You lot are very rude," she began, as co-host Phillip Schofield turned to her in surprise.

Kate Garraway has reportedly suffered another misfortune following her husband Derek Draper’s long-term effects after catching Covid-19 as his business — which she took over as director of amid his health issues — has folded.The 54 year old mentioned having fears of “money running out” paying for Derek’s aftercare treatment and now a source alleges she is facing more difficulty as Derek's psychotherapy company Astra Aspera Limited has struggled to “keep going". After falling seriously ill with Covid-19 in 2020, Derek has been looked after by carers and wife Kate — leaving little time for the Good Morning Britain presenter to be able to focus on the couple's business.

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before his death from cancer, aged 58, in August last year.Speaking on the show, the comedian said: “There was one moment when I went to see him where he just said to me – and he didn’t say this in a ‘I want to make you feel better’ or ‘I’m trying to convince myself’ way; I just knew it was 100 per cent true – he just said to me: ‘I’ve had a really good life, you know.’“It was really… it was so profound the way he said it, because I thought, ‘He really has,’ because he’s got this fantastic wife, three beautiful kids and he’s spent his life making millions of people laugh. It’s hard to argue with.”Gone at this about Sean Lock pic.twitter.com/d3dFOUaLNI— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) March 5, 2022After his death was announced last year, Mack released a statement which read: “I’ve known this day was coming for some time, but it’s no less heart-breaking.

Bob Dylan is gearing up to release a new seven-inch single featuring an unreleased version of ‘Blind Willie McTell’.The new vinyl will arrive on August 20 via Jack White‘s Third Man Records.Dylan’s original track initially emerged from the sessions for his 1983 album ‘Infidels’, but didn’t make the final album cut and a first version didn’t arrive until 1991, when it featured on ‘The Bootleg Series Volumes 1 – 3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991’.While the original track featured a stripped-back acoustic piano-guitar rendition led by Dylan and Mark Knopfler, the new seven-inch features two full-band takes featuring Dylan, Knopfler, Mick Taylor, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare.Only the A-side of the single (‘take 1’) will only be available on

Bob Dylan has prevailed in a royalty lawsuit against the estate of late songwriter Jacques Levy.The estate of the co-writer of Dylan’s 1976 album ‘Desire’ was handed a defeat on Friday (July 30) in a lawsuit against Dylan and Universal Music Group which hoped to establish co-ownership of the songs that Levy had a hand in.“We’re pleased with today’s decision,” Dylan’s lawyer, Orin Snyder, said in a statement Friday (via Variety). “As we said when the case was filed, this lawsuit was a sad attempt to profit off the recent catalog sale.

sold his song catalogue.Jacques, who died in 2004, co-wrote seven of the nine songs on Dylan’s 1976 album “Desire,” and his widow claimed in her $7.25 million lawsuit that her husband’s estate was owed 35 percent “of the purchase price” Dylan got from buyer Universal Music Group for the seven songs.But lawyers for the “Blowin’ in the Wind” singer argued that under the 1975 contract Dylan and Jacques signed, the estate was only entitled to 35 percent in royalties — not an additional 35 percent cut of the sale of the songs to Universal in 2020.Judge Barry Ostrager sided with Dylan’s camp and tossed out Levy’s suit in a ruling Friday.“The 1975 agreement vested in Dylan complete ownership and control of the copyrights to the compositions and

Chris Willman Music WriterThe estate for Jacques Levy, co-writer of much of Bob Dylan’s 1976 “Desire” album, was handed a defeat Friday in a lawsuit against Dylan and Universal Music Group that hoped to establish co-ownership of the songs the late collaborator had a hand in.“We’re pleased with today’s decision,” Dylan’s attorney, Orin Snyder, said in a statement Friday. “As we said when the case was filed, this lawsuit was a sad attempt to profit off the recent catalog sale.