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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Grace Potter has a “new” T Bone Burnett-produced release coming out, “Medicine,” and it’s something that her label put out a press release announcing and she even did interviews touting… in the late 2000s. Fans didn’t forget this would-have-been, should-have-been album from early in her recording career, but it seemed destined to remain in the land of lore, until now.

Katy Perry‘s artists and repertoire (A&R) manager says he feels responsible for her working with Dr. Luke on her recent album ‘143‘.The album saw Perry reunite with the producer who helmed some of her biggest hits, including ‘I Kissed A Girl’, ‘California Gurls’ and ‘Dark Horse’.

Abigail Lee L.J. Smith, the writer of “The Vampire Diaries” books that were adapted into a television series on The CW, died March 8 at the age of 66. Smith’s partner, Julie Divola, and sister, Judy Clifford, confirmed the death to The New York Times.

Lady Gaga was hit with a $100 million lawsuit by a California surf company over claims the pop star stole their logo for her new merchandise, according to documents obtained by FOX Business.Gaga, whose full name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, launched her sixth studio album — “Mayhem” — on March 7, with merchandise featuring the Mayhem design.Lost International filed a complaint in the California district court on Tuesday, claiming the “Just Dance” singer used “substantially similar if not nearly identical” logos that the company trademarked a decade ago.The singer’s legal team denounced the attempt at litigation in a statement provided to FOX Business. “Lady Gaga’s MAYHEM soared to No.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com Following last week’s 20-second teaser that gave a brief look at Paul Thomas Anderson‘s highly anticipated new project, “One Battle After Another” now has an official trailer. This marks the first time that Leonardo DiCaprio has starred in an Anderson film. Alongside DiCaprio, the cast includes Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Alana Haim, Benicio del Toro, Wood Harris, Shayna McHayle and Chase Infiniti.

Kanye West is facing a lawsuit from German singer-songwriter Alice Merton over a sample of one of her songs being featured in his ‘Vultures 2’ album without permission.The singer-songwriter is best recognised for her 2017 hit song ‘No Roots’, and has reportedly filed a new lawsuit against the rapper while in California on Tuesday (March 25).In the suit, she claims that Ye sampled her 2022 song ‘Blindside’ without permission. The use of the sample allegedly featured in his song with Kid Cudi called ‘Gun To My Head’, which appeared on his collaborative album with Ty Dolla $ign, ‘Vultures 2’.Merton first became aware of the sample usage after the rapper previewed the track at a listening party in December 2023.

Lady Gaga has been hit with a $100m (£77.4million) lawsuit by a surf company who claim she ripped off their logo.Lost International, a surf and lifestyle brand, filed a complaint against her, in a California district court on Tuesday (March 25) alleging that the imagery she has been using to promote her new album ‘Mayhem’ is “substantially similar if not nearly identical” to the logo they trademarked back in 2015, according to documents.The company claim that they have been using the Mayhem trademark since 1986 on surfboards, surf equipment, clothing, accessories and in surf videos, as Mayhem is the nickname of co-founder Matt Biolos.Following the release of her new album, Gaga’s website has been selling T-shirts, sweatshirts and more with a ‘Mayhem’ logo design that Lost claims is “nearly identical” to its trademarked logo.A post shared by …Lost Surfboards Europe (@lostsurfboards_europe)“Lady Gaga’s actions are likely to mislead the public into concluding that her goods originate with or are authorised by Lost, which will damage both Lost and the public,” the complaint adds.“Lost has no control over the quality of goods sold by Lady Gaga and because of the source of confusion caused by Lady Gaga, Lost has lost control over its valuable goodwill.”The company, who calling for a trial by jury, allege that they sent Gaga’s team a cease and desist that was ignored.“Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem’ soared to Number One and shattered records, a testament to her unmatched talent and global impact. It’s disappointing – but hardly surprising – that someone is now attempting to capitalise on her success with a baseless lawsuit over the name Mayhem,” her lawyer Orin Snyder said in a statement (via Rolling Stone).

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The models are stepping out for Vogue World‘s big press announcement!

Joe Rogan loves to be known for straight talk, and the podcast kingpin certainly stripped down his take on Blake Lively‘s accusations of sexual harassment and an online smear campaign by Justin Baldoni to very simple three words this weekend.

After months of fighting the effects of fires and mudslides, Duke’s Malibu has laid off the majority of its employees.

As California lawmakers eye solutions to the state’s declining film and television production, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee on Wednesday weighed Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s proposal to allocate $750M annually to the Film and Television Tax Credit Program in hopes of revitalizing the industry.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Hearst Television has promoted TV station exec Kyle Grimes to executive vice president. Since 2023, Grimes has served as both president and general manager of WCVB-TV, Hearst Television’s flagship Boston station, and as a Hearst Television regional vice president overseeing all the company’s New England stations. In his new role, Grimes will continue to report to Michael J.

took aim at Los Angeles officials on his podcast this month over all the film and television production that has been lost to other, more financially competitive cities. Guns-a-blazin’, the enraged “West Wing” actor said “everybody should be fired.”Other states, and even foreign counties, offer more encouragement to bring Hollywood projects there instead of California, he insisted.“There are no tax credits [in California], so like, all those other places are offering 40% — 40%.

Rob Lowe lamented the state of film and television production in California on a recent episode of his podcast, insisting that state leadership’s handling of the massive domestic production exodus over the last several years has been “criminal.”

UPDATED, MARCH 26: California lawmakers have unveiled their plans to revitalize the state’s film and television production industry via two bills, initially introduced in February, aimed at working in tandem with Governor Gavin Newsom‘s proposal to expand the Film and Television Tax Credit Program.

, it’s that she’s living her absolute best life in Montecito, California. Between making candles from the beeswax to cooking up her much-discussed “skillet spaghetti,” it looks like the Duchess of Sussex is embodying the “slow living” trend better than anyone, and honestly, we love that for her. As Glamour beauty editors, we, of course, couldn’t help but notice that she has the too.With scenes of beachy sea breezes, whitewashed kitchens, and Markle’s always-chic neutral outfits, it pretty much makes perfect sense that she sports a milky-nude manicure to complete the look.

William Earl “I remember the first time I came here,” a producer with a film at this year’s Sundance told me in January while devouring a sandwich at the Annex Burger bar, situated on Main Street in Park City. “Seeing the mountains as you drive in, getting to know your neighbors and bartenders, watching people in their winter gear. It’s just such a unique vibe.

Celebrity Big Brother star Donny Tourette looks unrecognisable nearly 18 years since his reality TV stint.The singer appeared on the show in 2007 and is best known as the lead singer of Towers of London. Donny, 44, made headlines during his time on CBB, as he exited the house just three days into the series. He opted to depart the show after he became aware that Jade Goody and some of her relatives, including mum Jackiey Budden, were due to arrive in the house.

Meghan Markle and Gwyneth Paltrow have put an end to rumours of a rift with a surprise joint video on social media.The Duchess of Sussex shared a clip on her Instagram Stories which was originally posted by Gwyneth, where the Hollywood actress responded to a fan's query: "Are you comprehending the Meghan Markle beef that social media says you two have?". Gwyneth expressed her confusion, saying: "I genuinely do not understand this at all, whatsoever." In a twist, she then turned the camera to show Meghan sitting at the table with her and asked, "Do you understand this?," prompting Meghan, 43, to nonchalantly shrug, taking a bite of food.The two then burst into giggles while sitting together.

Playboi Carti has shared four additional tracks as part of a new deluxe version of his latest album, ‘Music’.Released last night (March 25), the rapper shared a new expanded version of the massive ‘Music’ album, now titled ‘Music – Sorry 4 Da Wait’. The expanded version includes four additional track, bringing the tracklist to a whopping 34 songs.However, though ‘Sorry 4 Da Wait’ boasts the four bonus tracks, they’re not entirely new.