Mass extinction event looms for Earth and could come from oceans – not asteroids

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAnyone paying even casual attention to the music industry must have noticed the skyrocketing value of song catalogs, which have exploded at such a rate that we’re seeing an average of two or three nine-figure deals per month, with Sting, Neil Diamond and David Bowie’s estate making multi-hundred-million-dollar sales in just the past two months.Thus, it was just a matter of time before performing rights organizations — an often-overlooked multi-billion dollar business that collects royalties when songs are played everywhere from bars and restaurants to stadiums — got into the game, and BMI, which along with ASCAP is the biggest PRO in the U.S., has enlisted unnamed advisors to assist in exploring opportunities for its members and its business, according to an internal letter obtained by Variety. In the letter, BMI president-CEO Mike O’Neill sets the scene described above and writes, “It’s important that we evaluate what this could mean for BMI, both now and into the future.

It looks like Scott Disick has a new lady in his life!

OMG this is so creepy…

We have missed going to museums so much!!!!!!!!! Finally returning and soaking it all in! Exposing the kids to art makes us so happy – and so does asking them questions about what they’re seeing and feeling! This visit to LACMA was such a blast! And there’s so many changes there! Watch!

Kim Kardashian‘s latest Instagram post was an epic blast from the past. The SKIMS founder, 41, posted two old photos on March 3 of herself and sisters Kourtney, 42, and Khloe, 37. The trio looked very different and goofed around like close siblings normally do in the snapshots. Even though the pictures were from years ago, the famous sisters were still all glammed up and each wore different color dresses. Kim even rocked a pair of stylish hoop earrings.

Gogglebox has had its fair share of controversial moments over the years.The Channel 4 series first hit our screens back in 2013.Over the past nine years, fans have been welcomed into the homes of the arm chair critics as they offer their honest views on the latest shows on telly.While the programme often provides some well-needed laughs, it isn't always all fun and games.The show often covers some controversial topics.At times, fans have found themselves switching off due to the ranging opinions of the families and friends who make up the cast of the show.Daily Star have taken a look at some of the most complained about Gogglebox moments that have made their way to TV regulator Ofcom over the years. Viewers were left outraged when Gogglebox aired scenes from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's famed tell-all Oprah Winfrey interview.The offending segment saw Harry discuss with Oprah how there had been suggestions by the palace that Meghan make a return to acting in order to pay for their security detail.

Raymond Lee has been cast as the lead in NBC’s hourlong pilot Quantum Leap, a reboot of the beloved 1990s sci-fi drama. He will play Dr. Ben Seong, a spiritual successor to Scott Bakula’s Dr. Sam Beckett from the original series.

EXCLUSIVE: 7 Days, the romantic comedy from The Resident co-creator Roshan Sethi that stars Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni, now has a release date and a trailer. Cinedigm, which acquired the pic in November after its premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, will release it wide in theaters March 25.

Nigel Lythgoe appears to be ending his long run on So You Think You Can Dance.

Focus Features, Peacock, and Monkeypaw Productions have set Sept. 2 as their theatrical day-and-date release date for Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. The studios picked up the movie from Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% Productions in early February out of Sundance and made it known that it would go in cinemas and on Uni’s sister streaming service Peacock.

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Colin Trevorrow and his Metronome Film Company, repping both across film and television.

Less than a week after Euphoria’s dramatic Season 2 finale, HBO is addressing claims about a toxic and unsafe workplace environment on the set of the Zendaya-led drama.

Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said that it is blocking access to Facebook, as concerns are growing over a wider crackdown on media and the passage of new restrictions on reporting about the invasion of Ukraine.

NBC has been unveiled as the network behind the U.S. version of John de Mol’s Million Dollar Island (working title), the high-stakes social experiment that will be produced by Stephen Lambert’s Circle and Gogglebox producer Studio Lambert.

Thursday primetime didn’t have a definite winner as Young Sheldon, Station 19, Law & Order: SVU and Grey’s Anatomy all tied for the night’s highest rating.

Ann Curry will receive the Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award from Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication on April 5.

Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko have revealed their current Russian "kill count" since the start of the war last week.The former heavyweight world champion boxers have both taken up arms to defend Ukraine following the invasion by Russian troops on February 24.Vitali has now revealed that the brothers have both already killed an estimated six Russian soldiers since they joined the Ukrainian military in the wake of the invasion.Reports earlier this week claimed that both Wladimir and Vitali were included on Russian president Vladimir Putin's 24-man 'kill list', which also featured other key figures and president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Speaking to Sky News, Vitali, who is the mayor of Kyiv, confirmed that he and his brother have already "killed some people, I guess six people last night".Wladimir has also admitted that he is prepared to die to defend his country, telling CNN: "We’re not interested in how strong the Russian army is, we’re ready to fight.“And we’re ready to die for our home country and for our families because it’s our home.

Leicester boss to the hapless TV character, David Brent.Mills played under Rodgers during the 49-year-old's brief stint at Reading back in 2009.Although he was axed after just a handful of games by the Royals, Rodgers has rebounded and has held a string of high-profile managerial jobs in the Premier League. However, Mills has launched a stinging attack on his former coach.And even though he conceded Rodgers is a 'great coach', Mills compared the Leicester boss to the outrageously hopeless television character portrayed by Ricky Gervais."As it turns out, I don't really like the guy at all, but Brendan Rodgers sold me the best line ever," Mills told the UndrTheCosh podcast.

Olympic Games - where she claimed a bronze medal.Kabaeva returned to Athens in 2004, and she went two better to claim the gold medal. It came after she had earlier been stripped of titles for doping.Fame followed, and Kabaeva sparked a storm in Russia after posing nude for Maxim, a Russian men's magazine, in 2004.The photographer for the shoot, Mikhail Korolov, said: “I didn’t even need to persuade her.

Queen Latifah) and the team are called in to investigate the murder of a beloved Chinese American restaurant owner, who was the victim of a hate crime masked to look like an accidental electrical fire. ET exclusively premieres a sneak peek from the episode, which acknowledges the surge in crimes against the Asian community over the past several months.In the clip, McCall and Mel (Liza Lapira) are getting the download on the context surrounding the restaurant owner's death to gauge potential suspects. «This is all the greatest hits. Go back to your country.

Elton John has paid tribute to "magical" Shane Warne, whose death shocked the world on Friday.MORE: In memorial - remembering famous faces we lost in 2022Posting a picture with Shane and his ex-fiance Elizaberth Hurley, Elton sent his sympathies to the family of Shane and to those of late cricket player Rod Marsh, who also passed away on 4 March.WATCH: A look back at cricket legend Shane Warne's life"A tragic day for Australian cricket. Two legends passing is heartbreaking.