Megan Thee Stallion Demands $1 Million From Record Label for Alleged ‘Underpayment of Royalties’

Doja Cat is currently knocking around ideas for her fourth album. You may have seen recently that she revealed plans to make a record influenced by 90s German rave culture. But that was just “a prank”, she told fans yesterday.It’s actually going to be R&B, she explained.

Manori Ravindran International Editor Vice Studios global president Kate Ward is joining BBC Studios to oversee its factual portfolio, Variety can reveal. Ward has been appointed to the role of managing director for factual at BBC Studios Productions, where she replaces Tom McDonald, who left the company earlier this year to join National Geographic. With her new role, the well-respected executive — who most recently served as president of global studios and Pulse Films for Vice Media Group — will take on one of the most significant production portfolios in the U.K. industry, spanning the BBC’s Natural History Unit, Documentary Unit and Science Unit. She will also oversee relationships with BBC Studios’ roster of production companies, including Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse Productions, David Olusoga’s Uplands TV and James and Soleta Rogan’s Rogan Productions.

Maha Haj’s drama Mediterranean Fever, which world premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard this year, has been selected as Palestine’s official entry in the best international film category.

Honey Boo Boo matriarch, Mama June, was unexpectedly hospitalised after medics feared for her health during a routine check-up. Reality star, June Shannon, 43, who is currently starring in Mama June: Road to Redemption, told her doctor that she had been suffering from painful headaches and periods of dizziness during a routine check up on Monday.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Music Box Filmshas acquired U.S. distribution rights to Alice Winocour’s heartfelt drama “Paris Memories” which world premiered at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight and had a gala screening at Toronto. It’s one of the five finalists for France’s official submission to the 95th Academy Awards. The critically acclaimed film stars Virginie Efira as Mia, a survivor of the terrorist attack that hit Paris venues, including the Bataclan concert hall and several bistros, in November 2015. Three months after the tragedy, Mia still feels unable to pick her life back up so she sets off to investigate her memories to find a way back to happiness.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent An English-language reimagining of the world of Sergio Corbucci’s cult 1966 spaghetti western “Django,” which launched the career of Italian icon Franco Nero, is set to launch from the Rome Film Festival in October. The high–concept TV series, titled “Django,” will play in 2023 exclusively on Sky and its streaming service NOW in all countries where Sky operates, including the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria. It will also air on Canal+ in France, Switzerland, Benelux and Africa. The Rome Film Festival runs from Oct. 13-23. The 10-episode “Django” show stars Matthias Schoenaerts (“Rust and Bone,” “Bullhead”) as the iconic gunman who is the title character, alongside Nicholas Pinnock (“For Life”) as John Ellis, described as the “visionary founder” of the town of New Babylon. Lisa Vicari (“Dark”) plays Django’s daughter Sarah and Noomi Rapace (Millennium Trilogy) has the adversarial role of John’s powerful and ruthless enemy Elizabeth Thurman. 

Many brides may enhance their looks with facials and fillers (optional, of course) shortly before their wedding day, but Made In Chelsea star Tiffany Watson has decided to give her look a bit of an update just after her wedding.Tiff married her now-husband Cameron McGeehan in late May of this year, and now the newlywed has headed to Harley Street Injectables in London for a post-wedding makeover.The visit saw her get a top-up of lip filler to give her pout a bit more volume. “@harleystinjectables are the only people I now trust with my lips.

It may be one month since Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were crowned winners of Love Island, but we still can’t get enough of the hit ITV2 dating show. From seeing what brand deals contestants have secured to tracking the many successful relationships that were born on the show, life after Love Island is just as interesting as being in the Mallorca villa. And while sitting down at 9pm to watch the couples navigate life in the villa may be a thing of the past, that hasn’t stopped contestants from reliving their days on the show.

Khloé Kardashian has given viewers an intimate look into the birth of her second child, via surrogate, with ex Tristan Thompson, in the highly-anticipated second season of Hulu’s The Kardashians. The episode includes actual footage from the birth, which took place on Thursday, July 28 2022 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Viewers also witnessed the emotional moment when Khloé could hold her newborn son for the first time.

Lorraine Kelly sweetly celebrated her mother's 81st birthday on Thursday's episode of Lorraine and shared a rare snap. During the latest episode, Lorraine, 62, made a special announcement as she celebrated her mum's incredible milestone.The presenter said: "Now, I'd really like to wish a very happy birthday to my mum, I know she's watching because she watches every day." To which a picture then popped up of Lorraine and her mother, she continued: "There she is! I can't believe I'm going to tell everybody, she's 81! It's ridiculous, it really really is..." Lorraine also took to Instagram to post a sweet snap of her mother, writing: "Happy birthday to my lovely mum - can’t believe she’s 81!!" The star's 500K followers were quick to react to the snap as one person said: "Beautiful..

GQ: “My late wife was in her second year of ovarian cancer…“Carrying the weight and pain and the fear of that illness, I took out the paints.“And started painting. With my fingers.

Megan Thee Stallion took to Instagram on Monday with a message for her 29.7 million followers.While posing in a sexy, multicolored catsuit with crisscross cutouts at the chest she bragged: 'Big natural t---.'The outspoken rapper, 27, uploaded multiple videos online as she showed off her bold style.  Statement: Megan Thee Stallion took to Instagram on Monday with a message for her 29.7 million followers The one-piece outfit clung to her voluptuous curves and bared her skin in several areas.At the center of the getup was a large opening that revealed her busty cleavage, which she proudly touted as 'natural.'  Additionally, a bit of her toned and flat stomach was exposed in the number, which was long-sleeved with an off-the-shoulder design.The outfit had pink, green, and blue ombre colors going vertically throughout the entirety of the fabric.

Megan Thee Stallion are trying to force Warner Music Group (WMG) to share information that they think would reveal who leaked her latest album ‘Traumazine‘.WMG owns the rapper’s distributor, 300 Entertainment, and according to Stallion’s legal filing is “one of the few companies that received a copy of ‘Traumazine’ in advance of its formal release”. Her legal team, however, is not accusing WMG itself of the leak.Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, asked her lawyers to file paperwork in a Houston court last Monday (August 22).

As she ramps up her legal battle with her label 1501 Certified Entertainment, Megan Thee Stallion has asked a court to force Warner Music to release documents that might reveal who leaked her latest album ‘Traumazine’.In an updated lawsuit last week, the rapper – real name Megan Pete – accused 1501 of leaking the album in early August, forcing her to fast track its release. The leak, the lawsuit says, “occurred within only a few days” of the album being sent to 1501, meanwhile the label has “not taken any action to help investigate” what happened.Warner Music is the distributor of the new album via its 300 Entertainment division, and – the new filing confirms – “was one of the few companies that received a copy of ‘Traumazine’ in advance of its formal release”.

Megan Thee Stallion took to social media on Tuesday with a series of tweets after J  Prince showed his support for Carl Crawford amid the legal battle between the songstress and Crawford's label, 1501 Certified Entertainment.J Prince, 57, took to Instagram on Tuesday stating that Megan and her management team at Roc Nation had 'lied about Carl Crawford and his 1501 label.'Prince said that Crawford 'discovered, developed and fully financed MTS early in her career which led to a life changing distribution agreement for her with 300 Entertainment.' The latest: Megan Thee Stallion, 27, took to social media Tuesday with a series of tweets after J  Prince showed his support for Carl Crawford amid the legal battle between the songstress and Crawford's label, 1501 Certified Entertainment. She was snapped earlier this month in NYC He noted that 'long before MTS was a household name,' Crawford's label 'generously agreed to give Megan 40% of its PROFITS,' which he called 'substantially more than the customary record royalty that a new artist receives from a record label.'The record executive said that the notion the contract terms are 'unconscionable or unfair is blatantly false and contrary to the customs or norms in the music industry,' adding that Roc Nation pays its new artists 'significantly less' than the royalty percentage in her agreement.

Earlier this year Megan Thee Stallion took legal action against her label 1501 Certified Entertainment, LLC over the legal definition of an album as she seeks to exit their deal. As Rolling Stone reports, she has now amended the complaint and is seeking $1million in damages.

Following the recent release of her new album ‘Traumazine’, Megan Thee Stallion has ramped up her ongoing legal battle with her label 1501 Certified Entertainment, now seeking a million dollars in damages as well as court confirmation that she has fulfilled her obligations under her current record deal. She also accuses 1501 of leaking that new album and forcing her to fast track its release.The rapper, real name Megan Pete, has been involved in a legal back and forth with her label for a couple of years now.

Megan Thee Stallion has updated her complaint against her record label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, seeking at least $1million in damages and asking a Texas court to end her contractual relationship with them.In an amended complaint filed late last week, Megan – real name Megan Pete – asked a Harris County judge to rule that her new album ‘Traumazine’ and last year’s ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ both constitute “album[s]” as defined in her agreement with 1501.If successful, it would mean the rapper would have “satisfied all option periods” in her 2018 contract with the label, releasing her from it. The amended complaint is the latest in Megan’s lengthy legal conflict with 1501, and is an elevation of a lawsuit the rapper filed against her label earlier this year.In February, Megan filed a complaint in Harris County District Court, seeking a declaration that her 2021 release ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ constituted an album under the rapper’s contract with 1501 – something the label disagreed with following its release.

Meg Thee Stallion kept her Instagram audience engaged on Sunday as she uploaded photos from her Summer Sonic Festival show.The 27-year-old rapper took a fashion cue from the anime cartoon Sailor Moon as she dressed in a blue, red, and white schoolgirl uniform.The music sensation wore her hair in space buns and voluminous curls for her set in Osaka, Japan on Saturday. New post: Meg Thee Stallion kept her Instagram audience engaged on Sunday as she uploaded photos from her Summer Sonic Festival showMeg, who was born Megan Pete, was clad in a strapless white corset with a navy collar that was trimmed in white stripes and secured with a large red bow in the front.Like the famous character Usagi Tsukino, the music artist teamed the upper half of her outfit with a pleated mini skirt.