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A cameraman formerly employed by Megan Thee Stallion is suing the rapper for sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment — and some of his claims about what he was supposedly subject to while working for her are jaw-dropping. On Tuesday, according to NBC News, a m

Jess Glynne has revealed that she once refused to give one of her songs to Rihanna in a new interview. The ‘Rather Be’ singer recently spoke with You magazine about a variety of topics, including one instance where Glynne was approached by Roc Nation co-founder and vice chairperson Jay Brown on whether her song, ‘Promise Me’, a ballad co-written with super-producer Greg Kurstin, could be used by Rihanna.“I said, ‘No, you’re not sending it to Rihanna.’ I mean, it was the biggest compliment, but I was like, ‘It’s my song, and I’m an artist, too’,” Glynne recounted.She later expressed that conflicts between her and her label’s interests eventually pushed her to fire her management team.

EXCLUSIVE: Writer, director and comedian Rochée Jeffrey has signed with Independent Artist Group for representation.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Former Electus CEO and Shine International prexy Chris Grant has launched a new distribution company, Osmosis Global, which he will unwrap in time for next week’s Mipcom conference. Investor and entrepreneur Marc Pierce is backing the new venture.

Now that Usher has been officially announced as headliner of next year’s Super Bowl halftime show, he’s opening up about how he learned he was being offered the gig.

R&B star Usher will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas next year, it has been announced.To share the news, Usher brought in reality star Kim Kardashian who can be seen telling the singer he had been selected in a video shared to social media.The clip references the singer’s music video for his song Confessions II, where he tries to shake off someone on the phone as he is working in the studio.This time, Kim ignores his protests and tells him: “I finally got the answers to those rumours. It’s not about me, it’s about you.

Demi Lovato has signed a new management deal after recently parting ways with former manager Scooter Braun.The singer has joined Brandon Creed’s Good World Management, whose roster includes Charli XCX, Mark Ronson, Orville Peck and Troye Sivan, according to Billboard. He also previously managed Bruno Mars.The deal arrives one week ahead of her forthcoming album ‘Revamped’, which will see her reimagine hits from her career as rock songs and feature artists including a revamped version of ‘Sorry Not Sorry (Rock Version)’ with Slash.Two other tracks, ‘Heart Attack (Rock Version)’ and ‘Cool For The Summer (Rock Version)’ have previously been shared from the project.It comes just weeks after reports said Lovato and Ariana Grande parted ways with Braun last month.The news of Lovato ending her working relationship with Braun came from Variety, which reported that, although the reasons for the split are unknown, the separation was “amicable”.A month earlier J Balvin, also left Braun’s management to join Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation.Shortly after, Braun shared a jokey response to reports that a host of his artists were seeking new management, writing: “Breaking news… I’m no longer managing myself.”Other clients of his include Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, Ava Max and Carly Rae Jepsen.Braun first rose to fame in 2008 after helping launch the career of a then-12-year-old Bieber, after seeing him performing on YouTube, and has since gone on to represent him for 15 years.

Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande have parted ways with the manager. Other clients of his include Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, Ava Max and Carly Rae Jepsen.After the reports came out, Braun shared a short and jokey response on X/Twitter last night (August 22).Addressing the reports, he wrote: “Breaking news… I’m no longer managing myself.”Breaking news… I’m no longer managing myself— Scott “Scooter” Braun (@scooterbraun) August 22, 2023Braun first rose to fame in 2008 after helping launch the career of a then-12-year-old Bieber, after seeing him performing on YouTube, and has since gone on to represent him for 15 years.

Scooter Braun, one of the most powerful and well know managers in the music world, has lost two major clients. Billboard reports that Ariana Grande is no longer represented by Braun while Demi Lovato also recently ceased working with the 42-year-old.

It doesn’t look like Taylor Swift will be at the Super Bowl any time soon.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The wide reach of Clarence Avant, who was widely known as “the Godfather of Black Entertainment” and died Sunday at the age of 92, was evident from the range of people paying tribute to him on social media after his death was announced Monday morning. His influence spanned music, entertainment, sports, politics and beyond. Within just a couple of hours, former President Bill Clinton, the Rev.

Jay-Z’s renowned entertainment company, Roc Nation, has recently made headlines with its acquisition of TFM, a prominent Brazilian soccer agency. This strategic move solidifies Roc Nation Sports International as a global sports management industry powerhouse.TFM boasts an impressive roster of fútbol players, including Vinicius Junior from Real Madrid and Gabriel Martinelli from Arsenal.

EXCLUSIVE: The McDonald’s All American Games, the all star game for high school basketball players, has featured the likes of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.

JAY-Z once rapped, «Oh what a feeling. F**k it, I want a billion.» Well, now he's got at least billion.The «Holy Grail» rapper has officially been named the wealthiest person in hip hop with a $2.5 billion net worth, according to, which recently updated its ranking.

went viral on TikTok for their recreation of Rihanna’s 2023 Super Bowl Halftime performance, Jay-Z rewarded them with a delivery of red roses, an insider confirmed to The Post. “We Love The Tik Tok Here At Roc Nation!” the artist’s card read, as shown in photos of the beautiful bouquet posted by the facility on its Facebook page last week.

Rihanna will officially be heading to the Oscars next month.The singer, having recently performed this year’s NFL Super Bowl halftime show, will be performing her Original Song nominee ‘Lift Me Up’ on the Academy Awards stage.‘Lift Me Up’ was performed and written by Rihanna alongside Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler, Tems, and Ludgwig Goransson, the film’s composer.Last October, Coogler explained how he convinced Rihanna to join the Marvel project, after not releasing new music sincce her 2016 album ‘Anti’.“I can’t take sole credit for that,” Coogler said, per Metro. “We got an incredible composer, Ludwig Goransson, who is also a music producer, he’s got a great reputation.

Babyface serenaded the crowd inside the State Farm Stadium and viewers around the world with «America the Beautiful» ahead of kickoff at Sunday's Super Bowl. The musician sang a stripped-down version of the song while accompanying himself on a guitar, which was emblazoned with the American flag. «I'm glad I'm done,» he later told ET's Kevin Frazier.

Shining bright like a diamond! Rihanna brought down the house during her halftime show performance at Super Bowl LVII. 

A host of A-list names descended on Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday for football's biggest night and among them was Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z who brought along his daughter Blue Ivy, 11, to watch Super Bowl LVII. The rapper and entrepreneur, 53, smiled happily as he walked onto the field at State Farm Stadium with his arm lovingly draped around his eldest child before posing for photos. Also on hand for the game were Hollywood stars Bradley Cooper and Paul Rudd, hitmakers Adele and Billie Eilish, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and Beatle Paul McCartney with his wife Nancy Shevell. Jay-Z, who is married to Beyonce with whom he also shares twins Sir and Rumi, and Blue Ivy are huge sports fans and are often seen together at NBA games and other sporting events including the last three Super Bowls.Meanwhile, Cooper and Rudd made no secret of who they were rooting for: Cooper donned a Philadelphia Eagles t-shirt while Rudd rocked a Kansas City Chiefs jersey.  Sports fans: Big day: Jay-Z was every inch the doting father as he brought his 11-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter to the Super Bowl LVII on SundayBeyoncé’s Grammy-winning husband, opted to rep his entertainment agency Roc Nation, which he founded back in 2008, on his black hoodie while Blue Ivy donned a backwards baseball cap and black shades.The Hip Hop mogul completed his cool look with a pair of dark pants and matching sunglasses as his little girl donned an oversized Tupac graphic and zip-up hoodie as well as a gold chain. Unlike most of the crowd decked out in jerseys and t-shirts, Adele dressed to impress in a structured grey blazer, gold hoop earrings and oversized sunglasses. For the occasion, Eilish wore a beige button-down blouse and patterned handkerchief around her

Super Bowl LVII pitting the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs and the NFC champs the Philadelphia Eagles is Sunday, February 12 in Glendale, AZ, with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on Fox and in Spanish on Fox Deportes, with the game also available on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app.

A US judge last week ruled that Megan Thee Stallion’s manager – Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez – must sit for a deposition as part of the rapper’s ongoing legal dispute with her label 1501 Certified Entertainment. Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyers had argued that there were insufficient grounds for forcing Perez to answer questions from 1501’s legal team under oath.The current legal dispute between 1501 and the rapper – real name Megan Pete – centres on whether or not her 2021 release ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ should count as one of the three albums she is obliged to deliver to the label under her record deal.1501 argues that that release, as a compilation of archive tracks and previously released freestyles, does not count, meaning that the rapper still needs to provide it with one more record to put out.