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The WGA East, decrying the “negative impact” the Big Tech giants are having on ad revenue for news organizations, has submitted written testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition, Antitrust and Consumer Rights for its hearings on “Breaking the News – Journalism, Competition, and the Effect of Market Power on a Free Press.”

Nelly issued an apology on Tuesday after a sex tape he was in was posted to his Instagram Stories.'I sincerely apologize to the young lady and her family, this is unwanted publicity for her/them,' the Grillz artist, 47, told TMZ. 'This was an old video that was private and never meant to go public.'The clip involving the rapper, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., was captured by a number of users before it was deleted.

Director Kenneth Branagh made Oscar history with three of his new film Belfast's seven nominations for his work as a writer, director and producer.Branagh, 61, became the first person ever to receive nominations in seven separate categories - Best Actor (Henry V), Best Supporting Actor (My Week With Marilyn), Best Adapted Screenplay (Hamlet) and Best Live-Action Short (Swan Song), adding another Best Director nomination for Belfast along with Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.He also becomes just the third person ever - after George Clooney and Warren Beatty - to be nominated in all five major Oscar categories, with the multi-hyphenate opening up about the nominations to Entertainment Weekly. Historic:Director Kenneth Branagh made Oscar history with three of his new film Belfast's seven nominations for his work as a writer, director and producer History:Branagh, 61, became the first person ever to receive nominations in seven separate categories - Best Actor (Henry V), Best Supporting Actor (My Week With Marilyn), Best Adapted Screenplay (Hamlet) and Best Live-Action Short (Swan Song), adding another Best Director nomination for Belfast along with Best Original Screenplay and Best PictureBranagh earned his first directing Oscar for his 1989 feature directing debut, Henry V, revealing what still remains the same about the job after all those years.'I was 27 years old when I started directing that first picture that was nominated as Best Director.

Nelly has apologized after a sexually explicit video was shared on his social media account.  On Tuesday, the 47-year-old singer's Instagram Story had a video of him receiving oral sex from a woman. It wasn't long before the R&B crooner noticed the video and took the post down.The "Hot In Herre" singer issued a statement via his rep to Fox News Digital after removing the clip from his social media. "I sincerely apologize to the young lady and her family.This is unwanted publicity for her/them," he said.

Cutting out calls and endlessly buffering TikTok videos could be a thing of the past as more next generation phone masts are set to be bolted on to streetlights in Scotland as part of a scheme to boost connectivity.

Blake Shelton reacted to Garth Brooks’ announcement that he has stepped down for consideration in the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards “Entertainer of the Year” category. Brooks' winning the category for the seventh time in his career last year, beating out Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban, had received a lot of backlash.

Garth Brooks has withdrawn himself from consideration for the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards‘ Entertainer of the Year prize this year after having won it seven times. "It's time for somebody else to hold that award," he said in a press conference on Wednesday, according to The Tennessean.

Nicole Kidman is a Swiftie! The Hollywood star spent Friday doing what every Taylor Swift fan in the world was doing – and that's listening to the star's new album Folklore.The 53-year-old shared the most incredible video of herself singing to one of the tracks on the surprise album, which dropped at midnight on Friday, and Taylor was quick to react.MORE: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban buy incredible £2.75million New York apartment WATCH As Nicole Kidman sings Taylor Swift's new song"On the set of #BeguiledMovie #Folklore Sisters...

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPandora has announced a new virtual concert series, which kicks off with country artist Kane Brown on July 28. According to the announcement, the series will “bring performances from top trending artists across country, Latin, R&B, pop, and rock directly into the homes of millions of fans through the end of the year.”Select attendees will receive access to virtual meet and greets, Q&As with the artist, exclusive merchandise, live chat functionality, and more, the announcement says.“I love unexpected collaborations and finding new ways to bring my fans music, especially while we aren’t able to tour on the road,” said Kane Brown.

Jeff Vasishta Even as many of New York City’s homeowners and prospective buyers hightail it to the suburbs, long-married Hollywood couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have added to their sprawling real estate portfolio with the $3.5 million purchase of a two bedroom condo — as was first reported in the New York Post — located in a swanky, freshly converted Italian Renaissance Revival-style building in Manhattan’s illustrious Tribeca neighborhood.It’s not clear which unit they’re buying or if the high-profile couple plan to occupy the aerie themselves, rent it out, or offer it to family members, as they already own a much larger NYC condo within a snazzier building in another neighborhood.

Carrie Underwood is named entertainer of the year at the ACM Awards on Sept. 16—and she very well may be—a contributing reason could be that the voting period was so long ago—March 3-11.

 iHeartRadio Music Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary with its first-ever virtual installment.Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, some of the biggest acts in music are uniting in Los Angeles, California, and Nashville, Tennessee, where they’ll perform without a crowd to viewers at home.“We worked closely with the artist community to create a safe way for them to step back on stage and perform for millions of their fans on the radio and television,” said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia.“It’s our commitment to help the artists whose music we play here at iHeart stay connected to their fans.”BTS, Kane Brown, and Coldplay will headline the annual event, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, and will be joined

There will be a massive virtual mega-concert for the 10th Anniversary of the legendary iHeartRadio Music Festival.It will be recorded live on stages in Los Angeles and Nashville, featuring performances from BTS, Coldplay and Kane Brown. And guests will include Keith Urban, Migos, Miley Cyrus, Thomas Rhett and Usher.

The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival is officially a go. On Tuesday (July 21), iHeartMedia announced that the tenth annual iteration of the event will be held virtually this fall.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are facing backlash from fans after they were able to skip the 14-day mandatory hotel quarantine upon arriving in Sydney, Australia. The couple took a private jet to Australia and were spotted back at their luxury Southern Highlands estate just hours after landing, according to reports.

The Chicks, Gaslighter It’s been 14 years since the Chicks, then known as the Dixie Chicks, released Taking the Long Way, which snagged five Grammys. Hard to know if Gaslighter will take home the same accolades, but what’s clear is that the trio’s penchant for holding nothing back remains.Mining their divorces, Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer some up with some of the most biting and humorous attacks ever on their exes.

Spotify or Amazon Music.The country star dropped the latest single off his upcoming album,  a poppy tribute to a fun-filled summer love. «When I was with you, baby, I was Superman / Yeah, we were sky high, there was nothing better / When I was with you, grabbin' that live wire / We were Johnny and June in a ring of fire,» Urban croons on the high-energy chorus.Stream «Superman» now on Spotify or Amazon Music.Tinashe gave her fans an NMF treat, dropping this expensive-sounding track after teasing it forever ago.

Thomas Rhett’s 2-year-old daughter, Ada, adorably gave her dad a pedicure in a Thursday, July 16, video.“This is invigorating,” the country singer, 30, captioned Instagram footage of the toddler painting his nails pink while talking to herself.The Grammy nominee, who also shares daughters Willa, 4, and Lennon, 5 months, with his wife, Lauren Akins, was “born to be a girl dad,” he exclusively told Us Weekly in October 2019.“I love it,” the Georgia native gushed to Us at the time. “I love doing their hair, and I love playing Barbies with them, whatever they want me to do, tea parties.

Country star Keith Urban is “feeling like Superman” in his new video. The track is the fourth song off an upcoming album from Urban titled The Speed of Now Part One.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterWarner Chappell Music announced today that it has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with Grammy Award-winning producer-songwriter-executive Mike WiLL Made-It, who has helmed hits for Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Young Thug and many others.The signing marks the return to Warner Chappell for the hitmaker, who helmed such recent hits as Kane Brown’s “Be Like That” (featuring Swae Lee) and Polo G’s “Go Stupid” and “Dollaz On My Head,” as well as Beyoncé’s “Formation,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble,” Future’s “Turn on the Lights,” Rihanna’s “Pour It Up,” Juicy J’s “Bandz a Make Her Dance,” Miley Cyrus’s “We Can’t Stop” and many more.

CMA Best of Fest is just hours away from premiering on ABC.Hosted by Luke Bryan, the three-hour retrospective special will feature 25 performances throughout the CMA Fest's 16-year history.