[ad_1] The Long Beach Media Guild announced Friday that at least 60% of the bargaining unit received layoff notices shortly after newsroom employees moved to unionize and went on strike to protest the impending cuts. The unit, which is seeking voluntary recognition from its employer, the Long Beach Journalism Initiative, said that nine of its… Continue reading Long Beach Post layoffs hit striking staffers
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From Deep Cut to Hot 100 Hit
[ad_1] Easter egged: Taylor promoting Lover in 2019. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Spotify Almost every Taylor Swift album includes a song adored by fans that, for whatever reason, never gets released as a single. On 2012’s Red, it was the wounded breakup ballad “All Too Well.” On 2017’s Reputation, it was the exhilarating, bittersweet… Continue reading From Deep Cut to Hot 100 Hit
How right-wing country fave Oliver Anthony scored a No. 1 hit
[ad_1] In a week and a half, Oliver Anthony became a rich man south of Richmond. Essentially unknown as recently as early August, the red-bearded singer and songwriter from central Virginia burst into notoriety 10 days ago when his song “Rich Men North of Richmond” — a rough-hewn account of working-class desperation aimed at Washington… Continue reading How right-wing country fave Oliver Anthony scored a No. 1 hit
Katharine McPhee and David Foster’s family nanny hit by car
[ad_1] Katharine McPhee and David Foster’s family nanny was reportedly the woman who died last week after being run over by a car inside a Toyota dealership in Mission Hills. A 55-year-old woman was killed last Wednesday when a customer driving an SUV at Hamer Toyota lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the… Continue reading Katharine McPhee and David Foster’s family nanny hit by car
Kyle Gordon Talks TikTok Eurodance Hit ‘Planet of the Bass’
[ad_1] If you’re looking for this year’s song of summer, don’t turn to the Billboard charts; Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” has been squatting at No. 1 for so long that flies are starting to buzz around it like roadkill. Instead, head over to TikTok, where a shiny space-age utopia is unfolding, and an unlikely champion… Continue reading Kyle Gordon Talks TikTok Eurodance Hit ‘Planet of the Bass’
Hollywood writers’ strike to hit 100-day mark
[ad_1] The Writers Guild of America’s strike against the major media companies has turned into a marathon. The labor action hits the 100-day mark on Wednesday — a milestone that matches the duration of the bitter slog 15 years ago, when screenwriters demanded compensation for shows distributed online. Back then, the internet was just a… Continue reading Hollywood writers’ strike to hit 100-day mark
Netflix’s South Korean Actors Seek Residuals For Hit Shows
[ad_1] Netflix isn’t paying some of their most successful actors residuals. Photo: Netflix As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes wage on in Hollywood, the Korea Broadcasting Actors Union is attempting to meet with Netflix over its members’ own labor concerns, which bear many similarities to the issues on the bargaining table in the United States.… Continue reading Netflix’s South Korean Actors Seek Residuals For Hit Shows
Cardi B Will Not Tolerate Getting Hit at Her Concerts
[ad_1] Photo: Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for Fendi Update, Thursday, August 3 at 6:26 p.m.: The criminal battery investigation into Cardi B’s latest throwing incident has been thrown out. “This afternoon we were notified by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., that as a result of their investigation, there will be NO charges against Cardi,” her… Continue reading Cardi B Will Not Tolerate Getting Hit at Her Concerts
Dua Lipa faces new copyright lawsuit over hit ‘Levitating’
[ad_1] Dua Lipa is headed to court over “Levitating,” again. The “New Rules” singer and Warner Music Group are facing another copyright lawsuit over the mega-hit, this latest one from Bosko Kante, a music producer and musician who alleges he never agreed the star could use his “talk box” recording in remixed versions of the… Continue reading Dua Lipa faces new copyright lawsuit over hit ‘Levitating’
Lizzo hit with sexual harassment, workplace wrongdoings suit
[ad_1] Three former dancers for Lizzo have hit the singer with a lawsuit claiming they were subjected to sexual harassment and hostile working conditions. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the dancers alleged they were pressured to touch nude dancers at a club in Amsterdam, ridiculed for their weight and forced… Continue reading Lizzo hit with sexual harassment, workplace wrongdoings suit