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1 week ago | 
variety.com | Andrew Flanagan |Jem Aswad
The group of music publishers that brought a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s social media platform X two years ago are in discussions to settle the matter out of court, according to new documents filed over the past week.
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1 week ago | 
variety.com | Andrew Flanagan
Songwriter-producer-entrepreneur Swizz Beatz and showrunner Chris Brancato (“Narcos,” “Godfather of Harlem”) will be developing new ideas for podcasts, television and film in a newly formalized partnership between the two. Beatz produced the theme songs for “Godfather” and the Brancato show “Hotel Cocaine” and is a consulting producer on another Brancato project, “The Westies.” “We’ve found a creative rhythm that feels rare,” Brancato said in a statement on the partnership.
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2 weeks ago | 
aol.com | Andrew Flanagan |Thania Garcia
Wasserman has promoted Shelley Pisarra to chief insights and innovation officer, where she will report to Darrell Coetzee, chief operating officer. Pisarra, who previously served as executive VP, global insights, will develop strategies and platforms that will accelerate growth across the sports, music and entertainment landscape.
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2 weeks ago | 
variety.com | Andrew Flanagan
Sony Music Publishing will take ownership of Hipgnosis Songs Group, Variety has confirmed. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal includes songs from Sabrina Carpenter, Blake Mills, My Morning Jacket, Alex Warren, St. Vincent, Kali Uchis and more, with Sony Music Publishing taking over Hipgnosis Songs’ publishing and third-party administration businesses. This news was first reported by Billboard.
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3 weeks ago | 
variety.com | Andrew Flanagan |Jem Aswad
Laura Karpman and Leigh Roberts were among the top honorees at SESAC‘s Film and Television Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on Wednesday, for their work on “The Marvels” and “Mafia Spies,” respectively. Those recognized across mediums included Karpman for streaming performance; Jon Ehrlich for streaming and network television; Danny Lux for streaming, network and cable TV; and Michael Egizi for cable and network television.
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1 month ago | 
dlnews.com | Andrew Flanagan
JPMorgan looked at the top cryptocurrency’s performance in April. Bitcoin outperformed gold over the past year. Things are looking good for Bitcoin. It’s a sharp reversal from a few months ago, when Bitcoin was trading around $80,000. JPMorgan examined Bitcoin’s strong price performance through April, which seems to only be accelerating in May.
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1 month ago | 
dlnews.com | Eric Johansson |Andrew Flanagan
A logistics firm has bought $2 million worth of Trump memecoins. It said the purchase will help it sway Washington stakeholders. The spree has yet to yield an invite to Trump’s memecoin gala. First, Michael Saylor hoarded Bitcoin. Then, an army of copycats mimicked the play and stocked up on the top cryptocurrency. Others gave the Strategy playbook a twist and went shopping for Solana, and XRP.
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1 month ago | 
dlnews.com | Andrew Flanagan
Exponential.fi recently backtested some famed DeFi hacks. The firm found one factor in particular that is a major contributor to risk of loss. It may sound obvious, but a little self-analysis can go a long way toward protecting DeFi protocols from trouble. Especially when the results are shared with users.
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1 month ago | 
dlnews.com | Andrew Flanagan
Three companies have committed more than $50 million to the strategy. Solana has multiplied in value eight times in the last two years. Will Solana behave like Bitcoin? Michael Saylor’s love of Bitcoin has spawned numerous copycats. But three companies have put a fresh twist on his approach — instead of acquiring Bitcoin they are devoting their balance sheets to SOL, the cryptocurrency issued by Solana.
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1 month ago | 
dlnews.com | Andrew Flanagan
Ethereum was up by over 42% this week, far outpacing Bitcoin’s gain. Searches for “etherium” spiked. Is sentiment turning around? Retail investors spooked by endless negative headlines — FTX’s implosion and memecoin pump-and-dumps among them — are turning their heads toward Ethereum again, lured by Ether’s outperformance over the past week. At least, if poorly informed searches for Ethereum are to be believed. “Google searches for ‘Etherium’ — misspelled — are spiking.
