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2 days ago | 
themusicnetwork.com | Sarah Downs
Spotify has made another round of cuts to its podcast division, trimming 15 staffers this week across The Ringer and Spotify Studios, Variety reports. The layoffs, made internally on Tuesday, represent about 5% of headcount across both units. Roles are being reallocated to support Spotify’s growing push into video podcasts, according to a source familiar with the company. No existing shows are being canceled.
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2 days ago | 
themusicnetwork.com | Sarah Downs
Sean Combs has been prohibited from nodding at jurors during his ongoing racketeering and sex-trafficking trial, with the judge issuing a stern warning that continued interactions with the jury could result in his removal from the courtroom. As per Rolling Stone, Judge Arun Subramanian reprimanded the hip-hop mogul on Thursday after observing him “nodding vigorously” at the jury during witness testimony.
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3 days ago | 
themusicnetwork.com | Sarah Downs
Eminem’s publishing company, Eight Mile Style, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Meta, accusing the tech giant of distributing the rapper’s music without permission across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
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5 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Sarah Downs
1 hour agoMiriam Margoyles, Jenny Eclair and Bill Bailey are among the performers appearing in more than 3,000 shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, including 3,352 shows across 265 venues. Comedy, music, dance, children's shows, …
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6 days ago | 
au.variety.com | Sarah Downs
Stan has extended its multi-year partnership with Sony Pictures Television, securing exclusive first-run US scripted drama series.
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6 days ago | 
themusicnetwork.com | Sarah Downs
50 Cent has taken a firm stance against the possibility of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs receiving a presidential pardon from Donald Trump, should the embattled music mogul be found guilty in his ongoing legal troubles. Per Rolling Stone, in a series of Instagram posts over the weekend, 50 Cent declared his intention to intervene in any potential pardoning of Diddy, stating, “He said some really bad things about Trump, it’s not OK.
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6 days ago | 
au.variety.com | Sarah Downs
Sydney Film Festival (June 4–15) has added nine fresh titles to its 2025 program, including two buzzy Cannes standouts. Among the highlights are two Special Presentations: “Sentimental Value”, the Grand Prix-winning family drama from Joachim Trier, and “Sirât”, a futuristic rave-fueled road movie that picked up the Jury Prize and was produced by Pedro Almodóvar. The new additions will premiere in Australia across the festival, which kicks off this Wednesday, June 4th.
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1 week ago | 
themusicnetwork.com | Sarah Downs
Kneecap have been pulled from the lineup of Glasgow’s TRNSMT Festival, after police raised concerns over safety. The Irish rap trio confirmed the cancellation in a statement, revealing they had been dropped from the July 11 event at Glasgow Green. According to Police Scotland, allowing the group to perform would require “a significant policing operation.”The move follows recent controversy surrounding the Belfast group.
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1 week ago | 
themusicnetwork.com | Sarah Downs
NBA YoungBoy has scored a presidential pardon from Donald Trump, part of a sweep of pardons issued Wednesday (May 28). The 24-year-old rapper, real name Kentrell Gaulden, had been serving time on multiple federal gun possession charges.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Sarah Downs
'A different type of president’: TIME magazine’s creative director on the tricky task of covering TrumpIt’s been said that the cover of TIME magazine is the most important real estate in journalism. For more than 100 years, the publication’s covers …
