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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Justin Baldoni must pay Blake Lively a little more than $400,000 of the $8 million she sought for attorneys’ fees, according to The Associated Press. The judgment follows the settlement Baldoni and Lively reached following lawsuits related to Baldoni’s alleged misconduct on the set of It Ends With Us. She is now to receive $363,245.40 in lawyers’ fees and $44,206.35 in costs. Her lawyers previously requested $7,495,526.87 in fees and and $539,514.01 in costs and expenses. Judge Lewis J. Liman, who wrote his decision in Manhattan, said that a California law limits the amount…
It all started with a bank teller. Dolly Parton’s immortal “Jolene” — a song that has long served as one of America’s great rock-era standards — was inspired by a red-headed bank employee giving Parton’s husband some undue attention. “He just loved going to the bank because she paid him so much attention,” Parton once said. “I was saying, ‘Hell, you’re spending a lot of time at the bank. I don’t believe we’ve got that kind of money.” Parton settled on the two-syllable name as the title after being approached by a young girl in search of an autograph. “I…
An unreleased music video filmed by Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk was shown to jurors at his Los Angeles murder-for-hire trial Wednesday, with prosecutors claiming it was evidence of a revenge motive and defense lawyer Brian Steel dismissing it as creative speech by a “grief-stricken” poet. “It was an expression of art that never got released,” Steel said in a courtroom in downtown Los Angeles. The lawyer known for defending high-profile clients including Young Thug and Sean Combs called Banks the “type of genius” who paints “pictures with words” through his music. Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, filmed the video in…
Charli XCX has watched back some of her previous performances at Reading & Leeds, and teased what fans can expect from her 2026 headline set. The singer is set to make her headline debut appearance at Reading & Leeds later this week, performing at the dual festival for the first time since 2022. The performances come on the heels of her latest album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’, and ahead of a North American arena tour with Underscores in September. In a new video interview with BBC Radio 1, the ‘360’ singer watched back clips from her previous performances at Reading &…
The Hive already knew they were getting a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Beyoncé’s 2006 sophomore album B’Day on September 4. Now, the pop star has revealed what it will entail.The expanded four-LP physical release—pressed on 180-gram “Bayou Blue” vinyl—features the original album, the previously released “Morning Dew (Donk),” Spanish-language recordings, a 60-page commemorative booklet, extra B-sides, and two collectible prints. Start saving now—the entire package is priced at $149.98. You can check out the full 27-song tracklist below.Revisit Pitchfork’s review of B’Day.B’Day 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition:01 Déjà Vu02 Get Me Bodied03 Suga Mama04 Upgrade U05 Ring the Alarm06 Kitty…
Ravyn Lenae has postponed her upcoming North American tour for undisclosed reasons. The R&B singer was set to hit the road this September and October in support of her latest album, Blue Island.“After talking with my team, I’ve made the difficult decision to postpone touring this fall,” Lenae wrote in an Instagram Story viewed by Pitchfork. “I hate to disappoint you. Connecting with my fans through live performance is one of my favorite experiences as an artist but promise when I bring the show to you in the new year it will be worth the wait.” You can read her…
Like most music icons, Dolly Parton explored a variety of genres and styles in an extraordinary discography that began with her 1967 debut album — the country-flavored Hello, I’m Dolly — and concluded with the conceptual sass of Rockstar in 2023. Even though she never recorded in Spanish, Parton’s creative path crossed into Latin culture repeatedly — and she influenced countless artists in the Latin music world. She frequently attracted Spanish-language stars and found camaraderie among them: Case in point, in 1994, Spanish superstar Julio Iglesias invited her to record a duet of the 1991 Diana Ross hit “When You…
“If you keep yourself out of the game for fear of losing, there is no way on this Earth you’re going to win.” This was the first life lesson Dolly Parton delivered in her earliest appearance on Hannah Montana as the ebullient Aunt Dolly. Parton may have been talking to her on-screen goddaughter Miley Stewart, played by her real-life goddaughter Miley Cyrus, but her words resonated with the audience of young girls watching. In that moment, she wasn’t just acting as a sassy godmother with long acrylic nails, big hair, and a Southern twang — she was becoming a godmother…
On April 27, 2024, 30-year-old Mica Miller dialed 9-1-1. When dispatchers answered, the pastor’s wife asked if they could track her phone. Then, she said she was going to kill herself. Police found Mica’s body in North Carolina’s Lumber River State Park, face down in the water. The death was ruled a suicide and attributed to Mica’s history with mental health issues, but as Mica’s family and friends began to speak up, investigators unraveled a mountain of abuse and harassment allegations against Mica’s estranged husband, John-Paul “JP” Miller. (Miller has denied these allegations and has not been charged in connection…
Royal Blood have been announced for a surprise secret set at this weekend’s Reading Festival. Check out details below along with our exclusive interview with the band. Fresh from announcing their fifth album ‘Dead Company’ with the pummelling comeback single ‘Ten Over Ten‘, the Brighton rock duo have been announced to join Fontaines D.C., Charli XCX, Geese and many more at the iconic festival this Friday (August 28) – where they’ve been announced for a surprise early set on The Gallery stage at 2pm. “The set planned for Reading is pretty brutal,” frontman Mike Kerr told NME. “That’s been the…
