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The not-so-secret $600 million sale of Michael Jackson’s music assets to industry giant Sony was the subject of a heated hearing in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday, with lawyers for Katherine Jackson arguing that estate co-executors John Branca and John McClain should be held “in contempt” for closing the deal while she’s still appealing a ruling on the matter. The eye-watering sale, first reported by Billboard and confirmed Friday by Rolling Stone, was negotiated by the executors to take advantage of an asset…

Former president Donald Trump’s campaign to retake the White House is under fire from the estate of late pop singer Sinéad O’Connor this week after her iconic No. 1 hit “Nothing Compares 2 U” has been used at the Republican hopeful’s rallies.  The campaign for Trump, who is a lock for the Republican Party nomination for the presidency after blowing past his primary competition, played the song — written by Prince for his band, The Family, and later rearranged in a cover by the Irish singer-songwriter —…

Sinéad O’Connor’s estate has said she would have been “disgusted, hurt, and insulted” at her version of Nothing Compares 2 U being used at Donald Trump’s political rallies.A joint statement from the late Irish singer’s estate and record label Chrysalis Records demanded the former US president “desist from using her music immediately”.It said O’Connor, who died last July aged 56, lived by a “fierce moral code” and had previously referred to Trump as a “biblical devil”.The statement said: “Throughout her life, it is well…

Using scenario based stress testing to identify medium (2050) and long term (2100) sea level rise risksAbstractThis project utilizes a scenario based qualitative stress testing approach to identify US coastal census tracts expected to adversely impacted by sea level rise (SLR) in the medium (2050) and long term (2100). One Baseline and two ‘plausible but severe’ Adverse scenarios were designed covering 1–7ft of sea level rise.The key observations through this analysis were that that outside of current FEMA high risk…

The estate of the late Donna Summer has filed a lawsuit against Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, alleging that the musicians “decided they would simply steal” her song I Feel Love, “and use it without permission” on their album Vultures.The lawsuit is being brought by Bruce Sudano, Summer’s widower and executor of her estate. It states that the pair were not authorised to use I Feel Love for their song Good (Don’t Die), which has been removed from streaming services following an earlier complaint by the Summer estate.The…

Although the singer was never diagnosed with AIDS or HIV, his image appeared in a montage during "Live to Tell" alongside Freddie Mercury, Herb Ritts, and Keith Haring Madonna‘s Celebration tour takes a moment each night to pay tribute to artists who suffered or died from AIDS. During “Live to Tell,” her 1986 single about persevering through trying times, a montage of images flash across the screen. Among them are photos of Keith Haring, Herb Ritts, and Freddie Mercury, who all battled the disease.…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA TikToker whose videos about Drayton House – the location featured in the movie Saltburn – garnered millions of views has expressed regret over fans trespassing on the estate.Rhian Williams said it was “such a shame that people are trespassing” and emphasised that “there is a public footpath through the estate that everyone should stick to if they want to visit”.She told the BBC:…

In a room full of people named Daniel, what will it take to be crowned the ultimate Daniel? In the case of Real Estate, who hosted the album release show for their latest studio album Daniel in Brooklyn, having a single member in the band named Daniel wasn’t necessary. At the show, which was only open to people with some variation of the name — Danny, Danielle, Danimals Yogurt — Real Estate opened and closed their set with their rendition of Elton John‘s 1973 single “Daniel.” The band members weren’t the only…

There are numerous worlds to explore in Nightingale. However, only one can be truly called your home. You also need a particular structure to help with your base. Here's our guide on how to fast travel and use Estate Cairns in Nightingale.How to fast travel and use Estate Cairns in NightingaleThe Nightingale fast travel system is primarily done by way of an object called the Estate Cairn. This structure can only be built in Abeyance Realms, and it requires 20x Rocks and 5x Stone Block.The functions of the…

Hines, a real estate firm with a significant footprint in downtown Denver, remains optimistic about the market, but believes the area is at a tipping point that could lead to a “doom spiral” if concerns about safety and other challenges facing developers aren’t addressed. The global firm’s office in Denver manages about $4 billion in assets and has about 100 employees, said Chris Crawford, who heads the team’s work in Colorado. “We focus on a full suite of products: acquisitions, development and asset management,”…