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Rooster Teeth announces shut down after 21 years

Rooster Teeth announces shut down after 21 years

For many Millennials, Rooster Teeth represented the first major shift into digital-only entertainment throughout the mid-noughties. Its closure is a goodbye to a bygone era. Rooster Teeth, the digital-only production house that pioneered various internet shows in the noughties and tens, is shutting down after 21 years. Parent company Warner...

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Opinion – We deserve to know about Taylor Swift’s Jet

Opinion – We deserve to know about Taylor Swift’s Jet

The singer has threatened to sue a student for sharing the take-off and landing details of her private jet. But the information is already publicly available, and so it should be.  After student Jack Sweeney began sharing the whereabouts and routes of celebrity private jets online, he established a dedicated following. His audience were united by one thing; their hatred of unnecessarily short private flights, taken by the world’s ultra-rich...

By Brighton, UK
Universal Music set to take songs down from TikTok

Universal Music set to take songs down from TikTok

Millions of songs will be taken down from TikTok after talks over payment with Universal Music fell through. It means a wealth of material from huge artists will no longer be available. TikTok is once again facing controversy. This time, it’s over payment and music royalty rights. Universal Music, one of the world’s biggest music corporations, is gearing up to pull millions of songs from TikTok after it failed to...

By London, UK
Explicit Taylor Swift AI images cause legal panic

Explicit Taylor Swift AI images cause legal panic

Last week, explicit images of Taylor Swift created using AI were shared across Twitter (X), with some posts gaining millions of views. The ensuing legal panic could have ramifications for the use of celebrity likeness, and AI images in general. Taylor Swift was the victim of AI image generation last week. Explicit, pornographic images were created without her consent and shared across X (formally Twitter) by thousands of users. The posts...

By London, UK
Tyler, The Creator named best-selling male artist on vinyl

Tyler, The Creator named best-selling male artist on vinyl

Rapper and producer Tyler, The Creator is officially the best-selling male artist on vinyl in the US. He was also named the year’s best-selling rapper. Tyler, The Creator has been named as the best-selling male artist on vinyl in the US for 2023. He reportedly sold a total of 552,000 records, making him both the best-selling rapper and male artist in the US. He was also third best-selling artist overall. Other...

By London, UK