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Did We Expect Dolly Parton’s Posthumous Chart Takeover?
Dolly Parton’s death has triggered a significant posthumous return to the Billboard Hot 100, with five of her classic songs re-entering the chart in the same week her passing was announced. The surge reflects the scale of public mourning for the country music icon, who died on 25 August, with radio stations and streaming platforms…
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Variety and Utopai Studios to Host Future in Focus Conversations at TIFF
Variety, in partnership with Utopai Studios, is hosting an invite-only “Future in Focus” event at the Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September, bringing together filmmakers to discuss how technology and innovation are reshaping filmmaking. The event highlights growing industry interest in how tools such as AI and immersive storytelling are influencing creative production, with…
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4 Artists Who Stepped Away From Popular Bands To Record Standout 1982 Albums
This article looks at four established musicians who left or paused work with their well-known bands in the early 1980s to release notable solo albums in 1982, illustrating a broader industry trend of artists striking out on their own as the music scene evolved. It highlights how each artist used the opportunity to experiment with…
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Dolly Parton to Be Honored With Corn Mazes Across North America Benefiting Her Imagination Library
Twenty farms across the United States and Canada will open corn mazes this autumn in tribute to Dolly Parton, with proceeds supporting her Imagination Library children’s book charity. The mazes were designed before Parton’s death on 25 August, aged 80, as part of the annual Country Music Corn Maze campaign, making the gesture an unplanned…
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Netflix’s GTA 6 Release Is Officially the Streamer’s Biggest Hit
Netflix has confirmed that its exclusive preview of Grand Theft Auto 6, released through a partnership with Rockstar Games, has become the streamer’s biggest release of the year. The over 20 minutes of gameplay footage marked the first extended look at the game beyond its short trailers, and its runaway popularity underscores how much anticipation…
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Tupac Murder Verdict, DMX Estate Battle, Dolly Parton Ruling & More Top Music Law News
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former Compton gang leader, has been convicted of murdering rapper Tupac Shakur in the 1996 Las Vegas drive-by shooting, finally closing one of hip-hop’s most notorious cold cases after nearly 30 years. Prosecutors said Davis orchestrated the killing as an act of revenge amid the East-West rap feud, which had…
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Gemini adds tag-free item location logging to Find Hub
Google has rolled out its September Android Feature Drop, adding several Gemini-powered and general improvements across the Android ecosystem. The centrepiece is an expansion of Find Hub, previously used only to locate phones, earbuds and tracker tags, so that users on Android 16 or higher can now ask Gemini to log the location of everyday…
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EXHORDER’s KYLE THOMAS On A.I.-Generated Content In Arts: ‘I Don’t Have A Strong Desire To Use It’
EXHORDER frontman Kyle Thomas has spoken out against the growing use of AI-generated content in music and art, saying he would rather commission human artists than rely on the technology, even though he holds “no really strong feeling against it” in principle. His comments, made in an interview with Capital Chaos TV, come as some…
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OpenAI Is About to Release Its First AI Model With ‘Critical’ Cyber Abilities
OpenAI says its forthcoming model, Astra, has crossed the “critical” cybersecurity capability threshold set out in its own preparedness framework, meaning it can independently find and exploit previously unknown vulnerabilities in real-world software. This is significant because it marks the first time OpenAI has released a model at this risk level, and it comes as…
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Another California Sports Team Sold As Stan Kroenke Cuts Deal to Buy Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels have been sold, with owner Arte Moreno agreeing to hand a majority stake to real estate and sports mogul Stan Kroenke, the club confirmed on Tuesday. The sale extends Kroenke’s expanding sports empire into every major US league and marks the latest in a run of high-value Southern California franchise sales,…