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Inside the first accounts of Rock Bidco, the London company Sony used for its $1B+ Queen deal
Sony Music Group’s first annual accounts for Rock Bidco Ltd, the London vehicle it used to buy Queen’s catalogue, reveal that the company received £1.079 billion from its US parent, SMG-One LLC, as an “irrevocable, interest-free advance subscription” rather than a loan. The filing, made without ever naming Queen directly (referring only to “a legendary…
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Inter Miami sign Casemiro as MLS announces investigation into tampering
Inter Miami have signed Brazilian midfielder Casemiro as a free agent, but Major League Soccer has opened an investigation into the South Florida club for potential tampering during the acquisition process. The move adds another marquee name to a squad already featuring Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suárez, but the tampering probe casts…
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Muvox drops its patent lawsuit against BMG, then sues Apple and Amazon over the same patent
Muvox LLC has withdrawn its nearly two-year-old patent lawsuit against BMG Rights Management, only to file fresh infringement suits against Apple and Amazon a day later, all centred on the same patent. The move keeps alive a pattern in which the New Mexico-based firm, described as a non-practicing entity, has spread claims over a single…
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What IS the Government’s secret for funding its ambitious plans? It’s Andy Burnham’s fag packet arithmetic…
The article’s headline suggests a critical, opinion-style piece questioning how the Government plans to fund its ambitious spending commitments, pointing to what it characterises as loose, back-of-an-envelope calculations attributed to Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester. The piece appears to be a commentary on the credibility of Labour’s fiscal planning rather than a straight…
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Kacey Musgraves Heads South of the Border for ‘Mexico Honey’ Video
Kacey Musgraves has released a music video for “Mexico Honey,” a track from her sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, shot on location in Mexico. Directed by Running Bear (Alexa Stone and Stephen Kinigopoulos), the cinematic video is described as a tribute both to Mexico and to the experiences that inspired the song, and comes…
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Segro board U-turns on £14bn takeover bid by US rival Prologis
Segro, the FTSE 100 warehouse landlord, has reversed course and agreed to recommend a £14bn takeover offer from its larger US rival, Prologis, after rejecting three earlier approaches over the past month. The board said it had “unanimously concluded” it would back the “best and final offer”, made just hours before a regulatory deadline, in…
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John Lydon Says Chance of Reuniting with Sex Pistols Is “Minus Infinities”
John Lydon, better known as Johnny Rotten, has said there is essentially no chance he will ever reunite with the Sex Pistols, describing the odds as “minus infinities” in a new interview with Rolling Stone. The punk frontman, who now tours and records with Public Image Ltd, cited lasting anger over a legal dispute with…
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Glen Powell to Star in Richard Linklater’s Lou Gehrig Movie From Producer Lorne Michaels
Glen Powell is set to star in a Universal Pictures film about baseball legend Lou Gehrig, with Richard Linklater attached to direct, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The project brings together a notable creative team, including Saturday Night Live writer Simon Rich on script duties and Lorne Michaels producing, and marks a fresh collaboration between…
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Burnham Assumes Labour Leadership, Reshuffles Cabinet as Party Reconciles Starmer’s Exit
Andy Burnham has become Prime Minister following Keir Starmer’s departure, promptly restructuring his cabinet by removing officials aligned with his predecessor whilst advancing new policy commitments, including a £2 cap
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In pursuit of ‘Instagram face,’ are we losing the imperfections that make us human?
The article, an NPR interview with New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino, examines how a filtered, algorithm-driven beauty aesthetic she dubbed “Instagram face” seven years ago has spread from celebrities and influencers to the wider public, driving a rise in cosmetic procedures among increasingly young people. Tolentino argues this matters because it reshapes not just…