Britney Spears‘ court-appointed lawyer, Samuel D. Ingham III, is resigning from the pop star’s conservatorship case, as Variety reports. According to documents obtained by Variety, Ingham requested the Los Angeles Superior Court to relieve him of duties as Spears’ legal counsel. The filing made on Tuesday states, “Samuel D. Ingham …
Read More »Biden Admin Hires Majority Women While Narrowing White House Gender Pay Gap
The Biden administration has narrowed the White House‘s gender pay gap and hired a majority of women as White House staff. In a fact sheet released Thursday, part of the White House’s annual report to Congress on staff, the White House announced that 60 percent of new White House employees …
Read More »Judge Denies Britney Spears' Request to Remove Father From Conservatorship
UPDATE (7/1/2021): Bessemer Trust, the wealth management firm that was set to take over as a co-conservator of Britney Spears‘ estate with her father, has put forth its resignation from the arrangement, citing Spears’ public criticism of the conservatorship (via The New York Times). *** According to aNew York Times …
Read More »Pooh Shiesty Faces Federal Indictment for Alleged Shooting and Robbery
Rapper Pooh Shiesty has been indicted on federal charges related to the alleged shooting and robbery of two men outside a Florida hotel in October 2020. As the Miami Herald reports, the rapper — real name Lontrell Williams — is now in federal custody and made his first appearance in …
Read More »Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females Announces New EP From Noun
Marissa Paternoster, who fronts New Jersey punk band Screaming Females, has announced that in addition to touring with her band this fall, she’ll be releasing a new EP under a different project, Noun. The In the ShadeEP, out this summer via State Champion Records, was co-produced by Paternoster and Eric …
Read More »Alabama to Resume Their 50th Anniversary Tour
Alabama have been celebrating 50 years together as a band with a tour announced back in 2018. While the pandemic scuttled the 2020 leg of the trek, the “Mountain Music” hitmakers will return to the road next month. The country group of Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, and Jeff Cook announced …
Read More »Texans Sue Gov. Abbott for Ending $300 Weekly Federal Unemployment Payments Early
More than 30,000 people are suing Texas Governor Greg Abbott over his early cessation of $300-per-week supplemental federal unemployment payments for state residents during the pandemic. The group of plaintiffs organized through Facebook groups created to help unemployed Texans navigate the state’s bureaucracy to claim benefits. They argue in the …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Returns to Broadway With Emotional Performance: 'It's a Long Time Coming'
The pandemic isn’t going to end at any one moment. Joe Biden isn’t going to land on an aircraft carrier in a flight suit waving a giant “Mission Accomplished” banner. There won’t be a V-E Day-like celebration where church bells ring all across the country and strangers embrace each other …
Read More »How to Break a New Artist: Start a Fiction Podcast?
Hero the Band islooking for its big break. In a different kind of year, the Atlanta rock quartet, a recent signing for Jason Flom’s Lava Records, would be hitting the festival circuit to pick up an opening gig for a bigger act and build up their fanbase in person. With …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin Appear in 'Behind the Music' Reboot Trailer
Paramount+ has released the official trailer for itsBehind the Musicreboot, featuring stars like Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Busta Rhymes and more. This new version of VH1’s well-known documentary series premieres with two episodes July 29th on the streaming platform, followed by new episodes weekly on Thursdays. As with the originalBehind …
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