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Paul Simon sells song catalog to Sony Music Publishing - Fox Business

Legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon has unloaded his entire song catalog on Sony Music Publishing, the company announced on Wednesday.

Included in the deal are songs from across the musician's decades-long career including “The Sound of Silence,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,”  “Mrs. Robinson,” “Homeward Bound,” “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard,” “Graceland" and many more, according to an online release.

"I’m pleased to have Sony Music Publishing be the custodian of my songs for the coming decades," said Simon, 79, in the online statement. "I began my career at Columbia/Sony Records and it feels like a natural extension to be working with the Publishing side as well.”

Simon's career began as half of the iconic duo Simon & Garfunkel. The two have released multiple studio albums and have sold over 100 million records, according to Sony.

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Paul Simon has sold his entire song catalog to Sony Music Publishing. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Simon launched a solo career after decades of success with Art Garfunkel and made successful music for many more years.

The star has won 16 Grammy Awards as well as a Grammy lifetime achievement award. He also received an Academy Award nomination in 2003 for the song "Father and Daughter," featured in the film "The Wild Thornberrys."

Simon is also a member of The Songwriters Hall of Fame and a two-time inductee into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Additionally, he's a Kennedy Center honoree and the inaugural recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for popular song.

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“Paul Simon is a masterful, once-in-a-lifetime songwriter whose remarkable body of work has generated an enduring influence on our culture and consciousness," added Jon Platt, chairman and CEO of Sony Music Publishing in the release. "From Simon and Garfunkel standards like ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ to solo classics such as ‘Graceland,’ Paul Simon’s music resonates deeply as a cultural touchstone for people all over the world."

Paul Simon (right) began his career as a duo with Art Garfunkel (left) before launching a successful solo career. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)

He continued: "To represent his indelible songs is an incredible honor for Sony Music Publishing, so with tremendous pride, I welcome Paul to our family!”

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Sony Music Group's chairman Rob Stringer echoed such sentiments: “We are truly honored to now represent the music publishing [catalog] of Paul Simon. To be entrusted with his songs and recorded music is a privilege of the highest artistic order for the Sony Music Group worldwide.”

The finances of the deal were not disclosed.

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‘The Masked Singer’ Cuts Another Contestant in ‘Wildcard’ Round: And Grandpa Monster Is… - TheWrap

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for Wednesday’s episode of “The Masked Singer.”)

“The Masked Singer” Season 5 returned Wednesday with an episode featuring Group B’s second performances and the show’s second “Wildcard” round. And just like last week, the night’s surprise contestant came in and managed to steal the slot from an existing competitor. In this case, it was newbie Crab who got more votes than Grandpa Monster, who was thus eliminated from the competition and unmasked at the end of the episode.

Following last Wednesday’s inaugural “Wildcard” round for Group A — which now consists of Russian Doll, Seashell, Robopine (f.k.a. Porcupine) and Orca (who ousted Raccoon) — Group B’s remaining contestants Grandpa Monster, Chameleon, Black Swan and Piglet took the stage again.

They each gave their second performances in front of panelists Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong, Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger, as well as guest host Niecy Nash (filling in for Nick Cannon, who is recovering from COVID-19).

Once those four were done, the “Wildcard” round began, with crashing contestant Crab making their grand entrance by singing Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine.”

Then it was time for the judges and at-home audience to cast their votes for Wednesday’s top contestant.

The performer who came in last was Grandpa Monster, who sang Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation.” Before Grandpa Monster was unmasked, Thicke guessed the contestant was Johnny Manziel, Scherzinger picked Jake Paul, Jeong said Kevin Hart and McCarthy thought The Miz. Grandpa Monster turned out to be YouTube star Logan Paul.

Read TheWrap’s interview with Paul about his time on “The Masked Singer” here.

“The Masked Singer” Season 5 began with 10 scheduled contestants, broken into two groups. After last week’s elimination of Danny Trejo’s Raccoon and addition of “Wildcard” contestant Orca, and the prior episodes’ cuts of Phoenix (Caitlyn Jenner) and Snail (Kermit the Frog), there are now eight remaining contestants, due to the fact that Crab took over Grandpa Monster’s slot in Group B via Wednesday’s “Wildcard” round.

Per Fox, “The season five contestants boast a combined 26 Grammy nominations, nine multi-platinum singles, four Academy Award nominations, three Super Bowl appearances, six gold medals and two world records.”

“The Masked Singer” airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on Fox.

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Chrissy Teigen Explained How She's Honoring Her Son Jack And It's So Touching - BuzzFeed

"He [can] grow through the beautiful leaves."

As the cover star of People's Beautiful Issue, Chrissy opened up about how she plans to pay tribute to him in her family's new home.

"We have this new [house] that we're building and this tree being planted inside the home, which is very relatable, yes, everyone has an indoor tree," Chrissy explained.

She continued, "The whole reason that I wanted it was so Jack's ashes could be in that soil and he could be with us all the time and grow through the beautiful leaves on this tree and always be a part of us."

"He wasn't just a moment in time. He was real and he was real to us and we loved him," Chrissy added.

Chrissy went on to say that while it's been a "roller coaster" of a year for everyone, it's been "beautiful" to see how people have rallied around them.

"There have been things in the past year that I never thought John would have to see, but it's also been so wonderful that we have prevailed and still see each other with so much more love than we could have ever, ever imagined ever in our lives," she expressed.

"I feel every piece of love from everybody around the world," Chrissy concluded.

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'Concrete Cowboy' shows Philadelphia's Black cowboy culture - The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Historians estimate that 1 in 4 American cowboys were Black but you would be hard pressed to find a movie genre whiter than the Western. “Concrete Cowboy,” an urban Western about African American riders in Philadelphia starring Idris Elba, is about an often unseen — and persisting — Black cowboy culture.

“Concrete Cowboy” is a father-son drama set around Fletcher Street Stables, one of the oldest and last-remaining of Philadelphia’s hardscrabble inner-city stables. It dates back more than 100 years to when horse-drawn wagons were used to deliver produce, laundry and milk. But through tenacity and improvisation, Fletcher Street has remained a cherished refuge and an ardent pastime for both kids and adults on the streets of Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion.

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“That’s a tough neighborhood but if you’re on top of horse, people literally look up to you,” says Gregory Neri, author of the novel “Ghetto Cowboy,” the basis for the film directed by Ricky Staub.

Neri first heard about the stables in 2008 when a friend sent him a link to a Life magazine article about Fletcher Street.

“The first image I saw was this Black kid on the back of a horse in the middle of the inner city in North Philly,” says Neri. “I had the reaction most people have, which is: ‘What is this? What’s going on here?’”

“Concrete Cowboy,” which premiered last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival and debuts Friday on Netflix, shines perhaps the brightest light yet on an abiding community of Black cowboys now facing an uncertain future. It was shot in the vacant lots Fletcher Street cowboys ride in, and its co-stars -- alongside a cast of Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Method Man and Jharrel Jerome -- include many of the stables’ actual riders.

In a genre that’s been perpetually drawn to American myth and open plains, “Concrete Cowboy” is urban, contemporary and authentic.

“My dad was a big Western fan. I grew up sort of watching them with a side eye,” says Elba, also a producer. “It didn’t occur to me until the Bob Marley song ‘Buffalo Soldier,’ which opened my interest about Black cowboys. And it occurred to me: I’ve been making films forever and I’ve never been offered a Western. You realize there’s a deep history that spans America and Africa over decades, centuries in fact, that you’ve never seen in film.”

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As film historian Mia Mask, introducing a series on Black Westerns for the Criterion Channel, has noted: “Hollywood definitely whitewashed the image of the frontier.” The word “cowboy,” itself, was a racist term for a Black ranch worker. (A white one was a cowhand.) John Wayne’s character in John Ford’s “The Searchers” was based on a Black man.

For the actors, encountering and enmeshing with the community was an eye-opening experience. McLaughlin, the 19-year-old “Stranger Things” star, plays Cole, a wayward 15-year-old sent by his mother to live with his estranged father, Harp (Elba).

“It was all a new experience,” says McLaughlin. “Being in Philly, there are actually horses that live in people’s homes there. It’s not just two blocks of people with horses. It’s a whole community. There are people with cowboy boots walking around. There are babies riding ponies. I was like, ‘Wow, this is different.’”

Staub, making his directorial debut, had initially planned to shoot the entire movie with local non-professional actors.

“Obviously, when Idris Elba shows interest in being in your movie, you pivot,” he says, chuckling. “When I was talking with Idris, it was probably a little brazen, I said, ‘I don’t want this to feel like Halloween, like you’re playing dress up. To me, you need to do the most work to fit into this world and not vice versa.’”

Staub first learned about Fletcher Street while living in Philadelphia. One rider that he befriended, Eric Miller, introduced him around and they began to conceive, a little quixotically, of a movie. Miller, who had once been set to play Harp, was shot and killed just a week before prep began on the film. “Concrete Cowboys” is dedicated to him. Still, Miller’s vision helped guide the production.

“Eric echoed something to me that really had a lot of impact. When he was growing up, he loved cowboy films. These guys even played cowboy videogames on their phones. Everything was about that cowboy life,” says Staub. “But he didn’t have a film growing up where cowboys looked like him. What Eric wanted to leave was essentially a Western reimagined with the Black community.”

On set, Staub was flanked by riders looking over his shoulder on the monitor or shouting lines to Elba. “I recognized this was their story to tell,” Staub says.

For Elba, who’s also to star in the upcoming revenge Western “The Harder They Fall,” it was more like making a documentary.

“I’m very open to telling stories that have a common truth but a unique perspective,” Elba says. “People in London, in Hackney where I grew up, will watch ‘Concrete Cowboy’ thinking it might be a Western and go, ‘Oh man.’”

The Fletcher Street Stables are also imperiled. The vacant lot its riders had long used -- and which they’re seen riding through frequently in the film -- is currently being developed. To survive, Fletcher Street needs a more permanent home. To facilitate that, the filmmakers have helped organize a nonprofit, the Philadelphia Urban Riding Academy, and a GoFundMe. They’re trying to raise money for an equestrian center and to convince Philadelphia government officials that the Fletcher Street heritage is worth preserving.

“We’ve been losing these stables one by one to gentrification. Fletcher Street is one of the first and last. It’s kind of like our history is being erased,” says Erin Brown, director of the Philadelphia Urban Riding Academy.

Brown, who served as a consultant, extra and stunt rider on the film, first started riding as a 6-year-old. She vividly remembers, as a kid, watching the cowboys riding down the street from her great-aunt’s porch. Since then, Fletcher Street has been her home.

“You come to the stables and you feel this love,” says Brown. “It builds you as a person.”

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Travis Barker, 45, gets his face tattoos covered with makeup by daughter Alabama, 15 - Daily Mail

Travis Barker, 45, gets his face tattoos covered with makeup by daughter Alabama, 15, in heartwarming Instagram video

He has over 100 tattoos.

But Travis Barker allowed his daughter Alabama, 15, to cover some of his body art with makeup in a charming new Instagram video.

The Blink-182 drummer sat patiently while the teenager applied KVD Good Apple foundation on top of the tattoos on his face.

He has over 100 tattoos: But Travis Barker allowed his daughter Alabama, 15, to cover some of his body art with makeup in a charming new Instagram video.

He has over 100 tattoos: But Travis Barker allowed his daughter Alabama, 15, to cover some of his body art with makeup in a charming new Instagram video.

Alabama experimented with a handful of shades before finding the one that best suited her father's face and then covered up the word 'Blessed' under his left eye.

She also asked him a couple of questions about his body art and he revealed that the first place he got inked was one of his legs.

'Which one's your favorite tattoo?' Alabama inquired to which her father deadpanned: 'Probably the one that you just covered.'

Alabama then set herself to the task of covering up 'this little anchor' tattooed under his right eye - but as he pointed out: 'That's an anchor, babe - anchorchief.'

Making it happen: The Blink-182 drummer sat patiently while the teenager applied KVD Good Apple foundation on top of the tattoos on his face

Making it happen: The Blink-182 drummer sat patiently while the teenager applied KVD Good Apple foundation on top of the tattoos on his face

Wow: Alabama experimented with a handful of shades before finding the one that best suited her father's face and then covered up the word 'Blessed' under his left eye

Wow: Alabama experimented with a handful of shades before finding the one that best suited her father's face and then covered up the word 'Blessed' under his left eye

Dishing: She also asked him a couple of questions about his body art and he revealed that the first place he got inked was one of his legs

Whoops: 'Which one's your favorite tattoo?' Alabama inquired to which her father deadpanned: 'Probably the one that you just covered'

Whoops: 'Which one's your favorite tattoo?' Alabama inquired to which her father deadpanned: 'Probably the one that you just covered'

As she applied the foundation her father at one point playfully jerked his head to one side, disrupting the process and prompting her to say: 'Dad!' 

Travis shares Alabama and a 17-year-old son called Landon with his second ex-wife Shanna Moakler who has been both Miss USA and a Playmate.

Lately he has been involved with Kourtney Kardashian who is a longtime friend of his and has been linked to him since January. 

A week ago he fired up his Insta Stories to share a sweet note that Kourtney sent him reading: 'I love you,' with a little heart at the end.

Goofing around: Alabama then set herself to the task of covering up 'this little anchor' tattooed under his right eye - but as he pointed out: 'That's an anchor, babe - anchorchief'

Goofing around: Alabama then set herself to the task of covering up 'this little anchor' tattooed under his right eye - but as he pointed out: 'That's an anchor, babe - anchorchief'

Trial and error: As she applied the foundation her father at one point playfully jerked his head to one side, disrupting the process and prompting her to say: 'Dad!'

Trial and error: As she applied the foundation her father at one point playfully jerked his head to one side, disrupting the process and prompting her to say: 'Dad!'

Family matters: Travis shares Alabama and a 17-year-old son called Landon with his second ex-wife Shanna Moakler who has been both Miss USA and a Playmate

Family matters: Travis shares Alabama and a 17-year-old son called Landon with his second ex-wife Shanna Moakler who has been both Miss USA and a Playmate

Kourtney shares her own three children - Mason, 11, Penelope, eight, and Reign, six - with her smoldering ex-fiance Scott Disick.

Scott is now running around with Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin's teenage daughter Amelia, a model who has been open about past experiences with anorexia.

Amelia is 19, Scott began dating his previous girlfriend Sofia Richie when she was 19, and before that he was linked to Bella Throne who was herself 19 at the time.

Seamless: Alabama shared before and after pictures showing her handiwork
Amazing: In the second picture one might never know the 'Blessed' had been there

Seamless: Alabama shared before and after pictures showing her handiwork

What a duo: Lately he has been involved with Kourtney Kardashian whom he is pictured with attending a UFC event in Las Vegas earlier this week

What a duo: Lately he has been involved with Kourtney Kardashian whom he is pictured with attending a UFC event in Las Vegas earlier this week

What a time: Travis is pictured with his Blink-182 bandmates Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge in 1992 in their dressing room at the Los Angeles venue the Whiskey A Go Go

What a time: Travis is pictured with his Blink-182 bandmates Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge in 1992 in their dressing room at the Los Angeles venue the Whiskey A Go Go

Process of: Travis is pictured in 1999 when his tattoo sprawl had not gotten nearly to the stage that it has now

Process of: Travis is pictured in 1999 when his tattoo sprawl had not gotten nearly to the stage that it has now

Through the years: In 2003 when he is pictured here Travis had gotten ink on both sides of his neck but had not yet begun having body art applied to his face

Through the years: In 2003 when he is pictured here Travis had gotten ink on both sides of his neck but had not yet begun having body art applied to his face

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Harry and Meghan's legal wedding was royal ceremony not secret event, Archbishop of Canterbury says - NBC News

LONDON — Prince Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey gripped millions of viewers and left the royal family to confront allegations of racism as the world pored over each explosive claim.

But Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, also raised eyebrows with the suggestion that the couple were married in secret three days before the ceremonial extravaganza broadcast around the world.

On Tuesday the man who married them addressed the issue publicly for the first time, saying this wasn't the case and that the big royal event on May 19, 2018, was in fact the real one.

"The legal wedding was on the Saturday," the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who is the head of the Church of England, told Italian newspaper La Repubblica.

"I signed the wedding certificate, which is a legal document, and I would have committed a serious criminal offence if I signed it knowing it was false."

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In the bombshell-laden interview broadcast on CBS earlier this month, Meghan told Oprah: "Three days before our wedding, we got married — no one knows that."

"We called the archbishop and we just said look, this thing, this spectacle is for the world but we want our union between us," she said.

She said it was "just the two of us in our backyard with the Archbishop of Canterbury." Harry added it was "just the three of us."

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This led commentators to question whether such a ceremony would have been legal, given that under English law it would need to have witnesses and to take place in a registered venue.

Following Welby's comments, NBC News contacted Harry and Meghan's representatives by email but they declined to immediately comment on the record.

The detail about the wedding was just one moment in a lengthy interview that has prompted weeks of recriminations. Meghan painted the palace as deeply out of touch, uncaring on mental health, and unsympathetic to — and even complicit in — the racism they say drove them out of the country

Buckingham Palace released a response on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II expressing concern and sadness at Harry and Meghan's account of their experience. The statement said that "while some recollections may vary," these issues would be dealt with privately by the family.

Harry's brother, Prince William, batted away the race allegations, telling reporters in London earlier this month: "We're very much not a racist family."

The Sussexes finalized their split from the royal family last month a year after "stepping back" from public duties and relocating to America as the fairytale wedding turned into a nightmare.

The couple announced on Valentine's Day they were expecting their second child, months after Meghan revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage.

Harry, 36, was recently named the chief impact officer at Silicon Valley startup BetterUp Inc., a San Francisco-based health tech company that offers professional and mental health coaching,

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Demi Lovato Reveals She Relapsed on Heroin Following Overdose - Entertainment Tonight

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Britney Spears ‘Cried For Two Weeks’ Over Documentary - Rolling Stone

Britney Spears responded to Framing Britney Spears in a lengthy Instagram post, writing that she was “embarrassed by the light they put me in.” The post, which shows Spears dancing to Aerosmith’s “Crazy,” details her thoughts on the documentary, which premiered on Hulu in February.

“My life has always been very speculated… watched… and judged really my whole life,” Spears wrote to her 29 million followers, adding that she’s felt “judged” and “insulted” by the media. “I didn’t watch the documentary but from what I did see of it I was embarrassed by the light they put me in,” she continued. “I cried for two weeks and well…. I still cry sometimes !!!!”

She concluded, “Every day dancing brings me joy !!! I’m not here to be perfect… perfect is boring… I’m here to pass on kindness.”

Since the release of Framing Britney Spears, there have been renewed calls to #FreeBritney, bringing the singer’s conservatorship by her father into question. Last month, a lawyer for Spears’ father Jamie, Vivian Lee Thoreen, told CNNNBC News and Good Morning America  that Jamie only has his daughter’s best interests in mind.

“[Jamie] would love nothing more than to see Britney not need a conservatorship,” Thoreen told CNN. “Whether or not there is an end to the conservatorship really depends on Britney. If she wants to end her conservatorship, she can file a petition to end it.”

While Britney has remained largely silent since the documentary premiered until now, her boyfriend Sam Asghari slammed Jamie in a February Instagram post. “Now it’s important for people to understand that I have zero respect for someone trying to control our relationship and constantly throwing obstacles our way,” Asghari wrote. “In my opinion, Jamie is a total dick.”

The BBC has announced plans for the release of an upcoming documentary on Spears’ conservatorship to follow Framing Britney Spears. Helmed by BAFTA-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar, the film, tentatively titled Britney, will center on the #FreeBritney movement and the singer’s recent court appearances. It has yet to receive a confirmed air date.

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Chet Hanks & Ex in Volatile Relationship, Violent Altercation Filmed - TMZ

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Paris Jackson Reveals How Dad Michael Made Sure She Didn’t Feel ‘Entitled’: It Wasn’t All ‘Glitz & Glam’ - HollywoodLife

Paris Jackson got candid about her childhood and the values her dad, the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, instilled in her.

Paris Jackson’s childhood was anything but typical. The Wilted singer, who lived all over the world with her superstar dad Michael Jackson has revealed that she’s grateful for her “privilege” but she learned from a young age not to feel entitled.

“My dad was really good about making sure we were cultured, making sure we were educated, and not just showing us like the glitz and glam, like hotel hopping, five-star places. It was also like, we saw everything. We saw third world countries. We saw every part of the spectrum,” she told Naomi Campbell, 50, on the supermodel’s YouTube interview series No Filter, on March 30.

The talented 22-year-old, who recently teamed up with Stella McCartney to model her new sustainable fashion collection, revealed during the interview that she doesn’t feel “entitled” to anything in life and she credited her dad Michael for teaching her and her siblings that lesson at a young age.

“I’m also a full believer that I should earn everything. I need to…I go to auditions, I work hard, I study scripts, I do my thing,” Paris told Naomi after the Supermodel told her she “shouldn’t be doing [model] castings,” due to her immense fame.

“Even growing up it was about earning stuff,” Paris insisted. “If we wanted five toys from FAO Schwarz or Toys “R” Us, we had to read five books. It’s earning it, not just being entitled to certain things or thinking oh I got this. It’s like working for it, working hard for it, it’s, it’s something else entirely. It’s an accomplishment.”

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Paris Jackson released her first solo album, ‘Wilted’, in November 2020. [Shutterstock]
Although Michael passed away in 2009, Paris is still deeply influenced by him and she told Naomi that his broad range of musical taste made her the artist she is today.  “I’m obviously a fan of his music…I know all the lyrics to all of the songs and, you know, I will definitely jam out to them. But I feel like when it comes to influences, I feel like every part of my childhood will always influence how I am today. Whether it was like experiences or like all of the music we listened to.”

“He loved classical music and jazz,” she continued. “And Hip Hop and R&B and obviously the Motown stuff. But also like radio’s Top 40 and he loved rock music, soft rock. The Beatles. So we grew up around all of that and I feel like all of that somehow influences my stuff and if you listen to my album even there’s some movie soundtrack like influences as well like Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman, as well as like rock bands like Radiohead, and Manchester Orchestra.”

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Lil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes' are just the latest stunt for off-kilter company MSCHF - NBC News

The slogan "Just Do It" neatly sums up Nike's ethos. The same might be said of the three words that greet visitors to the LinkedIn page for a much smaller company called MSCHF: "Nothing is sacred."

The defiantly iconoclastic spirit of MSCHF has been on full display this week with the online debut of "Satan Shoes" — 666 pairs of customized Nike Air Max 97s the company produced in collaboration with the rapper Lil Nas X.

Nike, which has insisted it had nothing to do with the modified sneakers, filed a lawsuit Monday against MSCHF, alleging that the "unauthorized Satan Shoes are likely to cause confusion and dilution and create an erroneous association between MSCHF’s products and Nike."

In recent years, MSCHF — a Brooklyn-based outfit that reportedly employs a handful of people — has cultivated a reputation on the online fringes of mainstream retail with a series of outrĂ© products and viral stunts, and an anything-goes attitude.

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The company, puckishly blurring the lines between the cheeky and the morbid, previously drew attention with an app that chooses stocks based on your astrological sign, a bath bomb shaped like a toaster and an item called Puff the Squeaky Chicken — a chicken-shaped bong that squeaks when you smoke it.

The products are at once cynical bids for attention in a crowded digital marketplace and gleeful middle fingers to the corporate respectability of e-commerce behemoths like Amazon. (MSCHF's avatar on LinkedIn is a modified version of Amazon's smiley-face logo.)

MSCHF is not exactly an e-commerce platform, though. It might be just as fitting to describe it as an experimental art project or the ultimate anti-brand. It churns out some novelty items that would not be out of place at stores like Urban Outfitters even as it skewers that very idea.

"We're trying to do stuff that the world can't even define," MSCHF founder Gabriel Whaley told Business Insider in January. "Our perspective is everything is funny in a nihilistic sort of way. We're not here to make the world a better place. We're making light of how much everything sucks."

"Satan Shoes," however, might also be here to help promote a new track. The release of the customized sneakers coincides with the debut of Lil Nas X's latest single, "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," and an accompanying music video that uses religious imagery to depict the artist's coming-out story.

The shoes, priced at $1,018 (an allusion to the Satan-themed Bible verse Luke 10:18) each contain a drop of human blood (drawn from members of the MSCHF team) inside the sole, the company confirmed Sunday. The sneakers sold out not long after they went on sale Monday.

MSCHF did not immediately respond to an interview request sent to its press email address Tuesday afternoon. Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, is not named as a defendant in Nike's lawsuit.

It stands to reason that a company that thrives on pushing buttons will not be immediately cowed by criticism, whether in the form of Nike's legal challenge or a hand-wringing tweet from Republican Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota.

The same appeared to be true of Lil Nas X. The artist put out a brief YouTube video Sunday titled "Lil Nas X Apologizes for Satan Shoe." He holds up the shoe and begins speaking — and then the video cuts to a sexually charged clip from "Montero."

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Kendall Jenner Leaves Home After Death Threat and Intrusion - TMZ

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Hailey Bieber Got A Peach Tattoo That Matches With Justin's And It's Adorable - BuzzFeed

How sweet — literally.

Well, according to People, Justin's wife Hailey revealed on her Instagram Story yesterday that she got a matching tat — same peach, different place.

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As with Justin's neck tat, Hailey's fresh ink was done up by famed Los Angeles tattoo artist Dr. Woo.

Anyway, stream Justice. It's good!

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Watch 'Godzilla vs. Kong' 2021 Online Free: How to Stream on HBO Max - STYLECASTER

Now that these titans are coming to HBO Max, you may be wondering how to watch Godzilla vs. Kong online for free. The good news is, there’s a hack to streaming shows on HBO Max without kicking up an additional $14.99 a month—and we’re about to tell you what the trick is.

For those new to the Legendary Pictures franchise, just know that Godzilla vs. Kong is the fourth installment in their MonsterVerse. Godzilla vs. Kong—which debuts in U.S. theaters and on HBO Max on March 31, 2021—follows 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, and 2014’s Godzilla, each of which you can also stream on HBO Max. But if you’re mainly looking for a way to watch these monsters face off for free, just keep on reading for everything you need to know.

Right now, HBO Max is the only place to watch Godzilla vs. Kong online. After its premiere on Wednesday, March 31 at 12AM PT, or 3AM ET, Godzilla vs. Kong will remain available to stream on HBO Max at no extra cost to subscribers for one month, or 31 days. What that means is that you have until Friday, April 30 to catch Godzilla vs. Kong on HBO Max until it leaves the platform during the rest of its theatrical run. If you’re not an existing subscriber, however, there are still options to stream Godzilla vs. Kong for free up ahead.

Although HBO Max doesn’t have a free trial, there’s a way to try the service for free using Hulu with HBO Max. Hulu offers a seven-day trial to check out both Hulu and HBO Max for free to new users, which is more than enough time to watch Godzilla vs. Kong and any of the other movies in the MonsterVerse while you’re at it. If you decide not to stick with the service, which costs $14.99 a month, just make sure to avoid the charge by canceling your subscription before your free trial is up.

For the AT&T customers out there, it’s worth checking to see if your plan includes a free HBO Max subscription. Plenty of plans—including AT&T Unlimited Elite, AT&T Unlimited Plus, AT&T Unlimited Plus Enhanced, AT&T Unlimited Choice, AT&T Unlimited Choice II, AT&T Unlimited Choice Enhanced, and AT&T Unlimited &More Premium—are eligible for a complimentary HBO Max account. You can check out the steps to claim your free HBO Max subscription on AT&T’s website.

Godzilla vs. Kong is available to stream on HBO Max beginning on March 31, 2021, until it leaves the service on April 30, 2021.

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Britney Spears breaks silence, says she’s ‘embarrassed’ by documentary - Today.com

Pop star Britney Spears broke her silence after weeks of speculation following the release earlier this year of a documentary about her life.

The docuseries, titled "The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears," took a look at the controversial conservatorship Spears has been under since 2008.

Tuesday night, Spears shared a video of herself dancing to Aerosmith’s 1993 song “Crazy” and wrote that her life has always been the source of speculation and she’s spent her “whole life performing in front of people.”

“It takes a lot of strength to TRUST the universe with your real vulnerability cause I've always been so judged... insulted... and embarrassed by the media... and I still am till this day,” she said with the thumbs down emoji. “As the world keeps on turning and life goes on we still remain so fragile and sensitive as people !!!”

She said she didn’t watch the documentary, but is “embarrassed by the light they put me in.”

“I cried for two weeks and well .... I still cry sometimes !!!!” she wrote. “I do what I can in my own spirituality with myself to try and keep my own joy ... love ... and happiness.”

The documentary details the paparazzi's seemingly relentless pursuit of the pop star and the media's portrayal of her high-profile breakup with singer Justin Timberlake.

Following the series release, fans have also had a renewed interest in #FreeBritney, which is a fan-fueled movement to help give Spears total control over her life.

Spears’ conservatorship has always been controversial among some of her fans who believe it is being used to manipulate and control her life.

The singer, 39, has had a legal conservator since her public breakdown in 2007. Her father, James Spears, has been her co-conservator since 2008 and became sole conservator in 2019 after attorney Andrew Wallet resigned from his co-conservatorship. Later that year, James Spears took a break from controlling her estate due to his health and Jodi Montgomery stepped in as a temporary conservator of the person.

Last week, Britney Spears’ attorney filed a petition requesting her father Jamie Spears resign as conservator. Her legal team wants Montgomery to become the permanent conservator.

The next court hearing in the conservatorship is April 27.

Tuesday’s post appears to be the first time the singer has addressed the documentary directly, though she did post a video of herself performing her hit, “Toxic,” soon after its release in February and wrote that "Each person has their story and their take on other people’s stories !!!!”

“We all have so many different bright beautiful lives," she said at the time. "Remember, no matter what we think we know about a person's life it is nothing compared to the actual person living behind the lens!!!"

Tuesday night, she came to a similar conclusion, writing that dancing every day brings her joy and she’s “not here to be perfect.”

“Perfect is boring ... I'm here to pass on kindness,” she said.

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FKA twigs Praises Lil Nas X, Says He Acknowledged “Cellophane” Inspired “Montero” Video - Pitchfork

FKA twigs Praises Lil Nas X, Says He Acknowledged “Cellophane” Inspired “Montero” Video

“I think what you have done is amazing and I fully support your expression and bravery in pushing culture forward for the queer community”
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Last week Lil Nas X dropped a music video for his new single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” and many noted some similarities to FKA twigs’ “Cellophane” visual—including “Cellophane” director Andrew Thomas Huang. Now, FKA twigs has thanked Lil Nas X for discussing the similarities with her. “Thank you @lilnasx for our gentle honest conversations and for acknowledging the inspiration cellophane gave you and your creative team in creating your iconic video!” she wrote on Instagram earlier this evening (March 30). She added: “I think what you have done is amazing and I fully support your expression and bravery in pushing culture forward for the queer community. Legend status.” Find her full post below.

“i want to say thank u to twigs for calling me and informing me about the similarities between the two videos, as i was not aware they were so close,” Lil Nas X wrote in a post of his own. “was only excited for the video to come out. i understand how hard you worked to bring this visual to life. you deserve so much more love and praise.”

The two visuals both feature similar pole dancing choreography. In her Instagram post, twigs also thanked Huang and choreographer Kelly Yvonne as well as sex workers and strippers for “providing the physical language to make both videos possible.” twigs also mentioned that she has been working with SWARM (Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement), and encouraged followers to donate to the organization.

Revisit Pitchfork’s Cover Story “The Sacred and Profane Genius of FKA twigs.”

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