“Moore told Page Six, ‘No settlement. No interest in one. Discovery and depositions will reveal how the accounting is done, once and for all. … Moore sued the Weinsteins in February, alleging they still owe him $2.7 million from [the film] and accused them of using ‘financial deception’ and ‘bogus accounting methods’ to divert money he claims he should have been paid.”
Tag: 04.02.11
Do Brand Sponsorships Compromise Bands?
“Classical composers have for centuries made music sponsored by rich and powerful people, and most labels have departments dedicated to brand partnerships. Decades ago most bands would have seen corporate sponsorship as detrimental to their credibility. Not so any more. But what do the fans say?”
Amazon Throws Down A Challenge With Its Music Cloud
“In launching its Cloud Player, Amazon has cocked a snoot both at its rivals and at the music business. The more one looks at it, the more exquisite the competitive dilemmas of its opponents now seem.”
Author Of New Malcolm X Bio Dies Just As It’s Published
“The book is scheduled to be published on Monday, and Manning Marable had been looking forward to leading a vigorous public discussion of his ideas. But on Friday Mr. Marable, 60, died in a hospital in New York as a result of medical problems he thought he had overcome.”
Leonard Cohen Awarded $50,000 Glenn Gould Prize
The international award is handed out every other year to a living artist who has made a unique lifetime contribution that has “enriched the human condition through the arts and manifests the values of innovation, inspiration and transformation.”
The Divided Architect
“James Stirling divides opinion: architects love him, while those who use his most notorious buildings loathe him. Or that’s how it used to be.”
Should We Replace Traditional Arts Funding With…
“Surely we should abolish funding being doled out by one body altogether and instead create an open market for arts funding that is decided upon by the taxpayer (by way of tax credits) direct.”