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Creators say TikTok is the ‘music industry’s Roman empire’ in the wake of UMG’s war

On Jan. 30, music label Universal Music Group announced that it failed to reach a new deal with video app TikTok. For the past three years, the pair worked under an amicable but vague deal. The announcement claimed the deal delivered “equitable compensation for recording artists” but expired at the end of January.  In an …

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Taylor Sheridan’s Plans For ‘Empire Of The Summer Moon’ Are Not Going Over Well With Some Native American Actors

Getty Image Not too long ago, Killers of the Flower Moon star (and Best Actress Oscar nominee) Lily Gladstone unloaded on Taylor Sheridan while calling Yellowstone “deplorable” and “delusional” regarding its authenticity, portrayal of violence against Indigenous people, and overall tendency toward cowboy myth-making. Similar criticism has greeted the Forrest Gump-disliking TV creator after Sheridan …

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The evolution of the Spanish West Indian Empire« Atlas histórico…

The evolution of the Spanish West Indian Empire « Atlas histórico de España », Jordi Induráin Pons, Larousse, 2021 by cartesdhistoire In the 18th century, Spanish America was firmly established: the conquest phase having been completed, pacification opened the way to a reorganization of the administration of this immense territory. It was necessary to take …

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