Katy Perry sells rights to five albums to buyout firm Litmus Music for reported $225M

In the midst of rumours that NFL star Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are dating, an interview from six years ago has recently resurfaced, indicating he’d tie the knot with another pop star.

Katy Perry's rather chilling nickname for ex-husband Russell Brand has been unearthed as the comedian faces numerous accusations of rape and sexual assault, claims that he has denied. Controversial broadcaster Piers Morgan has shared the nickname that the Roar singer revealed to him in 2013 at a Vanity Fair party in Washington DC. Katy, 38, and Russell, 48, married in October 2010 but the comedian filed for divorce just 14 months later, texting the singer to tell her the marriage was over just moments before she went on stage to perform.

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Piers Morgan has some unique insight into this whole Russell Brand scandal. And some questions, too!

Longtime TV director and producer Stan Harris, a three-time Emmy nominee and DGA Award winner who directed TV specials for Jack Benny, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, David Bowie and John Wayne, among many others, died of natural causes Monday while surrounded by family in Toronto, his son Danny Harris tells Deadline. He was 92.

Kirsty Gallagher has broken her social media silence for the first time following the allegations surrounding her brother-in-law Russell Brand.

Following the allegations surrounding Russell Brand, his ex-wife Katy Perry and her husband Orlando Bloom have both broken their silence.

Russell Brand's Scottish wife has been reported to be standing by him amid rape and sex assault allegations made against him.

Katy Perry has broken her silence on social media for the first time since allegations emerged accusing her ex-husband Russell Brand of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse.The Hollywood actor has vehemently denied all allegations, which were made by four women and broke in the news following the release of The Times investigation and Channel 4's Dispatches documentary Russell Brand: In Plain Sight on Sunday, 17 September. Russell, 48, who told fans he couldn't speak about the allegations at his live comedy show, also said in a video statement on his Instagram page that all sexual relationships he has had have always been completely "consensual".

Katharine McPhee has responded after a clip showing her bouncing on Russell Brand’s lap resurfaced online amid the sexual assault allegations against him.

Rolling Stone magazine has issued a statement following the recent controversial comments made by its founder Jann Wenner.The founder faced a wave of backlash last week after an interview for his new book titled The Masters saw him conduct discussions with seven “philosophers of rock”, all of whom were white and male.These included Bono, Bob Dylan, the late Jerry Garcia, Mick Jagger, the late John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen and Pete Townshend, and when interviewed by David Marchese of The New York Times, Wenner stated:“Joni [Mitchell] was not a philosopher of rock’n’roll. She didn’t, in my mind, meet that test.

A Scots journalist behind the bombshell Russell Brand documentary has told how her team exposed allegations of rape and sexual assault against the comic.

Katharine McPhee does not want to be included in the narrative surrounding Russell Brand‘s sexual assault allegations.

Katy Perry hinted she knew the 'real truth' about Russell Brand in a resurfaced interview following their split.

told the Daily Mail in 2010 of the British comedian who’s well-known for his promiscuity. “So he was intimidated.”On Saturday, Brand, 48, was accused of sexually assaulting, raping and emotionally abusing four women, ranging in ages from 16 to 31, from 2006 to 2013.

Today (September 18), Billboard reports that Katy Perry has sold all five of her Capitol Records albums to Litmus Music, a catalog rights company, for $225 million. The deal includes the master recording royalties and music publishing rights to One of the Boys, Teenage Dream, PRISM, Witness and Smile.

Katy Perry has sold the rights to her music, for a reported $225million (£180.5million).The deal comes after months of rumours alleging that the American pop star was underway with the process of selling her catalogue, and sees Perry transfer the rights to her music over to Litmus Music.The company is co-founded by former Capitol Records president Dan McCarroll, and the deal was completed today (Monday, September 18) for a reported £225million (£180.5m).It covers the master royalty income and publishing rights for five of the albums the 38-year-old released between 2008 and 2020. These include ‘One Of The Boys’ (2008), ‘Teenage Dream’ (2010), ‘PRISM’ (2013), ‘Witness’ (2017) and her latest studio LP ‘Smile’, which was released back in 2020.The company that purchased the music rights is also co-founded by Hank Forsyth with Carlyle Global Credit, and has previously purchased the back catalogue from both Keith Urban and Benny Blanco since its launch last summer.“Katy Perry is a creative visionary who has made a major impact across music, TV, film, and philanthropy.

Just days after the bombshell report accusing Russell Brand of sexual assault dropped, he is being accused of even more heinous crimes. On Monday, the UK newspaper The Times

Amid the onslaught of criminal sexual assault and abuse accusations against Russell Brand, a past interview from his ex-wife, Katy Perry, is now making rounds on social media.

Katy Perry is the latest artist to sell her music rights.

Katy Perry has sold her music rights to Litmus Music, a venture co-founded by Capitol Records president Dan McCarroll and financed by The Carlyle Group.

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Katy Perry just made a massive music deal.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music After months of rumors, Katy Perry has sold her music rights to Litmus Music, the Carlyle-backed company co-founded by former Capitol Records president Dan McCarroll, for $225 million, the company announced Monday. The deal includes Perry’s stakes in master recordings and publishing rights for the five albums she released between 2008 and 2020: “One of the Boys,” “Teenage Dream”, “Prism,” “Witness” and “Smile.” Universal Music Group continues to own the masters to those albums.

Katy Perry as well as other stars have been circulating amid the sexual assault allegations against the comedian.The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches reported in a joint investigation on Saturday (September 16) that one woman has alleged that she was raped by Brand, while three others have accused him of sexual assault. One of the women also claimed that the rebranded wellness guru had been physically and emotionally abusive.Brand has denied the allegations levelled against him, insisting that all of his relationships have been consensual.In the wake of the allegations, previous comments made about the TV star have been shared widely online.A Vogue interview from 2013 with Brand’s ex-wife Perry saw her describe his behaviour as “very controlling”, alluding to what she described as a “real truth” about the comedian that she wouldn’t disclose.“I felt a lot of responsibility for it ending, but then I found out the real truth, which I can’t necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day,” Perry said.Elsewhere, singer Dannii Minogue said in a 2006 interview with The Mirror that Brand is “a bit of a vile predator”.She recalled an appearance on Brand’s MTV chat show 1 Leicester Square where she had been booked on the show to discuss the release of her album ‘The Hits & Beyond’.“He is completely crazy and a bit of a vile predator.

Katy Perry‘s thoughts on her relationship with ex-husband Russell Brand are starting to see light of day again, one decade later.

A big question many people have right now in light of the horrific allegations against Russell Brand — What is the huge secret Katy Perry has kept all these years about her ex-husband?! By now you most likely heard that multiple wome

Jann Wenner, who co-founded Rolling Stone magazine and also was a co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has been removed from the hall’s board of directors after making comments that were seen as disparaging toward Black and female musicians. He apologized within hours.

The New York Times this week, Wenner said female and black artists aren’t “intellectual enough” to be interviewed for his new book, The Masters.In response, the Hall Of Fame decided to remove Wenner from the board, and the Rolling Stone founder shared a statement of apology.Shared via the publisher of his book, Wenner said: “In my interview with The New York Times I made comments that diminished the contributions, genius and impact of Black and women artists and I apologise wholeheartedly for those remarks.“The Masters is a collection of interviews I’ve done over the years that seemed to me to best represent an idea of rock ’n’ roll’s impact on my world; they were not meant to represent the whole of music and its diverse and important originators but to reflect the high points of my career and interviews I felt illustrated the breadth and experience in that career.”He added: “They don’t reflect my appreciation and admiration for myriad totemic, world-changing artists whose music and ideas I revere and will celebrate and promote as long as I live. I totally understand the inflammatory nature of badly chosen words and deeply apologise and accept the consequences.”Within his new book, Wenner asks questions of seven “philosophers of rock”, notably all white men – Bono, Bob Dylan, the late Jerry Garcia, Mick Jagger, the late John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, and Pete Townshend.In the introduction of the book, Wenner writes that women and artists of colour were not in his zeitgeist.

Just hours after he was removed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation board of directors, Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner issued an apology for saying he chose interviews with a pantheon of white male musicians who he dubs the “philosophers of rock” because Black and female musicians were not “articulate at that level.”

NEW YORK — Jann Wenner, who founded Rolling Stone magazine and was a co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has been removed from the hall’s board of directors after making comments that were seen as denigrating Black and female musicians.“Jann Wenner has been removed from the Board of Directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation,” the hall said Saturday, a day after Wenner’s comments were published in a New York Times interview.A representative for Wenner, 77, did not immediately respond for a comment.Wenner created a firestorm doing publicity for his new book “The Masters,” which features interviews with musicians Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend and U2’s Bono — all white and male.Asked why he didn’t interview women or Black musicians, Wenner responded: “It’s not that they’re inarticulate, although, go have a deep conversation with Grace Slick or Janis Joplin. Please, be my guest.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music A day after the publication of a New York Times interview in which Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner said that Black and female musicians “didn’t articulate at the level” of the white musicians featured in his new book of interviews, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced that he has been removed from its board of directors. “Jann Wenner has been removed from the Board of Directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation,” a terse statement from a rep reads in full; contacted by Variety, a rep for the Hall had no further comment. Wenner is a co-founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which was launched in 1987, and had served as its chairman until 2020.

Controversial interview remarks by Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner have led to his removal from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation board of directors.

Russell Brand is facing some very serious allegations.

Hours after Russell Brand issued a blanket denial of “very, very serious criminal allegations” that he claimed were about to surface, the Sunday Times is reporting that several women are accusing the British comedian of “rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse.”