Pharrell Williams sued by former Neptunes partner Chad Hugo over alleged lost earnings
The producers who helped define the sound of pop music in the 90s and 00s are in dispute over earnings from their final album as NERDChad Hugo is suing Pharrell Williams, his production partner in the Neptunes, over claims that Williams owes Hugo up to $1m from their final album as NERD, 2017’s No One Ever Really Dies.The Neptunes defined the sound of pop music in the late 90s and early 00s, producing for artists including Kelis, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Clipse and Justin Timberlake. As NERD, they released five albums. Continue reading...
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Uganda's military chief denies army assaulted Bobi Wine's wife
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US-Ukraine security deal waiting to be signed, says Zelenskyy – Europe live
Ukrainian president’s remarks come as Russia praises trilateral talks but warns against expectations of ‘significant results’And since we’re on the subject of the German army, it’s worth listening to this podcast with our Berlin correspondent Kate Connolly on the vast military expansion under way in Germany and the geopolitical landscape that prompted it.Speaking to Annie Kelly, Kate discusses the current rearmament and recruitment campaigns, the political and economic pitfalls the German government faces, and the wider question of national identity that Germany is grappling with.“Not so long ago, to be a German soldier dressed in German uniform was quite a difficult role to embody. I mean, you could be going down the street and you could be spat on, or you could have names called at you.“I’ve recently seen people get into conversation with soldiers, which I hadn’t seen in the past, [and] more recently, somebody going up to a soldier and actually getting him into conversation about his role, and at the end of the conversation, thanking him.” Continue reading...
Starmer defends blocking Burnham from standing in byelection – UK politics live
PM says holding a mayoral election in Manchester would divert resources from local council, Scottish and Welsh campaigns for LabourAccording to Sam Coates at Sky News, Labour might decide to hold the Gorton and Denton byelection as early as late February. The party that previously held the seat gets to move the writ for a byelection and governing parties facing a difficult byelection sometimes go for a quick contest so that challenger parties, which might not be well organised in the seat and short of voter data, don’t have time to bed in and build up momentum.Keir Starmer has defended the decision not to allow Andy Burnham to stand to be Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Starmer was on the 10-strong panel that took the near-unanimous decision to block Burnham yesterday, and, speaking to broadcasters today, he set out the same argument used by Douglas Alexander earlier. (See 8.51am.) Starmer said:We have really important elections already across England for local councils, very important elections in Wales for the government there and very important elections in Scotland for the Scottish government that will affect millions of people. And we’re out campaigning on the cost of living and they’re very important elections.We need all of our focus on those elections. Continue reading...
Judge to hear case on Minnesota’s ICE crackdown after killings by federal agents – US politics live
Suit seeks to reduce the number of agents back to levels before ICE launched its so-called ‘Operation Metro Surge’ last monthA growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti – a sign that the Trump administration’s accounting of events may face bipartisan scrutiny.The Republican chairman of the House homeland security committee, Andrew Garbarino, has sought testimony from leaders at ICE, Customs and Border Protection and US Citizenship and Immigration Services, saying “my top priority remains keeping Americans safe”, the Associated Press is reporting. Continue reading...
Weather tracker: Severe storms grip US as snow, ice and deep freeze spread
Warnings issued across 26 US states, while Portugal braces for heavy rain as Storm Joseph rolls inThe US is enduring another bout of severe winter weather, as a succession of powerful weather systems brings heavy snow, freezing rain and extreme cold temperatures to much of the country.Twenty-six states, from Texas to Massachusetts, were under storm warnings issued by the National Weather Service over the weekend, with many alerts remaining in place this week. Continue reading...
Deadly winter storm grips large parts of the US
A powerful winter storm swept across the country, with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures affecting millions.
In Venezuela, Freeing the Economy, but Nothing Else
Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is liberalizing the economy without dismantling her predecessor’s repressive apparatus, raising questions about her aims.