Katy Perry And Record Label Ordered To Pay $2.78 Million In “Dark Horse” Lawsuit

Updated 8/2/19: Katy Perry and her collaborators at her record label have to pay $2.78 million to Gray. Perry herself was hit for just over $550,000, with Capitol Records responsible for the biggest part of the award — $1.2 million. Defense attorneys had argued for an overall award of about $360,000. Perry’s five co-writers were …

Taylor Swift Announces Free Central Park Concert

Taylor Swift teased in a YouTube video: “Hi it’s Taylor Swift. I have something to announce tomorrow.” On Wednesday, in a quick video clip from a remote location broadcast on “Good Morning America,” Swift revealed she’ll be performing a concert in New York City’s Central Park on August 22. The Central Park concert announcement came …

Former Panthers Center Ryan Kalil Comes Out Of Retirement; Signs With NY Jets

Veteran center Ryan Kalil retired after the 2018 season, but on Monday he agreed to terms on a deal with the New York Jets reportedly for one year and $8.4 million. Kalil spent 12 seasons with the Carolina Panthers, during which he was named a Pro-Bowler five times and was twice named a first-team All-Pro. …

Explosion At Houston-Area Exxon Mobil Refinery Causes Fire, Injuries

On Wednesday, a fire broke out at an Exxon Mobil oil refinery in Texas; the latest of a series of petrochemical industry blazes this year in the Houston area, injuring at least six people. The fire began around 11 a.m. at an Exxon Mobil facility in Baytown, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Houston. …

Federal Reserve Cut Interest Rates For First Time Since 2008

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by one-quarter of a percentage point, marking the first such reduction in 11 years. The announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day meeting in Washington of the Federal Open Market Committee, the central bank’s monetary policymaking arm. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has acknowledged the …

Dolphins Hall of Fame Linebacker Nick Buoniconti Dies At 78

Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL’s only perfect season, has died at the age of 78.  Family spokesman Bruce Bobbins said that Buoniconti died Tuesday in Bridgehampton, New York. In recent years, Buoniconti struggled with symptoms of CTE, a degenerative brain disease associated …

Wide Receiver Michael Thomas Signs Record-Setting $100M Deal With New Orleans Saints

Wide receiver Michael Thomas has reached agreement with the New Orleans Saints on a five-year, $100 million extension that includes $61 million guaranteed. The deal makes Thomas the NFL’s highest-paid wide receiver. Thomas is now tied to the Saints for the next six years, through the 2024 season. Thomas is set to make $1.148 million …

Lineup For Global Citizen Festival 2019: Alicia Keys, Queen + Adam Lambert And Pharrell Set To Perform

The 2019 Global Citizen Festival will feature performances from Alicia Keys and Queen + Adam Lambert, and Pharrell Williams. The annual music festival confirmed its lineup in a tweet, after announcing the news on the Today show. Keys, Williams, and Queen + Adam Lambert will take the stage September 28 at Central Park in New York, along …

Lin-Manuel Miranda And Norman Lear Partner On New Documentary About Rita Moreno

PBS will air a documentary on EGOT winner Rita Moreno, called “Rita Moreno: The Girl Who Decided to Go for It.”  The documentary will follow Moreno’s decades-long career, featuring interviews, archival footage, and reenactments of Moreno’s childhood and animation. Norman Lear and Lin-Manuel Miranda have partnered to produce the project, slated to air in 2020. …