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Yahoo
a day ago
- General
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Join Wreaths Across America's Annual Giving in July Celebration!
Support local Sponsorship Groups in your community now while sharing the year-long mission to Remember, Honor, Teach. Columbia Falls, Maine, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) announces the kickoff of its annual Giving in July campaign! For WAA, this annual celebration is dedicated to local groups and individuals participating in the organization's Sponsorship Group Program. Through this unique program, supporters can help local programs make a difference in their communities with each $17 sponsorship to WAA. Since its founding in 2007, WAA has collaborated with hundreds of charities, community programs and civic groups nationwide to remember and honor our nation's veterans and active-duty military all year. Giving in July celebrates these groups and highlights the opportunity to give back to them through the sponsorship of veterans' wreaths. WAA has given back more than $28 million in local contributions through this national program over the last 17 years! Click here to learn more and show your support by sponsoring a veteran's wreath through one of WAA's many Sponsorship Groups nationwide! 'I have long said it would be disingenuous for us as an organization whose mission is to Remember the fallen, Honor those who serve, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom if we do not support other like-minded programs doing just that in their communities,' said WAA Executive Director Karen Worcester. 'Our Sponsorship Group Program is a year-round effort, but through 'Giving in July,' we hope to remind people that across the country there are programs providing resources to our nation's veterans, active-duty military and families who need our support now.' Follow the hashtag #GivinginJuly to learn the impactful stories of volunteers and Sponsorship Groups doing good in their communities and benefiting from dollars raised through wreath sponsorships. Tune in to Wreaths Across America Radio to hear their stories, available on the iHeart Radio app, TuneIn, and the Audacy app, at or on SoundCloud here. More than 5,000 locations will participate in National Wreaths Across America Day this year on Saturday, December 13, 2025. This free event is open to all, and WAA encourages community members to participate by volunteering locally or sponsoring a wreath for an American hero. # # # About Wreaths Across AmericaWreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun in 1992. The organization's yearlong mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington and thousands of veterans' cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond. For more information about volunteering, getting involved in the mission, or sponsoring a wreath, please visit CONTACT: Amber Caron Wreaths Across America 2075136457 acaron@ in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Forbes
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Ava Max Says She's ‘Lovin' Myself' On New Single
Ava Max Pop star Ava Max has been teasing her forthcoming third studio album Don't Click Play for more than a year, given tastes of where she's headed musically with singles like the one-off 'Spot a Fake' last year and 'Lost Your Faith' in February. Her latest single, the empowering 'Lovin' Myself,' arrives as the weather is heating up and music fans are looking for some feel-good music. Max recruited producer Pink Slip, known for Katseye's viral hit 'Gnarly,' to bring the self-love anthem to life. 'Heartbreak survivor, feelin' lighter / I'm sweepin' myself off of my feet / Woke up on fire, shinin' brighter / Like I could build the world around me,' she sings on the track. 'I don't need nobody, I'm lovin' myself / Tonight it's all about me, it's good for my health / And I know how to please me, I don't need no help / Nobody, nobody can love me like I'm lovin' myself.' While working on her next project, Max has been able to enjoy creative control over her output. 'I'm very blessed right now to be in a place where I can do whatever I want," she told Audacy in December. "I'm at a place where I can just put out music anytime I want, which I'm very excited about. Don't expect all upbeat pop songs on her next LP, however. '[I] had time to reset and figure out what I really wanted for this next album. I didn't want to just put an album together and put it out," she said. "[It] has slower songs, some pop, rock, [and] country records that the fans have never heard from me. And a couple of records that I think are the best records I've ever made in my entire life, which I'm very excited about that for people to hear.' Don't Click Play is out Aug. 22.
Miami Herald
21-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Troubled radio station company files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy
The radio broadcast industry has continued its struggles since iHeartRadio, the nation's largest radio station chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018, handing control of the network to its lenders in exchange for $10 billion in debt. Next, Audacy, the second-largest radio station owner in the country, on Jan. 5, 2024, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking to reduce its debt from $1.9 billion to $350 million and hand ownership of the company to its bondholders. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter "The perfect storm of sustained macroeconomic challenges over the past four years facing the traditional advertising market has led to a sharp reduction of several billion dollars in cumulative radio ad spending," the company's CEO David Field, said at the time. Related: Popular radio network files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Audacy was known as Entercom Communications in 1968 when it was founded by Joseph Field, the father of David Field. The company bought CBS Radio and its 117 stations in 2017, before changing its name to Audacy in 2021. After the top two radio station chains filed for bankruptcy, several smaller radio station owners followed their lead and filed for bankruptcy protection. High Plains Radio Network, which operated 18 radio stations in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Arkansas, filed for bankruptcy in March 2024. Then, online music streaming service AccuRadio filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 14, 2025, after reaching an impasse in negotiations with SoundExchange in seeking a lawsuit settlement over royalties owed for its services, according to a company statement. And now, distressed radio station operator Local First Media Group Inc. and six affiliates, which were placed into receivership in Canada on Feb. 21, 2025, filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection, seeking recognition as a foreign main proceeding to protect their assets in the U.S. Related: Key healthcare company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy The receiver for the Canada-based radio station companies filed its Chapter 15 petition on May 13 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas, seeking court protections to prevent the debtors' stakeholders from commencing or continuing actions in U.S. courts that would interfere with the receiver's Canadian case. More bankruptcy: Iconic auto repair chain franchise files Chapter 11 bankruptcyPopular beer brand closes down and files Chapter 7 bankruptcyPopular vodka and gin brand files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy The Chapter 15 filing invokes an automatic stay on any court proceedings against the debtors while the case proceeds in Canada. The six other debtors in the case are Local First Properties Inc., BTC USA Holdings Management Inc., Local First Properties USA Inc., Alaska Broadcast Communications Inc., Broadcast 2 Podcast Inc., and Frontier Media LLC. The debtor's receiver, FTI Consulting Canada, was appointed by receivership order by the Court of King's Bench of Alberta in Calgary with similar rights as a trustee in a U.S. Chapter 7 liquidation case. The receiver plans to sell the debtors' assets through a Canadian court proceeding to settle debts owed to creditors. The debtors owe about $8.2 million on a secured loan to creditor ATB Financial, which is based in Alberta, on which the debtors defaulted in November 2023, according to court papers. The debtors subsequently defaulted on a forbearance agreement in August 2024 and another in January 2025. The debtors operate three studios with cell towers and an additional cell tower site in Alaska, a studio with cell tower and two additional cell tower sites in Texas, and a cell tower site in Arkansas. The owners of the debtors include Alberta-based Woodruff Media Inc. and Creator Capital Corp., which are not debtors in the Canadian proceeding or the Chapter 15 cases. Together, they own 90% of Local First Media, according to court papers. Related: Another major trucking company files Chapter 11 bankruptcy The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Miami Herald
15-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Online music streaming pioneer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The radio broadcast industry has historically struggled with financial distress for decades, first in its battle against the television networks since the 1950s. Then, the battle intensified as internet music streaming began to grow in the 1990s. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter IHeartRadio, the nation's largest radio station chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018, handing control of the network to its lenders in exchange for $10 billion in debt. Related: Popular whiskey and wine company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Audacy, the second-largest radio station owner in the country, on Jan. 5, 2024, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking to reduce its debt from $1.9 billion to $350 million and hand ownership of the company to its bondholders. The company's CEO, David Field, said at the time that 'The perfect storm of sustained macroeconomic challenges over the past four years facing the traditional advertising market has led to a sharp reduction of several billion dollars in cumulative radio ad spending.' Audacy was known as Entercom Communications in 1968 when it was founded by Joseph Field, the father of David Field. The company bought CBS Radio and its 117 stations in 2017, before changing its name to Audacy in 2021. Later last year, High Plains Radio Network, which operated 18 radio stations in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Arkansas, filed for bankruptcy in March 2024. And now, online music streaming service AccuRadio filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after reaching an impasse in negotiations with SoundExchange in seeking a lawsuit settlement over royalties owed for its services, according to a company statement. Related: Popular casual restaurant chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy AccuRadio filed its petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago on May 14 to restructure its debts, listing $500,000 to $1 million in assets and $10 million to $50 million in liabilities. More bankruptcy: Iconic auto repair chain franchise files Chapter 11 bankruptcyPopular beer brand closes down and files Chapter 7 bankruptcyPopular vodka and gin brand files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy The Chicago-based debtor's largest creditors include SoundExchange with a secured claim over $9 million; ASCAP, owed an unsecured claim of over $205,000; BMI, owed an unsecured claim of over $202,000; AdSwizz, owed an unsecured claim of over $18,000; Amazon Web Services, owed an secured claim of over $17,000; and Triton Digital, owed an unsecured claim of over $11,000. 'AccuRadio has spent almost 25 years building an innovative and well-loved music streaming service while facing royalty obligations that climbed to levels that seem to suggest the system is rigged, perhaps inadvertently, against small and midsize streamers,' AccuRadio CEO Kurt Hanson, who founded the firm back in 2000, said in a statement. 'The Copyright Royalty Board's rate-setting process leaves small and midsize players out of the process because the extremely high costs of lawyers, expert witnesses, and discovery make participation virtually impossible,' Hanson said. SoundExchange filed a lawsuit against AccuRadio on July 19, 2024, to recover alleged unpaid royalties owed to music performers and rights owners. SoundExchange was designated by the U.S. government to administer the Section 114 sound recording license to collect and distribute digital performance royalties on behalf of more than 700,000 music creators. SoundExchange's litigation against AccuRadio is subject to an automatic stay while the bankruptcy case proceeds. AccuRadio offers more than 1,400 music channels tailored to adult listeners. The independent service has been 100% advertising-supported for over two decades, with an audience of over a million listeners a month, according to the statement. Related: Classic auto parts company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lauren Sanchez Channels ‘Strength and Timeless Beauty' in Sophia Loren's John Galliano Dress at Breakthrough Prize 2025 With Jeff Bezos
Lauren Sanchez channeled Sophia Loren at the Breakthrough Prize 2025 ceremony on Saturday in Los Angeles, where the philanthropist joined Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on the red carpet. 'I wore a little piece of history. This 1994 John Galliano dress was once worn by the legendary Sophia Loren — an icon of strength and timeless beauty,' Sanchez revealed on Instagram. 'I was proud to give it a second life on a night all about pushing boundaries and honoring brilliance.' More from WWD Christina Aguilera Puts Rebellious Twists on Grecian Goddess Inspiration With Edgy Corset at Breakthrough Prize 2025 Gwen Stefani Gives Camouflage the Punk Treatment at Audacy's Leading Ladies Event Elle Fanning Goes Big on Style With Oversize Givenchy Look for 'Predator: Badlands' Presentation at CinemaCon 2025 Sanchez accessorized with a crystal-embellished clutch shaped like an astronaut by Judith Leiber. Molly Dickson is the stylist behind some of Sanchez's recent red carpet looks. In March, she dressed the journalist in a custom Oscar de la Renta dress for the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars. Sanchez wore a white strapless dress with a mermaid skirt and train trimmed with feathers, and paired the gown with an emerald necklace. Sanchez has also collaborated with stylist and costume designer Kelly Johnson, wearing looks by Dolce & Gabbana and Lever Couture. The fianceé of Jeff Bezos notably wore a white suit with a sheer bralette by Alexander McQueen for Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. Sanchez is set to lead Blue Origin's 11th human and first all-female flight, NS-31, which will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on April 14. The mission includes Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry and Kerianne Flynn. The 11th annual Breakthrough Prize ceremony, often called the 'Oscars of Science,' celebrated the groundbreaking achievements of the world's leading scientists and mathematicians, with over $15 million in prizes awarded annually. Each prize, valued at $3 million, is presented in the fields of Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics. The list of celebrity guests included Christina Aguilera, Drew Barrymore, Jessica Chastain, Lily Collins, Lizzo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lionel Richie, Zoe Saldaña and more. View Gallery Launch Gallery: Lauren Sanchez, Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry and More Breakthrough Prize 2025 Red Carpet Arrivals Photos, Live Updates Best of WWD Why Jackie Kennedy's Pink Suit Will Remain Locked Away Until 2103 What Happened to Princess Diana's Collingwood Pearl Drop Earrings? From the Revenge Dress Spotlight to Kate Middleton's Missing Diamond Celebrities in Calvin Klein Ad Campaigns Through the Years: Bad Bunny, Jeremy Allen White, Kendall Jenner & More [PHOTOS]
