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7NEWS
4 days ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
St George Illawarra star Jaydn Su'a's season over after suffering knee injury in hip-drop tackle
Jaydn Su'a's season is likely over after North Queensland utility Karl Lawton was charged over a hip-drop tackle that injured the St George Illawarra star's knee. Su'a limped from the field in the Dragons' 38-32 loss to the Cowboys on Friday night, after being hit around the legs by Lawton in a second-half tackle. It's understood the former Queensland State of Origin forward has suffered medial ligament damage, ruling him out for up to six weeks. It means the only way he would be likely to play again this season is if the Dragons went undefeated through the next month to make an unlikely finals charge. Lawton was hit with a grade-two dangerous contact charge on Saturday morning, resulting in a two-match ban with an early guilty plea. If Lawton fights the charge and loses he will face three matches on the sidelines. North Queensland are also in need of a miracle to make finals. It's the second time Lawton has faced a two-game ban for dangerous contact in the space of five weeks. The Cowboy was last month handed one of the most serious charges of the season for a cannonball tackle on Sydney Roosters youngster Siua Wong. Wong also tore his medial ligament in that tackle and only made his return against Melbourne on Thursday night. Meanwhile, fellow North Queensland forward Coen Hess can accept an $1800 fine for a high tackle on returning Dragon Mat Feagai. And Brisbane second-rower Brendan Piakura has avoided a ban for his high shot on Zac Lomax in the Broncos' 22-20 loss to Parramatta, with Piakura able to take a $1800 fine.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Warner Music Group Names Alejandro Duque New President of ADA
Warner Music Group has named Alejandro Duque as the next president of its distribution arm ADA, the company announced Wednesday. The news comes a day after Cat Kreidich wrote in an internal memo to staff that she'd be stepping down after four years at the helm. More from The Hollywood Reporter Justin Bieber's 'Swag': A Silver Lining for the No. 2 Chart Debut Why Rock Music Is Thriving in the Streaming Era Laysla De Oliveira to Star in 'Cowboy,' the Debut Feature From Midland's Cameron Duddy (Exclusive) Along with his new role at ADA, Duque will continue his role as Latin America president. Latin music is one of the fastest growing areas in the industry, while distribution has become an area of increased focus for labels to grow their market share, putting Duque at the helm of two of the more high-profile divisions of the company. He will continue to be based out of Miami. 'Alejandro's leadership will help us differentiate ADA … providing independent labels and artists with opportunities at a speed and scale they won't find anywhere else,' WMG CEO Robert Kyncl said in a statement. 'He has a proven track record of supporting the indie community, as well as a deep understanding of WMG's reach and resources as catalysts for global superstardom. This combination is going to bring down barriers for ADA's clients, plugging them more directly into our infrastructure, and empowering them to build their businesses.' Prior to joining WMG back in 2021, Duque had roles at Universal Music Colombia, Universal Music Latino, Machete and Capitol Latin. Among the artists he's worked with at Warner Music Latin America are Natanael Cano, Myke Towers, Blessd, Danny Ocean and Elena Rose among others. 'Across the globe, there are dynamic, culture-shifting artists with a wide variety of needs to propel their careers forward,' Duque said in a statement Wednesday. 'We're committed to growing our distribution business and enhancing the ADA brand, through a combination of excellent service, flexible deal-making, and tech innovation. We've done this successfully in Latin America, and now we're taking that holistic approach to the entire business by integrating our independent distribution strategy even more tightly with our teams in the US and around the world.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter How the Warner Brothers Got Their Film Business Started Meet the World Builders: Hollywood's Top Physical Production Executives of 2023 Men in Blazers, Hollywood's Favorite Soccer Podcast, Aims for a Global Empire Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Laysla De Oliveira to Star in ‘Cowboy,' the Debut Feature From Midland's Cameron Duddy (Exclusive)
Laysla De Oliveira is slated to co-star in upcoming rodeo flick Cowboy, the directorial debut feature film from Cameron Duddy, bass player for country band Midland, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal. De Oliveira (Lioness, Locke & Key, Guest of Honour) joins a cast that had already included Ben Foster, Rudy Pankow, Gabriel Basso, Midland lead singer Mark Wystrach and retired NFL veteran Taylor Lewan. More from The Hollywood Reporter Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's Only Studio Album Gets Upcoming Reissue and Digital Release Alicia Keys Officially Launches 'Hell's Kitchen'-Inspired Kaleidoscope Dreams Foundation Scooter Braun's Response to Still-Angry Taylor Swift Fans on Catalog Purchase: "They Made the Horrible Miscalculation That I Care" Cowboy follows the story of Foster's Lee 'Babe' Midnight, described as a 'washed-up rodeo legend drifting between small-time shows and shady deals' who ends up becoming a mentor to Pankow's young aspiring rodeo rider Clif Casey. De Oliveira will play Alejandra, Lee's ex-girlfriend and mother to an 11-month-old son. Other than De Oliveira, Cowboy also adds Simon Rex (Red Rocket), Carlos Pratts (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, McFarland, USA) and Cameron Sault in supporting roles, the latter of whom is making his acting debut. Rex will play Lee's former rodeo partner who's now wheel chair-bound following a riding accident, while Pratts will play another successful rodeo rider. Sault will play Steve, 'a rough and rowdy member of the road dogs group Vaqueros Galacticos' who Like Sault himself, is deaf. Sault was discovered through Deafinitely For All Entertainment, a Deaf founded production company focused on highlighting the deaf and hard of hearing community in the entertainment business. Cowboy is the first picture coming out of Paint Horse Pictures, a new banner out of Range Media Partners' Nashville division. Duddy and Midland are management clients at Range's Music division, which also represents artists including Shaboozey, Jack Harlow and Noah Cyrus. When first announcing Cowboy last month, Paint Horse said it is looking to 'produce films deeply rooted in Americana and its pioneering spirit, bringing compelling narratives from the backroads to big screens.' Prior to his feature-length debut, Duddy was also a respected music video director, directing the videos for hits like Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' 'Uptown Funk,' Mars' '24K Magic, Fifth Harmony's 'Worth It' and John Mayer's 'Last Train Home,' among others. Cowboy's screenplay comes from Adair Cole, based on a story Duddy wrote with Midland guitarist Jess Carson. 'This is a personal story for me,' Duddy said in a statement when the film was announced in June. 'It's a film about what it takes to grind it out on the road chasing your dreams, and the emotional and physical toll it takes on all of us, most of all the people we love.' Cowboy's producers include Endgame Entertainment's Lucas Smith, Range executives Matt Graham and William Lowery, Ian Bryce of Ian Bryce Productions and Sydney Allen of Paint Horse. Foster is also executive producing with David Keinath and Jordan Yospe for DFA entertainment. The other executive producers include Brightlight Productions' Shawn Williamson and Endgame's James D. Stern. Range Select is co-representing the film's global film rights alongside UTA's Independent Film Group. Best of The Hollywood Reporter The 40 Greatest Needle Drops in Film History The 40 Best Films About the Immigrant Experience Wes Anderson's Movies Ranked From Worst to Best Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Scooter Braun's Response to Still-Angry Taylor Swift Fans on Catalog Purchase: 'They Made the Horrible Miscalculation That I Care'
Scooter Braun has a message for Swifties, who are still angry with him over the handling of Taylor Swift's master recordings from six years ago. The music executive and former music manager made a recent appearance on Danielle Robay's Question Everything podcast, where he opened up about the hate he still receives from Swift's fan base years after the original sale of her catalog to Braun's Ithaca Holdings when he acquired her old record label Big Machine Label Group in 2019. The following year, Ithaca sold Swift's masters to Shamrock Capital for a reported $300 million, which the singer infamously criticized, leading her to rerecord her albums. More from The Hollywood Reporter Justin Bieber's 'Swag': A Silver Lining for the No. 2 Chart Debut Why Rock Music Is Thriving in the Streaming Era Laysla De Oliveira to Star in 'Cowboy,' the Debut Feature From Midland's Cameron Duddy (Exclusive) 'You know, me even talking about this now, there's gonna be … They're gonna be yelling and screaming and this, that and the other,' Braun said. 'You can't say anything right, and it is what it is. My response to that is they made the horrible miscalculation that I care. You know, I don't know those people out there. And if I met them in person and they needed my help, as a stranger, I would help them. 'I think people forget that when you have a fan base that big and 10,000 people are yelling at you, it feels like the world is ending, but that's less than 1 percent of a fan base that big,' Braun continued. 'I think most people are dealing with their own problems. I think most people are dealing with their own insecurities the same way I am, the same way every artist and every human being is. And I think it's just a more productive use of your time to not get stuck in the craziness of celebrity fodder and focus more on being kind to people.' Elsewhere in the interview, Braun said he believes 'everybody in the end won,' despite the years-long feud. 'We did very well in that sale because we bought it at a really great price and the value of the masters went up,' Braun said when asked to further explain what he meant. 'When I sold it, she had announced she was gonna do rerecords. And if you understand music, the value went up for the masters because Spotify and streamers created a longer decay than buying just CDs. People would listen to them more, so there's a longer decay, but it's still decaying. But when she rerecorded, all ships rise in a world of streaming. So people were going on and they were A/B-ing them. They were listening in to see how much they sounded like [the originals]. 'So she did incredibly well and basically had the biggest moment of her career, reinvigorating her career with each one. It was brilliant on her part, but also each time she released one, you saw a spike in the original catalog,' he added. 'So, funny enough, everyone involved in the saga, from a business standpoint … One, she's the biggest she's ever been, the biggest artist of all time. We did really well with the asset. The people who bought the asset did really well because of those spikes. The only thing that I'm sad about is, that's a great example where all ships can rise and there doesn't need to be an enemy.' Robay notes in the episode's description on YouTube that the interview with Braun was filmed in April, before it was announced in May that Swift had bought back the rights to her first six albums in the deal with Shamrock Capital. 'This was a business deal to them, but I really felt like they saw it for what was to me: My memories and my sweat and my handwriting and my decades of dreams,' Swift said of the deal back in May. Best of The Hollywood Reporter From 'Party in the U.S.A.' to 'Born in the U.S.A.': 20 of America's Most Patriotic (and Un-Patriotic) Musical Offerings Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Solve the daily Crossword
USA Today
21-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Chris Paul is giving Clippers what they've never had: A second chance
Once upon a time, the hyper-efficient Chris Paul was the conductor of "Lob City," a vibrant and energetic L.A. Clippers team that made the alley-oop a central part of its identity. In the years since, the NBA nomad has bounced around the league, hoping to compete for a title at best, and simply hoping to compete at worst. The modern Clippers are a different kind of outfit. They're more methodical, more technically and fundamentally sound. They don't jump out of the gym. Everyone just patiently does their jobs. Part of that is the general age of their core players, and part of it is merely their preferred play style. In pursuit of a championship, the Clippers know they can't veer too far from this path. That's why, in rare Clippers form, they've brought Paul back as he embarks on his NBA career swan song. If there were ever a time for a second chance for Paul and the Clippers, it'd be this specific iteration of L.A., a group of wily veterans who have never won it all (and Kawhi Leonard and Brook Lopez), hoping for a chance to strike gold one last time: Even after signing Bradley Beal, I've already expressed my doubts about the Clippers being a bona fide contender. To me, no team with a soon-to-be 36-year-old James Harden acting as its primary initiator could ever be taken all that seriously. That goes double for any franchise relying on the notoriously mercurial Kawhi Leonard to be consistently available and dynamic throughout an entire season. Those variables are too untrustworthy for my tastes. Yes, after adding Paul especially, the Clippers have tremendous depth on paper. They go at least 10 players deep now, and that's not including guys like Nicolas Batum and Bogdan Bogdanović. It'll be hard to beat a squad with that many experienced dudes who have been there and done that while embarking on a common cause. But until I see pen put to paper, I see little reason to trust this group delivering in the playoffs. Well, unless they're on some sort of obsessive "Last Dance" mission together. But even then, age feels like a pretty big obstacle. The betting market clearly still agrees with this sentiment as the Clippers remain +2000 (odds courtesy of BetMGM) to win the 2026 title, which is only ninth-best overall: Nevertheless, I'm enjoying this mini-NBA reunion era of sorts that has emerged lately. Portland legend Damian Lillard is a Portland Trail Blazer again. To a lesser extent, without the extended tenure, the "Cowboy" Bruce Brown is ready to run it back out west with the Denver Nuggets again. And Paul is back where he truly morphed into a face of the league with the Clippers. It's a lot of fun to see players returning to where they made most of their hay. The Clippers don't do second chances. It's part of why they've become a convenient punching bag in hoops circles. They usually let go of the rope when it's easiest. They usually throw in the towel when both fighters still have a ton of wind under their sails. They give up, at this point, when everyone has often expected them to. Early. I don't know if Paul will change that by himself. At the age of 40, he probably can't. But welcoming him back does signal an organization trying to turn a new leaf. It's the Clippers acknowledging where they've come from and retracing their steps back toward becoming something more coherent and much healthier. They're revitalizing themselves by swallowing their pride, which isn't a sentiment I thought I'd ever share about the Clippers of all teams. Even if Paul doesn't end up winning a title with the Clippers, it'll have been worth trying. It'll have been worth seeing him don the L.A. uniform, for a full season on a good and relevant team, one last time. And honestly? It's a good lesson for the rest of us in all of our daily endeavors. Admitting you're not too good for something, or someone, goes a long way.
