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- Lori Feldman Unveils New Consultancy: Redefine Music Advisors
Lori Feldman, a seasoned executive in the music and entertainment marketing sector, has officially launched Redefine Music Advisors, a consultancy aimed at assisting music companies, artists, and brands in navigating the complexities of the global music landscape. This initiative comes as the industry continues to evolve, presenting both challenges and opportunities for stakeholders. In her […] Source [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - The Impact of AI on Australian Music Streaming: A Closer LookIn a recent analysis, former Spotify chief economist Will Page highlighted significant concerns regarding the impact of music streaming algorithms on Australian artists. His report for the Australia Institute revealed a troubling trend: between 2021 and 2024, there was a 30% decline in the representation of Australian musicians among the top 10,000 streamed artists on […] Source [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Trump Fires Off One-Word Message After Venezuela Defeats U.S. in World Baseball ...
AP Photo/Alex Brandon President Donald Trump reacted to Venezuela’s win over the U.S. in Tuesday’s World Baseball Classic title game with one word, which was of course in all-caps. Venezuela downed the U.S. 3-2 in Miami just two and a half months after Trump ordered the invasion and subsequent abduction of then-President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Celia Flores. With a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, Venezuela’s Andrés Machado gave up a game-tying two-run homer to Bryce Harper. The tie was short-lived, however, as Eugenio Suárez hit an RBI double in the top of the ninth to give Venezuela a 3-2 lead. The score stood, as Daniel Palencia pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to notch the save and with it, Venezuela’s first WBC title. Shortly after the final out, Trump posted on Truth Social, “STATEHOOD!!! President DJT.” On Monday, Trump reacted to Venezuela’s semifinal win over Italy by suggesting Venezuela become the 51st state. “Wow! Venezuela defeated Italy tonight, 4-2, in the WBC (Baseball!) Semifinal,” he wrote. “They are looking really great. Good things are happening to Venezuela lately! I wonder what this magic is all about? STATEHOOD, #51, ANYONE? President DONALD J. TRUMP.” Maduro and Flores have been federally indicted in Manhattan, where they face drug trafficking charges. Both have pleaded not guilty. Upon their abductions, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez became president. Trump has praised her for ensuring that “the oil is coming out.” Shortly after the raid, Trump boasted that the U.S. would “keep” Venezuela’s oil. On Jan. 16, Semafor reported that Trump was funneling money from the sale of Venezuelan oil to a bank account in Qatar. The oil was valued at $500 million.The post Trump Fires Off One-Word Message After Venezuela Defeats U.S. in World Baseball Classic first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - Lindsey Graham Says ‘There’s No Reason’ To Invade Iran – Except for Part...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) offered a curious assessment of the Iran war, stating that the U.S. does not need to invade Iran, but that it should seize a key part of the country. Doing so would presumably mean a military invasion – and occupation – of Iranian territory. On Friday night, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. military “totally obliterated every military target” on Kharg, through which 90% of Iran’s oil exports pass. The president said the island’s oil infrastructure was left intact, but added that if Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, he will “reconsider this decision.” Some Republicans are beginning to float the idea of destroying or at least damaging the oil facilities on the island to ratchet up pressure on Iran. Others, such as Graham, have floated the idea of seizing Kharg Island. Appearing on Tuesday’s Hannity on Fox News, Graham said that there is “no reason” for an invasion before immediately telling Trump to “take Kharg Island”: No, we’re not gonna invade Iran. There’s no reason to. We’re gonna destroy their ability to hurt us, have a nuclear weapon, build missiles to hit America, and terrorize the region. Kharg Island, 90% of their income comes from oil and gas revenue. A hundred percent of that revenue generating capability is on a single outlet. Mr. President, take Kharg Island, this war is over. Hours before Graham’s Fox News appearance, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) told CNN that he believes the 2,500 U.S. Marines on their way to the Middle East are gearing up to seize the island. Like Graham, apparently, Sessions said this would not constitute an invasion or having U.S. soldiers on the ground in Iran. “I actually spoke to some media last night, and I indicated that I believe that what these 2500 Marines of the Marine Expeditionary Force would be, would be to probably secure the island,” Sessions said. “The island is not, in my opinion, boots on the ground in combat circumstances.” Watch above via Fox News.The post Lindsey Graham Says ‘There’s No Reason’ To Invade Iran – Except for Part of It first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.7 hours ago - House Republican Warns Trump of GOP ‘Civil War’ if President Withdraws U.S. ...Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) warned President Donald Trump that the Republican Party will be “destroyed” in a “civil war” if he in any way tries to leave or break up NATO. Bacon joined CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on The Source on Tuesday, where he made it clear to the president that there is a “loss of trust” between the U.S. and its NATO allies and a lot of “work” needs to be done to repair that relationship. “Is [Trump] wrong when he says that he can leave NATO without Congress?” Collins asked Bacon. “He’s wrong,” Bacon replied. The congressman then added his warning about a “civil war” breaking out in the party if the president did take steps to break away from NATO. He said: If he broke up NATO on his own, it would be a civil war in the Republican caucus, or the conference. Most of us would find that totally unacceptable. And I’m not alone. There’s a large group of us that believe in our alliances and standing up for freedom and pushing back on China and Russia. We don’t want war with these guys, but you’ve got to be strong. And if he went in and somehow destroyed or tore up NATO, it would probably destroy the party for many years. There would be many that will never forgive that. “It would destroy the Republican Party?” Collins asked. “I think it would implode,” Bacon said. Trump raged at NATO on Tuesday through Truth Social after his plea for them to join the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran was rejected. The president replied by calling the alliances a “one-way street” and claiming that the U.S. now doesn’t actually “need” their help. “We no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea. In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!” he wrote. Watch above via CNN.The post House Republican Warns Trump of GOP ‘Civil War’ if President Withdraws U.S. From NATO first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.8 hours ago
- John Bolton Says He Briefed Trump On Strait of Hormuz Scenarios That the Preside...Former National Security Advisor John Bolton told CNN he briefed President Donald Trump on multiple Iran retaliation scenarios during his first term, despite the president now claiming he’s “shocked” by Iran’s actions. Bolton, who served under Trump before a public falling out, joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday evening, where he was surprised to hear Trump had “indicated” he wasn’t made aware of the potential of retaliatory strikes Iran has since made against neighboring countries and the Strait of Hormuz, where a significant amount of the world’s oil moves through. “The president seemed to indicate yesterday that he had not been briefed on the potential that Iran might strike out at its neighbors or try to shut down the Strait of Hormuz. Is that conceivable to you that he would not have been briefed on those potential those potential, you know repercussions?” Cooper asked Bolton. Bolton noted he’s long been a supporter of a “regime change campaign” in Iran — though he’s acknowledged “mistakes” Trump’s made with his strikes — and it’s one of the issues that set him at odds with officials in Trump’s first administration. He said he brought up scenarios of striking Iran multiple times and retaliatory strikes in the Strait of Hormuz and elsewhere were always brought up. He told Cooper: Well, I know for a fact that he was aware of those potentials. I raised the option of regime change in Iran several times during the time I was national security advisor. I never persuaded the president to adopt that position. And one reason was that others had different views, and every time I raised it, they raised a whole long list of difficulties that are entailed by a regime change campaign and that if you’re going to embark on it you better have answers to them and certainly closing the Strait of Hormuz was always one of them and so were attacks on the Gulf Arab states, particularly their oil infrastructure so he knew about it in his first term. I find it hard to believe that he forgot about it in the intervening years. “They weren’t supposed to go after all these other countries in the Middle East,” Trump said on Monday at a Kennedy Center board meeting. “Those missiles were set to go after them. So, they hit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait. Nobody expected that. We were shocked.”… [TheTopNews] Read More.8 hours ago
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