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☆ Madonna concert attracts 1.6 million to Brazil’s Copacabana beach
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

More than a million people thronged Brazil’s Copacabana beach for a free Madonna concert on Saturday, braving the heat to see the end of her “Celebration” world tour. The sand and oceanfront boulevard around Rio de Janeiro’s famed beach were filled for several blocks by a crowd the city estimated at 1.6 million. Rio’s state and city governments said they spent $3.9 million on the concert. Rio’s state and city governments said they spent 20 million reais ($3.9 million) on the concert, while the rest was financed by private sponsors. The authorities estimate the concert could bring about 300 million reais to Rio’s economy.

Persons: Mauro Pimentel, “, ” Madonna, Anitta, Pabllo, Rod Stewart, Taylor Swift Organizations: Rio de, Firefighters, Vogue Locations: Rio, AFP, Brazilian

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Persons: Billy Joel, We've, Billy Joel's, Joel, you'll, Sting's, Sting, Billy Joel hasn't, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Louis, Chris Isaak Organizations: Business, New, Madison, Garden, year's, Ticketmaster, MSG, Sting, Cardiff Locations: Madison, New York City, United States, Las Vegas , Nevada, Vienna, Chicago, Denver, Cleveland, St, Louis, Inglewood, San Antonio, Las Vegas, York City, NY, Seattle, WA, Cardiff, Wales, CA, Antonio, Denver ,, Cardiff , Wales

☆ Forget shouting, singer Lulu says she doesn’t even speak before noon
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —You might make Lulu want to shout, but the British singer has revealed that she doesn’t even speak before midday, let alone yell. I can understand why you think I’m lying,” she told the BBC in an interview to mark her last ever tour. “It’s very important to have an inner life, and take care of your inner life, which is giving yourself a break sometimes,” said Lulu. While the tour will see her last live performances, Lulu told the BBC that she will keep singing and recording. “So, I’ve decided I may have to approach Rod at some point.”“He may not answer my call though,” she added.

Persons: Lulu, “, ”, ” “, Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, I’d, That’s, Rod Stewart, I’ve, Rod Organizations: CNN, BBC Locations: British, Glasgow, Scotland

☆ The Art of Being a Super Begins at Dawn
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Gina Ryder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Like all superintendents, Peter Rutkowski has a to-do list: tend to the boilers, renovate the laundry room, check a water leak. It goes on and on; it’s endless. But most importantly, he must paint. At 5:30 a.m. on a Tuesday in October, he turned on the piano jazz of “Rainy Day at a Cozy Coffee Shop” on an iPad and sat in front of his easel. On other mornings he listens to rock by the likes of Rod Stewart and Little Richard, pretending his paintbrushes are drumsticks.

Persons: Peter Rutkowski, Rod Stewart, Little Richard Organizations: Pinewood Gardens Locations: Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York City

☆ My autoimmune disease made traveling a challenge, but accessible tech in the hospitality industry is making tourism more inclusive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Shayna Conde | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Some hospitality businesses are becoming more inclusive with accessible tech for disabled travelers. Digital and physical tech has helped improve accessible travel experiences, but more can be done. Lawrence Sumulong/Lincoln CenterImproving accessible tech for the future of travelThe hospitality industry has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility. Two of the biggest issues with increasing accessible tech in this field are documentation of its benefits and the price of acquiring and integrating the tech. Many hotels and destinations either have trouble notating, or simply do not document, how much revenue they've made because of the accessible tech and services they provide.

Persons: —, neuromyelitis optica, Conde, Terrell Lopez, that's, Isabelle Ducharme, Ducharme, Rod Stewart, Kéroul, it's, Simon Clark, Steve Freihon, Miranda Hoffner, Lincoln Center . Lawrence Sumulong, Lincoln Center Miranda Hoffner, Hoffner, Lawrence Sumulong, Brian Brennan, Brennan Organizations: Service, Kéroul, Ministry of Tourism, Tourism, Quebec Ministry of Tourism, Bonjour, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center ., Lincoln, MMGY Global Locations: Quebec, Mexico, Stoneham, Playa Del Carmen, Atlantic City , New Jersey, New York, York City

Rudolph Isley, a founding member of the Isley Brothers who helped perform such raw rhythm and blues classics as “Shout" and “Twist and Shout” and the funky hits “That Lady” and “It's Your Thing,” has died at age 84. “There are no words to express my feelings and the love I have for my brother. But I know he’s in a better place," Ronald Isley said in a statement released Thursday by an Isley Brothers publicist. He was among the Isleys inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. Political Cartoons View All 1209 Images___This story's headline has been corrected to show that Rudolph Isley, not Ronald Isley, died.

Persons: Rudolph Isley, Isley, ”, Ronald Isley, Ronald, O'Kelly, Vernon, “, Isleys, Rod Stewart, Ernest, Marvin, ” Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley Organizations: Isley Brothers, Shea, Hall of Fame Locations: Cincinnati

JPMorgan did not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement, which will give $55 million to Virgin Islands charities and the American territory's anti-trafficking efforts. The remaining $20 million will cover attorneys' fees incurred by the Virgin Islands as part of the litigation in federal court in New York. The Virgin Islands said the deal "includes several substantial commitments by JPMorgan Chase to identify, report, and cut off support for potential human trafficking, including establishing and implementing comprehensive policies and procedures." Virgin Islands Attorney General Ariel Smith said the agreement settles what was the first enforcement action against a bank for facilitating and profiting from human trafficking. The Virgin Islands previously obtained a $105 million settlement from Epstein's estate, and another $62.5 million from billionaire investor Leon Black to resolve potential claims related to Epstein.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Rod Stewart, Cipriani, Joe Schildhorn, Patrick McMullan, Jes Staley, Epstein, Staley, Ariel Smith, Smith, Boies Schiller Flexner, Stephanie Keith, Leon Black, Jamie Dimon, Jed Rakoff, Virgin Organizations: JPMorgan, U.S . Virgin, Virgin Islands, Virgin, Barclays Plc, Bloomberg, Getty Images Bloomberg, Getty, Treasury Department Locations: New York, New York City, U.S, Manhattan, Virgin, Epstein's, Florida

☆ 'Lots of smoke. Lots of questions': Internal emails show JPMorgan Chase execs worried about the bank's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. So why did it take so long to cut him loose?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

That, of course, is the billion-dollar question: What did JPMorgan, America's largest bank, know about Epstein's alleged sex trafficking? Today, banks have entire departments dedicated to tracking client activity and flagging suspicious behavior. Lots of questions'The fuss JPMorgan compliance officers raised about Epstein in 2011 was extensive. Lots of questions," declared a senior JPMorgan compliance officer reviewing Epstein's accounts as part of that 2011 compliance review, according to court papers filed by the US Virgin Islands. Staley sent Epstein internal JPMorgan documents and relied on him for guidance on an array of business and personal dealings, the JPMorgan internal report shows.

Persons: —, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers —, Jamie Dimon, Jeffrey Epstein, Leon Black, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Epstein, Jes Staley, Staley, Jeffrey Epstein's, Michelle Licata, Courtney Wild, Stephanie Keith, Jane Doe, JP Morgan —, Epstein —, jes staley, Patricia Wexler, Wexler, Dimon, Barry Krischer, JPMorgan, Ghislaine Maxwell, Rod Stewart, Cipriani, Joe Schildhorn, Patrick McMullan, Frank Haberstroh, Haberstroh, Les Wexner, Wexner, Tom Williams, JP Morgan, Little, Little Saint James, Epstein's, Jim Spellman, Staley didn't, Morgan, James, Emily Michot, Bill Gates, Larry Summers, Woody Allen, Stephen Cutler, Cutler, Mary Erdoes, Erdoes, Youngbee Dale, Dale, JPMorgan Chase, Michael M, NYDFS, Bernie Madoff, Cecile de Jongh, Joe Shmoe, Jacob Shamsian Organizations: JPMorgan, Highbridge Capital Management, Citigroup, Lehman Brothers, titans, Apollo, US, US Virgin Islands, Bloomberg TV, Financial, US Department of, Treasury, Getty, BSA, Polaris Market Research, United Nations University Centre, M2C Model, Palm, JPMorgan Chase, Washington D.C, Inc, Apollo Global Management, The New York Times, Little Saint, Virgin, U.S ., Miami Herald, Tribune, Service, Microsoft, Columbia University, Mountain Capital, DOJ, New, Deutsche Bank, New York Department of Financial Services, Virgin Islands, Barclays, Authority, Wall Street Journal Locations: York, Manhattan, New York, US Virgin, dimon, Palm Beach , Florida, New York City, UN, Paris, Washington, Prague, thomas, Wexner, Little Saint, I'm, Little St, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands, Staley, Dimon's, Virgin, British

☆ JPMorgan Chase's drawn-out breakup with Jeffrey Epstein
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Several months later, in October 2006, JPMorgan categorized Epstein as a "high-risk" client, according to a transcript of Dimon's deposition in May. Today, banks have entire departments dedicated to tracking client activity and flagging suspicious behavior. Lots of questions'The fuss JPMorgan compliance officers raised about Epstein in 2011 was extensive. A 'faithless servant'One person who might know much more about the tangled relationship between Epstein and JPMorgan is Jes Staley. Staley sent Epstein internal JPMorgan documents and relied on him for guidance on an array of business and personal dealings, the JPMorgan internal report shows.

☆ The uber-rich are spending hundreds of thousands to hire pop stars like Flo Rida to perform at their kid's bar mitzvahs and birthdays
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The wealthy are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on 30-minute performances from music artists. These private shows, like bar mitzvahs or birthdays, can draw in big names like Flo Rida and Drake. As artists make less money from their music, the idea of "selling out" is changing, New Yorker reports. To get Flo Rida at your private event however, it will run you between $150,000 and $300,000, with international shows extending that fee up to around $1 million, the New Yorker reported. A lawyer for Flo Rida confirmed to Insider that fee range was accurate and said his client "loves weddings, birthday parties and bar/bat mitzvahs."

Persons: Flo Rida, Drake, Flo Rida's, Flo, Beyonce, Rod Stewart, Steely Dan, Ryan Schinman, Ariana Grande —, Travis Scott Organizations: Morning, New Yorker, Billboard, Citigroup, McDonalds Locations: Miami, Lincolnshire, Chicago, New, Italy, Dubai, Sardinia

☆ Boy George says he still wants to startle people 'a little bit'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Boy George poses for a photograph during the UK premiere of the Elton John biopic 'Rocketman' in London, Britain, May 20, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File PhotoLONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - More than 40 years after bursting onto the music scene and making headlines, Culture Club frontman Boy George says he still wants to startle people "a little bit". "I wanted people to get upset, I wanted them to be a little bit startled. I love America, I love being there. "And if I do, I deal with them in the minute," said George.

Persons: George, Elton John, Simon Dawson, Boy George, George O'Dowd, Rod Stewart, America, ”, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Bernadette Baum Organizations: REUTERS, Culture Club, Reuters, Club, Culture, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, British, United States, America

☆ The future of AI in finance might be about accepting what we don't know
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Such a suggestion is blasphemy — and potentially illegal — on Wall Street. But as AI tech continues to advance, one Wall Street executive is wondering if there isn't some wiggle room on those types of policies. But what really caught my eye was Friedman's comments around having to fully understand how the AI works. That's a fascinating thought exercise, and one worth having with how quick AI tech seems to be evolving these days. Wall Street is getting fed up with Amazon.

Persons: Dan DeFrancesco, we've, Adena Friedman, shouldn't, Simon Berlyn, Robert Kindler, Morgan Stanley, Paul, Weiss, Garrison, Marc Lasry, Frank, Charlie Javice, Sam Altman, Bernstein, Rod Stewart, We've, Jeffrey Cane, Nathan Rennolds Organizations: PE, Disney, Pixar, . Finance, Nasdaq, Bloomberg Invest, Milwaukee Bucks, JPMorgan, Amazon, Communist Party, LinkedIn Locations: NYC, Point72, Rifkind, Wharton, New York, London

☆ See inside Wave House, the legendary Malibu beach home once owned by Rod Stewart that just listed for $49.5 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A house that juts out over Malibu's coveted beach hit the market for the first time in 36 years. Rod Stewart bought it in the 1970s and sold it to record executive Mo Ostin in 1987. The house was designed to look like a set of cresting waves by California architect Harry Gesner. The Coopers were friends with California architect Harry Gesner, and commissioned Gesner to design a house for their family that encapsulated their affinity for the outdoors. The estate of Mo Ostin, the home's most recent owner and onetime record executive who's known for signing Jimi Hendrix and The Kinks, listed the property in early June for $49.5 million.

Persons: Rod Stewart, Mo Ostin, Harry Gesner, —, Gerry Cooper, Gesner, Glenn Cooper's, Cooper, Lisa Germany, Jimi Hendrix Organizations: Service, Glenn, Coopers, Malibu Colony Locations: California, Malibu, Mo

☆ Rod Stewart Asks $70 Million for Massive Los Angeles Château
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones, stewart Locations: angeles

☆ Tina Turner: 1939 - 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Jillian Kumagai | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Prince Charles looks on as Princess Diana cuts a cake to mark the tenth year of the Prince's Trust at a charity rock concert at Wembley on June 20, 1986, as Phil Collins, Tina Turner and Rod Stewart look on in London. REUTERS/David Osborn

☆ Don Sebesky, Arranger Who Helped Broaden Jazz’s Audience, Dies at 85
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Neil Genzlinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Sebesky’s musical interests ranged far and wide. From the beginning, Mr. Taylor and CTI were on a mission to broaden the audience for jazz by exploring intersections with pop, rock and R&B, and by making music that was more accessible to mainstream audiences than some of jazz’s more esoteric strains. It was an approach that displeased some purists, but it sold records, and Mr. Sebesky’s arranging skills were pivotal to that success. Mr. Sebesky arranged the saxophonist Paul Desmond’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970), an album of interpretations of Simon & Garfunkel songs. Pairing Mr. Benson with that song was an idea Mr. Sebesky had proposed to Mr. Taylor, but with a twist.

☆ Bebe Buell, Rock ’n’ Roll Muse, Sings Her Own Song
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( George Gurley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bebe Buell was back in town. The neighborhood was familiar to Ms. Buell. Soon after she arrived in New York from Camp Lejeune, N.C., in 1972, she became a regular at Max’s Kansas City, the famed night spot just a few blocks away. At the time she was an 18-year-old model signed to the Eileen Ford Agency who lived at the St. Mary’s Residence on the Upper East Side. She went from It Girl of Manhattan to Miss November in Playboy magazine.

☆ Jeff Beck, British guitar legend who rose to fame as an influential rocker in the 1960s, dies at 78
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Doha Madani | Doha Madani Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. Pronouns | She Her. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Jeff Beck, the British rockstar known for his skillful mastery of guitar, died of bacterial meningitis, his family announced Wednesday. Beck, 78, spent last summer touring Europe and released a joint album with actor Johnny Depp in July. Jeff Beck performs at the Crystal Palace Bowl, London, in 1972. Please get ahold of the first two Jeff Beck Group albums and behold greatness. "Deepest sympathy to his wife friends close ones I’m bewildered Jeff Beck it don’t make sense I don’t get it," Davies tweeted.

☆ Pele, Brazil's sublimely skilled soccer star who charmed the world, dead at 82
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Andrew Downie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] Brazilian soccer legend and member of the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cup-winning Brazilian soccer teams Pele holds the World Cup trophy during the World Cup 2006 opening ceremony in Munich, Germany, June 9, 2006. Pele, whose given name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, scored a world record 1,281 goals, and is the only player ever to win the World Cup three times. "Pele was one of the few who contradicted my theory: Instead of 15 minutes of fame, he will have 15 centuries," the artist said. Years later, when the United States won the right to host the 1994 World Cup, the head of the U.S. soccer federation called Pele the "most important" reason why. Pele's 1,281 goals in 1,366 games, as tabulated by FIFA's website, came at a startling rate of 0.94 per match.

☆ Fact Check-Rod Stewart’s son had panic attack, not heart attack, according to interview
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Stewart said in the interview that his son in fact suffered from a panic attack. The interview details Stewart discussing his son “going blue” in what the musician initially thought was a heart attack. Reuters obtained a copy of FourFourTwo’s interview with Stewart and can confirm it shows Stewart saying the incident was a panic attack. The relevant paragraph reads: “’We thought my boy had a heart attack,’ he reveals of our previous encounter. Rod Stewart’s 11-year-old son suffered a panic attack, according to an interview with the singer, not a heart attack because of a COVID-19 vaccination.

☆ World Cup 2022: when is the opening ceremony and who is performing?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 16 (Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the opening ceremony that will take place ahead of the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup in Qatar:WHEN WILL THE OPENING CEREMONY TAKE PLACE? * The opening ceremony of the World Cup will take place on Nov. 20, ahead of the opening Group A match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador. WHO WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY? * FIFA are yet to announce a full list of performers for the 2022 World Cup opening ceremony. WHO PERFORMED AT THE 2018 WORLD CUP OPENING CEREMONY?

☆ A supercar broker for celebrities like Elton John and Nicolas Cage shares what his job is like: 'I've bought cars in saunas, in swimming pools, and on airplanes'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Mark Ellwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tom Hartley buys and sells classic cars at his private estate and showroom in northern England. "I've bought cars in saunas, in swimming pools, on airplanes — you can't name where I haven't bought a car," he said. Courtesy of Tom HartleyHartley said he gets about five customers a day and takes visitors by appointment only. Courtesy of Tom HartleyDespite being around expensive cars 24/7, he's never owned one himself. "I always say when you walk on the Hartley estate, everything has a price, except my wife."

☆ Elon Musk jokes about overpaying for Twitter and reiterates plan to charge $8 a month at confab for wealthy investors as the company enacts mass layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Musk said the layoffs will save the company $400 million a year, and presented his turnaround plan. Musk's appearance comes as he gears up to lay off as much as 50% of Twitter's 7,500 staff — one week after purchasing the struggling social media company. Musk also gave his pitch for turning the troubled social media company around, including plans to start charging verified user $8 a month. Twitter emailed staff on Thursday, warning of impending layoffs "in an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path." Former Twitter employees are flocking to social media to share their experiences.

☆ Robbie Williams a lansat clipul piesei „Can't Stop Christmas”: „Moşul e pe sania lui, dar la doi metri distanţă”
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-22 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: 1 min

Artistul trece în revistă anul 2020, unul „jalnic”, marcat de Covid-19, carantină şi şomaj tehnic, dar şi de Brexit. „Nu ne puteţi lua anotimpul, aşa cum nu ne puteţi lua vinul. Moşul e pe sania lui, dar acum la doi metri distanţă”, cântă el. „The Christmas Present” este al 12-lea album de studio al lui Williams şi primul de la „The Heavy Entertainment Show”, apărut în 2016. El a fost lansat pe 22 noiembrie 2019 şi include piese clasice şi colaborări cu Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams, Jamie Cullum şi Tyson Fury.

Persons: Williams, Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams, Jamie Cullum, Tyson

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