The excitement over the music of iconic Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel overflowed on Sunday (Sept. 22) in Mexico City’s Zócalo. More than 70,000 people gathered at the country’s main public square, according to figures from the capital’s government, for the screening of Mis 40 en Bellas Artes.

Although what they witnessed was a recording of his 2013 concert at Mexico’s most important cultural venue, the audience seemed to be in front of the “Divo de Juárez” himself, chanting and dancing to the songs of that special performance, with which the late artist celebrated his four decades of artistic career.

“Querida,” “Caray,” “Siempre En Mi Mente,” “¿Por Qué Me Haces Llorar?” and, the hit that launched him to international fame, “El Noa Noa” were played at the Zócalo, where young people arrived, many of who perhaps never went to a Juan Gabriel concert, but who keep his artistic legacy very much alive.

According to Mexico City’s Ministry of Culture, the screening of the concert celebrates a decade since the release of this material recorded in Bellas Artes with the International Orchestra of the Arts, as well as the 20th anniversary of the concert given by Juan Gabriel in Mexico City’s Zócalo in March 2004, as part of the Noche de Primavera Festival.

In front of a giant screen, fans of all ages, people in wheelchairs and several impersonators arrived hours before at the Zócalo to look for the best spot. The fan club Las Viudas de Juan Gabriel placed a banner of the late artist and a dozen members dressed in pink t-shirts and hats were enthusiastic about the recognition of the singer.

On social media, users also expressed happiness about being part of this massive event. “I love you Juan Gabriel, we all forgot it was a video [we were watching],” wrote on X a user identified as @MelanieMishell_. “He is a genius. An artist who transcends time and generations. Juan Gabriel is immortal,” added @diosdadoooooooooooo on the same platform.

The screening of Mis 40 en Bellas Artes at the Zócalo took place after hundreds of people were locked out of the Cineteca Nacional on Sept. 13 during a screening there, forcing the organizers to cancel another screening scheduled for the following day (Sept. 14).

Organizers estimated that some 6,000 people had arrived at the Cineteca Nacional to participate in the event. Videos on social media showed a large number of attendees who remained outside the venue, dancing and singing at the top of their lungs to the songs included in the concert — published by Virgin Music — regardless of the rain that covered much of the city that afternoon.

Ice Spice has reached an agreement to end a copyright lawsuit over allegations that her recent hit “In Ha Mood” was copied from a Brooklyn rapper’s earlier track.

The case, filed earlier this year by a rapper named D.Chamberz (Duval Chamberlain), claimed that Ice Spice’s song – which spent 16 weeks on the Hot 100 in 2023 – was “strikingly similar” to his own 2021 track “In That Mood.”

But in a motion filed in federal court Friday, attorneys for both sides said they had agreed to resolve the lawsuit. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed in court filings, and neither side immediately returned requests for comment.

Released early last year following Ice Spice’s 2022 breakout, “In Ha Mood” reached No. 58 on the Hot 100 and No. 18 on the US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. It was later included on her debut EP Like..?, and she performed the song during her October appearance as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

In a lawsuit filed in January, D.Chamberz claimed that the two songs share so many similarities that the overlaps “cannot be purely coincidental.” He said the similar elements “go [to] the core of each work,” and are so obvious that they’ve already been spotted by listeners.

“By every method of analysis, ‘In Ha Mood’ is a forgery,” D.Chamberz’s attorneys wrote at the time. “Any proper comparative analysis of the beat, lyrics, hook, rhythmic structure, metrical placement, and narrative context will demonstrate that ‘In Ha Mood’ was copied.”

The lawsuit claimed the earlier song received “significant airplay” on New York City radio stations, including Hot 97 and Power 105.1, giving Ice Spice and others behind her track a chance to hear it.

In addition to naming Ice Spice (Isis Naija Gaston) as a defendant, the lawsuit also names her frequent producer, RiotUSA (Ephrem Lopez, Jr.), as well as Universal Music Group, Capitol Records and 10K Projects.

In April, the defendants formally denied the lawsuit’s allegations, but the case remained in the earliest stages when Friday’s agreement was reached.

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Disney and Harry Styles’ Pleasing brand are partnering for a limited collection celebrating Fantasia. The collection, announced on Monday (Sept. 23) via Women’s Wear Daily, will feature three nail polish sets and 15 apparel pieces including hoodies, crewnecks, button-down shirts, T-shirts and sweatpants priced from $25 to $289.

The collection will also include Pleasing’s Big Lip HA Moisture Balm in a new Buttercream flavor, in addition to skincare products, 15 tote bags, towels, journals, socks and other accessories branded with characters from the Disney movie.

“From very early on, Fantasia was always in the front of our minds at Pleasing,” Harry Lambert, Pleasing’s creative director told WWD. “The aesthetics, the mood, the bold illustrations, the colors and, ultimately, the epic world that Disney has created, were very much a world that resonated with Pleasing. Fantasia feels very similar in terms of its overall aesthetic and musical influence — it just felt right for us.”

Disney’s Fantasia x Pleasing collection launches Oct. 4 at Pleasing.com and DisneyStore.com. 

Disney lovers will get a chance to shop the drop early at Disney stores in Houston, New York City and Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Sept. 28 and on Sept. 29 in the U.K.

“Our 30-piece collection is available starting Saturday, September 28th, at two Pleasing pop-up experiences in Disney Springs and Houston, Texas,” reads a message on the brand’s Instagram account on Monday. “Plus, find a curated assortment at select Disney Stores around the world. On Friday, October 4th, shop the collection wherever you are on Pleasing.com and Disneystore.com.”

Fantasia is one of 100 classic, animated films featured in Disney’s Legacy Animated Film blu-ray box set released last year.

Two independent music festivals that had hoped to generate approximately $70,000 in revenue by quietly scalping their VIP tickets through the since-shuttered ticketing company Lyte now each face more than $300,000 in losses, court records show.

The festivals are represented in two lawsuits — one filed by organizers of Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival in New York court and the other, Ohio’s Lost Lands Festival in Los Angeles court. The suits provide the first insights into the collapse of Lyte, which suddenly ceased operating earlier this month.

The sudden closure of the company, without any warning to its hundreds of clients, revealed that Lyte CEO Ant Taylor, a Princeton graduate and former media executive, had quietly shifted the business into large-scale ticket scalping in recent years. Lyte was marketed to the public as a fan-to-fan ticket exchange, but documents from recent lawsuits show that Lyte’s main source of revenue came from working directly with promoters to scalp hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of VIP tickets for their events to Lyte, which would then resell those tickets at large markups, splitting the upside between the promoter and itself.

According to one court document, of the 3,064 tickets listed on Lyte for the North Coast Music Festival in Chicago (Aug. 30-Sept. 1) only 89 tickets came from fan listings. Lyte would use those fan listings to drive traffic to an additional 2,975 tickets posted directly on Lyte by the event’s promoters, with a collective face value of approximately $287,750.

Lyte was able to scalp those tickets on its own marketplace and generate $426,912 in revenue — a price lift of nearly 48%, or approximately $139,162 total — which it would then split 50-50 with the promoters. North Coast Music Festival’s cut of the action was to be $69,581, which represents a 24% increase in revenue over their original allocation.

But none of the above mentioned revenue was paid to the dance-centric NCMF festival and the festival was also never paid back for the $287,750 in revenue from tickets it listed on Lyte.

The team behind Lost Lands Music Festival, which takes place each September in Legend Valley, Ohio says its owed $330,000 for the tickets it sold on Lyte, plus the upside it generated from the markups. According to the Lost Land’s lawsuit (filed under its corporate name of APEX Management), Lyte paid APEX a $100,000 advanced fee for using the ticketing platform, which APEX repaid by early September.

Much of Lost Land’s lawsuit is heavily redacted, although the suit does provide some clues about the timeline surrounding Lyte’s collapse.

According to a court filing, APEX’s consultant for Lost Lands, concert giant AEG Presents, had learned that Taylor had resigned as Lyte’s CEO on Sept. 12, and “that Lyte had ceased virtually all of its business operations and laid off virtually all of its employees,” attorney Eric Levinrad writes in a recent court filing.

The lawsuits states that two days later, officials with AEG made contact with Lyte’s CFO Lisa Bashi and learned “she could not commit to the timing of any payment or even that there would be a payment,” for money owed to Lost Lands. “Ms. Bashi further stated that this was an unfortunate scenario, and that defendant was hiring an outside company to help consult on how to wind down operations (Id.), making it clear that Defendant had become insolvent.”

On Sept. 18, an LA Superior Court judge overseeing the Lost Lands case approved the festival organizers’ request for a writ of attachment, allowing organizers to seize Lyte’s property before a judgment is entered, ensuring that Lyte’s assets are available to pay Lost Lands the $330,000 it is owed.

The failed payments come with significant risk for festivals, managing director of APEX Event Management Brett Abel said in a declaration filed in LA court, writing, “APEX will have to urgently find alternative sources of revenue to pay the vendors and artists who will be working at the festival, to make up for its planned share of the secondary market ticket sales,” increasing the risk that APEX would “suffer a loss from the festival rather than break even or to make some profit.”

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Sweater weather is here! If you’re looking for something new to refresh your collection, consider adding this Lululemon Scuba Oversized Funnel Neck Half Zip sweatshirt. With the chilly weather setting in, finding a go-to stylish and comfortable piece for all occasions is a must. Whether you are looking for cozy layers to stay warm or heading out for a causal outing, this pull-on oversized top is for you.

The brand describes this half-zip as lightweight, breathable and soft. Its high-neck style is sure to keep you warm, providing an extra layer of insulation against the chilly weather. You can easily pair these with the leggings or jeans of your choice. One Lululemon customer said it’s “soft” and “easy to put on.”

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