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ARTICLE · 18 SEPTEMBER 2021

Ongoing Strife Between Studios And Talent Continues As Christopher Nolan Ends Nearly Two-Decade-Long Relationship With Warner Bros.

Apple has announced it has created a new process that can properly identify rights holders of the music used in DJ mixes and will be able to directly pay them.

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  • Esteemed filmmaker Christopher Nolan's decision to leave his 19-year-long relationship with Warner Bros. for Universal to make his next film (about Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of an atomic bomb) continues to highlight the strife between studios and talent. Nolan and Warner Bros. had been clashing over ongoing issues, including disagreements over his contract, his entire 2021 slate being released simultaneously on HBO Max during the height of the pandemic, and release plans for "Tenet."
  • The intersection of music and sports may have reached a fever pitch: Drake will be curating music for 10 of the Monday Night Football games, producing what CEO of Trillernet Mahi de Silva calls "four-quadrant" entertainment (starting with last Monday's Baltimore Ravens-Las Vegas Raiders game), which aims to capture a wider, and sometimes overlapping fan base, to ultimately create a cultural moment that's larger than life.

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