Lindsay Signs Record Deal

https://pagesix.com/2019/06/20/lindsay-lohan-inks-record-deal-following-reality-tv-show-fallout/

 

Lindsay Lohan has signed a record deal with Tommy Mottola’s Casablanca Records for upcoming music, Page Six has exclusively learned.

 

The news comes after we revealed this week that Lohan’s MTV series isn’t coming back for a second season, and her Mykonos, Greece, beach club on which the show was based is also kaput. (She says the club’s just moving.)

 

Lohan originally signed to Casablanca in 2004 when she was 18, and made the album “Speak,” with the hit single “Rumors,” a lament about the dreaded paparazzi.

 

The album went platinum and hit No. 4 on the Billboard 200. A video for the tune was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award.

 

Her follow-up album, “A Little More Personal (Raw),” came out in 2005 and hit No. 20.

 

Earlier this year, Lohan posted an image of herself in a recording studio.

 

We’re told she’s working on new music and “on some soundtracks,” a source said.

 

The theme song to her MTV show “Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club” was her 2008 tune “Bossy” (which was co-written by Ne-Yo).

 

Lohan has also performed on various soundtracks to her films.

 

Although her rep confirmed the news that she won’t return to the MTV show, Lohan went ballistic in a now-deleted Instagram post.

 

As far as her Mykonos club, one reader sent us a recent image of the shuttered spot on a deserted beach — save for a trio of sunbathing cows.

Jonas Brothers album debuts at #1 with largest week of 2019

Happiness Begins debuts at #1 with 414,000 EAU (357,000 pure sales)

 

Largest week since October 2018 when Lil Wayne debuted with 480,000 EAU for Tha Carter V

 

Biggest week for a pop album since Reputation in 2017.

 

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8516136/jonas-brothers-happiness-begins-album-debuts-number-1-billboard-200

Forbes: How Rihanna Became The World’s Richest Female Artist

Work, work, work, work, work, work.

That’s the opening line of Rihanna’s 2016 dancehall anthem titled, appropriately, “Work.” It could also serve as her personal motto.

Famous first as a singer, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, age 31, has since evolved into a style icon and makeup entrepreneur—and soon she’ll be the first black woman in charge of a major luxury fashion house. All those efforts add up to a $600 million fortune, making her the wealthiest female musician in the world, ahead of the likes of Madonna ($570 million), Céline Dion ($450 million) and Beyoncé ($400 million).

 

Most of that comes not from music but from her partnership with LVMH, the French luxury goods giant run by billionaire Bernard Arnault. Rihanna (pronounced Ri-Ann-ah, not Ri-Ah-nah as she recently clarified) and LVMH co-own the makeup brand Fenty Beauty. It launched in September 2017 at Sephora, another LVMH brand, and online at FentyBeauty.com, quickly becoming a viral success. Fenty Beauty racked up a reported $100 million in sales in its first few weeks, propelled by Rihanna’s fame and 71 million Instagram followers.

 

The entire personal care industry in America has grown huge in recent years. According to Grand View Research, it could swell to more than $200 billion in sales by 2025, up from closer to $130 billion in 2016. The market saw a record 134 M&A deals last year, including P&G's $250 million purchase of 10-year-old First Aid Beauty. Perhaps the most telling data point: 11 of the 80 women on Forbes' list of the Richest Self-Made Women made their money in beauty or skincare products. Many did what Rihanna did, turn to the low-cost marketing opportunity presented by social media. That works best for existing celebrities, as Kylie Jenner and her Kylie Cosmetics proved out, who can push their new products at their existing followers.

 

Fenty Beauty has differentiated itself in another way, releasing 40 shades of foundation, far more than the handful of hues sold by other brands. “It challenged the standard convention that you only needed a very defined set of shades to satisfy a market,” says Stephanie Wissink, a research analyst at Jefferies. “Not only did [Fenty Beauty] achieve meaningful sales, but it potentially changed the industry permanently.”

 

The Barbados native, who overcame hardships including an abusive addict father and a well-publicized assault by then-boyfriend Chris Brown in 2009, also co-owns the Savage X Fenty lingerie line with Los Angeles-based online fashion firm TechStyle Fashion Group and has millions in earnings from her career touring and releasing as a singer, which make up the rest of her fortune.

Her empire continues to grow. In May, LVMH and Rihanna announced Fenty, a new clothing house that will make high-end clothes, shoes, accessories and jewelry.

 

“They extended the offer to me and it was a no-brainer because LVMH is a machine,” Rihanna told The New York Times Style Magazine. “Bernard Arnault was so enthusiastic; he trusted me and my vision.”

 

The fashion line, which launched online in May, includes sizes up to U.S. 14, embodying the same inclusive ideal of Fenty Beauty. It will exist under the same umbrella as famous brands such as Dior and Givenchy, marking LVMH’s first new house in more than 30 years.

 

“What Fenty Beauty did to beauty, Fenty lifestyle is going to do to fashion,” says Wissink. “It’s going to raise the bar for what it looks like to build a brand that’s inclusive, game changing, global and iconic.”

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2019/06/04/rihanna-worth-fenty-beauty/#c1c2a8213de4

Judge Orders Thorough Investigation Into Conservatorship

The people responsible for controlling Britney Spears‘ life are now in the crosshairs of court investigators as the judge in her conservatorship case has ordered a thorough investigation of all the players who take part in planning her personal life, financial affairs and medical treatment.

According to documents obtained by The Blast, the judge in Britney’s conservatorship has ordered a probate court investigator to take a hard look at the singer’s case, and wants a court investigator’s report filed before Britney’s next hearing in September.

 

The move was quietly made days after Britney was ordered to undergo an expert evaluation to determine whether the restraints in her conservatorship should be loosened or modified.

 

The job of a probate court investigator is to conduct extensive interviews with all the people involved in a conservatorship case, including guardians, conservators, doctors and even law enforcement officials who have had contact with the subject of the conservatorship.

The investigator will also be reviewing medical and financial records, including custody agreements and even contractual obligations … such as her Las Vegas residency.
 

It has long been debated whether Britney’s team, including her father Jamie Spears, were pushing Britney beyond her limits while signing her up for another round of performances in Sin City. Her manager has maintained that Britney was the one who wanted to keep working, but questions have been raised about her team’s handling of Britney’s fragile mental state while negotiating lucrative business deals.

 

After the court investigator has prepared their report, the judge will take into consideration the findings when deciding what the court feels is the best move for Britney going forward.
 

Britney’s mother, Lynne, has been staying with the singer ever since she made a move to join the conservatorship and take a greater role in caring for her daughter, but Britney’s father and other members of her advisors have not been seen with the star. Even more telling about the current situation was Britney arriving to court last week holding her mother’s hand for support.

 

Our sources within Britney’s team believe the judge in the conservatorship will see they have done everything in their power to help Britney. We’re told the main players in the conservatorship regularly report all the financial and medical updates to the court, and believe the track record of 11 years managing spears’ conservatorship will speak for itself.

 

The investigation will also be interesting to the #FreeBritney movement, who will either be validated, or proven wrong when the findings are returned to the court.

 

https://theblast.com/britney-spears-conservatorship-investigation-advisors-report/?__twitter_impression=true

The Blast: Britney's team under the microscope in today's hearing.

https://theblast.com/britney-spears-team-not-overworked-conservatorship-hearing/

 

Britney Spears‘ team is going to be under the microscope when they appear before a judge for a hearing on her conservatorship, and even though some have accused them of pushing the star beyond her limits to earn millions, they are adamant Britney was the one who wanted to keep working.

Sources close to the conservatorship tell The Blast, Friday’s court hearing will likely address multiple facets of Spears’ team and medical status, this will include questioning her advisors who manage her business and current treatment regiment

 

One thing that will come up is her Las Vegas residency deal that was postponed and preceded the swift downhill spiral of her mental health and ended with her back in a treatment facility.

 

Our sources involved in Spears’ Las Vegas deal tell us at the end of last year, Britney began calling her team and expressing the desire to do another residency. As one source put it, “Britney goes all or nothing when it comes to business, and this was all in.”

We’re told a discussion was had amongst Spears’ advisors, including her father Jamie Spears, about whether she was healthy enough to take up such an enormous responsibility. We’re told, at the time, everyone felt she was absolutely ready.

 

We’re told Spears’ longtime manager, Larry Rudolph, began negotiations to get her the best deal in Sin City, and ended up locking down a contract that was more lucrative than her initial run for 2017’s “Britney: Piece of Me.”

Over the last few months, several radical Spears’ fan groups have floated the theory that she is forced to work to line the pockets of her team, but we’re told the accusation is completely false.

 

We’re told Spears’ team felt she was completely “functioning and stable” during the initial days of her “Domination” residency, but unfortunately her stability declined and her medication was switched up and she took a turn for the worse.

Along with the constant change of medication cocktails, we are told the stress of her father’s illness created a “perfect storm” of chaos that landed the singer in a treatment facility.

We’re told the main point from her team is that Spears is extremely wealthy and powerful, and can choose when and how hard she wants to work.

 

Her team is hoping rumors of her alleged mistreatment are finally put to rest during the conservatorship hearing on Friday. The judge will no doubt ask for an update on all aspects of her condition and work status.

Also, a decision will be made on whether or not Britney’s mother, Lynne Spears, will be able to join the team that helps with Brit.

Our sources say her dad Jamie is fully onboard with Lynne being involved and there is no beef between the two.

We will be in court today with updates, stay tuned.