1. CAN WOODSTOCK 50 CAPTURE THE MAGIC OF THE FIRST FEST?: On Tuesday, the official lineup for Woodstock 50 was announced, with Jay-Z, Dead & Company, and the Killers set as headliners. Other performers include Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons, the Black Keys, and Chance the Rapper. The music festival, which will take place August 16-18 in Watkins Glen, New York, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original fest. But will this updated version capture the greatness of the first one? NPR: “’They're trying to recreate the magic and some of the cultural dominance that the original Woodstock did,’ NPR Music's Stephen Thompson says, noting that organizers are not only working in the shadow of the behemoth that was the original event, but also in the shadow of ‘the debacle that is Woodstock 99’ which was notorious for violence, destruction, and sexual assault cases. In the years since the original Woodstock, the festival's symbolism of peace and love has been romanticized in pop culture. As Thompson notes, no matter who's on the bill, carrying on the legacy of the original Woodstock is incredibly hard. ‘They're trying, I think, to feed a lot of mouths at once,’ Thompson says of the variety in this year's lineup compared to the gathering of 400,000 people back in 1969. ‘In order to attract 400,000 in this market place, you have to please a lot of people at once.’” https://n.pr/2Wd3ctO
2. DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED: The nominees for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which takes place May 5 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, were announced. Days of our Lives led the nominations across all categories with 27 nominations. This year, the Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Judge Judy Sheindlin and chef Jacques Pepin. Variety: "'We are very excited today to announce the nominees for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,’ said Adam Sharp, president and C.E.O. of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). ‘We look forward to a grand celebration honoring the best of daytime television both in front of the camera and behind as we return for the third year in a row to the classic Pasadena Civic Auditorium.'" https://bit.ly/2TnKluh
3. HUDSON YARDS REACTS TO PHOTO POLICY CONTROVERSY: Following its debut last Friday, the Vessel, the Instagram-worthy winding staircase sculpture inside New York’s new neighborhood Hudson Yards, caused a stir, not for its appearance, but because of two clauses in the Hudson Yards Terms and Conditions. The fine print stated that by creating, posting, or uploading any content depicting or related to the Vessel, the company (a.k.a. ERY Vessel LLC) had the right and license to use their content in perpetuity, and if visitors appeared in a photo with the Vessel, the company assumed the right to use their name, likeness, voice, etc. for commercial purposes in perpetuity. Due to the immediate backlash, the clauses have been amended. Gothamist: “Then on Tuesday afternoon, the policy had been suitably refined: the ‘Name and Likeness’ clause was completely gone, the ‘Content’ portion was changed to ‘My Social Media Posts,’ and the language was changed around to make explicit that people still retain 'ownership' of their posts, and the Vessel only wants the right to 'amplify and re-share' the photos, as they previously noted.” https://bit.ly/2FiwUXg