portland oregon. they ve toured extensively, but tell us playing the festival crowds can be a challenge. you have some of your fans there but the environment s different. everyone s waiting for the next band. so you re winning them over. brandon s like you got to win over the people that don t know who you are. totally. when you feel that environment, you feel people getting into it, then we get into it more. yeah. reporter: the open layouts allow for fans to simply stumble upon acts that quickly become favorites. you just get to play for massive audiences that you know you don t get to play for in your own set. reporter: soulful singer kiesza exploded with her monster hit hideaway. you re just a hideaway you re just a feeling reporter: she s worked with some of the biggest producers and deejays on the planet, writing chart-topping hits. but it s clear her true passion is performing. that window between being off stage and on stage, it s like getting a shot
littlefield. so we are on standby right now, as we await for everyone to get inside the courtroom. and then we will find out if 27-year-old eddie ray routh, a former marine, is in fact guilty, not guilty or not guilty by reason of insanity for the murders of chris kyle and chad littlefield, sean. you know, casey, one of the things for those who saw american sniper, a huge monster hit at the box office, and for most in most instances, when people got to the end of that movie there was utter silence in the studio, because that was the death of american sniper chris kyle. there were police testimony, and an interview with the defendant in this case that seemed to be very devastating for his case. do you want to go over where he said he was actually aware of what it was he was doing and they had a chance to defend themselves? that was a very damning video the jury saw.
it is time for christmas morning skinny. we start with a story definitely not in the holiday spirit. it s all about music being posted on youtube. pharrell s monster hit happy is 1 of 20,000 songs being protected by licensing management company, global music rights, which is headed by the music industry heavyweight irving azoff. and he s demanding those songs be pulled from youtube because it lacks the rights to the songs. the music of the eagles is also included in the battle. no welcome at the hotel california on this one. and smokey robinson s musical catalog is also involved, among other artists, including john lennon. that licensing company is threatening youtube with a billion-dollar lawsuit if all those songs are not removed. youtube is not budging. a big legal fight could be ahead.
morning skinny. we start with a story definitely not in the holiday spirit. it s all about music being posted on youtube. pharrell s monster hit happy is 1 of 20,000 songs being protected by licensing management company, global music rights, which is headed by the music industry heavyweight irving azoff. and he s demanding those songs be pulled from youtube because it lacks the rights to the songs. the music of the eagles is also included in the battle. no welcome at the hotel california on this one. and smokey robinson s musical catalog is also involved, among other artists, including john lennon. that licensing company is threatening youtube with a billion-dollar lawsuit if all those songs are not removed. youtube is not budging. a big legal fight could be ahead.
going to work. i saw you at a press day in pasadena. i was doing america s got talent i had a chat with you. you said it s going to be a massive hit. they re all wrong. i remember thinking this guy s got this extraordinary unshakeable confidence. you had no scintilla of doubt whatsoever. and it became a monster hit. same the apprentice . i did the apprentice first season. survivorer one of the biggest hits of all time on american television. for you, you re just a brit guy like me from london. only child. you came over here on a bit of a whim, washed up in malibu, babysitting for people. you flocked a few t-shirts on venice beach. and now you are i would say arguably the most successful television producer in the history of american television. how? i don t know. i just do things i like to do. and i have a feeling that i m