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Golden Globes 2025 Nominations: Netflix Scores Nods For 'Emilia Pérez' And 'Squid Game'; Comcast Lands 4 'Wicked' Noms
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 1:03pm | 779Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) scored numerous 2025 Golden Globe nominations for its films and TV shows, underscoring the continued growth of streaming. “Emilia Pérez,” the drug cartel musical acquired by the streamer out of the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, received 10...
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2024 Was World's Taylor Swift Era Once Again: Spotify Reveals Top Artists, Songs, Albums, Podcasts
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 4:11pm | 1161Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) released its annual list of the most listened-to songs, albums, artists and podcasts and just like last year it's Taylor Swift's world and we're all just living in it. What Happened: For a second straight year, Taylor Swift sits atop the Spotify Wrapped list of the...
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'Wicked' Mistake For Toy Company Mattel: Why Parents Will Want To Check These Movie Dolls Before Buying
Monday, November 11, 2024 - 1:25pm | 806Mattel Inc (NYSE:MAT) can add an unfortunate website error on the boxes of its "Wicked" dolls to the list of recent negative news. What Happened: In addition to the toy company worrying about higher tariffs under President-elect Donald Trump and a third-quarter revenue miss, its packages of...
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Starbucks Halloween-Themed 'Wicked' Drinks Hit Stores Alongside New Movie Merch Amid Weak Q4 Prelim Results
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 9:27am | 434As Halloween approaches, Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ:SBUX) has introduced two new beverages inspired by the upcoming movie “Wicked.” This comes at a time when the company reported weak preliminary results. What Happened: Starbucks has launched two limited-time Halloween-themed drinks,...
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Elon Musk Passes 200 Million Followers On X: Here's The Top 10 Accounts And Where Barack Obama, Donald Trump And Taylor Swift Rank
Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 11:44am | 1065Billionaire Elon Musk passed an impressive milestone on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which he bought for $44 billion in 2022. What Happened: Musk now has over 200 million followers on X, hitting the impressive milestone on Oct. 3, 2024. The latest milestone takes Musk...
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Taylor Swift, Bieber, Drake: UMG Pulls Music From TikTok Over 'Insufficient' Payouts
Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 7:53am | 554Songs from artists like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Drake, and others are beginning to be removed by Universal Music Group after a failure to secure a new licensing agreement with ByteDance-owned TikTok. What Happened: In its open letter, UMG said despite prolonged negotiations, talks with TikTok...
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Elon Musk Now The Most Followed Person On Twitter: Too Late To Say Sorry, Thanks Obama!
Thursday, March 30, 2023 - 9:36am | 901One of the richest and most well-known people in the world is now the most followed person on a leading social media platform. Here’s how Elon Musk conquered Twitter and is now the most followed person in the world. What Happened: In 2022, Musk became the owner of social media platform...
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Mickey Sumner, Benny Drama, Bre-Z & More Celebs Want Us To Rethink Alcohol In A New Campaign From Cann & Jane
Thursday, December 1, 2022 - 10:00am | 692Marijuana-infused beverage, Cann, announced its 2022 holiday campaign in collaboration with Jane, the online cannabis marketplace that connects consumers with local dispensaries and brands. Director, writer, actor and author Lake Bell wrote and directed the...
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Kate Hudson And Baron Davis Get High For The Holidays In New Campaign From Cann And King St. Vodka
Monday, December 20, 2021 - 1:01pm | 501This holiday season, California-based cannabis-infused beverage company Cann has teamed up with actress Kate Hudson and her King St. Vodka brand. The duo just launched a holiday-themed spot to complement the launch of their special bundle offering – Cann Unspiked and...
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Ariana Grande To Headline Fortnite Concert Series: Why It's Important For Video Games, Tencent
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - 3:31pm | 607Ariana Grande becomes the latest to host a virtual concert inside a video game, a move seen as part of the continued shift to metaverses. Here are the details on Grande’s concert and how other video game concerts have performed. What Happened: Epic Games, partially owned by Tencent Holdings (...
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Tencent Buys 10% Stake In Universal Music Group
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 - 1:25pm | 312Tencent Holding/ADR (OTC: TCEHY) is buying a stake in the world's largest music company, the company behind recording artists Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish, among others. The Chinese tech and entertainment conglomerate said it is buying a 10% stake in Universal Music Group from Vivendi SA (...
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Drake, Ariana Grande Top Spotify Artists Of The 2010s
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - 12:51pm | 414Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), the world’s second-most popular music streaming service, has announced its most-streamed artists of the 2010s. With 2020 only days away, Spotify is giving the world a glimpse into who has captured our ears in the last decade. Spotify classifies a "stream...
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Puma, The Fastest-Growing Company In The Footwear Industry, Raises 2017 Guidance
Monday, July 17, 2017 - 2:13pm | 407Puma SE NPV (OTC: PMMAF) released preliminary second-quarter results on Monday and has raised its guidance for the second half of 2017. Puma has been one of the hottest footwear companies in 2017 in a struggling industry. “Puma is the only brand that is showing significant growth at scale,...