Author: Alex Maschino
Warner Music Group has hired a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).Armin Zerza joins WMG as Executive Vice President and CFO, effective May 5, reporting to CEO Robert Kyncl.Zerza will succeed Bryan Castellani as Warner’s EVP and CFO; Castellani joined WMG’s executive team in October 2023.Zerza most recently served in the C-suite at gaming giant Activision Blizzard, while it was traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange.During a decade at Activision Blizzard, he served as both CFO and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). He played a pivotal role in the company’s all-cash $68.7 billion acquisition by Microsoft, which closed in 2023.In a press…
Former Louisiana State University wide receiver Kyren Lacy has died. He was 24. Lacy’s relatives confirmed his death to local Louisiana outlet WAFB 9 on Sunday, April 13. Further details, including a cause of death, have yet to be confirmed. (Us Weekly has reached out for comment.) Lacy, a standout on LSU’s football team last season, had declared for the NFL Draft, which takes place starting Thursday, April 24 through Saturday, April 26. Lacy’s death comes months after he was allegedly involved in a fatal car accident in December 2024. The former athlete was arrested and charged with negligent homicide,…
Can Elias Pettersson bounce back, Quinn Hughes‘ next contract and trading from their blue line surplus Thomas Drance of The Athletic: (mailbag part 2) It’s hard to predict if Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson can return to the previous level of play. It’s not known why his game has dropped off so much. Is it the knee injury that is still bothering him? He’s struggled the past 100 games or so. Quinn Hughes won’t win the Norris Trophy this season, but his play is up there. If that continues for another two years, he’ll be in for a huge contract…
BBC confirmed that the couple’s arrest came after they posted the video on social media.CBS News reported that the Iranian state media outlet Mizan claimed Haghighi and Ahmadi were not detained for dancing but for stoking resistance efforts in their Instagram posts by “encouraging people to riot against the country and subversion.”Mizan disputed the 10-year punishment and claimed the couple received a five-year prison sentence for publishing “a call for protests.””It is clear that anti-revolutionary forces have falsely reported the charges by claiming each were sentenced to 10 years,” the Islamic Republic judiciary’s Mizan news agency said, reported Reuters.“Astiazh Haghighi…
US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick has warned that smartphones and other consumer electronics imported to America from China will still face tariffs, dealing a blow to hopes of a reprieve for Big Tech companies such as Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft.Donald Trump’s administration this weekend excluded phones, chipmaking equipment and certain computers from steep “reciprocal” tariffs in what was a significant boost for tech groups whose stocks plunged after the president unleashed a global trade war on “liberation day”.But speaking on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, Lutnick said such products would be re-examined as part of a government probe into semiconductors,…
Eva Mendes is always and forever about her man. On Friday, April 11, Mendes, 51, celebrated her husband Ryan Gosling for “turning his entire Fall Guy press tour into a campaign to get stunts recognized by the Oscars.” Turns out, Gosling, 44, was successful — on Thursday, April 10, the Academy announced it would be adding an annual award for Achievement in Stunt Design in 2027. “My man is the F best!” she wrote in a post shared via Instagram. “Unfortunately, success is almost only measured by box office. So I’m extra proud of my man for turning his entire…
Bayern Munich failed to capitalise on a slip-up from Bayer Leverkusen.
When Yona Schnitzer, a marketing writer from Tel Aviv, attended the traditional Passover Seder meal last year, he said a special prayer for the return of all of the hostages still being held by Palestinian militants in Gaza.He had thought their freedom would be secured by Passover 2025, but that did not happen.“It’s become so normalized that there are hostages in Gaza,” said Mr. Schnitzer, 36. “It’s surreal and heartbreaking.”On Saturday evening, Israelis observed the beginning of Passover, the weeklong Jewish festival of freedom, for the second time since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in…
Trump says he will provide more info on chips tariffs on Monday
Jelly Roll‘s acting debut on Fire Country came with an emotional monologue — and introduced his new song. During the Friday, April 11, episode of the hit CBS series, Jelly Roll was introduced as healthcare worker and former convict Noah. Vince’s (Billy Burke) first visit to Walter’s (Jeff Fahey) memory care facility got off to a rocky start when his dad confused him with his brother. “You know, they forget but we never do. What happened with you and your dad in there, I have seen that play out a time or two,” Jelly Roll’s character told Vince. “No pressure…