Author: Alex Maschino
Paris-headquartered royalty collection society Sacem distributed EUR €1.502 billion ($1.69 billion) to artists and publishers in 2025, a 9% increase from 2024, as revenue from international digital platforms continued to outpace its domestic business.Sacem paid royalties to 663,000 artists and publishers globally last year, according to its results published Wednesday (May 6).International collections from digital platforms and overseas rose 13% to €845 million ($954m), while revenue collected within France was largely flat at €859 million ($970m), compared with €852 million in 2024. The steady growth in France was buoyed by live music, according to Sacem.Combined revenues were up 21% YoY to…
Tracker‘s success on CBS is a point of pride for Justin Hartley, who went out of his way to credit Taylor Swift for some of that overwhelming viewership. During the Tuesday, May 5, episode of Tommy DiDario‘s “I’ve Never Said This Before” podcast, Hartley, 49, recalled how the Super Bowl LVIII worked as a lead in for Tracker on CBS, saying, “You never know how that’s going to go because you’re going to get a huge number because it’s the NFL and it’s the Super Bowl.” The actor, who plays Colter, pointed out the significance of the NFL game. “This…
The headline fight and full card have now been confirmed for iVB’s ambitious San Francisco boxing event this summer, where organisers hope to break the world record for the largest crowd ever assembled for a fight.It was announced earlier this year that Ed Pereira was set to stage an event at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza on July 11, attempting to surpass the current attendance record of 135,132 spectators set by Tony Zale vs Billy Pryor at Juneau Park in Milwaukee back in 1941.With the date fast approaching, the card has now taken shape. Anthony Olascuaga headlines the event, defending…
new video loaded: Argentine Fans Are Struggling to Afford This World CupArgentine fans have flocked to previous World Cups by the tens of thousands, but the high cost of attending this year’s event is creating a new challenge. Tariq Panja, a global sports correspondent for The New York Times, traveled to Buenos Aires to meet fans who were reckoning with the rising prices, which FIFA said would create income to help fund soccer development around the world.By Tariq Panja, Leila Medina and Sarah PabstMay 6, 2026
France moves aircraft carrier to Red Sea with eye on Hormuz mission
Gilmore Girls alum Scott Patterson is Team No One when it comes to choosing between Rory Gilmore’s love interests on the show. During a recent appearance on Fox 29’s MIKE, Patterson, 67, was asked whether he’s “Team Dean, Jess or Logan,” in reference to Rory’s (played by Alexis Bledel) three boyfriends throughout the show. “Here’s how I answer that question now,” Patterson — who played Luke Danes, diner owner and eventual love interest of Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) — began. “I want to take a practical approach to it. If we sort of game theory out marriage to each one…
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost in the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Philadelphia Flyers in six games. We saw the Flyers make the Penguins look old and slow for the majority of the series. But for a Penguins team that was supposed to be tanking and going for Gavin McKenna, Pittsburgh overachieved. Will Evgeni Malkin be Back, or Will the Pittsburgh Penguins go Another Direction? But there are questions surrounding this roster and what direction GM Kyle Dubas will take. We know previous administrations were hampered by ownership’s vision of winning with Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang,…
As a spate of incidents in the Strait of Hormuz test the ceasefire, an Iranian official says, “We are just getting started”.
Out went what Armstrong calls “pure managers.” In came “player-coaches,” flat hierarchies capped at five layers, and “AI-native pods” that could include one-person teams directing agents that do the work of engineers, designers, and product managers. “We are not just reducing headcount and cutting costs,” Armstrong wrote on X. “We’re fundamentally changing how we operate: rebuilding Coinbase as an intelligence, with humans around the edge aligning it.” Layoffs economywide are relatively low. But inside tech, the AI layoff is the story of 2026. And Armstrong put his finger on something real: The org chart of the American corporation is under…
2026 has been brutal when it comes to our favorite shows getting canceled. Netflix cut ties with Boots two months after the show premiered. Based on Greg Cope White‘s memoir, the scripted series followed Cameron (Miles Heizer) as he joined the U.S. Marine Corps alongside his best friend Ray (Liam Oh) during the 1990s, the era of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding LGBTQ+ service members. Cameron was forced to hide his sexuality while trying to make it through boot camp alongside Slovacek (Kieron Moore), Hicks (Angus O’Brien), Nash (Dominic Goodman), John (Blake Burt), Cody (Brandon Tyler Moore)…