YouTube has long been considered by many to be the big bad wolf of the music industry, largely because of the comparatively low royalties it pays on music streamed on its free platform, and because of the “safe harbor” laws that exempt it from policing unlicensed music on its site. In its annual and mid-year
Aaron Rodgers Bro Rips QB You Ignored Mom During the Fires!! 11/21/2018 11:39 AM PST Breaking News Aaron Rodgers‘ bro says the QB is a fraud who ignored his own mother during the California fires — while she was getting ready to evacuate. Yeah, it’s getting nasty again. Aaron’s bro is Jordan Rodgers — you
November 21, 2018 12:20PM PT Sony Pictures is staking out two significant dates in 2020 for their piece of the Marvel pie, the Spider-Man universe. An untitled Sony–Marvel project will hit theaters on July 10, 2020, with an untitled Sony-Marvel sequel following on Oct. 2. While no specifics were provided in the studio’s announcement, the
Skrillex On the Hook for $1.6 Million … In Fan Lawsuit 11/21/2018 12:18 PM PST EXCLUSIVE Skrillex‘s definitely breaking a sweat now … a jury just decided he has to pay a fan over a MILLION bucks in an injury lawsuit. A jury just awarded Jennifer Fraissl a whopping $4,525,402 in her lawsuit against the DJ,
Seriousness is so overrated. In an apparent bid for gravitas, the year’s box-office busting, critic-charming musical, “A Star Is Born,” opted to compete in the Golden Globes drama category. That choice might have triggered a sense of inferiority in the jolly musical or comedy gang — but, no! The musical or comedy category is often
Wayne Maunder, the star of 1960s TV Westerns who may have inspired a character in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film, died of cardiovascular disease Nov. 11 in Battleboro, Vt., a Vermont Department of Health spokesperson confirmed to Variety. He was 80. Maunder starred in ABC’s “Custer” as the titular Lt. Col. Custer. The Western aired just 17
Sometimes the more inclusive an awards category tries to be, the less fair it seems. The Golden Globes categories for supporting actors are catch-alls, separating performers by gender but including comedy and drama series, limited series and television movies. The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. tweaked a number of rules for the 2019 awards, including that
Dressing to the nines is not exactly a Thanksgiving Day priority, but that doesn’t mean you should default to overstretched leggings and a baggy T-shirt you found in your parents’ garage. Accommodate your growing food baby without sacrificing style by wearing wrap dresses in dizzy prints, cozy oversized sweaters, and other pieces that let you
With new series popping up across platforms seemingly every other day, at least one thing is certain: the traditional TV “season” as we once knew it is no longer the industry’s go-to standard. Broadcast shows that run from September through May, once the norm, now make up a vanishingly small portion of what comes out
‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ Star Cuts Deal in Airport Gun Case … No Jail Time!!! 11/21/2018 10:59 AM PST EXCLUSIVE “Wizards of Waverly Place” star David Henrie used some legal magic to dodge jail time in his airport gun case — and by magic we mean … he took a plea deal. The actor pled
November 21, 2018 10:29AM PT Paramount Pictures will show Hailee Steinfeld’s “Bumblebee” on Dec. 8 in North America — 13 days before the “Transformers” spinoff opens. The studio announced the screenings Wednesday, two days after Amazon and Atom Tickets said they were offering Amazon Prime members an exclusive early showing of Warner Bros.’ “Aquaman” on
For fans of “The Lego Movie,” everything is awesome this Friday, Nov. 22, when YouTube will be streaming the animated Warner Bros. hit for free. YouTube is streaming the movie under a pact with Warner Bros. Pictures to promote the franchise leading up to the theatrical release of “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part,”
Sony’s animated “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is showing solid traction, with an opening in the $25 million to $30 million range for its Dec. 14 to Dec. 16 North American launch, early tracking showed on Wednesday. Tracking also revealed “total awareness” for the film at 81% and “definite interest” at 46%. The movie, centered on
November 21, 2018 10:18AM PT Matthew McConaughey wants you to fall asleep while listening to his soothing voice: McConaughey has partnered with Calm, an app promoting meditation, mindfulness and restful sleep, contributing a so-called “sleep story” to the app. “Wonder,” as the story read by McConaughey is called, has been written by Chris Advasun, and lasts
Ex-‘Smallville’ Star Gets Restraining Order … Guy’s Lurking While I’m on House Arrest 11/21/2018 10:16 AM PST EXCLUSIVE Allison Mack — who played Chloe Sullivan on “Smallville” and got arrested for sex trafficking — doesn’t feel safe from a guy she claims is haunting her while she’s under house arrest. A judge has just granted
By December, the tv schedule is often dominated by holiday specials. But this year, wedged between the saccharine Hallmark films and tree-lighting specials, is a slew of prestige programs that are bowing just in time to make a mark with Golden Globes voters. Given the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.’s history of celebrating new, underdog and
Back in 2014, composer-songwriter Marc Shaiman came across a vinyl copy of the “Mary Poppins” soundtrack album and created a Facebook video of himself dropping the needle onto the record, then sitting back in ecstasy. He called his video “Heaven.” A few months later, he learned that the Walt Disney Studios was embarking on “Mary
November 21, 2018 8:42AM PT Google Play’s Black Friday promos for 2018 include a special one-day-only offer: Users can rent any of the thousands of movies on the service for 99 cents on Thursday, Nov. 22. Rentals on the Google Play store ordinarily range from $3.99-$5.99 for new movie releases; rentals are accessible for 72
“Ralph Breaks the Internet” and “Creed II” are poised to become big holiday hits after earning an impressive $3.8 million and $3.7 million, respectively, from Tuesday previews. The two sequels are expected to dominate the box office during a busy Thanksgiving period and to make quick work of the week’s other wide release, “Robin Hood.”
Around this time last year, I gave up jeans for 10 days. TL;DR: I was sick of wearing the same three pairs every week and, frankly, was in a bit of an outfit rut. So I posted an Instagram that I’d be giving up jeans until further notice and lasted for just over a week.
LFO singer Devin Lima died early Wednesday morning after a year-long battle with stage 4 cancer, Variety has confirmed. He was 41. “My son has passed away,” his mother, Filomena Lima, told Us Weekly. “His fiancée was living with him and let us know that he passed at 2:45 in the morning. He was struggling
November 21, 2018 7:46AM PT Amazon.com informed customers that their names and email addresses were “inadvertently disclosed” on its website, just days before the Black Friday unofficial kickoff to the holiday-shopping season. In a statement Wednesday, Amazon said, “We have fixed the issue and informed customers who may have been impacted.” The ecommerce giant did not
November 21, 2018 7:17AM PT Four people were injured, one of them seriously, after a fight broke out a Pusha T’s concert at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on Tuesday night, according to the Toronto Star and other news reports. The three were injured after a group of people in the audience rushed the
Tekashi69 I’m Afraid My Family’s in Danger … Postponing Bail Hearing 11/21/2018 7:16 AM PST EXCLUSIVE Tekashi69 is still sitting unprotected in general population of a federal prison, but his biggest concern right now is for his family’s safety … TMZ has learned. Tekashi’s got a good reason to be worried, according to the feds …
TwitchCon is headed to Europe next year, doubling the number of Twitch-focused conventions the streaming company puts on in 2019. TwitchCon Europe will run from April 13 to 14 at Berlin’s CityCube. The location was selected, Twitch said, because of it’s centralized location and Germany’s status as “one of the top performing countries in terms
Mark Zuckerberg says he’s not going anywhere. In an interview with CNN that aired Tuesday evening, the embattled Facebook chief, when asked if he would step aside as chairman, replied, “That’s not the plan.” Critics of the social giant have stepped up calls for Zuckerberg to resign following an explosive report by the New York
AMSTERDAM — At 53, Alex Winter has worn many hats in the entertainment industry, moving from the stage to screen and then finally behind the camera, helming indie oddities such as “Freaked” in 1993 and “Fever” in 1999. Latterly, however, he has proven himself a capable hand with non-fiction, and he arrived at IDFA with
Chinese director Feng Xiaogang is busy bolstering his patriotic credentials, revealing that his next film will be about Communist Party history even as he aggressively seeks to douse rumors that authorities plan to fine him 2 billion yuan ($288 million) for tax evasion. His next venture will be a movie about the 70th anniversary of
November 21, 2018 5:00AM PT [embedded content] Syfy Digital is using virtual reality (VR) to promote George R.R. Martin’s upcoming sci-fi series “Nightflyers”: The network’s digital arm released a three-part miniseries of 360-degree videos on YouTube as well as syfy.com this week. The three-parter is complementary to the show, which is set to premiere on Syfy
UFC’s Rachael Ostovich Husband Arrested For Attempted Murder After Allegedly Beating Wife 11/20/2018 11:27 PM PST UFC fighter Rachael Ostovich‘s MMA fighting husband has been arrested for ATTEMPTED MURDER days after allegedly breaking his wife’s face … and he’s still behind bars in a Honolulu jail. TMZ Sports broke the story … Ostovich — who