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Apple Original Films‘ critically acclaimed F1: The Movie is off to the races. The Formula One movie, directed by Joseph Kosinski of Top Gun: Maverick fame, has already banked a hefty $10 million in previews at the domestic box office before officially opening everywhere Friday. That includes $7 million in Thursday shows and $3 million from a host of sneak screenings. Warner Bros. is distributing and helping Apple to market the big-budget summer tentpole, which is tipped to open to $40 million to $50 million in North America and another $75 million overseas for a global start of at least $115 million. The…
Welcome to a sweltering edition of Executive Turntable, Billboard‘s weekly roundup of promotions, hires, exits and everything in between across the music industry. This go-round we’ve got Jody Gerson (ya heard?), several moves in the live space, and a couple big hires at Lost Highway. Buckle up… Ancestry has appointed Universal Music Publishing Group chairman and CEO Jody Gerson to its board of directors as an independent member. Gerson, a pioneering figure in the music industry, became the first woman to lead a global music company and major publisher in 2015. She has worked with top artists like Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor…
“I am not single and I don’t want to mingle,” Siwa shared on a March 2022 episode of the Rachel Uncensored Podcast. “No, I’m a loyal lady.” She’d played the field, she continued, and snagged herself a catch in Katie Mills. “Listen, I went around the block,” Siwa teased. “I tried a lot, and I learned a lot and I’m very, very, very happy where I am now.” But safe to say her romance with the TikToker wasn’t all fun and games. When Siwa posted a March 2023 clip calling out “love bombing” and “clout chasing” behavior from unnamed exes,…
YouTube is testing out a new AI search feature to help users find content faster — but the tool could negate the need to click into a YouTube video and give creators watch time.The AI overviews, which YouTube introduced on Thursday to Premium members in the U.S., will populate at the top of the results page in response to a search query. The AI tool will present suggested video clips in a carousel format, alongside brief AI summaries of the videos.For example, if a Premium user searches for “best beaches in Hawaii” on YouTube, the results will display a carousel…
When studio executives on blockbuster films are looking to make a splash with a star-studded soundtrack to help meet the moment, one of the first calls they’re making these days is likely to Kevin Weaver. Weaver, the west coast president at Atlantic Records, is on a roll, having co-produced the soundtracks for Barbie in 2023 and Twisters last year, the former of which won the Grammy for best compilation soundtrack for visual media and spawned several hit singles, while the latter’s already been certified gold and, per Weaver, is nearing platinum status. Now he’s looking to go three-for-three with F1,…
On June 18, Kendrick Lamar and SZA wrapped the North American leg of their co-billed Grand National Tour. The run’s 23 shows grossed $256.4 million and sold 1.1 million tickets, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. That makes it the highest grossing reported co-headline tour ever. After the first leg of the tour, Lamar and SZA top Billboard’s ranking of the 40 biggest co-billed tours in Boxscore history. It’s a narrow victory, surpassing Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On the Run II Tour (2018) by less than $3 million, or just 1%. In terms of ticket sales, the Carters still reign…
Kesha and Dr. Luke Reach Settlement in Defamation Lawsuit After 9 YearsGavin Newsom is taking legal action against Fox News. California’s governor has filed a $787 million defamation lawsuit against the conservative media outlet, alleging that Fox—as well as anchor Jesse Watters—had misrepresented him in its reporting of a phone call he had with President Donald Trump in early June over the deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles. “If Fox News wants to lie to the American people on Donald Trump’s behalf, it should face consequences,” Newsom said in a statement to NBC News June 27. “I believe…
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Two decades after it premiered — and 10 years after its most recent installment — The Comeback is making another comeback. HBO announced a third, and final, season of the comedy starring Lisa Kudrow on Friday. The show, created by Kudrow and Michael Patrick King (And Just Like That), will begin production later in the summer for a 2026 premiere. More to come. Source link
This week in dance music: We visited Zedd at his house in L.A. to chat with him about his passion for latte-making, a hobby that isn’t casual. Upon arrival we found a veritable chemistry lab worth of coffee-making equipment, which the producer used to prepare a perfect cup. Later in the interview he also talked about his massive Coachella 2025 performance, the ten-year anniversary or his album True Colors, his take on AI and why a potential collaboration with the ladies of BLACKPINK is “very much” on his radar. “I still would love to collaborate with BLACKPINK,” he told us. “I…