The American Federation of Musicians is suing major record companies Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group over the labels’ recent moves to settle their lawsuits with AI music generators Suno and Udio, arguing that the settlements’ benefits aren’t reaching the musicians themselves. “While the Defendants protected their own interests and created a significant source…
‘Cape Fear’ Premiere Image Credit: Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images Javier Bardem, Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson debuted their new Cape Fear series in L.A. on Tuesday. ‘Office Romance’ Premiere Image Credit: Photo Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images Brett Goldstein and Jennifer Lopez brought Office Romance to NYC on Tuesday. ‘Scary Movie’…
[This story contains major spoilers fromThe Testamentsseason one finale, “Secateurs.”] Going into The Testaments finale, Becka’s fate was precarious. After murdering her father in a rogue act of justice in the penultimate episode, Gilead’s most reluctant wife-in-training was taken by the Eyes (Gilead’s police) after her best friend’s Commander father revealed her location. Mattea Conforti,…
Paramount must turn over board-level internal communications relating to Shari Redstone’s ousting of three special committee members that precipitated the studio reaching a deal with Skydance, a court has ruled. There is a “credible basis to investigate mismanagement or wrongdoing,” wrote Magistrate Judge Christian Wright in the ruling. He added, “Was Redstone simply looking to…
Braun Strowman has a huge appetite for life. Speaking with “The Monster Among Men” in a Greenwich Village coffee shop ahead of his season-two launch party, a few things are immediately obvious. First, Adam Scherr (“WWE Icon” Strowman’s real name) is every bit as big as he’s billed, and second, he loves this food thing…
Zarna Garg, a popular Indian comedian with a global fan base and nearly 2 million Instagram followers, rarely discusses her decision to perform at last year’s controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, but that changed during a new appearance on Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown podcast series as Garg connected it to a higher calling. “I…
The vertical video gold rush has pulled in one of the biggest players in traditional media —the NFL. Or at least, one of its marquee franchises. The Kansas City Chiefs are diving into the micro-series realm with a comedy called El Offseason. The Spanish-language show will follow the misadventures of four (fictional) team employees whose…
Multitude Films, the production company behind social issue documentaries including Life After and Pray Away, is shifting to a nonprofit model under new leadership. The company’s co-founder, producer Anya Rous, will step into the president role after serving as vice president of the company for eight years. Rous will lead the company in its new…
The Comeback returned to TV this spring for one last critique of the Hollywood machine. After focusing on the comedic ire toward reality TV; the ebbs, flows and drama spilling out of writers rooms; and the broader landscape of network television, co-creators Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow, who also stars, turned their attention to…
Taylor Swift‘s Toy Story 5 song “I Knew It, I Knew You” officially dropped on Friday, and as promised after Disney called the song a return to Swift’s country roots, her latest brings the world’s biggest superstar back to her debut days. “Writing this song felt like a musical departure and coming home at the…
