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Universal Music Group and TikTok have unveiled a new multiyear licensing deal to cover royalties from big name artists and creators like Yungblud, Drake and Lady Gaga. The latest agreement builds on a 2024 partnership to ensure creative and commercial opportunities for UMG’s artists and songwriters through expanded marketing and advertising campaigns involving TikTok. That…
When it was confirmed that The Great British Baking Show would be getting a U.S. spin-off —with its own hosts, but carrying over beloved judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith —it was a testament to the success of the internationally popular, cosy reality series that seemed to resonate so deeply with audiences. It also came…
WINNER: Travis Knight/Masters of the Universe: We all know not to fully trust those “first reactions” to upcoming films — a way for studios to preempt the critics by screening a movie for a curated group that includes fanboy influencers. But a couple of trusted colleagues likewise saw Travis Knight’s Masters of the Universe, and…
Two films, two women directors, two female dogs. Sometimes the festival writes its own thematic through-lines. The Palm Dog — the beloved unofficial awards show celebrating the best canine performances across the festival’s official selection and various sidebars — has long since become a genuine Cannes fixture, founded by Toby Rose back in 2001. This…
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) said Friday that it has acquired all rights in North and Latin America, Asia (except for Japan), New Zealand, Turkey, Portugal and worldwide airlines to the Cannes Film Festival documentary Rehearsals for a Revolution, the debut feature from actress-turned- director Pegah Ahangarani. Premiering in the Special Screenings section of the festival,…
The first rule of amfAR is you don’t talk about how you got to amfAR. By that, I don’t mean how you got into the amfAR gala, i.e. how you landed a seat at the glitziest annual event of the Cannes Film Festival, which for my delightful table-mates in the back left corner of the…
Lionsgate is shifting its plans for its two-part sequel to The Resurrection of Christ. The studio is pushing part one back a few months from March 26, 2027, to May 6, 2027. And the second part, previously set for May 6, 2027, is now moving back a year to May 25, 2028. With the news…
William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson regaled an enthusiastic crowd with stories of everything from our understanding quantum physics to Shatner‘s space flight to the meaning of the universe on Wednesday night during a conversation dubbed “The Universe Is Absurd!” at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. The event was actually the second of a…
Candace Owens spent years calling Hunter Biden a crackhead on the internet. Hunter Biden spent years being called a crackhead on the internet by Candace Owens. And yet somehow, here we are: the two of them sitting across from each other in Owens’ home studio — Brigitte Macron doll in attendance — having what can…
HBO Max is now providing its subscribers in a key region with podcasts, unveiling on Tuesday that it is adding podcasts in Europe, something it has done in the U.S. since 2019. The news comes at a time when Netflix has been rolling out podcasts, including from Spotify, and amid reports that Paramount+ is also…
