Category Archives: News

Are Eco-Friendly Tours the Future of Live Music? How Billie Eilish and Coldplay Make Their Concerts Sustainable
Gas-guzzling trucks carrying gear from city to city. Food waste emitting potent methane. Plastic utensils, plastic bags for merch (where is that sweatshirt coming from?), plastic light-up bracelets, p...
Julia MacCary Jan 03, 2025

NAACP Podcast ‘Our Culture, Our Stories’ to Feature Sterling K. Brown, Roy Wood Jr., Ruth Carter, Dawn Porter and More
The NAACP is launching original podcast series "Our Culture, Our Stories," promising intimate and “unfiltered” conversations with an array of media and entertainment luminaries about navig...
Todd Spangler Jan 03, 2025

Media M&A in 2025: Table Set for More Deal Activity This Year
Streaming is up; TV is down. Those contrasting trends were behind the two biggest corporate deals in the media and entertainment space unveiled in 2024: Skydance Media's coming takeover of Paramount G...
Todd Spangler Jan 03, 2025

Man arrested for stabbing fellow audience member numerous times at metalcore show
A man has been arrested for stabbing a fellow concertgoer multiple times at a metalcore gig. The incident took place on December 27 during a live concert in San Antonio, Texas. At the Paper Tiger venu...
Liberty Dunworth Jan 03, 2025

Number One UK record label of 2024 revealed
EMI has been named the Number One record label of 2024. READ MORE: It’s Charli XCX’s world and we’re just living in it: a timeline of ‘Brat’ summer The Universal Mus...
Damian Jones Jan 03, 2025

Neil Young Says He Actually Will Play Glastonbury, Blames Previous Boycott on an ‘Error in Information’
Neil Young has walked back his decision to boycott this year's Glastonbury Festival. Earlier this week the musician announced he would not be playing the festival after the BBC, the festival's broadca...
K.J. Yossman Jan 03, 2025

Philippe Guelton, Former Head of Crackle, Joins Hispanic and Multicultural Media Company Canela as Global President
Canela Media has hired media and entertainment veteran exec Philippe Guelton as global president, where he’ll be tasked with leading the Hispanic digital media company’s growth and profita...
Todd Spangler Jan 03, 2025

Neil Young confirmed to headline Glastonbury 2025 with festival “back on his itinerary” after pulling out
Neil Young has confirmed that he has overturned his decision to pull out of Glastonbury 2025. READ MORE: Who could headline Glastonbury 2025: The top runners and riders so far The singer, songwriter a...
Liberty Dunworth Jan 03, 2025

Rihanna hits back at troll who called her “forehead” and demanded a new album in 2025
Rihanna has hit back at a troll online who called her “forehead” and insisted she release new music. READ MORE: Rihanna: every album ranked and rated The exchange of comments came as the s...
Liberty Dunworth Jan 03, 2025

Aaron Taylor-Johnson focusing on “more original material” amid James Bond rumours
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, one of the front runners to become the next James Bond, has hinted at his future after revealing he is looking for original material to work on. READ MORE: ‘Nosferatu&rsquo...
Victoria Luxford Jan 03, 2025