Music Streaming Revenues Cross $10 Billion Mark Fueled by Double-Digit Growth in 2020

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAfter a year in which most people were stuck indoors, it should come as little surprise that streaming platforms skyrocketed in popularity over the past 12 months. For the first time ever, subscriptions to streaming services surpassed one billion, reaching 1.1 billion globally.At the same time, box office receipts plummeted because movie theaters across the world were closed for a significant part of 2020.

Elon Musk is sharing a rare picture of his family. The Tesla CEO took to Twitter Monday to share a photo of his girlfriend, Grimes, and their son, X Æ A-XII, while on a trip to Texas.

EXCLUSIVE: Ed Harris has set Robert Duvall and Garret Hedlund to star in The Ploughmen. This will be the third film that Harris directs, after Pollock and Appaloosa. Harris wrote the screenplay, adapted from Kim Zupan’s 2014 debut novel. Amy Madigan and newcomer Lily Harris are also set for the film.

On the occasion of Daniel Craig’s birthday, we are looking back at the time when Mission Impossible actor Tom Cruise got candid about who’d win in a fight, him or Daniel. In a July 2018 interview via On Demand Entertainment, Tom Cruise got candid about filming MI and revealed who he thought would win in a fight, Daniel Craig or him!  While the James Bond film series has appeased fans and critics alike with every passing entry.

"Cancun Cruz" or "Flyin' Ted."As criticism mounted, Ted blamed the trip on his daughters, claiming they wanted to go on an impromptu trip to Mexico, and he said he was merely chaperoning them on the flight down and planned to abruptly return to Texas. However, many of his constituents pointed to the fact that Ted's wife, Heidi, was there and could have easily chaperoned the girls.

Daisy Ridley delivered an epic burn directed at Ted Cruz, the Senator from Texas, amid his controversy over going on a last minute vacation to Mexico while his state was in the middle of a massive weather emergency.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFor years, Disney has been keeping 80% of the revenue from older shows that it distributes to streaming platforms, leaving only 20% to be available to stars and other profit participants.It does so by classifying the revenue as “home video.” Under a formula dating from the introduction of the VCR, Disney subtracts an 80% royalty to its in-house distributor to cover the costs of distribution.In 2017, Bill Nye, star of “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” challenged that

Ted Cruz, the Senator from Texas who came under fire last week for traveling to Cancun during the state’s winter weather emergency.

Cruz came under heavy fire last week after he flew his family to the Mexican city during the deadly winter storm which blighted the state of Texas, knocking out power and water supplies to millions of people.Cruz, who returned to Texas on Thursday (February 18) a day after flying to Cancún, told reporters that he planned the holiday for his daughters “wanting to be a good dad”, but had returned because it “didn’t feel right”.The Republican Senator was further mocked for his decision-making

Kacey Musgraves is selling a new T-shirt referencing Senator Ted Cruz's outrageous decision to fly to Cancun while residents in the state he represents are devastated by winter storms which have already claimed the lives of at least 47 people. Cruz was shamed into returning from a family holiday in Mexico this week with the Senator claiming that he had merely left the state to accompany his kids on a trip and was always planning to return immediately.

Face coverings continue to top the list of must-have accessories for 2021, especially with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Feb. 10 recommendation to combine a cloth mask with a medical mask for maximum COVID-19 protection.

Things are only getting worse for Senator Ted Cruz. Days after flying to Cancún, Mexico, while millions of Texans endured a bitter winter storm without heat or electricity, the politician returned to his home state to hand out water bottles.

Saturday Night Live went all-in on Ted Cruz, eviscerating the Texas Senator for flying to sunny Cancún for a family vacation while his state was paralyzed by a deadly winter storm.

Heidi Cruz, 48, returned to Texas from her getaway in Cancun, Mexico only days after her husband Senator Ted Cruz, 50, did earlier in the week when he faced backlash for leaving his home state amid power and water outages from a severe winter storm. The wife of the politician was with their two daughters, Caroline, 12, and Catherine, 10, who were also on the trip, as they carried luggage, backpacks, and stuffed animals. They also wore face masks.

Senator Ted Cruz, 50, was back in Texas this week just one day after he flew to Cancun, Mexico for a controversial getaway with his wife Heidi, 48, and their two children, Caroline, 12, and Catherine, 10, during the winter storm crisis that’s left millions in the state without power and/or water. Despite his return, Heidi and the kids decided to stay in the popular vacation spot and were spotted enjoying their time on a beach.

Senator Ted Cruz made headlines after flying to Cancún, Mexico, while millions of his fellow Texans endured an extreme winter storm without heat or electricity. Although he has since returned to his home state, Ted’s wife Heidi Cruz was spotted enjoying her tropical vacation on a Mexican beach on February 19 — see the pics here.

Kacey Musgraves isn't holding back. The 32-year-old country star and Texas native took to Twitter this week to announce a new charitable project that will seek to raise money for Texans impacted by the winter storms, while also jabbing at Sen.Ted Cruz.

In case you didn’t already know it, Texas Senator Ted Cruz is a PROFOUNDLY s**tty person! And this further proves it!

Jimmy Kimmel had a field day with the junior U.S. senator from Texas.