Spotify Hits 138 Million Paid, 299 Million Total Users

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHoldover title “Deliver Us From Evil” once again topped the Korean box office, over the weekend. It earned $6.74 million for a cumulative of $26.5 million after just 11 days on release.The hitman on a last job thriller managed a strong hold, losing only 37% in its second weekend, compared with $10.6 million on its debut.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are continuing their legal face-off.

LOS ANGELES -- Angelina Jolie asked Monday that the private judge overseeing her divorce from Brad Pitt be disqualified from the case because of insufficient disclosures of his business relationships with one of Pitt's attorneys. In a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court, Jolie argues that Judge John W.

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov believes Romelu Lukaku "will want revenge" against his old club should they meet in the Europa League final.Lukaku completed a £74million move to Inter last summer to join up with Antonio Conte at San Siro.Since his arrival in Milan, the former Everton man has 31 times in his first 49 appearances for the Nerazzurri.His latest goal came on Monday night as Inter booked their place in the final four of the Europa League.Should

Milan Harris is more than just a baby momma to Meek Mill. A fan on social media recently said to Ms.

Will Thorne Staff WriterCBS aired a tribute to the late civil rights pioneer John Lewis on Tuesday night to just under 3 million total viewers, as the “America’s Got Talent” 15th anniversary special won the night overall.The hour-long “John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero,” which was co-hosted by the stellar lineup of Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Gayle King and Brad Pitt, scored a 0.3 rating among adults 18-49 and drew almost exactly 3 million total viewers.

In August last year, Disney was preparing to overwhelm D23 attendees with marketing materials and promotional discounts for soon-to-launch streamer Disney+. Now, the service is one of the few bright spots for a company that has watched its legacy businesses crumble amid the coronavirus pandemic.

From “The Kissing Booth” to a “Bullet Train,” it appears that Joey King is on the fast track for box office success. According to Deadline, King is in negotiations to star opposite Brad Pitt in the upcoming action-thriller “Bullet Train,” which is directed by David Leitch and written by Zak Olkewicz.

Joey King will definitely be on cloud nine right now! Not only is the 21-year-old actress celebrating the massive success of The Kissing Booth 2 while revealing the news of a third instalment to be released next year but now King has also booked her next big project.

Joey King has landed a lead role in the upcoming movie Bullet Train opposite Brad Pitt!

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The Kissing Booth star Joey King is in negotiations to join Brad Pitt in the action-thriller “Bullet Train” for Sony Pictures.Hobbs & Shaw director David Leitch will direct and also supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz.

It was revealed this week that Milan Harris and Meek Mill broke up following the news of her giving birth to their child together. Hot New Hip Hop says Milan shared a post on her account this week in which she appeared to toss shade Meek Mill‘s way.

Will Thorne Staff WriterCBS is set to honor the legacy of civil rights pioneer and longtime congressman John Lewis with a primetime special hosted by a an array of A-list names.The one-hour special, which is titled “John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero,” will be co-hosted by Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Gayle King and Brad Pitt, and will air Aug.

media giant’s second-quarter revenue plummeting due to the coronavirus pandemic.Peacock’s ad-supported service first became available to Comcast customers on April 15, before rolling out to nationwide in mid-July. The service hit 10 million subscribers despite not being available on Roku or Amazon Fire TV, the two biggest players in the streaming world.

Daniel Ek noted during an investors call that sales improved significantly by June.Spotify said its second-quarter operating loss amounted to €167 million ($196 million), compared with €3 million ($3.5 million) a year ago and €17 million ($20 million) at the end of March.

Also Read: Barack Obama Joins Michelle Obama's Spotify Podcast as Inaugural GuestAfter warning the service had seen a “modest” drop in consumption due to the coronavirus pandemic at the end of the first quarter, Spotify on Wednesday, in its letter to shareholders, said “global consumption hours have recovered to pre-COVID levels.”As mentioned above, Spotify’s stock price dropped to $254.20 in premarket trading — about $45 below its all-time high, hit earlier this month.“Our business performed

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorSpotify saw monthly active users jump 29% to 299 million last quarter with boosts in paid and premium subscribers but earnings were squeezed by costs associated with the streaming music giant’s stock price gains.Premium subscribers rose 27% from a year earlier. Paid subscribers, 138 million, beat Wall Street estimates for the three months ended in June.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSpotify’s user and subscriber growth came in at the top end of expectations, but the company’s bottom line was hit by a 48% increase in operating costs from stock-related compensation charges. In addition, ad revenue fell 21% — which Spotify blamed on the coronavirus pandemic — but the drop wasn’t quite as bad as forecast.Total monthly active users grew 29%, to 299 million, and Spotify Premium subscribers globally grew 27%, to 138 million.