Spotify Misses Overall Q2 User Target, Ad Revenue Jumps 110%

Endeavor Group Holdings, which is navigating the return of production and live events after the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic, reported mixed second-quarter results.

NHS worker who was last seen walking into the woods, with policing launched an urgent search.Catriona, who is known as Cat, has been missing from her home in Cambuslang for nearly two days after vanishing on Saturday August 14.The 29-year-old was last seen leaving her home in Fallow Grove at around 7.55 pm.She was then spotted heading towards Red Deer Road and into the wooded area nearby.The young medic has not been in contact with friends or family since, something police describe as 'very out

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe non-profit Executive Leadership Council has launched of a new program called Levels, which endeavors to help junior and mid-level Black employees in the music industry better navigate their careers and climb the ladder in the music business.Sponsored by Spotify, Levels is a four-month comprehensive virtual cohort program designed to accelerate the progress of black music professionals to the executive level.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, parent of ad-supported streaming services like Crackle, reported disappointing second-quarter results but showed sharp gains in advertising and licensing revenue.

EXCLUSIVE: Samba TV has updated the running U.S. viewership on Disney+ Premier’s Dwayne Johnson-Emily Blunt adventure film Jungle Cruise and it’s 1.5M U.S. households through the pic’s first ten-days.

Guns N’ Roses have hit a new milestone with their legendary single ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ reaching billion streams on Spotify.Taken from the band’s 1987 debut album, ‘Appetite For Destruction’, the record officially passed the one-billion-streams threshold on Spotify today (August 9), more than 34 years after its release, according to Forbes.‘Appetite For Destruction’ went on to sell over 18 million copies in the United States, making it the best-selling debut album of all time and one of the

an interview with music magazine NME that he’s worried the royalty structures in streaming will make it harder for new bands to find success. The British pop music icons might have over 6.7 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone, but they’re making less than a penny per stream of their hit songs, the same as many other chart-topping artists.

Ethan Shanfeld WME Sports has signed Masai Ujiri, vice chairman and and president of the Toronto Raptors Basketball Club and alternate NBA governor, in all areas.The agency will focus on expanding Ujiri’s business across content, brand partnerships, books, speaking and social impact.

following the stock via Yahoo Finance had expected Lionsgate to report a revenue of $904.4 million and a loss of 18 cents per share. Lionsgate’s revenue is up from last quarter, when the company reported $876.4 million in revenue.

Yahoo Finance. For the full fiscal year of 2021, Fox reported $12.91 billion revenue and an EPS of $3.61.Total quarterly revenues increased 20% to $2.89 billion with strong growth across all revenue categories.

Christopher Vourlias After exploring the blossoming romance between two young Romanian women in his first feature, “Several Conversations About a Very Tall Girl,” Bogdan Theodor Olteanu returns with a charged sophomore effort that looks at the fallout when a young actress splits from the boyfriend who slapped her in a jealous fit.“Mia Misses Her Revenge” stars Ioana Bugarin as a woman reeling from the act of violence that brought her relationship to a sudden, bitter end.

Alex Kurtzman, the top producer on CBS Studios’ roster and architect of the studio’s Star Trek universe, has closed a massive new nine-figure overall deal there for his Secret Hideout banner. No financial terms are being disclosed but I hear the pact is in the $150 million range, putting Kurtzman in the very top tier of television writer-producers.

Ellise Shafer administratorSpotify’s release party for Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever” album marks the slow return of events in Los Angeles and it did not disappoint as guests were transported to the cinematic world of the singer’s sophomore album — complete with immersive installations, insight into Eilish’s creative process and of course, a gaggle of celebrities.Olivia Rodrigo, Ben Platt, Eric Andre, Jaden and Willow Smith, Khalid, Will.i.am and Dove Cameron were among those in attendance

Billie Eilish has announced a new Spotify experience in celebration of her newly released second album, ‘Happier Than Ever’.Released today (July 30), Eilish said making her new album was “the most fulfilling most satisfying and profound experience” she’s ever had with her music.To commemorate the launch of ‘Happier Than Ever’, Spotify has unveiled ‘Happier: The Destination’, its first-ever artist hub on-platform which the streaming giant said “marks the culmination of Spotify’s continued support

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon grew total sales in the second quarter of 2021 by 27% to $113.1 billion — a record for Q2 — but that was lighter than investors had expected, given in part that Prime Day shopping promo occurred in the period.The gigantic internet company turned in another strong performance on the bottom line, through: Amazon reported net income of $7.8 billion in Q2, or $15.12 per diluted share.

 Ivy Queen is gearing up to teach us all about the history of reggaetón.According to reports from PEOPLE, Spotify is launching a new podcast titled Loud, which will explore the history and evolution of the genre that’s taking over the world: reggaetón, hosted by none other than La Caballota, aka Ivy Queen.2020 Latin Grammy tribute to music’s biggest iconsBad Bunny and Jhay Cortez team up for entrancing new single “Dákiti”Ivy Queen joins Nesi and Bad Bunny for “Yo Perreo Sola” remix“This podcast

DEALSConcord Music Publishing, Creative Nation and Pulse Music Group have all teamed up to sign singer-songwriter Lori McKenna. “I’m THRILLED and thankful to keep doing what I love most with my Creative Nation family in Nashville”, she says.

recently paid $60 million to acquire -- and Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert" podcast, without offering more details on how the exclusive podcasts have performed.