Spotify’s Daniel Ek, Tidal and FAC respond to backlash of CEO saying “content” costs “close to zero” to make

Daily Mail, it makes “infinite commercial sense for Meghan’s first product to be a wine,” saying it’ll net her far more money than other, cheaper items. “As a product, wines are far more aspirationally marketable -— not to mention financially lucrative — than humble jam,” the publication states. Markle has previously hinted she’ll be selling jars of jam from her American Riviera Orchard collection.

Sam Heughan appears to have hinted that he could be the next James Bond with his latest Instagram post.

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Davina McCall has shared an emotional moment with fans as she made a move which she said 'means so much'. The presenter got teary-eyed while talking about picking up her French password during Heart FM’s Breakfast Show earlier this week as she continues to fill in for usual co-host Amanda Holden.

Vito Coppola has left his fans delighted as he revealed they'll be getting an extra dose of him on their TV screens this year. It was confirmed earlier this month that the dancer will be returning to Strictly Come Dancing this autumn.

The beloved Outnumbered kids look unrecognisable in a new clip, with the now grown-ups seen sporting tattoos and facial hair 10 years on from the hit BBC sitcom.The Brockman siblings reunited to launch a limited-edition digital series called ‘Rewind’ for Comic Relief’s YouTube channel.The new series sees the three youngest stars share behind-the-scenes secrets, including how the crew got the kids to behave and laugh on cue, and what it was like working with Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner, who played their on-screen parents Pete and Sue. In a snippet, Ramona Marquez, 23, who played the adorable Karen, is all grown up with tattoos.

Spotify will reportedly finally release a high-fidelity audio tier for its subscribers.According to a report from Bloomberg, the streaming platform is set to charge $5 more per month for hi-fi audio. The new price will be added on top of existing premium plans.Additionally, the new tier will reportedly offer subscribers “new tools for creating playlists and managing their song libraries.”Though the official release date is unknown, an insider told Bloomberg it is expected to drop “later this year”.Competing platforms like Apple Music and Amazon Music already have lossless audio integrated into their plans at no extra cost.The family plan will see a rise of $3 at 19.99 per month while Spotify’s student plan will remain at the discounted price of $5.99 a month.

Holly Jones David Baute’s searing animated climate crisis drama “Black Butterflies” (“Mariposas Negras”) bows to audiences at Annecy this week, competing in its Contrechamp strand alongside Isabel Herguera title “Sultana’s Dream,” . Based on Baute’s live-action inquiry, “Climate Exodus,” the film merges highly intimate and personal narratives from women across the globe forced to leave their homelands when natural forces render them uninhabitable.

Babyface, “My, My, My.”That was the feeling in the house at the Apollo on Tuesday night when both Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Usher Raymond IV — but really, only one name is necessary for each — were honored at the iconic Harlem institution as it celebrated its 90th anniversary with its annual spring benefit.No doubt — it was the ultimate soul-man showtime at the Apollo, raising more than $3 million for the nonprofit organization that has been the music mecca for everyone from Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald to James Brown and Aretha Franklin.Those velvet seats were feeling extra cushy on this night.After 2007 “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks opened the night with a medley of classics, it was all about the boys 90 years after the Apollo opened on Jan. 26, 1934, turning 125th Street into hollowed ground for generations of African-American artists.Given the fancy footwork that took Usher to the Super Bowl halftime stage this year, it was fitting that a dance performance including hits such as “Caught Up,” “Burn” and of course “Yeah!” paid tribute to the 45-year-old singer before he accepted the 2024 Icon Award.“It’s an Icon Award, so I feel like I can take a little more time,” Usher joked as he began his acceptance speech.And then he told the crowd that was standing in salute, “Don’t sit down — I love it.

Variety Tuesday on the next season of the Emmy Award-winning drama series, which has been delayed numerous times and hasn’t started filming yet.“Sam is working on it,” Bloys said, referring to “Euphoria” creator and executive producer Sam Levinson.“There’s been a lot of back and forth,” he added. “One of the issues I think that Sam is thinking about is that he doesn’t want to have it in high school anymore.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is addressing backlash from Hollywood Jewish figures over an exhibit celebrating Hollywood’s Jewish roots.

Daniel Craig from the upcoming third Knives Out film has been shared online – scroll down to check it out.Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery was announced last month and is set to go into production shortly. It is slated for a 2025 release and will be the follow-up to 2022’s Glass Onion.The film will see Craig return as the private detective Benoit Blanc for the third time, and now the first glimpse of the new-look Blanc has been revealed.

Selena Kuznikov “Loot” and “Pose” star Michaela Jaé Rodriguez says while growing up, the Logo dramedy series “Noah’s Arc,” which followed the lives and relationships of four gay men in Los Angeles, was one of the first shows she saw that made her feel represented. “There were so many people of color on that show,” Rodriguez told Variety.

Ellise Shafer Richard Linklater is opening up about the hurdles to producing his latest movie, “Hit Man,” saying that studios initially “really didn’t want to make the film.” In a new interview with the BBC, the celebrated director of “Dazed and Confused” and the “Before” trilogy said that he and Glen Powell — who stars in the film and co-wrote the script — worked on the film “very independently.” “Glen and I wrote it speculatively and we didn’t get paid anything, we just tried to get the film made,” he told the BBC. “We really felt we were onto something, we felt we had written a film noir, a crime film that’s also a screwball comedy about a couple that you’re rooting to be together, but I think they wanted it to be just one thing.” Based on a true story, “Hit Man” stars Powell as Ron, a part-time police staffer who ends up going undercover as a hitman to arrest those that hire him.

The Netflix Tom Brady roast caused quite the splash and the streamer’s Co-CEO Greg Peters was delighted.

Spotify have announced that it will be raising the price of its monthly premium plan.Last summer, the streaming platform hiked its subscription prices for the first time ever in the 10 years since the streaming service launched. At the time, the premium plan went up to £10.99 per month, up from the previous price of £9.99 monthly in the UK.

Spotify’s CEO, after he claimed that “the cost of creating content” in today’s world is “close to zero”.Daniel Ek, the CEO of the streaming giant, sparked backlash following the comments he made yesterday (May 29) – implying that it is easier and more affordable than ever to create “content” thanks to modern technology.Writing on X/Twitter, he shared an update which read: “Today, with the cost of creating content being close to zero, people can share an incredible amount of content. This has sparked my curiosity about the concept of long shelf life versus short shelf life.”He continued: While much of what we see and hear quickly becomes obsolete, there are timeless ideas or even pieces of music that can remain relevant for decades or even centuries.

When you’re the CEO of Netflix, obviously you’re going to be pro-streaming. You might even say things that most people would shake their heads at, but you believe.

Joe Jonas sees the comments about the outfit that he wore to the 2024 amfAR Cannes Gala on Thursday (May 23).

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor When Chris Hemsworth was told he would be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he was thrilled — and a little bit suspicious. You see, the actor had been through this before. “I’ll tell you a funny story,” Hemsworth says with a laugh.