By Jake Kanter
29.04.2020 - 17:01 / deadline.com
By Jill Goldsmith
Spotify shares jumped more than 12% Wednesday morning on stong quarterly numbers that showed a shift in listening patterns shifted solid subscriber growth last quarter amidst a global pandemic. The Stockholm, Sweden-based music streaming giant said monthly average users jumped 31% to 286 million, including 130 million premium subscribers and 163 million ad-supported.
Listening through TV and game consoles jumped more than 50% last quarter from the year earlier in the U.S and
By Manori Ravindran
Partner and veteran music agent Marc Geiger has called WME home since 2003, so when a Hits report published Tuesday suggested he was in the running for a high-ranking position at Spotify — “Insiders speculate that the potential hiring … is part of the Swedish streaming giant’s expansion into the live space,” read the report — the music industry was shook.
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are taking their relationship to the next level! Although we’re still waiting on an engagement, The Voice judges recently purchased their first home together in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, according to our sister site, Variety. The 13,000 sq. ft. mansion, worth a whopping $13.2 million, has three floors and sits on a secluded 1.6-acre lot.
Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg has signed an exclusive live streaming deal with YouTube, the platform on which the Swedish content creator has amassed a following of over 104 million subscribers. “YouTube has been my home for over a decade now and live streaming on the platform feels like a natural fit as I continue to look for new ways to create content and interact with fans worldwide,” said Kjellberg.
Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg has signed an exclusive live streaming deal with YouTube, the platform on which the Swedish content creator has amassed a following of over 104 million subscribers.
Unlike many politicians, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer can take a joke.
© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Documentary maker Louis Theroux has opened up about his marriage to second wife Nancy Strang. The 49-year-old, who has been married to the TV director since 2012, made the rare comments when he revealed that there are certain topics he will not touch when it comes to making his documentaries as it would make his wife feel too "uncomfortable".
By David Robb
Vanessa Bryant is remembering her late daughter, Gianna Bryant, on her birthday.
The decade-old “Astronomia” has become the unlikely soundtrack to a pandemic.
Oops! Amy Schumer shared her reaction to finding out that her son Gene Attell’s name sounded like the word “genital.”
Joe Jonas just shared the sweetest behind-the-scenes info about one of the most romantic songs he's ever written: "Hesitate." In the Jonas Brothers' new Amazon Prime Video concert documentary film Happiness Continues, Joe took a moment to explain why the song is special to him, and it took on a very special context. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayIDBz8PRac "'Hesitate' is a song I wrote," he said.
Actress Cecily Strong is struggling to come to terms with the death of her cousin while alone in quarantine after her new boyfriend tested positive for COVID-19.