Spotify to cut over 1,500 jobs as cost-cutting measure

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has got a lot of problems with you Congress people. And today, you’re gonna hear about them.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry soaked up the sun in Costa Rica during a vacation with their children ahead of Christmas.

Twisted Sister‘s Dee Snider has hit out at Spotify, suggesting CEO Daniel Ek “should be taken out and shot” for unfairly compensating artists.The streaming platform has frequently come under fire for the low rates at which it pays artists, which has contributed to many artists struggling to make enough money directly from their music. Recently, Spotify controversially changed its royalty streaming threshold of 1000 plays before songs are able to generate royalties.According to Spotify data, there are around 100million songs on the service, yet only around 37.5million meet the new requirements to generate revenue.Snyder’s criticism for the platform and its CEO, who he didn’t refer to by name, came during an interview with the YouTube podcast The Jeremy White Show.“That guy from Spotify, I wanna tell you, he should be taken out and shot,” Snider said (via Consequence of Sound), presumably referring to Ek.

royal foursome reportedly spent almost a week in Costa Rica, traveling to Zapotal, Nandayure, and Guanacaste, from Dec. 14 to 20.Photos obtained by local outlet CRHoy.com show the couple’s 2-year-old daughter, Lilibet, riding on Harry’s lap as the duo, plus Markle rode around in a golf cart.

Måneskin have commemorated the end of their ‘Rush!’ tour in Manchester, by paying tribute to Oasis with a cover of ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’.At the show, frontman Damiano David and guitarist Thomas Raggi took to the b-stage, armed with an acoustic guitar, as David spoke about his love for the musicians the city has produced. “This fucking city gave birth to a lot of very, very good artists,” he said, to a roar of applause.

Kristin Cavallari protects her kids — even if it means sacrificing her relationship with her own father.

It's the week before Christmas and work is winding down, so what better time than to play back-to-back Christmas movies? If you're like us you've already watched Love Actually at least once, so you're probably taking style notes from some of the characters. Us? We're fully channelling Martine McCutcheon this month by investing in some pops of red to give our wardrobes a festive feel. If you watched the scene where she ends up on stage at a children's school nativity show, you'll know just the outfit we're talking about.The star, who plays unlucky-turned-lucky-in-love Natalie, is dressed head to toe in red for that scene, and we've been desperate to try out a similar outfit for ourselves.

Life is extremely good nowadays if you’re a long-beloved, accordion-playing, specialized song parody artist. Weird Al Yankovic has seen a bit of a resurgence in recent years with number-one albums, Emmy nominations, Grammy awards, and, finally, a not-so-true biopic release last year to critic and audience acclaim, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (read our review).  READ MORE: The 21 Best Films Of 2023 By all accounts, the film was a great success, and Weird Al’s career is somehow hotter than ever.

Steph McGovern was in tears today on Channel 4 today as she bid an emotional farewell to Steph's Packed Lunch.

Steph McGovern has made an emotional speech to mark her last ever episode of Steph's Packed Lunch as the show has been axed by Channel 4. Former BBC business reporter Steph, 41, has hosted the lunchtime chat show for three years, but earlier this year it was announced that the programme was being cancelled and would air its last episode in December. As Steph was joined by some of the show's regular guests, including Kate Bottley, Chris Kamara, Simon Rimmer, Russell Kane and Marcus Brigstocke, the Middlesbrough-born journalist paid tribute to the show as a "Northern power house".

Steph McGovern has broken her silence as her Channel 4 show Steph's Packed Lunch airs for the final time today.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith television series starring Donald Glover has arrived – watch it below.The new series, which will stream on Prime Video from February 2, also stars Maya Erskine and the two operate as an undercover married couple while working for a mysterious spy agency.The show is a reboot of the 2005 action film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and was created by Glover with Atlanta writer Francesca Sloane.Others appearing in the series include Paul Dano, Parker Posey, Wagner Moura, John Turturro, Ron Pearlman, Michaela Coel, Eiza Gonzalez, Alexander Skarsgard, Sharon Horgan and Sarah Paulson.Previously, the series shared a short teaser trailer as part of Prime Day.

Ryan Thomas has shared his sadness over a 'last' while Gemma Atkinson also appeared emotional over the end of Steph's Packed Lunch. Both former soap stars have made regular appearances on the Channel 4 show which is set to air for the last time on Friday (December 8).

Steph McGovern has been taking time to document her final day filming Steph's Packed Lunch today as she prepares for her last episode before the show is axed.The presenter, 41, broke her silence as she took to Instagram to share a sentimental snap as she cherished every moment of her last day on the set of her Channel 4 Show. Since the announcement that her lunchtime programme would be ending in December, Steph has carried on as usual and chosen to stay silent about the show's cancellation. Channel 4 shared their decision to cancel the programme in a statement released in October.

averages 5 million viewers per episode and saw 6.6 million viewers for its broadcast debut on CBS in September — follows Montana rancher John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and his adult children: Jamie (Wes Bentley), Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Kayce (Luke Grimes) – as well as peripheral family members such as Beth’s husband, Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) and Kayce’s wife, Monica (Kelsey Asbille). “Yellowstone” will debut its final five-episode Season 5 next November and is set to film in the spring. After that, it will have a spinoff series starring Matthew McConaughey.Here’s everything you need to know about all the off-set drama.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Spotify said chief financial officer Paul Vogel will leave the company next year and that it has launched a search to find a replacement. Vogel’s last day at Spotify will be March 31, 2024.

Spotify said chief financial officer Paul Vogel will be leaving at the end of March. The news comes several days after the music streamer announced about 1,500 layoffs, some 17% of its workforce.

In the current media landscape, every pre-existing piece of IP with any semblance of brand awareness can take to updating. The latest is a new television series expansion of 2005’s “Mr.

UPDATED, 8 AM: We’re seeing the first footage of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Prime Video‘s reimagining of New Regency’s 2005 Doug Liman-directed action comedy film. Donald Glover and Maya Erskine star as John and Jane Smith in the remake set to premiere on February 2 exlusively on Prime Video. Check out the teaser trailer above.

The Murder Capital covered The Pogues‘ ‘I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day’ in tribute to Shane MacGowan during a recent live performance in Ireland.The Dublin punk group were performing as part of Other Voices Festival on Friday (December 1) at St James’ Church in Dingle when they remembered the late Pogues frontman, who died last week, aged 65.The five-piece performed an a cappella version of The Pogues’ 1985 song from album ‘Rum Sodomy & the Lash’, only occasionally using the sparse rattle of a tambourine for the haunting rendition.Frontman James McGovern asked the crowd to “join us if you know it”, before performing their version of the song. “Love you, Shane,” he said as they closed out the set.A post shared by The Murder Capital (@themurdercapital)The Murder Capital are the latest band to pay musical tribute to the late Irish singer-songwriter.U2 covered The Pogues’ ‘A Rainy Night in Soho’ in tribute to MacGowan during their latest show at the Las Vegas Sphere.