Square, Inc. to buy majority of Tidal and put Jay-Z on board

Deadline has learned that longtime CAA lit agent Jay Baker parted with the agency abruptly today. CAA was not commenting.

Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon, 21, won’t let online bullies “go judging or name calling” at the expense of her 15-year-old sister, Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson. Honey Boo Boo has grown up since her days on Toddlers & Tiaras between 2012-2013, meaning that her style has obviously changed. Some fans appeared to make fun of these changes on Twitter, leading Pumpkin to defend her sister’s appearance in a heartfelt Instagram message on March 25.

A bucket list moment! Bow Wow‘s daughter, Shai met Rihanna for the first time on Tuesday night (March 23) and it was a moment she’ll never forget. The Savage X Fenty founder, 33, and the rapper, 34, crossed paths while out to dinner separately at celeb hotspot Nobu in West Hollywood, when 9-year-old Shai met her idol.

WATCH BELOW: Natalie Bassingthwaighte on being one of Who’s Most Beautiful people 2019But 18 months ago, the mum-of-two hit reset on her life. Bassingthwaighte, 45, her musician husband Cameron McGlinchey and their children, Harper, 10, and Hendrix, 7, moved from Melbourne to a property near Byron Bay.“I’d done a retreat up here four years ago and just had this overwhelming feeling that we needed to move here,” she tells WHO over the phone.

Super Bowl film, chronicling Brady's seventh championship and his first with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 100-minute film was released to the public by Cinedigm on Tuesday.“We are always looking for clues about what makes him different and there are a couple that come out in this film,” NFL Films senior producer Todd Schmidt said.

Boy George has reflected on his experience of prison life, admitting he thought that being behind bars would have “finished him off”.The Culture Club frontman was sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2009 after he was found guilty of imprisoning a male escort.While the singer served just four months in prison after securing an early release for good behaviour, he said the experience was “life changing”.“I always maintained that jail would finish me off, but it didn’t.

Tamara Ecclestone and Jay Rutland have revealed the gorgeous birthday celebrations for their eldest daughter Sophia.The F1 heiress, 36, and businessman Jay, 40, marked their daughter's seventh birthday with a trip to a milkshake parlour and a day at the Hello Kitty Beauty Spa in Dubai.The mum-of-two, who also shares six-month-old daughter Serena with Jay, posted adorable pictures of Sophia at the spa to her 463,000 Instagram followers, captioned: “Best afternoon pampering.” Get exclusive

Elsa Pataky and her Marvel husband Chris Hemsworth are moving to Sydney.The Byron Bay staples who own property in Broken Head, Byron Bay, allegedly worth $30 million, are putting the carefree calm beach life behind them and moving back to hustling bustling city of Sydney. And, unsurprisingly for the 44-year-old Spanish model and actress, it’s been “a whole new experience.”“We are loving being in the city and the kids will go to school here,” Pataky told Sydney Morning Herald.

Ilana Glazer is pregnant!The 33-year-old star and her husband, David Rooklin, are expecting their first child together.

Ilana Glazer is going to be a mom! The Broad City alum shared her pregnancy news on Wednesday, March 17.

There are birthday tributes and then there are Amy Huberman-style birthday tributes.

How deep is director Kenneth Branagh’s love for the Bee Gees? I suppose we’re about to find out. The veteran director has been tapped to direct the untitled Bee Gees biopic for Paramount, according to Deadline.

EXCLUSIVE: Bee Vang, who is best known for his role in the 2008 pic Gran Tornio, is set to lead Daric Loo’s indie horror-comedy Dark Christmas. He will join Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Nicholas Brendon and Immortals’ Corey Sevier.

Drake has provided his fans with another update on ‘Certified Lover Boy’, his anticipated sixth studio album.The latest record from the Canadian rapper was set for a January 2021 release date, but was postponed after Drake injured his knee.While the record is yet to materialise, he gave an update after surprising fans with the release of his ‘Scary Hours 2‘ EP – which includes Rick Ross and Lil Baby – overnight.Speaking on OVO Sound Radio, Drake confirmed that the album was “currently being

Financial services company Square, Inc., founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, will acquire "a significant majority ownership stake" of JAY-Z-led streaming service TIDAL in a deal worth $297 million in cash and stock, according to Bloomberg. TIDAL will continue to operate independently alongside Square, and JAY-Z will also join Square’s board of directors as part of the deal.

Square, the mobile payments firm run by Jack Dorsey, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Jay-Z's music streaming service Tidal for $297 million, the companies announced Thursday. Through the deal, Jay-Z and Tidal's other artist shareholders — including Beyoncé, Madonna and Rihanna — will continue to own their piece of the business, which will operate as an independent division within Square.

Jack Dorsey’s other company – Square – announced Thursday it’s buying a majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming music platform Tidal for $297 million in cash and stock.