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Will DAVID ELLEFSON Stick Around To Watch MEGADETH Play At Next Week’s LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival? ‘I Don’t Mind’, He Says
Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has said he doesn’t mind whether he sticks around to watch his old band perform at next week’s Louder Than Life festival, where his current outfit Metal Church and Megadeth are both playing the main stage on 17 September, roughly five hours apart. Speaking to Detroit radio station WRIF, Ellefson…
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Imax Tops $600M In Q3 Box Office So Far On ‘The Odyssey’; CEO Shrugs Off Industry M&A – “Our Primary Relationships Are With Filmmakers”
Imax has surpassed $600 million in global box office receipts so far in its third quarter, boosted heavily by Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” according to chief executive Rich Gelfond. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia media conference, Gelfond said the figure already dwarfs the company’s previous best quarter of around $350 million, and he described…
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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg reportedly placed on leave
Automattic has confirmed that founder and chief executive Matt Mullenweg has been placed on paid leave, with chief financial officer Mark Davies stepping in as interim CEO. Spokesperson Megan Fox told The Verge the board has “full confidence” in Davies’s leadership, verifying a boardroom dispute first reported by 404 Media in which Mullenweg alleged Davies…
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Stephen A Smith blasts SEC for threats to kick LSU out of the conference: ‘Sit your a– down’
ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith has publicly criticised the Southeastern Conference (SEC) after reports emerged that it was considering expelling LSU over new head coach Lane Kiffin’s attempt to recruit players who had signed NFL contracts but failed to make regular-season rosters. The dispute has become one of the biggest flashpoints of the young 2026…
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Your Favorite Hollywood Hotspot? Guess Who Owns It.
Abu Dhabi royal Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan has, through investment vehicles tied to his conglomerate, quietly become the controlling force behind several of Los Angeles’s and London’s most celebrity-favoured nightlife venues, including Annabel’s, Sexy Fish, Delilah and the Bird Streets Club. The buying spree, conducted via the hospitality firm DIAFA, matters because it…
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LSU President Wade Rousse ends Lane Kiffin’s SEC showdown, but there is still relationships to mend
The SEC and LSU averted a courtroom showdown in Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday, resolving a dispute over whether the conference could enforce rules barring former professional athletes from returning to college sport. Just minutes before the scheduled federal hearing, lawyers for both sides met privately with the judge and agreed to postpone the case, after…
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Devastated widow of Miami van driver killed in fatal Amazon plane crash sues two pilots
The widow of a van driver killed when an Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon and two pilots, alleging pilot error, inadequate training and use of a 32-year-old aircraft with braking, thrust reverser and spoiler systems now under active NTSB investigation. Yaraisi Santiso Morejon’s husband, Yoel Rodriguez…
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How Has Rod Wave Remained Such a Consistent Chart-Topper Throughout the 2020s?
Rod Wave’s new album, Don’t Look Down, has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking his fourth chart-topping album in six releases this decade. Billboard’s staff writers discuss why the Florida rapper has proved so consistently successful throughout the 2020s despite lacking the major crossover hits or pop culture moments that typically drive…
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Warner Music Group CEO Pens Memo About Suno Partnership: ‘This Is a Smart Win’
Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl sent an internal memo praising the launch of Suno’s new v6 AI music model, calling it “a smart win” for rightsholders and the first time Warner artists can earn revenue from AI-driven music creation, not just consumption. The v6 models are the first built under a licensing partnership between…
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Cole Palmer powers Chelsea to comeback win against Leeds in nine-goal epic
Chelsea reached the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a dramatic 5-3 comeback win over Leeds United, despite manager Xabi Alonso making nine changes that nearly backfired. Leeds led 2-0 through goals from Tarik Muharemovic and Brenden Aaronson, before a quadruple substitution from Alonso at half-time transformed the game. Cole Palmer was the standout…