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How Much Have Spotify Bundles Decreased the Mechanical Per-Stream Rate? (Analysis)
An analysis by Billboard has quantified how Spotify’s move to bundle its paid music subscriptions with audiobooks has cut the mechanical royalties owed to US songwriters and publishers. Comparing Spotify’s reports to the Mechanical Licensing Collective for the fourth quarters of 2023 and 2025, Billboard found the blended mechanical per-stream rate for paid subscriber tiers…
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Paul Feig To Direct ‘Detention’ For Blumhouse Atomic Monster And Platinum Dunes
Director Paul Feig, best known for comedies, is set to helm a horror thriller titled Detention for the production companies Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Platinum Dunes. The move follows the strong performance of his recent film The Housemaid, and reflects his stated desire to pursue darker material, marking a notable shift in genre for the…
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The 1990s singer Lana Del Rey identifies with the most: “I really understood her”
Far Out Magazine explores which 1990s singer Lana Del Rey feels the deepest connection with, framed around her quote that she “really understood” the artist in question. The piece matters as an insight into the influences that shaped Del Rey’s distinctive vintage-inspired sound and persona, offering fans context on the musical lineage she draws from.…
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3 of Michael Jackson’s Best Songs That Were Written by Somebody Else
American Songwriter has published a short feature highlighting that Michael Jackson, though a prolific songwriter behind hits such as “Billie Jean” and “Beat It”, did not personally write some of his best-known songs. The piece serves as a reminder that several of the tracks most closely associated with Jackson were in fact penned by other…
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Alisa Bowen Exits as Disney+ President to Become CEO of Disney-Controlled Fubo TV Streamer
Alisa Bowen is stepping down as president of Disney+, a role she has held since September 2022, to become chief executive of Fubo, the internet TV streaming service in which Disney holds a majority stake. Fubo’s board appointed her effective 10 July, and she succeeds co-founder David Gandler, who led the company for more than…
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DISTURBED’s DAVID DRAIMAN On Stepping Outside His Comfort Zone For ‘The Sound Of Silence’ Cover: Producer KEVIN CHURKO ‘Gave Me The Courage To Go There’
On the latest episode of the Detours & Destinations podcast, hosted by Rabbi David Ingber, Disturbed frontman David Draiman spoke about identity, faith, resilience and the origins of the band’s celebrated cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound Of Silence”. Draiman explained that the track pushed him well outside his usual comfort zone, requiring an…
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Stardew Valley enters the third dimension thanks to this in-development mod that even comes with VR functionality
A modder known as kittycatcasey is developing a mod that renders the 2D farming simulator Stardew Valley in 3D, complete with virtual reality support. Titled The Third Dimension, the mod is notable because it transforms the visual presentation of a game never designed to work in three dimensions, while retaining its core activities such as…
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Queer Director Slams “Hateful Political Rhetoric” as Trans Drama ‘Rocket Fuel’ Shoots in Canada
Canadian queer director Jessie Posthumus has begun shooting her debut feature, the trans coming-of-age drama “Rocket Fuel,” in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, she praised Canada’s funding system for continuing to back queer and trans stories, contrasting it with the United States, where the latest GLAAD survey reports a third consecutive…
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Boldly Celebrate Star Trek’s 60th Anniversary with This Limited Edition Blu-ray Set
The entertainment website Consequence has reported on a new Amazon-exclusive gift set marking the 60th anniversary of the original Star Trek television series, one of the most influential science-fiction programmes ever made. The limited-edition box set collects the remastered original series on Blu-ray, timed to coincide with the franchise’s landmark milestone. The release features anniversary-themed…
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Emmy Rossum Says Years-Long ‘Shameless’ Pay Battle Only Ended in Season 8 After Salary Dispute Leaked to the Public: ‘It Was Resolved Within a Day’
Actress Emmy Rossum has revealed on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that her years-long fight for equal pay on the Showtime drama “Shameless” was only resolved after her contract negotiations were leaked to the public in late 2016. Having spent more than five years pressing for a salary she felt reflected her worth, Rossum said…