Here’s Why Barbie Crossed $1 Billion in Less Than a Month
In less than a month, the Barbie movie has broken records at the Box Office, and it’s no surprise. It was by no means sheer luck or chance. A whole lot of work and strategizing […]
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Liam Payne celebrates What Makes You Beautiful nearing one billion streams – Music News
Liam Payne has celebrated One Direction’s song What Makes You Beautiful nearing one billion streams. In a Wednesday Instagram post, the former One Direction member announced that the band’s 2011 debut single was nearing one […]
Kim Kardashian’s Apparel Business Is Now Worth $4 BILLION… What Does That Mean For Her Net Worth?
Skims is an apparel business that was founded by Kim Kardashian and a husband/wife team named Emma and Jens Grede back in 2019. Kim’s husband-at-the-time, Kanye West, created the brand’s logo and was considered “Creative […]
Queen honoured with Brit Billion Award – Music News
Queen have received the Brit Billion Award for surpassing the landmark of 1 billion career streams in the U.K.. The former rock band has been honoured with a Brit Billion Award by the British Phonographic […]
French Billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault Considering $7 Billion Acquisition Of Creative Artists Agency
Francois-Henri Pinault, the French billionaire (and husband of Salma Hayek) whose family business Kering SA counts Gucci among its many holdings, is looking to expand that portfolio by purchasing a majority stake in Creative Artists […]
The Co-Founder Of An AI Company Sold His 15% Stake For $100. One Month Later The Company Was Worth $1 Billion. Now He’s Suing.
By now you’ve probably heard of, and perhaps even played around, with ChatGPT. In my opinion and experience, ChatGPT is… fine? Even if you ignore the fact that its knowledge cutoff is September 2021, in […]
Vegas' $2.3 Billion Sphere, the World's Largest LED Screen, Illuminates for the First Time
Neighbors be damned, the record-breaking Sphere has lit up Las Vegas for the first of many luminous nights under the Sin City sky. At 366 feet tall and 516 feet wide, the towering orb is not […]
Kate Bush thanks fans as Running Up That Hill reaches one billion streams – Music News
Kate Bush has thanked her fans after ‘Running Up That Hill’ hit one billion streams on Spotify. The 64-year-old singer has seen her 1985 single enjoy a massive resurgence after it played a key role […]
Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” Hits 1 Billion Spotify Streams
Kate Bush’s 1985 classic “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” has reached 1 billion streams on Spotify. To celebration the occasion, the reclusive artist thanked her fans for listening in a new message […]
US Senators Have Plan To Seize $300 Billion Worth Of Russian Assets And Transfer To Ukraine
The Russian war in Ukraine continues to rage with much of the world on the side of the latter. One recent example of that allegiance comes from a plan reported in Financial Times with bipartisan […]
Becky Hill receives BRIT Billion Award at Manchester’s Parklife Festival – Music News
Becky Hill has been announced as the latest artist to receive a BRIT Billion Award by the BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world leading record labels and music companies. The BRIT Billion award […]
In 1980 This Software Pioneer Skipped One Meeting (To Fly His Plane!)… That Was A $100+ Billion Mistake
With a net worth of $126 billion, Bill Gates is the fourth richest person in the world right now. Not being #1 is actually a fairly new phenomenon for Mr. Gates. From the mid-1990s until […]
Olly Alexander receives a BRIT Billion Award for Years & Years – Music News
Olly Alexander has been announced as the latest artist to receive a BRIT Billion Award for his work as Years & Years by the BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world leading record labels […]
Adidas Kicks Off $1.3 Billion Yeezy Selloff Event
Adidas has started moving the last of its Yeezy inventory. Photo Credit: Kyle Brinker Adidas has officially kicked off the sale of an estimated $1.3 billion in remaining Yeezy inventory – with a portion of […]
James Arthur receives BRIT Billion Award live on BBC’s The One Show – Music News
Middlesbrough singer-songwriter the latest artist to be celebrated for achieving over one 1bn UK streams. The BPI – the representative voice for the UK’s world leading record labels and music companies – is delighted to […]
Universal Music Group Plots $1 Billion Queen Catalog Deal: Report
Photo Credit: Carl Lender / CC by 3.0 Universal Music Group (UMG) is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Queen’s catalog for north of $1 billion. The potential song-rights sale (as well as its […]
Meta EU Fine Tops $1.3 Billion Following Data Transfer Inquiry
Following a lengthy investigation, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has announced a $1.3 billion Meta EU fine over allegedly unlawful data transfers. Photo Credit: Dima Solomin Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has officially slapped Facebook and […]
Adidas Begins Unloading $1 Billion+ in Leftover Yeezy Shoes
Photo Credit: Damian Barczak Adidas has resumed selling its unsold Yeezy shoes stock, with plans to dump the rest throughout May 2023. The Germany sportswear company says it will sell the collection exclusively through the […]
SoundExchange Announces $10 Billion Distribution Milestone
Photo Credit: Joe Mabel / CC by 3.0 SoundExchange says it’s distributed north of $10 billion since debuting as a standalone organization in 2003. The Washington, D.C.-based entity, which collects royalties from non-interactive digital music […]
Now That The Washington Commanders Have Sold For $6 Billion, Here Are The 10 Most Expensive Sports Team Sales In History
Dan Snyder just officially sold the NFL’s Washington Commanders for $6 billion. The buyer is billionaire Josh Harris and it is the biggest team sale in the history of pro sports. Here’s a list of […]