AXS Goes Big in Japan with Lawson Entertainment Joint Venture

AXS Japan Lawson

Photo Credit: JJ Ying AXS and Lawson Entertainment form a ticketing joint venture in Japan, AXS Tickets, establishing a major expansion of AXS’ business in Japan. AXS and Lawson Entertainment, one of Japan’s major entertainment […]

HarbourView Leads $30M Raise for Lion Forge Entertainment

Harbourview has led an investment in Lion Forge Entertainment

Photo Credit: Harbourview Equity Partners (Sherrese Clarke, David Steward II) HarbourView Equity Partners has led a $30 million minority investment round into Lion Forge Entertainment. The Steward Family and Polarity remain majority owners of the […]

SM Entertainment Taps Verses to Debut ‘Rappie’

SM Entertainment verses Rappie

Photo Credit: Verses SM Entertainment is partnering with Verses Inc., a South Korean music tech startup, to power a proprietary multimodal artificial intelligence rapmaker called ‘Rappie.’ Verses debuted the beta of Rappie in June with […]

MSG Entertainment Posts 17% Q2 Revenue Slip, Heightened Loss

Madison Square Garden Entertainment

Radio City Music Hall as seen from 51st Street. Photo Credit: PumpkinSky Madison Square Garden Entertainment (NYSE: MSGE) has reported a 17% year-over-year revenue slip for calendar Q2 2025, which also brought “lower per-concert revenues.” […]

7 Landmark Deals That Transformed The Entertainment Industry Forever

Disney’s Biggest Acquisitions: From Star Wars To Marvel

Disney’s Biggest Acquisitions: From Star Wars To Marvel (Photo Credit – Prime Video/Hotstar) Disney’s empire wasn’t built overnight. While the company has produced countless iconic films and franchises in-house, some of its most lucrative properties […]

When Quentin Tarantino Dubbed This Oscar-Winning Leonardo DiCaprio Film “Pretentious” & Said It Is “Completely Devoid of Entertainment”

Did You Know Quentin Tarantino Once Called A Leonardo DiCaprio Film “Pretentious?”

Which Leonardo DiCaprio Film Failed To Impress Quentin Tarantino? (Photo Credit – Instagram/Wikipedia) The Revenant entered Quentin Tarantino’s firing line back in 2020, not because it is connected to the other films he was originally […]

Protests Squeeze the Pulse of Live Entertainment in Los Angeles

Los Angeles curfews

Photo Credit: LA Phil Downtown Los Angeles is currently under curfew, impacting several live entertainment events as protests over ICE raids continue. The curfew was enacted by Mayor Karen Bass on June 10 and covers […]

Reservoir Buys ‘Entire’ Catalog of India’s Musicraft Entertainment

Reservoir Musicraft Entertainment acquisition

Reservoir exec Spek, who oversees the operations of Musicraft Entertainment purchaser PopIndia. Photo Credit: Reservoir Media One month after launching a Mumbai-based subsidiary called PopIndia, Reservoir Media (NASDAQ: RSVR) has officially closed its first catalog […]

Media Baddies Stunning On The Entertainment Scene, Vol. 1

Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront 2024 - Green Room

THIS JUST IN Source: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery For the first time ever, we’re celebrating the media baddies who serve looks while securing scoops, exclusive interviews, and page views as mainstream movemakers […]

Broadway’s Biggest Stars Support Entertainment Community Fund’s Gala Ahead of Tony Nominations | Annette Bening, Ariana Debose, Broadway, Caroline Bowman, Claire-Marie Hall, Conrad Ricamora, Darren Criss, David Cumming, Denzel Washington, Dez Duron, Idina Menzel, J Harrison Ghee, Jak Malone, Joy Woods, Kecia Lewis, Lea Salonga, Lisa Ann Walter, Longform, Marcus Choi, Michael Arden, Michael Urie, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Natasha Hodgson, Nicole Scherzinger, Spike Lee, Tom Francis, Zoe Roberts | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Entertainment Community Fund Gala

Some of Broadway‘s biggest stars came together on their night off to celebrate the Entertainment Community Fund, an organization previously known as the Actors Fund. Nicole Scherzinger, Denzel Washington, and Idina Menzel were among the […]