Photo Credit: Spotify Amid a continued push for regulatory action against the App Store in both the United States and Europe, Spotify dropped nearly $1 million on EU lobbying efforts last year, according to recently […]
Social media content creator and professional boxer Jake Paul has paid $15.7 million for a palatial palace in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Jake’s new palace was sold by retired baseball star Yadier Molina. And Paul […]
Photo Credit: HYBE Four months after tapping Scooter Braun to lead its stateside operation, BTS agency Hybe is reportedly looking to raise almost $400 million to bankroll an acquisition-heavy global expansion. The Seoul-based company’s hunt […]
Since Pat McAfee retired from the NFL in 2016, he’s continued building up his media empire. He spent a couple of years at Barstool Sports, then left in 2018 and soon afterward, incorporated his Pat […]
Photo Credit: Jako Janse van Rensburg Google must pay Sonos $32.5 million for infringing on the company’s smart speaker patent, a jury verdict determined on Friday. Smart speaker company Sonos has won its ongoing legal […]
Photo Credit: Rodrigo Ferrari / CC by 2.0 With Adidas offloading north of $1.3 billion in remaining Yeezy inventory, Kanye West stands to benefit from a cool $140 million or so potential payday. Herzogenaurach, Germany-headquartered […]
Photo Credit: BandLab The parent company of cloud-based music-creation platform BandLab has announced a $25 million Series B1 that brought with it a $425 million post-cash valuation. Singapore-headquartered BandLab Technologies, the owner of the namesake […]
Photo Credit: Lan Deng The failed partnership between clothing brand Gap and disgraced rapper Kanye West continues stewing beef — now with a new $2 million lawsuit over a modified storefront in downtown Los Angeles. […]
Nancy Cartwright, the voice actress best known as Bart on “The Simpsons,” has long been known to be a Church of Scientology member in good standing. Now, it’s being reported by various outlets that Impact, […]
Prior to today, the most expensive single-family home ever purchased in US history was a 7-acre Malibu estate that was acquired by venture capitalist Marc Andreesen in October 2021 for $177 million. There is a […]
Jay-Z and Beyoncé just shattered California’s price record, paying $200 million for a striking concrete compound overlooking the ocean in Malibu, according to TMZ. It’s the most ever paid for a home in the Golden […]
Last offseason, Tom Brady announced he was retiring from the NFL. That decision lasted a mere 40 days before Brady reversed course and said he was returning for one more season. This offseason, Brady again […]
The NBA released its All-NBA teams this month, naming the top players for the regular season. It’s an honor to be included—only 15 players make either the first, second, or third team every year. It’s […]
(l to r) anotherblock co-founders Sebastian Ljungberg (CTO), Michel D. Traore (CEO), and Filip Strömsten (COO). Photo Credit: anotherblock Notwithstanding the Web3 space’s well-documented funding falloff, music non-fungible token (NFT) startup anotherblock has announced the close […]
Photo Credit: Sara Larsson and Stephen Gyasi Less than one year after securing $1.33 million from investors, “self-serve music licensing platform” Freshsound has announced a €2 million ($2.18 million at the present exchange rate) raise […]
Photo Credit: Alexander Grey Universal Music shareholders have approved Lucian Grainge’s $150 million+ compensation blowout despite recommendations that shareholders vote against UMG’s remuneration policy. After reports surfaced that Universal Music Group shareholders pushed back against […]
Photo Credit: Giorgio Trovato A Peloton recall impacts 2.2 million exercise bikes on the market, with customers being told to immediately stop using them. The recall affects Peloton exercise bike model PL01, which was sold […]
A collection of some 700 pieces of jewelry thought to be worth an estimated $150 million is set to be auctioned off by Christie’s, but the jewelry has a disturbing origin story that is clouding […]
Metallica, which co-founded AudioShake backer Black Squirrel Partners, performing live. Photo Credit: Kreepin Deth With considerable interest – and capital – continuing to reach the quick-evolving artificial intelligence space, AI music-separation startup AudioShake has raised […]
Most of the time when you see a headline that an investor “lost a bet,” it simply means that they made an investment that didn’t pay off. But this is not one of those times. […]