When Best Actress winner Michelle Yeoh came backstage to the Oscars press room following the show, she was filled with zeal for the way she and Everything Everywhere All at Once have moved the inclusivity needle.
24.02.2023 - 01:03 / variety.com
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The outrageously long lines that forms outside of Glossier’s brick-and-mortar storefronts, the newest of which just opened in SoHo this week, might finally have a chance at getting shorter. Today, the cult-favorite beauty brand has announced that they will enter 600 Sephora stores in the U.S. and Canada — the biggest retail push that the company has pursued since its founding in 2014. It’s a notable decision for the company and founder Emily Weiss, who have become known for their wildly successful direct-to-consumer sales strategy. But after close to a decade of relying basically exclusively on social media marketing (their Instagram pictures of dewy skin and millennial pink branding accounts for 80 percent of Glossier’s sales), they’ve decided to bring their products to the shelves of the biggest beauty retailer in the world.
“Six or seven years in, [customers said] ‘Okay, we get it. We understand your brand. You’ve laid the foundation’… but can you please just start selling it closer to me?’ I don’t think we were wrong in the beginning, we needed to evolve,” Weiss told Business of Fashion earlier this month when asked about her decision to expand Glossier’s reach. “In our desire to hold ourselves to that incredibly high standard and offer people the best possible customer experience, we were denying people the experience they want, which is to touch and feel Glossier.” Glossier loyalists will likely end up saving a good amount of money by buying their products on Sephora’s website, which boasts frequent deals events and savings for frequent customers. Plus, they’re
When Best Actress winner Michelle Yeoh came backstage to the Oscars press room following the show, she was filled with zeal for the way she and Everything Everywhere All at Once have moved the inclusivity needle.
Bud Grant, who led the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowls but never won the championship, died today at 95, the Vikings announced.
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Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Today we release recorded music revenue data for 2022 showing a seventh straight year of continued growth – powered by a robust 8% increase in paid subscription streaming revenues which now make up two thirds of the market. In raw numbers, paid subscriptions hit 92 million for the first time ever, continuing a decade long run of double-digit growth. That’s practically double the 47 million paid subscribers on the books just four years ago in 2018. In the last ten years, streaming has gone from 15% to 84% of U.S. recorded music revenues, a virtual overnight transformation of our industry unmatched by any other media or art form. Other formats also saw significant growth. Streaming all together – paid subscriptions plus ad-supported services, digital and customized radio, and music used in social media platforms, digital fitness apps and others – grew 7% to a record high $13.3 billion last year, while vinyl’s incredible surge continued with revenues up 17% and, for the first time since 1987, more records sold than CDs. (Read the full report.)
Shazam! sequel, Shazam! Fury of the Gods is one of the most highly anticipated films of 2023, and now there’s even more reason to be excited – especially for LGBTQ fans of the brand.In an interview with a website called Dorkaholics, the film’s screenwriters Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan opened up about their decision to confirm that one of the main characters in the franchise is, in fact, gay, as many had suspected.“The only new addition for this movie is being a lot more forthright about Pedro being gay,” Gayden admitted. “That was hinted at in the first movie very subtly.”While he didn’t get into the discussions the screenwriters had with those in charge at DC, it sounds like Gayden and his writing partner faced some blowback regarding their decision.“I thought it was really important and really, really fought for us including that and bringing that into the fore in this movie,” the writer stated in the interview.Pedro, portrayed by DJ Cotrona, is the older foster brother to Shazam (Zachary Levi), the main superhero in the film.
Peep Show.The actor, who played the character in 36 episodes of the Channel 4 sitcom, explained on Twitter why he sometimes “forget things” that Hans has said over the show’s nine seasons.“Yes, sometimes I do forget things Hans said in Peep Show,” King wrote. “Because I’ve never sat down and watched an episode. Ever.
The stars of Shazam! Fury Of The Gods bring their superpowers to London!
King Charles III was not impressed with Prince Harry’s accusations about Camilla in his bombshell book Spare, sources have said.
Todd Gilchrist editor It’s impossible to overstate the impact of De La Soul on hip-hop music and its culture — but for decades, their groundbreaking early albums were not widely available, due to a morass of legal complications that kept them out of circulation, and, crucially, off of streaming services. But today, the shackles are off, the samples are cleared (or worked around) and the albums, most notably their galvanizing platinum 1989 debut “3 Feet High and Rising,” can be streamed legally. The group had the great misfortune of being a precedent for now-common sampling laws, and the dense thicket of samples on their albums, and other associated legal dramas, kept their music out of mainstream circulation for many years. But as part of its acquisition of the Tommy Boy Records catalog, New York-based Reservoir Media has resolved the litigious quagmire that surrounded the group’s first six albums, allowing the group to distribute them on streaming platforms (and vinyl) via Chrysalis Records.
The “Super Mario Bros.” cast already getting up to hijinks.
Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired North American rights for German director Christian Petzold’s new film Afire, following its award-winning world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival.
The “Super Mario Bros. Movie” is set to launch in China two days before the U.S. and Canada release date on April 7.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says Avram Glazer wanted to "show his intentions" with his presence at the League Cup final victory over Newcastle.
EXCLUSIVE: Covert Affairs alumna Kari Matchett is set for a heavily recurring role in Netflix’s political conspiracy thriller series The Night Agent, based on Matthew McQuirk’s bestseller. Created by Shawn Ryan, based on the novel, The Night Agent is a sophisticated, character-based, action-thriller centering on a low-level FBI agent who works in the basement of the White House, manning a phone that never rings — until the night that it does, propelling him into a fast moving and dangerous conspiracy that ultimately leads all the way to the Oval Office. Matchett will portray the President. Matchett starred for five seasons on USA Network’s Covert Affairs. Her most recent TV credits include recurring roles on A Million Little Things, Supergirl and Charmed. She’s repped by The Characters Talent Agency and Alchemy Entertainment.
Unbreakable, which is set to be released in paperback on April 4. But he has now revealed that he did not tell his friend until months before the book was first released, which left Michael confused and upset.Watch Michael Strahan's inspiring Hollywood Walk of Fame speech"He said, 'Why have you never told me about it?'" Jay revealed, adding that in response he told Michael he "felt shame".The 53-year-old sports reporter added: "He said, 'Yeah, but I could have been there for you for 30 years.
Lucy Hale is opening up about his history of alcoholism.
Balm Dotcom when it first launched in 2014. It was one of the brand's first staple products that catapulted Glossier into millennial pink-laden infamy. It seemed like everyone had a tube of the balm, a universal salve for lips, cracked skin, and dry patches. Since then, Glossier has seen some major changes.
Trying to move forward. Danielle Olivera confirmed that she and Robert Sieber called it quits over the 2022 holidays after two years together.
's Danielle Olivera and chef Robert Sieber have ended their relationship after two years of dating. The 34-year-old reveals to ET that she and Sieber split late last year -- and haven't gone public with the news until now.«The rumors were kind of going out there… I haven't confirmed anything publicly… 'cause I didn't know how to say it then, and it was too emotional for me,» Olivera tells ET. «I'm in a much better place now — it's still emotional — but mentally, I'm like getting there.»Olivera and Sieber's relationship began in 2020 — when he slid into her DMs.
Jesse Lee Soffer is addressing his Chicago P.D. exit.