Spotify announce profit and millions more subscribers, but also royalty cuts to less popular tracks

Sweden’s Stockholm International Film Festival has denied reports that it disinvited U.S.-Israeli filmmaker and actress Aleeza Chanowitz as an in-person guest at its ongoing edition, running from November 8 to 19.

‘Quicksand‘s FLX Gets New CEO

Manchester United will pause for the international break following their 1-0 win over Luton Town.

Maura Higgins had a very 'awkward' reunion with her ex, Curtis Pritchard, on Love Island Games after he was the third contestant to be sent packing from the villa. Maura, who first shot to fame on the 2019 series of Love Island, is currently the social media ambassador for the spin-off show.

Jared Leto is climbing to new heights, literally.

Music icon Beyoncé will be bringing her hugely-anticipated concert film to UK cinemas in December - and tickets are now on sale.

Taylor Swift just had a week where the biggest news wasn’t Travis Kelce.

Some of the ex-Islanders due to appear on spin-off show Love Island Games quit before the show even began after being told they were "not guaranteed airtime" despite quarantining for weeks on end. The new Maya Jama-fronted show, which was filmed in Fiji earlier this year, launched in the US on 1 November, with a number of former Love Island stars from the UK, US, Australia, France, Germany and Sweden all competing against each other to take home a $100,000 prize.

Mark Sutherland The Hives have been around for 30 years now, but they could end 2023 as Venezuela’s new favorite band. According to their British management company, ATC Management, the Swedish group will become the first major international rock band to appear in the South American territory for a decade, when they headline Caracas’ Concha Acústica de Bello Monte venue on December 7. U.S.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Picture Tree Intl. has boarded international sales for Scandinavian period drama “Stormskerry Maja,” directed by Tiina Lymi (“Happier Times, Grump,” “Sisäilmaa”), adapted from Anni Blomqvist’s series of novels. The film chronicles the saga of Maja and her family as they embark on a journey to the desolate and remote island Stormskerry.

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have announced a series of UK and European stadium shows set to kick off next year – find ticket details below.The Boss announced the news earlier this morning (October 31) on his social media pages, confirming that he’ll make various stops across the UK and Ireland next year.The new tour dates are set to be part of his 22-date European tour, which will also see him play in various stadiums around France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Sweden and more countries over the summer.Kicking off at the start of May, the first of the freshly announced shows will be held at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff (May 5), before the singer-songwriter heads over to the Boucher Road venue in Belfast (9).Shows in Kilkenny’s Nowlan Park (12), Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh (16) and Dublin’s Croke Park (19) follow, as well as a stop at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland towards the end of the month (22).From there, The Boss and his band members continue with the new run of EU shows before returning to the UK for a slot at London’s Wembley Stadium on July 25.Tickets for the London, Sunderland and Cardiff dates go on sale on Friday (November 3) at 10am GMT, while tickets for the Belfast, Kilkenny, Cork and Dublin shows will be available the following Monday (November 6) at the same time.

Jahmyr Gibbs is one of the rising stars in the NFL world and he has a special someone to celebrate all of his success with right now!

The UK may not have flourished in the Eurovision Song Contest earlier this year when it stepped up to host on behalf of Ukraine, but the city of Liverpool emerged a winner.

Zara Larsson has announced her fourth studio album, ‘Venus’, and confirmed a UK and Ireland tour for next year. Find all the details below.The Swedish pop singer is due to release the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Poster Girl’ on February 9, 2024 via Sommer House/Black Butter/Sony.

EXCLUSIVE: Boutique distributor Juno Films has acquired North American and UK rights to Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Traveled, a portrait of the iconic Norwegian actress and filmmaker from director Dheeraj Akolkar (Liv & Ingmar). World premiering in the Classics section of the 76th Festival de Cannes, the doc will make its North American debut at DOC NYC ahead of a spring 2024 launch in theaters.

Revenues at Spotify jumped by 11% last quarter as the audio giant was able to stem the flow of operating losses from Q2.

Dr Death is coming back in a couple months and we have our first look at season two!

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Beta Film has announced a half-dozen sales to European public broadcasters on high-end period drama “La Storia,” which is Italian pubcaster RAI’s biggest event show of the year and is world premiering at the Rome Film Fest. The sweeping eight-episode saga, set in Italy during the final years of World War II and its immediate aftermath, is based on a globally bestselling novel by the late great Elsa Morante, whom “My Brilliant Friend” author Elena Ferrante often cites as her primary literary reference.

Jamie Redknapp has shared a picture showing his romantic wedding anniversary celebrations with wife Frida Andersson. The ex football star turned Sky Sports pundit, 50, tied the knot with the Swedish model, 38, in October 2021. And this week the couple marked their second anniversary with a meal at Japanese restaurant Zuma in Knightsbridge, London.

Peter Gabriel has announced details of his new album ‘i/o’, his first collection of new material in over 20 years.The 12-track album will be released on December 1, available in two stereo mixes on both CD and vinyl. You can pre-order it here.Over the course of 2023, Gabriel has been releasing a new song every time there has been a full moon, and he has played shows throughout the UK, Europe and North America.“After a years-worth of full moon releases, I’m very happy to see all these new songs back together on the good ship i/o and ready for their journey out into the world,” said Gabriel.‘i.o’ has been recorded at Gabriel’s own Real World Studios near Bath.