Spotify’s Music-Audiobook Bundle Means a Lower Royalty Rate for U.S. Songwriters, but Company Promises Record Payouts

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Francis Ford Coppola revealed in a preview of “Megalopolis” in Vanity Fair that he rewrote the script around 300 times before self-financing the passion project for $120 million by selling part of his winery estate in Northern California. The epic is set to world premiere in competition at the Cannes FIlm Festival in May. A first look photo from “Megalopolis” has debuted featuring Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel in their leading roles.

Nicole Kidman is making her tribute a family affair!

One of the stars from RTE's gripping crime drama Kin has spilled the beans on the much-anticipated third season, leaving fans on tenterhooks about the fate of the Kinsella clan.The Dublin-based gangland thriller, featuring a stellar cast including Clare Dunne, Charlie Cox, Aidan Gillen, Ciaran Hinds, and Sam Keeley, has had viewers glued to their screens. Kin became an instant sensation on RTE, with the second season finale pulling in nearly 600,000 viewers, not to mention its smashing success on the RTE Player.The drama reached new heights of fame when it hit BBC iPlayer this February, quickly becoming one of the top five most-watched programmes during the week of its release.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent In the run-up to its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Francis Ford Coppola‘s 135-minute epic “Megalopolis” is on track to sell to a French distributor, Le Pacte. The indie company, presided over by veteran French distributor Jean Labadie, is currently negotiating a deal. It seems like an odd match for such a pricey movie considering Le Pacte’s fairly modest size.

A primary school teacher has been dismissed after she taught her pupils TikTok dances, an employment tribunal heard.

It takes an incredible amount of talent to make it in the music industry, but it takes so much more to find crossover success in the acting world.

3 Body Problem clocked another week atop Netflix‘s TV charts — though it appears to have been a slow week for the streamer’s series.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor DoubleVerify, which provides brand-safety measurement ratings for digital platforms to major advertisers, incorrectly displayed X‘s Brand Safety Rate — a measure of how frequently ads appeared adjacent to content that met advertiser-approved criteria — on the DoubleVerify dashboard for nearly five months. From Oct. 24, 2023, to March 14, 2024, DoubleVerify’s dashboard provided the wrong data for X to advertisers.

Bassist Tony Kanal has embarked on a new career as a TV composer. But he had to put that aside for a special date tonight at Coachella with his friends in No Doubt.

Eleanor Coppola, who won an Emmy for the Apocalypse Now documentary Hearts of Darkness, directed Paris Can Wait and Love Is Love Is Love and was married to Francis Ford Coppola for 61 years, diedFriday at her home in Rutherford, CA. She was 87.

Eleanor Coppola has sadly passed away.

J. Kim Murphy Eleanor Coppola, an American filmmaker who won an Emmy for chronicling her husband Francis Ford Coppola‘s taxing 238-day production of “Apocalypse Now” in her documentary “Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse,” died Friday at her home in Rutherford, Calif. She was 87.

The heartbroken sister of a young Scots man who died in his sleep has paid tribute to her loving brother who she described as a 'big character'.

Every good skincare lover knows that one of the most important steps in your beauty routine is moisturiser. But although we make sure our faces are given a daily dose of hydration, more often than not the same can’t be said for the rest of our body.

Cindy Crawford showed her support for her daughter Kaia Gerber after she declared she wanted to get into the modeling world. The 22-year-old model and actress opened up about her preparation at a young age, including her first fashion show at 10 years old, couched by none other than her mom, best known as one of the most iconic supermodels in the world.Kaia Gerber discusses her book club and the appeal of building something from scratchKaia Gerber compliments Cindy Crawford in a throwback birthday photoKaia Gerber and Ayo Edebiri got matching tattoos to celebrate their friendshipDuring her latest interview with Jimmy Fallon, Kaia revealed the advice her mom gave her at the time, debuting for Junior Versace.

report on creator renumeration that directly addressed streaming. The inquiry into the economics of streaming has heard evidence from industry professionals over the last six months, including Hipgnosis’ Merck Mercuriadis, MPA CEO Paul Clements and VV Brown and others.The new report stated: “As new means of consuming creative content have become the norm, creators across the sector have experienced persistent declines in their royalties and residuals.“Royalties can provide income smoothing, financial certainty, greater career flexibility and support during retirement for those who receive them.

It's official, the new payment rates for disability-related benefits are now in effect, with millions of people set to benefit from an increase in their monthly payments of around 6.7 per cent. These apply to Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance.

The Broadway musical The Outsiders will celebrate its official opening night this week and the production has released a stunning set of photos.

A new high school planned for Littleborough that was supposed to open last year is now estimated to open in 2027.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Caitlin Clark and Co. delivered big-time for ESPN on Friday with a record audience tuning in to the Final Four game that sent the University of Iowa to Sunday’s national championship. ESPN’s nighttime telecast of UConn-Iowa faceoff delivered an audience of 14.2 million viewers, a new high mark for a women’s college basketball game, per ESPN citing Nielsen data.