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The Weeknd Closes Catalog Deal That’s Said To Set ‘A New Standard For Artist Equity And Control,’ According To Spokesperson

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The Weeknd lands groundbreaking $1 billion catalog deal while keeping full creative control

Through this first-of-its-kind deal, The Weeknd redefines what it means to monetize a catalog without giving up control. The Weeknd, ...
Variety

The Weeknd and Playboi Carti’s ‘Timeless’ Started as a Backstage Jam — Now It’s a Global Smash

“Timeless,” the brooding trap collaboration between the Weeknd and Playboi Carti, made its live debut before it was actually completed. According to XO co-founder Amir “Cash” Esmailian, it was ...
Variety

Jim Carrey Offered to Return $20 Million ‘Grinch’ Payday and Quit the Movie Amid ‘Panic Attacks’ Over Makeup; A Man ‘Who Trained the Military on Enduring Torture ...

“The studio said, ‘We’re paying Jim $20 million, and we want to see him. Just paint him green,'” Baker said. “But it’s not ‘How the Green Jim Carrey Stole Christmas.’ It’s ‘How the Grinch Stole ...
Los Angeles Times

AI slop ad backfires for McDonald’s

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. People aren’t lovin’ it. McDonald’s was forced to pull down an AI-generated Christmas commercial from YouTube ...
The Boston Globe

New details about Robert Pattinson and Zendaya’s ‘The Drama’ revealed in mock engagement story in Boston Globe

On Monday, editors on The Boston Globe’s Living/Arts team received an unusual request: Would we mind holding our daily TV Critic’s Corner column so an ad could run in that space in print, right next ...
USA Today

Sydney Sweeney says assumptions of American Eagle ad 'just aren’t true'

Sydney Sweeney is speaking out on where she stands regarding her controversial American Eagle jeans commercial, which many called tone-deaf and offensive. In a People interview published Dec. 5, the ...
USA Today

AD Warde Manuel created Michigan's lawless environment. He should go

Sherrone Moore isn’t the only person in Michigan’s athletic department who should be out of a job. The Moore allegations – an "inappropriate relationship" with a staffer – are seedy enough. But the ...
Futurism

McDonald’s Pulls Down AI-Generated Holiday Ad After Deluge of Mockery

Update: McDonald’s has issued a very strange response to the drama. Thanks to the rise in popularity of generative AI, mainstream companies like Coca-Cola and Google are jumping on the bandwagon to ...
Wall Street Journal

Ad Spend to Grow More Than Expected in 2025 as Tariffs Sting Less and AI Gives a Leg Up

Advertising spending will grow more than predicted in 2025 because tariffs didn’t take as big a bite as expected and AI provided a boost, according to a new forecast from media investment group WPP ...
Bleacher Report

Ole Miss AD Says Lane Kiffin Didn't Make 'Totally Accurate' Comments amid Exit for LSU

After members of the Mississippi football team disputed some of Lane Kiffin's accounts of how things played out leading up to him taking the LSU head coaching job, the school's athletic director also ...