via The numbers and the Rapino quote: The Hollywood Reporter · The investor page: Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation posted a record $10.1 billion in third-quarter revenue, up 19 percent from last year, per The Hollywood Reporter. Fan attendance hit 61 million, up 19 percent, and CEO Michael Rapino expects 180 million fans in seats by the end of 2026: "In a world…
[ Comments (1) ]via The promo and the line: Deadline · The Netflix deal: Variety · Who is the first digital creator to host: Yahoo
In the first promo for his SNL hosting debut, Druski, the first digital creator to host the show, says he will be hosting "the last-ever episode of SNL," per Deadline. It comes three days after the comedian signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to create and s…
[ Comments (1) ]via The verdict: AP · CNN's verdict coverage · The counts and the sentencing date: NY Post · The full day, including the judge's remark: Just Jared
A London jury has found Russell Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court, per AP. The verdict came today after a three-week trial and three days of deliberation, on four of the seven original counts involvin…
[ Comments (1) ]via The collection and the prices: Variety · The brand page: Glamnetic · The launch reel: Instagram
According to Variety, Glamnetic and Warner Bros. launched a "Dune" press-on nail collection of nine sets today, priced $21.99 to $23.99, timed to the Dec. 18 release of "Dune: Part Three." The franchise's merch pyramid is full height now. Top tier: the Hamilto…
[ Comments (1) ]via The record and the tour math: Variety · The press release: PR Newswire · Rival coverage and the stadium photo: Pollstar
According to Variety, The Weeknd's "After Hours Til Dawn" stadium tour wrapped at TM Stadium National in Kuala Lumpur last night, ending at more than $1.3 billion, the highest-grossing tour by a male artist in history, per the PR Newswire release. The record i…
[ Comments (1) ]via The DM story and the rep's statement: Variety · The Times Square push and Oscar screenings: IndieWire (via Yahoo) · The trailer and the Oscar bid: Variety · The YouTube audience math: The Wrap
According to Variety, Grimes has a few minutes of cameo in "Gods Don't Give Gifts," the R-rated AI-generated feature from YouTuber Gossip Goblin that hits theaters Dec. 4, and the studio is running a Times Square ad campaign built around her appearance. The di…
[ Comments (1) ]via The divorce: TMZ · The listing and the bankruptcy: Yahoo/InTouch · The debt figures: MSN
Dean Norris has listed his 11-acre Temecula estate for $3,199,267, days after TMZ reported he is divorcing his wife Bridget amid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing for the couple's Temecula diner, per TMZ. Hank Schrader spent five seasons watching a chemist launde…
[ Comments (1) ]via The chocolate defense: USA Today · The original backlash: NBC News · The crisis-PR breakdown: Forbes · The blame shift: People
Martha Stewart says her controversial "homeless" Halloween costume happened because Today co-host Craig Melvin spilled chocolate on her sweater the day before, per USA Today. The alibi gets better with every appearance. On Oct. 31, Stewart posted a photo in ri…
[ Comments (1) ]via The trailer: Variety · The trailer, with legal notes: Deadline · The cease-and-desist response: Deadline
Fox Nation dropped the first trailer for "The Vow," Chris Harrison's new dating series premiering Nov. 11, and one contestant's pitch for the 30-year-old bachelor is, in her words, "put a baby in me now," per Variety. The rose throws the same way. Five years a…
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