Thursday, December 25, 2025

Business

UPDATE Taylor Swift Screwed Again: Scooter Braun Sells the Rights to Her Master Recordings to Disney Family’s Investment Fund, Not Her

How much more could Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta antagonize Taylor Swift? Variety is reporting that they've sold the rights to her master recordings to...

Box Office: Stain-Removing “Ammonite” and Mel Gibson’s Awful “Fatman” Find Few Takers in Theater Debuts

The two new movies actually being shown in theaters this weekend didn't find a lot of love. "Ammonite," starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, took...

Good News for Tom Petty’s Estate: Sam Smith’s Knock Off of “Won’t Back Down,” “Stay with Me,” Has Sold 10 Million Copies

Tom Petty must be smiling in heaven. Sam Smith's 2014 knock off of Petty's 1989 hit "I Won't Back Down," called "Stay with Me," has...

5 Time Emmy Winner Candice Bergen Diversifies Her Merch, Starts Selling RBG-Inspired Line of Masks, Fanny Packs, Phone Cases

Once upon a time, Candice Bergen had a small business called Bergen Bags, where she decorated handbags for friends. But nothing succeeds like success! The...

Adele’s “Saturday Night Live” Performance Pushes 3 Albums, 4 Singles Back onto the iTunes Top 100

Adele may not have finished a new album, but her old records are doing just fine. Since appearing as host on "SNL" last night, three...

Broccoli’s Steamed: James Bond Producers Rejecting Apple Offer of $400 Million, Hold out for $600 Mil

Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson learned from their respective father and stepfather, Albert "Cubby" Broccoli. The James Bond movies are invaluable investment and...

NYC Strand Bookstore SOS from Millionaire Owner Not Getting Sympathy After She Bought a Lot of Amazon Stock

Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of the Strand Bookstore in the East Village, sent out an SOS this afternoon. The Strand like all businesses, is...

“SNL” Appearance Lifts “Lonely” Justin Bieber’s Singles on Charts, But His 2021 Tour Isn’t Selling Tickets (Again)

Justin Bieber's appearance on "Saturday Night Live" was intended as a shot of Adrenalin into his projects. It worked a little, and not at...