Monday, March 9, 2026

Business

iTunes Top 10 R&B 2020: Commercials Propel Oldies by Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Bill Withers, Solomon Burke

Not one but two versions of an  R^B classic written by Valerie Simpson and her late husband Nik Ashford are in the iTunes top...

Exclusive: Disney Family Source Says They Have Nothing to Do with Taylor Swift Music Purchase, “They’re Fans”

EXCLUSIVE The Disney family are fans of Taylor Swift. I'm told that Susan Disney Lord, daughter of the late Roy Disney, and her daughters, love...

Disney Family’s Shamrock Capital Made a Bigger Than Usual Investment in Taylor Swift’s Music as They Build Business

Back in July, there wasn't too much interest in the announcement that Shamrock Capital, aka Shamrock Holdings, had closed a round of financing to...

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...