Startups are roller coasters, with euphoric highs and harrowing lows.Amper Music, the AI music company I co-founded in 2014 and led as CEO until our acquisition by Shutterstockin 2020, was no different. Early-stage investors will often emphasize that among the many criteria they evaluate in considering a venture investment, the …
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Attendees of Viña Del Mar International Festival will still get to listen to the raspy vocals and tubas of Peso Pluma‘s muisc later this year. On Thursday night, festival organizers confirmed that they would not remove the performer from the lineup after a Viña council member wrote a letter to …
Read More »How Teams Personalize the Game Experience for Fans
Ten years ago, buying a stadium ticket was pretty simple — I could buy through verified team sellers or hope to find the real deal from the scalpers at the gate. If I was lucky, I ended up with a good seat to watch the game before going home. But …
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Hardy will spend the early summer months on the road as the Nashville country rocker has announced his “Quit!!” Tour. In addition to mapping out the trek’s 15 dates, Hardy has also shared a new spoken word track also called “Quit!!” that harkens back to his 2022 ACM Honors speech, …
Read More »At Least Pusha T Got One Coke Rap Into This Corporate Ad Track About Saving for Retirement
Pusha T has gone from dissing McDonalds to promoting long-term financial independence in a new posse cut with Wyclef Jean, Lola Brooke, Flau’jae, and Capella Grey, “Paper Right,” that’s part of a new TIAA ad campaign. The song is kinda exactly what you’d expect from a don’t-call-it-a-jingle jingle for a …
Read More »Emma Stone Really, Really Wants to Be a 'Jeopardy!' Contestant
What is ‘Poor Things’? Emma Stone has been applying to be a contestant on Jeopardy! for years and has yet to make the cut. Sure, Ken Jennings would likely welcome her on Celebrity Jeopardy! with open arms, and she could likely pillory the guy from Wings or the other guy …
Read More »Mike Dirnt Explains Why Green Day Waited Until Now to Write About Trump
Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt headed into 2024 knowing his band was going to be a big topic of conversation throughout the year. Their new album Saviors arrives Jan. 19, they’ll spend the summer on a massive stadium tour with Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid, and they’re celebrating the anniversaries of …
Read More »Pentagon Rejects Fox News Conspiracy About Taylor Swift Being Recruited as an Asset
There’s no shortage of conspiracy theories surrounding Taylor Swift. In fact, she often encourages them to dig for clues about her upcoming music releases — like whether the snake print boots she was photographed in this week were hinting at a return to her Reputation era. But recently, the conspiring …
Read More »Lainey Wilson to Guest on the Black Crowes' New Album
Lainey Wilson has recorded a new song with the Black Crowes that’s set to appear on Happiness Bastards, the rock group’s first album in 15 years. Wilson harmonizes with vocalist Chris Robinson on “Wilted Rose,” a gospel-tinged number. According to Rich Robinson, the group’s guitarist, the seed for Wilson’s guest …
Read More »Lily Gladstone Is Seizing the Moment — and Making History
W hen Lily Gladstone was growing up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in rural Montana, acting in plays was an escape from bullies, who targeted her for being “verbose and goofy.” The idea came from her father, a Native man of Piegan Blackfeet and Nez Perce heritage, whom she describes …
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