Kim Kardashian-West has officially been added to the World’s Billionaires List for the first time. Kardashian West’s net worth has increased from $780 million in October to $1 billion currently, thanks to two profitable businesses—KKW Beauty and Skims—and cash from reality television and sponsorship deals and a host of smaller …
Read More »BTS’s K-Pop Agency Buys Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings LLC For Over $1 Billion
The Korean business that gave birth to the K-pop phenomenon BTS is paying $1.05 billion for a star-studded American media empire that handles Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande’s careers. Big Hit Entertainment, which is rebranding as HYBE, is spending 1.07 trillion won ($950 million) to buy Ithaca Holdings LLC, which …
Read More »Famous Twitter Thread Story “ZOLA” Finally Gets An Official Movie Trailer
The official trailer for A24‘s “Zola,” has been released and will be in theaters on June 30. Based on A’Ziah Wells King’s notorious Twitter thread, the film follows Zola (Taylour Paige), a Detroit waitress who forms a new relationship with Stefani (Riley Keough), a customer who persuades her to join a …
Read More »PayPal Announces That US Customers Will Be Able to Use Cryptocurrencies At Its Many Merchants
Later today, PayPal Holdings Inc will reveal that it has begun allowing U.S. customers to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay at millions of its online retailers around the world. PayPal customers with bitcoin, ether, bitcoin currency and litecoin in their digital wallets will be able to turn their holdings …
Read More »Verzuz To Partner With Peloton Home Fitness Company in Music Collaboration Collection
Peloton, a home fitness company, and Verzuz, a hugely successful webcast series, announced on Monday that the two would be releasing a “Peloton Verzuz” music collaboration collection. Last April, producers Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean and Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley launched Verzuz on Instagram to cheer up those who were stranded at …
Read More »Elon Musk Announces That Tesla Is Now Accepting Bitcoin For Purchases in The US
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, revealed on Twitter that the company now accepts bitcoin as payment for its vehicles in the United States. The cryptocurrency payment option is now available on its US website, alongside the conventional credit card payment option. Other countries will be able to pay with …
Read More »Nas and Janet Jackson Inducted into the National Recording Registry By The Library Of Congress
Nas recently won his first Grammy, and now his crowning achievement will be housed in the Library of Congress. Nas’s debut album, Illmatic, was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress on Wednesday. The album Illmatic was a true “cultural reset.” The album, released in 1994, …
Read More »Issa Rae Accepts Five Year Deal With Warner Media For Upcoming TV and Film Projects
Issa Rae has extended her contract with WarnerMedia, accepting a five-year overall deal. The eight-figure deal is exclusive to WarnerMedia for television, including HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros. Television, and a first-look deal with Warner Bros. Pictures Group New Line and HBO Max for feature films. Rae’s media firm, Hoorae, …
Read More »Rihanna’s Fenty Hair Line To Be Available Soon
Rihanna is without a doubt a billionaire mogul. Between her fashion line, Fenty Beauty, and her skincare line, Fenty Skin, pretty much all she touches becomes a hit (and that doesn’t even include her music). Rihanna’s empire is growing, and her Fenty Hair line will soon be available. According to …
Read More »The Nominations For The 2021 Oscar Awards Have Been Announced
This time last year the Oscars had already rolled up the red carpet, but due to Covid-19 and the pandemic, the awards ceremony was pushed back to a later date. More than two months ago the 93rd Academy Awards scheduled the show for April 25. The awards will recognize films …
Read More »Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s Band ‘Silk Sonic’ Was added to the Lineup For The 63rd Grammy’s
Yesterday, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak announced that their band, Silk Sonic, was added to the lineup of the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. On Sunday, Mars took to Twitter and posted a plea to the Academy asking them to consider adding the duo to the list. The post read: “Dear …
Read More »Cardi B Becomes The First Female Solo Rapper To Have a Diamond-Certified Song For “Bodak Yellow”
Cardi B is the first female rapper to have a diamond-certified single for “Bodak Yellow.” Her top-charting breakthrough single was formally certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America on Monday. This makes the Bronx, New York-bred rapper the first female rapper to have a single go platinum or sell …
Read More »NFL Welcomes First Ever Black Female Game Official, Maia Chaka
According to NBC’s TODAY Show, the NFL has appointed its first Black female game official, Maia Chaka. “It’s a privilege to be a part of the National Football League,” Chaka said. She said that on Monday when she received the call about the job offer she thought she was being …
Read More »Netflix Announces New Feature for iOS Devices Called Fast Laughs
Netflix has joined Snapchat and Instagram in an attempt to cash in on the TikTok-fueled short-form video craze with Fast Laughs. Today the company unveiled a new smartphone update that will include a full-screen feed of short clips from the streaming giant’s library. The feed can be accessed via the …
Read More »Square’s CEO Jack Dorsey Buys Majority Stake in Jay-Z Streaming Service Tidal
Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z have formed a partnership. Dorsey revealed on Thursday that Square, the mobile payments firm, had purchased a majority stake in Tidal, the music streaming service founded by Jay-Z and other musicians. Jay-Z will join Square’s board of directors, and Dorsey is the CEO of Square, which …
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