As PlayStation declares nobody wants physical discs anymore, Gen Z is helping fuel a 16% surge in US music CD sales

(Image credit: Epic Games) While it seems likely that the next-generation of video game consoles will eschew physical discs entirely judging by PlayStation’s recent announcement about physical media, other industries are watching the pendulum swing the other way. A new report suggests that physical music CDs are surging in popularity,Continue Reading

Richard Gere, 76, gets cozy with much-younger onscreen love interest, 28, while filming new movie

Richard Gere, 76, was spotted getting close with his much-younger co-star, 28-year-old Diana Silvers, while filming their new romantic drama, “Asymmetry.” Photos snapped of the actors filming a scene in a New York City park Thursday showed them looking engrossed in a deep conversation. Gere was posed with his armContinue Reading

As the Music Catalog Investment Market Hits a High Note, Financial Investors Are Cashing Out

Trending on Billboard Amid the flurry of mergers, acquisitions and asset sales that have taken place in the music industry this year, the sale of three scaled music rights catalog companies — Anthem, Iconoclast and Crescendo — is a sign that the catalog investment market is approaching a milestone. SinceContinue Reading

‘Lucky’ Review: Anya Taylor-Joy Stars as an Identity-Swapping Con Woman in an Apple TV Thriller With Identity Issues of Its Own

Logo text In a good con artist story, the marks are rarely the focal characters, but they’re often just as important. A grotesquely rich mark is an indication that the swindlers are the heroes and the tale has eat-the-rich undertones, making flimflammery into the last refuge of the desperate everyman.Continue Reading

VIPs inside Yankee Stadium were oblivious to the chaos outside Jay-Z show, his musical co-director Adam Blackstone says

The stars inside Jay-Z’s “Extra Innings” show didn’t even know about the pandemonium outside Yankee Stadium until around an hour before it began, we’re told. On Sunday night, as concertgoers streamed into the final night of a three-night stand at the Bronx landmark, hordes of fans broke through security, forcingContinue Reading