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1 week ago | 
forbes.com | Cathy Applefeld Olson
Reese Witherspoon attends photocall for Netflix's "Your Place or Mine" FilmMagicReese Witherspoon is having a busy week. The day after she announced a podcast deal with iHeartMedia for her monthly book club, she pulled back the curtain on Sunnie, a Gen Z-focused sister brand to her media juggernaut Hello Sunshine.
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1 week ago | 
forbes.com | Cathy Applefeld Olson
Music icon on an iPhoneNurPhoto via Getty ImagesOliver Schusser, Apple Music’s top executive, said it’s “crazy” that other music streaming platforms continue to offer free consumer tiers and suggested it devalues music as a form of art. Speaking with National Music Publishers Assn. CEO David Israelite during the organization’s annual meeting on June 11, Schusser, vice president of Apple Music and International Content, said, “I think it’s crazy that 20 years in, we still offer music for free.
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2 weeks ago | 
billboard.com | Cathy Applefeld Olson
Songwriters Hall of Fame Class of 2025: George Clinton, Mike Love, Rodney Jerkins & More Share Stories Behind Era-Defining HitsPlus, Stephen Schwartz talks origins of Wicked anthem "Defying Gravity" George Clinton performing on stage in 1978.
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2 weeks ago | 
forbes.com | Cathy Applefeld Olson
Dan Reynolds performs in June 2024 Getty ImagesImagine Dragons front man Dan Reynolds has been using his imagination for a new venture. The artist behind hits including “Believer” and “Radioactive” is the co-founder of a videogame company whose first release packs a turbo-charged version of childhood favorite game capture the flag, and original music by Reynolds.
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3 weeks ago | 
forbes.com | Cathy Applefeld Olson
Jennifer Lopez performs during the LuisaViaRoma for Unicef event at La Certosa di San Giacomo Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for LuisaviaromaEyes and ears around the globe may have been trained on the evolving and very public cat fight between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Cathy Applefeld Olson
AirBnB, Live Nation Lock In Live Music Partnership. Will It Be Music To Fans Ears? An intimate performance at a secret spot on the grounds of a music festival? At a time when custom curation is table stakes across the travel and entertainment sectors, Airbnb is hoping to hit the right note with new experiential offering that comes just in time for summer festival season. The …
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1 month ago | 
forbes.com | Cathy Applefeld Olson
An intimate performance at a secret spot on the grounds of a music festival? At a time when custom curation is table stakes across the travel and entertainment sectors, Airbnb is hoping to hit the right note with new experiential offering that comes just in time for summer festival season.
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1 month ago | 
forbes.com | Cathy Applefeld Olson
“If you were listening to my music three years ago, odds are you were making some pretty significant life changes. We all went through some really big stuff together.”Singer/songwriter Maddie Zahm, the former American Idol contestant whose music subsequently went viral on social platforms, is reflecting on the hailstorm of life changes she’s experienced in recent years.
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2 months ago | 
forbes.com | Cathy Applefeld Olson
Kevin Bacon is famously at the pop culture epicenter of an endlessly expanding empire of connected dots. Now SixDegrees.org, the national nonprofit the Golden Globe-winning actor, musician and philanthropist founded in 2007, is connecting other nonprofit organizations with creative agencies that will develop advertising campaigns to amplify their work at no cost.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Cathy Applefeld Olson
20 hours agoTracy Chapman inducted into 2025 National Recording RegistryThe Library of Congress announced the 2025 class of inductees headed to the National Recording Registry which are audio tracks selected as defining sounds in history and culture. The tracks include Tracy Chapman’s 1988 song “Fast Car” and the Microsoft Windows reboot chime from 1995 composed by Brian Eno.
