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☆ Spotify to Cut 1,500 Jobs After Spending Spree
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Adam Satariano | More About Adam Satariano | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Spotify said on Monday that it would cut nearly a fifth of its work force, at least the third round of layoffs this year, as it has struggled to become consistently profitable after spending aggressively to expand beyond music streaming into areas such as podcasting. “Economic growth has slowed dramatically and capital has become more expensive,” Mr. Ek said. “Despite our efforts to reduce costs this past year, our cost structure for where we need to be is still too big,” Mr. Ek added. Despite being the largest music streaming platform, Spotify has long struggled to be profitable because of the terms of licensing deals it has with record labels and music publishers. It struck expensive deals with well-known figures such as former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, as well as Prince Harry and wife, Meghan.

Persons: Daniel Ek, Mr, Ek, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Prince Harry, Meghan Organizations: Spotify

☆ 'Leave The World Behind': Strangers, danger and layers, says Julia Roberts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Cast members Julia Roberts and Myha'la Herrold attend the World Premiere of the film "Leave the World Behind" in London, Britain, November 29, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. actress Julia Roberts says her new film "Leave The World Behind" is a multilayered disaster thriller that allowed her to play someone very different from herself. Executive produced by former U.S. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, the movie is written and directed by "Mr. It was just all the layers of the people and the circumstances," Roberts told Reuters at the film's premiere in London on Wednesday. "Leave The World Behind", which also stars Ethan Hawke and Kevin Bacon, is out in select cinemas and starts streaming on Netflix on Dec. 8.

Persons: Julia Roberts, Myha'la Herrold, Hannah McKay, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Mr, Sam Esmail, Rumaan Alam, Roberts, Amanda, Mahershala Ali, Myha'la, Esmail, Ethan Hawke, Kevin Bacon, Hanna Rantala, Josie Kao Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Reuters, Hollywood, Netflix, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

☆ Rosalynn Carter Funeral Family of Former First Lady Says Goodbye in Her Georgia Church
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jacey Fortin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Some two decades after leaving the White House, Rosalynn Carter reflected on the criticism she generated for expanding the role of a first lady. “The first lady role has changed,” she observed. Mrs. Carter pushed the boundaries that had constrained most of her predecessors. Nancy Reagan recalled in her memoir a “chill in her manner” when Mrs. Carter showed her around the White House following the 1980 election when Ronald Reagan defeated Mr. Carter. Dr. Biden “isn’t an activist first lady” in the way that Mrs. Carter was, said Mr. LaRosa, the former aide to the current first lady.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, ”, “, Carter, Anita B, McBride, Laura Bush, —, Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jimmy Carter, “ Rosalynn, David, Anwar el, Sadat of, Menachem Begin, Camp David, Michael LaRosa, Jill Biden, “ Eleanor, Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Stanly Godbold, Bird, Dawn Porter, Julia Sweig, Lyndon, Melanne Verveer, Clinton’s, Verveer, ” Michelle Obama, “ I’ll, . Cook, Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Mr, Barbara Bush, Nancy, Bush, Biden, Dr, . Biden, Biden “ isn’t, LaRosa, “ Hillary, ” Ms Organizations: White, Israel, Camp, Getty, Hulu, Associated Press, White House Locations: Plains , Ga, Israel, Egypt, Sadat of Egypt, Georgia, Washington, Northern Virginia

☆ Melania Trump made a rare public appearance with other former first ladies at Rosalynn Carter's funeral
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rosalynn Carter, wife of former president Jimmy Carter, died on November 19 at age 96. Melania Trump, who has largely been absent from the 2024 campaign trail, also made an appearance. AdvertisementMelania Trump made a rare public appearance on Tuesday, joining other former first ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, and Hillary Clinton at a tribute service for Rosalynn Carter in Atlanta, Georgia. Former first lady Melania Trump arrives for a tribute service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 28, 2023. In September, Donald told "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker that his wife would join him on the campaign trail "when it's appropriate, but pretty soon."

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton, Melania Trump, —, Rosalynn, Melania, Donald Trump, Michelle, Barack Obama, George W, Bush, Brynn Anderson, Donald, Kristen Welker Organizations: Service, Mental Health, CNN, Carter Center, Glenn Memorial Church, Emory University, Getty, White House, The New York Times Locations: Georgia, Atlanta , Georgia

☆ Rare Gathering of Former First Ladies Shows Style, and Subtle Differences
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | More About Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In any other circumstance it would have been a shocking sight. Not only that, but she created a situation in which Mrs. Trump was seated right next to Michelle Obama. Mrs. Trump has eschewed almost every major event since leaving the White House in January 2021, including her husband’s several court appearances (the rare exception being his November 2022 announcement that he was once again running for president). But on Tuesday, as is custom, she joined the three other living former first ladies — Mrs. Obama, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush — as well as Jill Biden, the current first lady, at the Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta, for Mrs. Carter’s memorial service. “Rosalynn Carter would be so pleased she brought all of you together on this day,” the journalist Judy Woodruff said.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, Melania Trump, Trump, Michelle Obama, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush —, Jill Biden, “ Rosalynn Carter, Judy Woodruff Organizations: White, Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church Locations: Mar, Atlanta

Jimmy Carter’s participation in the events has been a day-by-day question; he is 10 months into home hospice care. Rosalynn Carter has been praised for a half-century of advocacy for better mental health care in America and reducing stigma attached to mental illness. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter confirmed they voted in the 2016 Georgia Democratic presidential primary for Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton. Jimmy Carter also rankled some of his successors with criticism of their foreign and military policy, especially George W. Bush’s 2003 invasion of Iraq. Jimmy Carter is the longest-lived president; Rosalynn Carter was the second-longest lived first lady, trailing only Bess Truman, who died at 97.

Persons: — Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Brian Kemp, Marty Kemp, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W, Bush, Jimmy Carter’s, Rosalynn Carter, “, ”, Jason Carter, she’s, reconvenes, Biden, Carter, Ronald Reagan, Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Trump, Carter “, He’s, Gerald, Betty Ford, George H, Barbara Bush, Bess Truman, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Rosalynn Organizations: ATLANTA, U.S, Memorial Church, Jimmy Carter Presidential Center, Georgia Gov, Carter Center, Service, Georgia Southwestern State University, Associated Press, White, Club ”, Democratic, Georgia Democratic, Trump, Republican, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Habitat, Humanity, Maranatha Baptist Church Locations: Atlanta, Plains , Georgia, Sumter County, alma mater, Georgia, Americus, America, Washington, inaugurations, Iraq, North Korea, Plains

A Georgia State Patrol honor guard stands as members of the public pay respects to former first lady Rosalynn Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, during the public repose, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Nov. 27, 2023. Brynn Anderson/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsATLANTA, Nov 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will help lead tributes to Rosalynn Carter, the former U.S. first lady who died on Nov. 19 at age 96, at a memorial service in Atlanta on Tuesday. Rosalynn Carter was diagnosed with dementia, her family said in May. She lay in repose at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta on Monday. Since his single term as president, Jimmy Carter has lived more post-White House years than any president before him, and Rosalynn played an instrumental role during those years, building the Carter Center nonprofit and the Habitat for Humanity charity.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter, Brynn Anderson, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Kamala Harris, Bill Clinton, Melania Trump, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, Carter, Rosalynn, Rich McKay, Jonathan Allen, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Georgia State Patrol, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, U.S, Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church, Democrat, Maranatha Baptist Church, Carter Center, Humanity, Thomson Locations: Georgia, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Atlanta, Plains , Georgia, Plains, New York

☆ Rosalynn Carter: President Biden and former president Jimmy Carter to gather to honor former first lady
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Zoe Sottile | Christina Maxouris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The Carter family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Carter Center Mental Health Program or the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers. Members of the public pay their respects to former first lady Rosalynn Carter as she lies in repose at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta on Monday, November 27. Austin Steele/CNN Members of the Carter family watch as Rosalynn's casket arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library on Monday. On the left, wearing the necklace, is Amy Carter, the daughter of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. Rosalynn Carter also devoted her time to the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, which she founded at Georgia Southwestern State University’s campus.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Melania Trump, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn, Kamala Harris, Brian Kemp, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Carter, Brynn Anderson, Shannon Boone, Boone, Will Lanzoni, Vincent Wimbush, Wimbush, Vickye Terry, Terry, Austin Steele, Dora Moore, Mike Stewart, Amy Carter, Jimmy, Jack, Jeff, Jason Sheedy, Sheedy, John Lewis, John Bazemore, Phoebe Sumter, Alex Brandon, ”, Georgia’s, “ Rosalynn, “ Organizations: CNN, Georgia Southwestern State University, Jimmy Carter Presidential, Carter, Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church, Emory University, Georgia Gov, Atlanta Mayor, Humanity, Maranatha Baptist Church, White House, Mental Health, Plains High School, Carter Presidential Center, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, Atlanta, Morehouse College, Carter Center, CNN Atlanta, CNN Chicago, John Lewis Freedom, Carter Health, Human Services, Secret Service, Phoebe Sumter Medical, Georgia Southwestern State University’s Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, Plains, mater, California, Americus , Georgia, Americus, United States, Cuba, Sudan, North Korea, Guinea

CNN —Former President Jimmy Carter is expected to attend the memorial service for his late wife, Rosalynn Carter, on Tuesday, his grandson told CNN. A tribute service for Rosalynn Carter is scheduled to take place Tuesday at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church at the Emory University campus. President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are expected to attend. Jimmy Carter, who is 99, began receiving home hospice care in February, after a series of hospital stays. In May, the Carter Center said Rosalynn Carter had dementia.

Persons: Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Carter’s, Jason Carter, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, Melania Trump, Melania, Donald Trump, Rosalynn Carter’s, CNN’s Christina Maxouris, Kristen Holmes Organizations: CNN, Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church, Emory University, House, Carter Center, Jimmy Carter Presidential, Carter, Maranatha Baptist Church Locations: Atlanta, Washington, Plains , Georgia, Plains

☆ Family Photos Have Never Looked So Chic
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | More About Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Forget whipping out your phone to show off your family photos or tucking a loved one’s face into a locket around your neck. What if you could wear your favorite memories on your back? “Every house in the township where I’m from has family photos on display, and it’s a source of pride,” Mr. Magugu said. Mr. Magugu had hoped for 50 orders, to break even. Instead he received a few hundred, from people all around the world (Michelle Obama ordered one with a photo of her mother, Marian Robinson).

Persons: Thebe Magugu, ”, —, Mr, Magugu, Michelle Obama, Marian Robinson Locations: African, I’m

NEW YORK (AP) — Colman Domingo has a commanding physical presence, an expressive face and soulful eyes. His performance in George C. Wolfe's “Rustin" — Domingo's first time atop the call sheet — has made the 53-year-old journeyman actor a favorite for a best actor Oscar nomination. Though celebrated — Colman shared in an Obie award for ensemble — once the play closed, Domingo found himself bartending again. “I would be talking with Mark Rickler the production designer, ‘Oh, Colman could do that.’ Part of my brain would go, ‘Oh, Colman could do that,’' recalls Wolfe. “And she clutches her heart and says, ‘Oh, Colman.’ And then we started hiking again.”___Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP

Persons: — Colman Domingo, Bravo’s “ Zola, Bayard Rustin, “ Rustin, ”, Steven Spielberg’s “, Domingo, isn’t, ” Domingo, “, There’s, George C, Wolfe's “ Rustin, —, Oscar, It’s, I’ve, “ Rustin ”, Michelle Obama, Domingo’s, he’s, wasn’t, I’m, Blitz Bazawule, “ Colman, Bogart, Daniel, Colman, Rustin, Martin Luther King Jr, Rachelle Horowitz, ‘, ’ ” Domingo, — Colman, bartending, Donna Summer, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah, Tony, Victor Strand, Barry Jenkins, Beale, “ Zola ”, ‘ Zola, ’, Janicza Bravo, ’ Wolfe, “ Ma, Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Cutler, Mark Rickler, ‘ Oh, Oh, Wolfe, Winfrey, Ava DuVernay’s, “ Selma ”, Jake Coyle Organizations: Productions, Temple University, Netflix, Public Theater, Broadway, Scottsboro Boys, Bravo, Hollywood Locations: “, Steven Spielberg’s “ Lincoln, Philadelphia, wasn’t, Washington, Manhattan, Central, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Domingo, Hawaii

☆ Cartoon Figures Give These Necklaces a Bit of a Twist
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Amy Elliott | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“I just like digging for things and finding treasure,” Irini Arakas said. He held a bouquet of flowers and flashed a hand gesture that some might consider offensive. Ms. Arakas is the founder of Prova, a fashion line she started in the early 2000s after leaving her job as an accessories writer at Vogue. It has been dormant for almost 10 years, but now she has started its second act with the new line of necklaces. The original Prova, featuring necklaces, scarves and apparel in mix-and-match fabrics with eclectic trims and a profusion of pearls and beads, had fans like Michelle Obama, a repeat Prova buyer at the Ikram boutique in Chicago, and Taylor Swift, photographed in one of its dresses for a 2011 Teen Vogue issue.

Persons: “, Irini Arakas, Grover, Arakas, Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift Organizations: Vogue Locations: New York, Chicago

ATLANTA (AP) — Reactions to the death of Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and global humanitarian:___President Joe Biden said the Carters “brought grace” to the White House. “There was no greater advocate of President Carter, and their partnership set a wonderful example of loyalty and fidelity. “The State of Georgia and the United States are better places because of Rosalynn Carter," Ossoff said in a statement. “Georgia Democrats join our entire state, nation, and the world in mourning the loss of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter – an extraordinary humanitarian, fierce mental health advocate, and beloved daughter of Georgia," Williams said. In lieu of flowers, Carter requested that those wishing to honor her memory do so through contributions to the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program or the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, the statement said.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, Joe Biden, “, ”, ” Biden, Jimmy Carter, ___, George W, Bush, Carter, ” Bush, Laura Bush, Sen, Jon Ossoff, Ossoff, ” ___, Donald Trump, Carter “, ” Trump, Melania Trump, ” Melania Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Lady Carter, ” Pelosi, Bill, Hillary Clinton, Andre Dickens, ” Dickens, Georgia —, Lady Rosalynn Carter, Michelle Obama, I’ll, Obama, Nikema Williams, Rosalynn Carter –, Williams Organizations: ATLANTA, Air Force, U.S, Navy, Georgia, Carter Center, Habitat, Humanity, Truth, World Health Organization, Carter, Atlanta, White, Rep, Democratic Party of Georgia, “ Georgia Democrats, Mental Health Locations: Norfolk , Virginia, Georgia, The State, United States, Latin America, Atlanta, “

☆ Rosalynn Carter death: former first lady and wife of Jimmy Carter, passes away at 96
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Keith Allen | Kate Andersen Brower | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +29 min

Rosalynn Carter passed away peacefully with family by her side at her home in Plains, Georgia, the center said in a statement. It was likely that Eleanor Rosalynn Smith would cross paths with Jimmy Carter in their small hometown of Plains, Georgia. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter poses for a portrait in New York in 2011. Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP Jimmy Carter, then a Georgia state senator, hugs his wife at his campaign headquarters in Atlanta in 1966. The Carter CenterRosalynn and Jimmy Carter had four children, 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Persons: CNN — Rosalynn Carter, Rosalynn Carter, “ Rosalynn, Jimmy Carter, “, ”, Ronald Reagan, Rosalynn, Jill Biden, ” Jimmy Carter, Jason, Amy, Dan Farrell, Carter, ” Jill Biden, Joe Biden, “ They’re, George W, Bush, Laura Bush, She’s, Jill Stuckey, Carters, Bill Clinton, Jake Tapper, CNN’s, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith, ” Rosalynn, Ruth, Jimmy, Jimmy wasn’t, John William, “ Jack ”, James Earl, Chip ”, Donnel Jeffrey, “ Jeff ”, Amy Lynn, Stuart Eizenstat, Donald Trump, Melania, ” Trump, Plains Carter, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Nixon’s, Mary Matise, Eleanor Roosevelt, Steven Hochman, Mrs, ” Hochman, ’ ”, Michelle Obama, ” Michelle Obama, ’, Georgia’s, Nikki Kahn, Horace Cort, Mikki Ansin, Jeff, Jack, Barbara Walters, Richard Howard, Suzanne Vlamis, Diana Walker, Joan Mondale, Walter Mondale, Muriel Humphrey, Hubert Humphrey, Ruth Carter Stapleton, Jimmy Carter's, Wally McNamee, Corbis, Ron Galella, Bromberger Hoover, Jay Leno, Alice S, Tami Chappell, Charlie Neibergall, Laura Rauch, Carolyn Kaster, Sebastian Scheiner, Barack Obama's, Bill Clark, John Bazemore, Amy Davis, Saul Loeb, Errol, Jimmy's, Branden Camp, Caroline Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Reagan, David McNew, Matt McClain, Adam Schultz, The New York Times Adam Schultz, White, Erin Schaff, Michael S, Williamson, Theodore Roosevelt’s, ‘, Jimmy ’, Welfare Joe Califano, Jerry Rafshoon, Carter’s, Joe Califano, Massachusetts Sen, Ted Kennedy, Rafshoon, Camp David, David, Zbigniew Brzezinski, ” Brzezinski, Harry, Bess Truman, Lady Rosalynn Carter, Kate Andersen Brower, CNN’s Stephen Collinson, Sam Fossum, Gabe Cohen Organizations: CNN, Carter, House, The Carter, Naval, Americana, NY, White, Maranatha Baptist Church, Sunday, Carter Institute for Caregiving, Georgia Southwestern State University, Southern Baptists, Naval Academy, Georgia, Atlanta, Brigade, Jimmy, Mental Health, Washington Post, Hulton, Disney, Bettmann, Mental Health Systems, Harlem Globetrotters, Getty, White House, Democratic National Convention, Toronto, Presidential, Humanity, Baltimore Sun, Tribune, Service, Capitol, Aging, NBA, The New York Times, Department of Justice, Health, Education, Welfare, Democratic, American, Human, Camp, Habitat, U.S Locations: Plains , Georgia, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Atlanta, Norfolk, Cuba, Sudan, North Korea, Guinea, mater, Georgia, Plains, ”, Hawaii, New London , Connecticut, Schenectady , New York, Washington, Iowa, Florida, Americus , Georgia, New York, Brazil, Dubuque , Iowa, Waterloo , Iowa, San Francisco, Ashkelon, Baltimore, Annapolis , Maryland, Rosalynn, North Carolina, White, Central, South America, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Maryland, Tehran, United States

☆ Bayard Rustin biopic spotlights organizer of the March on Washington
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“Rustin,” a biopic that depicts how Rustin navigated a gantlet of personal and political hurdles to pull off the March on Washington, debuts on Netflix today. Rustin was the “glue guy” leader for the civil rights movement. Colman Domingo, center, as Bayard Rustin in "Rustin," which premiered Nov. 17 on Netflix after a brief run in theaters. Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin exhorts young civil rights volunteers in a scene from "Rustin." Some of that patriotism may seem naïve now, but it furnished the civil rights movement with tremendous vitality.

Persons: Bayard Rustin, Clark, Rustin, Martin Luther, “, Puddington, “ He’d, ” Puddington, “ Rustin, ”, Michelle Obama’s, “ Bayard Rustin, Michael G, George C, Wolfe, Colman Domingo, Martin Luther King Jr, ” Rustin, it’s, Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm, Philip Randolph, Glynn Turman, Randolph, King, King —, Gandhi, ” Bayard Rustin, Donaldson, Michael Ochs, King he’s, Black, Omar Bradley, Parrish Lewis, Netflix Rustin, Ella Baker, Ying, Yang, Martin, Rebecca Solnit, “ Hope, ” Solnit, Bayard Rustin exhorts, David Lee, President’s, Obama’s, “ Bayard, Martin Luther King's, American Gandhi, Mr, Cathy Young, ” John Blake Organizations: CNN, Washington, Netflix, Rustin, Lincoln Memorial, Denver Post, of Prisons, Michael Ochs Archives, Getty, NBA, “, Society, Freedom, Quaker Locations: Washington, Inside Ashland, ”, Islam, Vietnam, India, Pennsylvania's Lewisburg, American, America, Europe, New York City

☆ Spotify plans to split with its longtime ad agency as it looks beyond music streaming for growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Spotify is quietly looking for a new ad agency to handle its media planning and buying as it takes steps to broaden its business beyond music and podcasts and push further into performance marketing. The audio streaming company is planning to part with its global agency of record since 2017 , ad holding company IPG Mediabrands' UM, according to two knowledgeable sources. Spotify shared a statement saying: "Today, UM is Spotify's agency of record. In October, Spotify posted an operating profit, its first since 2021, as user and advertising growth along with price hikes boosted results. Spotify has since pivoted away from heavy spending on podcasts and made some of its shows available on other platforms to spur audience growth.

Persons: Daniel Ek, Publicis, Joe Rogan, Michelle Obama, Dawn Ostroff Organizations: Spotify, UM, Business Locations: North America

☆ Fact Check: Picture of Michelle Obama with anti-Trump shirt is altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A picture of former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has been digitally altered to include an anti-Trump message on her shirt. The original photograph shows her wearing a T-shirt advertising one of her books. The altered shirt includes a caricature of former U.S. President Donald Trump and the words: “Nope, not again.”One user posted it on X (archived), formerly known as Twitter, with the text: “Who agrees with @MichelleObama?”Reuters ImageBut the original picture (archived) was posted by Michelle Obama on social media on March 14, 2023. Reuters has previously addressed pictures of public figures that have been altered to show them wearing shirts with political messages. A photo shows Michelle Obama wearing a T-shirt advertising one of her books, not an anti-Trump message.

Persons: Lady Michelle Obama, Donald Trump, Michelle Obama, TLWC, “, @MichelleObama, ”, Read Organizations: U.S, Reuters, Thomson

☆ Trump claims Jack Smith and his family ‘despise’ him
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Ali Main | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump continued his attacks on special counsel Jack Smith on Saturday, including a reference to Smith’s family, at a rally in Claremont, New Hampshire. Referring to the alleged ill -will Smith and his family have for Trump, the former president said Smith is “about at 10” and his family is “about a 15 on a scale of 10.”Some of Trump’s attacks against Smith stem from the activities of his wife, filmmaker Katy Chevigny. I just want to do what’s right for the country,” Trump told the crowd. Trump quickly appealed and sought to have the gag order paused while the appeal unfolded. A federal appeals court later temporarily froze the limited gag order, allowing him to again speak freely with criticism of possible witnesses in the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Smith, ”, “, ” Smith, Katy Chevigny, Chevigny, Biden, Michelle Obama, hasn’t, “ There’s, ” Trump, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Chutkan, CNN’s Devan Cole, Katelyn Polantz, Marshall Cohen, Daniel Dale Organizations: CNN, Trump, Netflix, Democratic, US DC Circuit, Appeals Locations: Claremont , New Hampshire, Washington ,

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, there will be no such thing as a small detail. Biden and Xi will meet while both attend next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco, but even basic information has remained closely guarded. That recalls Biden's nearly three-hour meeting with Xi before the start of last year’s G-20 summit in Bali. The Chinese attach importance to the location, which this time may be more like Sunnylands than Anchorage, where top U.S. and Chinese officials held rather tense 2021 talks. Hillary Clinton's 1995 Beijing visit turned heads for a different reason when she declared that “human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights."

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Beijing’s, Bonny Lin, Biden, Xi, China’s, Biden's, Victor Cha, ” Cha, Richard Nixon, Barack Obama, Obama, Donald Trump, Bonnie Glaser, Xi's, Ryan Hass, John L, Hass, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Fang Lizhi, “, Hillary Clinton's, Laura Bush's, Sasha Obama, Hu Jintao, Malia, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Colleen Long Organizations: WASHINGTON, China Power, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Economic Cooperation, White House, San, Communist Party, Asian Affairs, White, National Security Council, APEC, Mar, German Marshall Fund, Thornton China Center, Brookings Institute, Olympics, The New York Times, Press Locations: Washington, Asia, San Francisco, Bali, China, United States, Sunnylands, Rancho, Palm Springs , California, Lago, ”, Anchorage, Texas, Beijing, George H.W ., Thailand, Myanmar, The

Aldean and Anthony's dominance wasn't long — and Combs did earn a 2024 Grammy nomination for best country solo performance — but Wallen stands out as an obvious exclusion. While “Last Night” is nominated for best country song, a songwriter's award, Wallen himself isn't despite his successful year. Monét has also picked up record of the year and best R&B song nominations for her glossy, brassy “On My Mama,” best R&B performance and best traditional R&B performance. Her 2023 release, “Jaguar ll,” is up for best R&B album and best engineered album, non-classical. IT'S RAINING WOMEN, HALLEJUAHThe best story of the 2024 Grammy nominations, of course, is just how many women are represented in the major categories.

Persons: “ Barbie, Reneé Rapp, Rapp's, ”, Rapp, PinkPantheress, Eslabon, Ella Baila Sola, Bunny, Natanael Cano, Karol G's, Jason Aldean's “, Morgan Wallen's “, Luke Combs, Tracy Chapman's, Oliver Anthony Music's, Combs, Wallen, isn't, he's, NewJeans, Barbie, PRINCE HARRY, Michelle Williams, Britney Spears, Prince Harry, Meryl Streep, William Shatner, Rick Rubin, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Michelle Obama, WHO'S, There's, Travis Scott's, Scott, Cole’s, Uzi Vert’s “, Victoria Monét's, Monét, Ariana Grande’s, Chloe x Halle, she’s, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Jon Batiste Organizations: ANGELES, música Mexicana, Grupo Frontera, Fuerza, North Locations: Será Bonito, ”, Richmond

School board members refuse to cede any ground. One was a discordant school board meeting in September that stretched over nearly five hours. The other was a school board candidates forum that drew a full room in October. Since then, the school board has hired its own private security to stand guard at meetings. While she does not have proof, Drane thinks it was retaliation for her vocal resistance against the new school board majority.

Persons: ”, ___, Michelle Obama, Belén Rodas, that’s, Jordan Lynch, Dale Swanson, Swanson, Glenn Youngkin, distresses Frank Morgan, “, Tamara Quick, didn't, ” Rabih Abuismail, ” Kirk Twigg, Twigg, Mark Taylor, Taylor, Toni Morrison, Tom Eichenberg, Abuismail, Lisa Phelps, Fabiana Parker, Parker, Heather Drane, we’re, Drane, It's, Lynch, ” Rodas, ___ Swenson, Serkan Gurbuz Organizations: Spotsylvania School, Democratic, Republican, GOP, Spotsylvania School Board, Rappahannock Conservative Women’s Coalition, Republicans, Liberty, Republican Gov, Virginians, ”, Youngkin, NAACP, Associated Press, AP Locations: FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Spotsylvania, United States, Virginia, ”, Spotsylvania County, America, Spotsylvania ., Rockingham County, Goochland County, South Carolina, Manassas, New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Britney Spears' memoir “The Woman in Me” has sold 1.1 million copies in the U.S. alone through its first week. On the day of publication, Spears posted on Instagram that her book had become “the highest selling celebrity memoir in history.” It is not, so far, even the highest selling memoir of 2023. But Prince Harry's memoir “Spare,” which came out in January, sold 1.6 million U.S. copies in its first week. In one day last week, from Monday to Tuesday, Spears’ catalog jumped 18.2% in on-demand streams, and 36.8% in album sales. According to Luminate, her U.S. streams increased 24% over the previous week — from 16 million to 19.8 million; her album sales were up 61.4% and digital sales 49%.

Persons: Britney Spears, ”, Spears, Simon & Schuster, Justin Timberlake, Prince, Luminate, Oscar, Michelle Williams, Williams, Barack Obama's, Michelle Obama's “, Harry Potter, “ Harry Potter, Maria Sherman Organizations: Books, Simon & Locations: U.S, ”

☆ Netflix wants its own version of 'The Bear' and more 'Dahmer'-style true crime. Here's its series wish list, per Hollywood insiders and leaked agency documents.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Several producers, agents, and other dealmakers also weighed in for this story about the content market and what the streamers are looking for. In short, broadcast network-type shows that will grab broad viewership are the top priority for Netflix and all its competitors. Netflix wants another 'Squid Game' and more true crime, but 'nothing too political'"Squid Game." And for its version of Hulu's "The Bear," it wants a series set in a fast-paced world, but not a restaurant. In unscripted and non-fiction programming, per both documents and Insider's sources, true crime remains a big area of focus for series as well as films.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A new digital audio edition of Maurice Sendak's “Where the Wild Things Are” will have a very well known narrator: former first lady Michelle Obama. HarperCollins Publishers announced Tuesday that the audio download will go on sale Oct. 31, the 60th anniversary of the book's original release. Michelle Obama has read from “Where the Wild Things Are” before. In 2016, she and President Barack Obama acted out the classic picture book for an Easter event at the South Lawn of the White House. His other books included “In the Night Kitchen,” “Chicken Soup with Rice” and “Outside Over There.”Copyright 2023 The Associated Press.

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☆ This faux-leather jacket is made by bacteria
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“A yellow leather jacket” might not be your first answer, but it’s exactly what came out of a collaboration between Danish fashion brand Ganni and Mexican biomaterials company Polybion. “We were impressed by the fact that a lot of people love the jacket because the material did not resemble leather,” said Alexis Gómez-Ortigoza, Polybion’s co-founder. “We isolated our first bacteria from that drink.”Kombucha is an increasingly popular fermented tea drink, and the bacterial biomass used to make the jacket, called Celium, comes from that jar. “We feed the bacteria with fruit waste, which is extremely abundant here in central Mexico,” said Gómez-Ortigoza. Although it shares some similarities with leather, Celium is an organic material that's meant to have its own look and feel.

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