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☆ Disney and Apple are breaking up over App Store fees
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Disney is no longer letting new customers sign up for Hulu or Disney+ via Apple's App Store. Disney is now telling would-be customers to pay for subscriptions on Disney's own site, instead of on Apple's App Store — though people who've already started paying for either service via Apple can keep doing that. But the App Store split does represent a rift between two longtime partners, so it's definitely worth noting. Disney's rationale is clear here: When customers sign up for Disney subscription services via Apple, Apple takes up to 15% of the monthly fees those services generate. Just like Netflix in 2018, Disney has decided that the services Apple offers through its App Store — the ability to market to and bill a giant installed base — aren't worth giving up a meaningful chunk of revenue.

Persons: Bob Iger, —, who've, Iger, Steve Jobs, Jobs Organizations: Disney, Apple, Hulu, Service, Netflix, iTunes, Jobs, Pixar, Apple's, Reps

☆ Rosé and Bruno Mars' chart-topping APT drives YG Plus shares to seven-month high
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Shares of South Korean media company YG Plus soared to a seven-month high after the release of a collaboration track between Blackpink member Rosé and Bruno Mars on Oct. 18 topped streaming charts. Rosé debuted in 2016 as one of the four members of Blackpink, under Kosdaq-listed YG Entertainment. Records from The Black Label are distributed by YG Plus, also a YG Entertainment subsidiary. YG Entertainment shares climbed as much as 3.53% on Tuesday. Despite the boost, the parent company's stocks have dropped 22.5% year-to-date, dragged by uncertain conditions facing the global music industry.

Persons: Rosé, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift Organizations: YG, APT, iTunes, YouTube, YG Entertainment, Atlantic Records, YG Plus Locations: Seoul, Korean, South Korean

☆ Hellboy is one of Hollywood's most beloved characters. So why does hardly anyone know a new movie exists?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewA new "Hellboy" movie is coming to theaters — but most people have no idea. "Hellboy: The Crooked Man" takes the hero back to the roots of Mignola's horror-tinged comics. Perhaps most surprisingly, "Hellboy: The Crooked Man" is not as disastrous as the marketing might suggest. Some believe Millennium Media made "The Crooked Man" on a small budget with the sole intention of keeping the rights to Hellboy. The director of 'Hellboy: The Crooked Man' said he knew the movie would face 'challenges'Jack Kesy as Hellboy and Adeline Rudolph as Bobbie Jo Song.

Persons: —, Guillermo del Toro's, Mike Mignola's, del Toro, Ron Perlman, Perlman, Hellboy, David Harbour, Brian Taylor —, Jack Kesy, Martin Bassindale, It's, Adeline Rudolph, Bobbie Jo Song, Yana Blajeva, Ethan Baird, Baird, Brian Taylor, Rob Mitchell, Mitchell, you've, Taylor, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Millennium Media, Marvel, YouTube, Millennium, Gower, Analytics, Revolution Studios, Universal Pictures, Millenium Media, Entertainment, iTunes Locations: Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, American

☆ Spotify Pushes Your Favorite Artists to Favor Quantity Over Quality
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"It's a very momentum-driven market," said Ben Klein, the cofounder at the record label and music-marketing firm Hundred Days. Still, for some artists, albums can be a useful tool for marketing, streaming economics, and nourishing their biggest fans. "If you're capturing all of your fans and the fans are streaming 10 songs or they're streaming 30 songs, it actually makes a big difference on charting and streaming revenue." AdvertisementOf course, writing lots of quality songs for an album is easier said than done. And some artists are wary of letting social-media strategies or streaming incentives bleed into the creative process.

Persons: Charli XCX, cheekily, Taylor Swift, Nima Nasseri, Morgan Wallen's, Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter, Swift, Nathan Hubbard, Billie Eilish, Ben Klein, superfans, David O'Connor, Z, Steve Jobs, Robert Fink, Charlie Green, YouTuber, Taylor Lindsey, Brian Zisook, Audrey Benoualid, Myman Greenspan, Ariana Grande, Tate McRae, Judah, Judah Akers, Superfans, Marie Clausen, Akers, Dan Whateley Organizations: Universal Music Group, Poets Department, Nation Entertainment, Napster, iTunes, Herb Alpert School of Music, Sony Music Nashville, Lion, RIAA, Business

☆ Davidson upgrades Apple, says iPhone maker will be first to get people to really use AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Davidson thinks the artificial intelligence plans Apple unveiled on Monday will lead to a new era for the iPhone and open up possibilities for the tech company as it asserts itself in the AI race. Analyst Gil Luria upgraded Apple to buy and raised his price target to $230 per share from $200, which suggests a roughly 19% upside from Monday's $193.12 close. Luria's upgrade comes on the heels of Apple's announcement of its long-awaited generative AI initiatives , which it calls "Apple Intelligence," at its Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC, on Monday. That could lead to a much-needed iPhone upgrade cycle, Luria said, raising his fiscal year 2025 estimates above consensus on the expectation of an AI-driven boost for the smartphone maker. "Importantly, Apple is uniquely positioned to offer these capabilities, and may be the only one capable of doing so any time soon," Luria added.

Persons: D.A, Davidson, Gil Luria, Max, Luria, Apple, Siri Organizations: Apple, Apple Intelligence, Worldwide Developers Conference, Napster

☆ Wall Street expects Apple's AI updates to power a strong upgrade cycle
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Davidson's Gil Luria to upgrade shares to a buy. Apple shares have lagged major technology peers this year due in part to its failure to share a clear-cut AI plan. Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng was "encouraged by the financial implications" of the announcements, noting that new product features should help fuel an iPhone upgrade cycle . Lingering skepticism To be sure, other analysts worry that Apple's AI prospects may not be enough to power significant upgrades. "Contrary to consensus, we maintain the view that Apple's AI strategy will not lead to a significant iPhone upgrade cycle this fall."

Persons: Tim Cook, Siri, D.A, Davidson's Gil Luria, Luria, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, Woodring, Toni Sacconaghi, Atif Malik, OpenAI, Evercore ISI's Amit Daryanani, Apple's, David Vogt, Tim Long, Long Organizations: Apple, Worldwide, Apple Intelligence, Napster, Citigroup, UBS, Barclays

☆ Apple desperately needs its Next Big Thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Paris Marx | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

But after a decade of doing that, iPhone sales are slowing, revenue is down, and the company, again, needs to find its next big thing. Apple's own outlook suggests poor iPhone sales will persist, especially as sales in China rapidly decline. The drawbacks of Cook's divestment from product design and development are now becoming clearer. Both the EU and the US cases would also make some people more likely to switch to a cheaper phone, which would threaten iPhone sales even further. The drawbacks of Cook's divestment from product design and development are now becoming clearer.

Persons: Steve Jobs, Jobs, Apple, Tim Cook, Cook, haven't, Steve, Tripp Mickle, Jony Ive, we've, wouldn't, Let's, aren't, Peter Kafka Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, IBM, Google, EU, Bloomberg, Nasdaq, Business Locations: China, Asia, India, Indonesia

☆ Searches for ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ surge on Spotify
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Excitement over Monday’s eclipse is shining new light on a decades old song. A Spotify representative told CNN that searches for Tyler’s song have soared by nearly 50% in the US over the past week, and the streaming service is expecting that grow on Monday leading into the eclipse. Tyler’s song is the most popular song being added to user-generated “eclipse” playlists on Spotify in the US. The last time an eclipse happened in the US in 2017, sales for downloads of the song increased more than 500%, according to Billboard. Not bad for a song that was a number 1 hit for four weeks in 1983.

Persons: Bonnie Tyler, Tyler Organizations: New, New York CNN, Eclipse, Spotify, CNN, iTunes, Google, Billboard Locations: New York, Welsh, United States

☆ All 8 of Beyoncé's solo albums, ranked by critics
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

"I Am...Sasha Fierce""I Am...Sasha Fierce" was released in 2008. Columbia RecordsMetacritic score: 62/100What critics said: "The album's songs are divided into two parts, ballads of a purported personal nature on the first disc and more aggressive club tracks attributed to the singer's newly christened doppelganger on the second. "It's a momentum-murdering formula that makes for not only a disjointed listening experience but, with the slow songs presented first, an incoherent narrative. This problem would be negligible, particularly in the age of iTunes, if it weren't clear that Beyoncé intended to make an Album and wants it to be consumed as such." — Sal Cinquemani, Slant Magazine

Persons: Sasha Fierce, Sal Cinquemani Organizations: Columbia, Magazine

☆ I quit my blue-collar job and grew 2 ecommerce brands to over $1M in revenue. I finally have financial freedom.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I commuted two hours a day to a dirty, physical job and felt unfulfilled. E-commerce fit all these requirements, but besides selling digital albums on iTunes, I had zero experience trying to sell anything. I got started on YouTubeOne night, I found a nearly five-hour-long YouTube video tutorial on private-label brands by Dan Vas. AdvertisementI looked for products to sell that had a balance of great sales potential and low competition. Try not to fall victim to shiny object syndromeAt the beginning of my e-commerce journey, I started three other brands that didn't pan out.

Persons: —, Sydney Bencriscutto, Dan Vas, Dad, Robert T, Ryan Stephens Organizations: Service, Business, iTunes, YouTube Locations: Milwaukee

☆ Kayne West's sampling of icons like Donna Summer and Ozzy Osbourne is a 'clear-cut' case of copyright infringement, legal experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Though Ozzy Osbourne left Black Sabbath in 1979, his wife, Sharon Osbourne, told Billboard any songs the band wrote — Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward — require the approval of all four members to license. Regardless of the social media feud, legal experts say if true, the unauthorized use of the samples would be a “clear-cut” case of copyright infringement. He didn't dispute it,” entertainment attorney Donald M. Woodard of Carter and Woodard told Business Insider. AdvertisementOsbourne's recent objection to West's sample would be considered a new copyright claim, as the license for use does not permit West to sample the song in perpetuity. In 2022, Chicago artist Marshall Jefferson accused the rapper of using his song “Move Your Body” in the West song “Flowers” without permission.

Persons: —, Ty Dolla, West —, Ye —, Ozzy Osbourne, Donna Summer, West …, Donna Summer's, …, Osbourne, West swiped, Ye, Kanye, Hitler West, he'd, Instagram, Alex Jones, Hitler, Sharon Osbourne, — Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward —, Rolling Stone, FUGA, Tyrone William Griffin Jr, — hasn't, Sharon, Bianca Censori —, Ozzy, who's, I've, Donald M, Woodard of Carter, Woodard, West, ” Woodard, “, Robert Freund, Freund, Marshall Jefferson, Griffin Organizations: Service, ign, Business, Billboard, West, iTunes, Apple Music, FUGA, Spotify, Amazon Music, Daily Mail, Kanye Locations: Chicago

☆ Mark Zuckerberg has entered his Posting Era
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Mark Zuckerberg put out an Instagram video reviewing the Apple Vision Pro this week. AdvertisementHaving not personally tested both devices, I am not fully qualified to judge whether Mark Zuckerberg's video review accurately compares Apple's Vision Pro to the Meta Quest 3. Mark Zuckerberg has entered his Posting Era. I don't attempt to think too hard about Mark Zuckerberg's inner life, but I don't get the sense that what we're seeing is a window into his soul. What I see now is something I never thought might happen: Mark Zuckerberg is getting high on his own supply.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's, He's, —, Mark Zuckerberg's, We've, Zuckerberg, it's, Priscilla, Mark, I've, Andrew, Boz, Bosworth, Steve Ballmer, poopooed, Ping, Cook, Elon, Zuckerberg's, Apple, It's, Tim Cook, Meta Organizations: Apple Vision, Service, Meta, Vision, Morning, Vision Pro, Microsoft, Apple, Apple's, Facebook, iTunes Locations: TikTok

☆ Where Has Tracy Chapman Been?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Ben Sisario | Heather Knight | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Despite some scattered performances on television and at awards shows, Chapman, 59, has remained almost entirely absent from the music world in recent years, having released her last studio album in 2008 and done her last tour in 2009. Since she first emerged in the late 1980s, she has always been known as a reclusive and private figure. But I am bit shy.”The acclaim for her Grammys performance — Taylor Swift could be seen singing along in the crowd — was a sign of how beloved Chapman remains. Combs’s note-for-note cover of “Fast Car” went to No. 2 on Billboard’s pop singles chart last year, and after the Grammys, Chapman’s original began shooting up iTunes’s download chart.

Persons: Tracy Chapman’s, Luke Combs —, Chapman, “, ”, — Taylor Swift, Chapman’s Organizations: Irish Times

☆ Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion's feud has hip-hop experts weighing in on who won
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion have released diss tracks about each other. The latest celebrity feud is between Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj, and hip-hop experts are already weighing in on who won — so far. It all started on Friday when Megan dissed Nicki in her new single, "Hiss," prompting Nicki to reply with her own track. Although Megan didn't name anyone while taking a bevy of pointed jabs in the lyrics, many fans believed one line targeted Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty. "I don't think Megan thee Stallion is in the same breath as Nicki Minaj," Budden said.

Persons: Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee, Joe Budden, Hiss, Minaj, —, Megan dissed Nicki, Nicki, Megan didn't, Kenneth Petty, Megan, Petty, Tory Lanez, Lanez, God, Nicki Minaj's, Charlamagne, which's, Budden, " Budden, Megan doesn't, Megan Thee Stallion, David Crotty, Patrick McMullan, Nicki Cardi, Drake, Meek, Jason Koerner, Getty, It's, we'll Organizations: Service, Megan's, who's, Getty, Navy, Apple iTunes Locations: Miami

☆ Britney Spears’ 2011 track ‘Selfish’ is charting higher than Justin Timberlake’s new song
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —In the music world, old grudges die hard, especially when it comes to devoted fans of a specific artist. On Friday, Britney Spears’ 2011 song “Selfish” – off her seventh album “Femme Fatale” from that year – reached no. 1 on the US iTunes chart, topping a new song of the same name from her former boyfriend Justin Timberlake, who dropped his “Selfish” track just the day before. On Saturday, Spears’ song was still holding steady at the no. “To this day, it’s one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life,” she added in her book.

Persons: Britney Spears, ”, –, Justin Timberlake, Spears, Timberlake, ” reframed, Mickey, “, “ I’ve Organizations: CNN, iTunes, Mickey Mouse Club, New York Times

☆ PlayStation is removing hundreds of Discovery shows that users already purchased
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

PlayStation users will soon lose access to hundreds of Discovery shows they purchased. AdvertisementSony is removing hundreds of Discovery titles from users' video libraries that they already purchased. Sony previously discontinued the sale of movies and tv shows on the PlayStation store in August 2021, citing the "tremendous growth from PlayStation fans using subscription-based and ad-based entertainment streaming services." Before, users relied more on the option to purchase digital content in online stores like the PlayStation store or iTunes Store. AdvertisementOther Reddit users noted that PlayStation had previously removed StudioCanal films like "Paddington" and "The Hunger Games" from the PlayStation store in 2022.

Persons: — Organizations: PlayStation, Service, Sony

☆ Travis Kelce says he’ll spend Thanksgiving eating KFC without Taylor Swift
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Spending Thanksgiving dinner together doesn’t appear to be in the cards for it-couple Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift this year. “I’ll be feasting on KFC because I wont have anybody here,” he said with a laugh. (From left) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce holding hands in New York City in October. Gotham/GC Images/Getty ImagesAnd with both Swift and Kelce having the holiday off amid their jam-packed work schedules, it seemed like a possibility that the couple could sit at the same Thanksgiving table. “Thanks Taylor, appreciate you,” Kelce said on the podcast.

Persons: Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Jason Kelce, Swift, “, ”, Jason, Travis, Kelce, reschedule, She’s, Swift’s, Taylor, ” Kelce Organizations: CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, KFC, Philadelphia Eagles, Monday’s Chiefs, Eagles, Gotham, iTunes Locations: South America, Kansas City, New York City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, São Paulo, York

☆ Travis Kelce is ready to talk about dating Taylor Swift
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jackie Castillo | Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

He’s the cover star of WSJ Magazine’s new issue and he’s spilling tea about being Taylor Swift’s new man. I’ve never dealt with it,” Kelce told the publication of Swift’s life in the spotlight. Kelce described his new girlfriend as “hilarious” and “a genius.”They share similar world views, he said, including when it comes to family. Folks around Kelce were more nervous about his first date with the super star singer than he was. “That was the biggest thing to me: make sure I don’t say anything that would push Taylor away,” he told WSJ magazine.

Persons: Taylor Swift, China's Xi, Charissa Thompson, Alec Baldwin, Taylor, Lion, Travis Kelce wasn’t, I’ve, ” Kelce, I’m, Kelce, ”, “, Swift, “ She’ll, he’s, Donna Kelce Organizations: CNN, iTunes, SNL, ”, Kansas City Chiefs, “ Locations: Mexico, Arrowhead, New York City

☆ Generative AI needs tools to avoid copyright infringement, Databricks' Naveen Rao says — or more companies could meet Napster's fate
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Naveen Rao is VP of Generative AI at Databricks and co-founder of LLM-training platform MosaicML. Rao says copyright infringement could prevent companies from successfully monetizing AI. Rao, who oversees generative AI strategy for Databricks after it bought his startup MosaicML for $1.3 billion, likens it to the issue that crushed Napster, the 2000s-era music-sharing platform. "We build tools that enable companies to differentiate their AI from everyone else's and leverage their data uniquely," Rao told Insider. The more people building generative AI technology the better, Rao says.

Persons: Naveen Rao, Rao, —, ChatGPT, Jodi Picoult, George R.R, Martin, OpenAI, he's Organizations: Service, Napster, Apple, iTunes, Thrones, Metallica, Qualcomm, Intel

☆ Want to Enjoy Music More? Stop Streaming It.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Denise Lu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In 2023, I’m still building a non-streaming music collection, shelling out hard cash for what the streaming industry has convinced consumers should be free. I know it’s a privilege for me to pooh-pooh streaming — after all, for those with less disposable income than I have, it offers access to enormous music libraries at little to no cost. I was still using iTunes until 2019, when Apple decided to sunset the app and replace it with a new media player called Music (not to be confused with Apple Music, the streaming service). Once I add something to my iTunes library, I have it forever. at my college’s radio station, where we shared files and browsed the station’s racks for CDs we could rip, all to fatten up our iTunes libraries.

Persons: I’m, There’s, I’ve Organizations: Apple, iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music

Interest in “Rich Men North of Richmond,” which was streamed 17.5 million times on services like Spotify and Apple Music in its first week of release, partly grew in the manner of a typical viral track, according to the service Luminate, whose data fuels the Billboard charts. Much of the consumer activity that drove the track to No. 1 came via 99-cent digital downloads from outlets like the iTunes Store — an outdated format that is declining in popularity faster than CDs. Despite streaming now accounting for more than 80 percent of music consumption overall, paid downloads are weighted more on the charts, a quirk exploited regularly by pop superfans devoted to acts like Ms. In often coordinated efforts, they use downloads to show support and earn chart milestones that are celebrated like wins in sports or political elections.

Persons: Jason Aldean, “, Anthony, Christopher Anthony Lunsford, —, Oliver Anthony, ”, Mr, Walsh —, superfans, Swift Organizations: Country Music Television, North, Apple Music, Daily, Korean, BTS Locations: Tennessee, Rich, Richmond, ”

☆ My HomePod is now a very expensive doorstop
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Matt Rosoff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

So, in November 2020, I dropped $299 on an Apple HomePod speaker to replace the records and turntable. I chose the HomePod because we've been an Apple family. The HomePod sounded great, working equally well across lots of different types of music — jazz, rock, hip-hop, '80s dance hits, ambient — you name it. It would often choke on songs that weren't available on Apple Music. I interrupted what I recognized as her AppleCare upsell pitch, thinking maybe I could get something out of the old HomePod before I sent it to the landfill.

Persons: we've, I've, she'd, I'd Organizations: Apple, Apple Music, Bluetooth

☆ How Oliver Anthony’s ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ became a chart-topping conservative anthem
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —In a matter of days, Oliver Anthony’s working-class anthem, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” has gone from viral sensation to legitimate country hit. “Rich Men North of Richmond” touches upon Anthony’s time as a factory worker in Western North Carolina, he said in the video shared before the song was posted online. Conservative media personality Jason Howerton said he has offered to pay to produce Anthony’s record and that Rich had agreed to produce it. (A representative for Rich told CNN on Wednesday that there “isn’t much to report on” about Anthony and Rich working together. Anthony's song has been compared to Aldean's for their rural perspectives and embrace by conservatives.

Persons: Oliver Anthony’s, “ Rich, ”, dethroning Luke Combs, Jason Aldean, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Walsh, Anthony, he’s, “, …, ” Anthony, That’s what’s, Oliver Anthony, Richmond ”, Christopher Anthony Lunsford, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, RadioWV, it’s, Kari Lake, Lauren Boebert, ” It’s, Travis Tritt, John Rich of, Jason Howerton, Rich, Jason Aldean's, parlayed, “ Don’t, “ Oliver Anthony’s, Phil, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Anthony’s, Uncle Sam’s, Merle Haggard’s “, Guy Drake’s “, Cadillac ”, ain’t Organizations: CNN, North, Apple, iTunes, US Rep, YouTube, Richmond, Virgin Islands, Arizona, John Rich of Big, Rich, Conservative, Records, Facebook Locations: Richmond, ”, Virginia, Appalachia, Western North Carolina, Washington , DC, Virgin, Currituck , North Carolina, America

☆ They Make CrossFit Documentaries. CrossFitters Can’t Get Enough.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Calum Marsh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The morning after he uploaded his new movie “Froning: The Fittest Man in History” to the iTunes store, in early October 2015, the director Heber Cannon received a phone call from somebody at iTunes, who sounded bewildered. “They called us and said, ‘Who are you guys? What’s going on?’” Cannon said in a recent video interview. But when we dropped the film, it was like wildfire.”Cannon and his creative partner Marston Sawyers, who work together under the name Buttery Bros, followed up “Froning” with a string of documentaries about athletes performing at the CrossFit Games. The films, which include “Fittest on Earth” (2016), “Fittest on Earth: A Decade of Fitness” (2017) and “The Redeemed and the Dominant: Fittest on Earth,” (2018), depict the Games in all their arduous, sweat-soaked agony, focusing on every explosive muscle-up and hefty snatch.

Persons: Heber Cannon, “, ”, Rich Froning Jr, Cannon, Melissa McCarthy, they’d, ‘, ” Cannon, Marston Sawyers, Buttery Organizations: iTunes, CrossFit Inc, U.S, CrossFit, Alliant Energy Locations: ”, Madison, Wis

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene believes rap videos 'glorify drugs and violence' but attempts to participate in hip-hop culture in a MAGA-themed music video
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene stars in a new rap music video in which she is declared "MAGA's MVP." Florida-based rapper Kurt Jantz, who goes by Forgiato Blow, released a new music video on Sunday dedicated to the Georgia representative. Throughout the video, Greene silently nods her head next to Jantz or remains in the background, sitting on a throne or atop a red convertible. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) July 16, 2023This is not the first time Greene has tried to insert herself into hip-hop culture. "We don't care if you're white/Don't care if you're black/We don't care if you're gay/We're all under attack," they sing.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, MAGA, Marjorie Taylor Greene's, she's, Kurt Jantz, Forgiato Blow, Marjorie, RINOs, Greene, Jantz, Greene's, Joe Biden, —, Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 ( Organizations: Trump, Service, Georgia, Twitter Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida, Georgia

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