• Spotify swings to profit; paying subscribers rise

    Music and podcast streaming giant Spotify reported Tuesday an increase in the number of paying subscribers and a rare but lower-than-expected operating profit for the first quarter. The company posted a "new quarterly high" operating profit of 168 million euros ($179 million) -- a turnaround from a loss of 156

    • Forbes

    Tems Pays Tribute To Beloved Nigerian Song With ‘Love Me JeJe’

    Nigerian singer Tems has had a meteoric rise to success in recent years.

    • Time

    ‘So Long, London’ Is a Classic Taylor Swift Track 5 Song

    Taylor Swift's albums have a pattern: the fifth track is always the most devastating, vulnerable song

  • T-Mobile’s New Internet Plan Lets You Travel With It for $160

    Frequently roadtrippin’ people with an RV or who like to camp or are stilling clinging to #vanlife, T-Mobile has a new internet plan for you. Be warned, it is not cheap if you want unlimited data. Called “T-Mobile Away,” this is an internet plan that costs $160 per month for access to unlimited data, includes … Continued Read the original post: T-Mobile’s New Internet Plan Lets You Travel With It for $160

  • English clubs urge RFU to speed up enhanced hybrid contract plans

    Steve Borthwick can allocate 25 contracts worth £150,000 a yearSaracens chief says stalemate may impact club’s recruitmentLeading English clubs are urging the Rugby Football Union to accelerate its plans to introduce hybrid central contracts for a limited number of key men’s international players. Saracens are one of several sides keen to know exactly how many of their squad will be offered deals and precisely how the new system will operate.Sarries’ director of rugby, Mark McCall, who works...

  • Spotify (SPOT) Boosts Paid Subscribers in First Quarter, Beating Estimates

    Spotify Technology SA, the audio-streaming giant, reported first-quarter results broadly in line with analyst forecasts as the company continued to add new features.

  • Verizon reports fewer quarterly subscriber losses on flexible plan demand

    Verizon has also partnered with streaming services to attract customers. Starting last Thursday, its latest promotional bundle includes six months of free access to Disney's services for new and existing customers on some plans. In December, it began offering discounted subscriptions to Netflix and Max on some myPlan bundles.

  • Is Taylor Swift's song 'ThanK you aIMee' a Kim Kardashian diss track?

    Taylor Swift's fans originally thought her latest album would mostly be about her ex-boyfriends, but the deluxe edition of "The Tortured Poets Department" appears to feature a thinly veiled diss track about Kim Kardashian.Swift released her new album on Friday, surprising fans with a deluxe edition that includes 15 additional songs.Fans quickly started tweeting that they thought "ThanK you aIMee," is about Kardashian, who famously clashed with Swift in 2016.kim kardashian waking up tomorrow...

  • Denver wants subpoena power to track companies not paying minimum or prevailing wages

    (The Center Square) – With one of the highest minimum wages in the country, the city of Denver is looking to give subpoena power to its auditor so it can go after businesses for what it has deemed "wage theft." The city of Denver's auditor is the only elected official without subpoena power. The city stated that sometimes employers refuse to provide information necessary for investigators to enforce the city's minimum wage and prevailing wage laws. The city wants to give the...

  • Tennessee governor plans to sign bill that would let teachers carry guns in schools

    Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday that he planned to sign a bill state legislators sent to his desk this week that would allow school staff members to carry concealed handguns on school grounds. "What’s important to me is that we give districts tools and the option to use a tool that will keep their children safe in their schools," Lee said at a news conference Thursday after he shared his plans to sign the legislation. Under state law, Lee, a Republican, has the option to sign the bill,...

  • Taylor Swift's new track imgonnagetyouback sparks comparisons to Olivia Rodrigo song

    Swift's new song imgonnagetyouback has sparked comparisons to Rodrigo's 2023 song Get Him Back!, with both using the same play on the phrase 'get him back' in their lyrics.

    • CNBC

    Verizon posts fewer first-quarter subscriber losses on flexible plan demand

    Verizon Communications said on Monday it lost fewer-than-expected wireless subscribers in the first quarter thanks to its flexible plans and streaming bundles.