Spotify’s Latest Podcast Deals Have Helped Drive Market Value Up 39%

Everyone’s favorite loveable, awkward underage drinker is finally a dad himself! Michael Cera, 33, confirmed yesterday he recently welcomed a new baby with his wife of four years, Nadine. The ‘Superbad’ star shyly shared the happy news after Life & Beth costar Amy Schumer spilled the baby beans in a joint interview for Entertainment Tonight. The baby is Michael and Nadine’s first.

Who says exes can’t get along? Ryan Seacrest, 47, and his ex-girlfriend Julianne Hough, 33, had a great rapport with each other when the former Dancing With The Stars judge was a guest on Ryan’s SiriusXM show on Friday March 4. Julianne was a guest along with her brother Derek, 36, to discuss the siblings’ upcoming Oscar salute, but Ryan’s co-hosts couldn’t resist discussing the American Idol host’s past relationship with Julianne.

Foo Fighters have paid tribute to late friend and Mushroom Group founder Michael Gudinski during a recent Australian performance.The concert took place last night (March 4) at GMBHA Stadium in Geelong, Victoria, just a few hours out of Melbourne. It marked the first time an international act has played a stadium show in the country since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.The rock legends played a series of hits including ‘The Pretender’, ‘Times Like These’, ‘My Hero’, and more, finishing their set with a tribute to Gudinski, a leading Australian promoter and record executive who brought a host of international acts to the country during his career.“I would like to dedicate this last song to an old friend, who’s not here with us tonight – a person that always brought us over here, took care of us and made us happy – a sweet man, who made everything fun Down Under,” frontman Dave Grohl said.“Coincidentally, we managed to get down here about… Almost exactly a year since his passing.

Winter threatens to blast back this weekend driven by a -10C mini Beast of the East.Temperatures will continue to nosedive through next week as parts of the country brace for snow.Meteorologists are nervously watching rising temperatures in the atmosphere above the North Pole.A so-called stratospheric warming could be strong enough to split the Polar Vortex - the dome of air over the Arctic-triggering the freeze.A Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) four years ago unleashed the notorious 2018 Beast from the East deep freeze. James Madden, forecaster for Exacta Weather, said: “It may have an impact on the jet steam and our weather bringing an easterly weather pattern into spring.

Lanark Amateur Musical Society (LAMS) return to the stage of Lanark Memorial Hall later this month with their new musical revue LAMSTRAVAGANZA.

Lee Hodson insists Kilmarnock's Challenge Cup defeat to Raith can't stop their momentum as they aim to win the Scottish Championship.

The Oscar for Best Documentary is likely going to Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s “Summer of Soul,” but the 2022 IDA Awards gave its main competitor a notable boost. Jonas Poher Rasmussen‘s “Flee,” which made history as the only film to earn Documentary, Animated, and International Oscar nominations, took Best Feature.

Prince collaborator Morris Day has some strong words to share with Prince’s estate management. The 64-year-old lead singer of the classic 80’s funk band Morris Day & The Time took to Instagram to air his grievances about his apparent lack of ability to use the name he’s given such legacy to over the years.

Mira Sorvino is looking back at working with Woody Allen and Harvey Weinstein.

Tim Considine has died at the age of 81. Considine died Thursday at his home in Mar Vista, California, according to Disney.  Considine made his acting debut in 1953 at the age of 12 in "The Clown" and also appeared in the "Mickey Mouse Club" show "The Adventures of Spin and Marty." Tim Considine has passed away at the age of 81. The actor was born into an entertainment industry family.

The home where Brittany Murphy was found dead once belonged to Britney Spears. Years later, Spears remains "curious" about what happened to Murphy.  The 40-year-old pop star shared — then deleted — a People magazine cover regarding new details about Murphy's death that were shared in HBO's documentary "What Happened, Brittany Murphy?" Murphy was found dead inside her Hollywood Hills home Dec. 20, 2009, at the age of 32.

Hopefully Pete Davidson is already hard at work preparing himself for space travel, because if Jeff Bezos has anything to say about it, the comedian is going to be launched into orbit SOON!

Billy Watson, a child star who was one of the famed Watson Family, the only acting family that has their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, died February 17 of natural causes at age 98 in a Spokane, Washington hospital.

The Weeknd’s latest album,, you’ll definitely want to check out the singer’s newest concert special,, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.  invites you to experience the album in a whole new way, as “a purgatory otherworld where live performance, theater, and performance art collide for a night out at the club.” Along with this new immersive musical special comes an official merch collection available to shop now on Amazon. Watch NowShop Now is The Weeknd’s fifth studio album, featuring appearances by Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne and narration by Jim Carrey. joins the ranks of other streamable immersive specials available through Prime Video, including and three volumes of Rihanna’s .Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch and how to shop the new merch: A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd) is currently available to stream now on Prime Video. Watch Now is streaming exclusively on Prime Video. Access to Prime Video is a perk included in an Amazon Prime membership, available for $15 monthly or $139 for the year. If you aren't already subscribed or interested in subscribing to Amazon Prime and just want access to the Prime Video library, a membership to Prime Video is available for $9 monthly.

comments on Monday by Jim Cramer on his CNBC show Mad Money. Cramer sees a comparison in Spotify's original podcast content to Netflix’s genius move nearly a decade ago to augment its licensed catalog by self-producing its own movies and series.

Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s chief content and advertising business officer, said in a statement.Warner Bros. will lead the development and production of the projects in collaboration with Spotify.

Podcasts featuring Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman will soon stream on Spotify as the Swedish music streaming company has signed a deal with AT&T Inc’s Warner Bros and DC Entertainment.

Peter White Television EditorSuperman and Batman could be set to take on the podcast world after Spotify struck a deal with Warner Bros. and DC.The multi-year deal will see the three companies produce and distribute an original slate of narrative scripted podcasts.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAll-new podcasts starring Batman, Wonder Woman — or Bugs Bunny — could be streaming to your headphones soon.In the latest move to punch up its podcast biz, Spotify inked a multiyear pact with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment to produce and distribute an original slate of narrative scripted podcasts, which will be exclusively licensed to Spotify for a period time.The deal gives Spotify first-look rights to original scripted narrative DC podcasts based on its stable of Super Heroes and Super-Villains, which includes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, and the Joker.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSpotify continues to bulk up its podcast roster, signing a deal with Kim Kardashian West for an exclusive series looking at a case involving criminal-justice reform.A Spotify spokesman confirmed the company’s deal with Kardashian West and TV producer Lori Rothschild Ansaldi for the podcast, to be made available exclusively on the Spotify platform. Kardashian West and Rothschild Ansaldi will co-host and co-produce the show with Spotify’s Parcast studio.Word of the Spotify’s latest podcast deal comes a month after the company landed a landmark pact with Joe Rogan, reportedly worth more than $100 million, to distribute “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast exclusively to Spotify starting later this year.

Love Island Australia is returning to our screens as ITV2 prepares to reair the classic show tonight (Monday, June 15). Beloved host Sophie Monk will front tonight's show, which is a re-screening of the first series of Love Island Down Under.