Alibaba, Meituan Take China Commerce War into Local Services
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is committing another 1 billion yuan ($140 million) of incentives to drive more traffic to one of its most popular online services, cranking up the heat…
Klarna Delivers $2.7 Billion Gain to VC Investor Sequoia Capital
Klarna Group Plc’s market debut is set to bring a multibillion-dollar windfall to its largest investor, Sequoia Capital, after the buy-now-pay-later company priced its shares at $40 a share at…
The Who’s Roger Daltrey Joins 30th-Anniversary Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp: ‘I Love It Because It Reminds You of Where You Came From’
Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year with a very special guest: The Who frontman Roger Daltrey. The camp, which will take place Jan. 29-Feb.…
Paul Wall Says Nelly Buying a Knockoff Grill Led to Their Team-Up on the Hot 100-Topping Hit ‘Grillz’
What would rap be without iced-out grills? New York City jeweler Eddie Plein is often credited with inventing the gold grill as we know it back in the ’80s. His…
Apple’s iPhone 17 Line Could Be the Refresh Upgraders Were Waiting For
After years of incremental refreshes, Apple Inc.’s iPhone lineup feels exciting again.
Signed: Afrobeats Star Asake Inks Deal With New Management; Omarion Links Up With Create
The sheer number of artist signings announced on a weekly basis makes it difficult to keep up, no matter how closely one pays attention to the industry news cycle. That’s…
How Is Oasis Seemingly Bigger Than Ever in the U.S., Three Decades After Their ’90s Prime?
While Oasis was unspeakably massive in their native U.K. back in the 1990s, many wondered whether they could “break” the U.S. And while they had huge hits here — like…
China’s AI Chip Boom Fuels Cambricon, Alibaba Stock Rallies
Chip manufacturers and cloud stocks are among the major beneficiaries of China’s push for homegrown technology.
Snapped: Cage The Elephant Takes Over the El Rey (A Photo Essay)
In a private show at the El Rey Theatre in Hollywood Friday night, Cage the Elephant treated fans to an epic warm-up performance in advance of their Rose Bowl show…
Snapped: Elements Music & Arts Festival Comes Alive (A Photo Essay)
Elements Music & Arts Festival recently celebrated its 8th edition in Long Pond, Pennsylvania to a sold-out crowd of happy campers, featuring more than 100 artists and four stages. Elements’…