How Much is a Tweet Worth to Studios? $560 at the Box Office

Twitter may be a powerful platform to help get audiences into theaters, but the true impact of tweets on a film’s box office is dependent upon when the messages about movies are actually sent leading up to their release. A single tweet on average can add $560 to a film’…

What the Sony Hack Means for Your Paycheck

All that stolen data exposed more than embarrassing emails. It also sent dozens of Hollywood payroll companies into red alert to secure their data in an identity theft economy where Social Security numbers go for $10 a pop.read more

Skrillex + Diplo release Jack U debut

Diplo and Skrillex are working their way through a 24-hour DJ set with special guests (streaming on their website as well as Beatport) but fun may not be the end game of this party with Skrillex apparently announcing a midnight release of Jack U’s debut album on their livestream—Dancing…

Kanye West Tweets Out Apologies to Beck and Bruno Mars

Kanye West was certainly in the forgiving mood when he started tweeting on Thursday night. After crashing Beck’s acceptance speech at the GRAMMYs earlier this month, Kanye decided it was time to say he’s sorry. “I would like to publicly apologize to Beck,” the 37-year-old rapper tweeted. “I’m …

Gotham Recap: Deductive Plotting FTW

The thematic clothesline that props up "Red Hood," one of the best episodes of Gotham to date, is blessedly simple: What empowers the people of Gotham City? Each character answers that question differently, because each of them is after different things. (This has been your Yogi Berra–ism of…