This story first appeared in the Jan. 9 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. The beautiful thing about predictions for the new year is that nobody predicts a continuing muddle. And yet confusion and untidiness would have been the correct call for the media, particularly television, in 2014 (as well, come to think of it,…

Sony’s The Interview will become available today on a variety of online platforms including YouTube Movies, Google Play, Microsoft’s Xbox Video and Sony’s own dedicated website www.seetheinterview.com, the studio has announced. The movie, which will go online at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, can be rented for $5.99 and purchased in HD for $14.99….

Amid the frenzy backstage at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball this month, an aura of businesslike calm seemed to follow Nick Jonas as he snaked his way through the underbelly of Madison Square Garden. Wearing a heathered-burgundy sweater and tight black jeans, and with his immaculately parted hair and chiseled features, Mr. Jonas dutifully made the…

Developer Rahul Dewan has released Duet Display – an iOS app that lets you use your iPad or iPhone as a second, wired display, via USB. Previous apps have promised to let you use an iPad as a second display wirelessly, but Duet Display is a wired solution and promises to deliver lag free performance, with up…

It was the year that a Disney soundtrack and a country-super­star-turned-pop-star battled for sales dominance. It was a year in which the transition from purchased product to streaming moved to the fore­front. It was a year in which Monte Lipman’s Republic sold the most product, while Columbia, under the tutelage of Rob Stringer, carried for­ward…

Today, Irving Azoff is one of the most powerful figures in the entertainment business. But four decades ago he was just a bright, ambitious kid from the Midwest who decided to head to L.A. with dreams of making his mark and his fortune, like so many thousands of others of his generation. The ’70s were…

While I won’t wholly endorse the popular notion that 2014 was some atrocious year for hip-hop, let’s agree that R&B prospered beyond fair comparison to rap. This breakout year of FKA twigs, this explosive resurgence of D’Angelo and Prince, and then one after the other, the respective returns of T-Pain and Miguel—the gods smiled upon…

In honor of Jay Z’s 45th birthday earlier this month, Beyoncé and Jay Z traveled to Iceland for a celebration in the snow. Mr. and Mrs. Carter bared the freezing temps, but still looked like they were having a blast in the wintery wonderland….

In case you’ve been struggling to find a holiday gift for the Kanye fan in your life, search no more: A group called Local Business Comedy has created a Christmas parody album modeled entirely after Yeezus. The title? Kreezus….

Go Get It. First heard on his recent visit with Sway, Loso puts the rhyme in to a new recording produced by Mally The Martian. His The Young OG Project drops Christmas Day….