Tag: Business

  • Kanye West Makes a Ton of Money on the First Day of Sales for Yeezy

    Kanye West Makes a Ton of Money on the First Day of Sales for Yeezy

    Kanye West allegedly made $25 million on the first day that Yeezy was sold. A Kanye West-themed Instagram account called @Kanyewestaurant_ said that more than 682,300 pairs of sneakers were sold, which would mean that Kanye West made $25 million. DigitalMusicNews says that West is due 11 percent of each sale of a Yeezy product,…

  • Head of Twitter’s Content Moderation Leaves Company

    Head of Twitter’s Content Moderation Leaves Company

    Ella Irwin, who was in charge of trust and safety at Twitter, told Reuters on Thursday that she had quit. Since billionaire Elon Musk bought the company in October, Twitter has been criticized for not protecting users from harmful material. Irwin joined Twitter in June 2022. When Yoel Roth quit his job as head of…

  • Kanye West’s Yeezy Sneakers Are Back in Stock at Adidas

    Kanye West’s Yeezy Sneakers Are Back in Stock at Adidas

    Adidas stopped working with Kanye West at the end of October. Now, some of the leftover Yeezy shoes are back on sale, giving fans a chance to buy their favorite shoes. Because of his anti-Semitic comments and other actions last year, the German clothing company has officially cut ties with Ye, the rapper who used…

  • Kanye West Will Make More Than $140 Million on the Sale of Yeezy Sneakers

    Kanye West Will Make More Than $140 Million on the Sale of Yeezy Sneakers

    Adidas’s decision to sell some of the remaining $1.3 billion worth of Yeezy shoes was good for Kanye West, who will supposedly get $143 million. After months of back and forth, the shoemaker brand decided to ship the shoes out to make up for the big losses it had to take when it fired Ye…

  • Queen’s Music Vault to Sell for Astonishing $1billion in Possible Universal Music Deal

    Queen’s Music Vault to Sell for Astonishing $1billion in Possible Universal Music Deal

    A source says that Universal Music Group is already discussing buying Queen’s music catalog with Disney Music Group. According to CNN, the transaction will likely fetch more than $1 billion and will close within the next month. But a Disney Music Group representative said that there are no plans to sell the catalog right now.…

  • Twitter Is Accused of Stiffing Another Musk-Appointed Contractor

    Twitter Is Accused of Stiffing Another Musk-Appointed Contractor

    The richest person in the world is being accused of not paying another Twitter contractor. This time, a public relations company is suing for almost $1 million in unpaid bills. According to a lawsuit brought in New York Supreme Court on Friday, JR Associates first signed a contract with Twitter in 2015. Musk ended the…

  • Adidas Pays Kanye West ‘Royalties’

    Adidas Pays Kanye West ‘Royalties’

    Adidas may still have to pay Kanye West fees because it will sell some of the Yeezys that haven’t sold yet. According to Sportskeeda, the parties used to agree that each sneaker sold would earn them 15% of the sale price. Contrary to reports, the CEO who was in trouble, Bjrn Gulden, didn’t say anything…

  • Forbes Expects £1.6 Billion for Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ Tour

    Forbes Expects £1.6 Billion for Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ Tour

    Fobes, a business magazine, says that Beyonce’s Renaissance world tour could make about $2 billion. The tour will begin on May 10 in Stockholm. It will be her first trip around the world in about seven years. The number is based on an optimistic guess about how many fans will buy tickets and the fact…

  • Amazon Is Offering a Free Trial of More Than a Hundred of Its Own Prime Video Shows

    Amazon Is Offering a Free Trial of More Than a Hundred of Its Own Prime Video Shows

    Amazon is giving away a lot of Prime Video Original movies and TV shows for free on their Freevee service, which is backed by ads. Over 100 Amazon Originals, like Reacher, The Grand Tour, and Modern Love, will be free to watch, as will the first few episodes of its newest shows like The Summer…

  • Kanye West Said to Make Adidas Relevant

    Kanye West Said to Make Adidas Relevant

    Kanye West’s decision to open his new Yeezy office in Los Angeles right next to the Adidas office has fans praising his return. A West fan site called Donda Times said that the new office is on Melrose Avenue between Laurel and North Edinburgh Streets in Los Angeles. Also, the 45-year-old’s office is only a…