How Snoop Dogg bet big—on himself

The hip-hop legend has gone from parental advisory to family friendly. This fall, he’ll join The Voice and release a new Dr. Dre–produced album, all while looking for new joint ventures—including the kind you roll—that will keep his grandchildren set for life.

The highest-paid TV showrunners 2024

Creating a hit series like South Park, Law & Order or The Big Bang Theory is worth a fortune, but a new breed of producers is still getting rich in a fractured television economy by creating shows that are born to re-run. “The yacht money is gone,” a veteran entertainment manager says of the deals […]

Why Hollywood is Bearish on the future of television

Producing a hit TV series like The Bear was once a path to serious riches for its cast and creators. But in another massive entertainment shift, developing groundbreaking shows is worth hundreds of millions less than it used to be. It wasn’t long ago that creating a hit show like The Bear was a TV […]

Revealed: The 10 highest-paid actors of 2023

“Margot Robbie will be receiving ‘Barbie’ checks for the rest of her life” but Adam Sandler was Hollywood’s top-earning star last year. Here’s how much the Sandman and other top stars banked. Hollywood history will remember 2023 as the year of Barbenheimer. Since their releases on the same day in July, Barbie and Oppenheimer have […]

How much did Usher just make for his Super Bowl halftime show?

The king of R&B will give a free 13-minute performance during the big game—and don’t bet on a duet with Taylor Swift—but the real payoff will come when he releases his new album that day. It’s been 12 years since Usher descended from the sky to perform his hit “OMG” as a special guest during […]