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  • BusinessVariety

    Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon Nets $100 Million Through Another Stock Sale

    Vince McMahon, the founder and former CEO of wrestling entertainment company WWE, received about $100 million through a sale of about 3.5 million shares of TKO Group. TKO Group was formed last year through the Endeavor-led merger of UFC and WWE. Endeavor maintains a majority interest in TKO. McMahon’s latest sale of TKO stock comes after …

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’: A Deep Dive Into the Featured Artists and Samples — From Shaboozey to ‘These Boots Were Made for Walkin” and More

    “They don’t, don’t know how hard I had to fight for this,” sings Beyoncé on “Ameriican Requiem,” the harmony-laden opener on her eighth album “Cowboy Carter.” Anyone keyed into the promotional cycle leading up to its release knows this well. A few weeks back, Beyoncé revealed that she came up with the concept for the …

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  • BusinessVariety

    Paramount Global’s Debt Rating Downgraded to Junk by S&P

    Paramount Global’s debt rating was cut to junk status by credit-rating agency S&P Global, which cited the media conglomerate’s ongoing challenges with free cash flow generation relative to its debt. S&P on Wednesday said it expects Paramount Global’s free operating cash flow-to-debt will remain “well below” 10% through 2025, and that adjusted leverage (debt-to-equity ratio) …

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Beyonce Rewrites Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ Lyrics to Deliver Fiery Cover on ‘Cowboy Carter’

    It looks like Dolly Parton hinted correctly. After the country icon said that she believed that Beyoncé would sample or interpolate her 1973 classic “Jolene” for her new album, Bey has done just that, including a cover of the song with altered lyrics and song structure on her highly anticipated new album “Cowboy Carter.” Parton …

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  • EntertainmentEntertainment Weekly

    Who is Linda Martell on Beyoncé's “Cowboy Carter”?

    The country pioneer pops up on the song "Spaghettii" and on the interlude "The Linda Martell Show." Here's what you should know about her.

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  • PoliticsThe Wrap

    Rachel Maddow Admits ‘the Hilarity of It’ Is Part of Why Jan. 6 Investigations, Punishments Still Matter | Video

    The MSNBC host illustrates her point by recounting Jeffrey Clark's "fantasy that smart thermostats had stolen the election" The post Rachel Maddow Admits ‘the Hilarity of It’ Is Part of Why Jan. 6 Investigations, Punishments Still Matter | Video appeared first on TheWrap.

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Beyoncé Enlists Daughter Rumi Carter for ‘Protector’ Track on ‘Cowboy Carter’

    Beyoncé called in many artists to feature on her new album “Cowboy Carter,” spanning country icons like Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson to up-and-comers including Tanner Adell and Shaboozey. But she also made it a family affair, enlisting her daughter Rumi Carter to appear on one of the record’s songs. At the start of “Protector,” …

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