Spotify Wrapped has given us all a 'listening age' — and it's making some people mad

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Taylor Swift and Spotify Wrapped Listening Age poster
Spotify Wrapped is humiliating some of us with its new "listening age." Taylor Swift probably skews young, but that didn't stop my age from being much older than I am.

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Paramount's Larry and David Ellison might look to Middle East petrostates to help finance a deal for WBD. That's tricky.

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President Donald Trump welcomes Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House, November 18, 2025
Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House in November. Now bin Salman's country is reportedly backing Larry and David Ellisons' bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

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How does your Spotify Wrapped get made? 3 Spotify leaders break down the yearlong process.

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A billboard for Spotify Wrapped 2025 is pictured.
Three Spotify leaders explained their yearlong process to build Wrapped.

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A Koch-funded group is tapping star marketers for a $250 million push to 'reignite the American spirit'

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Charles Koch
Charles Koch founded Stand Together, a philanthropic community that's behind a new campaign to unite America.

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TikTok Shop crossed $500 million in US sales during the Black Friday Cyber Monday week

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Why Tubi's CMO sees opportunity when phone-obsessed millennials and Gen Z scroll while they watch

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Gen Z actors Siena Agudong and Noah Beck star in Tubi's new football rom-com, "Sidelined 2: Intercepted." The free streamer is responding to second-screen viewing by getting brands to sponsor ad breaks.

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Will you trust ChatGPT once it has ads?

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Sam Altman
Last year OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he thought ads were lame. Now he seems more interested.

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A veteran of the Peak TV era explains why Peak TV isn't coming back

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The cast of The Sopranos at a cemetery
HBO's "The Sopranos" was the avatar of the Peak TV era.

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Omnicom's CEO breaks down his plan to beat rivals in AI after the ad giant's blockbuster $9 billion IPG deal

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Omnicom CEO John Wren now oversees IPG as well.

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Ad giant Omnicom says its mega-merger with IPG will lead to 4,000 job cuts

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Omnicom's $9 billion acquisition of IPG was completed last week.

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