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Music's Best Moments at Paris Fashion Week SS26
Music's Best Moments at Paris Fashion Week SS26

Hypebeast

time02-07-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Hypebeast

Music's Best Moments at Paris Fashion Week SS26

WithParis FashionWeekwrappedfor the season, we're looking back at some of our favorite music moments from the past over the streets of Paris to premiere newPharrell-designedLouis Vuittonpieces and new tracks from their upcomingLet God Sort Em Outalbum, whileTommy RichmanandRoddy Ricchboth made their runway soundtrack curation debuts for424andNamesake, respectively, among a handful of other notable live performances. Pusha TandMaliceturned the streets of Paris into their playground, popping up throughout the city during the course of the week. A likely link-up that holds strong with each season, Clipse paired up with Pharrell – the producer of the entirety ofLet God Sort Em Out– for the LV show, the duo's 'So Be It' part of the runway soundtrack. Before the show, Pusha served as the face of the brand's new collection, debuting a few new pieces on socials. Once he and Malice got to Paris, they performed an intimate show on the rooftop of the LV headquarters (where they recorded the entire album) – which included a live debut of the album's 'Chains and Whips' featuring Kendrick Lamar. The duo debuted a new edition of the adidas Adistar Jellyfish sneakers as well. Pharrell's soundtracks never disappoint. Included in LV's runway playlist this season was a new song fromTyler, the CreatorandDoechii. Produced by Pharrell, the track is entitled 'Get Right' and has not been officially released on streaming services yet. 'Get Right' marks Tyler and Doechii's second studio collaboration afterCHROMAKOPIA's'Balloon.' Similarly,A$AP Rocky, too, knows how to host a music-infused fashion spectacle, doing just that once again for AWGE's second show in Paris. The homage to Harlem included aPUMAcollaboration, a front row appearance fromRihannaand Riot, and an immersive collection of backing tracks. Models strutted to a handful of new A$AP Rocky tracks, previewed from the rapper's (hopefully) forthcomingDON'T BE DUMBalbum. Two of the three new tracks feature Thoto. Making his debut as a runway music curator isTommy Richman. Ascending to global fame after 'MILLION DOLLAR BABY,' Richman's rise has been rapid, so it makes sense for him to find himself involved in a Paris runway so early in his career. Richman set the soundscape for the 424 show with a curation of synth, SoundCloud-type beats. An appearance from none other thanYung Leanis guaranteed to make any 'Best Moments' roundup. Leandoer himself showed up for theY-3runway, donning a full monochromatic Y-3 tracksuit. Fashion Week royalty, Rocky and Riri, ruled the streets of Paris this season once again. Nothing else needed to be said. If there's one thing we can count on every season, it'sDominic Fikesitting front row at Saint Laurent, in head-to-toe Saint Laurent. This season was no exception, the musician, in a brown suit, making his routine appearance to the FROW forAnthony Vaccarello's SS26 showcase. AMIRIalso had a pretty impressive selection of front row guests. Musicians includingJ Balvin,Ryan Castro,French Montanaand2 Chainzco-mingled alongside a lineup of other A-list actors, actresses, and athletes. But if we're speaking of front rows, if we had to hand it to just one, it would have to be Louis Vuitton. In addition to the ever-so-regalBeyoncéandJay-Z,Jackson Wang,J-Hope,Karol G, Uncle Waffles, and, of course, Clipse, were among this season's front-row viewers. Many designers brought out live instrumentalists this percussionist and strings duo Valentina Magaletti and Zongamin playing live as the collection showed, whileWales Bonnersimilarly had Dutch cellist Ranie Ribeiro score the Yamamoto's SS26 showcase was backed by a live choir covering classics, andÉtudes Studioembraced an eclectic live assortment of percussion, drums, and bells scattered throughout the room. Day one friends and collaborators,Hiroshi Fujiwarateamed up withNIGO(andFutura) for this season'sKENZOshow to soundtrack the runway. 424 was another face-paced fusion of fashion and music, with bothRemaand Roddy Ricch making their runway debuts during the show. Though they didn't walk the runway this season, they walked the Parisian streets – arguably even more important.2hollisshowed out to shows including Louis Vuitton and Rick Owens whileASAP Nasthosted a listening event in between appearing at AWGE, among others.

With airports in Israel closed, Jewish New Yorkers are desperate to find ways in
With airports in Israel closed, Jewish New Yorkers are desperate to find ways in

New York Post

time17-06-2025

  • Politics
  • New York Post

With airports in Israel closed, Jewish New Yorkers are desperate to find ways in

Despite a current US State Department advisory against travel to Israel 'due to armed conflict, terrorism and civil unrest' and closed airspace, some determined New Yorkers want to be in the Holy Land to show their solidarity with and support for the Jewish state. 'I feel guilty that I'm not there with my brothers and sisters being subjected to these missiles,' said Todd Richman, a Long Islander whose flight to Israel was canceled last Thursday as news broke of Israel's preemptive strike on Iranian nuclear sites. 'I feel guilty. It's hard to explain.' Since airports are shuttered, the 55-year-old, who works in finance, said he's looked into alternate means to get into the Jewish state, including a ship, to no avail. The minute flights open up, Richman declared, 'I'm there.' 4 Amidst Israel's conflict with Iran, some New Yorkers say they would like to be in the Holy Land showing solidarity with Israelis. ATEF SAFADI/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The married dad-of-three added, 'It's hard to explain how you can want to be in a war zone right now, but there's something you feel in your heart.' With friends and family running into bomb shelters every night amidst a barrage of ballistic missiles launched from Iran, there's a sense of powerlessness. 'I'm watching it through their eyes and I wish I was there with them,' he said. 'There's something unique about the Jewish ruach (spirit) about being together during such a situation.' With 24 Israelis killed and hundreds injured in the days-long Iranian missile barrage, people are determined to stay resilient and strong in the face of evil. 'They're having bar mitzvahs in the shelters, singing in the shelters, celebrating life in the shelters,' Richman said, adding, 'I still feel safe there. In some ways you feel safer being in Israel with ballistic missiles landing than you do in most other parts of the world.' Chava Blivaiss, a 36-year-old trauma surgeon, feels similarly. 'People think I'm crazy, [but] I just feel the need to be there,' she told The Post. 4 'I feel guilty that I'm not there with my brothers and sisters being subjected to these missiles,' said Todd Richman.' Courtesy of Todd Richman The Long Islander is on standby with a fully packed bag, passport and medical IDs sitting by the door. 'I'm always ready to run into the fire — and if I could be there right now, I would,' she said. 'Even if I wasn't a trauma surgeon, I'd want to be there just as much. I'd go shopping there and help the economy, buying falafels.' While she's had no shortage of rockets and close calls before in Israel over the past year — sometimes having a mere 30 seconds to run to the bomb shelter in places like Ashkelon — Blivaiss asserted, 'it still feels safer there than it does here … you get used to the rockets and the running and the sirens.' Yocheved 'Kim' Ruttenberg, the American founder of Sword of Iron – Israel Volunteer Corp, a grassroots initiative that began as a modest Facebook group after October 7, said she's been inundated with messages from would-be volunteers from all over the world trying to reach Israel now. 4 'People think I'm crazy, [but] I just feel the need to be there,' said trauma surgeon Chava Blivaiss. Courtesy of Dr. Chava Blivaiss 'It doesn't make logical sense. It's something you can't explain, you just feel it,' Ruttenberg, 24, told The Post. It's a sentiment that David Harris, former longtime CEO of the American Jewish Committee, understands. The 75-year-old longtime Jewish activist, who lives in Manhattan, told The Post that he is planning to go to Israel as soon as he can. He's gone against the grain before. During the first Gulf War, when missiles started flying from Iraq to Israel, he said he was on the 'first plane to Israel.' He got a flight with legendary comedian Jackie Mason, with virtually no one else on board. 'We wanted to show solidarity and sit in the sealed rooms simply because there was nowhere else we wanted to be,' he said. 4 Yocheved 'Kim' Ruttenberg said her organization has been inundated with requests from people wanting to volunteer in Israel. Courtesy of Yocheved "Kim" Ruttenberg During the 2006 Lebanon War, he never thought twice about running to the Holy Land to 'sit in bomb shelters and tell Israelis they're not alone,' he said. 'And to tell myself that I wouldn't simply be a bystander rooting from far … There's no way to simply say that's their war and my place is here. My place is there.' Richman noted that people feeling this way is unique to Israel and the Jewish people. He said, 'Tell me what other country that's at war that has people scrambling to get back into the country.'

Amazon widens access to video generator as AI ad tools gain traction
Amazon widens access to video generator as AI ad tools gain traction

Yahoo

time10-06-2025

  • Business
  • Yahoo

Amazon widens access to video generator as AI ad tools gain traction

This story was originally published on Marketing Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Marketing Dive newsletter. Less than a year after releasing in beta, Amazon's artificial intelligence-powered video generator is now available to all U.S. advertisers on the e-commerce platform. The fast rollout of the solution, which spins up half a dozen videos based on the input of a product ID, speaks to the mounting arms race between digital advertising platforms when it comes to leveraging generative AI to produce rich media assets, particularly for small- and mid-sized marketers that typically can't afford them. The news announced Tuesday follows Google's latest updates on its Veo AI video tool from May and Meta expanding its generative AI vision to encompass more aspects of the marketing pipeline. For Amazon, the simply named video generator wields a few advantages, namely that it is up and running right now. 'It's real. This isn't like a 'coming soon' message,' said Jay Richman, vice president of product and technology at Amazon, who positioned the offering against 'vaporware' and "fantastical prototypes.' The latest version of Amazon's video generator can create far more sophisticated ads than those that were available during the beta period that began last September, per a demo Richman showed to Marketing Dive. Rather than focusing on static scenes, such as a record player sitting on a bare table, the technology can emulate realistic motion from virtual models, like a besuited man checking a watch on his wrist for the time. It is also better at stringing multiple scenes together, with smoother transitions between animations, and can include elements like humans or pets for dynamism. 'We had to do a lot to constrain the models to avoid hallucinations or to improve our yield rate. We were kind of optimizing for the floor of creative quality versus the ceiling,' said Richman of the video generator's early stages. Video generator lives on Amazon's sponsored brand campaign builder and can surface six videos in a matter of minutes based on the advertiser's input and campaign needs. The back end analyzes the submitted product's detail page, including customer reviews, and feeds those factors into an image generator that then sends information into the video model. Advertisers can upload existing media from their library, such as social content or product demos, as well as assets like logos. Editing tools allow for fine-tuning logo placements, fonts and headlines while ensuring the end result matches any brand-specific guidelines 'We'll add more controls over time but we're really trying to keep it dead simple,' said Richman. In terms of monetization, the video generator is free, which could appeal to marketers that are facing tightened budgets but continued demands for precision. 'Byproduct businesses may emerge in the future but right now we just want to build something that customers love, that they use in an increased fashion and that we see their businesses grow as a result of adoption,' said Richman. One customer, the ad agency BTR Media, described using the feature to cater videos to different product searches, like whether the user is looking for chocolate or vanilla protein products. BTR Media in a statement said video generator has been a 'game-changer' for its clients. Amazon souping up its video generator follows progress in developing its image generator, which has had more time to ingest the massive e-commerce marketplace's product catalog since debuting around 18 months ago. One telling insight from the testing phase was that half of the products that were promoted with video generator had not been advertised before, a sign that Amazon is onboarding more brands into its retail media ecosystem through a diversification in media creation capabilities. Uptake has been apparent even outside of the categories to which video generator is tailored. 'What surprised us is that we're actually seeing a fair number of mid- and even larger-size brands embracing the tool,' said Richman. Amazon says that sponsored brand campaigns featuring video see a 30% higher click-through rate, on average, than those without. The findings align with a larger push by the company to crack the code on full-funnel advertising that extends beyond its historic know-how in retail media that tends to be oriented around lower-funnel performance marketing. Amazon's revenue derived from ad sales increased 19% year over year to $13.92 billion in Q1, above analyst estimates. 'The introduction of video allows for greater stopping of the scroll and communicating of value, and therefore they perform, on average, much better,' said Richman. For now, ads made with video generator will run in the usual places where sponsored brand campaigns appear. Asked about whether there are plans to broaden the availability to other Amazon-owned properties, such as Prime Video or the livestreaming service Twitch, Richman demurred while emphasizing that Amazon will continue to ramp up its investments and innovation bets in generative AI. 'All I can say is watch this space,' said Richman. 'You see the quality curve that we're on. I'll let you connect the dots.' Recommended Reading Amazon launches AI-powered video ad generator ahead of holidays Sign in to access your portfolio

Tommy Richman Claps Back at Streamer Asking Him to Sing: ‘What Am I? A Dancing Monkey?'
Tommy Richman Claps Back at Streamer Asking Him to Sing: ‘What Am I? A Dancing Monkey?'

Yahoo

time07-06-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Yahoo

Tommy Richman Claps Back at Streamer Asking Him to Sing: ‘What Am I? A Dancing Monkey?'

Don't ask Tommy Richman to sing on command. The Virginia singer popped up on streamer DLOU's Twitch earlier this week and found himself in an awkward situation. While hanging out in a studio in L.A. with fellow artists like Cash Cobain and newcomer B Jack$, whose song 'Get Jiggy' is an early contender for Song of the Summer, DLOU asked Richman to sing his smash hit 'Million Dollar Baby' on the spot — which didn't go over well. More from Billboard Tommy Richman Talks Working On New Album, 'Worlds Apart,' Nomination for 'Million Dollar Baby' & More | AMAs 2025 How 'Real Women Have Curves' Went From 2002 Film to 2025 Tony Nominee: 'It's Like It Should Have Always Been a Musical' Chris Brown Earns 21 New RIAA Certifications - Including 8x Platinum for These Two Hits 'I ain't singing that sh–, bro,' a clearly annoyed Tommy Richman said. 'What am I? A dancing monkey? I'm not singing that sh–. I don't even know you, bro.' He then reiterated that he was in no mood to sing on command for DLOU's chat and demanded to be treated with some decency. 'I'm not singing sh–,' he said again. 'So chill out, bro. Have some respect. Have some respect, bro. I just met you, bro. You're telling me to sing a song. Talk to me like a real man. I don't give a f— about this streaming sh–, bro. Talk to me like a real man.' He then added: 'Get your camera off me, bro. Don't be weird to me.' 'Million Dollar Baby' took over TikTok and the rest of social media last year, propelling the song to debut at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2024. During last month's American Music Awards, Richman told Billboard that he's working on a new album that he plans to release sometime this summer. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart

Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people
Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people

Yahoo

time28-05-2025

  • Business
  • Yahoo

Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people

LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a data broker that collects and uses consumers' personal data to help its paying corporate customers detect possible risk and fraud, has disclosed a data breach affecting more than 364,000 people. The company said in a filing with Maine's attorney general that the breach, dating back to December 25, 2024, allowed a hacker to obtain consumers' sensitive personal data from a third-party platform used by the company for software development. Jennifer Richman, a spokesperson for LexisNexis, told TechCrunch that an unknown hacker accessed the company's GitHub account. The stolen data varies, but includes names, dates of birth, phone numbers, postal and email addresses, Social Security numbers and driver’'s license numbers. It's not immediately clear what circumstances led to the breach. Richman said LexisNexis received a report on April 1, 2025 "from an unknown third party claiming to have accessed certain information." The company would not say if it had received a ransom demand from the hacker. Data brokers like LexisNexis are part of a billion-dollar industry of companies that profit from collecting and selling access to large amounts of Americans' personal and financial data. LexisNexis uses swathes of consumer information to help companies detect potentially fraudulent transactions, as well as to perform risk assessment and due diligence on would-be customers. Last year, The New York Times reported that car manufacturers were among several companies that shared data on vehicle driving habits with LexisNexis without car owners' explicit permission. The data was then sold on to insurance companies, which used the mileage and driving data to determine the drivers' insurance premiums. Law enforcement agencies also use LexisNexis for obtaining personal information on suspects, such as names, home addresses, and call records. Earlier this month, the Trump administration scrapped a plan that would have restricted data brokers from selling Americans' personal and financial information, including Social Security numbers. White House official Russell Vought wrote in a Federal Register notice that the Biden-era rule, which would have required data brokers to follow the same federal privacy rules as credit bureaus and renter-screening companies, was "not necessary or appropriate," despite long-standing calls by privacy advocates to close the loophole. Updated with comment from LexisNexis. Sign in to access your portfolio

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