These creatives got brands back on track and stirred up online buzz with outsider ideas that won hearts and minds.
The 2026 Creative 100: Artists & Makers Defining Their Genres
From New York’s artistic First Lady to a graphic novelist chronicling the war in Gaza and Lily Allen’s soul-baring concert tour.
The 2026 Creative 100: Media, TV & Streaming Innovators Know How to Win
Steeped in culture with the bottom line always in sight.
The 2026 Creative 100: Directors Taking Genre Films to the Mainstream
No topic was too niche or intimate for these avant garde filmmakers.
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Jack Johnson Announces AU/NZ Dates With Ben Harper and John Butler
The announcement ties into Johnson’s upcoming SURFILMUSIC project.
Cola – ‘Haveluck Country’
Cola trace surreal terrain on ‘Haveluck Country’ ahead of new album release Cola image via Kristina Pedersen May 4, 2026 Cola release ‘Haveluck Country,’ their latest single out now via Fire Talk Records. The track continues the band’s approach to off-kilter songwriting, weaving together fragmented imagery and understated instrumentation. Built around Tim Darcy’s steady vocal […]
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Music News for May 4, 2026

3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Kneecap, Lip Critic, and American Football…and more music news for you day.
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A “Pay-For-Performance” Ad Industry? Brands And Agencies Will Need A Referee
The very concept of AI and its impact on select industries is enough to cause dramatic swings in stock market sectors and wild future-of-work predictions. But when the world’s largest ad agency talks about changing its revenue model – and trots out a real-world client example to back it up – people pay attention. In […]
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How State Health Insurance Uses Ad Tracking; TikTok And Alcohol, Together At Last
Nineteen of America’s 20 state-run health insurance exchanges use advertising trackers from platforms. Plus: The booze brands are coming to TikTok.
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