{"id":2425571,"date":"2026-05-20T22:55:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2425571"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:55:52","slug":"apples-cue-is-cannes-lions-entertainment-person-of-the-year-05-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/apples-cue-is-cannes-lions-entertainment-person-of-the-year-05-21-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s Cue Is Cannes Lions&#8217; Entertainment Person Of The Year 05\/21\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body_main\" data-title=\"Guinness, Taylor Toast The World Cup 05\/21\/2026\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/415194\/guinness-taylor-toast-the-world-cup.html\" data-start=\"None\" data-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW265299243 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW265299243 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"974930796\" paraeid=\"{1f81ab1a-daa6-4f9d-8ed1-c8ea3a8b6860}{144}\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW265299243 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW265299243 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1654619877\" paraeid=\"{148a875e-a081-48ee-aaf9-d7907dfb06a9}{68}\">Cannes Lions has named Apple\u2019s Eddy Cue, as its 2026 Entertainment<br \/>\nPerson of the Year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW265299243 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW265299243 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1184632959\" paraeid=\"{016eab40-53ad-4abf-b0b3-220393c015ea}{114}\">Created in 2019 (Lorne Michaels was the first recipient) the award recognizes the important role that entertainment plays in the marketing and<br \/>\ncommunications landscape, according to the organization.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW265299243 BCX0\">\n<div class=\"ads_inline_640\"><!-- ~advertisement~ big_unit --><\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p><!-- Website big_unit Ad 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