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Inside 'Honeyguide' as Disruptive Films Channels 'Saltburn' Wickedness

Siouxsie Q and Michael Vegas have been riding high. At the 2024 XBIZ Awards, the duo took home the trophy for Director of the Year — Gay Movies, while their title “For You, I Will” was named Gay Feature of the Year.

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On the Set: Welcome to Adult Time's 'Futa World'

Dressed revealingly in a yellow waitress uniform, Lauren Phillips greets eager customers Hailey Rose and Chloe Surreal. On a sign announcing the grand opening of “Dick’s Diner,” the apostrophe between letters k and s bears a striking resemblance to an ejaculating penis.

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Avery Jane Unleashes 'The Fuck Machine' for Raw Performance

For nearly a decade, Avery Jane has ascended the adult industry ranks to embody her brand: The Fuck Machine. Her steady rise makes perfect sense once you get to know her a little.

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On the Set: Ricky Greenwood's Arresting Feature 'Dirty Cops'

Digital Playground and director Ricky Greenwood are getting down and dirty with “Dirty Cops,” a police drama featuring Jennifer White as the corrupt Detective Harris, who is in cahoots with criminal baddie Gibbs, played by Scott Nails.

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Dan Dangler: Spicy Gaming Streamer Goes Pro as XXX Star

Detroit native Dan Dangler grew up a tomboy, hanging out with her older brothers and their friends, and playing sports with the neighborhood boys. In school, she always enjoyed art classes, as well as anything that involved animals.

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Collab Nation: Top Creators Share Best Practices for Fruitful Co-Shoots

One of the fastest ways for creators to gain new subscribers and buyers, not to mention monetize their existing fan base, is to collaborate with other creators. The extra star power can multiply potential earnings, broaden brand reach and boost a creator’s reputation in the community.

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Falcon|NakedSword Expands Euro Ambitions With Sir Peter

Falcon|NakedSword president and CEO Tim Valenti is setting his sights on the European market with an increasingly ambitious game plan. He notes that while the gay studio has risen high as a proud American brand for decades, it has seen its global audience broaden, especially in the last four years.

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XBIZ Creator Awards Flips the Script at E11EVEN for Miami's Sexiest Night

As legions of stars converge on neon-lit South Beach for a week of festivities, the XBIZ Creator Awards — adult creators' biggest night, sponsored by Fansly — dials it up to E11EVEN with a major show format change at the famed venue.

Gizelle Blanco: Sapphic Queen Talks Hawaiian Roots, Prolific Career

Growing up on O‘ahu in Hawai‘i, Gizelle Blanco spent most of her time outdoors. She loved hiking, walking trails, and spending time on the beach and in the ocean. She tended plants, painted, and crafted handmade jewelry out of shells she found on the shore or in underwater caves.

On the Set: Adult Time Gets Extra Kinky for 'The Bottom Floor'

XBIZ Award-winning directing duo Siouxsie Q and Michael Vegas — as part of their Adult Time “Director Showcase,” which empowers the studio’s top production maestros to go all-out with maximum artistic freedom — brought together a who’s who of kinky veterans with a diverse array of sexualities, gender identities and BDSM proclivities in a colorful and dark Los Angeles warehouse filled with Egyptian-style décor for "The Bottom Floor."

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Hailey Rose & Max Fills: Swingers Turned Creator Superstars

Hailey Rose and Max Fills first met during their last year of college at UC Santa Cruz, riding the same bus to and from lectures. They had both recently gotten out of long-term monogamous relationships, so at first they just began hooking up casually. But after graduating and moving down to LA, they continued to see each other — and could not help but eventually fall in love.

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AI Is Coming: A Look at What's Ahead and Its Implications

The AI era has dawned, and the impact of this technology is beginning to be felt across the adult industry. We are already seeing a plethora of content, synthetic interactions and customizable avatars enabled by artificial intelligence.

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AEBN Reflects on 25 Years of Innovation, Success

Reflecting on 25 years of success, AEBN honchos Jay Strowd and Bishop Wages harken back to 1999, when the company that would become a storied brand first broke away from an online DVD/VHS mail-order business to evolve as an entity solely dedicated to streaming video.

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Hayley Davies: From New Zealand Math Nerd to Fast-Rising Adult Star

Growing up, New Zealander Hayley Davies was a proud nerd who participated in mathematics competitions against students from much higher grades. Her good looks turned out to be a kind of secret weapon, causing peers to underestimate her intellectual acumen.

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Elly Clutch: English Teacher Turned Creator Shifts Into High Gear

Growing up, Elly Clutch often felt a bit strange and out of place. In fact, that feeling has stuck with her for as long as she can remember. Nevertheless, she has grown a lot of confidence since her youth, and now knows that being an outgoing and fun-loving nerd makes her uniquely memorable.

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Siri Dahl, Little Puck to Co-Host 2024 XBIZ Creator Awards

XBIZ is pleased to announce Siri Dahl and Little Puck as hosts of adult creators’ biggest night: the 2024 XBIZ Creator Awards, presented by premier creator platform Fansly.

Violet Myers: Gamer Girl, Spicy Creator and Geek Supreme

Violet Myers remembers her upbringing as relatively normal. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she learned responsibility early on as the eldest sibling, raised mostly by women.

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Chloe Wildd: Montreal Country Gal Seizes International Cam Crown

Wildd had always loved expressing herself, whether through drawing, dancing or singing. She wanted to “be someone,” even become a star, so when she turned 18, she began doing boudoir and nude photo shoots.

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'Traffic Captain' Andy Wullmer Braves the High Seas as Spirited Exec

Wullmer networked and hobnobbed, gaining expertise in everything from ecommerce to SEO and traffic, making connections and over time rising through the ranks of several companies to become CEO of the mobile business arm of TrafficPartner.

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opinion

Free Agent Auteur: Casey Calvert Expands Her Directing Horizon

Now, having brought that highly-awarded polyamory trilogy to a close, Calvert is concluding the exclusive Lust Cinema directing chapter of her career and charting a new course out into open creative waters as a free agent.

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