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(Deadline) – Rapper and New Orleans native Lil Wayne says he was broken after not being hired to headline this year’s Super Bowl halftime show in his hometown. In an Instagram video posted today, Wayne says about last weekend’s announcement that Kendrick Lamar got the February 9 gig, “It broke me, and I’m just trying to put myself back together.” Wayne […]
(Variety) – Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise song on his Instagram page, supposedly titled “Watch the Party Die.” On the five-minute song, he references Christian rapper Lecrae, Terrace Martin and what appears to be a reference to DJ Akademiks. “The radio personality pushing propaganda for salary / Let me know when they turn up as […]
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(BBC) – Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has triggered a heated debate by saying she wants to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower after the summer Games are over. “The decision is up to me, and I have the agreement of the IOC [International Olympic Committee],” she told the Ouest-France newspaper over the weekend. […]
(Yahoo) – Angel Reese continues setting WNBA records in her rookie season. The Chicago Sky forward broke the mark for most rebounds in a single season when she grabbed her sixth board in Sunday’s 79–74 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. That gave Reese 405 rebounds for the season, overtaking Sylvia Fowles‘ record of 404 set during the 2018 campaign. Fowles played for […]
(CNN) – It may be a while before audiences say “hello” to Adele again. The Grammy-winner said on Saturday during her concert in Munich that once she concludes her Las Vegas residency in November, she’s planning to take a lengthy “break,” according to video footage from the show. “I have spent the last seven years building a new life […]
(BBC) – The newly announced boss of Starbucks, Brian Niccol, has come under fire after it was revealed he will commute almost 1,000 miles (1,600km) from his family home in Newport Beach, California, to the firm’s headquarters in Seattle on a corporate jet. Critics have noted what they see as a discrepancy between the company’s […]
(EW) – Now that he has a bronze medal, Stephen Nedoroscik — also known as “Pommel Horse Guy” — is ready to go for the Mirrorball Trophy. Dancing with the Stars announced Thursday that the pommel horse specialist on the men’s gymnastics team, fresh off his winning performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is joining the ABC […]
(CNN) – Jennifer Lopez and husband Ben Affleck are officially parting ways, according to an entry on the Los Angeles Superior Court docket. Lopez filed for dissolution of their two-year marriage in Los Angeles on Tuesday, which coincides with the anniversary of their Riceboro, Georgia-set wedding ceremony in 2022 after they first eloped in Las Vegas a […]
(Hot 97) – Actress Erica Ash has reportedly passed away at age 46. Ash is most known for her roles in TV series such as BET’s Real Husbands of Hollywood, Survivor’s Remorse, and more. BET shared a statement today announcing her passing. “Today, #BETRemembers actress and comedienne Erica Ash who has passed away at the age of 46. Known for being equal […]
