The 2024 BET Awards nominees are out, and Nicki Minaj and Drake are in the lead. Drake led the pack with seven nominations as Black Entertainment Television unveiled its list of contenders for the prestigious awards on Thursday, May 16. Nicki Minaj came in second with six nominations. With five …
Read More »BLACKPINK’s Jennie will not be competing for Grammy 2024 nominations
BLACKPINK member Jennie will not be competing in any category for a Grammy 2024 despite the singer having work that was not only eligible but could have seemingly swept its respective category. For the unversed, the K-pop star was featured in the song One of the Girls, from HBO’s The Idol, but …
Read More »Rihanna planning a lot for 2024, global tour and more
Rihanna is coming back in the game next year with two big surprises. After signing a contract with Live Nation, the GRAMMY winner is organizing a global tour for 2024–2025 and intends to release new music, as per ET. The Oscar-nominated song Lift Me Up, which is featured on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever …
Read More »Virginia Campaign Spending Suggests 2024 Will Be the Most Expensive Election Cycle of All Time
Politicos nationwide are watching Virginia’s General Assembly elections on Nov. 7 as a bellwether for the 2024 presidential primaries which begin three months later. Analysts would have to sift through data after Election Day to tell what the Virginia races portend for the 2024 elections elsewhere. But one thing is …
Read More »Bad Bunny Most Wanted tour 2024: Singer announces dates for North America
Bad Bunny is taking his album to the road. Shortly after releasing his latest album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana (Nobody Knows What Will Happen Tomorrow), the 29-year-old singer announced a 31-city North American tour. The Most Wanted Tour will kick off from February, 21, 2024, and span …
Read More »California Sen. Laphonza Butler Opts Out of 2024 Senate Race
Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), who recently stepped into the role to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), said on Thursday that she will not seek a full term in the U.S. Senate next year. Her decision has significant implications, particularly in a state where the 2024 Senate race had …
Read More »Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai to produce Suffs Musical for Broadway 2024
Former Secretary State Hillary Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will co-produce the Broadway premiere of the musical Suffs in 2024. The musical, with book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub, tells the story of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States. It had its world premiere …
Read More »Spain wins 25th straight qualifier at home to keep Scotland from clinching spot in Euro 2024
Spain kept Scotland from becoming the first team to secure a place at the 2024 European Championship by beating the visitors 2-0 Thursday for its 25th consecutive home win in qualifiers. Scotland only needed a draw to clinch a spot at its second straight Euros and was still level at …
Read More »Belgium, France and Portugal become the first teams to qualify for the 2024 European Championship
Kylian Mbappé and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored twice to help France and Portugal secure a spot at next year’s European Championship with a perfect record in qualifying, with Belgium also clinching a berth in Germany on Friday. The three European powerhouses all needed a win to qualify for the tournament …
Read More »Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates
Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year’s historic boost and reflecting moderating consumer prices. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, means the average recipient will receive more than $50 more every month beginning in January, the Social Security Administration said Thursday. …
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