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David Becker/WireImage via Getty Images Wicked is defying sales records left and right. The soundtrack for the film debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart, making it the all-time highest debut for a film adaptation of a stage musical. It was blocked from the top spot by Kendrick Lamar‘s surprise album, GNX, which […]
Matt Jelonek/Getty Images French Montana is expressing his gratitude for becoming the cover star of the latest Forbes Morocco issue. “ALHAMDULILLAH !” he wrote on X, which translates to “thanks be to God.” The cover story — A Story of Sacrifice, Resilience, and Global Stardom — highlights the rapper’s new documentary, For Khadija, a tribute to and celebration of the sacrifice his […]
Back-to-back NCAA Tournament champion UConn narrowly avoided falling out of the AP Top 25 college basketball poll entirely on Monday after an 0-3 week at the Maui Invitational in which it lost to three unranked teams in as many days. The Huskies dropped 23 spots from No. 2 to No. 25 to keep its ranked […]
Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant group. The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza, particularly in the north of the […]
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether the Food and Drug Administration had unlawfully rejected millions of flavored e-cigarettes for approved sale in U.S. over concerns about nicotine addiction among young people. During oral arguments in a case that could have a significant impact on public health, the […]
ABC (NEW YORK) — Closing arguments began Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny over the May 2023 subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely. Penny, a 25-year-old former Marine, put Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, in a six-minute-long chokehold after Neely boarded a subway car acting erratically, according to police. Neely entered a subway car […]
Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With e-cigarettes and flavored vapes booming in popularity, the Supreme Court on Monday will examine whether the Food and Drug Administration unlawfully blocked the marketing and sale of more than a million new sweet and candy-flavored nicotine products in recent years. The case comes as kid-friendly […]
Dave Free Shaboozey‘s bid to set the all-time record for longest-running #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 has been stymied by Kendrick Lamar. The rapper’s new song “Squabble Up” has replaced Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” on top of the chart after 19 weeks. The song remains tied for the record with “Old Town […]
Michael Kovac/Getty Images for LACMA A$AP Rocky will soon add to his repertoire of accolades and honors, as he is set to receive the Cultural Innovator Award on behalf of the British Fashion Council at the Fashion Awards 2024 on Monday night. The fundraiser, which supports Britain’s fashion talent pipeline, will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in […]
Getty Images, FILE Nikki Garcia is speaking out after a whirlwind few months that ended with her divorce from Artem Chigvintsev. “I’m going to try my best not to get too emotional in this episode,” Nikki said at the top of the Dec. 2 episode of The Nikki & Brie Show, her podcast with her […]
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