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The Weeknd Is the Most Popular Artist in the World, Here’s Why
The Guinness World Records labeled the Canadian pop artist the most popular in the world.
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Quality Control Sells To Korean Firm For $300 Million
The Atlanta-based music company manages popular artists such as Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, City Girls and Migos.
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Social Media Platform Lets Content Creators Get Their Coins
With Fanbase, Isaac Hayes III has created a platform intended to disrupt all forms of media.
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Cynthia Erivo to Star and Produce Upcoming Netflix Film Blink Speed
The multi-award winning actress can also be seen next in Disney’s Pinocchio and Netflix’s Luther, starring Idris Elba.
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We Need to Talk About the Values of the White Community
It’s time to have a conversation about the culture that increasingly rejects the value of education, civility and law and order
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The Pleasure Ponytail: This Jeopardy Contestant Thought Janet Jackson Was Ariana Grande
Sarah Jett Rayburn? Girl, you got some competition. Yes, Sarah is the reigning champion, even after her pretty big flub on Monday; but when it comes to Twitter trending topics, a new guy tried to upstage her. You thought Sarah was the biggest failure this week? Well, a contestant who wasn’t Sarah pretty much said,…
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An Intimate Look at How White Women Spent the Last 10 Years Doing the Most…and the Least
It’s that special time of the year where I only play Christmas carols and reflect on the previous 300-some odd days before. Fortunately for me, since 2019 is also the end of what’s been quite a decade, I’ve been reflecting a bit more ahead of the year 2020. And as the video team at The…
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Wait? Was Ariana Grande Paid Twice As Much As Beyoncé For Coachella Performance? [Updated]
Updated: 4/19/19 at 3:42 p.m., ET: There is some discrepancy regarding who was paid what when it comes to Beyoncé and Ariana Grande performing at Coachella. The Blast reported that according to their sources each artist was paid the same amount for two weekends worth of shows—$4 million per show, which still bears some cause…
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No Tears Left to Cry? Ariana Grande's New Tattoo Is, Er … Smoking Hot (Literally) [Updated]
In the ongoing discussion about cultural appropriation, perhaps the most ubiquitous (and therefore, somehow generally acceptable) is the Kanji tattoo. If you’re unfamiliar, it’s one of the countless Japanese language tattoos long sported by people of other cultures, often to indicate some sort of Eastern-inspired spiritual depth. (Or because people just think it looks cool;…
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You Do the Math: Can You Spot the 7 Layers of Appropriation in Ariana Grande’s ‘7 Rings’?
Let’s play a game! If you read The Glow Up regularly, you know we regularly call out appropriation when and where we see it—even when it’s (unfortunately) our own folks. That said, you’d be amazed at how much we leave on the table simply because there’s too much to possibly cover. But every so often,…