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Cardi B, who recently became the first female rapper to bag multiple diamond certifications, scored her third Diamond certification after “I Like It,” featuring J Balvin and Bad Bunny, was certified 10x-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. “OMMMMMMGGGGGGG @sanbenito @JBALVIN !!!!!!!!!” the rapper tweeted in celebration on Monday, December 13, after the song…

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee recently presented the 18th Congressional District Humanitarian Award to Megan Thee Stallion. Presenting the award, the U.S. representative for Texas’s 18th congressional district said, “This award has not been given out often, or . to many. When this award is given, it has that special promise and special history.” The Hero…

Lollapalooza Chile has announced a star-studded lineup for the 10th anniversary of the event in 2022, with Foo Fighters, Miley Cyrus and The Strokes confirmed as headliners. The music festival is set to take place on March 18 through 20 at Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos in Santiago, Chile. Other acts include Martin Garrix, Jane’s Addiction,…

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has reclaimed the top spot on the Billboard Global 200. The Billboard Global 200 chart, launched in September 2020, ranks songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by MRC Data. The Christmas song rose one…

Adele’s 30 has remained atop the Billboard 200 albums chart despite a 33% drop in equivalent album units in the tracking week ending December 9. The record has also captured the largest third week for any album in more than three years. According to MRC Data, the record earned 193,000 equivalent album units in the…

Grammy winning musician Anderson .Paak has announced the return of his annual .Paak House charity concert. The fourth annual .Paak House event Presented by The Brandon Anderson Foundation & Vans is set to take place in Oxnard, California, on December 22, after last year’s edition was canceled due to COVID. The charity concert will take…

Beyoncé, Billie Eilish and Van Morrison are among the nominees for the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Beyoncé, Eilish and Morrison are competing for best original song along with Carole King, Jennifer Hudson and potential EGOT winner Lin-Manuel Miranda. Beyoncé is nominated for “Be Alive” from the Will Smith-staring King Richard, while Eilish and her…

Taylor Swift celebrated her 32nd birthday on Monday, December 13 with HAIM band member and Licorice Pizza star Alana Haim, who turned 30 on Wednesday, December 15. The singers celebrated in a Covid safe gettogether that was also attended by the likes of the Booksmart actress Diana Silvers, singer Gracie Abrams, actress Tommy Dorfman and…

Following Travis Scott’s Astroworld tragedy that claimed 10 innocent lives, including that of a 9-year-old, and left several hundred injured, the 30-year-old “Sicko Mode” rapper’s name has been wiped from the list of performers at the 2022 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. A Change.org petition, demanding AEG, Paul Tollet, and Goldenvoice boycott the rapper…

Documentaries about Kanye West and Sinead O’Connor are set to premiere at Sundance 2022. Netflix’s Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy will premiere at the film festival in January. Jeen-Yuhs was directed by Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah, more commonly known as Coodie & Chike. The documentary focuses on Ye’s life and work and features previously…