The 2024 Grammy Awards are here, and SZA, Phoebe Bridgers and Victoria Monet lead the nominations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 66th Annual Grammy Awards are scheduled to be held Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. And there's a lot to be excited about. Women outnumber men in general field categories, so expect to see more attention given to female candidates. Grammy Executive Producer Ben Winston has promised that the Grammy Awards telecast, which begins at 8pm ET on CBS, will be dominated by women. History could be made as comedian Trevor Noah will host for the fourth year in a row, and unlike other awards ceremonies, the Grammys doubles as a concert featuring some of the world's biggest artists.
Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped 50 years ago.Now she is famous for her dog
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst has been kidnapped at gunpoint by a little-known armed revolutionary group, the Symbionese Liberation Army. Fifty years ago Sunday, in the wake of the infamous kidnapping of a 19-year-old college girl in Berkeley, California, Mr. Hearst was sentenced to prison for cooperating with her attackers in a 1974 bank robbery. She is the granddaughter of wealthy newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who will turn 70 on February 20th. She has been in the news in recent years for winning awards at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Hearst's allegiance to the Symbiotic Liberation Army raised questions about Stockholm Syndrome.
Auburn star apologizes after actor thought he was an Ole Miss fan who tried to titillate Morgan Freeman
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Auburn's Joni Bloom met one of her favorite movie stars and had to apologize to Morgan Freeman for an incident. Bloom scored 15 points in the No. 16 Tigers' 91-77 win over Mississippi State on Saturday night. In the second half, he tried to prevent the ball from going wide when someone in the front row grabbed his jersey. Bloom thought the Ole Miss fan was trying to shake him, so he brushed the man's arm away. It turned out to be Freeman, an Academy Award-winning actor and a huge Mississippi State fan who often attends Rebels games. Bloom said Freeman told him to “keep playing” and apologized twice.
Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves' trial on sexual assault charges begins on Monday in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves goes on trial this week for allegedly sexually assaulting a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. The trial is scheduled for Monday to Wednesday at a court in Barcelona. If Alves is convicted, state prosecutors are seeking a nine-year sentence, while the alleged victim's attorney is seeking a 12-year sentence. Alves has spent the past year in pretrial jail after her bail application was denied. He denies any wrongdoing.
Brides, biryani and wedding complex: Pakistan's wedding season heats up with cool weather
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Winter in Pakistan is all about weddings. As temperatures drop from November to February, millions of people attend the festival each week. Wedding season has become a staple on the calendar, just like birthdays. Nicknamed Decemberstan, it attracts people from the diaspora who fly in from all over the world for family events. However, a wedding is not a one-day celebration. In one marriage there are at least 3 events, and at most 10 events. When Pakistanis say they attend three weddings in one season, that means attending up to 12 different events.
One icon, six shoes, $8 million: Michael Jordan's championship sneaker auction sets record
NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of sneakers worn by basketball superstar Michael Jordan while winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls has sold for $8 million at auction in New York. Sotheby's said Friday's sale set a new auction record for game-worn sneakers. This collection includes six pairs of Air Jordan shoes, one each from the final game of his championship series in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Sotheby's did not identify the buyer, describing the seller only as a “private U.S. collector” who acquired the item from a longtime Bulls executive. According to the auction house, Jordan first gave sneakers to his executives after the 1991 championship game and continued the tradition.
Idealism gives way to pharmacoeconomics as investors flock to psychedelics
Dozens of psychedelic startups are racing to sell mind-expanding drugs for depression and other mental health conditions, riding a wave of promising research and media hype. The rush to market has sparked patent battles between companies seeking to claim key ingredients in magic mushrooms and other drugs, most of which have been used recreationally for decades. This commercial push has upset longtime supporters who dreamed of making psychedelics widely available for mental health and personal growth. Instead, many fear the drug will become an expensive specialty drug controlled by a small number of companies.
Marilyn Manson completes community service sentence for blowing nose at videographer
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Marilyn Manson has completed a sentence of community service for blowing his nose at a videographer at a concert in New Hampshire in 2019. According to court documents, the 55-year-old shock rocker joined Alcoholics Anonymous last month, a California nonprofit that provides a meeting place for families of alcoholics to “achieve more meaningful lives through recovery.” , and spent 20 hours at the Windsor Club of Glendale. The certificate of completion was filed in New Hampshire court on January 30th. Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge in September.
Controversial podcast host Joe Rogan signs new deal with Spotify for up to $250 million
NEW YORK (AP) – Spotify has signed a new multi-year partnership deal with controversial podcast host Joe Rogan. His hugely popular show will soon be available on competing platforms like YouTube and Apple Podcasts. Spotify announced the new partnership Friday in a post on its corporate blog. Under the previous multi-million dollar deal, “The Joe Rogan Experience” would have been exclusive to Spotify starting in 2020. The Wall Street Journal first reported the new deal on Friday. The newspaper estimated the deal was worth $250 million over a multi-year period. The agreement includes a guaranteed minimum upfront payment, as well as a revenue-sharing agreement based on advertising sales.
Wayne Kramer, co-founder of revolutionary rock band MC5, dies at 75
NEW YORK (AP) — Co-founder of MC5, the proto-punk Detroit band that inspired everyone from the Clash to Rage Against the Machine with hardcore anthems like “Kick Out the Jams” Founder Wayne Kramer has passed away at the age of 75. From the late 1960s to his early 1970s, there was no better revolutionary spirit of the time than his MC5, which featured Kramer and Fred “Sonic” Smith on guitar, Rob Tyner on vocals, Michael Davis and Dennis “Machine Gun” on bass. There was no band that came close. Thompson on drums. They were known for their uncompromising music, which they envisioned as the soundtrack for the coming rebellion.
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