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Roddy Ricch Dominates Apple Music’s Year-End Charts
As the year’s top album on Apple Music, Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial additionally spawned three more tracks that earned placement on the service’s top songs of 2020 chart: “High Fashion”, “Start Wit Me” and “Bacc Seat.” Ricch was additionally featured on the fourth most-streamed song of 2020, DaBaby’s “ROCKSTAR.” The year’s second most-streamed song on Apple Music, “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd, had an even broader reach than “The Box” worldwide, charting in the top 5 on Apple Music’s Top 100 songs charts in 92 countries and reaching No. 1 in 62 of them. While “Blinding Lights” had fewer streams than “The Box,” it racked up the most listeners overall. One notable facet of Apple Music’s end-of-year charts this year is the inclusion of two new...
Ogun governor presents N339 billion 2021 budget proposal
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, on Wednesday, presented a budget proposal of N339 billion for the 2021 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly, with N177 billion earmarked for capital expenditure. Newsmen report that the budget, christened “Budget of Recovery and Sustainability,” also has N162 billion proposed for recurrent expenditure. The governor said that an estimated N119 billion was projected as internally-generated revenue for the state, with statutory allocation expected to be N59 billion. He stated that capital receipt, which included internal and external loans as well as grants and aids, stood at N142 billion. The governor stated that personnel cost remained the largest single item of expenditure, adding as at Oct. 31, it accounted for 35.5 percent of the total government spending...
2023: Kogi lawmakers endorse Yahaya Bello for the presidency
Less than one year into his constitutional four-year second tenure mandate as Governor of Kogi State, members of the Kogi State House of Assembly have called on Yahaya Bello to seek a higher office. The 25-member house made the unanimous call at plenary on Wednesday, 2 December, in Lokoja. Bello had on Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N130.5bn for 2021 to the lawmakers. The document was expected to gain attention of the lawmakers when they reconvened Wednesday. They however chose to delve into the uncertain waters of 2023 Presidential politics, asking the governor to throw his hat into the ring. The House in its plenary described Bello as fit for the office in view of his outstanding performances as Governor and in view of the fact that the North Central Zone has also not had the opp...
How to Watch the 2022 Acura MDX Reveal
The 2022 Acura MDX is an open secret at this point. First, it leaked online courtesy of Acura’s own infotainment system software. Then we got a preview of the 2022 MDX Prototype, which we’re quite sure is representative of the real thing. Now, however, Acura has announced the timing for the release of the actual 2022 MDX. The new MDX makes its official debut on Tuesday, December 8 at 2:30 PM EST. The crossover is due to feature a number of new items we expect will trickle to other members of the Acura model line, too, including a digital gauge cluster. Look for a host of other luxury features from the MDX Prototype to make their way to the production model, including the Prototype’s 16-way adjustable front seats, LED ambient lighting (with 27 different...
2022 Nissan Ariya Closer Look: In-Depth With Nissan’s New EV SUV
We’ll make no bones about it—the 2022 Nissan Ariya is one of the most significant Nissans of the past 25 years, or maybe even longer. This is not to say we’re sure this electric car will be a roaring success, as the very specific market for non-Tesla EV crossovers costing less than $50,000 is still as of yet unproven and rather unpopulated. But forthcoming EVs like the Ariya, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and the VW ID4 will determine if there’s a nascent untapped well of electric-car customers ready to adopt, or if EVs will continue to be toys for upper-class city folk. In reality, we reckon the answer is somewhere in between as these new EV crossovers find moderate—but not wild—success in both the upper and the continually shrinking middle class. That’s what Nissan hopes, ...
Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Talk Possible Dr. Dre vs Diddy VERZUZ Battle
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Are OG golden era Hip-Hop heads ready to revisit the infamous Bad Boy vs. Death Row era of the 90s? Swizz Beatz and Timbaland certainly wouldn’t mind doing so. After successfully getting rivals Jeezy and Gucci Mane to be in the same room together for a spectacular Verzuz battle a few weeks back, Timbo and Swizz aren’t completely dismissing the possibility of a Dr. Dre Verzuz Puff Daddy event that would totally break the internet. Speaking to TMZ about their smash IG series, Charles Latibeaudiere asked the show’s founders about pitting Dr. Dre’s catalogue against P. Diddy’s and though that’s not currently in their plans, Swizz basically said never say never. After initially shooting down Harvey Levin’s idea of a Jay-Z Verzuz Diddy outing (we want Jay-Z Verzuz N...
Spinrilla Suffers Legal Blow In Unauthorized Uploads Fight
Source: boonchai wedmakawand / Getty Spinrilla was one of the hottest music apps on the scene when it first launched but now it appears that a shift in business could come soon if recent legal maneuvers spark changes. A lawsuit brought by the RIAA on the behalf of a collective of record companies has culminated in a federal judge striking down Spinrilla’s defense that users are uploading music to the service thus making it exempt from DCMA takedowns. Digital Music News shared in a detailed report on Tuesday (Dec. 1) that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) launched a suit against Spinrilla on behalf of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group. The suit charges Spinrilla with infringing on the rights of its collection of artists and connected ...
Drake Announces His New Nike Sub-Label Called NOCTA
Source: NOCTA / NIke Drake stays leveling up. Today (Dec. 2), the Toronto rapper announced his new line of apparel and gear with Nike called NOCTA. Source: NOCTA / NIke The name of the “sure to be sold out as soon as available” line that is being billed a “sub-label” is a homage to his “nocturnal creative process.” “This moment is full circle for me,” said the 6 God in a statement. “I mean, growing up Nike was everything. It felt like every shoe I wanted, every athlete I liked, everything I owned was Nike. It didn’t mean anything unless it had a Swoosh.” You too, Drake? He added, “I remember watching all these athletes repping Nike — each doing the unthinkable — and how inspiring it was. I always felt like there was an opportunity for Nike to embrace an entertainer the same way they had at...
Eddie Van Halen’s Iconic Guitars Sell for $422,000 at Legend-Studded Auction
Eddie Van Halen’s “Frankenstrat” is easily one of the most recognizable instruments in rock history, and Kramer Guitars’ early take on the design now belongs to a wealthy new owner. The three instruments sold for a combined $422,050 ($231,250 for the customized Kramer built with guitar tech Matt Bruck at the guitarist’s home studio, $140,800 for his 2004 EVH Charvel Art Series guitar, and $50,000 for a prop guitar from the “Hot for Teacher” video) at the Icons & Idols Trilogy: Rock ‘n’ Roll Auction held by Julien’s Auctions on Wednesday. It was the highest-priced seller out of the nearly 900 available items from a who’s who of music history featuring everyone from Elvis to Lady Gaga, while two of Kurt Cobain’s smashed Fenders sold for a combined $281,600 and Bob Marley’s first gui...
Subtronics Launches New Record Label, Cyclops Recordings
When you’ve created a sound all your own and garnered a fanbase who counts down the seconds until you release new music, the next natural move is to start a record label. Such is the case with dubstep star Subtronics, who has announced his own Cyclops Recordings banner. Thanks to massive dubstep anthems such as “Scream Saver” and the GRiZ-assisted smash “Griztronics,” the Philly-born electronic music producer has emerged one of the most popular tastemakers in the bass music scene in little time. He will now flex his A&R skills as the proprietor of Cyclops, which he said in a video shared via Twitter is “the next logical step” in his blossoming career. Each Cyclops release is being dubbed a “mission,” the first of whic...
Dimitri Vegas Joins Megan Thee Stallion for New “Mortal Kombat” Capsule Collection
Marc Jacques Burton, founder of the brand MJB, has created the ultimate team of entertainment influences for his latest collaboration. The British designer partnered with world-renowned boxing brand Everlast for the launch of a new capsule collection in celebration of Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate. The campaign for the limited edition collection will feature EDM superstar Dimitri Vegas alongside Megan Thee Stallion, MMA fighter Michael Venom Page, and British rapper M24. The collection includes four variations of MJB’s signature masked hoodies emblazoned with Mortal Kombat‘s iconic characters Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Raiden, and Baraka. Of course, the game’s famous dragon logo is incorporated into all of the looks. Dimitri Vegas received the honor of designing the Sub-Zero co...
If Lil Nas X Could Join Any Boy Band, He’d Pick This K-Pop Group
The star stuttered before admitting his childhood crush was none other than Usher, and gushed over how “proud” he was of Megan Thee Stallion for her sultry “Body” music video. It’s hard to picture Lil Nas X as anything other than a solo artist, but he revealed that if he were to join a boy band, it would be BTS. Here’s to hoping a “Dynamite” remix is on the way. Watch his full “Burning Questions” segment below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet reve...
