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Harvest Christian University handed Breezy a PhD for two decades of work, and naturally the I DID A THING caption followed. You can go ahead and call him Dr. Breezy. The Chris Brown honorary doctorate is officially real, handed down by Harvest Christian University, a private faith based institution in Dallas that recognized the singer with an honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Visual and Performing […]
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World,” has died, his family told CBS News. He was 75. Bryson died Tuesday, surrounded by family, after suffering a stroke Sunday and being under medical care. “We are tremendously moved by the outpouring of love, […]
Meta is expanding its content settings for teen accounts on its Facebook, Instagram and Messenger platforms in a bid to keep kids safer online. Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp, says teenagers who use accounts under Meta’s expanded teen account settings won’t be able to see inappropriate content in their Facebook […]
Women in Sports Night at ESL Ballpark welcomes in Baseball trailblazer Mo’ne Davis, known for becoming the first girl to pitch a shutout in the Little League World Series, will be making a special appearance on May 29. Celebrate an unforgettable night highlighting women in sports. First Pitch: 6:45 PM ESL BallparkLink Here: https://bit.ly/4wg3dPa
“Michael,” a biopic about the musical icon, has cleared a major box office milestone with more than $700 million globally. Over the weekend, the film returned to No. 1 at the international box office with $57.7 million from 83 foreign markets. The crowd-pleaser — distributed by Universal internationally and Lionsgate domestically — moved and grooved back […]
George Clinton is taking Universal Music Group to court, accusing the label of freezing more than $1.1 million in royalties across his catalog for more than three years. According to court documents obtained by Music Business Worldwide, the Parliament-Funkadelic architect filed the lawsuit Friday, May 15, in federal court in Detroit, alleging UMG withheld 100% of royalties from […]
Usher has launched a new internship program in connection with his upcoming R&B: Raymond and Brown tour with Chris Brown. The singer’s nonprofit, Usher’s New Look (UNL), partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Detroit to launch the Entertainment Industry Club: Live Touring Edition — a workforce development program to help its participants build career pipelines in the […]
The success of “Michael” is translating off-screen. Michael Jackson’s already record-breaking music has surpassed its own streaming numbers. In the week of April 24-30, also the week of the film’s premiere, Jackson’s solo music discography registered a collective 137.5 million official on-demand streams, according to data from Luminate obtained by Billboard. This is an increase of 146% from […]
New York state lawmakers continue to negotiate a late state budget, forcing local school districts to finalize their own spending plans without knowing their exact state funding amounts. Many local school boards had to submit property tax report cards to the state on Monday, April 27, locking in proposed financial figures in time for statewide votes […]
A local teen leader is being recognized for making a difference in his community. Nasir Bicknell has been named Youth of the Year by the Western New York Boys & Girls Club. That’s the highest honor a club member can get. News10NBC’s Tom Kowalski spoke with the high school senior about how he plans to […]
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