The powerhouse husband and wife team Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy team up for the comedy Life of the Party, with Falcone directing from a screenplay by him and McCarthy and produced through their production company, On the Day.
When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna (McCarthy) turns regret into re-set by going back to college…landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who’s not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna—now Dee Rock—embraces freedom, fun and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.
“Melissa and I love to write together. I come up with the structure and she makes it funny,” Falcone deadpans. In all seriousness, though, it was Falcone who suggested the idea after a visit from his mother-in-law. “At one point when Melissa’s mom, Sandy, was over, I began to imagine what it would have been like for her if, when she was 40, she’d gone back to school with Melissa at 18. I’ve always loved college-based movies, and combining that with the idea of restarting life because it’s never too late was intriguing. I brought it up to Melissa and we were off and running.”
“Ben said to me, ‘I think you should go back to school…in a movie.’ And this story has so many other elements that interest me,” McCarthy offers.
“Like the idea that someone who is suddenly thrown a huge curveball in life can be so upset at first, but then with a little distance, a little perspective, realize what they’ve really been given is a second chance. Or the fact that if you’re 50, you may live to be 100; you may not even be halfway done! Life certainly isn’t over because you’re not 19 anymore, right? We wanted to create a story that encourages people to believe it is okay to suddenly say, ‘I’m middle-aged and I’m moving to another country, I’m starting a vineyard or learning to bake bread.’ It’s never too late to redefine your life and to say, out loud, ‘What about me?’”
The powerhouse team was joined once again by producer Chris Henchy, who previously collaborated with McCarthy and Falcone on “The Boss” and “Tammy.” He relates, “This is the third movie we’ve all been on together and so we have a good shorthand, a good working relationship, and know how to anticipate each other.”
McCarthy, especially, was eager to recreate the college experience for the film. “I did not appreciate college when I was in it. I think I wasn’t ready for it; it was too structured for me then. After 12 years of Catholic school, I just wanted to be freer, maybe?” she grins. “Really, I just wanted to go to New York City. If I could just go to a history class or a math class now…that seems like a dream. And the thought of doing that with my mom? I think it would be a blast!”
While the busy actress may never have the opportunity, Falcone admires the character they created, who is at last putting herself first. “Deanna takes that step many of us think about doing but never actually do it. We get to see her fulfill a dream she’d given up on, which leads her on this really fun and, in some ways, totally unexpected adventure.”
In addition to highlighting some of the more spirited and stimulating ways in which Deanna finds her campus experience one not to be missed—such as fending off mean girls and rediscovering sex—Henchy says, “‘Life of the Party’ includes a great message that no matter where you are in life, you can hit the reset button, or pick up something that you haven’t done before but always wished you had. Melissa’s Deanna is a perfect example of somebody who you normally would not see in a bursar’s office paying for two more semesters of class, but there she is.”
As parents of girls, McCarthy and Falcone were excited to make a film about the relationship between a mother and her daughter. As it turned out, it was the perfect blend of experiences, and lack thereof. McCarthy explains, “I have two daughters, and I wanted to show how good that relationship is, that you can roll your eyes at something your mom says but still get along. And I didn’t finish college, but I always thought that was something I would go back to do. In our story, we show both sides: a real girl freaking out that her mom’s moved onto her campus, and a grown woman surrounded by 21-year-old people and finding it intimidating but reinvigorating. It really does make Deanna shake off the cobwebs, all that palpable youthful energy.”
To bring things even closer to home, and assist art in imitating life, the filmmakers not only based Deanna’s parents on McCarthy’s parents, they didn’t even bother changing their names to protect the innocent. “My mom and dad in the film are actually not that loosely based on my mom and dad, Mike and Sandy,” McCarthy says. “I called them and told them we had written a couple of parts that were somewhat like them, and she said, ‘What are their names?’ I said, ‘Mike and Sandy.’ To which she replied, ‘Oh, no!’ I told her not to worry, Sandy primarily just tries to force feed people sandwiches.”
Falcone attests, “Watching Sandy McCarthy make her husband a sandwich is a passion play in 17 acts, so I thought it might be kind of fun to put an element of that artform into a movie.”
In an even stranger turn, and in spite of having a character based on him played by a professional actor, Mike McCarthy had his own opportunity to appear in a cameo in the movie, alongside Falcone’s dad, Steve. Recalling how he got the gig, the elder Falcone says, “Hard work, brains and bribery. Also, yeah, I’m Ben’s dad.”
Falcone reflects, “This set was just a lot of fun. It was a big cast and we had remarkable talent in every role, with everyone bringing a great attitude to the set as well. For Melissa and me, from Maya to my dad, it was a family affair.”
“When did I stop being 25?” the ever-youthful McCarthy jokes. “Doing what you love, you tend to lose track of the time. But there are people who, at a certain age, are still trying to define who they are for the first time, and I love that. I love stories of self-discovery, and if you can tell one and make people laugh with you along the way, that’s the best feeling.”
But how will she feel when it’s her own kids beginning that journey? Falcone surmises, “We’re in a state of denial about our daughters ever leaving home. I could see one of our daughters opening up her closet in her dorm room and Melissa just waiting in there, like, ‘Hi, honey! Need anything? A hug?’ It’s going to be dicey.”
About The Filmmakers
MELISSA MCCARTHY (Deanna / Writer / Producer) received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Megan in the worldwide hit comedy “Bridesmaids,” and also received BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award nominations for this role and won the MTV Movie Award for Comedic Performance of the Year. McCarthy has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has placed her hand and footprints in the cement in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre. She was recently awarded the coveted Comedic Genius Award from MTV.
McCarthy recently starred in The Boss, which she also co-wrote with her actor/writer/director husband, Ben Falcone, and produced under their On The Day Productions banner. In 2015, McCarthy starred in the hit film Spy for director Feig, for which she received a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie Actress, as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination and Critics’ Choice Award nomination.
In 2014, McCarthy starred in St. Vincent, for which she received a Critics’ Choice Award nomination, and in Tammy, which she co-wrote with Falcone, who also served as the film’s director. She received a People’s Choice Award for this role.
McCarthy’s previous film credits include The Heat, Identity Thief, This is 40, The Hangover Part III, and in Ghostbusters.
She will next star in Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Kitchen and Super-Intelligence, alongside Falcone.
McCarthy’s additional feature film work includes The Back-Up Plan, Life as We Know It, Pretty Ugly People, Just Add Water, The Nines, White Oleander, Pumpkin, and Go, directed by Doug Liman. Additionally, she starred in John August’s short film God, as a young woman having a gossipy phone conversation and short-lived spat with the Almighty, and also appeared in The Life of David Gale.
On television, McCarthy starred as the clumsy culinary genius Sookie St. James in Gilmore Girls, and as Dena in the series Samantha Who?
McCarthy won an Emmy Award and People’s Choice Award for starring as Molly on the hit CBS comedy Mike & Molly, and directed several episodes. She has also received Emmy nominations for guest hosting Saturday Night Live, which she has hosted multiple times. McCarthy recently returned to Stars Hollow for the Netflix reintroduction of Gilmore Girls. Most recently, she appeared on the television series Nobodies, which she executive produces along with husband Ben Falcone, and which just began its second season.
A native of Illinois, McCarthy first made her mark on the comedy stage performing stand-up in New York at The Duplex, The Improv, and Stand-Up New York. At the same time, she studied the Meisner Technique under Michael Harney and then continued her dramatic training at The Actors Studio. McCarthy starred in a variety of stage productions throughout the city. In Los Angeles, she spent nine years as a main-stage member of the world-renowned improv and sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings.
BEN FALCONE (Director / Writer / Producer) made his directorial debut in 2014 with the feature film Tammy, which he wrote and starred in alongside real-life wife Melissa McCarthy. Falcone and McCarthy are set to begin production soon on Super-Intelligence, through their On the Day Productions banner. The Boss was Falcone’s most recently released directorial effort, which he wrote and produced with McCarthy.
Falcone was last seen in the feature film Enough Said, and in Jason Bateman’s directorial debut, Bad Words. Falcone also guest starred on FOX’s comedy hit New Girl and, most recently, the television series Nobodies, which he executive produces along with McCarthy.
His additional feature film credits include The Heat, Identity Thief, Spy and What to Expect When You’re Expecting.
Falcone’s comedy chops were revealed to the world in 2011 with the wildly successful film “Bridesmaids.” A working actor and Groundlings alum, his hilarious portrayal of Air Marshall Jon brought him from comedy community favorite to recognizable heavy hitter.


Entrepreneur and actress, Rhonda Shear, has a new book out and she'd love to meet you! She is hosting a book signing, Meet & Greet at the Omni Royal Orleans on October 27th in the Grand Ballroom 6:30 until 9pm.
About Rhonda Shear:
Actress. Comedian. Award-winning entrepreneur. Builder of a $100 million apparel brand. Television star. Former Miss Louisiana. Candidate for elected office. Philanthropist. And now, author. There aren’t too many hats that Rhonda Shear hasn’t tried on, and she’s worn them all with style, moxie, southern charm and a persistent will to be the best.
A New Orleans native, Rhonda started her journey toward the spotlight by dominating local, state and national beauty pageants from the time she was 16—including three turns as Miss Louisiana. In 1976, in the wake of a Playboy modeling scandal that cost her a coveted crown, she became the youngest person ever to run for office in Louisiana, losing her fight for a New Orleans post by only 135 votes. After that, Hollywood called and she quickly moved from Bob Hope specials to guest appearances on hundreds of television shows, from Happy Days and Married With Children to appearing on classic Chuck Barris camp-fests like The Gong Show and the $1.98 Beauty Show.
Rhonda’s big break came in 1991 when she became the sultry-smart hostess of late-night movie show USA: Up All Night, a gig that lasted until 1999, made her nationally famous, and delighted foot fetishists from coast to coast. After Up All Night ended, Rhonda pursued her love of comedy and quickly became a headliner in Las Vegas and at top comedy clubs like The Laugh Factory and the Improv. At the same time, she reconnected with her childhood sweetheart, Van Fagan, who she hadn’t seen in 25 years. After a whirlwind, storybook courtship, they married in 2001.
Rhonda’s latest chapter began when she appeared on the Home Shopping Network to sell women’s intimates. Her appearance was a sensation, and she and Van quickly started a company, Shear Enterprises, LLC, to design, manufacture and sell Rhonda’s own line of women’s intimate wear. Today, that company has grown to more than $100 million in annual sales, and Rhonda has won numerous entrepreneurship awards¬—though she still refers to herself as a “bimbopreneur.”
Today, Rhonda and Van live in a magnificent house in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she engages in many philanthropic projects, supports numerous charities for women, and works on multiple new books.


So, I don’t really review television on my blog often. I think the last time I reviewed a show, it was the pilot of Glee. However, much like Glee, this new show “Smash” is something I feel compelled to weigh in on. This is especially true, because I have a slight bias to report. This show is not exactly the plot of my novel, but there are a number of similarities. So, I have some interest in it doing well. It would make pitching my book a lot easier.
So, with that bias admitted to, I have to say the pilot interested. Like all pilots it wasn’t exactly subtle, and much of the dialogue felt clunky and trite. I had expected that Megan Hilty (famous for playing the Dolly Parton role in the Broadway flop “9 to 5″ as well as her highly lauded performance of taking over for Chenoweth as Glinda in Wicked) to be miles and away better than Katharine McPhee. While McPhee was one of the two contestants of American Idol I ever cared about (and like Adam Lambert she came in second to someone who appealed to people from the south) I was worried that McPhee’s American Idol performance was some sort of fluke. Her two solo albums had nothing of the incredible voice she presented to the world in the singing competition, but from the first second of the show (where she reprises a few seconds of ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’) it is clear her voice is still excellent. In addition to having a beautiful instrument, McPhee is better suited to acting on screen than Broadway’s Hilty. It is clear Hilty is wanting to make sure everything she does can be read by even the most visually impaired person, like most stage actors, which makes her come across as slightly cartoonish on screen. However, part of the reason for this is the script.
The script writers use McPhee to embody what actors trying to work in New York City are like. At dinner, she makes it clear that she fully understands she is in an industry that is soul crushing. While she is annoyed that someone answers a phone in her audition, she doesn’t cry about it. Hilty on the other hand, who should be thrilled to be having the level of success she is having, cries when she is rejected after an audition. The writing during Hilty’s pity party where she bemoans that she trained to be an actor made me want to turn the television off. I trained as an actor and a lawyer, I am barely able to get work in either world, and while I find this incredibly frustrating, I don’t really feel the need to cry about it.
To give her training credit, Hilty is a true delight to watch when performing. Although I found the “baseball number” incredibly distasteful, I enjoyed her in it. Hilty shines for me most in the final moments of the pilot where she and Katherine McPhee sing a new song “Let Me Be Your Star” while en route to a call back audition. In these last few moments all of my problems with the show completely melted away. The song flows from both of these women in such unique and delightful ways, that I was finally able to see why Hilty was even competition. Hilty’s voice is fuller, bolder, and when she sings as Marilyn, the very essence of that icon seem to flow out of her. McPhee’s voice is not as big, but as a result, her voice feels more nuanced and intimate. This appeals to the idea that Marilyn was more than an icon, but she was also a woman. In McPhee I see a portrayal of Marilyn Monroe that is less about the big moments we know about (although her incredible impression of the JFK Birthday song is pretty much perfect) and more about the fact that Marilyn was also a person.
The final song brings out that these two women are both primed to be an incredible Marilyn, but there is a difficult road ahead of them. For Hilty, she had the pedigree and experience to really relate to what Marilyn had to go through, but to connect to those experiences, she will have to rip down the walls she has erected to keep herself alive in the business. She has to stop “acting like Marilyn” and find the Marilyn within. McPhee, has the reverse problem. In her we see the woman, but not the icon. Can McPhee, who is as green to television as her character is to Broadway, really convince people she is also able to wear the mantle of Marilyn? Can she show us more than Norma Jean? These are absolutely engaging questions for me, and I look forward to seeing them explore them over the next few moments.


Eline Esmee is a 24 year old singer/songwriter from The Netherlands. In 2020 she decided to focus on songwriting and toplining. In the beginning of that year she worked together with Wildstylez and Mark Sixma and released her first two toplines on Spotify.
In the summer of 2020 she also decided to focus on her solo career. Still middle in the process but new songs are being born. So keep an eye on 2021!


Selena remains one of the most influential stars in music. Not only Latino music, but music period. I’m not talking about Selena Gomez. I’m talking about THE Selena.
Selena was Latina, born and raised in Texas. She understood what it was like to navigate being American and Latinidad, and how sometimes you feel like you’ll never be good enough for either.
As a child, her presence and music made me feel like it was OK to be me - in between (yet struggling to belong) to two cultures.
Amor Prohibido, Bidi Bidi Bom Bom, Techno Cumbia and all her songs remind me so much of my childhood and all the lip-syncing and dancing I did with cousins, my sister, and all by myself.
I played her songs on repeat in my CD player and in our house.
When I need to generate more energy and motivation, I’ll put on Techno Cumbia and get after it.
Just like Selena did when she was here.
Always powerful, authentic and brave 🎧
Credit: @wearemitu on IG


We’re delighted to announce that Isabelle Joss and Iain Robertson will be appearing in Breaker at the Edinburgh Fringe 2013, directed by Graeme Maley who has directed and developed the play since its first incarnation at Oran Mor last year.
Isabelle Joss trained at the RSAMD and has recently been appearing in GREAT EXPECTATIONS directed by Graham McLaren. Other recent theatre credits include TAKE ME IF YOU NEED ME at the Oran Mor, SCROOGE at the Cottiers Theartre, MEN SHOULD WEEP directed by Josie Rourke at the National Theatre and GILT directed by Zinnie Harris for 7:84. She appeared in a season at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre where she was awarded the Leon Sinden Award for Best Supporting Actress in Liz Lochead’s GOOD THINGS. Isabelle’s TV credits include LIFE OF RILEY for BBC, DEAR GREEN PLACE for BBC1 Scotland, TAGGART for SMG, THE BILL, KITCHEN directed by Kieran Walsh for Ecosse/Channel 5 and the BBC2 comedy FEEL THE FORCE. Film includes THE ACID HOUSE and AMERICAN COUSINS.
BAFTA winner Iain Robertson has worked extensively in theatre, film, television and radio. Theatre credits include The Mysteries for Bill Bryden and The Winter’s Tale for Nicholas Hytner, both at The Royal National Theatre. He received an Ian Charleson Award for his Trinculo in Michael Grandage’s production of The Tempest. Star of the cult Glasgow gang film Small Faces, Iain is also well known for his work in The Debt Collector alongside Billy Connolly, Sea of Souls with Bill Paterson and Dawn Steele, Steven Spielberg’s Band of Brothers and more recently as Gash in the cult British comedy Rab C. Nesbitt.
Tickets for the Fringe are now up available, get your Breaker tickets today!


There is a Ronnie “Jersey Shore” song, and it is worth listening to. Nonetheless, the track’s standout element is that Ronnie himself is extensively featured throughout. He constantly refers to arriving home from a bar after a large alcohol-fueled bender throughout the song, and his characteristic cadence can be heard through synthesized sounds. Ronnie recorded and released a song as a side project during the peak of his Jersey Shore fame over ten years ago. Despite the success of his reality show, this side project looks to have earned some attention for Ronnie. As his career has developed, this event has been largely forgotten. However, many fans of the show recently brought it up again on TikTok.
No, Ronnie did not release an electronic dance music tune during the height of Jersey Shore’s popularity. This could explain why TikTok is now trending for him, right? We presently have the following information about the song. The song “How the F—- Are We Gettin’ Home?” was published by Ronnie in June of 2012. LMFAO, a mainstay on the Jersey Shore soundtrack, and other award-winning bands contributed to the song’s success.
For example, it has a growing bassline that culminates in an exuberant melodic drop similar to many of the club mixes that Jersey Shore fans see their cast members dancing to at clubs along its coast. The song has a lot of potentials to go viral. In addition, this music is notable because Ronnie is featured significantly. His characteristic cadence can be heard throughout the song coming through the synthesized sounds, and he repeatedly sings about returning home from a club after an enormous alcohol-fueled binge.
A small chunk of Jersey Shore lore has survived even though the release was never widely popular. Users on TikTok became aware of the nearly decade-old single and gave it new life because the show is still on the air and relevant to audiences today.
Ronnie isn’t the only “Jersey Shore” cast member to have written original music.
When the Jersey Shore cast members were at their peak of success, they seemed to be taking on new roles and signing endorsement deals at an alarming rate. Pauly D, Ronnie’s co-star and a well-known DJ, has also recorded many tracks throughout his career, both before and after Ronnie’s song. This decision is not unprecedented.
One of the most well-known sayings from the program, “Beat Dat Beat (It’s Time To),” immediately became a viral anthem for the show after its release in 2010. Even though he’s best recognized for his “Night of My Life” spoof, the brilliant DJ has also recorded other tracks, including “Back To Love” with Jay Sean in 2013, “Silver & Gold” with James Kaye in 2019, and “Night of My Life” in 2012. In each of these songs, the featured musicians make cameo cameos.


Viral Internet sensation and recognisable South London legend Jack Skipper adds to Forge’s Fire February Lineup!
Star of the latest series of Stand Up Sketch Show on ITV2 and hailing from South London, Jack has recently gone from a carpet fitter with no qualifications to blowing up, becoming an internet sensation and full-time comedian. With over 14 million likes on TikTok and fast becoming huge name on the UK comedy circuit, catch him working up new material before he heads out on his debut tour!
AS SEEN ON: Stand Up Sketch Show on ITV
RUNNER UP: So You Think You’re Funny 2022
FINALIST: Komedia New Act Competition


GRAMMY-nominated folk/rock legend Gordon Lightfoot recently participated in an installment of the GRAMMY Museum’s An Evening With series. Before an intimate audience at the Museum’s Clive Davis Theater, Lightfoot discussed his early music education and his 1976 hit “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald,” among other topics. Lightfoot also performed a brief set, including “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” and his 1974 hit “Sundown.”
“[‘The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald’] ‚Äù it’s a whole story unto itself, from start to finish, and it still goes on [to] this day,” said Lightfoot.
Regarded as one of Canada’s leading singer/songwriters, Lightfoot first gained acclaim in the 1960s penning hits for artists such as Peter, Paul And Mary and Marty Robbins. After signing with United Artists Records in 1966, Lightfoot released his debut album, Lightfoot! He followed with two classic albums, 1967’s The Way I Feel and 1968’s Did She Mention My Name? ‚Äù the latter earned him his first career GRAMMY nomination for Best Folk Performance. He scored his first platinum and lone No. 1 album to date with 1974’s Sundown, which featured the chart-topping title track and Top 10 hit “Carefree Highway.” Cold On The Shoulder was released in 1975 and reached No. 10, followed by the platinum-selling Summertime Dream (1976, No. 12). Considered one of Lightfoot’s finest albums, Summertime Dream featured “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald,” a ballad about the final hours of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in Lake Superior in 1975. The song garnered Lightfoot two GRAMMY nominations, including Song Of The Year, at the 19th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
In 1986 Lightfoot was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. That same year he released East Of Midnight, followed by Waiting For You (1993), A Painter Passing Through (1998) and Harmony (2004). Lightfoot’s most recent album, 2012’s All Live, features a collection of his greatest hits performed at Toronto’s famed Massey Hall. Also in 2012, Lightfoot was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame.Subscribe NOW to GRAMMYs on YouTube: H
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The change in tone seems to damage his Facebook following – but only slightly. According to social media analytics site Crowdtangle, Evan’s follow-up to Facebook peaked in early 2016 and has steadily and gradually decreased since then. But April was his worst month ever for rough followers since he lost more than 3,700 fans.
On Instagram, however, Evans is trending. Since Crowdtangle started tracking his account in early 2016, his number of followers has grown. The number of followers grew by over 900 in April, but this was the smallest monthly growth for Evans this year (it had 2,700 new followers in January, 1,600 in February and 1,600 in March).
While some fans have wondered why so many conspiracy theories are suddenly manifesting in their feeds, others have completely embraced the shift. A follower commented on Evan’s May 5 post on an interview with longtime conspiracy theorist David Icke: “Thank you so much for sharing …”
All in all, Evans seems to be facing his month from hell simply by publishing it.
In a video shot with his horse – who, unfortunately, is not immune to Evans’ various controversies despite being an animal – and posted on Instagram, Evans promoted his upcoming podcast episodes before signing with a mischievous smile.


Short Profile of Hattie McDaniel
By Marsha Prescod
Hattie McDaniel, 1895 –1952, was an African American actress who became the first black person ever to win an Oscar for her role as "Mammy" in Gone With the Wind. She was famous for playing mainly housemaid roles, as were the majority of black actresses of the 1930s and 1940s, and was the archetype of the ‘fat black mammy’. This was frustrating and limiting for artists of talent, but was the prevailing situation in the American film industry from its earliest days until the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.
Hattie McDaniel grew up in Denver, Colorado, one of 13 children, and started performing in black minstrel shows (where blacks put burnt cork on their faces, white paint on their mouths and around their eyes, and black wigs and sang and danced and told jokes) at 13. She showed talent in school plays - winning a gold medal for poetry recital, but left school to tour as a singer with a minstrel show, then toured with a musical group. By 1924 she was on the radio in Denver, and was a talented songwriter and recording artist. She got into radio and films in the 1930s – and that is when her typecasting as a maid began. Hattie McDaniel appeared in more than 300 films and her most noted performance in the 1939 film Gone With the Wind won an Academy Award - as Best Supporting Actress. The character she played in that film was actually three dimensional and cantankerous rather than subservient. And as McDaniel pointed out to those in Civil Rights organizations that attacked her roles in the 1940s and 1950s,"Why should I complain about making $7,000 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week being one."
Ironically, she scored a great success - and praise in later life from black political groups that had previously attacked her - for a nationally broadcast radio show The Beulah Show. It ran from 1947-1952 and she played a maid… but a believable one. It was the first radio program in which a black person played the starring role.
Hattie McDaniel died in 1952 at the age of 57. It was her wish to be buried in the Hollywood cemetery on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood amongst some of her fellow movie stars but the owner refused to allow her to be interred there because she was Black. Discrimination in life and death was her experience. Yet in her own way she was a pioneer, who paved the way for others.
Hattie McDaniel at the Internet Movie Database - All her movies listed.
The Life and Struggles of Hattie McDaniel - Listen to Jill Watts, author of the book, Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood (see books below), talk about Hattie in Radio Programme produced by NPR.
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel - Detailed review of this TV Programme on Hattie.
Books on Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood by Jill Watts
Book Description (from Publishers): "Hattie McDaniel is perhaps best known for her performance as Mammy, the sassy foil to Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind, one of Hollywood's most revered - and controversial - films. McDaniel's Oscar win raised hopes that the entertainment industry was finally ready to create more respectful, multidimensional roles for blacks. But under the aegis of studio heads eager to please Southerners, screenwriters kept churning out roles that denigrated the African-American experience.
Where McDaniel's stature and popularity should have increased after Selznick's masterpiece came out, as was the case for her white counterparts, hers declined, as an increasingly politicised black audience turned against her. 'I'd rather play a maid than be a maid,' is how McDaniel answered her critics. Yet her flippant response belied a woman whose hardscrabble background rendered her emotionally conflicted about the roles she accepted. Here, at last, in a finely tuned biography by Jill Watts, is her story.
Watts, a highly praised researcher and writer, shares little-known aspects of McDaniel's life, from her dealings with Hollywood's power brokers and black political organisations to her successful civil rights battle to integrate a Los Angeles neighborhood, revealing a woman hailed by Ebony as an achiever of "more firsts in Hollywood" than any other black entertainer of her time."
Hattie: Life of Hattie McDaniel by Carlton Jackson
Synopsis: Traces the life and career of the first Black actress to win an Academy Award, looks at her work in radio, and describes her relationships with her fellow actors.
From the Author: how proud I am to be the author of this book. I believe that, of all the books I've written, co-authored, or edited, this is the most satisfying - certainly the most sentimental. Hattie was a wonderful person. She was the first Afro-American to win an academy award. She donated her Oscar to Howard University, and, as far as I can tell, it was lost in the civil rights disruptions of the l960s. I am trying to find out where her Oscar is. Hattie was a natural reformer as seen through her later movies and especially the radio program "Beulah."


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Have you ever thought about your favorite child actors that you used to see in Hollywood movies? Nothing can beat the excitement of those times. Some of them have given great performances but now are nowhere on big screens.
Have you ever imagined what they must be doing now? Worry not! We have listed a few of your favorite child stars whom you loved growing up. Find out where they are today.
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen
How adorable were they back then? Mary-Kate and Ashley, aka the Olsen twins, were quite the roar. At the age of 6, they both started their careers on TV, in films, and in video projects. At a very young age, both sisters ranked as two of the wealthiest women in the entertainment industry. Not only in show business, but they have also excelled far in the fashion industry through their clothing brand.
Dylan and Cole Sprouse
Who can forget the Sprouse Brothers? They were so young when they started their acting career and got fame through Disney Channel. One of them played Ross’s son from the series Friends. The twins earned highly during their teenage years. They became the richest teen twins in the world. After completing their studies, they were both appointed as international ambassadors of the Koyamada International Foundation.


In this international bestseller from the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Audrey Hepburn, the iconic Hollywood movie star.
Audrey Hepburn grew up in Arnhem in the Netherlands. After living through the hardships of World War Two, she moved to study ballet in London. She went on to star in plays and films, eventually becoming one of the most iconic actresses of all time. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the actress's life.
Dimensions: 19.5 x 24 cm. Material: Hardback, 32 pages.
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With stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, this empowering series, Little People Big Dreams, celebrates the important life stories of wonderful women of the world. From designers and artists to scientists, all of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. These books make the lives of these role models accessible for children, providing a powerful message to inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world!


Kate Rolston, General Manager
Kate Rolston was born and raised in the North of England with five siblings and a huge extended family. When she was seven, her parents divorced, which had both positive and negative effects on all of the brood. Back in the 1970’s, Kate often found herself feeling embarrassed, as she was one of only a few kids with divorced parents in her school; however, she also found that people had started to come to her for advice about issues with their parents, siblings and love lives – something that has continued to this day!
After a career as an actress, professional dancer, and choreographer in the UK, Italy, and Greece, Kate made her way to New York City where she met her husband. While the couple was on a trip to meet Kate’s father, they got the news that he had been rushed to the ICU, ironically after surviving a year of chemotherapy treatments. Sadly, her father passed away while they were in transit, so she was never able to get the closure she had desired since she was a child.
Today, Kate is an extremely passionate & award-winning Executive Producer of Television, Film, & Digital video content. In 2010, Kate sold “Real Savvy Moms” (her award-winning ‘mom TV’ brand) to Disney and has since been considered by many to be an expert in her field, as she is hired as both a consultant and a producer and director on important educational projects focused on moms, family, and women’s issues. In 2011 she produced “Defining Moments,” a documentary about Pelvic Health on Lifetime TV. In 2012, Kate helped launch the video health site, Know More TV, and in 2014, she was the Executive Producer on "40 Weeks," a movie about pregnancy. In 2015, she was EP on "The Dr. Gerry Show," and she is currently in pre-production on a new project called "Pain is the PITS." Kate will be the Producer and Director of "A New Dawn," a documentary about surviving and thriving through loss and change, featuring her dear friend, Dawn Jiosi.
Kate Rolston Talks About Her Career in Media and TV, her Award-Winning Show, Real Savvy Moms and the Inspiration Behind the Film, "A New Dawn."
Kate’s deepest wish is that this project will be healing for people all over the world going through loss and change, and she extends her gratitude to Dawn Jiosi for generously sharing her story, her advice and her loving heart to help others.


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aged and oxidized sheet metal, wood, steel, speaker, light bulb, machine parts, sewing machine, electric wire, metal wire, guitar string, guitar amplifier, finger nail, fishing weights, CD player, recording of opera vocalist: Florence Foster Jenkins.
Flo Fo was the radio nickname given to Florence Foster Jenkins, famously considered the worst opera singer of all time. As a beloved socialite and patron of the New York music scene of the 20s and 30s, she had her moment in the spotlight when she gave a memorable performance at Carnegie Hall to a full house. Her most famous quote is: “people can say I couldn’t sing but nobody can say I didn’t sing…”


This year’s Oscars were not just glamorous- they were political! And no surprise: the #metoo and #timesup hashtags took off in large part because female celebrities started naming and shaming their famous sexual harassers. But you don’t have to be a regular on the red carpet to build on Frances McDormand’s call for an “inclusion rider”. Even the regular folks among us can do our part to commit to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace through affirmative action.
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Last night I saw Seasick Steve on television and I have been listening to his music ever since :) Not only is that the kind of music I really like, the guy is as authentic as they come, seriously. And I’m sure that it’s partially because of his great music, but also because of that authenticity that he’s going to become even bigger than he already is right now (yes it’s the first time I hear from him, but that hasn’t been the same for everybody).
Check out this clip below from his appearance at Jools Holland more than a year ago and then this little documentary (part 1/ part 2) to see what I’m talking about. Enjoy Steve with the Three String Trance Wonder and the Mississippi Drum Machine:
First thing I’m doing this weekend is buying his stuff, all of it! Authentic stuff, I tell ya.
Totally agree with you about Seasick Steve.
I remember when me and the wife first saw him on Jools’ New Year Hootenanny [HOOTENANNY!] we were both completely blown away.
I couldn’t believe it when I found out he won the Best Breakthrough Act at the MOJOs – unreal.
Just goes to show you, you don’t have to be on a reality show or look pretty to make it big in the music biz … talent and maybe being a little “different” is all you need.
My personal shrine to SSS (http://www.seasicksteve.net)
very cool. i like the 3 string approach.
Yes, hes the real deal ,he should pal up with son of Dave,?


When I first saw that a film was made based on Marilyn Monroe, I was really excited. I've always been a fan of her movies and intrigued by her as a person. The movie was portrayed as a true story, but I'm always skeptical of whether or not a movie is actually based on a true story. However, I did a little research after seeing the movie, and it does seem quite accurate. The movie is based on a journal written by Colin Clark who was the third assistant to the director on the film set of The Prince and The Showgirl in 1957 and who eventually fell in love with Marilyn. First off, Michelle Williams played Marilyn Monroe and I really thought I was watching Marilyn. Michelle Williams pulled off the role flawlessly, portraying Marilyn Monroe as the sex symbol and suberb actress the world fell in love with, and still showing the undeniably insecure and scared women she kept hidden.
To briefly summarize the movie, Marilyn is the star of The Prince and the Showgirl, but consistently shows up late to set and relies heavily on her acting coach Paula. While she is known for her brillant acting, those moments don't come easily during filming and Marilyn is constantly fumbling along. She is almost like a small child, needing to be constantly reassured she is amazing. When she does pull it together though, she produces the most amazing and awe inspiring scenes and the audience can truely see why the world was captivated by Marilyn Monroe in the first place. And it is easy to see how every man falls in love with her. Colin becomes Marilyn's "life line" and they fall in love with each other.
In the beginning of the movie, I was pretty turned off by Marilyn Monroe. I thought she was needy and nothing like the woman portrayed to the public. She wasn't the confident woman I thought she was. And then the movie started developing more and she fell in love with Colin and you learned all she wanted was to be loved. That need crippled her. Even though she had men falling in love with her left and right because of the image she portrayed to the world, the confident, sex kitten side was just a facade to hide her true self. The deeply insecure side of her made her more relatable to people, rather then the sex kitten side. It showed that she was human.
All in all, I thought the movie was fantastic. Two thumbs up.


Christmas song with an added counterpoint performed by David Bowie and Bing Crosby. The single saw commercial success upon its release in 1982 and peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The single the little drummer boy pdf one of Bowie’s best selling in his career, with total estimated sales over 400,000 in the UK alone.
The song has since become a Christmas classic in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom and has been referred to by The Washington Post as “one of the most successful duets in Christmas music history”. The track was recorded on September 11, 1977 for Crosby’s television special, Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas, which would ultimately prove to be his last. Bowie’s appearance has been described as a “surreal” event, undertaken at a time when he was “actively trying to normalise his career”. He later admitted to having only appeared on the show because “I just knew my mother liked him”.
According to co-writer Ian Fraser, Bowie balked at singing “Little Drummer Boy”: “I hate this song. Is there something else I could sing? Fraser, along with songwriter Larry Grossman and the special’s scriptwriter, Buz Kohan, then wrote “Peace on Earth” as a counterpoint to “Little Drummer Boy”. A few days after the taping, Crosby said of Bowie, “clean-cut kid and a real fine asset to the show.
He sings well, has a great voice and reads lines well. In the United Kingdom, the special first aired on December 24, 1977 on ITV. The song was available for some years as a bootleg single backed with “Heroes”, which Bowie had also performed on the TV special. The single debuted on the UK singles chart in November 1982, and climbed to position number three on the chart, boosted by a 12″ picture disc release. The single proved to be one of Bowie’s fastest selling singles, having sales over 250,000 within its first month and being certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry one month after its release. Little Drummer Boy” became a staple on radio stations during the Christmas season.
Little Drummer Boy” on red-colored vinyl in the United States. The single continues to chart in the Christmas season around North America and Europe. In 1998, the single reached a new peak of 2 on the Canadian Singles Chart. Bob Rivers included a parody entitled “Rummy Rocker Boy” on his album More Twisted Christmas, in which a generic heavy metal musician by the name of “Roach” visits a self-admitted “simulation” of Crosby. Craig Kilborn and Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü performed a parody of it on Comedy Central, aired as a short piece between shows during the Christmas season.
In 2001, Anthony Rapp and Everett Bradley performed the song for the compilation album Broadway Cares – Home for the Holidays. Warner Home Music released it as a single on December 8, 2008, and it reached a high of number three in the UK Singles Chart. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! Barack Obama and Joe Biden singing as Crosby and Bowie respectively.
Michael Bublé performed a version of this song. On the podcast Hollywood Babble-On, hosts Ralph Garman and Kevin Smith sing this song each Christmas. Smith sings Crosby’s part, and Garman sings Bowie’s counterpart. Jimmy Fallon and Ricky Gervais performed a portion of the song on the December 9, 2014 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon during the skit “Lip Flip”.
Fallon sang Bowie’s part with Gervais taking Crosby’s part. Mike Lisk did a rendition, taking Bowie and Crosby’s parts respectively. Another version was recorded by Michael Berube and Jennifer Warnes. Bing and Bowie: An Odd Story of Holiday Harmony”. The Story Behind Bowie and Bing’s Offbeat Christmas Classic “. Strange Fascination – David Bowie: The Definitive Story.
Peace on Earth’ — New Vinyl”. Archived from the original on December 7, 2010. WATCH: Jack Black Gets Messy Singing Carols With Jimmy Fallon”. Fallon “Lip Flip’s” With Ricky Gervais”. Enter Little Drummer Boy in the search field and then press Enter. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?


Former residence of Hu Xueyan2016-10-19
Hu Xueyan (1823-1885), a Hangzhou celebrity, was one of the richest and most famous businessmen in the Qing Dynasty(1636-1911). He started his business with support from the Governor, Wang Youling. An early entrepreneur, Hu Xueyan founded businesses in the fields of food, real estate, hock, weapons, silk and traditional Chinese medicine(which subsequently created a famous brand "Huqingyutang"). After his success, he donated much money and time to the Qing government. Because of this relationship, Hu was renowned throughout the country and was called the Hongding merchant. His legendary life was mostly related with the destiny of the late Qing Dynasty.


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Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky is an internationally celebrated artist who has performed at major opera houses across the globe. The first singer in Metropolitan Opera history to perform all ‘three queens’ in Donizetti’s Tudor dramas, Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda and Roberto Devereux, Radvanovsky’s “outright gorgeous, poignant and silvery” (The Washington Post) voice will stay with you long after this recital.
The applause and bravos for the soprano Sondra Radvanovsky were so frenzied… [the audience] had just witnessed an emotionally vulnerable and vocally daring performance, a milestone in the career of an essential artist. (The New York Times)
Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky is a globally celebrated artist. The sincerity and intensity that she brings to the stage as one of the most prominent sopranos of her generation have won her accolades from critics and loyalty from passionate fans. When The Washington Post praised her singing as “outright gorgeous, poignant and silvery,” it confirmed what Radvanovsky followers had known for years. The exquisite depth and color of her voice are matched by her artistry and versatility across a remarkable range of repertoire, from the title roles in Rusalka and Lucrezia Borgia to the enormously challenging Norma. Her signature role is Leonora in Il Trovatore, and she is widely regarded as one of the premiere Verdi sopranos alive today. She has portrayed the title roles in Aïda and Luisa Miller, Elvira in Ernani, Elena in I Vespri Siciliani, Elisabeth de Valois in Don Carlo, and Lina in Stiffelio, among others.
Radvanovsky's recent mastery of such bel canto roles as Norma has also led her to Donizetti's “three queens,” the leading soprano parts in his Tudor dramas. In the last few seasons, she has solidified her command of the title roles in Anna Bolena and Maria Stuarda and the role of Queen Elizabeth in Roberto Devereux, and this season, in a feat never before undertaken by any singer in Metropolitan Opera history, Radvanovsky performs all three queens at the Met. Other season highlights include Manon Lescaut and Tosca at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Tosca at the Bayerische Staatsoper, and Aida at the Opéra national de Paris. She also sings recitals in Toronto and Oman and performs at the Grand Opera Gala in Aid of the Deutsche AIDS-Stiftung and the fall gala at the Park Avenue Armory.
Radvanovsky has performed in every major opera house in the world, including the Royal Opera House, the Paris Opera, Teatro alla Scala, and numerous others. Her home theater is the Metropolitan Opera, where she began her training in the late 1990s. After performances in smaller roles there, Radvanovsky caught the attention of critics as Antonia in Les Contes d'Hoffmann and was singled out as a soprano to watch. On the concert platform, she has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Verbier Festival Orchestra, both with James Levine, with the Chicago Symphony and David Zinman, with the San Francisco Symphony and James Conlon, and with the Bayerische Staatsoper and Zubin Mehta.
Radvanovsky's debut recording, Verdi Arias, was released in April 2010 on the Delos label. The album quickly became a critical hit and made several season-best lists, including those of NPR and The New Yorker. In 2011 Delos released a CD of Verdi opera scenes with Radvanovsky and her frequent artistic partner Dmitri Hvorostovsky to coincide with the pair’s return to the Met stage in Il Trovatore. The disc was recorded with the Philharmonia of Russia and Constantine Orbelian.
Radvanovsky is no stranger to the screen. She stars in a Naxos DVD of Cyrano de Bergerac alongside Plácido Domingo and in Il Trovatore and Un Ballo in Maschera for the wildly popular “Met: Live in HD” series. She has also been an enthusiastic host for the “Live in HD” transmissions of La Fanciulla del West, Otello, and Francesca da Rimini.
Born just outside of Chicago, Radvanovsky now makes her home with her husband near Toronto.
Pianist and Coach Anthony V. Manoli has worked with some of the leading opera companies throughout the world including the Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Opera Lausanne and L’Opera Du Rhin as assistant conductor and coach. In addition, the Spoleto Festival in both Italy and the United States, The Los Angeles Opera, The Washington National Opera, Opera New England, Lake George Opera Festival and L’Opera Francais de New York have engaged him as both conductor and pianist/coach. Other duties for Mr. Manoli include prompting for The Washington National Opera and the Palau De Les Arts, Valencia Spain. He is summer faculty for Dolora Zajick’s Institute for Young Dramatic Voices and has served as faculty for the CoOPERAtive program at Westminster Choir College/Ryder University. Mr. Manoli was a Fellowship coach at the Tanglewood Festival and has worked with conductors such as Leonard Slatkin, Seiji Ozawa, Claudio Abbado, Robert Shaw, Sir Andrew Davis, Richard Bonygne and Sir Colin Davis. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Mirella Freni, Jose Carreras, Rockwell Blake, Edita Gruberova and Barbara Frittoli are just some of the singers with whom he has worked.
Mr. Manoli has given master classes in London, France for the Fondation Royaumont, Denver Opera, USC School of Music and more recently at the SIVAM Institute in Mexico City. He received his musical training at the New England Conservatory of Music and the Juilliard School where he was a staff member. His teachers have included Patricia Zander and Herbert Stessin for piano studies and Alberta Masiello for opera studies.
Mr. Manoli has coached for the Domingo-Cafritz Washington National Opera’s Young Artist Program and has worked for the Los Angeles Opera’s Young Artist Program. He has also worked at the Canadian Opera Companies Young Artist Ensemble and for the New National Theater’s Young Artist Program in Tokyo where he conducted a series of concerts. He is a faculty member of the Mannes College of Music in New York City where he lives and maintains an active coaching studio. He appears frequently in recital with prominent singers worldwide and has been seen on the A&E channel in performance with Mezzo-Soprano Dolora Zajick along with performances on television throughout Asia with Soprano YoungOk Shin, performances in the United States and Mexico with Tenor David Lomeli and with Sondra Radvanovsky in the United States, Canada, Mexico and a series of upcoming concerts in Spain in 2016. He is an associate producer for recordings that appear on the Telarc and Naxos labels and is heard on the soundtrack for the Miramax film “The Talented Mr. Ripley.”


The soprano, Sijka Petrova, was born 30 April 1914 in Sofia. At the State Academy of Music she studied with Christina Morfova and Ludmila Prokopova. Her debut before her graduation in 1937 was in 1936 with the Sofia National Opera as Siebel in Faust.
From 1936 to 1939 she sang as a soloist in the Christina Morfova Chorus. Following that, she continued her studies in Paris, Berlin, Salzburg and finally in Italy with Moretti. In Germany the soprano studied the operas of Richard Wagner. In 1943 she returned to Bulgaria where she sang the roles of Senta, Tosca, Elsa, Leonora in Fidelio, Elizabeth, Natasha in Rusalka, Tatyana and Lisa. International appearances took her to Germany, Russia, Hungary and Belgium.
In 1960 Petrova began singing the mezzo roles of Eboli and Amneris.
We are pleased to present her here in Boris Godunov


Bidaai Serial Cast Of Characters
In January 2009, Eva Grover was cast as Sheetal for a small cameo. Good response her role made it to be extended. In February 2009, the honeymoon track of the characters Sadhna and Alekh, Ragini and Ranbir was filmed in Kerala where Payal Nair and Anupam Bhattacharya were cast as Gayathri and Madhavan for a cameo. Initially they were supposed to go to Switzerland for the honeymoon sequence which could not as Sara Khan playing Sadhna did not have passport and time to arrange for it which was required soon and Kerala was finalized for it. A sequence during the last day shoot in a beach in Kerala was stalled in between due to dispute between the production unit and the local fishermen there and thus being cut during telecast.
Bidaai serial cast of characters
In February 2010, film actress Hansika Motwani was seen in a cameo as the chief guest of the dance competition event Natraj Mahotsav in the series. Besides Mouli Ganguly played the cameo of host, Sangita Ghosh and Sanjeeda Sheikh being the performers in the event. In June 2010, to increase the ratings, one of the main characters was killed, causing Sara Khan to exit the series. Soon, when a generation leap followed, one of the male leads Kinshuk Mahajan quit where his character was also killed and Apurva Agnihotri was cast as the new male lead opposite Parul Chauhan. Following it, in August 2010 Sulagna Panigrahi was cast as Sakshi opposite Hasija.
Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai All Characters Original Names with Images information have been provided here. The first episode was broadcast on October 8, 2007. The last episode of Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai TV serial was broadcast on November 13, 2010 on Star Plus. This TV serial was produced by Rajan Shahi.
Following are the links to the star cast of all the recently launched Star Plus serials. In the below blogs you will find character name given in the serial, the real name of the actor/actress, details of the role and what is the relationship of the role with the main leads. Also you will find brief details of the actor playing that particular role and in what other serials or movies that actor/actress were seen.
Kinshuk Mahajan was born on April 17, 1986, in Delhi & has had a lifelong interest in performing. After completing his education in Delhi, he studied performing at the Asian Academy in Noida before moving to Mumbai in 2007 to pursue a profession in presentations. He soon obtained a opportunity to launch in a TV serial after moving to Mumbai & it was not till 2007 that he received a opportunity to describe the major role of Devender (Dev) in the serial Kaajjal. In the same year, he was cast as a helper role named Kamal Thakral in the tv series Bhabhi. Mahajan starred as Adiraj (Addy) Sherawat in the 2007 to 2008 tv series Dhoom Machao Dhoom. Which started offering him some identifications in the TV industry. 350c69d7ab


The Lift series is an intimate portrait of Vevo’s best artist. The production captures the essence of the artist in three takes; two performances and one profile piece from the artist themselves.
My role was to develop the design direction for Lil Xan’s 2018 Lift campaign. The campaign rolled out weekly with original pieces of artwork that expressed Xan’s cultural perspective, and mobilized his fan base. Lil Xan, along with his fans, posted and shared the creative in a show of support and camaraderie.
The campaign lived across all digital and social Vevo platforms. It surpassed 5MM content impressions, resulting in the most viewed Lift content for Vevo. Below are highlights from the campaign and links to Lil Xan’s performances.


Prince is dead at the young age of 57….
I am in shock!!! I am at a loss for words …He was just on IG posting pictures ..
I mean I wasn’t a huge, huge fan I loved his hit songs and the others were pretty deep lyrics ..I think he was very talented man and a mystery as well….
How and why ??? and will it come in 3’s ???
Yes I could say so much more on this post but I will just leave it like it is…
Please comment as you find out more information on his death… I just think he was to young and I heard he led a healthy lifestyle soooooo….
R I P PRINCE….


Interaction of Singer & Composer Mr Guru Randhawa with students of GKFTII
Jun 6, 2018 GKFTII
The auditorium of Gulshan Kumar Film & Television Institute of India got transformed to the vibrant and colorful land of Punjab with the melodious voice of the Bollywood singer & composer Mr Guru Randhawa. He is the current craze across the country with several hits in his kitty. In a short period his famous tracks and latest film songs are on the lips of everyone. In an interactive session with the students he shared valuable thoughts with the budding singers, actors and other students. He wanted everyone to own the path of ‘Integrated approach’ towards learning of many dimensions simultaneously. He wanted the students not only to sing but also to compose by themselves. He expressed his gratitude towards audience for liking his work. His advice to the youth is to go for simplicity that connects to the common man. Mr Guru Randhawa wanted them to concentrate on live performances which go down well with the live audience. He also reminded the gathering that they are very lucky to be the students of GKFTII. He also promised to have more of these sessions in future at GKFTII.


Prime Minister has condoled the passing away of Thespian Rajesh Khanna. The Prime Minister in his condolence message to daughter Twinkle Khanna recalled the fame of Rajesh Khanna saying that his popularity as a romantic hero in the 1960s and 1970s is a part of our film folklore.
Condoling Khanna’s death, actor Aamir Khan said, “Rajeshji was one of the biggest star that India has seen. He will always be remembered by every Indian with lots of love. “My heartfelt condolences to Dimpleji, Twinkle and to all the members of the family.” Aamir told PTI.
latamangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) tweeted aaj humari filmi duniya ke bohot mashhoor kalakar rajesh khanna ji,humare bich nahi rahe,mujhe bohot dukh hai,main dimple ji ,unki betiyaan aur daamad in sab ke dukh me shamil hun,ishwar rajesh khanna ji ki aatma ko shanti pradan kare
Sharmila Tagore, co-star in a number of hits with Rajesh Khanna, said no other actor ever had a fan following like the superstar.“He was most certainly the first superstar and with due respect to other actors, nobody created that kind of a craze after him,” Sharmila told PTI.
Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna’s co-star in ‘Anand’, the Khan trio and Shabana Azmi were prominent Bollywood figures to visit the late actor’s residence ‘Ashirvad‘ today to pay their tribute.
Abhishek was first to reach Khanna’s home. A sombre Amitabh followed. The duo stayed with the family for about 20 minutes before leaving quietly.
“His (Bachchan’s) eyes were moist. He touched Kaka’s feet and sat with Dimpleji,” a source told PTI.
Chief ministers of various states condole the death of Rajesh Khanna.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said Khanna’s demise was a great loss for the Indian cinema.
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh said Khanna was a true Punjabi at heart and in spirit
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the
superstar would be would be long remembered for his style of acting.
Bollywood tweets on Rajech khanna eternal journey
You can never leave us… For u will always shine bright in our hearts… Thank you for all joy u brought to u the world.. RIP Rajesh Sir
Just returning from Rajesh K’s home where he lies face in repose and peace. Evry1 in his family was with him.Sea of people outside.
“Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana, Yahan Kal Kya Ho Kisne Janaa” symbolised the high point of Rajesh Khanna’s great life. RIP
Rajesh Khanna, the man who brought superstardom to Hindi films passed away today. RIP Kaka. Which is your… http://fb.me/HpmoLwwV
Belt over the shirt & guru kurtas are some of the many trends set by kakaji that inspired & were followed by a whole generation.
India’s 1st superstar is no more but his legacy will live on! Rajeshji’s movies will always remain a fond childhood memory.RIP Rajesh Khanna
…as my whole family admired him as an actor. He will live on in our hearts forever. May his soul rest in peace.
Rajesh Khanna is a reminder of a wonderful human trait: romantic nostalgia. Will shed a tear and then back to the news.
Hum sab toh rangmanch ki kathputhliyan hain…. Kab kaun kaise uthega yeh koi nahin jaanta….. *RIP Kaka*
‘The first Superstar of Bollywood passes away.You will always be alive in our hearts.R.I.P Rajesh Khannaji the eternal King of Romance.’
Kaka RIP. 3.30 pm: best songs of Rajesh Khanna on CNN IBN. 4.30: making of Aradhana.


Roserbie Théoc, Interview with a rising Star
Musique |Entrevue - 4 août 2011
She is young, intelligent and has a long presence in the musical world. Her voice is currently the most popular in Haitian music, multiplying collaborations with Haitians artists while attempting a breakthrough in American music, her first love. But she remains a pearl to discover.Nationsoleil is proud to introduce the new voice of the HMI.


Dave Brubeck died yesterday. If you’re a child of the 80’s or 90’s you may not recognize his name, but his signature tune Take Five evokes the smoky cool jazz clubs of the late fifties and sixties.
Brubeck was a highly accomplished musician who broke barriers with music. He experimented with time signatures that put an indelible stamp on jazz music. His was one of the first integrated bands in the 1950’s and he was active in the civil rights movement.
They said he couldn’t sell jazz, but his quartet recorded the first jazz album to sell a million copies. They said he couldn’t take jazz to the communist world, but he did, and gave those behind the Iron Curtain hope.
He wasn’t locked into a style or brand, and he composed classical orchestral pieces and religious music as well. He pursued his passion for 60+ years. He was still performing in his nineties. His was a well-lived creative life.
“Rhythm is an international language.” – Dave Brubeck
Enjoy this performance by The Dave Brubeck Quartet and let it stir you to pursue your creative passion, no matter where you are on the journey.


Somehow it comes as no surprise that, this year’s stars from the limelight not only managed to embody the extravaganza, but also, they stole the show by taking everything to the extreme on the “Oscars of the fashion world”, as Vogue calls the 2019 Met Gala, that took place on the first Monday of May in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the city that never sleeps. Just like part and parcel of the previous editions of the gala that stands for flamboyance and opulence, this year’s edition titillated the crowds with a real heightened sensory overload, offering an offbeat and eerie vibe to be soaked in.Embed from Getty Images
Originally meant to stand for fundraising sizeable donations from the well-heeled elites of New York City (for the Met’s Costume Institute), now, the annually held Met Gala is considered one of the fashion world’s gathering momentums. Each year, it marks the opening of a new era in the Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s world, while doing it in an entirely in-vogue way. During the cocktail hours, celebrities stroll down gracefully the red carpet wearing daring ensembles, then they sit down to have dinner and peep the evening’s main performance, this year Cher captivated the keen beholders. The participants’ looks are crucially important at the ball, as costumes have to match the theme of each year’s exhibition’s. The 71st edition revolved around Camp: Notes On Fashion.
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“The hallmark of camp is the spirit of extravagance. Camp is a woman walking around in a dress made of three million feathers”Susan Sontag (essay: Notes On Camp, 1964)
Some of the most striking fashion choices at the Met Ball:
Feathers, vivid hued theatrical evening gowns, along with more than 200 fine art and upscale fashion pieces were to unravel before the eyes of the beholders at the Met Ball. Gucci, Dior, Michael Kors, Versace, Moschino, Brandon Maxwell, Oscar de la Renta, Erdem dresses and an abundance of other literal pieces of artworks hold sway at the gala. Still, as diverse as the garments and those rocking them were, they had some things in common: the artifacts combined creative vision with a sense of 21st-Century-awareness, meaning that some pieces pinpointed currect issues, controversial topics.Embed from Getty Images
Cara Delevigne‘s Dior LGBT rainbow-flagged dress has made a clear visual statement and hailed the idea of the model’s definition about Camp: “an expression of your most outrageous”, as Harper’s Bazaar reports.Embed from Getty Images
The gala’s co-chair Harry Styles challenged gender norms in a sportive lassie’s sheer Gucci attire, then he explained that Camp is nothing but pure enjoyment that walks hand in hand with the idea of “no judegement”, as he told Vogue’s reporter, Liza Koshy.Embed from Getty Images
Kim Kardashian made her arrival on the red carpet in a waist snatching custom Manfred Thierry Mugler dress, meanwhile her husband, Kanye West seemingly misunderstood the dress code and rocked a casual outfit.Embed from Getty Images
Others, like Katy Perry, still striked out as discordant in terms of appearance, yet she opted for a less culturally stirring solution. She was literally on fire, as the singer turned into a living chandelier in Moschino, impassioning and lighting up the whole ball.Embed from Getty Images
Jared Leto, singer of the Thirty Seconds to Mars (soon to be seen at Electric Castle Festival in Romania), made the cut and got campy, yet he might have looked the creepiest of all: he carried his own Gucci doppelgänger head.Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images
Co-host Lady Gaga didn’t hesitate to shock the crowds, seemingly she had quite a whale if a time unveiling no less than four Brandon Maxwell outfits even before she entered the ball. Also, her look was enhanced with an outstandingly adorned face.
Catch a glimpse on the series of looks the A-list star incarnated during her grand entrance and get an insider’s-look at the dresses’ preparation:


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Legendary country singer George Hamilton IV and the Captain’s Crew‘s annual spring tour in North Carolina will include two dates on the Outer Banks. The concerts will feature a wide selection of country gospel favorites along with some of Hamilton’s country and pop hits.
Hamilton has Celebrated over 50 years in the music industry. He has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry for over 45 years and has had hit records on the pop, country and gospel charts. His country career was defined when he hit number one with “Abilene.” Other major hits include “Early Morning Rain,” “Break My Mind,” and the pop hit, “A Rose and A Baby Ruth.” He may be best known for some of his performances at Dr. Billy Graham’s Crusades. Although he still plays country concerts, most recently he has focused more and more of his time on country gospel music and has had several number-one country gospel songs.
The Captain’s Crew is a gospel group that has played together for over ten years at fairs, festivals and churches, including The North Carolina State Fair, The Midnight Jamboree, The Nashville Cowboy Church, MerleFest and Singing on the Mountain. Connie Taylor Francis, a Williamston native, is with the group and sang to a statewide TV audience when they appeared on the television special, “An Outer Banks Christmas” on the UNC TV Network with Ken Mann. Mann also plays with the group. They have released 5 albums and their songs can be heard on radio stations around the country including XM Satellite Radio.
In addition to the concerts on the Outer Banks, Hamilton and the Captain’s Crew will also appear Friday April 17, and Saturday April 18, at The Onley Place in Belvidere. Tickets will be $20.00 for the concerts at the Onley Place and will include dinner. Reservations will be required for the dinner concerts and may be made by calling 252-297-2347. On Sunday April 19 Hamilton and The Captain’s Crew will be at the Community Christian Church in Williamston at 6:00 PM. For more information about the program at the Outer Banks Music Showcase call 252-261-7505.


Rising Up With Sonali
Sonali Kolhatkar is the host and creator of Rising Up with Sonali, a new program built on the foundation of her earlier show, Uprising, which became the longest running drive-time radio show on KPFK in Los Angeles hosted by a woman. Uprising also aired on KPFA in Berkeley and on Free Speech TV. She has won numerous awards including Best TV Anchor from the LA Press Club, and also been nominated as Best Radio Anchor 4 years in a row. She is a weekly columnist for Truthdig.com, and an op-ed writer for teleSUR English. She is the author of Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of Silence, and the co-Director of the non-profit group, Afghan Women’s Mission. She has a Masters in Astronomy from the University of Hawaii, and two undergraduate degrees in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin. Watch her 2014 Tedx talk, My journey from astrophysicist to radio host. Originally from India and born and raised in the United Arab Emirates, she is also an artist and chef and lives with her husband and two children in Pasadena, California.
Visit her personal website, www.sonalikolhatkar.com. (Photo credit: Brian Biery)


“Divya writes of difficult times with candor and heart-rending simplicity.” (Shabana Azmi)
Capturing the beauty of a mother-daughter relationship, Divya Dutta, in this moving memoir, celebrates her mother’s struggles to turn her into the woman she is today. Divya walks us through the most intimate memories of her life, those that strengthened her relationship with her mother. The incredible bond she forged with her mother helped her through tragedies and difficulties, discouragements and failures, and led her to become an award-winning actor of stature, both in the Hindi as well as the Punjabi film industry.
Me and Ma is a celebration of Divya’s exemplary achievements. It is also an honest, intimate, and heartfelt tribute to the force behind her success – her mother.


From Marilyn Monroe’s signature beauty mark to Lady Gaga’s outrageous makeup creations, the world of celebrity makeup is as fascinating as it is varied. Throughout the years, we have been fortunate enough to witness an array of iconic makeup moments that have graced the red carpets of Hollywood, countless magazine covers, and even our own bedrooms. Join us as we take a look back at some of the most memorable celebrity beauty moments that have become iconic in their own right.
1. Walking Into History: A Tour of Iconic Makeup Moments
From Maybelline’s iconic collaboration with beauty mogul Jerry Kaufman to the groundbreaking looks of Pat McGrath, the makeup industry has seen some stunning leaps throughout its long history. Here, we trace some memorable moments that have left their mark on makeup wear.
- 1914: Maybelline Release First Modern Mascara. Developed by brothers Tom and Frank Lyle McGuire, the mascara was made from petroleum jelly and coal. Though it was primitive in its approach, it was revolutionary for its time.
- 1920: Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel Ushers In Natural Makeup. Coco Chanel was the driving force behind “less is more” beauty. She elevated the idea of looking natural and approachable through her makeup techniques.
- 1960: The Cat Eye Gains Popularity. In the ‘60s, everyone was wearing the iconic cat eye look. Thick and dramatic, this look was defined by exaggerated long eyeliner along the upper lashline.
- 1990: Pat McGrath Creates History with Fiercely Creative Makeup. Pat McGrath is a legendary makeup artist with a bold, creative approach to artistry. She has had a lasting impact on the world of fashion and beauty with her iconic looks.
Though makeup trends come and go, some looks have stood the test of time. From the early days of makeup revolution to the upcoming beauty trends, every makeup moment has its own history-in-the-making.
So whether you’re a seasoned makeup artist or curious about how we’ve gotten where we are, take a journey back in time with us to relive some of the most iconic makeup moments.
2. A Closer Look at Celebrated Celebrity Beauty
When it comes to beauty, celebrities do not disappoint. They are often celebrated for their stylishness, their immaculate features, and their glamorous looks.
A great example of this is the popular American actress, Jennifer Aniston. A stunning beauty, Jennifer is well known for her trademark wavy blonde hair and her smooth skin. She also has incredible bone structure to match. Her charming personality definitely adds to her overall beauty as well.
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, is another celebrity who garners admiration when it comes to her looks. From her hazel eyes to her perfect eyebrows, she creates an effortless allure with her carefully curated style. Many have even said they are in awe of her perfect complexion.
A final example of a celebrated beauty is the singer, Beyoncé. Not only does Beyoncé have stunning features – such as her perfect pout and flawless skin – but she always looks flawless on the red carpet. She exudes confidence and shows off her curves in her figure-hugging designs. She is an absolute queen in the beauty field.
- Jennifer Aniston: Famous for her trademark wavy blonde hair and smooth skin.
- Meghan Markle: She creates an effortless allure with her carefully curated style.
- Beyoncé: Perfect pout and flawless skin, show off her curves in her figure-hugging designs.
- The “Mona Lisa Smile” of the 1960s. Over 60 years ago, a game-changing makeup trend was born out of the iconic ‘60s movie, The Mona Lisa Smile. This trend standardized and transformed the look of women’s faces, crafting an attractive but subtle look that would still be popular today. Strengthening eye makeup and long lashes, with muted colors on the rest of the face, it was a glimpse into the future beauty of makeup.
- The Introduction of Contouring. In the past few decades, contouring has become the standard for makeup looks across the industry, but it wouldn’t have been possible without the influence of beauty gurus like Kim Kardashian. As one of the first people to make contouring widely popular, Kim K. revolutionized makeup techniques, making beauty brands and professional makeup artists take note.
- Beauty Brand Game-Changing Products. We can’t forget about all the new products that are increasingly appearing on the market and changing the way we look at makeup. From Charlotte Tilbury’s two-in-one highlighting and bronzing palette to Urban Decay’s number one selling All-Nighter Setting Spray, these ideas add a new dimension to everyone’s look.
- Iconic images – Makeup has been used to create an array of iconic images, from Audrey Hepburn’s iconic cat-eye flick to the blood red lips Rihanna always rocks on the red carpet. Beauty icons have used makeup to inspire, challenge and empower women for decades.
- Fashionable and FUN –Beauty trends come and go, but the fun spirit associated with makeup has remained. We can experiment with our look or express it through the use of color. And, unlike other forms of fashion, makeup allows us to be playful and creative.
- A reflection of the times – Makeup isn’t just fashionable, it’s meaningful. Each decade of makeup is a reflection of the times. Just think of the period in which coloured eyeshadows were used to make a statement. Or, take a look at the bold, graphic lines that are so mid-2000s.
3. Transformative Makeup Moments That Redefined the Status Quo
These transformative makeup moments can be seen as redefining the status quo and have brought something entirely new to the world of makeup. Every new trend has something to offer, whether it’s a new approach to a classic look or an innovated invention touted by beauty bloggers. The changing times ahead will certainly bring new ideas and trends that are sure to excite the beauty world.
4. Exploring the Power of Iconic Makeup in Popular Culture
From highly flamboyant looks to barely-there makeup, these looks can be a form of art, offering commentary on the culture of the time. Future makeup trends will undoubtedly be just as influential. We can look forward to them expressing new eras of attitude and self-expression unlike before.
The freedom to wear makeup gives us a wonderful sense of liberty to explore our own aesthetic and beauty. Now more than ever, we have access to a vast array of products and tools to help us to achieve whatever look we want. We can experiment with bold colors and dazzling glitter, or try something more subtle and classic.
However we choose to wear it, makeup gives us an opportunity to look the way we want and to feel amazing. Even if it’s just a tiny bit of mascara, that little confidence boost can make all the difference and go with us wherever we go.
From memorable red carpet glam to iconic runway looks, these iconic makeup moments have made an indelible mark on our industry, inspiring us all to step out of our comfort zone and take risks with makeup and beauty. As this look back at some of the most exciting, creative, and daring makeup moments demonstrates, bold beauty moves continue to shape the makeup and beauty news. It’s no surprise that these groundbreaking looks all dazzled and transformed the conversation about makeup and beauty–and their legacy lives on!


A former Fox News guest says Sean Hannity made her feel “uncomfortable” by repeatedly asking her to his hotel while on assignment more than a decade ago, and said she stopped appearing on the host’s show soon after refusing to meet him.
But Debbie Schlussel said Monday she doesn’t believe that Hannity’s behavior constituted sexual harassment, clarifying remarks she made last week on an Oklahoma radio show.
Hannity responded to Friday’s radio interview with KFAQ by saying Schlussel’s account is “100% false and a complete fabrication.”
KFAQ host Pat Campbell asked Schlussel if anyone at Fox News ever made her “uncomfortable” or made “sexual advances.” She responded by saying she declined Hannity’s repeated requests to come to his hotel with him while he was in Detroit for a broadcast of his show more than a decade ago. She said it was made clear to her after the program that she “wouldn’t be back on his show.” She says she made two more appearances on Fox after that, one on Hannity’s show.
Schlussel appeared on a “Hannity & Colmes” broadcast from Detroit in Sept. 2002. She appeared on the show again eight months later in May 2003.
She told The Associated Press on Monday that her description of the Detroit incident was true, but that the behavior didn’t rise to sexual harassment. She says she believes she was “blackballed” from the channel by Hannity.
Fox News deferred to Hannity’s statement when asked for comment.
In his statement, Hannity called Schlussel a “serial harasser who has been lying about me for well over a decade.”
Schlussel’s recent remarks came amid Bill O’Reilly’s recent ouster from Fox News following renewed scrutiny over allegations of sexual harassment.
Fox News released a statement Wednesday saying O’Reilly was departing the network effective “immediately.”
“After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel,” the company said in a statement.
Later that day, O’Reilly continued to deny the allegations.
“It is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims,” he said. “But that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today.”
Last year, former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes resigned from his influential post less than a month after he was sued for sexual harassment by former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson.


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An avid fan of Billie Holiday & Mazzy Star, Dani Mari was born to sing. Audiences across the US & Europe have gravitated toward her beautifully haunting voice & the simplistic elegance of her lyrics. She has worked with FEAR CLUB, Sun Glitters & was in the dreampop duo, Lockets. She is currently working with the band Lovers League & will release a solo album with Someplace Called Brooklyn.
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Back in 2011, action film celebrity Vin Diesel did the cover of Men’s Fitness Magazine. In the interview he talked about how he likes to train on a Mountain Bike. Here’s a the shot of him they used riding his MTB for the photo shoot.
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Jackee Harry because she is the shadiest of the shady and doesn’t care.
Woody Allen Award -Most likely to be on To Catch a Predator
This Nigga Here! Award- Most likely to say something ignit
Because she’s inter inter continental
Because she won’t hire you, Laqueshandra
Because she isn’t here for Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill
Because everyone should be able to use the N word
Because she missed the original cast of The Wiz, THE MOVIE!
And so many more reasons, we just don’t have the time to document it all!
Most Like To Have Been Held Back in Homeroom
He can’t spell.
He cannot punctuate.
He cannot form a complete sentence.
He types in hash tags.
Pop Off Son Award- Most likely to get into an argument/brawl with their ex-husband/ex wife at your cousin’s wedding
Because she is everybody’s aunty in their heads.
That time she and Josh Gad cussed each other out… in her own voice
Samuel L Jackson
Because he wears Kangols and says ‘Mutherfucker’ like a muthafucking boss!
Sub Tweeter and Wolfer Awards- Most likely to be on social media sub tweeting and selling wolf tickets
The Wilona Woods award- Best dressed woman of 2015
Because she’s the adorable girl next door that slays the red carpet..and she’s only 19!
See all of her looks here
The Dapper Donte Award- Best dressed manof 2015
Even though his clothing line looks like Jedi couture and he himself dresses like Count Dooku, he is nominated yet again for The Most Stylish Man of 2015. People love what they love…we guess.
Check out all of his looks here.
Honorable Mentions for Best Dressed Man
Best Undressed Award- Most likely to be setting Instagram thirst traps
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John Tesh has researchers scour bookshelves & scan the web for the most reliable, relevant Intelligence For Your Life. Six music Emmys, two Grammy nominations, three gold records, seven Public Television specials and 8 million records sold. After more than three decades as an international entertainer, John Tesh’s recording and live concert career continues to thrive today. Whether at the solo piano, with a 12-piece ‘big band’ or an 80 piece orchestra, Tesh’s ability to create a unique journey for concert fans with music and storytelling has taken him from the Red Rocks Amphitheater and the Coliseum in Rome to Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center. John’s live television concerts, including the seminal ‘Live at Red Rocks,’ have raised more than 20 million dollars for Public Television.
Tesh’s consistent popularity as a TV and Radio broadcaster has only amplified the personal connection with his loyal tribe of fans who get to listen to him on the ‘Intelligence For Your Life’ radio and television programs. The radio show alone amasses 40 million gross impressions/per week. John’s Facebook page has a weekly reach of 20-25 million engagements/week. Tesh and his marketing team regularly utilize these robust platforms to promote his live concert performances.Twenty five years and 50 plus recordings into his multi-faceted, ever-evolving musical and broadcast career, John Tesh’s highly successful and varied career path also includes a string of #1 radio hits, a Keyboard Magazine Performance award, 12 years as an investigative journalist for the CBS TV Network, a 10-year run as anchor on Entertainment Tonight, broadcast host and music composer for the Barcelona and Atlanta Olympic Games, and the unique distinction of composing what critics have hailed as “The greatest sports theme song in television history,” the NBC SPORTS’ NBA Basketball Theme.


Cristiano Ronaldo, football influencer, Al Nassr, Nike partnership, sporting legacy, achievements, global fanbase, brand elevation, innovation, impact, enduring legacy, inspiration, redefining football influence.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a name that consistently captures attention, and his recent partnership with Al Nassr under the Nike banner has elevated his status to extraordinary heights. Valued at a reported $100 million, this deal stands as the most lucrative in the annals of football.
But what does this momentous collaboration signify for Ronaldo’s reign as the preeminent influencer in the world of football?
Several pivotal factors underscore the significance of this alliance. Firstly, it epitomizes the indomitable power that Ronaldo wields as a brand. Despite the passage of time, the 38-year-old maestro remains one of the most revered athletes globally. Boasting an astounding following of over 500 million across various social media platforms, his image is instantly identifiable.
Secondly, the partnership illuminates the burgeoning influence of the Middle East market within the realm of football. Al Nassr, a Saudi Arabian club, serves as a testament to Nike’s substantial investment in this region. With an increasing number of affluent fans in the Middle East, Nike seeks to tap into this burgeoning market.
Lastly, the deal serves as a testament to Ronaldo’s personal brand. He is not merely an exceptional footballer but also an astute entrepreneur. Ronaldo adeptly exploits his platform to promote both himself and his sponsors.
Taken together, these factors firmly establish Ronaldo as the unrivalled supreme influencer in the history of football. His ability to sway the masses and his unparalleled global reach are unparalleled. The Al Nassr Nike partnership serves as the most recent manifestation of Ronaldo’s immense sway.
Here are additional grounds that solidify Ronaldo’s standing as football’s supreme influencer:
- Vast Social Media Following: Ronaldo commands an immense social media following, surpassing 500 million followers across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. This colossal audience provides him with an unparalleled platform to disseminate his marketing messages.
- Global Icon: Ronaldo’s name resonates across the globe. He is an athlete universally recognized and celebrated, with an instantly identifiable image.
- Unmatched Sporting Success: Ronaldo has triumphed in every conceivable aspect of football. Five Champions League titles, five Ballon d’Or awards, and the European Championship with Portugal have solidified his credibility among fans and sponsors alike.
- Exemplary Role Model: Ronaldo serves as a beacon of inspiration for aspiring individuals, embodying dedication to training, fitness, and altruism toward others.
To conclude, Cristiano Ronaldo epitomizes the quintessential football influencer of all time. His ability to galvanize brands, his unparalleled global reach, and his status as a positive role model makes him an incomparable force. The Al Nassr Nike partnership represents yet another testament to Ronaldo’s unwavering influence.


Jessica Booth was a journalist with well over 10 years of expertise and a freelance publisher whose really works possess checked for the sites such as for example since the Bustle, Insider, and you may Refinery29.
Jessica Biel and you may Justin Timberlake earliest came across inside 2007 and you can rapidly went on having perhaps one of the most highest-character matchmaking within the Movie industry mer. Today, the two were partnered for almost nine years and so are parents so you can a couple of college students. From their first appointment on wonder delivery of its 2nd youngster and you can past, is a complete schedule regarding Jessica Biel and you may Justin Timberlake’s dating.
- Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake first found at the a party when you look at the 2007 and you may come relationship soon after.
- Into the , a few months just after a preliminary split, the happy couple got engaged during holiday in Montana.
- They had during an enchanting Italian service.
- For the , they privately asked the second child, Phineas, towards world.
- Within the 2022, the happy couple commemorate ten years out-of marriage and you can restored the vows in the Italy.
Early 2007: Basic Fulfilling
The 2 found the very first time at the a party Justin was holding for one of his family members, however it was not exactly love at first sight. “Discover nothing starry towards method i got together,” Justin after told you, considering United states Each week. “It actually was very un-Hollywood-esque, in reality.” Both found, started talking, and you may Justin finished up providing her phone number by way of a friend very he may label their unique.
Appear to, Jessica was reluctant to go out with him in the beginning. “I’d to be rather persistent to obtain their unique to express yes,” Justin remembered. “But i have a fair quantity of persistence whenever I wanted some thing I stay with it. And in the end, she concurred.”
: Technically Together
Not long once they met, their relationship went personal in the event that Each day Mail wrote the original photo of them making out while in the British. A source told brand new outlet, “They’re both performing what you they are able to continue their relationships reduced-character, but when they have been one of family unit members they can hardly continue its hands out of both.”
: Jessica Reveals
In the course of loads of tabloid attention and you may hearsay regarding their allegedly on-again, off-once again relationship, Jessica did a job interview having Fashion in which she temporarily talked truly in regards to the dating. Whenever asked about crack-up gossip, she said, “I really don’t want to clear something right up. This is the really precious point that we has actually in my own lives, and i also value they such that i do not worry about what somebody says or thinks. You will find not addressed they in every real way, and I am not gonna. It is exploit. And that i love you to definitely about this.”
: The holiday-Right up
Immediately following months out of hearsay, Jessica and you will Justin concluded its relationship. Their staff released an announcement to those, saying that both “collectively are determined so you can area means.” The fresh report extra, “The two will always be family unit members and you will continue to keep the high level out of like and you will respect per most other.”
: Right back To each other
A couple months immediately after its break up, Justin did an interview that have Mirror Fair where he entitled Jessica “the newest unmarried-handedly biggest person in my life.” The guy extra, “Inside my 3 decades, she is by far the most special person, Ok? I do not should state far more, given that I want to protect points that try precious to me-for-instance, their own.” The 2 was basically watched to each other from time to time you to definitely summer, compelling hearsay which they was in fact back to each other.
: A vacation Offer
Just after in the few years regarding relationships, the couple generated things official when they had involved along the holidays when you look at the late 2011. Justin recommended because they were on vacation when you look at the Montana. Depending on the Knot, the guy told you, “I had this new band to my pinkie and i also is actually including, ‘Look at shadows more than indeed there to your slopes,’ and you will she is actually for example, ‘Oh yeah, which is breathtaking,’ and that i is actually like, ‘Do you notice it?'” He had the latest ring into the his fist.


Even though I didn’t watch the Oscars on Saturday, I made a point to see who wore what to the ceremony. My favorite look of the night was Billy Porter in Christian Siriano. His outfit really challenged the unspoken Hollywood dress code by playing with masculinity and femininity. The garment was seamlessly made. It was elegant and regal and show stopping.
Fashion is a really interesting industry because its not that practical for everyday people. But when celebrities like Porter express themselves in creative and innovative ways, they open the doors for everyday people who want to start expressing themselves in a similar way. Fashion is a very influential art, and for the most part is has a positive affect on people’s lives.


During promotion for Gremlins’ 30th anniversary Zach Galligan said that he wants a part in the upcoming reboot.
Bill Watterson Quietly Comes Out of Retirement
Pearls Before Swine creator reveals how Calvin and Hobbes creator, Bill Watterson, came out of retirement to create comic strips with him. Click HERE, HERE, and HERE to see the strips.
Lea Michele’s “On My Way”
This week, Glee’s Lea Michele dropped her sexy new music video, “On My Way.” Also, Freddy unveils his new TWHS Discussion: Areola or Nola?
X-men: Days of Future Past
Lou gave us his review of the EXCELLENT X-men: Days of Future Past.
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