Kanye West has been proclaimed the wealthiest musician of 2020, with annual earnings topping $170 million. West — who has long proclaimed himself a billionaire — has now been named the highest-earning musician of the year by Forbes. In a celebrity ran…
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Newly-Discovered Insect Species Named After Lady Gaga
A graduate student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has named a newly discovered treehopper species after Lady Gaga. Brendan Morris said he was inspired to base the treehopper’s name off Lady Gaga because the insect, like the artist, is hi…
City of Philadelphia Officially Names a Street After The Roots
A Philadelphia street has officially been named after The Roots— a few months earlier than expected. The Roots formed in Philadelphia around 1990, and to commemorate the band’s three decades of success and unfailing devotion to their home city, a Phill…
Surviving Doors, Nirvana Members Performing Together
The two surviving members of the Doors are planning a charity concert that will feature, among others, former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic. According to Rolling Stone, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — who are the only surviv…
Surviving Doors, Nirvana Members Performing Together
The two surviving members of the Doors are planning a charity concert that will feature, among others, former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic. According to Rolling Stone, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — who are the only surviv…
BTS’ Latest Album Receives 3.4 Million Pre-Orders in Just 7 Days
Big Hit Entertainment has announced that the upcoming album by K-Pop sensations BTS has sold more than 3.4 million copies in just seven days, based on data from the album’s distributor, Dreamus Company. Map of the Soul: 7, which will not be relea…
The BMW That Tupac Shakur Was Murdered in Selling for $1.75MM
The black BMW 750Li that rapper Tupac Shakur was driving on the night he was murdered has been restored and is selling for a whopping $1.75 million. Celebrity Cars Las Vegas is selling the 1996 car on its website with the following description: “…
Mariah Carey Becomes First Artist with No. 1 Hits in Four Separate Decades
Pop superstar Mariah Carey has reached a milestone no other artist can claim: she has had a Billboard No. 1 song in four separate decades. Carey also scored the very first Hot 100 No. 1 song of the 2020s. Though it is not for a new song. Instead, it is…
Vinyl Record Sales Surpass 1.24MM Units During Christmas Week in the U.S.
Billboard is reporting that vinyl record sales in the United States during Christmas week exceeded 1.24 million units, making it the biggest week for such sales since Nielsen Music began tracking them back in 1991. What’s more, it is the first ti…
London’s ‘Quiet’ Electric Buses Are Too Quiet, Will Emit a Soothing Sound
Electric buses in London have an odd problem: they are too quiet, which will require them to play an artificial ambient sound. There is actually a law in the European Union (EU), which the United Kingdom may soon be leaving, that requires electric vehi…