Ava Max Asks Fans to Stop Leaking Her Music: ‘Respect My Art’

Ava Maxkeeps finding leaks of her demos online and she wants it to stop. I write a lot of records I wish I could put out. Ive never posted about this since the leak of my second album prematurely, she wrote. Ava MaxHanna Lassen/Getty Images (She had originally announced an Oct. 14 release date.) That leak was crazy. I just dont know how people leak that. I dont even know how they find it....

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Pamela Cannon

Billie Eilish’s ‘Birds of a Feather’ Is Spotify’s Most-Streamed Song of 2024

According toVariety, theHit Me Hard and Softsingle finished out the year with 1,775,172,881 streams in 2024. The achievement garnered a celebratory post onXfrom Eilishs label, Interscope Records. A rep for Spotify did not immediately returnRolling Stones request for more official year-end data. Billie Eilish performing in Los Angeles in December 2024.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 53 words · Laura Thompson

Elon Musk Demands Release of Jailed Far-Right Activist

In 2018, Hijazi was assaulted by a 16-year-old boy at the Almondbury Community School in West Yorkshire. Ill drown you, the boy said in a video of the incident. The case drew national attention in the U.K., leading Robinson to falsely claim that Hijazi hadpreviously attackedtwo girls. Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Jan. 22, 2024, in Krakow, Poland.Omar Marques/Getty Images The film,titledSilence,repeats the false claims against Hijazi. After all, freedom of opinion also covers the greatest nonsense....

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Lindsay Rios

Fortune Favors the Bold Storyteller: 5 Tips for Going Rogue in Your Brand Strategy in 2025

In 2025, playing it safe isnt an option. Its time for brands to stop following the rules and instead challenge them. We have become desensitized, and it takes much more to capture our attention. balabolka - stock.adobe.com And that means taking risks, challenging norms, and getting comfortable with creating a little discomfort. Its no longer enough to be safe, predictable or perfectly polished. If you want to engage with todays consumers, you’re gonna wanna break stuff....

January 2, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Frances Carter

Georgia vs. Notre Dame Livestream: How to Watch the Sugar Bowl Online

The 2025 Sugar Bowl has arrived, pitting SEC champion No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs facing No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Riley Leonard #13 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrates with teammates after running the ball for a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Indiana Hoosiers in the Playoff First Round game at Notre Dame Stadium on December 20, 2024 in South Bend, Indiana. Leonard set the record for the most rushing touchdowns by a Notre Dame quarterback with 15, passing Brandon Wimbush’s 2017 mark....

January 2, 2025 · 2 min · 233 words · Michael Grimes

Here’s What Trump’s Mexico Invasion Plan Could Look Like

Theres a sharp crack from a sniper rifle fired from the Black Hawk. Oil splatters across the windshield and smoke pours from the engine block, forcing the caravan to stop. Commandos leap from the hovering Little Bird and race to surround the cartel leaders truck. A U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret is pictured at Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week on May 8, 2024, in Tampa, Florida.Luke Sharrett/Getty Images This mission cycle would continue until the list of cartel leaders was exhausted....

January 2, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Whitney Nguyen

ISIS Connection and Video Recordings: Details Emerge About Suspect in New Orleans Terror Attack

More details have emerged about the suspect inthe New Years Day morning terror attackthat killed 15 people inNew Orleans. He transferred to the Army Reserve in 2015, leaving with the rank of staff sergeant in 2020. We do not assess at this point that anyone else is involved, Raia said today. Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work the scene on Bourbon Street after at least 15 people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day in New Orleans....

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Justin Hughes DDS

Jeremy Renner Reflects on Two-Year Anniversary of Snowplow Accident: ‘My Gratitude List Is Very Long’

Thank you to each and every nurse, doctor, first responder… I chose to survive. Thats not gonna kill me, no way, Renner told Sawyer in March 2023. Jeremy RennerMark Von Holden/NBC via Getty Images My gratitude list is very long, the actor continued Wednesday on the two-year anniversary. I stand strong again. And fucking BLESSED to take my next step, to take MY NEXT BREATH. Thank you with every fiber and cell in my body....

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Sheryl Parker

Lupe Fiasco Will Teach Rap at Johns Hopkins’ Peabody Institute

Lupe Fiascois headed to Johns Hopkins as a professor. The rap star will teach a course for their four-year hip-hop program that starts in 2025. Lets hit the ground running in 2025… US rapper Lupe FiascoANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images Applications for the program are due Jan. 3. Fiasco announced that he was going to be a Saybrook Fellow at Yale. He also announced in 2022 that he would be an MLK Visiting Professor at MIT....

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 74 words · Kevin Foster

Meghan Markle Returns to Instagram to Celebrate the New Year

Meghan Marklelaunched a new Instagram account, her first since 2020, on New Years Day. The account, @meghan, wasconfirmedto be an official account of the Duchess of Sussex by theAssociated Press. Markle debuted the account with a black and white video of herself at a deserted beach. Meghan MarkleLeon Bennett/FilmMagic In the clip, she runs across the beach before scrawling 2025 in the sand. The account has gained more than half a million followers since she posted it yesterday....

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Gregory Orozco

Meghan Markle Reveals Trailer for Netflix Lifestyle Series ‘With Love, Meghan’

Surprising people with moments that let them know I was really thinking of them. Markle said of the eight-episode first season, which arrives January 15 on the streaming service. Wishing you all a fantastic new year! Netflix Thanks to our amazing crew and the team @netflix. Beyond grateful for the support and fun!

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 53 words · Marie Dixon

New Year on the Dance Floor: Sophie Ellis-Bextor Rings in 2025 With Jessie Ware, Jake Shears

If that was you, thank you. Ellis-Bextors most recent album,Hana, arrived in 2023. ![DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2025 - 12/31/24 ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest” is the preeminent destination for viewers to ring in the new year. Ryan Seacrest, marking his 20th year as host, will return alongside co-host Rita Ora to lead the festivities from New York’s Times Square. “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025” airs live Tuesday, Dec....

January 2, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · James Chase

Our Favorite ‘Wicked’ Merch Collabs You’ll Want to Keep ‘For Good’

Are you ready to defy gravity? Youre not alone, as theater fans all over the world headed to the box office forWicked. The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical,Wickedofficially hit theaters in November and is nowstreaming online. Cambridge Satchel / BoxLunch / Ulta Beauty (And yes, were sorry to say that theStanley xWickedcollaborationisstillconstantly running out of stock.) (You didnt think wed leave outAris brandnow, did you?) TheWickedcollaboration includes goat milk bar soap and whipped body cream complete with green packaging....

January 2, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Arthur Stephens