• HashKey Global Announces Listing of MERL Token with 200,000 MERL Prize Pool Campaign

    Bermuda, Hamilton, April 17th, 2024, Chainwire – HashKey Global, the flagship global digital asset exchanges under HashKey Group, is thrilled to unveil the initial listing of Merlin Chain (MERL) Token. In collaboration with the Merlin Chain community, HashKey Global is launching a campaign with a prize pool of 200,000 MERL tokens. Participants have the chance to

  • Reading’s Lizette Epps wins book prize; Sinking Spring teen wins music prize [Spotlight]

    Lizette Epps, a prominent Reading community leader and advocate, won first place at the BookFest awards ceremony on April 6 for her debut book, “Our Voices: Little Stories Through a Latina Lens.” The BookFest Book Awards, an esteemed literary competition, recognized Epps’ work in the Non-fiction Category in Society & Social Sciences on Race, Class, […]

  • Ohana Music Festival Announces 2024 Lineup

    Eddie Vedder’s annual Ohana Festival is coming back to Doheny State Beach in Dana Pointe, CA this Sept. 27-29. Pearl Jam have a new album out, and they’ll be a huge presence at this year’s fest, with headlining performances Friday and Sunday night. In between on Saturday comes a headlining set from Neil Young & Crazy Horse, PJ’s longtime partners in rockin’ in the free world.

  • Roland-Garros 2024: Entry list announced

    The entry list has been announced for the 2024 edition of Roland-Garros,

  • 'Beltane' outdoor music festival announced for Derry

    Dónall Ó hÉigeartaigh (UUSU Vice President Magee) said: “We wanted to plan something big and ambitious to celebrate all that student life at Magee brings to the city of Derry and from initial planning in the Students’ Union office our vision for Beltane has grown into one of the biggest events UUSU has ever put together. "Although we’re new to organising festivals, and this is the first time we’ve delivered an event of this magnitude, we aren’t going to let that hold us back. We’ve brought...

  • Outside Lands announces massive lineup for 2024 music festival

    Sturgill Simpson, Post Malone, Tyler, the Creator, Killers, Postal Service, Grace Jones, Slowdive to perform at 2024 Outside Lands in San Francisco.

  • Merlin & Audiomack Announce Strategic Partnership to Amplify Independent Music

    Merlin has announced a strategic partnership with streaming platform Audiomack to amplify independent music on the platform. The indie-centric partnership will help Merlin’s dynamic membership gain access to Audiomack’s global audience of engaged listeners, expanding the digital footprint of Merlin members’ music. The agreement also includes Audiomod, a new tool that allows fans to customize […]

  • Latin American authors on rise in International Booker prize lists

    Today’s boom in Latin American literature is spearheaded by women, from Fernanda Melchor, to Mariana Enriquez, to Samanta Schweblin, who engage with femicide, trauma and violence through horror and speculative fictionA quarter of the books longlisted for this year’s International Booker prize for translated fiction were by South American authors. This proportion was reflected in the shortlist, announced earlier this week, too, with books by Argentinian poet Selva Almada and Brazilian writer...

  • Official music line-up announced for 2024 Charleston Sternwheel Regatta in July

    The five day event kicks off Wednesday, July 3 and goes through Sunday, July 7 along Charleston's Kanawha Boulevard.

    • SFGate

    San Francisco's Outside Lands music festival announces 2024 lineup

    After weeks of scrutiny and speculation, the Outside Lands lineup is here. The three-day festival, which takes place in Golden Gate Park from August 9 to 11, announced the full lineup on Tuesday. Headliners include rapper Tyler, the Creator, who recently performed a (literally) explosive Coachella set, and 2000s rock darlings the Killers, who penned the infectious “Mr. Brightside.” There’s also a significant country streak to the headliners with the booking of Sturgill Simpson, as well as Post...

  • Childish Gambino Announces 2 New LPs, Debuts Unreleased Music

    Childish Gambino, the rap nom de plume of Donald Glover, made an appearance at Coachella over the weekend and later shared news that should excite his fans. The actor, rapper and writer announced that he’s releasing two new albums with the second of the pair being the official retirement for the Childish Gambino moniker. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, this past Sunday (April 14), Childish Gambino announced the details of a livestream to his legion of fans. “GILGA Radio tonight @ 11pm pst,” wrote...

    • TMZ

    World's First AI Beauty Pageant Announced With Hefty Cash Prize

    12:04 PM PT -- Actress and model Claudia Jordan joined "TMZ Live" today and ripped the AI beauty pageant saying, "It's hard enough being a woman in this society, the way it is and the scrutiny we already get. Now, we have AI highering the standard…