• Recording Academy Launches GRAMMY GO™ Partnership with Coursera

    The Recording Academy® has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Coursera, a renowned online learning platform, to introduce GRAMMY GO™. This innovative initiative offers a range of courses designed specifically for music creators and industry professionals, aligning with the Academy’s commitment to supporting and empowering all music community members. GRAMMY GO on Coursera features diverse specializations […] The post Recording Academy Launches GRAMMY GO™ Partnership with Coursera first...

  • Guardians beat Red Sox to claim MLB’s best record

    Guardians 10, Red Sox 7 Let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way at the start: Getting there was a lot more complicated. Tanner Bibee pitched his best game of the young season, and the offense provided him with plenty of support. A 5-1 lead when your starting pitcher exits after 5 innings is great work by everybody involved. But the 6th inning was a mess. After the Guardians did nothing in the top of it, Tyler Beede entered and gave up multiple runs in his third straight appearance. His...

  • Akon’s honest playlist: ‘The best song to have sex to? Smack That by Akon’

    The rapper would sing Bob Marley going to school and gets the party started with Black Eyed Peas, but which pop classic is he ashamed to admit liking?The first song I remember hearingI don’t know if it’s the first song I remember hearing, but the first song I remember singing was No Woman, No Cry by Bob Marley. I grew up in Senegal and I would sing it on my way to and from school.The song I stream the mostI’m pretty versatile these days but I would probably say Costa Titch by Big Flexa featuring...

  • Coachella’s 25 greatest headline performances: From Beyoncé’s marching band to Billie Eilish’s record breaker

    With the California festival set to return this weekend, Kevin E G Perry looks back at some of its most memorable performances

  • Coachella’s 25 greatest headline performances: From Beyoncé’s marching band to Billie Eilish’s record breaker

    With the California festival set to return this weekend, Kevin E G Perry looks back at some of its most memorable performances

  • How Biden’s balderdash bests Trump’s tough talk

    I’m truly bothered that tens of millions of Americans consider Joe Biden to be a “nice person” in contrast to Donald Trump, who is supposedly a loudmouth bully and the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler.Since I’m annoyed by Trump’s speaking style and name-calling, I am hardly a Trump zealot. But I doubt that Trump sounds more vituperative, dishonest, or malicious than Biden. Whether it’s a matter of hurling obscenities, accusing the opposition of being terrorists and wanting to put black people “back...

  • Atlanta breaks U.S. women’s soccer ticket record

    With an announced attendance of 50,644, Atlanta set a new record for tickets sold and distributed for a U.S. women’s soccer friendly match in Saturday’s SheBelieves Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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    What’s your single best tip for traveling in Japan? Here’s what frequent visitors said

    Customs in Japan are serious stuff. Here's what to know about talking, eating and boarding a train that may not be obvious even to well-seasoned travelers.

  • ‘You can imagine it’s you, standing there on the edge’: Atle Rønningen’s best phone picture

    A massive cliff and a fearless friend helped the photographer capture an unforgettable image“Eskil is a tough guy,” Atle Rønningen says of the friend he was hiking Pulpit Rock with. “It’s a massive cliff over 600 metres high, in Preikestolen, Norway. It’s so popular and busy in the summer months, so we went in the spring as soon as the snow had gone. It was still icy in some places, and the weather changed abruptly all day,” he says.It was fortunate Eskil had no fear of heights, Rønningen adds,...

  • World’s Largest Spanish-Speaking Rap Competition Shares U.S. Season Details

    Red Bull Batalla, the largest Spanish-language freestyle rap battle in the world, announces full details for its 2024 U.S. season. Over the last six weeks, aspiring and established MCs from over 18 participating countries submitted their video applications via the Red Bull Batalla App during a global application phase. Over 8,000 qualified applicants from around […] The post World’s Largest Spanish-Speaking Rap Competition Shares U.S. Season Details first appeared on The Source.

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    Montblanc’s Latest Iced Sea Watches Might Be 2024’s Best Affordable Divers

    When a watch bags itself a nickname the reason is usually because it's immediately struck a chord with the watch fraternity. Be it Pepsi, Dark Lord, or Tuna, Rolex, TAG Heuer and Seiko respectively know this only too well. And the Montblanc Iced Sea, or Iced Tea as the cool kids call it, is the latest watch to hit the nickname jackpot. “The Montblanc Iced Sea collection is a success because its history and the characteristics of the watch make it unique,” says Laurent Lecamp, Montblanc’s global...

  • ‘It’s something tangible:’ Local record store celebrating comeback of vinyl on National Record Store Day

    Saturday is set aside as National Record Store Day to honor independent record stores.