Lorde releases her debut studio album “Pure Heroine”.
1998
The Google internet search engine retrospectively claims this as its birthday.
Mark McGwire (St. Louis Cardinals) set a major league baseball record when he hit his 70th home run of the season.
1977
Gilles Villeneuve signs a 2 year contract to drive Formula One with Ferrari.
1973
“The Way We Were” single released by Barbra Streisand (Billboard Song of the Year 1974)
1923
NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 1st of his 493 HRs
1922
Radio station CKAC starts broadcasting at Montreal.
1908
Henry Ford’s first Ford Model T automobile leaves the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
1905
The physics journal Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein’s paper “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?”, introducing the equation E=mc².
1898
Two men went over the 176-foot-high Niagara Falls in a barrel. Jeffrey Petkovich and Peter Debernardi were the first to ever survive the Horshoe Falls.
Famous for his role as Lotto in 8 Mile alongside Eminem, Breedlove was found dead in his New Jersey home, according to NME.
The cause of death was not immediately disclosed, but several fellow rappers and those close to him were quick to pay tribute, highlighting his determination and innate talent.
Britney Spears fans, though accustomed to the star’s Instagram videos, this time seemed rather worried by the singer’s latest publication, in which she was seen dancing half-naked… with two huge kitchen knives.
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“I started playing in the kitchen with knives today 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️!!!” she wrote in her message, with the comments later blocked.
In the video, Spears is seen doing her usual dances… but with gigantic butcher knives in her hands! She spins at full speed, making very dangerous movements with the knives, which of course worried many!
The video game Fortnite: Battle Royale is released, eventually becoming one of the most popular games worldwide.
2010
TV Period drama “Downton Abbey” premieres in the UK created by Julian Fellowes, starring Hugh Bonnevillle and an ensemble cast
1988
Canada’s Ben Johnson stripped of his 100 Metre Olympic Gold Medal and world record following a positive drug test; forced by the lOC to return the medal and disqualified from the games.
1984
Britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997
1982
“Knight Rider”, starring David Hasselhoff, debuts on NBC.
1973
Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.
1969
The Beatles release “Abbey Road” album.
1965
Queen Elizabeth decorates the Beatles with Order of the British Empire.
1964
“Gilligan’s Island” premiered on CBS-TV. The show aired for the last time on September 4, 1967.
1960
The first televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took place in Chicago, IL.
1946
1st edition of Tintin (Kuifje), publishes until June 1993.
Rumors were swirling that Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce were dating.
Although neither of them had confirmed it, a major clue leads us to conclude that the duo are getting closer and closer, and that their love is now public.
The pop superstar’s name was certainly on everyone’s lips at the Kansas City Chiefs game, as she was at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, wearing the colors of the Super Bowl champions.
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this image released on August 2, Usher performs onstage during a taping of iHeartRadio’s Living Black 2023 Block Party in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio )
What do you think?
Usher has been confirmed in the last few hours as the lead artist for the half-time show at the next Super Bowl, and reactions are mixed.
First it was the no less polarizing Kim Kardashian who announced the news in a highly original way, in a video that was both humorous and entertaining, in which she is seen making a phone call to Usher to announce that he is the one who will get millions of people moving during this highly anticipated show.
While many applaud Usher’s choice, others don’t believe he’s of the same caliber as many of the stars who have graced the stage at the iconic Super Bowl halftime show.
Comedian Bill Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years in jail for 2004 sexual assault, first celebrity to be jailed in the #MeToo era.
2016
World’s largest radio telescope at 500m wide in Guizhou Province, China begins operating.
1976
Bono, David Evans, his brother Dik and Adam Clayton respond to an advertisement posted by fellow student Larry Mullen Jr. to form a rock band, which would eventually become U2.
Montreal Expos baseball team play their last game at Montreal’s Jarry Park; move into Olympic Stadium – the Big O.
1975
Pink Floyd’s concept album “Wish You Were Here” reaches No. 1 in the US, goes on to sell 13 million copies.
1974
Scientists first report that freon gases from aerosol sprays are destroying the ozone layer.
1960
Jean Drapeau founds his Montreal Civic Action Party/ le parti de l’Action Civique de Montréal.
1956
Transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation from Newfoundland (Canada) to Oban (UK).
1882
The first major league double header was played. It was between the Worcester and Providence teams.
1844
Canada defeats US in first international cricket match.
1513
The Pacific Ocean was discovered by Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has reportedly given back the rights to their works to several artists linked under Bad Boy Records, his own label founded in 1993, including the estate of The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, The Lox, 112 and Mase, a move never before seen in the music industry.
According to TMZ, Diddy’s move comes shortly after he refused to sell the music catalog attached to the Bad Boy Records label.
Bad Boy Records is a major American label renowned for its significant impact on the hip-hop and R&B music industries. It certainly played a key role in the development of hip-hop and R&B music in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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But Diddy, via Bad Boy Records, has faced legal challenges and controversy over the years, including contract issues, disputes with artists and allegations of financial mismanagement… notably with Craig Mack, Shyne and Mase.
Mase accused Bad Boy Records and Diddy of preventing him from leaving the label and signing with others during his initial retirement. Mase claimed that he had to pay a substantial sum of money to buy out his contract with Bad Boy Records.
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Although the details of these controversies have been disputed over the years, they have highlighted some of the challenges and complexities of the music industry, including contractual disputes between artists and labels, as well as the blurred boundaries between the music business and artists’ personal beliefs.
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In contrast, there has been no major public controversy between Bad Boy Records and the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. In fact, Bad Boy Records has generally been associated with promoting and preserving the legacy of Biggie Smalls after his tragic death in 1997.
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After the death of The Notorious B.I.G., posthumous albums such as Life After Death and Born Again were released via Bad Boy Records.
The label continued to release compilations, documentaries and special editions of his music to honor his memory and contributions to hip-hop.
Combs’ decision is reminiscent of other artists’ recent controversies over rights to their catalogs, notably singer Taylor Swift, who saw her early albums sold without her consent, including all master tapes, to Scooter Braun’s company.
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Is this a first step towards changes in music rights management for artists, or an isolated case?
One thing’s for sure, Combs’ generous gesture has got people talking.
Since Joe Jonas filed for divorce, he’s been in New York with the two children, and is reportedly adamantly refusing to let Sophie Turner return to England with them.
She’s had enough… and is now asking the court to intervene, claiming that the couple had chosen in 2022 to make England the official place of residence for their little family!
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In court documents obtained, the Game of Thrones star claims to want the immediate return of her illegally displaced or illegally detained children, and has done so since last September 20.
The couple and their two children had officially been living in England since April 10, after selling their home in Miami.
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Joe Jonas took the world, including Sophie, by surprise when he filed for divorce, and since then, he seems intent on tarnishing Turner’s image in order to gain custody of the children.
Sophie even claims to have been informed of Jonas’s divorce application in the media, even though they had, according to her, only argued a few days earlier!
It seems that the trend of the moment is to date an NFL player!
After rumors swirling about a romance between tight endTravis Kelce and pop star Taylor Swift, we’ve now learned that Kim Kardashian is also having fun with a soccer star.
Is it just a friendship, or is there more between Kardashian and OBJ?
It seems that the duo have several friends in common and have been rubbing shoulders more and more recently, but according to other sources, Kim is not in a serious relationship at the moment.
