Ukrainian and Russian officials differed on whether a military or civilian area had been struck. Earlier in the war, Russia lost dozens of soldiers, if not hundreds, in a strike on the city.
Also, fatal floods in China and other Asian countries.
The proposed package foresees spending about 6 percent less in 2024 from this year, in a return to financial austerity. But the severity of the cuts to social services drew sharp criticism.
Viral Nigerian singing sensation and gospel artist, Victor Thompson has broken new ground as his smashing single “This Year (Blessing)” goes gold in France after grossing the equivalent of 15 million streams in the country. Reacting to the good news, Thompson wrote on Instagram; “I am NOT Understanding what’s going on ????. BLESSINGS just chasing
AFROPUNK Brooklyn has revealed the 2023 lineup for its two-day festival, set for Aug. 26 and Aug. 27 at Greenpoint Terminal Market in Brooklyn, New York. Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Jazmine Sullivan is set to headline the festival for the first time. Producer and DJ Flying Lotus is also on the bill as a co-headliner.
Jhené Aiko has received a new Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certification. “When We Love,” lifted from her 2017 album, Trip, has been certified gold with 500,000 equivalent units sold. The heartwarming song, produced by Noel Cadastre, has garnered over 28 million streams on Spotify alone. “When We Love” is Aiko’s sixth RIAA award
R&B newcomer Sekou has released his debut EP, Out of Mind, via NWS/Island Records/Republic Records. The five-track offering is enriched with diaristic tunes centered around love, heartbreak and life’s complexities. Opening with “Forgiving Myself,” produced by Sounwave and co-written by DIXSON, the English singer extends himself grace as he flees from a dwindling relationship that
One of Christian music’s leading booking agencies, The Harper Agency, has named popular group, HighRoad, to their roster of talented artists. The addition of the popular Grammy nominated vocal group marks the only all-female group represented by the renown agency. “With HighRoad being an all-ladies group and all of them being talented musicians and vocalists
Austin French recently shared on Facebook that his song “Good Feeling” is featured in the new teaser trailer for Disney Pixar’s film Elio. Releasing March 1st, 2024, the film is about a boy named Elio with an active imagination who finds himself inadvertently beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies
