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BET Awards show honors Busta Rhymes, hip-hop’s 50 years and pays tribute to Takeoff and Tina Turner
Read full article: BET Awards show honors Busta Rhymes, hip-hop’s 50 years and pays tribute to Takeoff and Tina TurnerThe 2023 BET Awards are celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends, and new talent during a performance-packed show that consistently felt like a party.
Kylie Jenner testifies she warned brother about Blac Chyna
Read full article: Kylie Jenner testifies she warned brother about Blac ChynaKylie Jenner testified that she expressed concerns to her brother Rob Kardashian about dating Blac Chyna, because she had heard Chyna had a tendency to abuse drugs and alcohol and become violent.
Hip-hop’s Mally Mall gets prison in Vegas prostitution case
Read full article: Hip-hop’s Mally Mall gets prison in Vegas prostitution caseHip-hop music figure Jamal “Mally Mall” Rashid has been sentenced in Las Vegas to 33 months in federal prison for owning and operating a prostitution business disguised as an escort enterprise.
Delivery-only restaurant brands see pandemic-fueled growth
Read full article: Delivery-only restaurant brands see pandemic-fueled growthDelivery-only brands — cooked in another brand's kitchen and often delivered by third parties like Uber Eats — were proliferating even before the pandemic. But over the last year, delivery-only brands have seen explosive growth as the pandemic made delivery a more popular option. On Wednesday, Applebee’s is launching Cosmic Wings, a delivery-only brand that specializes in chicken wings and Cheetos-flavored dipping sauce. Grubhub and DoorDash won’t say how many delivery-only brands are on their platforms. In some cases, delivery-only brands have become big businesses of their own.
Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Bunny top Latin Grammy nods
Read full article: Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Bunny top Latin Grammy nodsJ Balvin performs during the Coca-Cola Flow Reggaeton festival in Mexico City on Nov. 23, 2019, from left, Ozuna performs at the Latin American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2019 and Bad Bunny performs a medley at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 25, 2019. Balvin scored a whopping 13 nominations at the 2020 Latin Grammys, including two nominations for album of the year and two for record of the year. The Latin Academy announced Tuesday that Bad Bunny and Ozuna are behind Balvin with nine and eight nominations, respectively.
Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Bunny top Latin Grammy nods
Read full article: Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Bunny top Latin Grammy nodsBalvin scored a whopping 13 nominations at the 2020 Latin Grammys, including two nominations for album of the year and two for record of the year. The Latin Academy announced Tuesday that Bad Bunny and Ozuna are behind Balvin with nine and eight nominations, respectively. (AP Photo)NEW YORK – At last year’s Latin Grammy Awards, popular reggaeton and Latin trap musicians such as J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Ozuna were dismissed in the show’s top categories. The Latin Academy announced Tuesday that Bad Bunny and Ozuna are behind Balvin with nine and eight nominations, respectively. Ozuna and Bad Bunny will also compete with themselves in several categories.