Photo Credit: Curtis Hilbun / CC by 2.0 Dolly Parton is one of the major funders of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine that is 95% effective. The country music legend revealed she made a $1 million donation to Vanderbilt University’s Medical Center back in April. Parton says she made the donation in honor of her friend, Dr. […]
Kanye West During a 2018 meeting at the White House: ‘That Adidas deal made me a billionaire’. Kanye West has been proclaimed the wealthiest musician of 2020, with annual earnings topping $190 million. West — who has long proclaimed himself a billionaire — has now been named the highest-earning musician of the year by Forbes. […]
A graduate student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has named a newly discovered treehopper species after Lady Gaga. Brendan Morris said he was inspired to base the treehopper’s name off Lady Gaga because the insect, like the artist, is highly unique. To be sure, treehoppers feature horns, intricate skin textures, variable color schemes, and […]
A Philadelphia street has officially been named after The Roots— a few months earlier than expected. The Roots formed in Philadelphia around 1990, and to commemorate the band’s three decades of success and unfailing devotion to their home city, a Philly street has been named in their honor. Questlove, The Roots’ longtime drummer, took to Instagram to […]
Photo of Krist Novoselic of Nirvana by David Lee (CC BY-SA 2.0) The two surviving members of the Doors are planning a charity concert that will feature, among others, former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic. According to Rolling Stone, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — who are the only surviving members of the ’60 […]
Photo of BTS Big Hit Entertainment has announced that the upcoming album by K-Pop sensations BTS has sold more than 3.4 million copies in just seven days, based on data from the album’s distributor, Dreamus Company. Map of the Soul: 7, which will not be released until February 21, has been available for pre-order since […]