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☆ Traveling for March Madness? Where to Eat, Shop and Go Nuts in 6 Key Cities
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Valerie Stivers | Hank Zona | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

HOOPLA DREAMS At Mustang Harry’s in New York, there’s nothing like a cheerleading squad to get patrons in the spirit. MARCH MADNESS is upon us. For those who don’t follow college b-ball or live on earth, the term describes the adrenaline-fueled excitement of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament, which runs from March 14 to April 3 and the NCAA Women’s Basketball tournament that goes from March 15 to April 2. Arguably the single biggest show in sports, March Madness trounces the Super Bowl by virtue of being played over multiple nights. Basketball purists love college games for the passionate young players and the David-versus-Goliath upsets that open a floodgate of cheers and tears.

☆ Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' wins IFPI 2022 Global Album Award
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny took the 2022 IFPI Global Album Award for "Un Verano Sin Ti" on Friday, becoming the first Latin American artist to win a Global Chart Award from the recorded music industry representative body. The all-Spanish, 23-track "Un Verano Sin Ti" was released in May to critical acclaim and topped the Billboard 200 album chart for 13 weeks. "We are incredibly excited to award Bad Bunny, the first Latin American artist to win an IFPI Global Award, with the Album of the Year Award," IFPI Chief Executive Frances Moore said in a statement. "His unique sound, encapsulated in his award-winning album 'Un Verano Sin Ti', has captured the world’s attention on a remarkable scale over the last 12 months." On Thursday, Styles won the IFPI Global Single of the Year Award 2022 for his hit "As It Was".

☆ Factbox: Winners at the 2023 BRIT Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Harry Styles speaks after receiving the award for Song of the Year at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Henry NichollsLONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Britain's pop music honours, the BRIT Awards, were held in London on Saturday. Below is a list of the winners at the ceremony. ALBUM OF THE YEAR:"Harry’s House", Harry StylesSONG OF THE YEAR:"As It Was", Harry StylesARTIST OF THE YEAR:Harry StylesGROUP OF THE YEAR:Wet LegINTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR:BeyonceINTERNATIONAL GROUP:Fontaines DCINTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR:"Break My Soul", BeyonceBEST NEW ARTIST:Wet LegBEST ALTERNATIVE/ROCK ACT:The 1975BEST HIP-HOP/GRIME/RAP ACT:AitchBEST DANCE ACT:Becky HillBEST POP/R&B ACT:Harry StylesSONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:Kid HarpoonRISING STAR:FLOPRODUCER OF THE YEAR:David GuettaReporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Sonos, Therabody and Dyson: Best online sales right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Caroline Curran | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

No matter which model you choose, you’ll save on a device perfect for athletes and anyone else who appreciates at-home relaxation. Right now you can save up to $170 at Therabody, including savings on the Theragun Pro and Mini. Sonos Home Theater Sale Sonos Arc Sonos In the world of premium speakers, Sonos is always a top contender — and now through Feb. 12, you can score up to $280 off select home theater speakers. Tocess Claw Clips $19 $8 at Amazon Amazon Keep your hair out of the way with a chic claw clip. • Save on our favorite affordable headphones right now — the over-ear Soundcore Anker Life are just $45 right now.

☆ Harry Styles Wins Album of the Year as Beyoncé Breaks Grammys Record
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Neil Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Beyoncé broke the record for the most Grammy wins in history after winning best dance/electronic music album for her record “Renaissance.” But the superstar was overlooked for the most prestigious prizes at the 65th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Pop-rock phenom Harry Styles scored album of the year, the most coveted Grammy, for “Harry’s House”—an outcome that represents an upset, yet one that some Grammy watchers had expected. His blockbuster album also won other awards, including best pop vocal album.

☆ Beyoncé Makes History at a Star-Powered Grammy Ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Ben Sisario | More About Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES — Beyoncé made Grammy history on Sunday night, setting a record at the awards’ 65th annual ceremony for the most career wins by any artist, after picking up a string of trophies for “Renaissance,” her hit album that mined decades of dance music. But she was once again shut out of the major categories, winning all four of her prizes for the night in down-ballot genre categories. Styles seemed at a loss for words as he accepted his Grammy, opening his remarks with a stunned profanity. Still, Beyoncé’s accomplishment resonated throughout the evening. Accepting her 32nd career award, Beyoncé thanked God and her family, and honored her “Uncle Jonny,” a gay relative whom she has described in the past as her “godmother” and as the person who exposed her to L.G.B.T.Q.

Persons: Beyoncé, ”, Harry Styles, ” Lizzo, Bonnie Raitt, “, Styles, God, Uncle Jonny Organizations: ANGELES, “

☆ Fact Check- Alleged reference to ‘got your nose’ joke in Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ is not authentic
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Some social media users, however, have been duped into thinking it’s an authentic segment of the memoir. “Good grief this is such an old tradition that sooo many parents and grandparents used to do and still do. No such phrase is found in Prince Harry’s “Spare” (here)The fabricated extract appears to have been first shared by Facebook page “Belfast Mafia” (here). The page, listed under category “Just for Fun” has posted other purported extracts alongside pictures of Prince Harry. This is not a real extract from Prince Harry’s “Spare”.

☆ Prince Harry’s Pagan Progress
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Dominic Green | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Prince Harry ’s memoir, “Spare,” is among other things a spiritual autobiography—a New Age story of suffering and rebirth. Harry has said he’s “not religious,” but he is spiritual. Christianity leaves him cold, but he pursues enlightenment with a zeal that would have warmed the heart of a Puritan divine. He travels this path alone, guided by drugs, spirit animals sent by his late mother, Diana, and daily yoga and meditation. Yet the percentage of millennials claiming “absolute certainty” in God’s existence (53%) wasn’t far off the figures for baby boomers (59%) and Generation X (55%) when they were young.

☆ Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ Sells Well in U.S., but Not as Well as the Obamas’ Memoirs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Prince Harry ‘s memoir sold 629,300 hardcover copies in the U.S. in its first week, trailing only two titles by the Obamas on the list of top first-week U.S. adult-nonfiction hardcover sales. According to NPD BookScan, which started releasing first-week U.S. sales numbers in 2004, Prince Harry’s “Spare” sold more hardcover copies than all but two adult-nonfiction books in the U.S. in their first week: former President Barack Obama ‘s memoir “A Promised Land” and former first lady Michelle Obama ‘s memoir “Becoming.”

This story is part of Select's New & Notable column, where we highlight our favorite product launches, major sales, what we're buying and some of our latest recommendations and advice. This week, we’ve highlighted Harry’s new razor handle, Parachute’s Spanish-inspired leather chair, Starface’s latest pimple patches, a new towel collection from Onsen and more. Starface, a Select favorite pimple patch brand, launched Micro-Cloud pimple patches. The towels are made from Turkish-grown aegean cotton and come in four sizes: Bath sheet, bath towel, hand towel and face towel. New users who purchase a Fiture mirror between Jan. 1 and Jan. 31 can get a one-year membership for free.

☆ Prince Harry's William resentment makes 'Spare' a royal tragedy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Vicky Ward | Vicky Ward Is The Author Of | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“I was twenty the first time I heard the story of what Pa allegedly said to Mummy the day of my birth,” Harry writes. So, too, despite all Harry’s resentment, seems to be his brother. William stays by Harry’s side the night before Harry’s wedding, only leaving to stay the night with Kate and his kids. But on this topic, Harry’ resentment gets the better of him. They’ll read “Spare” and see that, personalities aside, the chief culprit for Harry’s lifelong resentment is the unfortunate law of primogeniture.

☆ Prince Harry’s memoir opens at a record-setting sales pace
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK — No, the public has not tired of hearing about Prince Harry. Sales for “Spare” have placed the Duke of Sussex in some rarefied company. The sales figures for “Spare” include hardcover, audiobook and e-book editions sold in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. Angela Weiss / AFP - Getty ImagesOne of the most highly anticipated memoirs in recent times, “Spare” is Harry’s highly personal and intimate account of his life in the royal family and his relationship with the American actor Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex. Michelle Obama’s memoir has since sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, its sales holding up over time in part because of highly favorable reviews.

☆ Prince Harry’s Memoir ‘Spare’ Reveals 10 Surprising Details About the Royal Family
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Wsj Staff | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Harry regrets his final call to Princess Diana. Playing with his cousins and brother on the evening of August 30th, 1997, Harry said he “rushed Mummy off the phone” when she called him shortly before her fatal car crash. “I’d been short with her. Impatient to get my games.” The search for peace after that call took decades, he wrote. Fiona Hanson/PA Wire/Zuma

☆ Prince Harry Book ‘Spare’ Sells Over 1.4 Million Copies in U.S., U.K and Canada on First Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Prince Harry’s memoir sold more than 1.4 million copies in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. on its first day, a performance that publisher Penguin Random House said was the largest first-day sales total for any nonfiction book it ever published. The first day sales totals for “Spare” included preorders as well as sales of print books, digital books and audiobooks, Penguin Random House, a unit of Bertelsmann SE, said Wednesday. The publisher said it printed 2 million hardcover copies of “Spare” for the U.S., and that it has gone back to press.

☆ Fact Check-Prince Harry’s book is not being sold in Poundland
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photo which appears to show Prince Harry’s memoir being advertised in a Poundland store has been shared online – confusing social media users who believe it to be real. “It’s hardly Waterstones is it,” one person wrote in the comments, referencing a famous British bookstore. One person wrote: “It’s not even worth £1.”But a spokesperson for the discount retailer told Reuters in an email that “Spare” is not being sold in any of its stores. The book’s publisher, Transworld Penguin Random House, also told Reuters that it is not selling copies through Poundland. Poundland is not selling Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare”.

☆ How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make Their Money
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make Their Money Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare” is part of a lucrative book dealBy Wall Street JournalJan 10, 2023 2:43 pmFrom deals with Netflix and Spotify to book advances and startup roles, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have had to diversify their income streams since leaving the U.K. royal family in 2020. WSJ looks at how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex make their money and what some of it is being spent on. Photo: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

☆ Four Key Takeaways From Prince Harry’s Memoir, ‘Spare’
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON— Prince Harry ‘s memoir, “Spare,” released on Tuesday, is expected to be a bestseller given its role as a rare window into the private lives of the world’s most famous royal family. Here are the four main takeaways from the memoir. Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the book.

☆ Amazon’s Audible Says Audiobook Preorders of Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ Suffering Delays
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Amazon.com Inc. ‘s Audible said Tuesday some preordered audiobooks of Prince Harry ‘s “Spare” were delayed for customers eager to listen to the highly anticipated memoir. “We’re aware of an issue impacting a limited amount of pre-orders and the team is working on it now,” Audible said in a tweet addressing users experiencing delays with their preordered audiobooks, narrated by Prince Harry and released Tuesday.

☆ Prince Harry’s Book ‘Spare’ Goes On Sale, Detailing Deep Royal Rift
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Max Colchester | David Luhnow | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON— Prince Harry ’s memoir, officially published Tuesday, lays bare the scale of the family split in the House of Windsor, in an account that royal commentators say could do lasting damage to both the prince and the world’s most famous royal institution. The book, titled “Spare,” inadvertently went on sale in Spain last week, ahead of its official launch date. Since then, much of the British press has already published key details from it about how King Charles ‘s younger son fell out of love with royal life as well as allegations of dysfunction at the heart of the institution often referred to as “the Firm.”

☆ Prince Harry’s Memoir ‘Spare’ Is Released, Detailing Deep Royal Rift
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Max Colchester | David Luhnow | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Prince Harry’s memoir, ‘Spare,’ which went on sale in London on Tuesday, details a raft of allegations about life in the royal family. LONDON— Prince Harry ‘s memoir, officially published Tuesday, lays bare the scale of a deep family split in the House of Windsor, in an account that royal commentators say could do lasting damage to both the prince and the world’s most famous royal institution. The book, titled “Spare,” inadvertently went on sale in Spain last week, ahead of its official launch date. Since then, much of the British press has already published key details from it about how King Charles’s youngest son fell out of love with royal life as well as allegations of dysfunction at the heart of the institution often referred to as “the Firm.”

☆ Prince Harry's memoir, 'Spare,' which captures the ugly sides of royal life, hits bookshelves
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

“There was a new low every few minutes,” Harry wrote of the time after their relationship went public in November 2016. Prince Harry and Prince William at the unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana at Kensington Palace in London on July 1, 2021. “I don’t think Harry and Megan’s public image is repairable in the U.K.; I think it’s gone beyond that,” she added. Regardless of the danger he felt his family was in, and the disappointment with his family, Harry said he would “forever support my queen, my Commander in Chief, my Granny. Even after she’s gone.”“My problem has never been with the monarchy, or the concept of monarchy.

☆ Prince Harry and British Monarchy See Popularity Fall Ahead of Book Release
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Max Colchester | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON— Prince Harry ’s popularity in the U.K. dropped to a low ahead of the publication of his highly anticipated memoir, which offers a rare first-person insight into life in the world’s most famous monarchy and has fueled a rolling media frenzy in Britain. The book “Spare,” which accidentally appeared in Spanish bookstores last week and is scheduled to be published in English on Tuesday, has captivated royal watchers with many details about Prince Harry’s private life and how he became estranged from the House of Windsor.

☆ Taliban criticize Prince Harry's claim he killed 25 fighters
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Henry Austin | Henry Austin Is A London-Based Editor For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Among the killers of Afghans, not many have your decency to reveal their conscience and confess to their war crimes,” he said. Several British news outlets, including the broadcaster Sky News, have reported that Harry has written that he did not “think of those 25 as people." A poster advertising the launch of Prince Harry's memoir in a store window in London on Friday. His elder brother, Prince William, is the next in line to their father, King Charles III. Among the most serious of Harry's accusations is that his brother physically attacked him during an argument over his marriage to Meghan.

However, in the age of Apaches and laptops, everything I did in the course of two tours of duty was recorded and time-stamped,” Harry writes. The disagreement came at a planned reconciliatory tea at Kensington Palace in June 2018, Harry writes. According to the book, Kate told Meghan: “You talked about my hormones. We are not close enough for you to talk about my hormones!”According to Harry, Meghan recalled the conversation but was perplexed at Kate's reaction. Harry writes: "What I do remember with stunning clarity is that I did not cry.

☆ Prince Harry accuses William of physical attack in new book, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Marie Brockling | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Prince Harry has accused his brother Prince William of physically attacking him during an argument over his marriage to Meghan, The Guardian reported Thursday. Representatives for Prince Harry and the publisher Penguin Random House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Kensington Palace, which represents Prince William, and Buckingham Palace, which represents King Charles, declined to comment on allegations made in the book. Harry reportedly says that he was scared of his brother, who was furious and following him around the house. Harry writes that he initially only spoke to a therapist about the alleged incident, according to the leak.

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