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The nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards will arrive Friday. Nominees will be announced during a video stream live on the Grammy website and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel at 8 a.m. Pacific/11 a.m. Eastern. Period.”He continued: “What’s not going to happen is we are not going to give a Grammy or Grammy nomination to the AI portion.”There are also three new categories: best pop dance recording, best African music performance and best alternative jazz album. Previously, the general categories were made up solely of the “Big Four” awards: best new artist, as well as album, record, and song of the year. The 2024 Grammy Awards will air Feb. 4 live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Persons: — Buckle, Al ” Yankovic, Jimmy Jam, Jon Bon Jovi, Kim Petras, Samara Joy, Muni, Drake, Savage, “, Michelle Williams, Britney Spears, ”, Harvey Mason, “ What’s Organizations: ANGELES, Recording Academy, Associated Press, CBS, Paramount, Crypto.com Locations: Pacific, Los Angeles

☆ Grammy nominations 2024: See the full list of nominees
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards were revealed on Friday morning and SZA slayed. The “Kill Bill” singer and songwriter leads in total nominations with nine nods. Other top nominees among a list that highlighted the contributions of young women in music include Phoebe Bridgers, R&B star Victoria Monét, indie group boygenius, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo. The nominees in several top categories can be found below, with the full list of 94 categories here. The Grammy Awards will take place Feb. 4 in Los Angeles.

Persons: SZA, Bill ”, Phoebe Bridgers, Victoria Monét, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, ”, Barbra Streisand, “, ” Swift, Janelle Monáe, Jon Batiste, Lana Del Rey, Eilish, Bill ” Taylor Swift, Victoria, Coco Jones Gracie Abrams Fred, Noah Kahan Victoria Monét, ” Taylor Swift, Brandi Carlile, Miles ” SZA, Karma, Jack Antonoff Dernst, ” Emile II, Daniel Nigro, Mike, “ Michael, ” Nas, Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar, ” Drake, Rich, Eryn Allen Kane, Osborne, “ Brothers Osborne ” Kelsea, ” Lainey Wilson, Tyler Childers, “ Rustin ’, Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan ”, Brandy Clark, Chris Stapleton, Dolly Parton, Luke Combs, Greta Van, Queens, Coco Jones, Emily King, Walker, Chris Brown, Robert Glasper, Alex Isley, Bill ” Victoria, ” PJ Harvey Organizations: CNN, Victoria, Hit Boy Metro, Drake, Metro, “ Scientists, Engineers, Pumas Locations: Los Angeles, Dua Lipa

☆ NHL roundup: Connor Bedard's 4 points pace Blackhawks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

1 overall in June, producing four points as the Blackhawks stormed to a 5-3 win over the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. He became the youngest player in Blackhawks history to have a multi-goal game and at least three points. At 18 years and 115 days old, the top-line center is the third-youngest player in NHL history with a four-point game. Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, and Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos also scored. Vincent Trocheck had a goal and two assists as the Rangers improved to 8-0-1 in the past nine games.

Persons: Connor Bedard, Kim Klement Neitzel, Chicago's Connor Bedard, Bedard, Tyler Johnson, Corey Perry, Kevin Korchinski, Nick Foligno, Philipp Kurashev, Petr Mrazek, Anthony Cirelli, Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, Mikhail Sergachev, Jonas Johansson, Bryan Rust, Sidney Crosby, Lars Eller, Jake Guentzel, Magnus Hellberg, Pittsburgh's Erik Karlsson, Carl Grundstrom, Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala, Pheonix Copley, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Jaden Schwartz, Matt Beniers, Adam Larsson, Vince Dunn, Philipp Grubauer, Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin, Bowen Byram, Ivan Prosvetov, Artturi Lehkonen, Jamie Oleksiak, Alexis Lafreniere, Vincent Trocheck, Artemi Panarin, of Famer Rod Gilbert, Blake Wheeler, Charlie Coyle, David Pastrnak, Trent Frederic, James van Riemdsyk, Brad Marchand, Linus Ullmark, Brock Nelson, Simon Holmstrom, Ilya Sorokin, Cole Caufield, Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki, Matheson, Cayden Primeau, Christian Fischer, Compher, James Reimer, Elias Pettersson, Ilya Mikheyev, Casey DeSmith, Vancouver's J.T, Miller, Brock Boeser, Andrei Kuzmenko, Phillip Di Giuseppe, Drake Batherson, Artem Zub, Anton Forsberg, Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Mason Appleton, Cole Perfetti, Brenden Dillon, Dylan DeMelo, Alex Iafallo, Laurent Brossoit, Filip Forsberg, Philip Tomasino, Tyson Barrie, Oskar Sundqvist, Robert Thomas, Louis, Joel Hofer, Lawson Crouse, Karel Vejmelka, Matt Duchene, Tyler Seguin, Jake Oettinger, Mason Marchment, Craig Smith, Jason Robertson, Nils Lundkvist, Boone Jenner, Kirill Marchenko, Spencer Martin, Mackenzie Blackwood, Tomas Hertl, Fabian Zetterlund, Filip Zadina, Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent, Hopkins, Stuart Skinner Organizations: Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Amalie Arena, Blackhawks, Lightning, Chicago, NHL, Penguins, Pittsburgh, Los, Avalanche, Seattle, Colorado, Rangers, New York, Minnesota, of Famer, New, Bruins, Islanders, Boston, Canadiens, Red Wings, Montreal, Detroit, Canucks, Senators, Vancouver, Ottawa, Jets, Predators, Winnipeg, Nashville, Coyotes, Arizona, Blues, Blue Jackets, Dallas, Columbus, Stars, Sharks, Oilers, Jose, Edmonton, Philadelphia Flyers, Thomson Locations: Tampa , Florida, USA, Los Angeles, Colorado, Denver, New, York, New York, Detroit, St

☆ Chicago Bears edge past Carolina Panthers and better their odds at top pick at next year’s NFL Draft
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Chicago Bears edged past the Carolina Panthers in a low-scoring affair on Thursday, a win which boosts their chances at the top pick in next year’s NFL Draft. The Bears were without starting quarterback Justin Fields for Thursday’s game through injury, with undrafted rookie Tyson Bagent once again starting in his place. In his first game since being traded from the Washington Commanders, Sweat had a team-high eight pressures in the game. Thursday’s game was another tough outing for the Panthers QB, who finished with 21-of-38 passing for 185 yards and no touchdowns. The victory moves to Chicago to 3-7 on the season, two games clear from Carolina’s league-worst record.

Persons: D’Onta Foreman, Eddy Pineiro, Bryce Young –, Caleb Williams, Carolina’s Drake Maye, Justin Fields, Tyson Bagent, Bagent, Foreman’s, Montez, Sweat, Young, –, Frank Reich, Ihmir Smith, Marsette, Carolina’s, Smith, Quinn Harris, Foreman, Christian McCaffrey, Don’t, ” Foreman, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, NFL, Bears, Chicago, Panthers, Shepard University, Washington, Pineiro, Carolina, San Francisco 49ers Locations: Chicago, Carolina

☆ Elias Pettersson, Canucks keep rolling against Sens
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Casey DeSmith made 28 saves for the Canucks, who prevailed despite being held to 16 shots on goal. Drake Batherson and Artem Zub scored for Ottawa, which has dropped six of eight overall and five straight at home. Just 2:45 later, a Senators' own-zone turnover ended up with Mikheyev going through Forsberg's legs for a 2-0 Vancouver lead. Batherson took advantage of a Vancouver turnover in its own end, then beat DeSmith for his third goal. Ottawa, which outshot the Canucks 11-3 in the opening period, tied things with 9:02 left in the second, when Zub's strike was redirected into the net by the stick of Pettersson.

Persons: Elias Pettersson, Ilya Mikheyev, Pettersson, Casey DeSmith, Ottawa's Brady Tkachuk, Miller, Ottawa netminder Anton Forsberg, Mikheyev, Pettersson's, Drake Batherson, Artem Zub, Forsberg, Brock Boeser's, Batherson, DeSmith, Zub Organizations: Vancouver Canucks, Ottawa Senators, Canucks, Ottawa, Senators, Thomson Locations: Vancouver

☆ Bad Bunny rants to fans over a viral AI-generated TikTok song that mimicked his voice: 'You don't deserve to be my friends'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bad Bunny has gone on a furious rant over an AI-generated TikTok song that used his voice. AdvertisementAdvertisementBad Bunny is not happy about an AI-generated song making the rounds on TikTok. The song, "nostalgIA," features an AI-generated version of his vocals and artificially generated versions of Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee. It said, "If you like that shitty song that's viral on Tiktok, get out of this group right now. Drake also took issue with a viral AI-generated TikTok song that mimicked his voice and paired it up with The Weeknd.

Persons: Justin Bieber, Daddy Yankee, —, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Bad Bunny, He's, Drake Organizations: Service, Spotify, Apple Music

☆ How I got my job as Twitch streamer Kai Cenat's assistant thanks to an Instagram DM — and a zebra
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Brianna Lewis, 28, works as a personal assistant to top Twitch streamer Kai Cenat. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed interview with 28-year-old Brianna Lewis, who is an assistant to Twitch streamer Kai Cenat. But I was never presented the right opportunity until late 2021, when a family member sent me Kai Cenat's Instagram story. Kai is a Twitch streamer and YouTube creator with millions of subscribers across multiple platforms. You can kind of gauge when they're going to need you, and what exactly they're going to need — probably before even they realize that they need it.

Persons: Brianna Lewis, Lewis, DMing, —, I've, Kai Cenat's, Kai, I'm, It's, we've, Drake, Kai Cenat Organizations: Service, Instagram DMs, YouTube Locations: Instagram, Georgia, Charlotte , North Carolina, Atlanta

☆ Scooter Braun's right-hand man wanted to make Camila Sterling a star. After she died in his hotel room, he wanted the world to forget.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Anna Silman | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +33 min

He also created an LLC under his initials in 2021, seemingly for the sole purpose of releasing Sterling's music. But since Sterling's death, Bolno has worked to distance himself from the tragedy and buff his reputation online. On June 29, 2023, three months after Sterling's death, Ozuna and Andino signed to SB Projects, Scooter Braun's management company. Since Sterling's death, Bolno has appeared to try to distance himself from the tragedy. However, in September, a message from Centeno's email address sent on behalf of Sterling's mother asked Insider to stop reporting on Sterling's death.

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☆ Can’t Make the Concert? Livestreamers Are Coming to the Rescue.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Nell Gallogly | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More artists got back on the road in 2022, yet still hit pandemic-related snags. Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, Drake, Travis Scott, Ed Sheeran, Morgan Wallen, Maluma and Madonna filled arenas and stadiums. Buying concert tickets, however, has become an increasingly complex and expensive endeavor as costs continue to rise and companies like Ticketmaster and SeatGeek battle bots and scalpers. Fans hoping to attend the year’s hottest tours endured a maze of presale registrations, digital waiting rooms and hourslong queues. Those fortunate enough to reach checkout were met with lofty ticket prices — some because of confusing “dynamic pricing” — and additional fees.

Persons: Covid shutdowns, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Drake, Travis Scott, Ed Sheeran, Morgan Wallen, camerapersons Organizations: Ticketmaster

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Police Chief John Drake says he's “disturbed” over the unauthorized release of writings from the shooter who killed six people, including three children, at The Covenant School in March. Earlier Monday, conservative commentator Steven Crowder released what he said were three images of Audrey Hale’s writings from the day of the March 27 shooting. The news quickly sparked calls for an investigation as local and state leaders initially declined to verify the authenticity of the writings. Because of the lawsuits, police have since said they would await the direction of the court on whether to release Hale’s writings. Bill Lee said he has been “calling for clarity” around the Covenant shooter's writings for months, saying in a statement that he's been “frustrated” by the lack of transparency.

Persons: John Drake, he's, Drake, ” Drake, Steven Crowder, Audrey Hale’s, Hale, Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, William Kinney, Katherine Koonce, Mike Hill, Cynthia Peak, Bill Lee, ”, MNPD, ” Lee Organizations: — Nashville Police, The Covenant School, Metro Nashville Police, Nashville, Covenant, Court, Tennessee, Appeals, Gov Locations: Tenn, Davidson County

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's Sunday night, backstage ahead of the second Los Angeles show of Lauryn Hill and the Fugees' anniversary tour. It will be a few hours yet before Hill opens the concert with a solo set of “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” 25 years after its release. Lauryn Hill & Fugees: Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour” has dates scheduled through mid-December. Michel, who faces up to 20 years in prison on the top counts, doesn't have a sentencing date yet. She is awarded a plaque for “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” receiving diamond RIAA status; quotes from bell hooks appear on the screen behind her.

Persons: —, Lauryn Hill, Hill, ” Michel, Leonardo DiCaprio, ”, Ms, Michel, Peter Zeidenberg, Diddy, hasn't, “, Tiffany Haddish, Wyclef Jean’s, Drake’s “, Jean, it’s, they've, Stevie Wonder, Nas, ’ it’s, Lil Wayne, Travis Scott's Organizations: ANGELES, Kia, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Washington , D.C, ”, Lakers, Showtime Lakers, SoFi Locations: Angeles, ”, Washington ,, “, Inglewood

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Ollie Gordon II ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and Oklahoma State defeated No. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesThe crowd chanted Gordon's name before he broke loose for a 20-yard touchdown run on the game's opening drive. Oklahoma State: The Cowboys continued to find ways to take advantage of teams overloading to stop Gordon. POLL IMPLICATIONS Oklahoma State will jump into the Top 25. Oklahoma State: Visits UCF.

Persons: — Ollie Gordon II, Gordon, Alan Bowman, Rashod Owens, Brennan Presley, Dillon Gabriel, Drake Stoops, Gavin Sawchuk, Sawchuk, Alex Hale, Stoops, Tawee Walker, Billy Bowman, Gabriel couldn't, Walterscheid, Oklahoma's Zach Schmit, Bowman, ___ Organizations: Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Southeastern Conference, Cowboys, Sooners, Owens, The Cowboys, West Virginia ., Visits UCF, AP Locations: STILLWATER, Okla, Oklahoma, Texas, Central Florida, West Virginia, West Virginia . Oklahoma

He has helped Oklahoma State (6-2, 4-1 Big 12, No. The teams are part of a five-way tie for the Big 12 lead, so the result likely will play a role in which teams reach the Big 12 Championship Game. “Several weeks ago, people had written Oklahoma State off after losing to South Alabama — a good South Alabama team — and they’ve just gotten better,” Venables said. “They love to get the ball out here,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. “I like his ability to distribute the ball where it needs to be.”TRACE FORDThe Oklahoma defensive end played for Oklahoma State last year.

Persons: NORMAN, Okla, —, Walt Garrison, Terry Miller, Ernest Anderson, Thurman Thomas, Barry Sanders, Hill, Chuba Hubbard, Ollie Gordon II, Gordon, “ Ollie Gordon, Brent Venables, “ He’s, he’s, He’s, Venables, ” Venables, they’ve, “ They’ve, “, Drake Stoops, Dillon Gabriel, Gabriel, Mike Gundy, Danny Stutsman, Danny, Leon Johnson III, ” Gundy, Alan Bowman, Bowman, Ford, ” Ford, “ I’m, you’ve, QUOTABLE Gundy, Dick Butkus Organizations: Oklahoma, Southeastern Conference, Sooners, Oklahoma State, Heisman, Cincinnati, South Alabama, Alabama, Kansas, Cowboys, Bears, Packers, AP Locations: Oklahoma, Kansas, But Oklahoma

☆ Find me a zebra and you can have the job: What it's like to work for top YouTube stars, according to 17 current and former staffers of creators like MrBeast and Kai Cenat
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Marta Biino | Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Cenat, who is a top Twitch streamer and YouTube creator with millions of subscribers across multiple platforms, was looking for an assistant. Cenat responded to her message, writing that she could have the job if she could get one task done. There's even a job board dedicated to finding work with a YouTube creator: YT Jobs . The staffers ranged from full-time employees to contractors, and they described days filled with unimaginable stunts, inconsistent work hours, varying salaries, and frequent pivoting. "It's like the old adage of, 'If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life.'"

Persons: Brianna Lewis yearned, Kai Cenat's, Cenat, Lewis, She's, Jimmy Donaldson, Preston Arsement, YT, Britt Carter, Kai Cenat, Brianna Lewis, Carter, Drake, Peter Sanjur, Sanjur, Zi Yuan, Yuan, Jason Russak, YouTuber Jesse Riedel, Russak Organizations: Instagram DMs, YouTube, Research, Oxford Economics Locations: Georgia, Charlotte , North Carolina, Atlanta , Georgia, Greenville , North Carolina, Smoky, Japan, Tokyo

☆ Blink-182 and the Rolling Stones Bring Rock Back to the Top 10
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Ben Sisario | More About Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

New releases by Blink-182 and the Rolling Stones score high on the Billboard album chart this week, while the music industry waits to see just how gigantic Taylor Swift’s latest rerecording will turn out to be. 2, and the Rolling Stones’ “Hackney Diamonds,” the group’s first album of new material in 18 years, and first studio LP since the death of its drummer Charlie Watts in 2021, opens at No. 3 with 8.4 million streams and 94,000 copies sold as a complete album. It is the Stones’ 38th LP to reach the Top 10. (In Britain, “Hackney Diamonds” went to No.

Persons: Taylor, Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker, Matt Skiba, DeLonge —, ”, Charlie Watts Organizations: “, Airwaves Locations: “ California, United States, Britain

☆ Three generations of women under one roof raised an outgoing, curious boy. They’ll never see him graduate from high school
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

She tells him he is her “everything.”The curious, rambunctious child was raised by his mother, his grandmother and great-grandmother, Colbert’s mother. The moment she laid eyes on her grandson, Colbert said he changed her life. Bryson Hudson, left, and his grandmother, Erica Colbert. She won’t see Bryson graduate from high school; she won’t see him have a girlfriend, wife, or children. Bryson Hudson, right, and his younger brother, Drake.

Persons: YaYa don’t, Bryson, YaYa, ” Erica Colbert, Bryson Hudson, Katika Travis, Drake, Colbert’s, Travis, Colbert, ” Colbert, Erica Colbert, Christopher McLean, Robert D, Cole, McLean, who’ve, winces, Erica Colbert Bryson, “, ” Bryson Hudson, Erica Colbert Colbert, Louis Vuitton, ’ ” Colbert, ‘, ”, Granny ”, Granny Organizations: CNN, Digital Harbor High School, Baltimore City, Broadway, Firearms Locations: Baltimore, East Baltimore, America, ”

Even, as it turns out, his Inter Miami teammates. He was the captain for Inter Miami to start this season. He’s making somewhere between $50 million and $60 million per season with Inter Miami, and the revenue streams are making that possible. “And then I will come back again, preseason, start from scratch and prepare for the best possible outcomes as always.”Everything is different for Inter Miami now. It was a ride like none other for Inter Miami this season, and the club knows 2024 will be another whirlwind.

Persons: — Lionel Messi, Messi, ” Yedlin, He’s, —, Pep Guardiola, Erling Haaland, “, Ballon d’Or, ”, Guardiola, Germain, Jordi Alba, They’re, “ I’ll, ” Messi, — Messi, Alba, Sergio Busquets —, Gerardo “ Tata ” Martino, ” Martino, — Luis Suarez, “ I’ve, I’ve, Drake Callender Organizations: Inter Miami, Premier League, U.S, Major League Soccer, Manchester City, Messi, Barcelona, Paris Saint, MLS, Leagues, Inter, Apple, CONCACAF, ”, Argentina, ” Inter Miami Locations: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, Florida, Paris, Miami, China, Argentina, Uruguayan, North America

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Friends” star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television’s most famous and most quotable characters, has died at 54. “Matthew was an incredibly gifted actor and an indelible part of the Warner Bros. Television Group family,” the company said in a statement. As Chandler, he played the quick-witted, insecure and neurotic roommate of LeBlanc's Joey and a close friend of Schwimmer's Ross. I ‘was’ Chandler.”Unknown at the time was the struggle Perry had with addiction and an intense desire to please audiences. But I could sometimes say a line and the audience wouldn’t laugh and I would sweat and sometimes go into convulsions,” Perry wrote.

Persons: —, Matthew Perry, Chandler Bing, “ Matthew, ” Perry’s, Drake Madison, ”, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Chandler, LeBlanc's Joey, Schwimmer's Ross, Perry, Matthew, Matty, Cox's Monica, “, ’ Chandler, ” “, ” Perry, Aniston, HBO Max, James Corden, Salma Hayek, Bruce Willis, Oscar, Oscar Madison, Walter Matthau, John Bennett Perry, Suzanne, Pierre Trudeau, Keith Morrison, Alicia Rancilio, Janie Har, Hillel Italie, Ryan Pearson, Anthony McCartney Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Warner Bros . Television Group, Associated Press, AP, HBO, White, CBS, Canadian, Dateline, ___ Associated Press Locations: Los, New York, Williamstown , Massachusetts, ___

☆ Trump mines data trove in Iowa to avoid mistakes of 2016 loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Nathan Layne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/5] Volunteers gather at the Donald Trump 2024 campaign headquarters in Iowa ahead of a door-knocking event in Urbandale, Iowa, U.S., October 14, 2023. Reuters interviews with nearly 40 party leaders, Trump staff and campaign volunteers in Iowa show how the former president has learned from his past mistakes. In 2016, Trump, thinking he had little chance of winning Iowa, kept his operation in the state threadbare. "I don't think people realize in 2016 how shoestring that was," said Jeff Kaufmann, chairman of the Iowa Republican Party, referring to the Trump campaign. In 2016 Trump didn't have the staffing or digital infrastructure to follow up on such leads, meaning many Trump supporters like Jones and her husband stayed home on caucus night.

Persons: Donald Trump, Nathan Layne, Trump, Ted Cruz, Jeff Kaufmann, Rachel Paine Caufield, Trump's, Ron Desantis, Alex Latcham, we've, Ann Jones, Jones, Marshall Moreau, Cris Christenson, DeSantis, he's, Jonah Jones, Adel, Ross Colvin, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Volunteers, REUTERS, DES, Trump, Iowa Republican Party, Sunday Trump, Drake University, Reuters, DeSantis, Hawkeye State, Ipsos, Iowa, Christian, Republican, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Urbandale , Iowa, U.S, , Iowa, Sioux City, Florida, Cruz, Adel, Des Moines, Clive , Iowa, Adel , Iowa

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s reimagined “1989” is here, the album that ushered in the first Peak Swift era — revisited at the height of her massive pop culture dominance. Swift had shed the Nashville country roots of her first four studio albums and announced herself a full-fledged pop superstar. In 2014, that was Swift finding her pop sound with “1989.”In 2023, it’s becoming the most successful version of herself, and rereleasing “1989 ” while on the top of her game. She’s moved to NYC; she’s working with new people; she’s making synth pop. In 2023, Swift is more famous now than she was then, and she's still engaging with her celebrity in a very public way.

Persons: — Taylor, Swift, “, Swift —, Jack Antonoff —, —, Scooter Braun’s, it’s, Travis Kelce, Brittany Spanos, who’s, haven’t, Rebecca Jennings, ”, rereleasing, Spanos, New York University’s, Davis, Janet Jackson’s, Christina Aguilera’s “, Swift’s, She’s, Rachel Brodsky, couldn’t, ” Brodsky, Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes, Brodsky, Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris, Olivia Rodrigo, She’d, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Taylor, Kanye, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, she's, Jennings, Taylor Swift’s, Blake Lively, Sophie Turner, Selena Gomez, she’s, Harry Styles —, ” Spanos, what’s Organizations: ANGELES, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Vox, New York, Davis Institute Locations: Nashville, New York, New, NYC, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The practice of citizen-originated ballot measures began 125 years ago when South Dakota became the first in the nation to enact a statewide initiative and referendum process. But some still invoke his name in their fight to preserve voters’ ballot measure rights. “It represents for me the fundamental idea of the equal dignity of every human being,” said Heidelberger, who blogs about South Dakota politics. The political conditions were brief but just right in 1897 for lawmakers to approve it; voters passed it the following year. In a memoir compiled by the state Socialist Party, Haire is credited with writing the amendment itself.

Persons: it’s, Robert W, Cory Heidelberger, ”, Heidelberger, Pierre, Haire, Ohioans, “ That’s, John Matsusaka, “, can’t, ” Matsusaka, ” David Schmidt, Drey Samuelson, Sen, Tim Johnson of, you’re, Samuelson, Janine Giordano Drake, Republican State Sen, Michael Rohl, Rohl, ’, Rohl didn’t, Sister Kathleen Bierne, Drake, ” Drake, Bierne, “ We’ve, Father Haire’s, Jesus ’, Eugene Debs, Liz May, Tom Heinz, Heinz, ain’t Organizations: Republican, Socialist Party, it’s, University of Southern California’s Initiative, Referendum, “ Citizen, U.S, Indiana University, Christian Socialist, Catholic, Republican State, Associated Press, Michigan, Aberdeen News, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: U.S, Ohio, South Dakota, Dakotans, Dakota, California, Tim Johnson of South Dakota, state’s, Brown, Aberdeen

☆ FaZe Clan's plummeting valuation shows how risky it can be to bet your company's future on influencers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Dan Whateley | Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

While esports as a category has broadly struggled with monetization , FaZe's difficulties stemmed more from its reliance on just a few influencers for revenue. The company makes money through revenue splits with its talent, brand partnerships, and esports winnings. For FaZe, that revenue is often concentrated on the backs of a few big stars. "This was too nascent of a business model to be publicly traded with too much 'key person risk' around influencers," Chapman said of FaZe. GameSquare has subsidiaries like merchandise brand Mission Supply Co., influencer-marketing platform Sidekiq, and streaming data analytics firm Stream Hatchet, all of which could potentially be applied to the FaZe brand.

Persons: Influencers, Clan, monetization, Michael Metzger, Josh Chapman, FaZe, Chapman, Justin Kenna, Kenna, we're Organizations: Drake, Konvoy Ventures, Clubhouse Media, YouTube Locations: influencers, GameSquare

☆ Nashville police chief's son, wanted for shooting 2 officers, found dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 25 (Reuters) - The estranged son of Nashville's police chief, who was wanted for shooting two police officers, died from a self-inflicted gun wound as authorities closed in on him, state investigators said. John Drake Jr., 38, who was on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's "most wanted" list, was found dead in south Nashville on Tuesday night, the bureau said in a written statement on Tuesday. On Tuesday evening, Nashville officers responded to reports that Drake Jr. had allegedly stolen a car at gunpoint and a brief car chase ensued, police said. Drake Jr. crashed into a parked car, jumped out of the vehicle he had allegedly stolen and ran into a shed. As officers approached, they heard a muffled gunshot from the shed and found Drake Jr. dead.

Persons: Nashville's, John Drake Jr, Drake Jr, John Drake, Drake, Brad Brooks, Rod Nickel Organizations: Tennessee Bureau, Nashville Police, Police, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Thomson Locations: Nashville, Vergne , Tennessee, Longmont , Colorado

☆ Norfolk Southern profit slumps, takes $163 mln charge on Ohio derailment
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 25 (Reuters) - U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern's (NSC.N) third-quarter profit slumped 41% on Wednesday as the company took another hefty charge related to the Eastern Ohio freight train derailment. The company took a $163 million hit in the quarter following a $416 million charge on its quarterly statement in the second quarter and a $387 million charge in the first. Norfolk reported quarterly income from railway operations of$756 million, including the derailment charge, compared to $1.3 billion earned last year. The company's quarterly results were in contrast with that of peer Union Pacific (UNP.N), which reported profit above estimates last Thursday. Reporting by Ananta Agarwal and Mehr Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun KoyyurOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store, has been found dead, authorities said. Officers spotted the car a short time later and followed it to the Edgehill area south of downtown, where it crashed. Drake fled to a shed behind a home and when officers surrounded the area, a gunshot was heard, Aaron said. The TBI had put Drake on its most wanted list with a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to his arrest. Chief Drake issued a statement Saturday confirming his son was the suspect in the shooting.

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