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☆ From Beyoncé to Taylor Swift: 7 women who made history at the 2023 Grammys
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and more female artists broke records and saw historic wins across several categories at the 2023 Grammy Awards. The winners were announced on Sunday during two different ceremonies in Los Angeles, honoring the best music of the year across a wide range of genres. Here are seven women who made history with their wins at the 2023 Grammys:BeyoncéRobert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesBeyoncé is now the winningest artist in Grammys history thanks to a quartet of awards for her album "Renaissance." Viola DavisTimothy Norris | Filmmagic | Getty ImagesThe 57-year-old actress earned EGOT status at the 2023 Grammy Awards, making her the third Black woman in history to achieve the rare and coveted honor. Germaine FrancoJay L. Clendenin | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesGermaine Franco won best score soundtrack for visual media for composing the Disney animated film "Encanto."

The video game industry also flourished during the COVID-19 pandemic as people increasingly turned to digital entertainment during lockdowns. However, video game music has not always hit all the right notes to be specifically recognized at the Grammys. But game music is breaking ground through technological innovation and new avenues for consumers to experience it. This includes live immersive video game concerts, video game scores across platforms like YouTube,Twitch, TikTok and Fortnite, remixes and collaborations, augmented and virtual reality and even eye-tracking technology. Collaborating with game developers and audio teams informs his ability to write music that can be smoothly integrated into a video game.

☆ Pictures of the year: Entertainment
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Jon Batiste poses with their Grammys for Best American Roots Performance for "Cry," Album of the year for "We Are," Best American roots song, Best music video and Best score soundtrack for visual media for “Soul," at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at...moreJon Batiste poses with their Grammys for Best American Roots Performance for "Cry," Album of the year for "We Are," Best American roots song, Best music video and Best score soundtrack for visual media for “Soul," at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, April 3. REUTERS/Steve MarcusClose

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Exxon, Coinbase, Alphabet, Amazon, Marvell & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Wells Fargo initiates Coinbase as underweight Wells said in its initiation of the crypto company that it sees too many headwinds for shares of Coinbase. Cowen initiates CyberArk as outperform Cowen said it sees "growth and profitability" for the company. Stifel reiterates Marvell as buy Stifel said Marvell is one of the resilient stocks in the firm's coverage. Rosenblatt upgrades Apple to buy from neutral Rosenblatt said that its survey checks show consumers love the latest iPhone products. "We upgrade Apple to Buy from Neutral, and move our price target up $29 to $189.

☆ Saudi Arabia and Gulf neighbors threaten Netflix over content that 'violates Islamic values'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-07 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Saudi Arabia and five other Gulf Arab countries issued a joint statement demanding that Netflix remove content they say "violates Islamic and societal values and principles," Saudi media has reported. The content "violates Islamic and societal values and principles. As such, the platform was contacted to remove this content, including content directed at children, and to ensure adherence to the laws." The GCC, or Gulf Cooperation Council, is comprised of the largely conservative, Muslim-majority states of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. Netflix has not yet publicly responded to the statement and had no comment when contacted by CNBC.

☆ Документальный фильм Дмитрия Гросея – лауреат международного фестиваля
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-22 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: 1 min

Документальный фильм «CĂLĂRAȘI – UN ȚINUT LA POARTA RAIULUI» режиссера Дмитрия Гросея был награжден на фестивале Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival 2020. Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival 2020 – это независимое мероприятие, спонсируемое японской корпорацией Meihodo, целью которого является поддержка молодых художников по всему миру. Отметим, что общий призовой фонд фестиваля составляет примерно 55 000 евро. На этом же фестивале были отобраны еще два фильма режиссера Дмитрия Гросея: «CADOUL» и «ECOURI». Два фильма молдавского режиссера были отобраны и на кинофестивале New Generation в Белграде, Сербия, где покажут короткометражные игровые фильмы «ECOURI» и «DANTE CAFÉ», уже прошедшие в течение 2020 года около 50 отборов и получившие 4 награды.

Persons: CAFÉ, Дмитрий Гросей Organizations: UN, Visual Media Locations: Фукуока, Япония, Белград, Сербия

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