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As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly important role not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display at YouTube Music’s annual African music and culture festival Pamoja in Los Angeles on Saturday. Organizers say the theme reflects the collaborative and transnational nature of African music’s rise globally. The event will recognize nominees for the Recording Academy’s Best African Music Performance category and present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Nigerian pioneer Fela Kuti. Pamoja will also highlight the role of the African diaspora and international…
Who: Real Madrid vs Rayo VallecanoContent: Spanish La LigaLocation: Bernabéu, Madrid, SpainDate and time: Sunday, February 1st, 2pm local time (13:00 GMT)How to follow: All content will be broadcast on Al Jazeera Sports from 10:00 GMT, ahead of the text commentary stream.Real Madrid continue to fight to maintain their form in a turbulent season and must quickly shake off their UEFA Champions League woes ahead of Sunday’s visit of Rayo Vallecano in La Liga.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listLos Blancos lost to Benfica on Wednesday, missing out on an automatic place in the last 16 of Europe’s top…
Eli Lilly Chairman and CEO Dave Ricks speaks at a press conference in Houston on September 23, 2025.Antranik Tabitian | ReutersEli Lilly announced Friday that it will spend more than $3.5 billion to build a manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley that will help make the next generation of obesity drugs.That includes a closely monitored experimental drug called letaltortide, which in late-stage trials showed the highest weight loss of any treatment to date. This is the fourth facility in a series of new U.S. investment plans by the pharmaceutical giant. Lilly announced in February 2025 that it would spend at…
An explosion destroyed a building in Bandar Abbas, a port city in southern Iran, on Saturday, state media reported. The cause of the explosion that killed the girl was not immediately clear. Iran’s state-run Fars news agency has denied rumors that have been circulating for several hours that Brigadier General Alireza Tansiri, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) navy, has been assassinated. The explosion comes amid rising tensions in the region after US President Donald Trump recently warned of possible military action against Iran. A U.S. official told CNN the explosion was not related to any U.S. military…
We need to learn more about Olivia Dean. The British singer was recently nominated for two Grammy Awards, including Best New Non-Classical Artist and Songwriter of the Year, for his hit song “Man I Need.” However, her star has been on the rise for quite some time. Olivia attended The Brit School. Yes, it’s a performing arts school that counts Adele, Jessie J, and the late Amy Winehouse among its alumni. And by 2021, Amazon Music named her “Breakthrough Artist of the Year.” Two years later, she released her debut album ‘Messy’, which soared to number 4 in the UK…
This image released by the Department of Justice in Washington on December 19, 2025 shows Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. This is part of a trove of new documents from the investigation into the deceased financier and convicted sex offender. Date and context unclear.US Department of Justice | via ReutersDeputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday that the Justice Department will release more than 3 million pages of additional documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, as well as more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.The major release comes after weeks of criticism that the Justice Department was not complying with a…
The Crans-Montana event was canceled after Lindsey Vonn was the third of six skiers to have an accident, but the race was deemed safe.Lindsey Vonn’s World Cup downhill fall on Friday put her Olympic medal hopes in jeopardy but was deemed safe by race officials and team coaches.It was agreed exactly where and when Vonn lost control as she landed the jump, spun and slid into the safety net, injuring her left knee.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”It was probably good light where she completely missed the line and made a mistake,” World Cup race director Peter Geldl…
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, once considered the clear front-runner to be named the next Federal Reserve chairman, said Friday that he has no problem staying in his current job.Shortly after President Donald Trump announced that former Fed Director Kevin Warsh would be the new chairman, Hassett told CNBC that he was not disappointed and that he understood and supported the decision.”I got my dream job,” he said in an interview on “Squawk on the Street.” “I think President Trump made a great choice. I’m truly touched and humbled by all the kind words he’s said about me.”Trump said…
For more than a decade, images of Santa Maddalena, a church in a small village in northern Italy surrounded by the jagged peaks of the Dolomites, have been circulating online. But locals say it was only last summer that the steady stream of tourists hit. Now authorities are stepping in to slow the tide, introducing new regulations aimed at curbing day-trip tourism and easing pressure on villages. Access to the village near the church, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will be restricted from May by barriers, with only residents and tourists staying in the area for at least one night…
Hannah Dodd experienced the height of awkwardness while preparing for Bridgerton. The actress, who plays Francesca Bridgerton on the Netflix drama, opened up about what it was like when the cast gathered for a heated script table read, including a scene in Season 4 where Francesca awkwardly asks her family about orgasms. “It said on the front that I had red cheeks in some scenes. I was so embarrassed,” she told E! News’ exclusive interview with Will Malfuzzi. “I definitely felt embarrassed all over again, but I think they’re written in a very clever way. It’s a lot of fun…