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Throwback Video of The week- Groove Theory

Groove Theory is an American duo, with former member, singer-songwriter Amel Larrieux and songwriter/producer/actor, Bryce Wilson. The group is best known for their 1995 hit "Tell Me", which reached the top five of Billboard 's Hot 100 and the US Billboard R&B chart.

BREAKING NEWS

Ariana Grande kicks off European Tour

Ariana Grande kick off the European leg of her Sweetener World Tour tour with the first of three sold out shows at The O2 in London.

Over the course of 90 minutes Grande played tunes from her latest two albums, ‘Sweetener’ and ‘thank u, next’, as well as older offerings like ‘Right There’ (taken from the her debut album ‘Yours Truly’) and the tour debut of fan favourite ‘Only 1’ (from 2014’s ‘My Everything’).

Midway through Grande was joined on stage by collaborators (and tour support) Social House, to perform their recent team-up ‘Boyfriend’, in another tour debut.

It was the first time Grande has played the O2 since 2015, and her first UK arena show since the Manchester bombing in 2017, making it an emotional night. A woman of few words, her interaction with the crowd was limited to thanking the 20,000 attendees for being there, but later took to Twitter to express her thanks once again:

Jay Z to “acquire ownership stake” in NFL team

Jay-Z is reportedly set to acquire a “significant ownership stake” in an NFL team after previously announcing a partnership deal with the football league.

Both Jay-Z and Goodell said that they both have had conversations with Kaepernick, but declined to reveal any details about it.

“I would never tell you what me and Kap’s private conversation was about,” Jay said, “but we spoke, yeah.”

Speaking to The New York Times, Jay-Z said: “The N.F.L. has a great big platform, and it has to be all-inclusive…They were willing to do some things, to make some changes, that we can do some good.”

Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the N.F.L., said the league wants partners that hold it to account and not necessarily ones that agree with them.

Goodell told the New York Times: “We don’t want people to come in and necessarily agree with us; we want people to come in and tell us what we can do better. I think that’s a core element of our relationship between the two organisations, and with Jay and I personally.”

Previously, Jay-Z has dedicated ‘The Story of O.J’ to Kaepernick and has referred to the former quarterback as “an iconic figure.” Jay-Z also declined to perform at the 2018 Super Bowl halftime show to show his solidarity with the player.

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Lil Nas X says he was “pushed by the universe” to come out publicly

Lil Nas X revealed why he decided to come out as gay on the final day of Pride month.

Speaking to TIME, Nas X explained that he initially never planned on revealing his sexuality to the world, saying that he was taught from a young age that homosexuality “is never going to be okay”. He was also afraid that telling the truth might make him lose fans. “I know the people who listen to [‘Old Town Road’] the most, and they’re not accepting of homosexuality,” he said.

But the singer later had a change of heart, revealing that he felt “pushed by the universe” into coming out. “I’m seeing Pride flags everywhere and seeing couples holding hands – little stuff like that,” he said. Nas X came out to his father and sister first in June before he decided to announce it on Twitter weeks later.
Read more at https://www.nme.com/news/music/lil-nas-x-says-pushed-by-universe-come-out-publicly-2538774#eDkd7dD7g2S0vhGA.99

The Happenings

Jay Z to “acquire ownership stake” in NFL team

Lil Nas X says he was “pushed by the universe” to come out publicly

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