26-year-old Megan Thee Stallion is a college graduate.  Megan tweeted the news on her big day, saying: “Good morning hotties !!! It’s graduation dayyyy #MeganTheeGraduate.” She later shared a few photos of herself wearing a cap and gown and holding up her Texas Southern University diploma along with the caption, “#MeganTheeGraduate WE DID IT HOTTIES.”

Megan graduated from TSU with a bachelor of science degree in health administration. Before achieving success in the music world, Megan said that she made it priority to get a college degree, a promise she made to her late mom and late grandmother: “I have to finish everything I start. I’m not a quitter. What I’m studying is something I’m genuinely passionate about. My grandmother was a teacher; she definitely always pushes me to finish school. When my mother was still alive, she definitely was pushing me to finish college, so I’m definitely going to do it for those two. But I want to open up the assisted living facilities, like I said, and I just have to see this through, ’cause I really want to see myself accomplish that.”

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Jack Harlow will embark on an eight-city California tour that will kick-off January 2022.  The Crème de la Créme California tour will begin Jan. 7 at The Novo in Los Angeles before it concludes Jan. 16 at Ace of Spades in Sacramento.

The California stint comes after Harlow performs at five different venues throughout his home state of Kentucky in December. The sold out Kentucky shows include a stop at the Palace Theatre in Louisville. Harlow will also be ending the year with sold-out shows at the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta on Dec. 28 and at Terminal 5 in New York City on Dec. 30.

For tickets to the California shows, head here.

Jack Harlow Is Headed To The Golden State For His ‘Crème De La Crème California’ 2022 Tour

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Kim Kardashian announced on Instagram that after two years of studying and three failed attempts, she has passed the California “baby bar” exam, also known as the ‘First-Year Law Students’ Examination,’ according to the California State Bar website.

Kardashian failed the exam three times during the two-year journey, saying in her post: “But I got back up each time and studied harder and tried again until I did it!! In California, the way I’m studying law you need to take 2 bar exams, this was just the first one but with the harder pass rate. I was told by top lawyers that this was a close to impossible journey and harder than the traditional law school route but it was my only option and it feels so so sooooo good to be here and on my way to achieving my goals.” The 41-year-old Kardashian did not complete college, and initially said she had plans to take the bar exam in 2022. Four states, including California, where she lives, offer an alternative path to passing the bar known as “reading the law,” or apprenticing with a practicing lawyer or judge.

Kardashian thanked her professors and others who have helped on her law school journey, and mentioned her late father, Robert Kardashian:  “I know my dad would be so proud and he would actually be so shocked to know that this is my path now but he would have been my best study partner. I am told he was notorious for making fun of people who didn’t pass on their first attempt like he did, but he would have been my biggest cheerleader!”

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The nominees for the 79th Golden Globe Awards were announced on Monday, December 13th. Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Helen Hoehne brought out Snoop Dogg to help announce the nominees during a live stream, saying: “For eight months, we have worked tirelessly to be better.” 

NBC previously announced that it will not air the show due to scandal surrounding the  Hollywood Foreign Press Association. In February, a Los Angeles Times exposé about the HFPA detailed alleged misconduct and diversity issues going on behind-the-scenes, which caused major backlash in the industry. NBC said in a statement in May:  “We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform. However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right. As such, NBC will not air the 2022 Golden Globes. Assuming the organization executes on its plan, we are hopeful we will be in a position to air the show in January 2023.”

The HBO series Succession leads the field in television with five nominations, followed by the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show and Ted Lasso with four nominations each.  Other TV nominees include the hit Netflix series Squid Game and the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building. HBO was the most-nominated TV outlet with 12 nominations, followed by Netflix and Hulu with 10 each and Apple TV+ with eight.

Power of the Dog and Belfast topped the field in film with seven nominations each. Netflix leads the field in film with 17 nominations for movies including Power of the Dog, Don’t Look Up and Tick, Tick… Boom!

https://www.eonline.com/news/1312303/the-2022-golden-globe-nominations-are-here-see-the-complete-list

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Travis Scott will no longer perform as a headliner at next year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The announcement comes after last month’s mass casualty event that occurred during the rapper’s set at his festival Astroworld, and resulted in the deaths of ten attendees.

Scott was first confirmed as a Coachella headliner in 2020 and was set to lead the festival alongside Rage Against The Machine. In the wake of the Astroworld tragedy, a Change.org petition was created, demanding his removal from Coachella’s lineup. So far, 60,000 people have signed the online petition. Coachella informed Scott’s longtime agent, Cara Lewis, of its plan to remove Scott from the roster and pay a kill fee for the cancelation.  It’s unclear who will replace Scott, but Coachella revealed Swedish House Mafia as its third headliner in October.

In the weeks following the tragedy, Scott has issued a formal apology and offered to pay for the victims’ funerals, but his offer was mostly turned down. Last week, in his first interview since Astroworld, the rapper sat down with Charlamagne Tha God where he said he had no idea people were injured or dead until the police press conference late Friday, November 5.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is scheduled to take place on the weekends of April 15-17 and April 22-24 at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California.

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French Montana has released the official music video for “Handstand” featuring Doja Cat and Saweetie.  The video, directed by Edgar Esteves and Jon Primo, sees the chart-topping trio exist in a post-apocalyptic world.

“Handstand” is one of the tracks off Montana’s latest record, They Got Amnesia, which dropped last month and features artists including Drake, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Durk, Coi Leray, the late Pop Smoke and more.

Watch French Montana’s “Handstand” video with Doja Cat and Saweetie at the link here.

French Montana Drops ‘Handstand’ Video Feat. Doja Cat & Saweetie: Watch

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Director Steven Spielberg’s musical “West Side Story” grossed $10.5 million in North American theaters this weekend, a disappointing opening, but enough to claim the top spot at the box office. The remake of 1961’s Oscar winner for best picture, based on Stephen Sondheim’s 1957 Broadway smash, beat out Disney’s animated film “Encanto,” which took in $9.4 million in its third weekend in theaters.  “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” was third with $7.1 million Friday through Sunday in its fourth weekend. “House of Gucci” was next with $4 million in its third week, followed by “Eternals,” which grossed $3.1 million in its sixth week in theaters.

Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases, as estimated by Comscore, were “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City” ($1.6 million), “Clifford the Big Red Dog” ($1.3 million), “Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers” ($1.29 million), “Dune” ($857,000) and “Venom: Let There be Carnage” ($850,000).

Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story stars Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler as Tony and Maria, two teenagers living in a culturally divided New York City in 1957.

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Variety is reporting that Marvel Studios has greenlit a sequel to “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”. The first film’s director, Destin Daniel Cretton, will be back for the sequel, which is part of an “exclusive multi-year overall deal with Marvel Studios and Hulu’s Onyx Collective.” As part of the deal, Cretton will develop new television projects for Marvel on Disney+ and Hulu’s Onyx Collective.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings made history as Marvel’s first superhero film to feature an Asian lead (star Simu Liu) and a predominantly Asian cast, and also raked in an impressive $431.9 million at the box office. Liu took to Twitter to celebrate the news with the caption: “Flopped so hard we got a sequel!!”

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige in a statement:  “Destin is an amazing collaborator who brought a unique perspective and skill to ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’. We had a fantastic time working together on the film and he has so many intriguing ideas for stories to bring to life on Disney Plus, so we’re thrilled to expand our relationship with him and can’t wait to get started.”

https://mashable.com/article/shang-chi-sequel-confirmed-simu-liu

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Hangout Festival 2022 has announced the lineup of next year’s festival, with Post Malone, Tame Impala, Halsey, Doja Cat, Fall Out Boy, ILLENIUM, and Megan Thee Stallion announced as some of the main performers at the three day festival taking place May 20-22 on the Beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Additional performers include Kane Brown, Jack Harlow, Zedd, Maren Morris, Phoebe Bridgers, Leon Bridges, Louis The Child, Still Woozy, The Band CAMINO, SLANDER, Oliver Tree, Lil Yachty, Chelsea Cutler, Sublime With Rome, The Head And The Heart, Surfaces, T-Pain, and more.

This will be the first edition of Hangout since 2019; the last two events were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Pre-sale registration for tickets to Hangout 2022 is now available on the festival’s official website. General Onsale for the festival will take place on December 13th. 3-Day General admission tickets are $339 during the Early Bird sale and will increase to $359 after that.

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Doja Cat is sharing the music video for her song ‘Woman’. The intergalactic video features the 26-year-old singer-songwriter with Teyana Taylor as the queen of ‘Planet Her’ and is directed by Janelle Monáe and H.E.R.’s childartiste. Watch the video at the link here.

The video premiered on MTV Live, MTVU and across MTV’s global network of channels, as well as BET Her and BET Soul; plus on the ViacomCBS Times Square billboard along with its worldwide debut on YouTube.

In addition, Doja Cat has partnered with ‘Girls Who Code‘ to create DojaCode, which will provide an immersive experience of the “Woman” music video. According to the website, DojaCode gives fans the option to play the role of music video director by altering creative elements and unveiling easter eggs.

https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/doja-cat-teyana-taylor-woman-video-watch-1235005584/