Scooter Braun has announced his retirement from music management after 23 years. The entrepreneur, who hails from New York, said he was stepping down to dedicate his time to being a dad and focus on performing his duties as the CEO of Hybe America.
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Tomorrow X Together (TXT) recently assisted a fan’s proposal after the band’s solo concert in Atlanta.TXT recently played a concert at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on May 29, and held a “send-off” event for fans to interact with the band up close after the show. Later that night, Yeonjun took to fan community platform Weverse to share his experience with one fan, who had enlisted the K-pop idol’s help in order to propose to his partner.“A male fan suddenly gave me a piece of paper.
The paper asked me to help him propose to his girlfriend. So I was like, ‘What is this?'” Yeonjun wrote in a series of posts on the platform, as translated by Koreaboo.“He suddenly asked me to film it with his phone and he actually proposed to his MOA (the name for TXT’s fanbase) girlfriend,” he shared.
“The other MOAs next to him also started clapping and congratulating them. The male MOA cried and the girlfriend MOA also looked really happy.”The proposal he filmed was eventually uploaded to X (formerly Twitter), and even briefly features Yeonjun himself reacting to the proposal.
The video went viral, with the original poster, @maltigyuuuu, sharing pictures of himself and his fiancee, as well as the piece of paper he handed to Yeonjun.“I was the MOA that was proposed to last night at sendoff with Yeonjun’s help,” he wrote in his post. “Thank you so much everyone for the congratulations! I’m going to cherish this moment forever.”I was the MOA that was proposed to last night at sendoff with Yeonjun's help
.Scooter Braun has announced his retirement from music management after 23 years. The entrepreneur, who hails from New York, said he was stepping down to dedicate his time to being a dad and focus on performing his duties as the CEO of Hybe America.
Bad Bunny concert in Atlanta was targeted by a man who was planning a mass shooting in order to incite a race war, a court has heard.Mark Adams Prieto, 58, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Arizona on Tuesday (June 11) on charges of firearms trafficking, transfer of a firearm for use in a hate crime and possession of an unregistered firearm.The indictment alleges that between January and March this year, Prieto was held under surveillance by the FBI after a source reported that he had expressed his desire to incite a race war ahead of the 2024 US presidential election (via NBC News).It is alleged the source told the FBI that they had spoken to Prieto more than 15 times over the course of three years at gun shows, with the affidavit stating that the chats became more suspicious and alarming as time went on.
The drama continues over on The Real Housewives of Atlanta!
Selena Kuznikov Sulayman Tahir’s “Peripheral” and Coke Daniels’ “The Waterboyz” were among the winners of this year’s Best of ABFF Awards, presented Saturday at the American Black Film Festival. Hosted by Dondré Whitfield, the festival presented winners in the official film selection categories: narrative and documentary features, series and the HBO Short Film Award showcase. This year’s festival takes place June 12-16 in Miami Beach, Fla., followed by a virtual segment June 17-24 on ABFF PLAY.
Kenya Moore has reportedly been suspended indefinitely on The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
IVE have spoken to NME about their upcoming debut UK concert, covering Little Mix on tour and the confident messages behind their latest EP, ‘IVE Switch’. Check out our conversation with the girl group below.The K-pop six-piece will headline London’s The O2 on Sunday (June 16), with the performance marking the only UK stop on the European leg of their Show What I Have world tour.
The federal government has indicted an Arizona man who plotted to stage a mass shooting at a Bad Bunny concert in Atlanta.
Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Rapper Quavo has partnered with Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention for the inaugural Rocket Foundation Summit, taking place in Atlanta, GA on June 18. The event is set to honor Quavo‘s former Migos group member and nephew Takeoff, who was killed in 2022, on the late rapper’s 30th birthday, and pay homage to the countless victims of gun violence in an effort to make Quavo’s hometown of Atlanta a model for gun violence reduction.
The first look photos and teaser trailer for the new limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist were just revealed!
Prior to this week, it had been a relatively sleepy few months for the RICO trial of Young Thug and YSL. The Atlanta rapper has sat in a Fulton County jail since May 2022, alleged by the state of Georgia to be the ringleader of a criminal street gang (six additional felonies connected to gang, drug, and firearm violations were added in August 2022).
Clairo has given her new single ‘Sexy To Someone’ its live debut in a surprise appearance at a Ryan Beatty show – watch footage of the moment below.The Atlanta-born artist recently dropped her latest track ‘Sexy To Someone‘, which will appear on her upcoming album ‘Charm’. The record is due to be released on July 12 – you can pre-order / pre-save the LP here.Now, Clairo has sung the song for the first time in an unexpected appearance at Ryan Beatty’s Bowery Ballroom show in New York.
Things aren’t so peachy between two Real Housewives of Atlanta cast members!
Brent Lang Executive Editor When Michael Angarano was trying to get “Sacramento,” his indie buddy comedy about two friends who go on a road trip to a certain state capital off the ground, the question he’d get was always the same. Does it really need to be set in Sacramento? “At one point we were ready to shoot the movie in Atlanta — we had the financing and everything,” remembers Angarano, who directed the film, as well as co-wrote it. “And this was for a movie called ‘Sacramento.’ But it’s like why try to cheat it? Maybe, we should we just call it ‘Athens’ or ‘Savannah’?” And even though Angarano and his co-writer Chris Smith weren’t that familiar with the city that inspired their film, its appearance on a highway sign, informing them of the California city’s distance from Los Angeles, was foundational.
Selome Hailu The CW has canceled “All American: Homecoming,” which will begin airing its third (and now final) season on July 8. “We want to thank the cast, crew, producers, NK, Marqui and everybody at Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros.
Andy Cohen is talking about The Real Housewives of New Jersey after news of Season 14 canceling a traditional reunion and rumors of a possible Season 15 reboot.
Joe Biden amped up his attacks on Donald Trump following his rival’s conviction on 34 felony charges last week, calling the former president “unhinged” and engaged in an “all-out assault” on the justice system.
UPDATE—June 3, 2024: Upon further review, the WNBA has upgraded Chennedy Carter's foul against to a , though they didn't assign any fines to the Chicago Sky player.However, Chicago rookie ended up with a $1,000 fine for "failing to make herself available" to the press during the post-game press conference, with Chicago Sky getting hit with a $5,000 fine for not ensuring her presence. Chennedy Carter did participate in the press conference, though she declined to answer any questions about the move against Clark.“Physical play, intensity, and competitive spirit are hallmarks of Chicago Sky basketball.
Selome Hailu The CW has renewed sports drama “All American” for a seventh season. The network has also secured broadcast rights for Season 4 of “The Chosen” and renewed “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” for Season 11. “All American” is inspired by the life of former NFL linebacker Spencer Paysinger and stars Daniel Ezra as Spencer James, a young football player from Los Angeles.
Gracie Abrams is hitting the road!
shared on TikTok by a fellow audience member.Timberlake, 43, was performing “Cry Me a River” on stage when he noticed that somebody in the crowd needed assistance, so he tried to get the security’s attention to help.Security rushed towards the person in the crowd that Timberlake was pointing to. “House lights up, thank you!” the superstar said as his show came to a halt.“Sorry everybody one second… we need some assistance right here about five rows back,” he added.After a few seconds, Timberlake was alerted that the situation wasn’t serious.“Are we OK? No, no problem!” Timberlake said.