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Taylor Swift won big at Sunday’s MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs). Swift who led the nominations along with Harry Styles with seven a piece, walked away with four wins including for best artist, best video and best longform video.
Arseny Avraamov: The forgotten Soviet genius of contemporary music
In Baku, Azerbaijan, then a part of the USSR, a 36-year-old Russian composer by the name of Arseny Avraamov scaled a specially constructed tower. He raised two red flags and started to wave them side to side as he surveyed the metropolitan setting in front of him. One of the most spectacular musical events of the 20th century followed. One that had been all but forgotten up until lately.
How a ballad from the 1990s captivated the world
“I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston was not only a successful song but an unstoppable cultural phenomenon. It was the lead single from The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album when it was released in November 1992. It was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-breaking 14 weeks and won two Grammys. It continues to be the most popular single ever released by a female artist thirty years after it was released. The soundtrack album for The Bodyguard, which featured four more Houston songs, including I’m Every Woman and I Have Nothing, went on to sell 45 million...
Estonia starts removing war memorials from the Soviet era
Estonia has made the decision to remove war memorials from the Soviet era from public areas.
The latest in luxurious first-class airplane suites: Building up
With carriers looking to utilize the floor space impression of their top of the line suites as productively as could be expected, the most recent improvements in making these ultraswanky encounters significantly more extravagant aren’t tied in with adding more width or length to the suites.
The Microsoft co-founder’s artwork sold for a record-breaking $1.5 billion
Paul Allen, a late Microsoft co-founder, possessed paintings and sculptures that were sold for a record $1.5 billion (£1.3 billion). According to Christie’s, it was the biggest art auction in history.
Thailand: The Gateway to Asia
Thailand is more associated than any other time, on account of late interest in computerized foundation, introducing new open doors for people and organizations the same.
How has the war affected the ecology in Ukraine?
According to a recent analysis, Russia’s war in Ukraine has “immediate and longer-term consequences on human health,” as well as “widespread and severe damage” to the environment.
Putin has reshaped the world, but not in the way he wanted
The invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin changed the course of history. The post-Cold War era that started with the fall of the Berlin Wall has come to an end, and we are now living in new and more hazardous circumstances.