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Cher, Mariah Carey, Sade, Oasis, Lenny Kravitz and the late Sinéad O’Connor are among the acts nominated for the first time for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the organization announced Saturday.Also on the ballot for the class of 2024 are Foreigner, Kool & the Gang and Peter Frampton (all first-time nominees) as well as five acts who’ve previously been up for induction: Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews Band, Jane’s Addiction, Eric B. & Rakim and A Tribe Called Quest. Ozzy Osbourne, who joined the…

Subsidies under the second phase of FAME Scheme will be eligible for e-vehicles sold till March 31, 2024 or till the time funds are available, whichever is earlier, the government said on Friday. To give a further push to clean mobility in the country, the Ministry of Heavy Industries has announced that the outlay of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India (FAME-II) programme has been enhanced from Rs 10,000 crore to Rs 11,500 crore, an official statement said. The heavy industries ministry…

Ace actor Mark Ruffalo has become the latest celebrity to receive his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony on Thursday. The Poor Things actor appeared at the special occasion with his wife Sunrise Coigney and two of their three kids – Bella, 18, and Keen, 22. Odette, 16, People reported. (Also Read: Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo admit they didn't understand Marvel dialogue: ‘We would just drive each other insane’) Mark Ruffalo gets his star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Mark's acceptance speech“My…

Hollywood actor Carl Weathers, known for his role in `Rocky` opposite Sylvester Stallone passed away at the age of 76, Deadline, a US-based media outlet reported.He died on Thursday, his family announced in a statement. "We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Carl Weathers," his family said in a statement. "He died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, February 1st, 2024. ... Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life. Through his contributions to film, television, the arts and sports,…

On the latest episode of 20/20, Deborah Roberts speaks with the 32-year-old one week after her release from prison Gypsy Rose Blanchard‘s next move is the subject of an upcoming 20/20 episode, premiering Friday, Jan. 26. Anchor Deborah Roberts spoke with the 32-year-old one week after her release from prison, by which point she had already morphed into a viral star. Despite having been mostly out of the public eye while serving seven years of a 10-year prison sentence for orchestrating the murder of…

Eight former Dodgers are on the Hall of Fame ballot, although chances are that not a single one would wear the team’s cap should he be inducted. Several follow a long, curious tradition of future Hall of Famers playing with the Dodgers for an eye blink near the end of distinguished careers, their greatness mostly a memory. An outlier is Adrián Beltré, a shoo-in as a first-ballot inductee this year. He signed with the Dodgers at age 16, broke into the majors with them at 19 and left as a free agent after seven seasons,…

Tragedy struck the famed Harrison family, known for their appearances on the reality TV series Pawn Stars, as Rick Harrison’s son, Adam Harrison, passed away at the age of 39 on January 20. The reported cause of his death is a drug overdose, and details surrounding the specific circumstances remain unclear, with an ongoing investigation by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, as reported by TMZ. In a statement to TMZ, the Harrison family expressed deep sorrow over Adam’s death and requested privacy as…

The Songwriters Hall of Fame has a new class of inductees, including Timbaland, R.E.M., Steely Dan, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford. The organization announced its 2024 class on Wednesday, and the famed songwriters will be officially inducted on June 13. The event will take place in New York City at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. “I’ve said it before, but the music industry does not exist without songwriters delivering great songs first. Without them there is no recorded music, no concert…

The Songwriters Hall of Fame will celebrate a new class of inductees, a group with works spanning R&B, pop, country and rock. Hillary Lindsey, Timbaland, Dean Pitchford, R.E.M. and Steely Dan are the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees, the organization announced Wednesday. The Hall of Fame said it seeks to celebrate the legacies and careers of songwriters from all genres of music. “The music industry does not exist without songwriters delivering great songs first. Without them there is no recorded music, no…

My sister introduced me to Homestar Runner via Strong Bad Email #48 “Ghosts.” That was back in 2002, and I remember spending the rest of the evening watching everything else on the site. Then, I watched basically everything that The Brothers Chaps, Mike and Matt Chapman, put on the site from then on. Homestarrunner.com became as much of a friend to me as any of the actual humans who surrounded me during my high school days. But, exactly like my high school friends, we went on to do our own thing. Homestar Runner…