Happy 23rd birthday to the talented Tate McRae.
Following her breakout, the multi-Platinum singer-songwriter and dancer quickly established herself as one of the defining pop stars of her generation. Her record-breaking career includes critically acclaimed projects such as “I Used to Think I Could Fly”, “THINK LATER”, and “So Close to What”, while global hits including “you broke me first,” “greedy,” “exes,” and “Sports Car” have cemented her as one of today’s biggest hitmakers.
With over 16 billion career streams, billions of YouTube views, sold-out arena tours, and numerous Platinum certifications worldwide, Tate has become one of the most successful artists of the decade.
12 years ago today, Meghan Trainor released her debut single ‘All About That Bass.’
Released in 2014, the global hit spent 8 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, became one of only 10 songs in history at the time to spend 25 weeks in the Top 10, and was the first debut single ever to spend 15 consecutive weeks inside the Top 2.
The song also finished as the No. 8 biggest song of 2014 on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100, ranked No. 17 on Billboard’s Decade-End Hot 100 (2010s), has surpassed 2.7 billion views on YouTube, and has over over 973 million streams on Spotify.
40 years ago today, Madonna released “True Blue”.
Released on June 30, 1986, Madonna’s third studio album debuted at No. 1 in numerous countries and went on to sell more than 25 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.
The record spawned five global hit singles - “Live to Tell,” “Papa Don’t Preach,” “True Blue,” “Open Your Heart,” and “La Isla Bonita”.
U.S. Ambassador Bill White publicly criticized Katy Perry after she declined to perform at the America250 celebrations, a Trump administration event in Belgium, mocking her festival show being cancelled due to severe weather safety concerns.
“So […] Katy Perry. Who cares? Karma is a b***h. You know the joke? She was gonna perform [at a festival] last night. She got rained out.”