Bumble Makes High-Profile Public Debut
Bumble, the women-centered dating app, has gone public. The company’s stock soared around 70 percent to around $72 in its opening day, according to Bloomberg. Bumble began trading on the NASDAQ yesterday. As a result, the company’s co-founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, 31, is now the youngest female self-made billionaire to take a company public in …
Taylor Swift to Begin Releasing Rerecorded Music, Starting with “Love Story” at Midnight
Taylor Swift has been busy rerecording her first five albums and plans to drop the rerecorded version of her hit song, “Love Story,” at midnight eastern time tonight, according to CNBC. Its accompanying album Fearless will follow on April 9. She made the announcement this morning on Instagram and on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Swift …
Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z Among First-Time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominees this morning, and some heavy hitters are in the mix, according to The Hollywood Reporter. They include: the Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Carole King, L.L. Cool J, and Rage Against the Machine. Tina Turner, Iron Maiden, and Dionne Warwick were also nominated. Chaka …
Colin Kaepernick Forms a SPAC to Target Social Causes
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is continuing to make waves in the business world and is now starting a special-purpose acquisition company, or a SPAC, according to Axios. His goal is for this blank-check company to raise $250 million in an IPO and target companies valued at “north of approximately $1 billion,” according …
BTS to Perform Set for ‘MTV Unplugged’
BTS is coming to “MTV Unplugged,” according to Deadline. The group, which consists of Jin, RM, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, will perform from Seoul, Korea. They will sing songs from their latest album BE, which was released last November. The album hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. They are also expected …
Reddit Now Valued at $6 Billion After Latest Funding Round
Reddit recently raised more than $250 million, raising the social media site’s valuation to a staggering $6 billion, according to Variety. The funding round was led by venture capital firm Vy Capital. Reddit’s valuation has now doubled as it was valued at $3 billion a year ago. The company plans to invest in international expansion, …
Phoebe Bridgers Smashing Her Guitar on SNL Was Fun and Cool, Actually
Phoebe Bridgers made her SNL debut this weekend alongside host Dan Levy, performing “Kyoto” and “I Know The End” from her sophomore (and Grammy-nominated) album Punisher. It became quite a topic of conversation when after “I Know The End,” she took off her signature Danelectro baritone guitar and smashed, or attempted to smash, it against …
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Win Super Bowl
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led by a strong defense, won the Super Bowl on their home turf defeating the Kansas City Chiefs, who won last year, according to ESPN. The final score was 31-9. This year’s win marked the Buccaneers first win in 18 years, according to KTLA. The game was played before an actual …
Chadwick Boseman Makes History with 4 SAG Award Nominations
The Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were announced Thursday, and the late Chadwick Boseman broke a record with four nominations, according to Variety. No other actor has ever received that number of movie award nominations in one year, according to Deadline. He was nominated for a leading role in Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” a …
Marjorie Taylor Greene is Removed from All Congressional Committees
Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a noted conspiracy theorist who has been affiliated with QAnon, was censured by the House of Representatives yesterday when a Democratic-led effort voted to strip her of her committee assignments, according to BoingBoing. The vote was 230-199, with 11 Republicans voting against her, according to CNN. The vote came after …