2020: Last News

Santigold has further discussed her recent decision to cancel a US tour on the basis that – now that it has become possible to play live again following all the various COVID lockdowns in 2020 and 2021 – “some of us are finding ourselves simply unable to make it work”.“We were met with the height of inflation”, she said in a statement confirming the cancellations last month. “Gas, tour buses, hotels and flight costs skyrocketed – many of our tried-and-true venues unavailable due to a flooded market of artists trying to book shows in the same cities, and positive [COVID] test results constantly halting schedules with devastating financial consequences”.“All of that on top of the already-tapped mental, spiritual, physical and emotional resources of just having made it through the past few years”, her statement added.In a new interview with Variety, Santigold expands on that theme, explaining that: “Touring has never been great.

Democratic gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams and Beto O'Rourke became liberal media darlings in their 2018 bids for statewide office in red states Georgia and Texas. They lost, but their futures as national stars appeared set.

Georgia Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock and Libertarian businessman Chase Oliver took the stage Sunday night for the second Senate debate ahead of November's election, but Republican Herschel Walker was represented by an empty podium. Walker's absence was highlighted throughout the evening by Warnock, Oliver and debate moderators, who even gave the present candidates the opportunity to respond to an answer the former football star "might've" given.

Manchester cut its carbon emissions by 12 pc in 2020, according to new data which shows that the city fell short of its targets even during Covid lockdowns. The data published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is said to be the most accurate data available on emissions.

A woman left her family with more than £28,000 in debt after she took out mobile phone contracts in their name without telling them.

Brian Austin Green has marked two years since his first date with Sharna Burgess. The 49-year-old 'Beverly Hills, 90210' actor has revealed their paths first crossed on October 16 2020 when they went out for a coffee date and they went on to strike up a blossoming romance and become parents to a son named Zane who arrived in June - and Brian has now given thanks for the meeting which changed his life. In a post on Instagram alongside a slideshow of family pictures, he wrote: "October 16th 2 years ago was a day like any other day, but I made plans to meet someone new for coffee.

Manori Ravindran International Editor Banijay Group CEO Marco Bassetti may be making a smart marketing move by delivering a Mipcom keynote on Oct. 18, but the Italian executive insists that “PR, for us, comes after.” At the first major TV market for the “Survivor” distributor since its $2.2 billion acquisition of Endemol Shine Group in 2020, Bassetti has a clear message: Producers, including Banijay, need a more equitable business model against the streamers. “It’s the golden age of content, but I’m not sure it’s the golden age of revenue share for producers,” Bassetti tells Variety from Banijay Group’s Paris headquarters in late September. “We need to be careful if we want to continue creating value in the industry. We need to fight to allow producers to keep their model as it was before.”

Sister Act 3, and it includes Lizzo, Nicki Minaj and Keke Palmer.Goldberg recently appeared on Comedy Central’s Hell Of A Week With Charlamagne Tha God, where she shared her list of ideal co-stars for the latest instalment of the Sister Act franchise.“I’m going to ask for Keke Palmer to come in,” she said. “I want everybody to come in. I want Lizzo to come in.

Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh has opened up on the 18 year age gap between her and her TV boyfriend. Ranvir, 45, started dating Louis Church, 27, in 2020, after she met him whilst she was taking part in Strictly Come Dancing. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, there were big restrictions on social contact during the filming of the BBC show, and production secretary Louis was one of the only people Ranvir was able to see, aside from her dancing partner, Giovanni Pernice.

Kanye West has triggered another controversy by blaming George Floyd's death on the drug fentanyl. During an appearance on Drink Champs that aired on Sunday, the rapper incorrectly claimed that Floyd died as a result of the synthetic opioid. While referencing Candace Owens's new documentary, The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM, West commented: "The day when he died, he said a prayer for eight minutes.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., was accused by several media outlets of politicizing voter access after he eased restrictions in the counties most heavily affected by Hurricane Ian on Thursday.

The shooting deaths of two Connecticut officers and wounding of a third punctuated an especially violent week for police across the U.S. and fit into a grim pattern: Even as more officers left their jobs in the past two years, the number targeted and killed rose. According to organizations that track violence against police, 56 officers have been killed by gunfire this year — 14% more than this time last year and about 45% ahead of 2020's pace.The country is on track for the deadliest year since 67 officers were killed in 2016.

Ranvir Singh has shut down critics of her 18-year age gap with boyfriend Lewis Church as she gushes over new relationship.

Robbie Coltrane’s son has wittily paid tribute to his late comedian dad by posting the message: “Just woke up what did I miss?” Artist Spencer McMillan – one of the ‘Harry Potter’ actor’s two children – showed he shared his father’s sense of humour in a post from his Instagram account, @be. nice. signs.

Mel Gibson can be called to testify against Harvey Weinstein in the disgraced movie mogul's rape and sexual assault trial.Judge Lisa B. Lench ruled that prosecutors can call the actor to the witness stand to corroborate allegations made by Jane Doe 3, who claims Weinstein sexually assaulted her after giving him a message at his hotel back in 2010.

Erika Jayne’s legal woes have been well documented. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has mainly been wrapped up in an embezzlement case involving her ex-husband, Tom Girardi. Due to the numerous claims Girardi was facing, he was forced to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2020.

It's an outside chance, but a fire sale in Carolina could soon begin. In the same week the Panthers fired head coach Matt Rhule, it is now being reported the team is listening to offers for Christian McCaffrey. When healthy, the 26-year-old might be the best running back in the league, so it would take a haul to acquire him.

An "October surprise" rocked the Georgia Senate race earlier this month with the allegation that Republican candidate Herschel Walker paid for a girlfriend's abortion in 2009, which he has flatly denied. Walker, who has pushed a staunch pro-life platform on the campaign trail, has been accused by his liberal critics of being a hypocrite while Republicans have largely circled the wagons.  The RealClearPolitics average of polls has his Democratic opponent, incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, up three points as the race has largely tightened in recent weeks.

She recently revealed she may be in love with someone new after her split from Randall Emmett.  But Lala Kent had some more tea to spill on her sex life at BravoCon.'Well, like Erika Jayne, I'm having a lot of sex,' Lala said during a taping of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Legend's Ball on Friday, according to Us Weekly.  'I'm having a lot of sex': Lala Kent spilled the tea on her sex life at BravoCon; pictured last month in Los Angeles Lala was referencing Erika Jayne, who also was enjoying an active dating life following her divorce from Tom Girardi. 'I'm hoeing it up. I earned it.

Robbie Coltrane spent his final years in “constant pain” after his knee cartilage disintegrated. The ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘James Bond’ acting icon, who suffered osteoarthritis and died on Friday (14. 10.

An Ayrshire village is set to get its Post Office back — more than two years after it closed.