When Will Music and Culture Return to the White House? (Guest Column)

it was announced that the IOC was considering making breakdancing an Olympic sport after it was included in the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018. But the event was exhibition only, meaning countries were only invited to take part.In 2024, the breaking dance-offs will take place at a downtown venue in the French capital, alongside sport climbing and 3v3 basketball.Breakdancing is one of the four elements of hip-hop, along with MC-ing, DJ-ing and graffiti writing.

Bob Dylan has sold the rights to his entire catalogue of songs to Universal in a landmark new deal. 

It looks like fans of Game Of Thrones will be getting another look into the realm of Westeros.On Thursday, it was announced through the series' official Twitter account that production on its prequel House Of The Dragon is set to commence in 2021.The announcement also came with two images of concept art from the production team depicting two dragons, one with a full body and another with just a head. Back for more: The Game Of Thrones prequel series House Of The Dragon will begin production in 2021, as announced on ThursdayThe Tweet read: 'Dragons are coming.

Bob Dylan, whose music career has stretched from the early-1960s folk scene to a critically acclaimed album released earlier this year, has sold his entire song catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group.

DEALSSony Music has acquired Human Re Sources, the LA-based artist services company set up by J Erving. The business will become part of Sony’s The Orchard label services division, while Erving will also become EVP Creative Development for Sony Music at large, as well as continuing to head up the Human Re Sources team.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe song-catalog bonanza of 2020 just hit a peak that is not likely to be topped: Universal Music Publishing Group has acquired Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs in a blockbuster agreement encompassing more than 600 copyrights spanning 60 years, ranging from 1962’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” to this year’s “Murder Most Foul.” His catalog was previously administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing.Terms were not disclosed, but a source tells Variety that the deal was easily in nine figures.

Bill Nighy To Narrate C5/Smithsonian River SeriesLove Actually and Shaun Of The Dead star Bill Nighy is to narrate a six-part Channel 5 and Smithsonian Channel Canada series, titled World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. The exploration of famous rivers is a co-production between Argonon’s BriteSpark and Blue Ant Studios’ Saloon Media, who will shoot in Europe and North America respectively to get around Covid-19 travel restrictions. World’s Most Scenic River Journeys is executive produced by Tom Porter at BriteSpark, with Helen White acting as series producer. Steve Gamester is executive producer and producer at Saloon. Nighy has previously narrated Channel 5’s World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys, which was also made by BriteSpark.

Colette. Its mix is an authentic Swiss one of Gruyère, Vacherin Fribourgeois and Raclette. The ‘Fondue-it-Yourself’ kit from the Cheese Bar, £28, meanwhile, includes Coolea and Cornish Kern cheeses, new potatoes, cornichons, Coombeshead Farm sourdough and add-ons such as Savoie wine and kirsch shots.

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direct to your inboxManchester city centre is no stranger when it comes to luxury housing developments, particularly modern high-rises.

direct to your inboxThis has been the year that no one could have seen coming - imagine telling your past self that you wouldn't be allowed to hug your family, or sit in the pub, or go to the cinema, for months on end.This week's news of a vaccine roll-out brings with it a light at the end of the tunnel, but there's still a long way to travel.For those who work in the industries that have been shut down, or hugely restricted, since March, the return to work can't come soon enough.The sectors most affected by restrictions - arts, hospitality, events, tourism and travel - may have been able to creep back to some semblance of 'normality' over summer, but all are now largely shut down again.Millions of people across the UK have been left

Shawn Mendes has experienced the hardship of fame over the years, but is now at a place in his life where he doesn't take anything for granted. The 22-year-old singer just released his latest album, , which also includes the collaboration with Justin Bieber, titled «Monster.»The two Canadian heartthrobs sing about the unexpected flip side of superstardom in the duet.

A half-century ago, progressives used to push limitless free expression, blasting conservatives for their allegedly blinkered traditionalism. They boasted of obliterating once-normal boundaries in art, music and literature to allow nudity, profanity, sexuality and anti-American boilerplate. Now? The left is Victorian — increasingly puritanical, regressive and hypersensitive.

online. Who doesn't want a festive walk through the woods at this time of year.Families can grab an activity sheet and enjoy this Winter Wonderland Walk of Light organised by the Friends of Broad Oak Primary School PTA.The event is running daily in Didsbury's Stenner Woods from December 5 to January 4.Along the trail you'll see a collection of artwork created by pupils from the school.It's a free event, but a donation of £1 towards the PTA's fundraising is suggested.

Saweetie is hard at work on her debut album Pretty B**** Music, which is expected to drop in the new year.But the BET Award nominee is not willing to compromise when it comes to executing her vision on her terms.She felt 'disrespected' as she took to social media Thursday, slamming her label Warner Records for prematurely dropping Best Friends, her collab with Doja Cat, on Apple Music.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIssa Rae and Adam McKay are teaming up to adapt the Serial Productions podcast “Nice White Parents” into a half-hour series at HBO, Variety has learned.The project has received a pilot commitment at the premium cabler. The show is described as a satirical look at the conflict and comedy that arise when highly resourced white parents, who claim to have the best intentions, wield their influence over generations of black and brown students within the NY public school system.The search is currently on for a showrunner for the project.

Shawn Mendes is definitely thinking long-term when it comes to Camila Cabello. ET spoke with the singer about his new album, , which dropped on Friday, and he also talked about his relationship with Cabello, whom he started dating last July after being friends since 2014.Mendes was remarkably open about Cabello in his Netflix documentary, , admitting that «every song [he's] ever wrote» has been about the «Living Proof» singer.

Miley Cyrus is opening up about the reason she married Liam Hemsworth. The former couple was together for years before they tied the knot in 2018, a decision that came after their Malibu home burned down.

Game of Thrones prequel series House of The Dragon is here – check it out below.The upcoming show, taking place some 300 years before the events of the original series, is set to start filming next year.The Game of Thrones Twitter account shared a glimpse at the concept art for House of the Dragon yesterday (December 3) with the caption “Dragons are coming”.Take a look here:Dragons are coming.#HouseoftheDragon begins production in 2021. pic.twitter.com/Bxl763FVdY— Game of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) December 3, 2020House of the Dragon will be based on Game of Thrones author George R.R.

Game of Thrones' brand new prequel spinoff House of the Dragon is currently in the works as the main series, which starred Kit Harington and Lena Hedley, concluded in 2019.

Electronic Arts, the parent company of BioWare, has revealed that Mass Effect director Casey Hudson and Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah have resigned from the studio.Hudson, who directed and co-created the original Mass Effect trilogy and, as recently as last month, announced that a new Mass Effect game was in development, said in his own statement that he was retiring from BioWare in order to “make way for the next generation of studio leaders”.“Arriving at this point has been an opportunity for me to reflect on my own future, and 2020 has been a year that forced all of us to re-imagine how we think about work and life,” he added.