Entertainment

Taylor Swift‘s (TS) Eras Tour Is Projected To Become The Highest-Grossing Tour Of All Time, With An Estimated $1 B In Sales. The Tour Features, E.G., Elaborate Staging, And Over 40 Songs. The Top 3 Highest-Grossing Concert Tours Include Elton John ($853 M), Ed Sheeran ($776 M), And U2 ($736 M). Total Spending On TS Tour In 2023 Is ~$5 B.

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Tiwa Savage Is The First & Only Nigerian Musician To Perform At The King Charles Coronation Concert On May 7, 2023, Joining A Lineup Of World-Renowned Entertainers. Her Acceptance Has Sparked Mixed Feelings, As Some See It As A Remarkable Achievement, While Others View It As An Affront Given The Colonial History Btw Nigeria And The Uk.

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Argentine Goalkeeper, Leandro Requena, May Have Made History By Scoring A Uniquely Unexpected Goal During His Cobresal Side’s 3-1 Win Over Colo-Colo In Chile’s Top Soccer League. Leandro’s Goal, If Rectified By The Guinness World Records, Could Be The Longest Range (101m) Goal, Breaking The 96.01m Record Set By Tom King in 2021.

Michelle Yeoh, A Malaysian, Made History As The First Asian Woman To Win The Best Actress Award In The 95-Year History Of The Oscars. She Won, In Her First Ever Nomination, At The 2023 Oscars, For Her Performance In The Movie, “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” The Movie Also Made History As The First Science Fiction Film To Win Best Picture

Zoe Saldaña, Age 44, Is Now The First Actor To Star In 4 Movies That Made Over $2 Billion At The Box Office. The Movies Are 1) 2023’s Avatar: The Way of Water; 2) 2009’s Avatar, 3) 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, and 4) 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War. James Cameron Also Made History With 3 $2 Billion Movies: Movies 1 And 2 Above And 1997’s Titanic.

John Williams, At 90, Has Made History As The Oldest Person Nominated For An Oscar Award For His Score In “The Fabelmans.” If He Wins, At 91, He Would Become The Oldest Person To Have Won The Award. Mr. Williams Is The Living Person With The Most, 53, Oscar Nominations And The 2nd Most Nominated Person In Oscar History After Walt Disney.

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Kylian Mbappé, A French Striker, Is The First French Man To Win The Golden Boot Since The Award Was Officially Introduced In 1982. Kylian Is Said To Have Won The Award After Scoring A Total of Eight Goals, In The 2022 FIFA World Cup, Compared To Lionel Messi‘s Seven Goals. Kylian Is Also Said To Be The Second Player To Score In A Back To Back Final.

Starr Andrews, Age 21, Has Become The First US Black Figure Skater To Win The International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix Medal At The Skate Canada International (SCI) Competition, Since The Series Began In 1995. Ms. Andrews Won A Silver Medal At The Competition, Which Took Place On Oct. 29th, 2022 In Mississauga, Ontario. Congrats!

Trevor Noah, A South African, A Standup Comedian, And The TV Host Of The Popular “The Daily Show,” Has Made History As The First African To Headline The White House Correspondent Dinner (WHCD) On 4/30/22. WHCD Is Organised By The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), An Organisation Of Journalists That Cover The White House And The US President.

Troy Kotsur Is Now The First Deaf Actor To Be Nominated For An Oscar Award. Troy Made History With His Supporting Role In Sian Heder’s “Child Of Deaf Adults” (CODA). The Role Also Earned Kotsur 31 Nominations, Including A BAFTA, A Golden Globe, And The First Screen Actors Guild Nod For An Individual Deaf Male Actor.

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“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Has Become The First And Only Movie Released In 2021 To Cross A Global Ticket Sale Of A Billion Dollars. And The Movie Achieved This Feat In Just Over A Week Since Its Dec. 17th, 2021 Release. The Movie Is Also Said To Be The Only Movie To Have Done This Since The Pandemic Began About 2 Years Ago.

Oriini Kaipara, A 38-Year-Old Māori Journalist At The “Newshub Live” Bulletin In New Zealand, Is Now The First Person With Traditional Facial Markings To Ever Host A Primetime News Program On National Television. Ms. Oriini, Previously Made History In 2019, At TVNZ, As The First Person With Māori Facial Markings To Present A Mainstream TV News Program.

Sesame Street, The 52-Year-Old Show, Has Added The First Asian American Muppet To Its Show. The Muppet, Called Ji-Young, A 7-Year-Old Korean American Who Loves Playing The Electric Guitar And Skateboarding, Will Usher In Rock Music, Asian Culture And Talk About Racism, Given The Surge In Racism And Violence Targeting Asians And Asian Americans.

Netflix, The World’s Largest Streaming Service, Has Officially Revealed The Squid Game As Their Biggest TV Series Launch Ever, Having Reached ~111 Million Fans. The Show Is Said To Have Surpassed The Previous Record Holder, British-Romance Series “Bridgerton,” Which Previously Set The Record After Being Watched 82 Million Times.

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Regina King, The Oscar-Winning Actress, Has Made History As The First Black Female Director To Have Her First Directed Film, One Night in Miami, Premier In The Venice Film Festival In Its 88-Year-Long History. The Movie Is Said To Be A Fictional Take On A True Event That Occurred On Feb. 25, 1964, When Muhammad Ali Beat Sonny Liston.

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United Superstar, Is Now The Guinness World Records Holder For Scoring The Highest Number Of Goals At The International Stage. Ronaldo’s Two Goals Against Ireland Gave Him 111 Total Goals For Portugal And Broke The 15-Year Record Set By Former Iran Star, Ali Daei, Who Scored 109 Goals Between 1993 And 2006.

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Ashleigh Barty Has Become The First Indigenous Australian, In 41 Years, To Win The Wimbledon Women’s Singles Title. Barty Is The Second Australian To Win It After Her Mentor, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Won It In 1971 And 1980. Barty, A Junior Wimbledon Champion In 2011, Also Successfully Played Professional Cricket For The Brisbane Heat.

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Phil Mickelson Has Made History As The Oldest Golfer To Win A Golf Major. He Was 50 Years, 11 Months, 8 Days When He Won The 2021 PGA Championship On 5/23/2021. This Win Implies A Total Of 29 Golfers Aged 40 And Above Have Won The Golf Major A Sum Total Of 39 Times. Mickelson Has 6 Major Golf Championships, Winning All But The US Open.

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Nikkie de Jager Will Make History As The First Transgender Host Of The Eurovision Song Contest, As She Will Be One of This Year 2021 Competition Hosts. The 27-Year-Old Dutch Star, Known As NikkieTutorials On YouTube, Is A YouTube Star With About 3 Million Subscribers To Her Beauty Channel, Which Receives Over 1.4 Billion Video Views.

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Dean Du Plessis, Born With Tumors Behind Both Retinas, Has Become The First Visually Impaired Commentator To Cover International Cricket. He Developed His Skills Via A Lifetime Of Listening To Cricket And His Ability To Recognise People By Sound, Touch, And Smell, Enabling The 44-Year-Old Zimbabwean To Become A Successful Broadcaster.

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