Lee Harper

Luana Lopes Lara, 29, Ex-Ballerina & MIT Grad, Co-Founded Kalshi, A U.S.-Regulated Event-Betting Platform. A $1B Funding Round Led By Paradigm, Sequoia & A16z Boosted Kalshi To An $11B Valuation. Her 12% Stake Is Worth $1.3B, Making Her The Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire, Surpassing Lucy Guo ($1.1B, Scale AI) & Taylor Swift ($1.1B).

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Lebron James, 40, Made History With The Lakers, Becoming The First NBA Player To Log 23 Consecutive Seasons, Surpassing Vince Carter’s 22. Back From Sciatica, He Logged 11 Points, 12 Assists, & 3 Rebounds In The Lakers’ Win Over Utah. He Is Also The Only NBA Player To Play With His Son, Bronny, & Has Climbed To 6th All-Time In Three-Pointers.

Two Newly Authenticated Music Organ Works By Johann S. Bach (1685–1750), Regarded As The World’s Greatest Composer & “Father Of Modern Music,” Were Performed For The First Time In 320 Yrs At Leipzig’s St Thomas Church, Germany. The Chaconnes (BWV 1178 & 1179), Found In 1992 And Confirmed After Decades Of Research, Are Now In His Catalogue.

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Lebron James Made History As The First NBA Player To Score 50,033 Combined Points During The Lakers’ 136-115 Win Over The Pelicans, Achieving This Milestone With A 25-Foot 3-Pointer In His 22nd Season. At 40, He’s The Oldest Western Conference Player Of The Month, & The First Male Pro Athlete Honored As A Ken Doll By The Barbie Brand. Cool!

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Missy Elliott Became The First Female Rapper Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Queen Latifah Introduced Her, Highlighting Her Impact On Music And Her Barrier-Breaking Role For Women In Hip-Hop. Afterward, Elliott Performed Iconic Hits Like “Get Ur Freak On,” & “Work It.” And Shared Her Gratitude & Reflections In Her Acceptance Speech.

Jay-Z, Aka Shawn Carter, Aged 53, Tops Forbes’ Billionaires List As The World’s Richest Rapper With A Net Worth Of $2.5b As Of April 2023. His Wealth Stems From Music, His Entertainment Company-Roc Nation, Basquiat Art, Marcy Venture Partners, And His Business Venture/Partnerships With Armand De Brignac Champagne And D’usse Cognac.

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Lebron James, Aka King James, According To Forbes, Is Now The First Active NBA Player To Become A Billionaire. LeBron James, 37 Years Of Age And The Highest Paid NBA Player, Is Said To Have Made Most Of His Money, ~900 Million, From Brand Deals, Real Estate, And Investments. While ~$387 Million Came From Playing On The C…

Alexandr Wang, At Age 25, Is Now Said To Be The New Youngest Self-Made Billionaire ($1B). And This Is All Thanks To The 6-Year-Old San Francisco–Based Company, Scale AI, Which He Cofounded After Dropping Out Of MIT At Age 19. Scale AI Technology Is Used By Major Companies And Organizations, Including The US Airforce, To Unlock Data Potential.

Melanie Perkins, Canva Co-Founder, Has Been Named The Richest Self-Made Female Billionaire Under 40, And The 487th Richest Person In The World. Perkins, An Aussie Worth $8 Billion, Beat The Likes Of Kylie Jenner ($0.6B), Rihanna ($1.7B) And Whitney Wolfe Herd ($1.5B) After A New Round Of Funding Saw The Graphic Company, Canva, Worth $40B.

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Rihanna Is Now The Wealthiest Female Musician In The World And Second To Oprah As The Richest Female Entertainer. Rihanna Is Stated, By Forbes, To Have Joined The Billionaire Club With A Net Worth Of 1.7 Billion. And It Wasn’t Her Music That Got Her There, But Mostly Her Fenty Beauty Makeup Brand In Partnership With Luxury Brand LVMH.

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