Beyoncé Opens Up About How She Has Been Changed By 2020

Beyoncé has opened up about how she has been changed by the challenges she experienced during this year.

The December cover story of British Vogue is about the superstar. In the issue, Beyoncé reveals how the events of 2020 have “absolutely changed” her.

“It would be difficult to experience life in a pandemic and the current social unrest and not be changed. I have learnt that my voice is clearer when I am still,” she told Vogue‘s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful in the interview.

“I truly cherish this time with my family, and my new goal is to slow down and shed stressful things from my life. I came into the music industry at 15 years old and grew up with the world watching, and I have put out projects nonstop,” she added.

Talking about her daughter Blue Ivy, Beyoncé said, “She is aware that there is a shift, but it is my job as a parent to do my best to keep her world as positive and safe as can be for an 8-year-old.”

Describing Blue as a “very smart” little girl, the 39 year old musician said her eldest daughter has “become a better listener.”

Beyoncé is an actual bee keeper!

BEYONCÉ has two beehives in her backyard.  And no, that doesn’t mean there’s a commune on her property full of intense fans who follow her every move and obey her every word.  Although they probably would.

These are ACTUAL beehives, full of about 80,000 bees.  She says, quote, “We make hundreds of jars of honey a year.

“I started the beehives because my daughters, Blue and Rumi, both have terrible allergies, and honey has countless healing properties.”

There Used to Be a Tradition of Baking an “Election Cake” on Election Day

Need some way to deal with the insanity of this Election Day?  Maybe it’s time to revive an old Election Day tradition from the early days of this country, baking an ELECTION CAKE.

It turns out people used to bake a specific type of cake on Election Day to get through the long nights of counting ballots.  It’s kind of like a dense fruit cake.

The recipe involves your standard cake ingredients like flour, butter, and eggs. . . plus things like brown sugar, buttermilk, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, raisins, and pecans.

The election cake recipe is making a comeback right now between the rise in baking during the pandemic and people’s need for ANYTHING to help make this election smoother, it’s a natural fit.

Election Cake Recipe

  • 2/3 cup (150ml) warm water (105 to 115°F)
  • 1 packages of active dry yeast (1/4 oz/7g)
  • 4 cups (565g) all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 8 oz (2 sticks or 225g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups (400g) firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup (236ml) buttermilk
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla
  • 1 cup (145g) golden raisins
  • 1/4 cup (35g) finely chopped dried cherries (use figs for the original recipe, or any dried fruit that you prefer)

For the Glaze

 -optional: 1 cup of whisky to drizzle onto the cake and numb our pain

A&E Network Greenlights New TLC Documentary

A two-hour documentary special about the R&B group TLC will premiere on A&E in 2021.

“Biography: TLC” chronicles the top-selling American female group’s powerful, emotional journey and their survival against all odds.

Surviving members of the group, T-Boz and Chilli tell their story for the first time in a feature documentary directed by Matt Kay.

The film is produced by One Story Up and Lauren Fulton for A&E Network. Executive producers for One Story Up are Roger Ross Williams and Geoff Martz.

“We hope this film illuminates a side of this incredible group and Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, and Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas that longtime fans and viewers alike have not seen before,” said Elaine Frontain Bryant, EVP and Head of Programming, A&E Network.

Formed in Atlanta, the trio of musicians scored nine top-ten hits and four number-one singles across their three-decades long career.

However, with the glow of success also came the darkness of controversy and tragedy, as the band balanced world-wide fame and massive notoriety with internal fallouts, external attacks, bankruptcy and illness.

Demi Lovato To Host 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards

Pop star Demi Lovato is set to host the 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards on Sunday, November 15 from Barker Hanger.

E! revealed the news in a Twitter exchange with Lovato on Tuesday, October 27.

“We can keep a secret could you, @ddlovato? Any plans on Sunday, November 15th?” E! News tweeted, to which Lovato replied, “idk… maybe hosting @peopleschoice?!?!? #PCAs.”

Lovato has won five People’s Choice Award, including favorite pop artist and favorite female artist. She has also earned a total of 12 nominations.

“Demi Lovato is an international icon and we cannot wait for her to host the 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards,” Jen Neal, General Manager of E! News, Live Events & Lifestyle Digital, said in a statement. “Her authentic presence and dynamic talents will make for an unforgettable night.”

Meanwhile, Justin Bieber and Megan Thee Stallion have received the most nominations this year, with six nods each. Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga have earned five nominations each.

Jennifer Lopez will receive the Icon of 2020 Award, while Tyler Perry and Tracee Ellis Ross will be honored with the People’s Champion Award and Fashion Icon Award, respectively.

Juice WRLD’s mother opens up about her son’s death

Juice WRLD’s mother sits down in her very first interview after her son’s untimely death.

On Monday (Oct. 27), Carmela Wallace, conducted an interview with ABC 7 Chicago, about her son’s cause of death and about the launching of the LiveFree999.org website. Wallace opened up by saying “it was devastating, but one thing I decided early on was, I was not going to hide the fact that he died from a drug overdose.”

Wanting her son’s death to be a lesson for others, Carmela Wallace said, she did not want to keep this a secret because “a lot of people deal with that every day.” Juice Wrld died, December 8, 2019, at the age of 21, due to a seizure, caused by an oxycodone and codeine overdose.

Wallace is advancing the Juice WRLD brand by starting the Live Free 999 Foundation. This organization helps younger people dealing with mental health and drug addiction. This follows after Carmela received endless emails of fans reaching out to her, telling their stories of depression and drug addiction, and how Juice WRLD’s lyrics and story helped them.

That’s our objective with our foundation, Normalize the conversation, so it has to start with me,” she also added. “I hope it’s what he wanted, the legacy of healing. To let people know that you don’t have to suffer alone.”

Mental health is something that’s not really talked about in the Black community, Carmela Wallace is that voice for those who are afraid to speak or tell their story. Since the launching of the Live Free 999 Foundation, it has donated new musical instruments to Juice World’s former high school in Chicago Heights.

Juice WRLD has an everlasting impact within the realm of hip-hop. After his death, notable rappers and musicians began to speak out about drug addiction and mental health.

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Whitney Houston’s ‘I Will Always Love You’ Exceeds 1 Billion Views On YouTube

Late superstar Whitney Houston‘s 1992 hit “I Will Always Love You” has surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube.

“I Will Always Love You” becomes the fourth song and first solo artist song from the 1990s to reach the 1 billion view milestone.

Other songs from that era to join the “1 billion club” include Guns N’ Roses‘ “November Rain,” Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and The Cranberries‘ “Zombie.”

“I Will Always Love You” was originally written by Dolly Parton in 1973. However, the song’s popularity further increased after Houston recorded another version of “I Will Always Love You” for the 1992 film The Bodyguard.

Houston’s single spent a then-record-breaking 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and is also one of the bestselling singles of all time.

https://youtu.be/3JWTaaS7LdU

Mariah Carey Shares New Lyric Video For ‘Save The Day’ In Support Of PushBlack

Mariah Carey has shared a new lyric video for “Save The Day” in support of non-profit Black media organization PushBlack.

“Our country is at a critical moment in history, and I felt compelled to do what I could using my platform of music to encourage us all to take action,” Carey said in a statement. “My hope is that the ‘Save The Day’ video will serve as an inspiring message and spark meaningful dialogue and action across the country, for each of us to do our part to save the day.”

She added, “The lyrics of this song are all about doing your part to make a difference and highlighting the impact that each of us can make. Whether you’re an essential worker, a protestor, a student, a young parent making it work, or a first-time voter, we each have a duty to support our communities.”

“Save the Day,” featuring Lauryn Hill, is the first single from the Carey’s new two-disc compilation album, The Rarities.

The new animated video pays tribute to Breonna Taylor, Congressman John Lewis, trans activist and writer Raquel Willis, Sojourner Truth, Fredrick Douglass, and essential workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.

Watch here! https://youtu.be/LZ65DZdQ2Q4

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit From Michael Jackson Accuser In ‘Leaving Neverland’

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by one of the two men who alleged that Michael Jackson abused them as boys in HBO‘s controversial documentary Leaving Neverland.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Young found that James Safechuck could not sue the two corporations Jackson owned that are named as defendants in the lawsuit, MJJ Productions Inc. and MJJ Ventures Inc.

According to the judge, Safechuck’s lawsuit had not demonstrated that he had a relationship with the corporations that would have required them to protect him from Jackson.

“We are pleased that the court dismissed Mr. Safechuck’s case by ruling that he had no grounds to pursue such a lawsuit,” Jackson estate attorneys Howard Weitzman and Jonathan Steinsapir said in a statement.

This is the second time Safechuck’s case, filed in 2013, has been thrown out. A judge had dismissed it in 2017, but an appeals court revived it early this year after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law last year extending the statute of limitations and allowing those who claim they were sexually abused as children to file suits until age 40.

Safechuck and Wade Robson had accused the late pop star of abuse in last year’s Leaving Neverland documentary. Safechuck had alleged that Jackson abused him hundreds of times at his homes and on tour in the late 1980s and early 90s.

Black Eyed Peas Tease Video For Shakira Collab ‘Girl Like Me’

The Black Eyed Peas revealed about an upcoming music video for “Girl Like Me,” featuring Shakira and their new album, Translation, during their appearance at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards on Wednesday (October 21).

“To all the Shakira fans, the new video is coming,” Taboo told Billboard. “Because they’ve been telling us, ‘You’re taking too long with this video,’ so we apologize. Greatness takes a long time. I promise you it will be out.”

The trio of Taboo, apl.de.ap and J. Rey also shared details about their “Mamacita” performance with Ozuna.

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