Filipino-American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo is dominating major streaming charts everywhere with her debut single "Drivers License" and has broken the all-time U.S. Spotify record for the biggest single-day streamed song.
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Hope Darst album cover, 2020
Newcomer Hope Darst had a successful debut single in 2020 with the anthem “Peace Be Still” and said the song “rescued” her during one of her lowest points. Peace Be Still hit No. 1 on the iTunes Top 40 U.S. Christian & Gospel Albums Chart upon its release and continued to be a Christian radio favorite throughout a tumultuous 2020. When I look back at the timing of God, I m actually really grateful that I put a record out this year because I was able to put out a record that, I hope when people listen to it, they can sense there s 39 years of life in that record, there s 39 years of wisdom. Of having walked out really hard seasons with the Lord,” Darst told The Christian Post.
Hillcrest Center for the Arts
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Live Standup Comedy on the Hill returns Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the 8:00 pm.
A BRAND NEW GIANT 40-Foot Inflatable Screen will reflect the projection of the Drive-In Edition to those in the parking lot of Conejo Creek South at 1300 E Janss Rd in Thousand Oaks, California. Audience members can enjoy this setting with sound from their car’s FM Radio, or they can stay at home and attend via Zoom or YouTube Live. January’s lineup includes Dwayne Perkins, Andy Hendrickson, Karen Rontowski and Forrest Shaw. Professional local comedian Jason Love hosts and produces this monthly show in collaboration with the Hillcrest Center for the Arts. The brand new screen is a professional drive-in inflatable screen, forty feet wide by 22 feet high. The bottom of the screen sits ten feet above the ground to afford a perfect view for all cars to see the entire screen. In from of the screen is a stage for the comics to
Mariah Carey Hilariously Responds to Christmas Ornament Made in Her Likeness E! 12/19/2020
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On Thursday, Dec. 17, CNN Politics Senior Campaign Editor
Kyle Blaine tweeted a photo of a Christmas ornament made in the pop diva s likeness. The figure sports glittering gold hair and wears a red and white belted dress and Santa hat while kneeling an homage to the cover of her 1994 album
Merry Christmas, which contains Carey s classic song, All I Want for Christmas Is You. Blaine wrote, My husband and I exchange ornaments every year and this year he got me @MariahCarey which is very festive!
The singer herself responded, This is. Not approved [neutral face emoji] (But it s the thought that counts).