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• WalletHub’s annual report on the best and worst cities for an active lifestyle has just come out.
• They compared the 100 biggest U.S. cities on 35 key factors, including the average monthly gym fee and hiking trails per capita.
• For 2024, the best city for an active lifestyle is Honolulu, Hawaii, while the worst is North Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Source: WalletHub

• The night before the GRAMMYs honors music’s biggest night, the Special Merit Awards will honor a special group
• Gladys Knight, N.W.A., Tammy Wynette and Donna Summer are among this year’s crop of Lifetime Achievement Award honorees
• The Recording Academy rep Harvey Mason, Jr cited the group’s “impact (which) resonated with generations worldwide”
• Source: GRAMMY.com

Mariah Carey Looks Forward To "New Beginnings" After Split: Things are looking up for Mariah Carey. As the songstress stepped into 2024, she shared a picture of herself featuring her so-called “bad side” with the caption, “New Year, new beginnings.”

We told you last week about the incredible lineup for this year's show, and two last-minute additions to this year's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest" yesterday are taking an already incredible show up a few notches.

U2 Cover's Darlene Love Holiday Hit At Las Vegas Sphere: U2 paid homage to Darlene Love by covering “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” for the first time in almost 36 years at the Las Vegas Sphere Friday night.

Mariah Carey Stops By Library Of Congress For Holiday Hit Honor: Mariah Carey made a cameo in D.C. Thursday when she breezed into the Library of Congress, following the induction of the iconic Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas is You" into the 2023 National Recording Registry

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For better or worse, “All I Want For Christmas” has become the modern-day musical signal that the holidays are here. 

• Barbra Streisand will receive the 2024 SAG Lifetime Achievement Award at the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
• The awards show will be broadcast on Netflix on February 24th
• The SAG Lifetime Achievement Award is given to actors who show the “finest ideals of the acting profession”
• Barbra Streisand has two Academy Awards, eight GRAMMYs, five Emmys, and one honorary Tony
• Source: Billboard

• Depeche Mode Gets Their Own Day In Los Angeles 
• Nikki Sixx Gives Update On New Motley Crue Music 
• Michael McDonald To Release Memoir With Paul Reiser

• Jeffrey Foskett, a longtime member of The Beach Boys, has passed away at the age of 67
• Brian Wilson paid tribute to the late rocker on social media, calling him “one of the most talented guys I ever knew”
• Foskett joined the band after playing in Mike Love’s Endless Summer Band and stayed on until 2019
• Source: Ultimate Classic Rock

Mariah Carey is getting gold and platinum presents this Christmas. The Recording Industry Association of America has awarded the singer four new certifications.

• Music lovers and collectors can buy a piece of music history as of today, as anotherblock is unveiling a rare recording
• The first-ever studio recording of Michael Jackson, “Big Boy (One-Derful Version),” has been released featuring an eight-year-old future pop megastar
• The late singer’s mother, Katherine Jackson, worked with producers and plans to give a portion of proceeds to the Legacy Foundation
• Source: The Music Universe

The first trailer for the biopic "Bob Marley: One Love" has been released. 

• The 46th Kennedy Center Honors celebrated artistic talents including Dionne Warwick, Renee Fleming, Queen Latifah, Barry Gibb, and actor Billy Crystal
• The event honors individuals for their artistic influence on American culture and will be broadcast on CBS on Wednesday, December 27th
• The tribute to Dionne Warwick featured her collaboration with Burt Bacharach and Hal David and included performances by various artists
• Queen Latifah became the first female rapper to receive the award, while Billy Crystal was the first comedian honored since Bob Hope in 1985
• President Biden emphasized the importance of performing arts in reflecting American identity and diversity
• Source: Variety

• Mariah Carey’s "All I Want for Christmas Is You" reclaims the top spot on the Billboard Global 200 chart
• Holiday classics like Wham!’s "Last Christmas" and Brenda Lee’s "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree" are ranked at number two and number four on the same chart
• "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was released in 1994 and has spent a total of 14 weeks at number one so far
• The song has only become more popular as time has gone on, spending four weeks at number one in 2020 and 2021, and five weeks at number one in 2022
• Meanwhile, Brenda Lee's "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree" hit number one on the U.S. focused Billboard Hot 100 chart, 65 years after its debut
• Source: Billboard

• Hall & Oates fans were shocked to learn the band seems to be at odds following a new legal motion
• Daryl Hall has reportedly filed a restraining order to stop John Oates’ sale of his half of their act
• The order would force the duo back into arbitration, while Oates posted a Thanksgiving message that some believe is directed at Hall
• Source: Consequence

• Cher recently admitted she couldn’t contain her excitement when one fellow-legend agreed to be on her new album
• “Isn’t She Lovely” icon Stevie Wonder is set to appear on Cher’s new holiday album “Christmas”
• Also on the album, the GRAMMY-winner will sing lead on a famous song she once performed back up for… “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
• Source: UPI

• In response to the wildfires in Maui, Walmart and the Salvation Army collaborated to bring holiday cheer to Lahaina by donating 35-thousand toys to affected children and organizing a festive celebration.
• The effort included an event at a local elementary school, where students and staff received toys and gift cards, uplifting the community's spirits.
• Additionally, Walmart held a Winter Wonderland Toy Shopping Spree, allowing over 18-hundred local children and their families to select free toys.
• Source: GOOD NEWS NETWORK

• The 2023 Billboard Music Awards took place last night
• Taylor Swift won 10 awards last night…bringing her total career wins to 39...while Drake won five awards…bringing his total career wins to 39 as well! Morgan Wallen won the most awards with 11
• Big performances included Tate McRae, Mariah Carey, Stray Kids, Morgan Wallen, New Jeans, Karol G, Peso Pluma, and Bebe Rexha with David Guetta
• Swift won Top Artist, Morgan Wallen won Top Male Artist, Karol G won Top Latin Female Artist and Top Latin Touring Artist, NewJeans for Top Global K-Pop Artist
• Mariah won the Chart Achievement Award for her hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You”
• Source: Billboard