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Big changes are coming to Instagram. Starting today, the social media platform will start hiding “likes.” The company is testing to see if whether reducing popularity contests will make a safer online environment for users. The CEO of Instagram says that they want the site to “feel more like a conversation, than a competition.” -@ChirlGirl
The Box Office Battle was won this weekend by Lionsgate’s The World War II movie “Midway” office with an estimated $17.5 million, featuring Luke Evans. “The Shining” sequel, “Doctor Sleep,” came in second place. The movie was projected to bring in around $25 million, but it turned out no one wanted to sit through an […]
The Queen City is being led by a Queen, again! Tuesday night, Democrat Vi Lyles claimed victory in her re-election as Charlotte’s mayor . Lyles was won big victory over Republican candidate David Michael Rice. Lyles is the first mayor to win a second term in the QC since Anthony Foxx in 2011. Vi Lyles said: […]
Did you catch this skit on Saturday Night Live? You know that you have REALLY made when you are mentioned on SNL! Check out the actors burping out Genwine’s song “Pony!” Hilarious! -ChirlGirl
A Black News Channel is launching on November 15th. The new channel will give more than 33 million homes access to 24/7 programming, with a “FUBU” type theme, as in “by Black people for Black people.” BNC will be the only 24-hour news network aimed at Black Viewers. -@ChirlGirl
Trap Karaoke has been popping up all over the Hip-Hop community. WE all know how regular Karaoke works. Everybody singing and usually drinking and making great memories. Trap Karaoke is all of that with some rachet and turnt up music thrown in! The audience tries to get chosen by the host and then they are […]
Get ready the 2019 American Music Guild’s Heritage Awards are coming to Charlotte! It’s this Saturday, Nov. 9th at 3:30pm, at Ovens Auditorium, 2700 E. Independence Blvd. And Regina Belle and Montell Jordan have been tapped to host! They will present 25 awards in to artists in a variety of categories. The Heritage Awards were […]
Today is the day to give some a dollar. That’s just 4 quarters and doesn’t seem like much these days, but there are still some pretty cool things that you can get for a dollar. Here’s a few things that you can buy for $1: 1-A small cup of coffee from McDonalds. 2-A new razor every […]
Did you know that Snoop Dogg was coming to the QC? He is! Calvin Broadus, as his Mama calls him, will bringing the west coast G Funk to North Cacalack. Check him out at The Fillmore on December 18th. Don’t miss this OG of Hip Hop doing his thing live in Charlotte! -@ChirlGirl
Vocalist, actress and Gastonia native Maria Howell is the opening act for Charlotte’s newest jazz club. Maria Howell Maria Howell, who broke in to show business by appearing as the choir soloist in The Color Purple is coming home to appear at Charlotte’s newest jazz club, Middle C, located at 300 S. Brevard Street. The […]
Raphael Saadiq’s new song “Something Keeps Calling” it killing it on the charts! The former member of Tony Toni Tone, is celebrating his first solo number one song on the Urban AC Charts this week! “Jimmy Lee” is Saadiq’s first album since 2011 and is self-produced. -@ChirlGirl
Amateur night is back at the historic Apollo Theater! HBO is giving aspiring singers a chance to do their thing at its Amateur Night Contest, in conjunction with an upcoming documentary about The Apollo. Contestants entered on-line by tweeting videos of their act and were selected by judges. The show will also feature footage of […]