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A pop superstar singer-songwriter is making chart history. Taylor Swift is now the first artist to lock down the top ten spots of the Billboard Hot 100 in one week. "Anti-Hero" tops the list and is only contested by other songs from her latest record. The previous record holder was Drake, who managed to score nine of the ten spots with last year's "Certified Lover Boy."
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-all-hot-100-top-10-anti-hero-1235163664/
What would Christmas be without Hallmark Christmas movies? Starting this holiday season, you can find them streaming on Peacock. Peacock announced yesterday that it's teaming up with Hallmark Media to feature programming from its family networks. That will include 40 new Hallmark Christmas movies, which will be available to view on Peacock all season long. Hallmark programming begins on Peacock tomorrow.
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/peacock-hallmark-movies-christmas-branded-hub-1235418523/
According to a new report, the plans of two Saturday Night Live stars to rehab a Staten Island ferry may get scuttled. Colin Jost and former cast member Pete Davidson were part of a group who purchased the 300-foot ferry known as the John F. Kennedy, with a plan to convert it to an entertainment venue. The Daily News now says ferry workers claim between asbestos and cockroaches, the 57-year old vessel may not be salvageable. Despite the best intentions of the two Staten Island natives, the report says bringing the Kennedy up to snuff for any future plans will cost millions.
Bruce Springsteen is admitting he sometimes wears a hearing aid. Springsteen, who is now 73, said in a radio interview that a life in rock n' roll damaged his hearing. And he's not alone. According to The National Institute on Deafness, almost 29-million adults in the U.S. could benefit from using hearing aids. This comes as the FTC allowed for over-the-counter sales of hearing aids this month.
Mariah Carey is ushering in the holiday season with a new clip. Carey posted a short video on social media last night that shows her in a Wicked Witch Halloween costume, and then turning into the Queen of Christmas as the calendar flips to November 1st. Dressed in her Santa outfit, Carey hits her famous high notes as she squeals "It's time," and then, for the first of many times this season, her holiday classic begins to play. According to Billboard, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey is the most popular holiday song of all time.
An eight-year-old boy has made it to the top of El Capitan, a three-thousand foot vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park. Sam Baker's dad Joe posted about the accomplishment on Facebook on Friday. Sam and Joe started their more than half-mile journey up El Capitan last Monday. Sam is the youngest person to reach the top of El Capitan.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/30/boy-eight-climbs-el-capitan-yosemite