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Teddy Swims makes Billboard chart history with Lose Control

Monday, April 21 by ABC News

Teddy Swims' "Lose Control" first debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2023 and it hasn't lost control of the chart yet. In fact, it's just broken a major record set by The Weeknd."Lose Control" is now the song that has spent the... Read More.

Judge calls out militarys history of discrimination in blocking Trumps transgender soldier ban

Wednesday, March 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's attempt to ban transgender people from military service continues an unfortunate history of the armed services excluding marginalized people from the "privilege of serving," a federal judge wrote Tuesday night.In a 79-page decision, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes blocked the... Read More.

Lady Gaga makes dance chart history, sends 10 Mayhem songs onto the Hot 100

Wednesday, March 19 by ABC News

Lady Gaga's album Mayhem didn't just top the Billboard 200 album chart — it's all over the Billboard Hot 100, as well.Ten songs from the new album arrive on the tally, starting with the Bruno Mars collab "Die With a Smile"... Read More.

Today in Throwback History… Rick Astley!

Wednesday, March 12 by Throwback Nation

Today marks a big moment in pop culture history… and certainly, in Throwback Nation history! Rick Astley’s song “Never Gonna Give You Up” hit No. 1 in the U.S. on March 12, 1988, and it stayed there for two weeks. It also topped the charts in... Read More.

Georgia family fights centuries of history and US law to keep their home

Monday, March 3 by ABC News

(SPARTA, Ga.) -- History tells us that the railroad helped put America on the right track, when trains started moving people and goods across the country in the 1800s. They were yesterday’s highways, making it possible to traverse the nation in four days instead... Read More.

Oscars 2025: Paul Tazewell makes history as first Black man to win best costume design

Sunday, March 2 by ABC News

Paul Tazewell won best costume design for Wicked at the 2025 Oscars, a history-making win for the costume designer. He has become the first Black man to win in the category and the second Black person overall, following Ruth E. Carter's win for Black Panther and its sequel."This is... Read More.

Triple play: How Billy Joels 2025 tour will make history

Tuesday, February 25 by ABC News

Billy Joel is booked and busy this year, with solo concerts and co-headlining dates with Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart and Sting booked all over the U.S. and overseas. But three of those concerts will give him another entry in the live performance history books.According to Read More.

Taylor Swift makes history with fifth Global Recording Artist of the Year title

Tuesday, February 18 by ABC News

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry represents the recording music industry worldwide and just handed its biggest annual title to Taylor Swift for the fifth time.Taylor has officially been named the IFPI's Global Recording Artist of the Year 2024. Not... Read More.

From New Kids on the Block to Kendrick Lamar: A modern Super Bowl halftime history

Friday, February 7 by ABC News

When Kendrick Lamar takes the stage for the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, he'll become the first solo hip-hop artist to headline the show, proving that the event has come a long way since its humble beginnings.The idea of having current big-name pop,... Read More.

Ed Sheeran dines with a king, makes history with concert in the South Asian country of Bhutan

Monday, January 27 by ABC News

Ed Sheeran made history on Jan. 24 when he became the first international artist to perform in the South Asian nation of Bhutan."What a gig, what a country, what a beautiful place with incredible people," Ed wrote Read More.

Elapses size of San Francisco: LA fires carve mark on history

Thursday, January 16 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County on Thursday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.Over the last nine days, seven fires have broken out across the nation's second-largest metropolitan region, ravaging a combined area bigger than... Read More.

Altadenas diverse history at risk as LA fires continue to burn

Wednesday, January 15 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) -- The destruction caused by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, which has destroyed more than 14,117 acres across the region in the last week, is threatening Altadena’s rich and diverse history that captures the plight, success and perseverance of the... Read More.

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