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Rihanna Is RIAA’s Most Certified Artist For Digital Songs At 124 Million
JAY-Z And His Mom Set-Up Scholarship Fund
The Shawn Carter Foun- dation Scholarship provides financial support to high school students as well as un- dergraduate students enter- ing college for the first time. The purpose of the scholar- ship is to help under-served students who may not be eli- gible for other scholarships.
Students who have either graduated from high school or earned their G.E.D. may apply. Minimum grade point average is 2.0. Students must have a strong desire to go to college and earn their degree. Students must also have a de- sire to give back to their com- munities.
Students up to age 25 may
Shawn ‘JAY-Z’ Carter and his mom, Gloria Carter.
apply. The scholarship can be used for tuition, room and board, books, fees and other college-related expenses.
All high school seniors, un- dergraduate students at two- year or four-year institutions
and vocational or trade school students are eligible.
The deadline for this scholarship is on April 30th, and the award amount ranges from $1,500 – $2,500.
According to the Recording Industry Association of Amer- ica (RIAA), Rihanna is the most certified artist for Digital Songs of all time.
The honor places Rihanna as the top artist in the history of the Digital Song chart with 124 million certified units. Taylor Swift follows with 108.5 mil- lion and Eminem with 107.5 million.
Last month, Rihanna earned the recognition of being the female artist to hit 2 billion streams at Apple Music.
Upon hearing the great news, Rihanna went on her Instagram page to thank the fans for helping her achieve such a prestigious honor.
"I’m grateful for this honor! Thank you God, and thank you to my fans and supporters for holding me down and pro-
Rihanna took to Instagram to say she was grateful for the honor.
pelling me forward throughout the years!" she wrote.
Meanwhile, on the music front, Rihanna and rising R&B singer H.E.R. are report- edly working on "secret proj- ects" together.
JAY-Z To Appear On Netflix’s David Letterman Show
JAY-Z rarely gives inter- views. However, David Let- terman tapped the music legend to be on an episode of his Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduc- tion.
In a clip released by the streaming giant, JAY talks about what makes a good emcee.
Jay-Z's edition of My
Next Guest Needs No Intro- duction with David Letter-
man debuts April 6 on Net- flix.
John Legend’s ‘Jesus Christ, Superstar Live’ Gets Top Ratings
L&HHNY’s Safaree Robbed At Gunpoint
Love & Hip Hop NY’s, Sa- faree Samuels says that he was robbed at gunpoint in New Jersey early Monday.
The alleged incident oc- curred before Samuels, 36, sat down for an interview with Angie Martinez in New York.
In a short clip posted to In- stagram, the rapper, nearly in tears, told the radio host, “I just got robbed at gunpoint.”
“A couple hours ago ... Two
Safaree was near tears about his scary experience.
dudes with guns just ran up on me. Had me face down to the floor with a gun to my head. They just took every- thing,” he explained to Mar- tinez.
“It is what it is. They took everything,” he contin- ued with great emphasis on the last word. He did call the cops, saying that police are working on it and for him not to say too much until they “figure things out.
The cast of Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert, starring John Legend.
NBC’s Easter Sunday special presentation of Jesus Christ Su- perstar Live in Concert was a big hit. According to Deadline, the musical drew in 9.6 million viewers and a 1.7 rating (adults 18-49, Live + Same Day).
The John Legend-pro- duced rock opera beat out an- other music-based program. ABC’s American Idol only brought in 7.4 million viewers and a 1.6 rating in the demo at 8-10 pm.
M.A.C. Cosmetics To Release ‘Aaliyah’ Collection This Summer
M.A.C Cosmetics’ latest artist-inspired collaboration will take over your makeup looks next season. According to The Cut, Aaliyah’s capsule will finally be available for purchase on the world wide web and at retail locations on June 20 and June 21, respec- tively.
“Aaliyah lives on in a makeup collection influenced by her groundbreaking work in music and film,” an Insta- gram statement from M.A.C. reads. The Cut also notes that the “One In A Million” singer’s inspiration will pro-
Aaliyah was a late 90s icon. She was killed in a plane crash in 2001
duce a “90s glam” look, teas- ing a nude lipstick and a
warm-toned palette.
eyeshadow
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