Mette Towley
Mette Towley (born May 31, 1991), known professionally as METTE or Mette Narrative; is an American dancer, actress and singer. Early life and education Towley was born in Owatonna, Minnesota, and raised in Severn, Maryland, and Alexandria, Minnesota.Mette Towley, Dancer ''Westwood Westwood'', KHALILA DOUZE, March 12, 2019 Towley has a white father and a black mother, and self-identifies as . Her father is an engineer and her mother is an accountant. She was introduced to dance at age five at Baltimore School for the Arts< ...
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Owatonna, Minnesota
Owatonna ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,420 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County Free Fair in August. Interstate 35 in Minnesota, Interstate 35 and U.S. Highways U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota, 14 and U.S. Route 218#Minnesota, 218 are three of the main routes in the city. History Whites settled in the Owatonna area in 1853 around the Straight River (southern Minnesota), Straight River. Most of the white settlers were Yankee, Yankees from New England and Upstate New York The community was named after the Straight River,Upham, Warren (reprint, 2001)Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia/ref> which in the Dakota language is ''Wakpá Owóthaŋna''. A popular, but apocryphal, story is that the town is named after "Princess Owatonna", the daughter of local Native American Chief Wabena who was supposedly healed by a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' is an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. The show ran for nineteen seasons from September 8, 2003, to May 26, 2022, in which it broadcast 3,339 episodes. It was produced by Telepictures Productions. The majority of stations owned by NBC Owned Television Stations, along with Hearst Television and Tegna, served as the program's largest affiliate base. For its first five seasons, the show was taped in Studio 11 at NBC Studios in Burbank, California. From season 6 onwards, the show moved to being taped at Stage 1 on the nearby Warner Bros. lot. Since the beginning of the sixth season, ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' was broadcast in high definition. The show received 171 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and won 63 Daytime Emmy Awards as of 2022, including four for Outstanding Talk Show and seven for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment, making 11 total awards and surpassing the record held by '' The Oprah Winf ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ivor Novello Awards
The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Welsh entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and Musical composition, composing. They have been presented annually in London by the The Ivors Academy, Ivors Academy, formerly called the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, since 1956. Awards The awards are presented at two annual ceremonies known as The Ivors and The Ivors Composer Awards. *The Ivors take place each May and, as of 2020, are sponsored by Apple Music. They are recognised worldwide as the major platform for recognising and rewarding Britain and Ireland's songwriting and composing talents. The Ivors remain the only award ceremony in the musical calendar that is not influenced by publishers and record companies, but judged and presented by the writing community. *The Ivors Composer Awards take place each December and are sponsored by PRS for Music. They are broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The aw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benson Boone
Benson James Boone (born June 25, 2002) is an American singer. Born and raised in Monroe, Washington, he began his music career when he filled in for a friend at a talent show. Boone appeared on ''American Idol'' in early 2021, where he briefly competed before withdrawing voluntarily. He continued to gain popularity on TikTok and subsequently signed a contract with Night Street Records. Boone's debut single, "Ghost Town (Benson Boone song), Ghost Town", was released in October 2021 and charted in 16 countries. Boone has since released multiple successful singles, including "In the Stars (Benson Boone song), In the Stars" (April 2022) and "Beautiful Things (Benson Boone song), Beautiful Things" (January 2024), the latter topping the charts in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Norway, France, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand. It also became his first song to enter the top five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching number two. His debut studio album, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Griff (singer)
Sarah Faith Griffiths (born 21 January 2001), known professionally as Griff, is an English singer-songwriter. In 2019, she released her debut single, "Mirror Talk", through Warner Records. This was followed by her debut extended play of the same name, released later that year. Griff was named the Rising Star at the 2021 Brit Awards, becoming one of the youngest winners in the category at 20. Later that year, she released her debut mixtape, '' One Foot in Front of the Other'', to commercial success and critical acclaim. On 12 July 2024, Griff released her debut studio album, ''Vertigo''. Early life and education Griff was born on 21 January 2001 as Sarah Faith Griffiths, in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. Her father Mark Griffiths is the son of Jamaican immigrants who were part of the "Windrush generation" and her mother Kim is a first-generation migrant whose family moved to England amid the Vietnam War. Griff has stated that she feels "more in touch with my Vietnamese side". ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paramore
Paramore is an American rock band formed in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2004. Since 2017, the band's lineup includes lead vocalist Hayley Williams, lead guitarist Taylor York, and drummer Zac Farro. Williams and Farro are founding members of the group, while York, a high school friend of the original lineup, joined in 2007. The band has had multiple lineup changes, with Williams being the only constant member. The band was signed to Fueled by Ramen, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records (which is owned by Warner Music Group.) Williams was signed to Atlantic separately, as she was scouted when she was a teenager. They were the only label to let her stay in the band instead of going solo, but Atlantic said the rest of the band had to sign to Fueled by Ramen. The group's debut album, '' All We Know Is Falling'' (2005), reached number 30 on ''Billboard''s Heatseekers Chart in 2006 and number four on the UK Rock Chart in 2009. The band's second album, '' Riot!'' (2007) became a mai ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Eras Tour
The Eras Tour was the sixth concert tour by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It began in Glendale, Arizona, United States, on March 17, 2023, and concluded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on December 8, 2024. Spanning 149 shows in 51 cities across five continents, the Eras Tour had Impact of the Eras Tour, a large cultural and socioeconomic impact. It became the List of highest-grossing concert tours, highest-grossing tour of all time and the first to earn over $1 billion and $2 billion in revenue. Swift designed the tour as a retrospective tribute to Taylor Swift albums discography, all of her studio albums and their corresponding musical "eras". Running over 3.5 hours, the set list consisted of over 40 songs grouped into 10 Act (drama), acts that portrayed each album's mood and aesthetic. The show was revamped in May 2024 to incorporate her eleventh studio album, ''The Tortured Poets Department'' (2024). Critics praised the Eras Tour for its concept, p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, world's best-selling artists, the List of highest-grossing live music artists, highest-grossing performer, the List of music artists by net worth, richest female musician, and the first billionaire with music as the main income. Swift signed to Big Machine Records in 2005, debuting as a Country music, country singer with the albums ''Taylor Swift (album), Taylor Swift'' (2006) and ''Fearless (Taylor Swift album), Fearless'' (2008). The singles "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Love Story (Taylor Swift song), Love Story", and "You Belong with Me" found Crossover music, crossover success on Country radio, country and Contemporary hit radio, pop radio formats. She incorporated Rock music, rock on ''Speak Now'' (2010) and Electronic music, electronic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sam Gellaitry
Sam Gellaitry (born 6 January 1997) is a British record producer, DJ, and songwriter who is currently signed to Parlophone. Early life Gellaitry was born in Stirling in 1997. He comes from a family of musicians, with his mother previously playing in a band and his father owning a business that makes bagpipes. He was first exposed to electronic music through his brother, who listened to happy hardcore music. He left school at 16 and taught himself to produce, starting an entry level college course in sound production. Musical career Gellaitry first became known as a producer on the platform SoundCloud, before earning a record deal with XL Recordings at the age of 18. He later signed with Parlophone. He released a single in 2014 entitled "Powder". In 2015, Gellaitry released the EP ''Short Stories'', released on Soulection Records. He released three volumes of the ''Escapism'' series of EPs: ''Escapism'' was released in 2015, ''Escapism II'' was released in 2016 and ''Escapis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jessie Ware
Jessica Lois Ware (born 15 October 1984) is an English singer and songwriter. She came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album, '' Devotion'' (2012), which peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart and produced the single " Wildest Moments". Her second studio album, '' Tough Love'' (2014), reached number nine in the UK and produced the singles " Tough Love" and " Say You Love Me". Her third studio album, ''Glasshouse'' (2017), reached number seven in the UK. Ware pivoted to a disco influenced sound for her fourth studio album, '' What's Your Pleasure?'' (2020), which was released to critical acclaim, reached number three in the UK, and produced the singles " Spotlight", " Save a Kiss" and " Remember Where You Are". Her fifth studio album, '' That! Feels Good!'' (2023), produced the single " Free Yourself" and reached number three in the UK, as well as peaking at number sixteen in the Top Album Sales chart in the US. Ware has received accolades includin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |