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Team Fortress 2 Update from December 16, 2024
A new update for Team Fortress 2 has been released. Upon restarting the game, the update will automatically apply. Key updates include: Added the missing No Gloves style for the Consigliere’s Coverup Added missing Versus Saxton Hale kill icons Included additional tournament medals Resolved overlapping issues of Taunt: Curtain Call voice lines with other Spy...
Amanda Seyfried Believes Ariana Grande Was ‘Destined to Be’ Glinda in ‘Wicked’
Amanda Seyfried attends the Los Angeles Finale Event for Hulu’s “The Dropout” at Paramount Theatre on April 11, 2022 in Los Angeles. Amy Sussman/GI Ariana Grande has brought the magic to Wicked as Glinda the Good Witch — and even snagged a Golden Globe nomination for her performance. One person who is particularly happy for...
Cyanhill Music & DJ ZHANGYE Present the ‘CHINA EDM Vol.1’ Compilation at Amsterdam’s Escape deLux Nightclub
CORSAK Courtesy of CORSAK In the world of electronic dance music, the West has long led the way with its frequent collaborations, driving technical advancements and making electronic music culture popular worldwide. Inspired by Western electronic music culture, ZHANGYE, in collaboration with Cyanhill Music, has created the CHINA EDM Vol.1 compilation, marking a new chapter...
Barbra Streisand Commends ‘Amazing’ Gracie Abrams After Discovering Her on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Barbra Streisand at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on Feb. 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Michael Buckner for Variety Gracie Abrams had lots of new eyes on her during her Saturday Night Live musical-guest debut over the weekend, including Barbra Streisand‘s — and Babs...
Japanese Nu-Metal Band HANABIE Reflects on Lollapalooza & How International Festivals Inspired Their ‘Bucchigiri Tokyo’ EP
HANABIE Ayaka Horiuchi HANABIE. is an all-woman nu-metal band made up of vocalist Yukina, guitarist and vocalist Matsuri, bassist and backup vocalist Hettsu, and drummer Chika. Although it’s been less than a year and a half since their debut, they were performing at overseas metal festivals even before they debuted, and in 2024 they played...
Wagakki Band Expresses Gratitude at Final Show Before Hiatus, Promises to Reunite with Fans
Wagakki Band Keiko Tanabe Wagakki Band’s Japan Tour 2024 THANKS – Yasou no Oto – came to a close on Dec. 10 at Tokyo Garden Theater. This year marks the eight-member group’s 10th anniversary, and in January it announced that the band would go on indefinite hiatus at the end of the year. With this...
AI Talks Teams Up With Zedd for ‘Dragonball DAIMA’ Ending Theme & Plans for 25th Anniversary
AI Courtesy Photo With the 25th anniversary of her debut rapidly approaching, AI has announced various tie-ins and collaborations starting in November 2024. Her latest song is “NAKAMA,” the ending theme to the latest anime series Dragonball DAIMA. AI has loved the Dragonball series since she was a young girl, and she talked with Billboard...
Introducing the Winners of Billboard’s 2024 Fan-Voted Favorites
ATEEZ KQ ENTERTAINMENT 2024 is coming to an end, and Billboard reminisced on some of the top moments of the year with your help. Fans worldwide took part in Billboard’s 2024 Fan-Voted Favorites polls, and the results arrived on Monday (Dec. 16). With 53.86% of the votes, Coldplay won the fan-favorite tour in 2024, beating Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Nicki...
Chappell Roan Shares Her Major Wardrobe Malfunction Just Before Her ‘SNL’ Performance
Chappell Roan gave a standout performance on Saturday Night Live when she served as musical guest in November, but according to the pop star, the live showcase was seconds away from a fashion disaster. While speaking to Nardwuar for a life-spanning interview published Monday (Dec. 16), Roan opened up about the major wardrobe malfunction that...
Spears & Bits
В играх часто используется паттерн упаковки булевых значений в биты. Это удобно для оптимизации памяти и ускорения выполнения массовых проверок. Например, такие проверки могут включать нахождение игрока в тайле, определение доступности клеток на четырех‑ или шестигранной сетке, или другие пространственные проверки, которые необходимо выполнять быстро. Это не ракетостроение, но когда профайлер показал одну из таких функций в числе горячих, мне стало интересно, как именно она работает и можно ли...
The Witcher in Concert — Coming Soon!
Next year marks the grand celebration of the 10th anniversary of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt! What better way to honor a decade of thrilling quests and monster vanquishing than with a key element of the game – its music! The Witcher in Concert will be a groundbreaking fusion of state-of-the-art visuals and gameplay from...
Olivia Rodrigo Donates Over $2 Million from Guts World Tour Proceeds to Global Charities
Olivia Rodrigo performs at the Philippine Arena in Manila. Miles Leavitt Olivia Rodrigo is leaving the countries she visited on the Guts World Tour better than she found them. As announced Tuesday (Dec. 17), the 21-year-old pop star is donating a hefty chunk of her net proceeds from ticket sales to charities all over the...
André 3000 Reveals He’s Still Making Beats and Rhymes, But Flute Is His Current Passion: ‘I Enjoy This’
André 3000 performs on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on December 16, 2024. Todd Owyoung/NBC André 3000 stopped by The Tonight Show on Monday night (Dec. 16) to chat with host Jimmy Fallon about his right-turn into the world of jazz and perform a rendition of one of the songs from his Grammy-nominated solo...
Jonas Brothers Added to the Lineup for ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2025′
Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas of Jonas Brothers perform on day 3 of Festival d’été de Québec on July 6, 2024 in Quebec City, Quebec. Barry Brecheisen/WireImage The Jonas Brothers are getting ready to ring in the new year, joining the star-studded Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2025. The...
Aphex Twin Releases Unexpected Compilation, ‘Music from the Merch Desk (2016-2023)’
Aphex Twin performs during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 25, 2008 in Indio, Calif. Charley Gallay/Getty Images Enigmatic English electronic extraordinaire Aphex Twin (aka Richard D. James) has released a surprise compilation album, with Music from the Merch Desk (2016–2023) collecting a number of limited...
Waxahatchee Returns to NPR’s Tiny Desk After a Decade
Waxahatchee Molly Matalon After more than a decade away from the iconic performing space, Katie Crutchfield has brought Waxahatchee back to NPR‘s Tiny Desk Concert series. Appearing in support of her latest album, the Grammy-nominated Tiger’s Blood, Crutchfield ran through a five song set which included three tracks from her latest record, alongside the recent...
Team Fortress 2 Update from December 16, 2024
A new update for Team Fortress 2 has been released. Upon restarting the game, the update will automatically apply. Key updates include: Added the missing No Gloves style for the Consigliere’s Coverup Added missing Versus Saxton Hale kill icons Included additional tournament medals Resolved overlapping issues of Taunt: Curtain Call voice lines with other Spy...
Amanda Seyfried Believes Ariana Grande Was ‘Destined to Be’ Glinda in ‘Wicked’
Amanda Seyfried attends the Los Angeles Finale Event for Hulu’s “The Dropout” at Paramount Theatre on April 11, 2022 in Los Angeles. Amy Sussman/GI Ariana Grande has brought the magic to Wicked as Glinda the Good Witch — and even snagged a Golden Globe nomination for her performance. One person who is particularly happy for...
Cyanhill Music & DJ ZHANGYE Present the ‘CHINA EDM Vol.1’ Compilation at Amsterdam’s Escape deLux Nightclub
CORSAK Courtesy of CORSAK In the world of electronic dance music, the West has long led the way with its frequent collaborations, driving technical advancements and making electronic music culture popular worldwide. Inspired by Western electronic music culture, ZHANGYE, in collaboration with Cyanhill Music, has created the CHINA EDM Vol.1 compilation, marking a new chapter...
Barbra Streisand Commends ‘Amazing’ Gracie Abrams After Discovering Her on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Barbra Streisand at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on Feb. 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Michael Buckner for Variety Gracie Abrams had lots of new eyes on her during her Saturday Night Live musical-guest debut over the weekend, including Barbra Streisand‘s — and Babs...
Japanese Nu-Metal Band HANABIE Reflects on Lollapalooza & How International Festivals Inspired Their ‘Bucchigiri Tokyo’ EP
HANABIE Ayaka Horiuchi HANABIE. is an all-woman nu-metal band made up of vocalist Yukina, guitarist and vocalist Matsuri, bassist and backup vocalist Hettsu, and drummer Chika. Although it’s been less than a year and a half since their debut, they were performing at overseas metal festivals even before they debuted, and in 2024 they played...
Wagakki Band Expresses Gratitude at Final Show Before Hiatus, Promises to Reunite with Fans
Wagakki Band Keiko Tanabe Wagakki Band’s Japan Tour 2024 THANKS – Yasou no Oto – came to a close on Dec. 10 at Tokyo Garden Theater. This year marks the eight-member group’s 10th anniversary, and in January it announced that the band would go on indefinite hiatus at the end of the year. With this...
AI Talks Teams Up With Zedd for ‘Dragonball DAIMA’ Ending Theme & Plans for 25th Anniversary
AI Courtesy Photo With the 25th anniversary of her debut rapidly approaching, AI has announced various tie-ins and collaborations starting in November 2024. Her latest song is “NAKAMA,” the ending theme to the latest anime series Dragonball DAIMA. AI has loved the Dragonball series since she was a young girl, and she talked with Billboard...
Introducing the Winners of Billboard’s 2024 Fan-Voted Favorites
ATEEZ KQ ENTERTAINMENT 2024 is coming to an end, and Billboard reminisced on some of the top moments of the year with your help. Fans worldwide took part in Billboard’s 2024 Fan-Voted Favorites polls, and the results arrived on Monday (Dec. 16). With 53.86% of the votes, Coldplay won the fan-favorite tour in 2024, beating Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Nicki...
Chappell Roan Shares Her Major Wardrobe Malfunction Just Before Her ‘SNL’ Performance
Chappell Roan gave a standout performance on Saturday Night Live when she served as musical guest in November, but according to the pop star, the live showcase was seconds away from a fashion disaster. While speaking to Nardwuar for a life-spanning interview published Monday (Dec. 16), Roan opened up about the major wardrobe malfunction that...








