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When you hear the name Ritt Momney, you can’t help but relate it to American politician Mitt Romney. So, what’s with the music name? “There’s not much inspiration behind it honestly. Ritt Momney started as a band with some of my friends and I in high school. Mitt Romney is a big guy in Utah and he is pretty popular there where I live. It was just a stupid little [moment where we decided] ‘Let’s call it Ritt Momney.’ Then, it just stuck from there, so [there’s] not much of a story behind it,” Jack Rutter, the man behind the Salt Lake City-based music project said in a Zoom interview with Music Geek. But it wasn’t the music name that made him popular like the politician. Ritt Momney’s rework of Corinne Bailey Rae’s “Put Your Records On” is now a certified smash hit worldwide including the Philippines. His viral rendition of the song has amassed over 300 million combined streams worldwide. The sleeper hit that catapulted the 21-year-old producer and singer-songwriter into global ... » Learn More about Ritt Momney and his smash hit cover

Earl Simmons, better known as rap musician DMX, performs on the main stage at the Woodstock music and arts festival in Rome, New York, U.S. July 23, 1999. REUTERS/Joe Traver/File Photo NEW YORK – American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday, People magazine said, after suffering a heart attack during what media reports said was a drug overdose. He was 50 years old. The chart-topping artist’s songs included “Party Up (Up in Here)” and “X Gon’ Give It To Ya.” His career had been marked by legal troubles and prison time. “We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50 years old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days,” his family wrote in a statement quoted by the magazine. DMX collapsed at home, his family had said, and was taken to a New York hospital where his former manager said he had been ... » Learn More about Rapper, actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50

NEW YORK - American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday (April 9), People magazine said, after suffering a heart attack during what media reports said was a drug overdose. He was 50 years old. The chart-topping artist's songs included Party Up (Up in Here) and X Gon' Give It To Ya. His career had been marked by legal troubles and prison time. "We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50 years old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days," his family wrote in a statement quoted by the magazine. DMX collapsed at home, his family had said, and was taken to a New York hospital where his former manager said he had been placed on life support with no brain activity. Celebrity publications TMZ and Billboard said he overdosed on drugs triggering a heart attack. Growing up in Yonkers, New York, DMX ... » Learn More about Rapper, actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dies at 50

The four include Banh Mi Queen - Madame Khanh owned by Nguyen Thi Loc, famed for being the "Banh Mi” queen, in Hoi An city of the central province of Quang Nam. Attracting tourists far and wide as well as locals alike, Loc's shop is located 15 minutes north of the Thu Bon river and has been serving up her deliciously "banh mi” for more than 30 years. The second is a "Pho” (noodle soup) restaurant called Pho Gia Truyen Bat Dan at 49 Bat Dan street in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district. Known for its clear, simple yet hearty soup, Pho Gia Truyen’s pho is packed with fresh vegetables and meat that simply puts it a cut above the rest. In the list is also Ngoc Suong Seafood & Bar in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. Armed with four generations of culinary ingenuity and innovation as well as sleek and modern interiors, Ngoc Suong Seafood and Bar is a welcomed and obvious contender in the inaugural collection. The last Vietnamese restaurant entering the collection is Pizza 4P’s. Pizza 4P’s ... » Learn More about Four Vietnamese well-known diners named Asia’s 50 best restaurants

Hong Kong restaurant The Chairman has taken top honours at the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021 awards ceremony. The results were announced via a virtual ceremony today (Mar 25) and streamed to a global audience. Launched in 2009, The Chairman is renowned for its ingredient-driven Cantonese cuisine. This big win saw it cement its place as the first Hong Kong restaurant to claim the No 1 spot, as well as earning the coveted double titles of The Best Restaurant in Asia and The Best Restaurant in China. After holding the No 1 spot for two consecutive years, chef Julien Royer's Odette moved to No 2 while retaining the title of The Best Restaurant in Singapore. Rounding up the top three was Japan’s Den, which saw it win the title of The Best Restaurant in Japan for a fourth successive year. Now in its ninth edition, the 2021 list boasted 11 first-time entries, including a new restaurant in Vietnam – a country last represented in the list in 2013, and two re-entries. Hong Kong ... » Learn More about Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021: Hong Kong’s The Chairman takes top spot, Singapore’s Odette is No 2

This Sept. 2, 2020, photo, provided by Big Hit Entertainment, shows BTS members posing for photos during an online media day event held in Seoul to showcase the release of “Dynamite.” Big Hit Entertainment via The Korea Herald/Asia News Network SEOUL — The megahit BTS single “Dynamite” has tied the 2012 viral sensation “Gangnam Style” for the longest charting song by a South Korean act on Billboard’s main singles chart. The disco-pop number, released in August, jumped eight notches to No. 26 on the weekly Hot 100 chart, refreshed Tuesday (US time). This marks the song’s 31st consecutive week on the chart, equaling the record set by singer-producer Psy’s “Gangnam Style” in 2012. Since its release, the septet’s first English song topped the main singles chart three times and has remained in the top 50. Its Hot 100 ranking has gained fresh momentum following the seven-member band’s performance of the song at the 63rd Grammy Awards held earlier this month. The summer number ... » Learn More about ‘Dynamite’ ties ‘Gangnam Style’ for longest charting K-pop song on Billboard Hot 100

SINGAPORE - Cinemas can reopen from July 13, according to a July 3 statement from the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). They have been closed since March 27 as part of the fight against Covid-19. The reopenings, which are the result of consultations between the authorities and cinema operators, will take place with added safety precautions. These include a 1m social distancing seat configuration. Up to five patrons, comprising friends and family, can sit together without the 1m distancing requirement, but different groups of patrons have to observe it. Also, there will be a limit of 50 patrons per cinema hall. Masks will be mandatory at all times, including inside the hall, except when consuming food and drink, according to the statement. Among the films to usher in the reopening is the highly anticipated follow-up to the zombie thriller Train To Busan (2016), one of the highest-grossing South Korean films in Singapore. Train To Busan: Peninsula will open July 15 ... » Learn More about Cinemas can reopen on July 13, with 50-person limit per hall

Up to 400,000 lower-income Singaporean households will be able to collect $50 worth of vouchers in the coming months to be spent at local businesses. The Community Development Council (CDC) Vouchers Scheme was launched yesterday to help Singaporean households with daily expenses while supporting local merchants and hawkers. The households, identified through various government help schemes, can use the vouchers at participating shops and stalls such as hawker stalls and mom-and-pop shops. About 2,500 merchants and hawkers have signed up so far. More are expected to come on board as awareness of the scheme increases and the economy reopens, said Ms Low Yen Ling, chairman of the Mayors' Committee and Mayor of South West District. She added that the five mayors and grassroots advisers have been working with merchant and hawker associations to recruit heartland businesses virtually during the past two months, after Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced a $20 million ... » Learn More about 400,000 households to get $50 vouchers to spend at local businesses

PETALING JAYA: Individuals and companies who were fined under Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) can get discounts of up to 50% if they pay promptly, says Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) said those who settle their compounds within a week will only have to pay half of the compound amount. “If they pay their compounds within seven days, they can get a 50% discount. “If they pay their compounds from eight to fourteen days after they were fined, they are eligible for a 25% discount, ” he said in a press conference at the Health Ministry headquarters on Wednesday (March 17). MORE TO COME ... » Learn More about 50% discount for those who pay their MCO compounds within seven days, says Takiyuddin

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana: Joseph Yesufu scored 21 points and Drake beat Wichita State 53-52 on Thursday (Friday in Manila) in the First Four, the Bulldogs’ first NCAA Tournament win in a half-century. Drake’s previous tournament victory was 50 years ago to the day — March 18, 1971, against Notre Dame. Wichita State’s Dexter Dennis made a three-pointer with eight seconds remaining to trim Drake’s lead to a point. The Bulldogs got the ball in to Yesufu, who was fouled. He missed the front end of a 1-and-1 to give the Shockers a chance, but Wichita State’s Alterique Gilbert settled for a long three-pointer that hit the front rim as time expired. Tremell Murphy added 11 points for 11th-seeded Drake (26-4), which advanced to play sixth-seeded Southern California in the West Region on Saturday. Morris Udeze scored a career-high 22 points and Dennis added 13 for Wichita State (16-6). Texas Southern 60, Mount St. Mary’s 52 It was the second straight First Four victory for the ... » Learn More about Drake scores first NCAA win in 50 years