Elton John is ending his touring career with a bang! The Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour has officially become the highest-grossing concert tour ever. It first kicked off in 2018 and has since grossed $817.9 million after performing in 278 shows, according to Billboard. John surpassed Ed Sheeran's 2019 The Divide Tour, which raked in $776.4 million. But it's not over yet, as the shows will continue through July 2023.
Lil Wayne on Road
Also in touring news, Lil Wayne announced a slate of shows set for Spring 2023. The Welcome to Tha Carter tour is set to kick off in Minneapolis in April and will run through May with the final show in Los Angeles. The news comes days after the Recording Academy revealed that Wayne would be one of four recipients of its Global Impact Award at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
DC Cinematic Universe
The DC Universe is kicking it into high gear with a newly announced full slate of films and shows. DC Studios heads James Gunn, co-CEO with Peter Safran, unveiled the 10 projects in a new first chapter which he called "Gods and Monsters," with the titles being connected to each other in the same universe (unless otherwise labeled like Matt Reeves' The Batman). Some of the new titles revealed include the film Superman: Legacy, to be written by Gunn and slated for a July 2025 release, and TV projects Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow and Lanterns.
Vaughan Bagley, senior manager of social impact at MTV Entertainment Group, and Jorge Alvarez, a Youth Action Forum participant, joins Cheddar News to discuss MTV's Mental Health Youth Action Forum.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter, saying the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company.
The Brooklyn subway shooting suspect called the cops on himself, Texas sends a bus full of migrants to Washington DC, and you can now pay with the palm of your hand. Here is all the news you Need2Know for Thursday, April 14, 2022.
Melissa Cohn, Regional Vice President at William Raveis Mortgage, joined Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss the Mortgage Bankers Association's decision to lower its 2022 outlook, as surging prices and tight supply weigh on the market.
Sam Carcamo was in the adjacent car on the N train Tuesday morning when Frank James was suspected of opening fire on a crowded train car. Carcamo joined Cheddar's Ken Bufa, to share details of what he witnessed and how he is coping today. “Everyone worked together so well to get to people that were injured," he said. Carcamo also noted he converted the video he took of the incident into an NFT for the purposes of raising money to help those who were hurt in the attack.
Ron Carson, CEO and Founder of Carson Wealth, sits down with Cheddar's Hena Doba to share how he keeps a strong connection to nature and prioritizes mental health in his formula for success.
Bravo’s "Vanderpump Rules" alumnus Lala Kent has recently become a new mom, juggles three beauty and lifestyle brands, and has a podcast — on top of becoming a New York Times best selling author. Kent joined Cheddar News to discuss her new paperback edition of "Give Them Lala" and mused about the possibility of joining the "Real Housewives" Franchise. "I was just feeling like there's so many times where we meet people or we don't connect with someone and we forget that they've been through certain things to get them to where they are," she said about writing her book. "And I just wanted people to feel less alone and we're bonded more than we think and here's my hot mess of a story and how I got to where I am."
Ice Cube's 3-on-3 basketball league, the Big3, is introducing decentralized team ownership to fans with the chance to own a minority stake in the 12 teams through blockchain technology, a first for professional sports. The rapper, actor, and filmmaker joined Cheddar News to talk about the new ownership model using NFTs. "This is a perfect time to offer it to fans and not just wait for fat cats to come and want to buy the teams but for fans to be able to be a part of it,” he said.
Fuse’s new original series, We Need To Talk About America features the takes of first-generation and bicultural comedians on American culture. Tim Chantarangsu, an internet and television personality and a panelist on the show, joined Cheddar News to talk about talking about America. "I think you get to see different spectrums of just like the most trailer park-iest parts of the country to the most, like just weird and random cities and just the weird things people do."
