The Biggest Moments from the 75th Annual Golden Globes
This year, the Golden Globes focused on the fight against sexual harassment. The new "time's up" movement made its debut with actors dressing in all black, standing in solidarity with survivors of sexual harassment.
Some of the biggest highlights from the ceremony included Oprah inspiring speech, which led to multiple standing ovations. The media mogul is the first black woman to win the Cecil B. DeMille award for Lifetime Achievement.
It was a big night for streaming platforms, including Hulu, Netflix and Amazon were big winners of the night. Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" won best TV drama, and star Elisabeth Moss won for Best Actress in a Drama. Amazon's series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" took home the award for Best TV Comedy or Musical, and Rachel Brosnahan won for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical.
Netflix brought home one award that went to Aziz Ansari for his role in "Master of None." Sunday night was also the first time you could stream the awards on NBC instead of having to tune into traditional cable.
This year on Black Friday, the National Basketball Players Association launched a traveling NBPA-branded holiday pop-up called 'NBPA 450 Gives.' This was a 14-day long experiential and digital activation showcasing the best gifts for this holiday season, featuring items from black-owned businesses to celebrate Google's black-owned Friday initiative. JD sat down with Brooklyn Nets player, Blake Griffin, who helped launch this initiative.
The one-hour special 'Cannabiz: Legalization Goes Mainstream' explores the state of marijuana. Cheddar News is joined by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Village CEO Dan Pettigrew, and many more.
Bitcoin is still struggling to hold $47,000 and is well off from the near $68,000 high it saw in November. As the Federal Open Market Committee wraps up its two-day monetary policy meeting, some crypto investors are worried as they wait for news on policy. Shiv Madan, CEO of Moonwalk joins Cheddar News to discuss what's in store for the industry.
After becoming the must-have app in 2020, TikTok continues to be a dominant force in the music industry. According to TikTok's 2021 music report, 430 songs exceeded 1 billion video views on the platform this year, three times as many songs as last year. TikTok's music editorial lead, William Gruger, joined Cheddar News to discuss.
The Trevor Project released its latest extensive peer-revied study examining hormone therapy among transgender and nonbinary youth. The article is the first large-scale study to examine the relationship between receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy and rates of depression and suicide risk. Jonah DeChants, a lead research scientist for The Trevor Project, joined Cheddar News to discuss.
'And Just Like That' viewers we're left speechless after Carrie Bradshaw's 'Mr.Big' suffered a heart attack post-peloton ride and died in the show's premiere episode last week. This death by peloton caused a real-life hit to the company's stock, but it appears peloton has already bounced back. Tiffany Rolfe, R/GA's Global Chief Creative Officer, joins Cheddar News to discuss.
