Red Lobster execs were pleasantly surprised when Queen Bey mentioned the chain restaurant in her latest single, singing “When he f**k me good I take his ass to Red Lobster, cause I slay.” The result of Bey’s shoutout? Shortly after the song was released, the restaurant saw a whopping 33 percent boost in sales, according to Red Lobster spokesperson Erica Ettori. The seafood restaurant was mentioned 42,000 times on Twitter shortly following the song’s release, and trended on Twitter for the first time in their history.
“Dead Broke” When leaving Office: As President, in his final year of office Bill Clinton was paid a salary of $200,000. When he and Hillary left the White House in January 2001, they reported their net worth to be in the $1 million range, the vast majority of which came from her pension account. In reality, their financial situation was actually much trickier. In 2014, Hillary revealed in her autobiography that when they re-entered private life, they were essentially dead broke and drowning in debt.
The University of Chicago announced that Griffin cut a $125 million check to its own Department of Economics, a gift that ranks as the second largest donation in the entire history of the university. In exchange for his generosity, the department will get a new name: The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics. As for the money itself, the school says it will go towards more than one initiative within the department, and will “expand faculty resources, provide student financial aid and create a research incubator.
Hooks has starred in several films including High School High, 3 Strikes, Chat Room, Soul Plane, Fool’s Gold, and I Do… I Did!. He has served as executive or associate producer for the films Q: The Movie, The Luau, I Do…I Did!, Laughing to the Bank, and The Love Section. In 2001 he was nominated for a DVD Exclusive Award for Best Actor for Nothin’ 2 Lose.
The trend appears to be part of an overall economic explosion in China, with a recent growth rate of about 6.5 percent per year, with multimillionaires in China benefiting the most from this growth. The article also points out that this upward trend in the Chinese economy has led to an increase in the total amount of private wealth within the country – 165 trillion yuan at the end of 2016.
He has provided voices for several Dragon Ball characters including Piccolo, Vegeta, Mr. Popo, Yamcha, Korin, and Kami. Sabat has provided voices for the Dragon Ball series since 1999. He has more than 200 acting credits to his name and has won 12 Behind the Voice Actors Awards including Voice Actor of the Year in 2016. He has done voice work for many video games including Aeon Flux, Dissidia Final Fantasy, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Duke Nukem Forever, Duke Nukem: Critical Mass, and The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct.
Scroll through Conor McGregor’s Instagram feed, and it isn’t hard to see that he has been thoroughly enjoying himself since his defeat at the hands of Floyd Mayweather in late August. But McGregor is clearly ready to get back to work, as evidenced by his comments in a Q&A session in Glasgow, Scotland. In the session, he spoke about a variety of topics, including talking about who he potentially wanted to fight in his UFC comeback.
Intriguingly, country star Dolly Parton might turn out to be one of the biggest financial beneficiaries of Whitneys tragic and sudden death. How is that possible? Many people are not aware that Dolly Parton actually wrote and owns the rights to Whitney’s biggest hit “I Will Always Love You” from The Bodyguard soundtrack. Parton wrote the song in 1973 and it reached #1 on the Billboard country music charts. A few years later Elvis Presley wanted to record a version of the song to Dolly’s delight.
After battling back and forth with the Rockets all summer and well into this regular season, Motiejunas has finally signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. The deal comes to the tune of 1 year, $1.5 million, or the minimum veteran’s contract in the NBA. For the Pelicans, this is a dream scenario. The team has long been in need of a consistent post presence to play with Anthony Davis, and Motiejunas will provide just that.
His debut album, “Subject”, came out the same year, charting at number 108 on the Billboard 200, and reaching the top 20 on the R&B charts. He followed it up with 3005’s “Some Kinda…”, which landed at number 54 on the charts. His 2008 album, “Sketches of a Man”, did even better, landing at number 35. 2010’s “W.ants W.orld W.omen” broke into the top 30. Dwele’s best-charting single was 2007’s “Flashing Lights” with Kanye West, which landed at number 29 on the U.
He then formed a touring trio group called the Eric Johnson Group with drummer Bill Maddox and bassist Kyle Brock, which never really got off the ground, so Johnson turned to working as a session musician where he worked with the likes of Cat Stevens, Carole King and Christopher Cross, among others. In 1984, He was finally signed to Warner Bros. Records as a solo artist and released his album Tones in 1986.
Franck Ribery was born on April 7, 1983 in Boulonge-sur-Mer, France where he began his career at the age of six in 1989 as a youth player for local hometown club Conti Boulogne. He left the club after seven years to join professional outfit Lille, but departed the club after three years. In 1999, Ribéry joined US Boulogne, where he played for two years. Ribéry moved to Turkey in January 2005 joining Galatasaray where he won the Turkish Cup.
So what’s happening to give T.I. mogul status? After T.I.’s 10 year deal with Atlantic records expired last month a bidding war erupted between all the biggest players in the music industry. T.I. had a good run with Atlantic, where his nine studio albums sold millions of copies. Now as a free agent, he is looking to cash in big time. Instead of seeking your typical album-only record deal, T.
For many people, that would effectively end their hopes and dreams for the rest of their lives. Many people would never get past the stigma of being an ex-con. After 10 years in a prison cell, most face a lifetime of trying to outrun the label of ‘convict’ and have a difficult time securing employment. But, Mike Pisciotta isn’t an average guy. Prison may have taken 10 years of his freedom and most of his 20s, but it didn’t take his ambition away.
His debut album, Secret Diary, was released in 2002. Gillis went on to release four albums: Unstoppable (2004), Night Ripper (2006), Feed the Animals (2008) and All Day (2010). All albums, released on Illegal Art website, were well-received by critics and fans. Gillis’ trademark is creating mush-up tracks, using other artists’ songs to produce his own masterpiece. Particularly with Feed the Animals, Gillis was praised for the innovation of the music style and rehabilitating disposable pop music.
Smith is the founder and current CEO of FedEx. In 1971, he started what was, at the time, a revolutionary idea. He structured his company so that it could deliver packages overnight anywhere in the world. Remember, this was a time long before the internet, before cell phones, before even fax machines were in widespread use. The idea that someone could send a package from Dallas to Dublin overnight was amazing.
The 12,000 square foot property is in East Hampton, New York. The home was designed by famed architect Stanford White 100 years ago. The house has been expanded and renovated over the years to include thoroughly modern amenities. The last renovation took two years to complete. The home sits on two acres with more than 200 feet of waterfront on Georgica Pond. The former owner of the home reportedly had the structure rotated 90 degrees so that the Pond is visible from the living room windows.
As well as fronting Bar 7 during the 1990s, Keith was the lead vocalist for Redneck Jedi from 2006-2010. The Arkansas–born rocker is a great lover of country music and has released his country album (Jeff Keith and Country Music) along with friends and creditable country artists. Dedicated to helping people for the better, Keith is one of the founding members of Ride for Reason, a charity aims to improve the lives of people with drugs and alcohol problems.
He grew the company into one of the most successful shoe manufacturers in the world. It currently has 4000 employees spread out over multiple locations around the globe. 25% of the company’s shoes sold in the US are actually made in the US. Though New Balance staunchly avoided the use of celebrity spokespeople or endorsement for many years, it recently launched a line of shoes in conjunction with Heidi Klum, and became the official footwear and clothing sponsor for the Red Sox.
This user points out that each Joe Rogan Experience YouTube video starts with a non-skippable ad at the beginning, followed by between five and six skippable ones facilitated by the show’s extended runtimes. These are joined by a couple of onscreen ads while the video plays, and additional ads for every time the viewer pauses and resumes the video after a while. This surplus of ads combined with the high view counts enjoyed by Rogan’s show, lead to an estimated daily ad revenue of between $5,000 and $10,000.