Biggest entertainment and lifestyle events of 2019
By GuardianLife
21 December 2019 |
6:53 pm
As 2019 draws to a close, join Violet Johnson as she brings you a compilation of the year’s biggest entertainment news. Subscribe to the YouTube channel of Guardian Nigeria to watch this and more.
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"This is the problem with democracy": some people did not see the funny side of a video purportedly of Volodymyr Zelensky doing a belly dance. In fact, humorous or not, the video does not show the Ukrainian president. Real videos have previously emerged of Zelensky proving he can be light on his feet, from before his presidency, but this is not one of them.
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The second set of performers for the 2024 Grammy Awards has been announced with Travis Scott, Luke Combs and Burna Boy set to play. All three artists are nominated for awards at this year’s show taking place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 4. Scott’s Utopia is nominated for Best Rap Album and he also performed at the awards ceremony in 2019.
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One of the world's top violinists has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his passion for his art and for helping people less fortunate than himself. The Russian-born Austrian classical violinist Yury Revich was named Young Artist of the year back in 2015 and has now performed at all the great venues worldwide, from Carnegie Hall in New York to La Scala in Milan.
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In France, photos of a sweaty, muscled Emmanuel Macron boxing spark derision and questions about their symbolism.
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