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Grammy Awards

By: Sophia Smith and Avital Moldovan

Time has flown by so fast and the 2025 Grammys have taken place already. From Taylor Swift to Beyoncé, Benson Boon to Kendrick Lamar, and all your favorites. Come join us on this magical 2025 Grammys.

Beyoncé is a very well known singer throughout America and has so many Grammy Awards. On the other hand Kendrick Lamar is a well known rapper throughout America and also has many Grammy Awards. So, without further ado, lets dive right into these two amazing Grammy Award artists and learn how many awards they got this year.

Beyoncé with one of her Awards

Now a star that is African- American, Native- American ,and Irish, is a diva and is very famous worldwide. Beyoncé holds the most Grammy’s awards in history at 35 and nominees at 99. This year she got 11 nominations for this year's 67th Grammy’s Annual Awards. She was nominated for

Best American Performance - Ya Ya
Best Country Song- Texas Hold ‘em
Best Country Solo Performance- 16 Carriages
Best Melodic Rap Performance- Spaghetti
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance- Levi's Jeans
Best Pop Solo Performance- BodyGuard
Song of The Year- Texas Hold ‘em
Record of The Year- Texas Hold ´em
Best Country Album- Cowboy Carter
Best Country Duo/Group Performance- 2 Most Wanted
Album of The Year - Cowboy Carter

She won Album of The Year, Best Country Duo/Group Performance, and Best Country Album. Three awards in one night. Wow! But there was one person that got more awards that night.

-Source(s): https://www.grammy.com/artists/beyonce-knowles/12474

Kendrick Lamar with Awards

Kendrick Lamar in total now has 22 Grammy Awards and 57 nominations. This year he was nominated

-Best Music Video- Not Like Us

- Best Rap Song- Not Like Us

- Best Rap Song- Like That

-Best Rap Performance - Not Like Us

- Best Rap Performance- Like That

- Song of The Year- Not Like Us

- Record of The Year

He won Best Music Video, Best Rap Song (Not Like Us), Best Rap Performance (Not Like Us), Song of The Year, and Record of The Year. That night he won 5 Grammy Awards in total to add to his collection at home. Kendrick didn’t only go to the Grammy's, but seven days after he performed at the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana. His performance had a great message and was very symbolistic. Overall, Kendrick Lamar who is a black rapper is showing the world what he can do. -Source(s): https://www.grammy.com/artists/kendrick-lamar/17949

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars are two absolutely outstanding musical artists beloved by so many people all around. Let’s take a look at how these music phenomenons became who they are today.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga, originally Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, was born on March 28, 1986. As a young girl, she performed in many shows, having a real talent for music and started taking piano lessons when she was four years old. Lady Gaga became a very successful artist, lucky enough to sing and perform with other iconic singers. These include Colby O’Donis, Flo Rida, Beyonće, Marilyn Manson, Christina Aguilera, Tony Bennett, and Florence Welch. At the 2025 Grammy Awards she won Pop Duo/Group Performance for the catchy and popular song “Die With a Smile”.

Sources-Biography, CBS News, Google, Grammy.com

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars was born on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii as Peter Gene Hernandez. His father, Peter Hernandez, and his mother, Bernadette San Pedro Bayot, met while performing in a show. Mars was one of six children, and being born into a musical family, he developed a great musical talent at a young age. Bruno did many Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson impersonations. He would perform with his family band, The Love Notes. Fast forward a few years, and Mars is incredibly well-known. According to Google, Mars's top three albums are Doo-Wops and Hooligans, XXIVK Magic, and Unorthodox Jukebox. This year at the Grammys, Mars won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Lady Gaga for their new hit song, “Die With a Smile”.

Sources-Biography, CBS News, Google, Grammy.com

Now you've learned about not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR outstanding music artists. Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Bruno Mars did happen to get their hands on something as special as a Grammy, but they will continue to thrive as singers in the music world.

Taylor Swift

By: Raynah Abbas

Taylor Swift in the Grammys in 2024

This is Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets Department album in the Eras Tour

Journalism-Taylor Swift

The Greatest Showman

By: Nicholas Garzon - Garzon

Did you know that there is a movie based on a man who changed the lives of people who were scared to show their true selves? The movie is called "The Greatest Showman". It was based on a real life story. He creates a theater where he performs and shows them that if they do not show who they are, then people will never accept them.

The Greatest Showman, which is a musical comedy, made its release in 2017. The wonderful cast includes Hugh Jackman who plays P.T Barnum, Michelle Williams who plays Charity Barnum, and many more amazing people. The movie's top 5 songs are, "Rewrite the Stars", "A Million Dreams", "The Greatest Show", "This is Me", and "Tightrope". The actor of Jenny Lind who is Rebbeca Ferguson did not sing "Never Enough" it is originally sung by Loren Allred. Hugh Jackman who plays P.T Barnum sang all of his songs and other actors sang their songs too. The love birds of this story are played by Zac Efron and Zendaya. Their story is really fascinating because they have trouble getting to know each other due to being judged for being in two different classes and races, but at the end things start to work out between them because they choose to put their love first. Ever since 2020, you can see "The Greatest Showman" on Disney+. The movie was a great hit in Canada and in the USA and it should have a sequel, but we will see in the future if there will be one.

"The Greatest Showman" will continue to make a big growth in making people be nicer and encourage them to be respectful to one another and to stop judging others by race and looks. I think that Hugh Jackman played a really extraordinary character who changed peoples lives not only in the movie but also in real life.

Sources: Google , YouTube

Real Circus Actors

Real Life PT Barnum

Real life Charity Barnum

Real life Jenny Lind

Annie: The Movie

By: Eleanor DeBiasse

Some people think Annie the play and Annie the movie are similar, but are they really? Today I will compare and contrast both of them.

Annie: The Musical

By: Eleanor DeBiasse

I will start with the movie. But first, I will tell the story of Annie. Annie is about a girl named Annie who is also an orphan. One day, she gets a chance to be adopted by a billionaire, named Mister Warbucks. While she stays there, he tries to search for Annie's missing parents. Unfortunately, some kidnappers along with Annie's old orphanage keeper pretend to be Annie's lost parents. Sadly, Annie's parents died after they left her at the orphanage when she was a baby. Luckily, Annie escapes and lives happily with Mister (or Daddy) Warbucks. Since it's a movie, the actors are the same unlike a musical version or play. I would recommend the movie if you want to watch it in your own home.

Annie the musical is pretty much the same, but there are some things that are different. For example, while the movie is played by the same people, the musical is played by different people, mostly children from ages 5-18. There are some adults in it here and there, but it's mostly kids. The story is similar to the movie, but there are some differences. Another example is that there are some really intense action scenes in the movie, but since schools mostly perform, they don't really do them and sometimes it is too hard to pull together. The story line also changes from time to time. I would recommend the movie if you want to see someone else's take on Annie or if your family member or friend is in it.

All in all, there are some key differences, but I think the movie and play are pretty similar, what do you think?

Sources: anniethemusical.com and imdb.com.

By: Giselle Lam and Aileen Izumchensky

Wicked- the Movie

Big news, big news! The Wicked movie just came out! Is it just like the musical, or is it different? If so, how different? We are Aileen and Giselle, your complete guide to the Wicked movie! By the way, this guide has spoilers in it, so if you choose to watch the movie first, this is your chance!

In the beginning , it shows a setting of The Wizard of Oz, which is Dorothy leaving the castle of the "Wicked Witch of the East", walking on the yellow brick road, with her new friends- Tin Man, a Cowardly Lion, and a Scarecrow ( not to mention her dog Toto, but he is not a new friend. Some kids go around saying "The Wicked Witch is dead!", so it is clear that the witch is officially dead. Everybody is overjoyed with this news and starts singing while dancing and tearing posters that say beware of the wicked witch of the west. Then Glinda comes down in her pink bubble holding her spiky wand in one hand and waving in the other. A woman shouts "It's Glinda!" and everybody is happy and surprised. When the villagers start singing again, Glinda obviously shows a sign of disapproval on her face. But with all the people looking at her to burn the witch, she had to or, way worse things would happen. As she watched the replica of the witch burn, she left, sad of the event. But before she could go, a woman asked her, "Glinda, is it true you were her friend? "

Inaya Merchant

Wicked - The Musical

By: Inaya Merchant

Meet the Cast

The first performers of Wicked - the musical

Kristen Chenoweth as Glinda

In Wicked the musical, Kristin Chenoweth played Glinda the Good. Kristin Chenoweth has been part of this magical journey for nine months. She has been in Wicked from October 2003 to July 2004. Her bubble floated away on July 18, 2024, her last performance.

Idina Menzel as Elphaba

In Wicked the musical, Idina Menzel played Elphaba, the wicked witch of the west. For sixteen months, Idina Menzel has been part of the story of the witches of Oz. She performed from October 2003 to January 2005. Her last performance was on January 8th, 2005.

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Sonic The Hedgehog 3

Sonic 3, a movie about fighting, friendship, sadness and fixing what's wrong. Now lets get into the details. Sonic 3 released December 25 2024, to February 23 made 483.3 million world wide. Sonic Knuckles, and Tails reunite to face Shadow, an enemy with powers never seen before.

A New Character

Lets get into Shadows fun facts, his design took a year to get right, he was voiced by Keanu Reeves, he has two separate heightened forms.

The Unstoppable Duo

Sonic and shadow duke it out in there super forms, and Sonic takes down shadow. Sonic realizes this isn't the right thing to do so they team up to stop The Space Colony Ark from destroying the planet.

Mufasa: The Lion King

Lost and alone, orphan cub Mufasa meets a symp-at lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance of meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for there destines

Mufasa

Mufasa is the main character, voiced by Aaron Peirre

The Traitor

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