Detroit Casino Workers on Strike, Britney Spears Was Pregnant With Justin Timberlake’s Baby, Diddy Thought Will & Jada Were Eyeing J-Lo

Detroit Casino Workers Strike

3700 Detroit casino workers are officially on strike. Dealers, cleaning staff, food and beverage workers, valets, engineers, a whole bunch of people, because a deal was not reached yesterday afternoon. Workers have concerns over health care and wage increases and also working conditions, because the casinos now have 1500 less employees than before the pandemic. That's almost half of the current workforce. I worked for a casino here in town and the workers are spread thin and there was a threat of the staff going on strike and how we had to prepare. I personally come from a family that worked in the auto industry. We would not have had the things that we had had it not been for the union. This is my only personal experience, but when I worked there it was an environment where there was union staff and I was not union staff, but we definitely benefited off of the fact that there was union staff. I encourage you to speak to somebody that actually works in the casino industry if you are feeling on the fence about unions and the strike.

Stunning Revelations From Britney's Upcoming Memoir

Britney Spears' upcoming memoir, "The Woman in Me", is currently number one on pre-order on Amazon's bestseller list. Some excerpts of the book have been released, and one of the biggest stories out there was that she was pregnant with Justin Timberlake's baby. She said, "It was a surprise, but for me it wasn't a tragedy. I love Justin so much. I had always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I had anticipated. But Justin definitely wasn't happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren't ready to have a baby in our lives that we were way too young." And so she did terminate the pregnancy. She also revealed why she shaved her head back in 2007. Britney said, "I have been eyeballed so much growing up, I have been looked up and down and have people tell me what they thought of my body since I was a teenager. Shaving my head and acting out were my ways of pushing back." If you want to check that out, you can do so next Tuesday, October 24th, when the book is released. Pre-order Brit's memoir here... https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Me-Britney-Spears/dp/1668009048

Diddy Thought Will & Jada Had Eyes For J-Lo

Ok, first of all, I forgot about this until I actually heard this interview with Diddy's bodyguard, Remember when Diddy and J-Lo dated? Seems like so long ago. Apparently at that time Diddy was worried about Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith making advances toward Jennifer Lopez. Well, I wasn't in the room... However, it probably happened. That's all I'm saying. Listen to what Diddy's former bodyguard had to say about the situation here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKYOLBzbvdk

Music artists are constantly vying for the top of the charts. But an artist's relevance is about more than just the hit singles and albums these days. It's even about more than concert ticket an merch sales. Wettfreunde analyzed Google search results over the last year to find out what music artists have been the most searched in different countries around the world.

With K-pop being on the rise in popularity worldwide, it is no surprise that the biggest boy bands and girl bands from that genre made the list. BTS and Blackpink are the most famous, and more K-pop bands are gaining popularity in the US as well. The K-pop genre is popular for its catchy rhythms and choruses, as all mainstream pop music  has. The groups consist of young, attractive, and stylish members, just like the teen idols of decades past. Meanwhile, U.S. based pop stars have extended their reach globally to their fans via social media and touring, propelling the interest in searches on Google.

For the music artists who haven't gone on tour or released new music in the last year, their influence on their fans across the world has kept them relevant enough to keep them on people's minds. For example, Rihanna has not released an album since 2016's Anti. She offered her voice for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack with "Lift Me Up" in 2022 and performed at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show. Despite not having new music for her fans, RiRi gave birth to two children with her partner, A$AP Rocky, and runs multiple successful businesses, which seem to keep her busy enough.

The search results of the 1000 most-streamed artists across 189 countries were compared. Keep scrolling to see the results of which music artists are the most searched of the year.