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The Thanksgiving holiday is a great time to not only express gratitude, but also reflect on inspiration.
It tracks because the end of the year is when we look back, while also looking forward to the new year. There is no need to look far to feel inspired in 2023.
let’s discuss.
Country music artist Jelly Roll is having a rough year.
He’s become the darling of awards season by winning big at the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards in September and being nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy, but it was his rousing nod after winning New Artist of the Year at the 2023 CMA Awards There was a speech. Last week which won the hearts of many people.
As he explained in his comments, “There’s something poetic about a 39-year-old winning New Artist of the Year.”
“I don’t know where you are in your life or what you’re going through, but I want to tell you to keep going, baby. “I want to tell you, success is on the other side,” he said as the live audience at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville cheered him on. “I want to tell you, it’s going to be okay! “I want to tell you that the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror for a reason, because what’s in front of you is more important than what’s behind you!”
The Internet immediately recorded it, and added gospel music to the clip to make it more inspirational.
This seemed somewhat fitting, since Jelly Roll got his start in the rap game before becoming a country rocker (watch his doc “Jelly Roll: Save Me” on Hulu if you want to learn more). Her subsequent success in life and surge in style is proof positive that everyone’s path to success looks different.
Even his CMA Award accidentally falling and shattering teaches a life lesson.
“I was so excited. I was swinging around so someone could catch it. I was swinging it around like a bag of popcorn,” he told “Entertainment Tonight.” “I’m just letting everyone go like a bag of potatoes, like we were all just sharing or something. I feel bad. “Oh God.”
The lesson is to slow your roll (see what I did there?) and know that things can be changed, while recognizing that memories last forever. Here’s to future record breaking by Jelly Roll – not awards.
Let’s not only celebrate the fact that the SAG-AFTRA strike is over, but also celebrate a new change that is better for actors of color.
For years, Black actors have complained of racist hair and makeup policies on set that do not take into account hair textures or diverse skin tones.
According to lead negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, The Guardian reports, the new actors’ union contract states that “the new terms will ensure there is proper hair and makeup for all actors on set, including those of diverse and Also includes artists with black hair and color”.
It’s been a long time coming and Hollywood has taken another step forward for diversity.
A few months ago, I talked to Dolly Parton about her book, “Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones,” about fashion and her style legacy.
I also talked to her about her new album, but don’t ask me to repeat what she said because I was too busy having a physical experience to talk to her… dolly parton,
You don’t need us to tell you that “Rockstar” is an exemplary project. She has collaborated with many other artists including Sting, Miley Cyrus, Steve Perry and Lizzo for covers of both contemporary and classic hits. She also performs a cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain”.
The only thing that would have been more perfect would have been if Prince was still here to perform this with her. ‘Rockstar’ released on Friday.
Please know that if there is mafia-related content, I want to see it.
That’s why I was on “How to Become a Mob Boss” on Netflix.
Netflix’s description of the docuseries states, “Narrator Peter Dinklage guides you in this darkly satirical take that explores the rise and fall of history’s most notorious mob bosses – from Al Capone to Pablo Escobar – and their strategies for success. Does.”
This is a job that people have literally killed for, and putting it in the context of climbing the corporate ladder is a refreshing and clever idea.
It is now streaming on Netflix.