On January 22, the question "Who is Ayra Starr?" flooded pages across social media from Twitter to Clubhouse to Instagram. The Internet had woken up to a brand new artist with a self-titled EP, and it was clear to all that something unique was happening.As a child, Nigerian-Beninese singer Arya Starr (born Oyinkansola Aderibigbe) was certain that stardom was awaiting her somewhere in her future. "I used to brag to my classmates like, 'Oh, I’m going to be a superstar. I’m going to be a supers...

White Claw has released a range of hard seltzers made with iced tea. Mixing its signature spiked seltzer with sustainably sourced brewed tea, the brand's Hard Seltzer Iced Tea comes in a variety of fruity flavors including raspberry, mango, peach and lemon."Since its inception in 2016, White Claw has seen incredible growth, and we don't plan to stop anytime soon," said John Shea, White Claw's North American Chief Marketing Officer. "You combine the leader in hard seltzer with the ever-growing te...

On Tuesday night, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long was arrested in connection with three shootings -- all at Atlanta-area Asian massage parlors -- that left eight people dead. Six of the victims were Asian women, indicating that Long's spree was a racially motivated hate crime. Long, who is white, confessed to carrying out the shootings and was charged with multiple counts of murder.Long's rampage is the latest in a spate of violent attacks against Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) folks thro...

UPDATE (MARCH 19, 2021): Last month, Madison Beer and Surf Mesa teamed up on a collaborative track dubbed "Carried Away." The song’s music video, which showcases what first love looks like during this COVID-19 era, has finally released.Conceptualized by New York-based director by Loris Russier, the visual is inspired by the French saying, "loin des yeux, près du coeur," which translates to "far from the eyes, close to the heart" in English. Elsewhere, cinematographer Andrea Cavazzi was abl...