Last week, the Right Excellent Robyn Rihanna Fenty was declared a national hero of Barbados, one of only two living people with that designation.

During their VERZUZ battle, legendary rap groups Three 6 Mafia and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony came to blows when Bizzy Bone felt slighted.

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In the 2003 Christmas rom-com Love Actually, rock and roll legend Billy Mack, played by Bill Nighy, releases a Christmas version of Love Is All Around by The Troggs in hopes that it will become a Christmas #1. A foreign term to most Americans, “Christmas #1” is the prestigious title given to whatever song is on top of the UK Singles Chart the week of Christmas. Since record sales usually peak during the holidays, the achievement is especially coveted. In Love Actually, Mack lands up winning the top spot and is invited to celebrate with Elton John, however, Mack chooses to forgo the Rocket Man’s celebrations.