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Hypebeast
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
‘Solo Leveling' Crowned Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll Awards 2025
Summary Over the weekend, theCrunchyroll's 2025 Anime Awards celebrated anime's global influence with a record-breaking 51 million fan votes and star-studded presentations byKacey Musgraves,Finn Wolfhard,Gaten MatarazzoandJ Balvin. The biggest honor of the night, Anime of the Year, went toSolo Leveling, recognizing its widespread. The series also swept a number of accolades, including Best New Series, Best Action, Best Main Character and Best Score. Meanwhile, critically acclaimedFrieren: Beyond Journey's Endtook home Best Drama, Best Director and Best Background Art, cementing its status as a favorite among critics and industry DA DAN, while missing out on its top-category hopes, still claimed Best Character Design, Best Opening Sequence and Best Anime Song. Additionally,Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACKreceived the first-ever Global Impact Award, honoring its profound influence on anime culture and storytelling. Fans were treated to electrifying performances, including Creepy Nuts, who delivered B'ling-Bang-Bang-Born' fromMashle: Magic and Muscles, and FLOW, who commemoratedEureka Seven's 20th anniversary with 'DAYS.' LiSA, one of anime's most celebrated artists, performed a selection of hits, including 'gurenge', the iconic theme fromDemon Slayer. The event, held at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa, reaffirmed anime's presence in mainstream entertainment, with Sony Music Solutions Inc. and Dempsey Productions partnering with Crunchyroll to execute the celebration. Check out the full list of winners below: Anime of the YearSolo Leveling Film of the YearLook Back Best Original AnimeNinja Kamui Best Continuing SeriesDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Best New SeriesSolo Leveling Best Opening Sequence'Otonoke' – Creepy Nuts –DAN DA DAN Best Ending Sequence'request' – krage –Solo Leveling Best ActionSolo Leveling Best ComedyMASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc Best DramaFrieren: Beyond Journey's End Best Isekai AnimeRe:ZERO -Starting Life in Another WorldSeason 3 Best RomanceBlue Box Best Slice of LifeMakeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Best AnimationDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Best Background ArtFrieren: Beyond Journey's End Best Character DesignDAN DA DAN Best DirectorKeiichiro Saito –Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Best Main CharacterSung Jinwoo –Solo Leveling Best Supporting CharacterFern –Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 'Must Protect At All Cost' CharacterAnya Forger –SPY × FAMILYSeason 2 Best Anime Song'Otonoke' – Creepy Nuts –DAN DA DAN Best ScoreSolo Leveling– Hiroyuki Sawano Best Japanese Voice Artist PerformanceAoi Yuki (Maomao) –The Apothecary Diaries Best English Voice Artist PerformanceAleks Le (Sung Jinwoo) –Solo Leveling Best Arabic Voice Artist PerformanceHiba Snobar (Anya Forger) –SPY × FAMILYSeason 2 Best Brazilian Portuguese Voice Artist PerformanceCharles Emmanuel (Sung Jinwoo) –Solo Leveling Best Castilian Spanish Voice Artist PerformanceMasumi Mutsuda (Sung Jinwoo) –Solo Leveling Best French Voice Artist PerformanceAdrien Antoine (Kafka Hibino) –Kaiju No. 8 Best German Voice Artist PerformanceDaniel Schlauch (Monkey D. Luffy) –ONE PIECE Best Hindi Voice Artist PerformanceLohit Sharma (Satoru Gojo) –Jujutsu KaisenSeason 2 Best Italian Voice Artist PerformanceIlaria Pellicone (Kyomoto) –Look Back Best Latin Spanish Voice Artist PerformanceMiguel Ángel Leal (Eren Jaeger) –Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERSSpecial 2
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kacey Musgraves reflects on controversy surrounding her breakthrough song ‘Follow Your Arrow' 12 years later.
When Kacey Musgraves released 'Follow Your Arrow' in 2013, she didn't expect it to emerge as one of country's most controversial singles. But it did. The third single from her debut, Grammy-winning studio album, Same Trailer Different Park, 'Follow Your Arrow' was quick to generate discourse within the country music community when it was released in October 2013. Musgraves, who was 25 years old when the song came out, received backlash for the song's references of same-sex love and recreational marijuana use. The Golden Hour singer-songwriter co-wrote the track with Brandy Clark and record producer Shane McAnally. With lyrics like, 'Kiss lots of boys/Or kiss lots of girls, if that's something you're into' and 'Roll up a joint, or don't/Just follow your arrow where it points, yeah,' the track made it onto Billboard's list of most controversial country songs of all time. While performing the song during the 2013 Country Music Awards, the lyric 'roll up a joint' was also censored and deemed inappropriate for primetime television. 'Oh my gosh, it was so controversial,' Musgraves told the Hollywood Reporter of the song in an interview for their May 2025 issue. 'It ended up tanking — it was banned by country radio. But I would never trade that for the love and the people it brought to my world. I'm not going to present a watered-down version of myself to be accepted.' Musgraves told the Hollywood Reporter that she didn't release the song, which went on to win Song of the Year at the 2014 CMA Awards, with the intention of being seen as a rule-breaker in country music. 'I'm just doing my job as a songwriter,' she said. 'When you look at country music as a genre and where it started, it is really textured, beautiful layers of real stories, heartbreak, things that aren't always easy to talk about. It's stories for the everyday person. And that's what always draws me back to country music: It's there for you, no matter what you're going through.' For fans of Musgraves, this sentiment couldn't be more true. On TikTok, fans have shared what the song means to them — and how it's helped them embrace themselves. Considered 'the queer fan's country music queen' by BuzzFeed, and the 'ultimate ally' by Them, Musgraves was the first country music artist to perform at the GLAAD Media Awards, which honors artists who use their platforms to spotlight the LGBTQ community. She also has a history of championing queer artists: She collaborated with Troye Sivan on the rerelease of his track 'Easy,' and previously toured with King Princess and electropop trio MUNA. The country music darling, who hails from Golden, Texas, told NPR in 2024 that while she did have a 'wonderful childhood,' she is from a 'very conservative' part of East Texas. Musgraves attributes her shift in perspective to an ex-boyfriend, whom she met after moving to Nashville. 'He was from a completely different upbringing than me, a liberal family in upstate New York. He had a ton of gay friends and he just sat me down one day and we had a real hard and honest conversation about it,' Musgraves said. 'He just helped me completely open up my eyes and see and I was just like, 'Damn, I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to get out of where I came from, and have my eyes and my heart open to this really wonderful community, and they've made me way more well-rounded.' Twelve years later, Musgraves still proudly plays 'Follow Your Arrow' at her shows. The country star played the song at numerous stops along her Deeper Well Tour in 2024. 'It was met with a lot of 'hell no's.' It was met with a lot of opposition,' Musgraves told a crowd in 2024, before launching into the song. 'They said, 'You're gonna go down in flames if you do this.' And I was like, 'Well, at least I'll be going down in flames for something I really believe in. At least it was my true self.''
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kacey Musgraves details extent of her past drug use... but laughs off the idea that she's totally sober
Eight-time Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves revealed she has significantly cut back on her marijuana use during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Although she laughed off the notion that she is completely sober, the country star, 36, set the record straight on whether she is still gets high and how often. 'I never said I don't ever partake,' she told the outlet. 'I just don't wake up and hit a gravity bong the size of my face anymore, which is what I did for a long time. But, hey, more power to whatever suits you.' Last year, it was widely reported that Golden Hour hitmaker was done with cannabis after she told The Cut that pot was 'not for this chapter' of her life. 'Maybe later, when I'm a 60-year-old lady with nothing to do and I'm just doing pottery all day, maybe. We'll see,' she said, at the time. Still, she said she wasn't quitting all mind-bending substances. During the 2024 interview, Musgraves also confessed to being a fan of psilocybin, the naturally occurring psychedelic compound produced by more than 200 species of fungi, aka magic mushrooms. 'When used with intention, I think it's a massive dose of compassion and reverence for nature, fellow humans, yourself,' she claimed to the outlet. In the title track to her sixth studio album, Deeper Well, released last year, she admitted that she 'used to wake and bake.' After those eyebrow-raising lyrics, she went on to declare she was 'getting rid of the habits that' she feels are 'real good at wasting' her time. During her chat with THR, Musgraves also reflected on how her 2013 track, Follow Your Arrow, which embraces weed and homosexuality, upset a lot of conservatives. 'Oh my gosh, it was so controversial. I was told not to [release the song] and all these reasons why,' she recalled to THR. 'I was nervous... it ended up tanking — it was banned by country radio.' Still, the singer insists she would never had traded that 'for the love and the people it brought' into her world. 'I'm not going to present a watered-down version of myself to be accepted,' she explained. 'Anyway, it ended up working out.' When asked if she can see how Follow Your Arrow helped make the country music scene more inclusive, Musgraves, a vocal ally for the LGBTQ+ community, clarified that she never set out to 'some martyr or freaking rule-breaker.' 'I'm just doing my job as a songwriter. When you look at country music as a genre and where it started, it is really textured, beautiful layers of real stories, heartbreak, things that aren't always easy to talk about,' she stated. 'It's stories for the everyday person.' Musgraves, who lives in Nashville, Tennessee, noted during the interview that she was on route to rural Williamsport, about an hour from her home. 'A good friend of mine has a beautiful farm on hundreds of acres,' the Texas native gushed. 'It's on the Duck River, which is one of the most biologically diverse rivers in the world. It has all these specific species of things that don't exist anywhere else.' While there, she raved about the 'peaceful environment' where she and her friends like to picnic and just live their 'best lives — barefoot, dirty, in the river.' 'It's so fun,' she said. Trips like these have, ultimately, influenced some of her most popular songs, like Space Cowboy, Butterflies, Cardinal and Oh What a World. Musgraves, who recently announced her return to the newly relaunched Lost Highway Records, pointed out that excursions like these and horseback riding have become 'an outlet for tranquility' in her hectic world. 'It's something that takes me outside of looking at my phone screen,' she explained. 'It gets me to look up, look out, breathe oxygen in.'
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kacey Musgraves Goes Full "Dime Store Cowgirl" for Ralph Lauren's Fashion Show
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. When Kacey Musgraves said, "You can take me out of the country, but you can't take the country out of me," she was talking specifically about her closet. Despite her global success, the star remains true to her Golden, Texas, roots—in the music she writes, as well as the clothing she wears. The lyric felt particularly top-of-mind on April 17, when the "Deeper Well" singer sat front row at Ralph Lauren's Fall 2025 fashion show in New York City. Other A-list show-goers—such as Anne Hathaway, Naomi Watts, and Sarah Catherine Hook—channeled a posh, professional vibe, in khaki trench coats, neckties, and tweed, but Musgraves didn't waver. Despite the metropolitan venue, she came decked out in her Southern-girl best. Though she too, sported the brand's streamlined workwear, Musgraves did so with her trademark "Dime Store Cowgirl" flare. She chose a pair of sleek heather gray trousers and a simple white tank top, but was sure to add on plenty of country staples. As a tribute to her Texan upbringing, Musgraves accessorized with cowboy boots, Western-style statement earrings, and a brown leather belt covered in buckles. As a final touch, she finished with a beige 10-gallon hat that completed her outfit's neutral color story. Musgraves's country-chic ensemble may have been an outlier among the show's attendees, but she fit right in with the runway models. Staying true to his brand's own equestrian origins, Lauren wove themes of the American West throughout his newest collection. The designer showed suede suiting and boho ruffled dresses, styled with riding boots and silver jewelry. He also utilized romantic, vintage-inspired fabrics—like plum velvet and lace—to make each look feel like a modern relic of the Regency Era. This collection made clear that, for both Lauren and Musgraves, the South-Western aesthetic isn't just a passing fad. It's a way of life. $449 at Lucky Brand $160 at Stetson View Deal View Deal $79.99 at DSW View Deal View Deal
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Yahoo
Nashville's ‘Most Wanted' fugitives: Man sought for sexual battery by an authority figure
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man wanted for sexual battery by an authority figure and indecent exposure who was last seen in Rutherford County is the latest addition to the Metro Nashville Police Department's list of 'Most Wanted' fugitives. The list is updated each Wednesday on the MNPD Criminal Warrants Division's Facebook page. According to Metro detectives, those featured on the list are often considered to be some of the 'most violent' offenders in the city. Since the list was first launched in October of 2022, more than 150 people featured have been apprehended or surrendered, including several apprehended out of county or out of state. One of last week's fugitives, Rodney Musgraves, was apprehended by police for a road rage incident that happened around Thanksgiving of 2024. Musgraves was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for reportedly pointing a firearm at two people driving on the interstate near downtown Nashville. According to police documents, Musgraves became angry when the victims merged in front of him, then pulled up beside their vehicle and pointed the gun at them. Below is a list of the suspects who made the department's 'Most Wanted' list for the week of March 5, 2025. According to police, Muhina, 24, is wanted after being indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple felony counts. His charges include first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, solicitation to commit first-degree murder, attempted murder and tampering with evidence. Court records show the charges stem from a September 2021 shooting that killed 16-year-old Ja'Niya Birdsong and injured another 17-year-old. Family members told News 2 multiple young men were involved in an argument with the two teens before shots rang out. Birdsong died at the scene in her grandmother's Paragon Mills driveway. She was a junior at Hillsboro High School and hoped to become a hairstylist, according to family. While initially the only link to a suspect was a light-colored sedan seen leaving, six people—including Muhina—have since been identified. Overdoses spike in Nashville, Metro Health Dept. says As their investigation progressed, detectives said they found text messages between the suspects regarding their plans to destroy the car used in the alleged homicide. Muhina and the other suspects are also accused of conspiring to hire someone to kill a witness. At least one other suspect in the shooting was taken into custody. However, Muhina has remained at large. Anyone with information on Muhina's whereabouts is asked to contact the MNPD at 615-862-8600 or Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. Lagarrion Blacksmith, 35, has been toward the top of the department's 'Most Wanted' list for more than a year as police continue to search for him. He was initially added to the list Nov. 29, 2023, after investigators were able to connect him to a deadly shooting that took place outside a Dickerson Pike bar in February 2023. Officers found 35-year-old Chancellor Eddins lying on the ground just outside Trvth Lounge on Feb. 18, 2023. He had been shot and later died at the scene. Another man who had also been hit by the gunfire was able to give officers an account of what happened. According to police, the injured man told them he and Eddins had gotten into an argument with the suspect inside of the bar. Then, shots were fired as they left the location. At the time, the identity of the alleged shooter was unclear. Months later, investigators announced Blacksmith had been identified as a suspect in the shooting. On Nov. 22, 2023, officials said arrest warrants had been issued against Blacksmith for criminal homicide, attempted homicide, and felon in possession of a handgun. 📧 Have breaking news come to you: → However, efforts to locate him have also reportedly been unsuccessful. His last location is unknown to authorities. Raceme Crutcher, 22, has been on the run from police for more than a year, after he was named one of two suspects in a deadly Fourth of July shooting in 2023. Officials said the shooting happened at the Fallbrook Apartments on Dellway Villa Road. Etabo Malanda, 16, was reportedly standing on the porch of an apartment when two armed individuals came from around the corner and confronted him. Malanda allegedly tried to pull out a pistol that was inside his hoodie, but he was shot first. Police said he died shortly after he was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Leaders reflect on 5 years after first COVID-19 case confirmed in Tennessee According to investigators, four guns were recovered from the apartment, including one that was reported stolen. Crutcher and 17-year-old Jaylin Brown were reportedly connected to the crime through witness accounts. Investigators also obtained surveillance footage and additional information from community members that they said pointed to Crutcher and Brown as suspects in the case. Officials believe the motive may have been an ongoing dispute between the suspects and Malanda. Brown was taken into custody on Aug. 31, 2023, after police said they caught him driving a stolen car. Crutcher, however, is still on the run. He was added to the 'Most Wanted' list more than a year ago, on Nov. 15, 2023. His last location is unknown. De'tynn Smith, 21, is wanted for first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, aggravated robbery and committing a felony with a dangerous weapon. He was previously featured on the 'Most Wanted' list in 2023, even earning the 'Top Most Wanted' designation from MNPD on March 8, 2023. He has previous criminal history in Metro Nashville, including an indictment on a felony theft charge and felony carjacking charge in 2022. He was also indicted for a misdemeanor, evading arrest in 2022, according to court records. Tennessee farmer says tariffs will be a 'storm on both ends' His last location is unknown to police. Devon Martak, 39, was added to the list at the end of 2024. According to Metro police, Martak is wanted for a grand jury indictment of three counts of rape of someone who is mentally defective or helpless and three counts of rape without consent. Martak has an extensive criminal history in Nashville. He has previous convictions for drug possession, unlawful weapon possession, driving on a suspended license and reckless driving; he also has a 'no contest' plea for an aggravated sexual battery charge in 2022. His last known location was in Madison, according to police. Yudel Ordunez, 52, has spent six weeks among Nashville's 'Most Wanted' fugitives. He was first added at the beginning of January. Metro Council amends community safety camera network as it heads to final reading According to Metro Police, Ordunez is wanted on grand jury indictments for rape without consent and three counts of sexual battery by an authority figure. Ordunez was last seen in West Nashville, police said. Entering a month on the 'Most Wanted' list this week is Marcellus Springer, 20. According to MNPD, Springer is wanted on a grand jury indictment for statutory rape. His last location is currently unknown to police. The only new addition to the list this week, Malcolm Grant is wanted by Metro police for sexual battery by an authority figure and an indecent exposure charge. No further information about the charges was released by authorities. Grant's last known location was in Murfreesboro, MNPD said. Anthony Howland, 38, was added to the list Feb. 12, 2025. According to Metro Police, Howland is wanted for vehicular homicide-intoxication and vehicular assault-1st offense. ⏩ Police said his last location is currently unknown. Timothy Sales, 20, was added to the list at the beginning of February. According to Metro police, Sales is wanted on 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism worth less than $2,500. Police said he was last seen in East Nashville. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
